The Creative Imbalance

Today we are joined with the ever so dope Polaris-nominated music producer/DJ Paul Chin. Paul is a few days away from releasing his brand new EP titled Full Spectrum. We dive deep into his story, learn about the layers of his music production process, how the EP came to be, working alongside with Juno award winning emcee/ Canadian hip-hop legend Shad, his musical influences beyond hip hop (Anime a...

Today on the show we are joined with stand-up comic, podcaster, and Youtube host Johnny Rogers. Around hearing Johnny's story of how he got into comedy/performing we cover an insane amount of topic relating to his craft, different artforms, and alongside diving deep beyond the surface of a lot of subjects of creativity we have an all around good laugh doing it!

Today on the show we get a quick interview with Robby Baca from Indianapolis prog-metal band The Contortionist just moments away from playing a sold out show at The Phoenix. We chat it up about his experience on tour with Devin Townsend, their latest EP Our Bones, history of the band finding their sound, random insights from podcast/books he has been consuming, and how their cover of Smashing Pump...

Today on the show we are joined with larger than life personality Big Bob of the "39 Drunk and Disorderlies" live show. 39DD is a podcast series recorded in front of a live audience that is based around 20 years of stories of the punk rock scene, being a bouncer, and the absolute crazy adventures of the Toronto night life from the 6'11" giant Robert Malcolm II aka Big Bob. Also this conversation t...

Today we are joined with Juno nominated singer/songwriter STORRY for an in depth conversation about life, music, and the path to embracing her gifts.

Today's bonus episode this week features a bit of a solo rant, and some origin stories of The Creative Imbalance podcast that further segues into answering questions sent in from listeners and supporters of the show. Mix of some serious insight and some absolute unfiltered silliness. Also today's episode is brought to you by our new sponsor Podcorn! (Sign up for free at www.podcorn.com and directl...

Today on this very special episode we are joined with Yuan Jing who is a real life Shaolin Warrior Monk. We talk about his upbringing/training in China to moving to Toronto to teach at the Buddhist Temple and the contrasting pace from his homeland to the city. This talk covers so many subjects such as the art of kung fu, meditation, mental health, how the Shaolin are portrayed in North American en...

Today on the show we are joined with hip hop/dancehall artist Lexxicon. From being born in Jamaica, to living in London, New York, and Toronto you can see how experience can cause an artist like himself to embrace a wide variety of music styles and fuse it into his own. We pick his brain about life and his music journey while learning about his new album Bashment Traphouse that will be released on...

Today on the show we are joined with Toronto's own JUNO-nominated electronica legends Holy Fuck. We dive into their process of finding and rigging untraditional items/instruments to create their unique sounds. While also hearing about their new album Deleter, and keys to longevity by staying true to the bands core essence of having fun.

Today on the show we casually catch up with our pal and Staten Island's hip hop extraordinaire Eddy I. We dive into a whole slew of topics such as his creative process, the strive to evolve as an artist, writing while working part time jobs, his journey in the battle rap scene, and much more.

Today on the show we are graced with the presence of opera singer, author, and artist mentor Tonia Evans Cianciulli. Around hearing Tonia's story and roots of how she stumbled into opera music at a young age, we learn all about her new book "The Heart's Obsession" that showcases legendary east coast songstress Georgina Stirling. Also like most of these episodes we dive beyond the surface of Tonia'...

Today's episode features Mark Marczyk of Toronto's guerilla party punk band the Lemon Bucket Orkestra. We hear how all that came to be, along with a compelling tale of the bands Ukrainian folk influences and how he met his wife (who is also in the band) on the front lines of the Ukraine-Russian war while protesting to overthrow a corrupt leader. We also hear about how the band went viral and been...

Today we are joined with standup comic Rebecca Reeds. She's got a brand new album coming out titled "Buddy" and has been featured all over the place from the CBC to the Just For Laughs Festival. Around hearing the story of her comedy journey we extensively break down the craft itself, from writing, to performing, to little nuances, while basking in the feeling of bombing and the unexplainable high...

Today on the show we have writer/director Richard Bell who currently released his latest film "Brotherhood" that is a survival drama based on the true story of The Brotherhood of St. Andrew leadership group in 1926. We dive into Richards story of an actor who shifted into the directing profession, and how all of this lead to his work manifesting on to the big screen. Richard's drive is infectious...

Today we have musician, video director, good pal, and now Scarborough legend Joe Cash returning to the show. He's got a brand new song/video out titled "Soda Pop" this week and also released another recent track titled "Scarborough Girl" that has had some viral success and got him on the Dean Blundell Show. He breaks down that experience and how being on that show was a dream of his from growing u...

Today on the show we sit down to have a few pints and an amazing conversation with Seattles ever so dark and unique folk musician King Dude. His ever evolving style is hard to compare to anything and we tap into his humble beginnings as an artist. From quitting hockey at an young age, to discovering the Nine Inch Nails "The Downward Spiral" album, to becoming a self taught musician, and putting hi...

Today we are joined with Amillion The Poet who is a Hip-Hop artist, best selling author, award winning poet, and the key holder to the city of Delaware. This man goes above and beyond being an artist from countless things he does for his community, performing shows in schools, prisons, shelters, to even conducting workshops for youth and adults to exercise mental health. Around learning about his...

Today we are joined with Josh Ligaya and Aaron Hallman of the crushingly heavy/atmospheric/progressive/groove metal band AURAS, and as you can see from the amount of adjectives I used AURAS is something that is hard to describe. We talk about what makes them so unique, writing music, their latest album Binary Garden, the awesome experience of filming their latest music video in an actual space sta...

Today we are joined with Denmark's psychedelic-indy-rock band Turquoise Sun as they stopped in the Talkshoe studio during their very first Canadian tour. We go around the circle, introduce you to the whole gang and segue into topics such as, guilty pleasure music, the significance of physical copies of albums, seeing colours within certain sounds, and their latest album Sunesthesia.

Today we are joined with pro wrestler, actor, comedian RJ City and a special guest co-host Pat Maloney (Vice, Funny Or Die, Random At Best) for both a hilarious talk and an in depth look into the art of Pro Wrestling. We hear all about RJ's beginnings in the wrestling ring to the interesting path this has taken him down on, from becoming peers with many people he grew up watching, to even his love...

Today on the show we are joined with the founder of KOTD battle rap league Organik. Around hearing it's evolution of starting in a park and turning to into a worldwide phenomenon, we dive deep into his story and drive to take his passions to highest places imaginable. This one is inspiring to anyone who is thinking about bringing an idea to life, or is just in the midst of trying to make a dream a...

Today we are joined with the legendary Bif Naked for a really amazing talk about life, art, music, the ups and downs of being a human being, and all that's in between. Beyond reaching the heights of a mainstream spotlight her perspective in life is very unique. We get a glimpse into her internal strength that helped her overcome her battle with cancer and break down how there is strength in living...

Today we are joined with actress Caitlyn Sponheimer who is currently traveling around the country showcasing her latest film "April In Autumn". Alongside from hearing her story of how she got into acting, we pick her brain about the craft itself, and hear about other roles she has been in such as an appearance on the Amazon Prime series "The Boys", and acting/directing a nominated comedy film of h...

Today we are honoured to share this chat with the legendary author Henry Glassie. For over 50 years Henry has lived in different communities all over the world and has written 20 plus books showcasing an authentic look into the life and work of creatives in different cultures. At the age of 78 he is still going strong and we caught up with him during his documentary premiere "Henry Glassie: Field...

Today on the show we are joined in a sketchy alleyway with Joel Grind for an incredible talk about his life as touring artist and producer/influencer of so many striving bands in the heavy/extreme metal scene. Around hearing his story of what set him on this path in life we also learn about the amazing collaborations he has done over the years, and the direction of his brand new album Toxic Holoca...