jetsetforevr is a buzzing young artist from Toronto who blends infectious pop melodies with clever songwriting and punchy baselines to carve out honest and authentic songs. Following a strong run of singles and live performances in 2022, jetsetforevr is sharing “Sober,” his first single of 2023.

The collaborative alternative pop song blends trap beats and emotive guitar with vulnerable melodies reflecting on jetsetforevr and Boy Pape’s struggles with substance abuse. 

“We have all had that moment where you feel so low that you feel like turning to alcohol or drugs is the only way out. The song is a reminder that you are not alone and you can turn to the ones that you love in order to help get you through!” explains jetsetforevr.

“When you have the time you don’t have the money, and when you have the money, you don’t have the time” – these are the words singer-songwriter Michel Neray spoke aloud to no one in particular while he was walking three dogs on Eglinton Ave in Toronto. 

His motivational speaking and consulting business tanked during the pandemic, and he had started walking dogs for his wife’s business when he got the call that he had landed his biggest consulting contract. To add to that, he had just started to get somewhere with his songwriting. Now, how to juggle all those responsibilities?

That’s the premise of his song, “Don’t Look Behind.” His songwriting takes listeners on a journey, making decisions to follow your heart without regrets. 

Billy Rogers has been a backbone of the Niagara, ON music scene for the past two decades. Previously released tracks – “Criminal” and “Runnin’ Blind” – helped cement Rogers as both a profound songwriter and composer. Now he returns with “One Night Only,” an energetic song that spurred from seeing the phrase emblazoned on tickets for a stag and doe.

What does it mean to be in the moment? To get it while you can? To seize the moment?

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Final chorus I will not forget this one night only signifies that even the best moments will pass. It’s important to always keep them close in your memory so you can return to them when life gets low again. 

Created by Jill McKenna, Marivon is a truly eclectic group of international recording musicians who have joined forces to make an album of music, surpassing geography and genres.

Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, McKenna is a New York City-trained jazz upright bassist. Now living in Nelson, BC, McKenna appears on 8 different instruments on her debut album, None of this is Mine, and is a self-proclaimed coffee-obsessed, wannabe farmer.

None of this is Mine is an album challenging the way music is structured, both literally and figuratively. Inspired by a cup of coffee in the mountains with the late Jerry Granelli, it is a conversation on connection. 

Co-written with Geoff Hudson, “while anchorless we drift” is an expression of love for your friends. It’s a reminder that it’s okay to get a little lost sometimes, and it will very quickly become the newest addition to your road-trip playlist.

“I’ve been a part of many other album releases as a bass player, but this is the first time full length album of music that I am leading,” says McKenna, “After getting a little lost in the jazz-music-school world, this feel like the most honest music I have ever been a part of, and what more could you ask for?”

Currently working on her first EP as a solo artist, Maddy Little of indie folk band, We Wander, is debuting her first single “Six Feet Under” which explores her vulnerability and emotion as a songwriter. 

“I remember waking up one Sunday morning just feeling very empty, and feeling like there was a hole in my chest that was just growing bigger and bigger,” says Little. “I turned my phone off that day and just wanted to disappear from the world for a little bit and that’s when I sat down at my piano and instantly poured my heart out.”

The indie pop song was co-produced with Christian Turner. Stay on the lookout for more music soon! You don’t want to miss what’s to come. 

Apryll Aileen is a classically trained pianist with a touch of science and spirituality; an alt-pop soulful vocalist, guitarist and songwriter from Atlantic Canada. Chock full of captivating lyrics and melodic hooks, her songwriting will leave you saturated in all the feels, wanting to dance but also, contemplate life’s meaning.

Her new song, “Catch Me,” was written from her perspective of being an independent female artist, traveling around the world to share her music and passion with others, but also, always feeling alone on that journey, sacrificing romantic relationships and time with friends. She elaborates, “I could never clearly express this burning desire in me to keep creating and moving forward and it has become much like a double edge sword. I often feel like a musical James Bond with a strong mission and purpose to fulfill, that is not actualized without the sacrifice of living a ‘normal’ life.”