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With a collective 293 million global streams to date, 2022's JUNO Award-winning Breakthrough Artist of the Year, JESSIA has taken the music industry by storm. In 2021 the pop singer, songwriter captured the attention of social media fans and notable artists including Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer Ryan Tedder who signed her to Artist Driven Records in partnership with Republic Records. Her debut single, "I'm not Pretty" exploded on TikTok, with JESSIA introducing the song and racking up millions of views in a single day, catching the attention of singer, songwriter, and producer elijah woods and later, Grammy-Award nominated artist Bebe Rexha who featured on the remix of the track. Certified Platinum in Canada where it hit #4 at HOT AC, #8 at Top 40, and GOLD in the U.S. where it landed at #33 on the Top 40 chart, the hit single has achieved 271 million global streams and 13 million-plus video views to date.
Fake Shark
With their latest single, ‘Paranoid,’ Fake Shark fully embraces their rock influences with an immensely hooky earworm that takes on the day-to-day doubts that, if left to fester, can seriously damage your state of mind.
“With each album cycle, what inspires me to make a song changes,” explains lead singer Kevvy Mental. That’s been a hallmark of the band’s output since they started in 2015 – something that's reflected in their ability to fearlessly, fluently, and seemingly effortlessly incorporate elements of dance music, pop punk, industrial, funk, EDM, and straight-up pop and rock to create a sound that’s impossible to pigeonhole but uniquely their own.
Their upcoming record, Smaze (their fifth in roughly six years), is no exception. That’s crystal clear on ‘Paranoid,’ a compact rocker that, like all of Fake Shark’s music, finds the band blending the styles of a diverse array of artists and refusing to adhere to a paint-by-numbers, approach.
Non Sweet is a Japanese-pop music group local to Vancouver, Canada, that aims to empower, inspire and bring joy to people all over the world, especially girls.
Heavily influenced by the Japanese idol culture, Non Sweet brings an interactive musical experience combining live vocals and dance. All of their original music is written in collaboration with their Japanese sound producer, SHUN, whereas the members take the creative lead on lyrics, choreography and concept for each release. The group have performed at various music festivals and cultural events in Vancouver and were musical guests at Anime Expo 2022 and Northwest Idol Fest 2022.
Singing since the age of seven, Héctor Darío González Aguirre known as Vercenzo has a very rich and diverse background in music that ranges from singing Salsa/Pop music to performing arias by Mozart. A graduate from the University of British Columbia with a Bachelor’s in Music, Vercenzo has performed in music festivals all over Canada.
V-love is a local Liberian born, Canadian based Afrobeats artist. Born Vincent Vorkpor, V-love started singing at the age of six, but officially started focusing on music as a career from 2017 till now. Since then he hasn’t stopped singing and performing. V-love have released one album titled (Mr Lover) with couples of music videos. V-love is currently working on his second album, which will be released later this year.
Sound Cinema is a pair of brothers who are proud Huron Wendat nation members based in Vancouver. Sound Cinema was raised on the records of rock bands like Tears for Fears, U2, The Killers, The Kings of Leon and Oasis which they blend with their more contemporary influences in the pop-rock & EDM genres like Dayglow and The 1975. Their latest releases 'Planes' and 'Shock Me (Like You Mean It) have been featured on a number of Spotify playlists and will be followed up by their next release in July of 2023.
We are TMWY (Take Me With You), a fun Vancouver-based band.
We love and are inspired by all kinds of music which reflects deeply in our versatile sound, which still remains uniquely true to us. Listeners who like RnB, hip hop, rap, soul, pop, or just a little bit of everything (like we do) will find their happy place listening to our songs.
We are new and only been around for about year, but we're aiming for the stars and always grateful for the opportunities we get and the love we receive.
Argel Monte de Ramos also known as Argel MDR is a Filipino-Canadian singer/songwriter from Surrey, Canada. He was one of the Top 10 finalists of CBC's Toyota Searchlight 2021 and the Music Category winner of Surrey Board of Trade's 2022 Surrey Art and Business Awards. When he was 15 years old, he moved to Canada from the Philippines with his family to seek a better life and opportunities. With Sam Smith, One Republic, and Original Pinoy Music (OPM) as his music influences, Argel wants to use the power of storytelling to inspire Filipino youth and other immigrants through his music and theatrical performances. In addition, he is an advocate of representation, anti-racism work, and inclusion. Argel's most recent single, 'Sail Away' was featured in Spotify editorial playlists, including Fresh Finds Philippines. Argel recently received a Pop Artist of the Year Nomination and an Excellence Award by a BIPOC artist from Fraser Valley Music Awards 2021 by CIVL radio 101.7 FM.
21 Strings
Brother and sister rocking modern music on an ancient instrument. Aiwen (11 years old) plays the guzheng, a 21-stringed traditional Chinese zither. Her brother Micah (7 years old) plays the drums. They have been playing music together for as long as they can remember, combining classic Chinese songs with modern Western tunes and original compositions.
Cookin' With Brass is a high octane band that supercharges Top 40 Pop songs with their universal party groove. This Funky Brass Band will turn any event into a family friendly New Orleans street party. Cookin' With Brass has a repertoire that spans from early Motown songs like I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 to Flowers by Miley Cyrus and other Top 40 hits plus New Orleans Brass Band favourites.
Known for their heart pounding energy, this adrenaline-charged band features an innovative blend of traditional New Orleans brass sounds, R&B, Blues, Funk, Jazz, Hip-Hop beats, Rock and Pop. Their genre-bending performances unleash brassy Funk and Street Beat rhythms that move people.
Habibi Fabio is a Pop/RnB Singer-Songwriter. He started singing at a young age. Growing up he sang at his church choir and is still a part of it till this day. Learning from his father who was also a singer Habibi Fabio learned the root of his music, helping and inspiring him about music and making him that much more passionate about the journey that he would be taking.
This Artist has opened up for artists such as Akon, Jay Sean, Mario, and JRDN. His ever-growing knowledge in the music industry has taken him to more respectable heights in the local Pop-R&B community.
Haleluya Hailu
Celestial, sincere, youthful, and banging. Vancouver-raised singer-songwriter/producer and multi-in- strumentalist Haleluya Hailu has become a local musical staple.Hailu has managed to turn the stress and angst of growing up and not recognizing yourself into music that anyone could see themselves in.
Sunny Daydream is a nonbinary y2k pop star. They will staple their heart back together! In 2021, they released their bilingual debut album 'ilyimy' (pronounced "I love you, I miss you"), written in Mandarin and English, to critical acclaim. Influenced by 2000s pop, punk, and R&B, Sunny has shared the stage with Adewolf, Michelle Heyóka, KERUB, and other stars. A former "it girl", Sunny makes music to dance, cry, vibe, and heal to. You can sing along if you want to <3 (FKA Sad China)
