Welcome To The Music

For over 45 years Jay Douglas has been entertaining crowds with his wide-ranging repertoire of Reggae, American Blues, West Indian Rhythms, Jazz Standards combined with fancy footwork and incredible on-stage charisma. Jay was nominated earlier this year with the 2020 JUNO Award Reggae Recording of the Year, “Jah Children” Jay was also nominated for “Reggae Recording of the Year” at the 2012 JUNO A...

On Tuesday June 2 2020 Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji recorded a special episode in solidarity with #BlackoutTuesday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

For over 25 years Eric Alper has been doing what he loves: bringing the stories about the music and the musicians to the world. He also hosts a music show on SiriusXM. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Stephen Fearing is a Canadian roots/folk singer-songwriter. In addition to his solo career, Fearing co-founded Canadian roots-rock supergroup Blackie and the Rodeo Kings with Colin Linden and Tom Wilson. He is one half of the duo Fearing & White, with Irish artist Andy White. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Vin Rock is the co-founder of the legendary Grammy-award winning hip hop group, Naughty By Nature. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who is Kelsi Mayne? With nearly 1M streams on Spotify alone, a debut album on the way, and the viral response to a recent glimpse of her upcoming music video "As I Go" (1.2M streams in just 24 hours), the former sprint-hurdler (once ranked 3rd in Canada) is now arguably the fastest-rising independent country artist in Canada. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Bif Naked is a celebrated and notorious performer in music, TV, film,and dance, and a tireless advocate and Humanitarian. Orphaned inIndia, emancipated by punk rock, and empowered by surviving breastcancer, kidney failure, heart surgery, divorce, and surviving as aWoman in The Entertainment Industry for twenty-five years, Bif hastranscended any and all obstacles placed in her path to become one of...

Born in Vienna and raised in Canada, Micah Barnes cut his teeth in the cabarets and jazz clubs of Toronto while still a teenager before joining A Capella Vocal group The Nylons in 1989. Recording & Touring with the guys brought Micah into the global music scene and a busy concert, TV and Media schedule throughout Europe, Asia and North America, introducing Micah’s rich soulful baritone voice to mu...

Saul Colt is going to save the music industry. From COVID19. And from itself. Who is he? Saul Colt is the Founder and Creative Director of The Idea Integration Company. During his career he has been named one of the iMEDIA 25: Internet Marketing Leaders & Innovators and is considered one of Canada’s best community builders/experiential marketers. NYT Best Selling author and Internet Pioneer Chris...

Chris Birkett is an award winning producer, arranger, and composer and a talented singer, guitar player and percussionist. His music collaborations with A-list artists like Sinead O’Connor, Alison Moyet, Talking Heads, The Pogues, Bob Geldof, Quincy Jones, Thomas Dolby, Buffy Sainte-Marie, and Steve Earle have sold over 100 million records and earned a Grammy, four Junos, the Polaris Music Prize a...

Alex Krotz is a freelance music producer, audio engineer and mixer. He has worked with artists such as Barenaked Ladies, Arkells, Billy Talent and The Tragically Hip. Alex now spends his time in Vancouver and Toronto. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Carron is an eCommerce manager for hip hop brands online. Currently, Gregg works with both Naughty By Nature and Run DMC. In this exclusive podcast conversation we discuss how Greg became involved with these two iconic groups and why it's important for bands of all sizes to own there own brand online. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Greg Nisbet is the founder of MEDIAZOIC, Canada's artist-friendly music & technology company. Their flagship solution, RadioMogul, is a unique custom radio solution that allows businesses to connect with their customers within a fully-customized music and audio broadcasting space. Greg is also the founder and partner in The Hogtown Hang, a recurring one-day hangout for extraordinary musicians, in...

Born and raised in Toronto, country artist Owen Barney has been playing guitar since he was just seven years old, influenced by country heavy-hitters Eric Church, Dean Brody, and Jason Aldean. He has played shows around Toronto from the age of 14, and has spent the last few years honing his skills as a performer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome To The Music presents U.N. Jefferson in a unique intimate and interactive event. Ajay Massey and Justin Abedin sat down for an intimate conversation with Gregg Tilston and Karim Kanji before performing an interactive concert at Radical Road Brewery. U.N Jefferson is a 9 piece Modern Soul band from Toronto known for their highly energetic and entertaining live shows. One of Canada's hottest...

Our next guest helps businesses and artists produce commercials, web videos, PSAs, music videos, & just about any video narrative cost-effectively by offering video soundstages, video equipment and post video facilities by-the hour. Adam Weitner created Toronto’s first on-demand video & audio content studio: AstroLab Studios. Weitner also manages DJ and Producer Saad Ayub Hosted on Acast. See acas...

In this week's episode we talk to Rheostatics front man and West End Phoenix editor and founder, Dave Bidini.- the impact of the late great Neil Peart and RUSH on Dave and the band- life and times as a member of the Rheostatics- why he started a newspaper- life as a writer - and what music Dave is listening to these daysIf you want to subscribe to the West End Phoenix please visit: https://www.wes...

Greg Nisbet is a social entrepreneur and music missionary. Since wandering off the path of a young pre-law student at the University of Toronto, Greg earned a living in over 40 different capacities, in jobs worldwide as varied as busker, safari guide, bartender, mergers and acquisitions broker, teacher, private school owner, and actor, before finding his true love - custom radio - about 10 years a...

Orphan George is a Canadian singer-songwriter and member of the indie rock band “Before the Flood”. He’s played alt-rock, Americana, folk and jazz through his career. Agon is his first solo indie-folk release, and songs are already taking shape for his second album which he plans to record & release in 2020. He describes many of his songs as social commentaries, and his songs weave seamlessly betw...

SATE (meaning): satisfy a desire to the full. MusicForLunch.com said her music leaves you exhausted but leaves a fire burning in your soil that wasn’t there before. NOW magazine calls her a tornado of a stage presence. When I saw her earlier this year headlining the Horseshoe Tavern she blew the roof off the historic venue. I am thrilled to welcome to the show, SATE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com...

Rolling Stone magazine have hailed our next guest as “India’s most exciting band.”After a successful Canadian tour in 2017 they came back to Toronto for another go around. Please welcome to the show:Lead singer and guitarist Khalid AhmedGuitarist – Kashif IqbalDrummer – Sachin BanandurBass guitarist – Fidel D’SouzaParvaaz. Music courtesy of Parvaaz. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more...

Vivascene has called my next guest “one of the best singers ever to come out of Canada.” The National Post said, “This Toronto soprano can sing a 100-year old German tune so lustily that you almost don’t need a translation to know that someone’s about to get his throat cut, or get laid, or both.”My next guest is an award-winning classical singer who grew up in Northern Ontario wanting to be a rock...

This episode is a reunion of sorts. You see, one of my earliest interactions with Gregg Tilston was being interviewed by him for a job with Flight Centre. After I turned him down I told him one of my goals was to have him as a client. And while it didn’t happen while he was with Flight Centre he did sponsor an event I led: MusicConnectTO.And today’s guest actually performed at that event as Late J...

Few people can boast a resume that includes the following:- racing school scholarship winner- lead singer of two rock bands; one of them award-winning; one of them featuring a young Mike Turner who would later go on to be a founding member of Our Lady Peace- played with the likes of Harem Scarem, Frozen Ghost and Andy Curran- the voice of two Olympics- voice of Hockey Night In Canada- was mistaken...

Renée has established herself as a must-­watch artist in the industry and has worked with some of the music industry’s most notable producers and songwriters such as Bigg Wu, Luney Tunez, Tone Mason, Oshea Hunter and Cory Rooney, among others. For her latest single Speak, Renée collaborated with Andreeena Mill whose repertoire includes collaborations with Drake and Delisha Thomas who has worked wi...