A local couple just released an album they spent years creating in their Arborg home.
Tiffany and Craig Pidruchny, known together as Wild Divinity, spent the last five years writing, recording and producing their album All the Invisible Things. The album explores various genres, including rap, psychedelic, rock, pop and blues, and features 11 original songs.
Tiffany grew up in a musical household, with both of her parents always singing and her dad playing guitar. She began singing too, and started writing her own songs at age nine, recording them on cassette tapes. Craig got his first guitar when he was 10. He played with numerous bands throughout the ’90s, but didn’t enjoy the lifestyle that came with it, so he played less in the years that followed—until 2013, when he started getting excited about the opportunities technology was offering musicians.
In 2020, Tiffany and Craig began recording themselves singing and playing covers, until Tiffany realized she could write and sing her own songs—so she did. When lockdown came, she started seriously working on an album.
“Not because of the more time, but because it made me realize how quickly things can change in the world,” she said, noting her dad got really sick at the time. “It kind of sobered me up—like, if I want to do this, I should.”
They said their children were also a big reason for making the album—to leave them a legacy and to give their biggest fan, Serafina, something to cheer for. Serafina is autistic and non-verbal, and she loves music, swaying and moving as her parents play.
All the Invisible Things explores the genres that inspire Tiffany and Craig. Craig grew up with influences like Rush and rock ’n’ roll, while Tiffany listened to Jason Mraz and pop music.
When writing, Tiffany makes sure each song has a message. One of her favourite songs on the album, Blazing, is about being yourself and not caring what others think. Transparent is about processing trauma and being open about emotions. Being is about the human experience and appreciating life.
“When Tiffany was coming up with these songs and more or less writing them in her head, she’d sing to me,” said Craig. “And when I would hear her sing it, I could picture a whole arrangement and get really excited about it. I would just hear the whole thing in my head.”
Because Tiffany homeschools their children, Craig would work on the arrangements alone while she was with them. She’d listen to what he had composed on her own later, and the pair would go back and forth on a song from there—recording the entire album in their bedroom. Using a computer more than a decade old, Craig produced each song using open-source software. He added amplifiers, synthesizers, reverb, equalizers and more.
They had most of the album done by 2023 and began releasing the songs one by one on YouTube, then went back to fine-tune and master each one—reworking them over and over until each song was perfect. They named the album All the Invisible Things to bring light to the many unseen forces that inspire people to create.
“Love, yearning, perseverance, trust,” said Tiffany. “Music connects you without even words. It’s a universal language.”
Wild Divinity hopes their album will inspire other people to lean into their creative side and chase their dreams.
“You don’t have to put your dreams aside for your kids,” said Craig. “There’s always time.”
All the Invisible Things is available for streaming on YouTube, SoundCloud and Spotify. Tiffany also shot, edited and produced music videos for the songs, which are posted with the uploads on YouTube.
