Wax Wings is a producer and DJ who has earned recognition after holding residencies at clubs such as Harpies, Inferno, and HE.SHE.THEY. Wax Wings is known for his visual creations in paint, graffiti, and photography for his fashion and for his make-up artistry as well. While growing up, Wax Wings was influenced by artists such as Nine Inch Nails, David... read full bio
Nadia Ksaiba is a Tunisian born singer and DJ based out of London, England, who has been a regular at Bugged Out! and XOYO. She also hosts the monthly show Rhythm Connection on NTS Radio. Ksaiba has been working on her skills for years and her first ever gig at Bugged Out! before she went on to be booked at... read full bio
Kim Ann Foxman is a DJ and producer who has gained attention after being featured in outlets such as Pitchfork, FACT Magazine, RBMA Radio, and more. Foxman was born on an island in Hawaii with dreams of performing in clubs. Foxman went on to move to the city and has since gone on to be a leading figure in dance... read full bio
Alex Kennon is an Italian DJ who has previously won a DJ Award for best “New Comer.” During his childhood, Kennon began playing the Spanish guitar and found himself for playing for ten years as he grew inspiration from bands and artists such as Led Zeppelin and The Eagles. Kennon’s father also helped him to pursue music as a career... read full bio
Mike Weaver is an American Christian musician who is the leader of the Christian band Big Daddy Weave. Weaver began his career serving as a worship leader at a church in Pensacola, Florida, and at the same time was studying at a local community college. Weaver’s pastor at the time urged him to study at the University of Mobile so... read full bio
Joe Dombrowski, also known as Mr.D, is an American teacher and comedian based out of Seattle, Washington. Dombrowski gained fame after releasing an April Fool’s Day spelling test prank that went viral and has since been seen by over 20 million people. The video connected his students to a fake quiz, which featured inventive words. This prank led to Dombrowski... read full bio
Nick Grant is an up-and-coming rap artist who has been co-signed by Outkast artist Andre 3000 as well as Nas, has been featured on MTV’s Push artists, and has performed on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert. Grant hails from Walterboro, South Carolina and he began his career after joining up with Jason Geter. The following year, Grant performed on Sway in... read full bio
Che Smith, better known as his stage name, Rhymefest, is an American rapper and songwriter, politician, and philanthropist from Chicago, Illinois. Smith rose to fame after the release of his debut album, “Blue Collar.” He has since gone on to release two more albums; “El Che,” and “Violence Is Sexy.” Smith is also well known for his work with Kanye... read full bio
Bill Posley is a comedian whose topics make humor on race and racial identity as a bi-racial comedian. Although Posley is black and white, he found out at a young age that people are very judgmental and consider him fully black although that is definitely not the case. Posley often struggled growing up being bi-racial and uses comedy as his... read full bio
Black Mountain is a Canadian psychedelic rock band that consists of members Stephen McBean, Jeremy Schmidt, Adam Bulgasem, Rachel Fannan, and Arjan Miranda. The band is from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and each member of the band formed other bands before all coming together to form Black Mountain. From there, they went on to release their self-titled debut studio album.... read full bio
Zig Mentality is a Canadian punk rock trio from Ottawa that consists of brothers Jig Dube on bass and lead vocals, Liam Dube on lead guitar, and Quinn Dube on drums and backup vocals. Zig Mentality was formerly known as just dube, and since their formation, they have gone on to earn over four million streams for their songs over... read full bio
Villages is a folk group from Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, that consists of members Matt Ellis, Travis Ellis, Jon Pearo, and Archie Rankin. The group originally formed the group Mardeen, a pop-rock band that was inspired by groups such as The Super Friendz, Thrush Hermit and Sloan. They began to grow local fame through Mardeen but after having a singalong... read full bio
Titus Calderbank is a Canadian alternative folk-soul musician from Vancouver, British Columbia, who is known for his voice that can go from a smooth croon, to a soulful vibrato, and into a perfect howl in just one song. Calderbank began his career trying to write, record, and release 365 songs in one year but he only ended the year with... read full bio
Thompson Egbo Egbo is a Canadian pianist and jazz performer who is based out of Toronto, Ontario. Thompson began his career learning how to play piano at the Dixon Hall Music School. Thompson was born in Nigeria and moved to Canada when he was four years old and by the time he was six, he began learning how to play... read full bio
Schwey is a Canadian funk and soul collective that consists of members Jacob Schwinghammer, Isaiah Dobbs, Jarah Terrell-Dobbs, and Christof Bede. Schwey is based out of Vancouver, British Columbia, and they rose to popularity after the release of their debut self-titled album. Shortly after, they released the EP “Korenteen,” both albums being released through 604 Records. Some of Schwey’s most... read full bio
J. Holiday is an American singer-songwriter, rapper, and actor, who is best known for his breakthrough single, “Bed,” which peaked at number 5 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and earned him RIAA certified gold. J. Holiday was born in Washington, D.C. and he began his career singing in high school but went on to finish studying before pursuing a... read full bio
Notifi is a Canadian rapper, producer, engineer, mixer, and singer from Montreal who is currently based out of Toronto. Notifi has been rapping since he was only 14 years old and while growing up, he found inspiration in Kanye West before going on to branch out into pop, rap, and R&B influences after listening to artists such as Drake, the... read full bio
NOBRO is a Canadian all-girl rock band based out of Montreal, that consists of members Kathryn McCaughey, Sarah Dion, Lisandre Bourdages and Karolane Carbonneau. The band was formed by McCaughey, who wanted to start an all-female band for a while but found it hard to find fellow women who wanted to perform the same music she did. NOBRO finds influence... read full bio
Mute Choir was founded by producer and songwriter Sam Arion, and also consists of musicians Milan Sarkadi and Iris Waters. The trio came together to form an experimental musical venture and Arion and Waters have also had a long songwriting bond. Together, the three musicians work on almost all aspects of their musical project including producing and mixing their artwork,... read full bio
Maddie Storvold is an up-and-coming alternative-country folk singer-songwriter from Edmonton. She has rose to fame after winning CTV’s reality series “The Launch,” which led her to record and release the single “Don’t Say You Love Me,” which was written and produced by Bryan Adams with Scott Borchetta’s Big Machine Label Group. The single peaked at number 1 on the iTunes... read full bio
