Kory Livingstone

Author, Composer, Coach

Kory Livingstone, Juno Award nominee was born and raised in Toronto, Canada, one of the world’s most culturally diverse cities and home to the Bluejays, Leafs, and Raptors.
In his teens he discovered the great jazz innovators Theolonious Monk, Bill Evan; the rhythm of James Brown and the genius of Bach, Beethoven and Arnold Schoenburg. These were who helped Kory make music his calling in life.

“My first professional job as as musician was playing organ in an R&B band at a birthday party. We made two bucks each, which seemed a lot of money at the time. Man it was a blast!”

In Kory’s early carrier as a pro, he sang and played piano in the piano bars that accented just about every hotel and club in the Toronto. This was where he learned the music business; performing 6 nights a week, in an environment of thick cigarette smoke and booze.

As an entrepreneur, Kory founded of the Toronto High School for the Performing -an independent school where students combined the study of academics and the performing arts. Graduates include Keanu Reeves ( Matrix) Cree Summer Franks( Different Strokes) Karen Fox the youngest person ever to be accepted into Sarah Lawrence University.

Kory’s latest achievement is the publication of his book, Quiet Determination, 15 ways to break the barriers of your untapped success! Kory attributes his success in life to the mindset and skills he unconsciously acquired during those countless hours of music lessons during his youth.

A natural outcome of writing and music, Kory gives Keynote Concerts, where as an inspirational speaker, he delivers both education & entertainment in order to drive home his message. Music is emotion, and people remember emotion long after the facts are forgotten.

As a coach Kory is eager to help people break through both their real and imagined barriers that keep them from realizing their full potential for success in life, just as he has done in his own life.

Recently Kory has returned to York University to realize his life-long dream of becoming fully bilingual in French.
A Quote from Kory: "NOW is the time to start working on your goals because, The Time Will Never be Right."