The Creative Imbalance

Today on the show we are back with a PART 2 with author Ian Thornton and the legendary hacktivist, fugitive of the American government, and the leader of "Anonymous" the one and only Commander X. We got the very rare opportunity to speak with X through his longtime pal Ian. Ian patched him into this Zoom call from X's secret location in Mexico where not too long ago he snuck over both the Canadian...

Today on the show we are joined with actress and singer/songwriter Lauren Beatty. Lauren is currently staring in a brand new movie title "Bloodthirsty" that is available right now on video on demand. Around talking about her insanely unique roll in this movie, we learn about her journey as an artist, both on the acting and music side of things, and as this conversation goes on we take a deep dive...

Today on the show we are joined with author Ian Thornton and the legendary hacktivist, fugitive of the American government, and the leader of "Anonymous" the one and only Commander X. We got the very rare opportunity to speak with X through his longtime pal Ian. Ian patched him into this Zoom call from X's secret location in Mexico where not too long ago he snuck over both the Canadian and America...

Hey everyone! Today on the show we celebrate Fanny. They are some of the true pioneers in rock and roll music that David Bowie quotes as "One of the most important bands in American rock history who has been buried". In this amazing conversation we are join with Bobbi Jo Hart (Director of the film "Fanny: The Right To Rock") and Brie Howard-Darling (One of the founding members and drummer of the b...

Today on The Creative Imbalance podcast we are joined with the ever so talented music producer and the king of good vibes Romshii. We learn all about his journey as an artist, dive into some deep introspective topics, and also have a good laugh while doing it!

Today on the show we are joined once again with the incredibly multi-talented musician and visionary STORRY. Last year we caught up with her around the release of her album "CH III: The Come Up" and this time around we talk about the incredible stuff she made over the year, connecting her past as a sex worker with her music, creating live experiences, and he recent Juno nomination in the same cate...

Today on the show we are joined with film director and creature effects master Steven Kostanski. He joins us on the cusp of his release of his new Sci-Fi/Horror/Comedy titled Psycho Goreman (which is one of the most fun movies we ever watched!). Around hearing all about the creation of this movie, we dive into the story of how working with practical effects in film and television (The Boys, Umbrel...

Today we are joined on the show with Roshin! For many years he has been a staple in Toronto hip hop from his early beginnings with Notes To Self, to currently representing BBRC. As we dive into his history we also learn about his brand new and very first solo album titled "Unrequited" where he quotes after all these years helped him find his true voice.

Today on the show we are joined with Roddy Colmer (Musician /Howard Stern Show regular)and Jamie Gutfreund (Musician / CP24 News Anchor). Together they have joined forces as the indy rock duo Century Surfers that are taking the radio waves by storm with their latest single "Personal Assassin". This is such a FUN chat with an introspective look on following your passions surrounded with a lot of la...

Today on the show we are joined with stand-up comedian, actor, YouTube host, and gaming enthusiast Che Durena. We dive into Che's story of how he got initially got the comedy itch, and the dedication it took from doing open mics to transitioning his craft into a full time job. Also around his story we talk about a countless other topics from bombing on stage, video game addictions, unapologeticall...

Today on the show we are joined with singer/songwriter Meg Warren. She just released a brand new EP titled "A Thousand Ways" that also features a track titled "Bomb" that the CBC has named as one of the most under rated songs in 2020. Alongside of hearing how all that came to be we dive into her journey of originally living on the east coast, talk about the importance of taking care of your mental...

Today on the show we are joined with our lifelong friend and guitar player of the Surf Punk quartet "The Shitbats", the one and only Dan Serre. Around celebrating the release of their new album we dove into subjects such as using music to cope with mental health, going against the systematical grain to make a living as an artist ... and that one time Dan broke the news to Sean that Santa isn't rea...

Today on the show we are joined with film director Cavan Campbell. Alongside of being an amazing director he has also worked on the lighting design of some of your favourite TV series such as "Star Trek Discovery" and movies like "Stephen King's IT remake". His latest psychological thriller short film "Receiver" is part of the Reel Asian Film Festival and will be screening online all this week. As...

Today on the show we are joined by 3 time cancer survivor, soccer player/hip hop artist Tymaz "The Warrior". He takes us on his journey from being diagnosed with his illness and his uphill climb that lead to his most recent single "Told You" that he dedicates to all the doctors and nurses that told him he could never recover like he has. This episode is full of inspiration and perspective to appre...

Today on the show we are joined with stand-up comedian, actor, and entrepreneur Eric Johnston. We dive in to Eric's tale from doing open mics, to headlining tours across the country, comedy after Covid, and opening for legends such as Russel Peters, Sebastian Maniscalco, but around his journey into showbiz we have a really deep unfiltered conversation about mental health, and life itself. This epi...

Today on the show we are joined with the legendary pro wrestler Vampiro and documentary film director Michael Paszt. They have just released a brand new film titled "Nail In The Coffin" following Vampiro story, his demons, and life after fame. Alongside some in depth look into how this film came to be, we also get to candidly talk about Vampiro's career in Mexico, WCW, and Lucha Underground.

Today on the show we are joined with New York's Heavy Metal/Hard Rock journalist Robert Pasbani. Not only do we hear about how Rob created one of the leading metal music sites "Metal Injection", but we dive deep into his story which is truly about turning your love and passions into a full time job.

Today on the show we are joined with Kim "f**kin" Mitchell ! From playing at small bars with Rush, to cameos on Kid In The Hall and Trailer Park Boys. We hear all about his 40 year journey as a Canadian Classic Rock legend. Also we ask him the ongoing rumour if he actually hates playing his hit song Patio Lanterns? ... His answer to that is amazing!

Today on the show we are joined with Sam Cook aka "Slashin Sam" of the hit YTV show Uh Oh! From her early beginnings interning for David Letterman to currently hosting a brand new series titled The Shot. Sam tells us all about her incredible journey in both television and radio. Also beyond hearing about her experience in the industry we gotta say this is a very special episode. From light hearted...

Today on the show we are joined once again with our pal Bif Naked. This episode is full of great vibes as we candidly talk about a wide variety of subjects from social media consciousness, self health, celebrating life victories, positive mental attitude, and a bunch of things she has been up to lately.

Today we are joined with Johannes Eckerström of the Swedish theatrical heavy metal band Avatar. If you never seen or heard Avatar before, all I can say is it's an absolute SPECTACLE. We hear all about their humble beginning to the monster this band has become.

Today we are joined with your new favourite band of DIY-punk-rock-witches from the United Kingdom, Mimi and Lucy of Dream Nails. They have just released a brand new self titled album that kicks ass! Alongside hearing all about how that came to be, we dive into their story and philosophy of providing a safe concert space for women, non-binary, and the LGBTQ community ... also they have been signed...

Today on the show we are joined with Canadian national treasure George Stroumboulopoulos aka Strombo! Over the years he has worn many hats under the media/radio/television umbrella as a both a producer and on air personality. He's interviewed everyone from your favourite unknown punk band to the Prince of fucking England (and all that's in between). We had the pleasure on this episode to candidly...

Today on the show we are joined with the infectiously ambitious and great vibes of Launchpad Creative founder Clifton Skelliter. Beyond being the leader of an incredible advertising/branding/design agency we dive into his story of his path of how he got to where he is today. From formerly being both an on air personality, and video producer for CTV News, to going back even further into his early c...

Today on the show we are joined with singer/songwriter Jean-Paul De Roover. While hearing all about his journey as artist, we dive deep into his conceptual mind to get the inside scoop on his two latest albums titled "Love" and "Loss". What we love about Jean-Paul is he never limits himself by putting his artistic expression inside of a box, is a mentor to up in coming artists with his studio/comm...