STUDIO 01

On the twenty-second episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Wesley Hill of rising Los Angeles atmospheric alternative-rock quartet, The Only Ocean. Formed in Lompoc, CA during Wesley’s high school days, the band has evolved from an auspicious bedroom solo-project to a flourishing four-piece that has carved out its own unique place within the sea of playlists a...

On the twenty-first episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with American singer, songwriter and musician Zella Day. Zella is 25 years old, hailing from Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona. In 2015, Zella released her major label release in the form of "Kicker." The debut was preceded by the singles "Hypnotic" and "East of  Eden." After five years, Zella has returned wit...

On the twentieth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril  Osman has a conversation with New York-based singer-songwriter SAMIA.  In 2017, SAMIA released her debut single "Welcome To Eden," and her  career took off after her second single "Someone Tell The Boys," an  empowering anthem. Now, after three years of releasing music, touring  and refining as an ar...

On the nineteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Toronto singer and multi-instrumentalist GRAE. Crafting her own empowering indie-leading pop with mystique, fierceness and a DIY twist, GRAE has been making waves in the music industry: Since dropping her first EP "New Girl" in late 2019, GRAE has  accumulated over three million streams across all p...

On the eighteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with rising star and platinum certified Canadian artist Ryland James. Ryland James is a 21-year-old artist from Deseronto, Ontario. Ryland recently released his debut self-titled EP, a milestone achievement following a year of immense growth and success. Ryland capped off his momentous 2019 campaign with a No...

On the seventeenth episode of the video call interview series, Host  Jibril Osman sits down with rising Canadian country artist Jade  Eagleson. With a #1 song on the Canadian country radio chart ("Lucky"),  the most-viewed domestically-signed country music video in history for  "Got Your Name On It," 85M+ global streams and two certified-gold  singles ("Got Your Name On it...

On the sixteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril  Osman has a conversation with 16-year-old rising Canadian artist Anna  Sofia. At just 16, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has  garnered critical acclaim, millions of streams  and legions of dedicated  fans. Earlier this year, Anna released her debut "Self Aware Bitch" EP,  which...

On the fifteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril  Osman sits down with Grizzly Coast. Grizzly Coast is the musical brainchild of Toronto-based indie-rock musician Alannah Kavanagh. Formerly performing as an acoustic singer-songwriter, Grizzly Coast evolved into a band with relative ease, having toured her powerful and effervescent live show throughout Ontario and Alber...

On the fourteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host  Jibril Osman sits down with Nikki Yanofksy. Nikki is a JUNO-nominated  artist from Montreal, best known for her performance of "I Believe," the  2010 Winter Olympic anthem (which she recorded & performed when she  was only 16 years-old). Over the course of her career, Nikki has worked  with a ton of ce...

On the thirteenth episode of the video call interview series, Jibril has  a conversation with Toronto artist nodisco. nodisco. is the moniker of  Chris Toufexis. In 2018, after creating demos with the help of Mike  Brandolino from the indie band VALLEY, the first nodisco. demos were  formed. These demos would later be embraced by legendary R&B  producer Kenny “Babyface...

On the fourth episode of the audio interview series, Host Jibril Osman  sits down with Bristol-based artist James Humphrys. In 2017, James  released his full length EP, "Sun Mantra," and in 2020, he released a  follow-up EP, "Memory Palace." Consisting of four tracks written and  recorded off the coast of Alaska while working on a cruise ship, the EP  includes the recent s...

On the twelfth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril  Osman sits down with Aylesbury-based quintet Birthday Card. Crafting  their own brand of genre-bending pop, Birthday Card consists of Josh Saw  (Vocals), Conor Richards (Lead Guitar), George Harrison (Synths),  Leslie Adriaans (Drums) and Tom Ritchie (Bass). Back in 2019, Birthday  Card released the si...

On the eleventh episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Toronto artist Jesse Maxwell. In 2019, Jesse Maxwell released three singles with Trans Phatt Records – "Blade,"  "Life on the Rocks," and "Colossal" – all while working on his nine-track debut album now known as "Radio Silence." This March, Jesse Maxwell released the first single of "Radio Silence" na...

On the tenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down Matt Quinn (vocals, guitar) from Mt. Joy. Mt. Joy is a five-piece indie-rock group based in Los Angeles, with roots in Philadelphia. Alongside Matt, the band consists of members Sam Cooper (guitar), Sotiris Eliopoulos (drums), Jackie Miclau (keyboards), and Michael Byrnes (bass). Rece...

In the last week of February, before the COVID-19 Pandemic took over the globe, we at STUDIO 01 had just wrapped our first season release and were in the process of filming and producing Season 02 of our main STUDIO 01 series. As time went on, we shifted gears and have been diversifying our content with additional series like Video Call 01 and Audio 01. Before in-person product...

On the third episode of the audio interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with MALACHI, a 22-year-old emerging Toronto R&B artist. In 2019, MALACHI released his debut mixtape, "Bread Winner," and kicked off the new decade by releasing the singles "Soul is Mine" and  "Aquafina." Recently, MALACHI has followed-up with a new EP called "Right Now."

On the eighth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman has a conversation with BAD CHILD, a Canadian singer-songwriter, producer and instrumentalist. Last year, BAD CHILD released his debut project, "Sign Up" which had the previously released singles "BAD CHILD," "Pay Back," "Breathing Fire" and "Desert Island Lover." This year, BAD CHILD followed-up with a two-pack single cal...

On the seventh episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Uptown Boyband. Uptown Boyband is a Korean-Canadian trio based in Toronto, Ontario consisting of 25-year old rapper Justin Trash, 24-year old singer Joe Rascal, and 24-year old singer & engineer Roc Lee. Earlier this year, Uptown Boyband went on a Canadian tour as a supporting act of Korean rapper BewhY...

On the sixth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Jack Metcalfe, the drummer of the U.K. Band "The Hunna." Alongside Jack, The Hunna consists of singer & guitarist Ryan Potter, lead guitarist Daniel Dorney and bassist Junate Angin. Through releasing two albums, "100" in 2016 and "Dare" in 2018, the Hunna grew as a band in both in England and ar...

On the second episode of the audio interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Billy Raffoul. Billy Raffoul is a singer/songwriter from Leamington, Ontario. After releasing his first single, "Driver" in 2017, Raffoul would release his debut EP, "1975." In the years that followed, Raffoul would drop another EP coined "The Running Wild," perform for big acts like Kings of Leon and X Ambassado...

On the fifth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with the Snotty Nose Rez Kids, a Haisla Hip-Hop duo from Kitimat, B.C., composed of rappers Yung Treybez and Young D. After forming in 2016, Snotty Nose Rez Kids released two albums in 2017, their self-titled debut and "The Average Savage." Their accolades would later include Best Hip-Hop Artist at the Western Can...

On the fourth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman has a conversation with Paul Chin, a Polaris-nominated Toronto producer. On March 20, Paul released "Full Spectrum," his first release in five years following his 2015 project "Dancing Drums." The new release features the likes of CBC Searchlight winner Desirée Dawson, and Polaris Music Prize nominee Shad, with the album m...

On the third episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with STORRY, a Juno-Nominated artist that was trained in classical music but dives deep in other genres. Back in February, STORRY released her debut album, "CH III: The Come Up," based on a chapter of her life; a woman exiting the sex industry to enter the music industry. Recently, STORRY released a Claymation fil...

On the second episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down and has a conversation with ZOLA. ZOLA is a singer, songwriter from San Francisco. Recently, ZOLA has been releasing records from her upcoming full-length project in the form of the singles, "Crystal Floors," "Tèlèphone" and the most recent single, "Don't Eat."

On the first episode of the audio interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Dom Want (Guitar/Synth) and Joe Gaskell (Drums) from the U.K Band Larkins. Larkins formed after members Josh Noble (Vocals) and Dom Want started making music in school. Henry Beach (Bass/Synth) and Joe Gaskell were eventually added into the line-up. Recently, the Manchester band released their EP "Hit And Run," an...