2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Berkeley, CA “Funky Bean,” “Buttmachine,” Mustaches and Laser beams. It reads like a page out of a Dr. Seuss book, but for Mike Silverman, better known as That 1 Guy, it is just the reality he was searching for. At 150-200 live shows each year…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Halifax, NS Having rocked the bar many times, Skratch Bastid is now ready to raise it. In 2012, The Bastid has become one of Canada’s most in-demand DJs and respected producers, but don’t think it happened overnight. From his humble beginnings a decade ago as a…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 With a carnival spectacle of a live show, Halifax’s symphonic-pop poster boy Rich Aucoin is a musical mastermind. Sing your swelling heart out, dance among a cloak of confetti, just don’t stop the sonic alchemy. Part indie-rock preacher, part wonder-kind, Aucoin’s We’re All Dying To Live (Sonic…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Fredericton, NB Mizz Maxine (Melanie Maxine Doucet) has been gaining recognition as one of NB’s divas on the decks since she started out in 1999. Having caught the funk bug after moving from northern New Brunswick to live with some of the Maritimes’ best DJs…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 St. John’s, NL Hey Rosetta! hails from the rocky and cold northeastern province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. In 2005, Tim Baker arrived home from a road trip with a suitcase full of poems and melodies. Hey Rosetta! formed soon after with the addition of a…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Moncton Cyn L Cyn L. has both played and organized shows at many venues and bars throughout the Maritimes, where she is one of the most well-known deejays/promoters in the region. Her influences are her brother Kastion, Dale Mannette, David Anthony, Bad Brad Boogie, Marco…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Halifax, NS After last year’s epic performance in the Yurt, he once again takes to the masses on the synergy stage. Labeled Halifax’s first rave DJ to break open and play across the country, gaining international recognition for his production, performance and energy behind the…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Los Angeles, CA Chali 2na MC. Musician. Actor. Painter. Renaissance Man. Chali 2na has done it all. From his days growing up on the hardscrabble streets of Chicago’s south side, to his subsequent explosion onto Los Angeles’ burgeoning hip-hop scene, to his tenure as MC…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Halifax NS / Charlottetown PEI “[MacLellan] probes matters of the heart with a poetic scalpel, always avoiding self-pity. Her voice is similarly pure and honest, managing to simultaneously sound fragile yet strong.” – Exclaim! Magazine “ Catherine MacLellan’s Silhouette is very much a rewarding listen.” – Cadence Magazine…
2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 Halifax, NS Cam has been DJ’ing since he was a teenager, only he didn’t realize it until his university years. As a boy Cam collected all the newest cassette singles and CD’s. He would bring them to every house party in junior-high and high-school because…