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“Five Minutes With” alternative pop artist, SOHLO

Sofia Touboul — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 07:33:54 +0000

Born and raised in Toronto, Canada, SOHLO is an Independent Artist who has been creating his own music since 2015. Since he was a child, SOHLO has been surrounded by music. His father was the frontman in a band and would play demo tapes for him cruising around together in his old beat-up band wagon…this is when his passion for music began to grow. He took that inspiration and began playing music with his friends in high school, where he discovered his voice as an artist. His music is a time capsule; each song is a memory of an experience in his life bringing authenticity to his work. Drawing inspiration from a vast variety of genres & artists, SOHLO writes, records and produces his own music, in his basement studio that he built with his father. SOHLO hopes that one day his passion will inspire people to follow their dreams and never give up because nothing is impossible in life.

Name:

SOHLO

Genre:

Alternative Pop

Founded:

SOHLO started in 2018

# of Albums:

I haven’t released a full album yet, just a 5 song EP Recently called “After Love”

Latest Single:

Libertine

Latest Video:

Favourite musician growing up:

Michael Jackson and Prince

Favourite musician now:

For sure The Weeknd, Drake and Post Malone

Guilty pleasure song:

Ocean Drive by Duke Dumont

Live show ritual:

10-minute Meditation (minimum)

Favourite local musician:

Drake and The Weeknd

EP or LP?

Early bird or night owl?

Both…it really just depends on my schedule.

Road or studio?

Studio!

Where can we follow you?

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Rapid Fire Toronto Qs

Favourite local restaurant:

The Keg

Favourite street in your city:

Cunningham Dr…I grew up there. Such great memories…both my elementary school and my high school are on Cunningham Dr

Favourite park in your city:

North Maple Regional Park. I spend a lot of time there with my friends and family. It’s a beautiful place for a nice nature walk/hangout.

Favourite music venue in your city:

Budweiser Stage (it’s in Toronto…I don’t think we have any music venues in Maple)

Favourite music store in your city:

Cosmos music

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“Five Minutes With” alternative-pop sister duo, Caardia

Joel Levy — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 05:30:04 +0000

Caardia is the Canadian alternative-pop sister duo made up of singer/songwriters Annie and Celia Siriopoulos. The duo became recipients of the FACTOR Artist Development Grant in 2019 and was named one of CBC Searchlight’s Top 10 Teens to watch in 2020. They were also selected to showcase in Canadian Music Week 2021. These creative empaths’ music reflects life in a genuine, realistic, and recognizable way – designed for soulful listening and thought. After seeing a need for reliable information for youth, they began a radio show called “The Caardia Show” on Agape Greek Radio. Their first EP, “The Deep End,” was produced together and co-written with Ryan Guay and some by Adam Tune.

Their 2019 single, “Walking Away”, was made with JUNO/CCMA award-winning music producer Chris Perry. Caardia’s new EP includes the singles “Over You,” “Cherry Soda,” and “Complete,” produced by multi-platinum music producer Roy Hamilton III at The Singer’s Company.

Name:

Caardia (Celia and Annie Siriopoulos)

Genre:

Indie/Alternative

# of Albums:

We have released one EP and are in the process of completing our first full-length album.

Latest Album:

The Deep End

Latest Single:

Over You

Latest Video:

Favourite musician growing up:

David Bowie

Favourite musician now:

Foo Fighters

Guilty pleasure song:

Harness Your Hopes by Pavement

Live show ritual:

Singing “Good as Hell” by Lizzo right before going on stage to hype ourselves up.

Favourite local musician:

The Beaches

EP or LP?

LP 🙂

Early bird or night owl?

Night owl all the way!

Road or studio?

As of right now, definitely studio. It has been our comfort place and a great escape.

Any shows or albums coming up?

We are almost finished with our first full-length album with Roy Hamilton III of The Singer’s Company. This project is the first showcase of our full creative control and shows the new “Caardia sound”. We are also performing at the Wintersong Music Festival which is taking place on March 11-12, 2022.

Where can we follow you?

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Rapid Fire Toronto Qs

Favourite local restaurant:

Riverside Burgers! (best burgers in the TO)

Favourite street in your city:

Main Street Unionville because of its comforting atmosphere, and is especially beautiful in the nighttime around Christmas. This is also one of the first places that we were hired to perform as live street entertainment, so it holds a special place in our hearts.

Favourite park in your city:

Christie Pits Park because that is where we held Youth Jam TO, the musical festival we co-founded and co-organized in 2018 and 2019. It overall just has a great environment and is always lively with music (and the swings are fun too lol).

Favourite music venue in your city:

That’s difficult, but if we had to narrow it down, it would be between the Rivoli on Queen St W and The Supermarket in Kensington.

Favourite music store in your city:

Without a doubt, Sonic Boom! Record collecting is one of our favourite hobbies.

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“Five Minutes With” Alternative-Pop Artist and Composer Adaline

Jessica da Cunha — Tue, 18 Feb 2020 05:30:10 +0000

A prolific composer of music for film and television, alt-pop artist Adaline has had her music licensed in over 85 scenes including multiple placements on “Grey’s Anatomy”, “90210”, “Lost Girl”, “Below Her Mouth” and the Cineplex viral short “Lily and the Snowman” which was streamed over 45 million times. Her most recent release, the cinematic power ballad “Ghost”, teases a new EP out in April produced by Maximilian Jaeger (Diplo/Big Sean) and notes a departure from her signature moody sound to something more dreamy and bright.

Adaline – Ghost Escape

Name: Adaline

Genre: Alt pop

Founded: 2008

# of Albums: 4

Latest Release: Aquatic

Latest Single: Ghost

Latest Video:

Favourite Restaurant:

Maison Selby

Favourite band as a teenager:

TLC

Favourite band now:

Beach House

Guilty Pleasure Song:

“Cool For The Summer” Demi Lovato

Live Show Ritual:

Praying to the Ableton gods that my system doesn’t crash

Favourite local artist:

Hannah Georgas

Sneaky Dees nachos, pasta from Terroni or a superfood salad from Fresh?

Depends on how many drinks I’ve had, who am I kidding, nachos

Queen or College St?

College

Trinity Bellwoods or High Park, Riverdale or Kew Gardens?

High Park cause it’s next to my house

EP or LP?

Early bird or night owl?

Early bird

Road or studio?

Studio

Swiss Chalet or Roti?

Swiss Chalet forever

Where can we follow you?

Instagram.

Any shows or albums coming up?

My next album “dear illusion,” out this April, shows to be announced soon!

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