As a singer-songwriter,  Michel combines the lyrical sensibilities of Leonard Cohen, the musical styling of Jason Isbell, and the vocal versatility of Billy Joel. His songs are musical journeys that dig deep into the human experience, with ear worm worthy melodies and quirky, intelligent lyrics.

As a professional motivational speaker, Michel also peppers his live shows with stories and conversation that keep the audience engaged beyond the music. 

Michel’s debut LP Kiss The Rock comes from an at first contradictory kayaking method.  When you are in white water and approaching a jutting rock your instinct is to paddle away from the impediment, in reality the safest method is to lean into contact with the rock and let the current push you to its side.  The metaphor of kissing the rock to life is all about embracing our challenges.

The collection of songs is a dynamic blend of Americana and singer-songwriter, where Michel’s unique artistic voice and inspirations meld.  Focus single “The Road” is a reflective and vulnerable track, whilst being driving in tone and cathartic in meaning.  An allegory to our personal journey as we travel through existence often in an uncertain space. 

“we are all ‘driving through the night with one headlight, but it’s better than driving blind’.”

Leanne Hoffman performs a tightrope walk between the sensual immediacy of pop music and poetry’s revelatory nuance on her new album, The Text Collector. Using the swirling melodies and glitzed-up production of Top 40, the Nova Scotia-based multidisciplinary artist builds tension between soundscapes primed for pure pleasure and lyrics that address the interconnected relationship between desire and despair.

Highlight single “King Size Bed” originally was a poem. All of the tracks on The Text Collector were originally poems spread out from the course of a  year. Hoffman shares that this album is of self-discovery and awareness which lead her from being introspective on her former album, to accepting on this latest work.  Inspired by her love of pop music as a whole and especially fond of pop music from her youth, she set the poems to songs extending their longevity and reach in an approachable manner.“King Size Bed” was first written as a poem after Hoffman was at the end of a relationship, experiencing the now missing presence of her former partner on a bed that suddenly felt too big. Although the subject matter of the song is rather sad, Hoffman has purposefully hidden their meaning in a danceable pop instrumentation. 

Writing songs from the back of an ambulance during his late-night shifts as an EMT, pop-punk-pretty-boy august brodie is fuelled by a mission to get out of his small town and onto a stage where he belongs. Hailing from Thunder Bay ON, brodie has JUST the right amount of piss & vinegar to bring you back to that college breakup ur still mad about. Being called “the new nostalgia” his sound touches on emo, pop & punk, w/ unexpected nods to hip hop. With 2.5M streams & an MTV world video premiere under his belt, august brodie is perfectly primed for his label debut, the ridiculously catchy “Hated You All Along”.

Recently signed to Wax Records, august takes inspiration from nearly all forms of music especially the screamo revival wave being a young fan of acts that would play his hometown such as Taking Back Sunday, Underoath and Alexisonfire. 

“Hated You All Along” was inspired by reflecting on a toxic ex and getting over it with a “fuck you attitude”

As a DJ, S-ONE knows how to control a party. He’s dominated the night club and party scene from the east to west end, the Greater Toronto Area and is continuing to grow his audience beyond the city and the country as he tours and shares his love of music with crowds everywhere. When other children his age were playing with toys, S-ONE was drawn to his father’s records and expensive sound equipment. As a boy he became known for sneaking and manually spinning records on the needles of his father’s turntable so that he could hear the faint melodies trapped in the grooves of each record.Just in time for the summer S-ONE teams with 23Dreamz on the seductive single “Lil Bit”.A melodic dance floor anthem inspired to help people “find a lil bit of love in our loveless world” 

Melina Coolen is a Canadian songwriter, producer and audio engineer and producer. Her retropop influence is undeniable in her carefully self-produced sound and sophisticated songwriting style. After years of formal classical training and receiving the RCM Silver Medal in piano, she pursued her love for pop and jazz songwriting in college and university.

Her song “Nothing At All” is a true blue retropop bubblegum tune. It features the voice of Linda Vilela, whom Melina thought was a perfect fit to complete the song when she discovered her on Airgigs. 

Athena Park is an award winning actress who has starred in multiple film and television productions in Canada and the United States. Currently studying at the University of Toronto, she is continuously working on new music and film projects. Following up on her debut single, “Tuatara,” Athena’s latest release is the bitterly honest “Heathen.” 

Inspired by the feelings of falling in love with someone who doesn’t truly value you, “Heathen” encapsulates when someone gives themselves up completely for somebody who doesn’t even care to notice.

The symbolic visuals for “Heathen” were shot by OfTheSaint Productions and are dear to Athena’s heart. Being behind bars represents feeling caged – like you can’t escape your feelings.