Performers

At the dawn of the 21st-century, just as the internet began infecting every aspect of our daily lives, Toronto musicians Kevin Drew and Brendan Canning began building a social network of their own. Since debuting in 2001, Broken Social Scene have personified the unyielding, incomparable power of IRL human connection.

In both sound and personnel, Broken Social Scene has changed a lot since their 2001 inception. But one thing has remained constant—at the end of every show, Kevin Drew bids the crowd adieu by telling everyone to “enjoy your lives.” More than just a simple farewell, those words are a call to action—to put down your goddamn phone, get outside, and be part of a social scene of your own.

“You can spend your entire life chasing hits, but then when you’re your truest self, people really come out to support you,” says Kevin Comeau of the powerhouse Canadian duo Crown Lands. “When you just let you be you and let your freak flag fly, all of a sudden you get the biggest fan response, the biggest press, people coming out of the woodwork saying ‘This is the kind of music I love!’"

In the spring, Crown Lands—Comeau (guitar, bass and keys) and Cody Bowles (vocals and drums)—broke through with two songs that returned them to their prog-rock roots and pointed the way to a limitless future. Most recently, Crown Lands received their first Juno Awards nominations, for Rock Album of the Year and Breakthrough Group of the Year, taking home the award for Breakthrough Group.

With each new release, Crown Lands continues to come more fully into its own. “I love that we get to be the band making technically proficient music that still has a strong sense of melody,” says Comeau. “We’re finally making the music that we want to hear.”
 

South Africa is 12,075 kilometers away from Neon Dreams’ hometown of Halifax, Nova Scotia, so when Frank Kadillac and Adrian Morris saw streaming numbers for their single “Life Without Fantasies” spike a year after its initial release, they were shocked to see that its life had been rejuvenated in a place they had never even visited before.

With the world being in lockdown for more than a year, Kadillac wasn’t sure if the shows would be awkward or even more energetic than usual. Fortunately, it was the latter. “It was like taking a shot of adrenaline to the heart. Every show was so loud from people yelling our lyrics back to us that it was hard for our sound guy to mix the show,” he recalls. “They showed us that our music really helped them through a hard time.”

The singer knows all about overcoming hardships—he endured abuse growing up, never stayed in one place long enough to make friends, and went to 10 different schools—but Kadillac persevered, and now uses music to help others find their way, too.

With a style perpetually galvanized by darkness and haunting northern beauty, sisters, Tiffany Ayalik and Inuksuk Mackay, come together to create Inuit style throat singing duo, PIQSIQ. Performing ancient traditional songs and eerie new compositions, they leave their listeners enthralled with the infinity of possible answers to the question “what is the meaning of life.” With roots in Nunavut, the two grew up in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. 

After years of forging hard won skill, they developed their own form blended with haunting melodies and otherworldly sounds. Approaching adulthood, they realized throat singing was not only a musical expression, but a radical, political act of cultural revitalization. As PIQSIQ, they have recorded four studio albums and perform improvisational looping live, creating a dynamic audience experience that changes with every show. 

A passion for music Luv Randhawa is a singer, songwriter, and entertainer. His career in the music industry dates back to 1999 with North America's first Fusion Bhangra band Signia which had several album releases that were very successful. As for his Luv Music Online solo career, Luv has topped Worldwide iTunes Charts with many of his catchy singles and album releases in both English and Indian music. 

Luv's passion for healing the world with his universal music, also advocates for his work as a Philanthropist. His Luv4Humanity Foundation gave away Scholarships in 2021 to schools within the community to help the Music and Arts Programs. Most recently Luv released a single called "Naam Simran" where all proceeds of the single went to Khalsa Aid. This single was released to be of service to the world and to help aid during trialing and stressful times. Luv will continue to come up with innovative ideas on how he can heal with his music and spread universal love.

Shania Experience: Starring Jeanette O’Keeffe

Jeanette O’Keeffe gives a powerful tribute to Canada’s biggest Female Country Super Star Shania Twain and sings all of her biggest hits including ‘Man I Feel Like A Woman’, ‘Any Man Of Mine’ ‘Still The One’, ‘Who’s Bed Have Your Boots Been Under’, ‘That Don’t Impress Me Much and many more.

Jeanette has been performing extensively throughout Canada, the U.S.A., Europe and Asia for over 30 years.  Jeanette has also released 6 singles to international Country radio and has had 6 of her music videos on heavy rotation on CMT.   

Born and raised in Guantanamo, Cuba, in a family of established musicians, Julio Avila's musical journey dates back to when he was 7 years old.

Listening to his parents and older siblings perform, Julio first developed a strong bond with the traditional tune, changüí, which has roots in his native Guantanamo. Surrounded by this vibrant and rich musical heritage, Julio perfected playing his principal instrument, the bass, while taking on the lead singer, arranger and composer roles as well. As a member of the internationally renowned group La Sonora Universal, Julio performed throughout Europe and with El Grupo Cubano Brisas Del Palmar he has toured Western Canada since 2005.

A resident of Vancouver since 2015, Julio continues to captivate the audiences with his powerful and warm voice. He is the founder and music director of the Julio Avila Cuban Band, which delivers passionate performances of salsa, son, bachata, boleros and cumbias.

I was born and raised in a small town of burns lake and from the Lake Babine Nation Reservation and my band originates from Quesnel also a small community. Chad & Taylor of the Kordaroy Band are from Alexandria First Nation ʔEsdilagh First Nation.

JEN Z has amassed an audience of over 3.5M since beginning as a Creator in DIY and lifestyle at 15. Growing up in an immigrant family, her passion for making things grew from necessity, and despite financial burdens, her parents encouraged her to study piano, violin, and join choir. Today, her pursuits in DIY and music have culminated in “The Glow Up Project,” a unique YouTube series and original soundtrack that explores self growth/love, evolution into adulthood, and challenging your comfort zone. Each episode is paired with an original song, self made music video, and features outfits sewn from scratch.

Michelle Lee Runns AKA MzShellz is an emerging Cree Hip Hop artist and owner of “Native by Nature” Apparel hailing from Regina, Saskatchewan. Since relocating to British Columbia, the mother of 4 has been rocking stages from Vancouver Ottawa Toronto Las Vegas all the way to Albuquerque, NM. MzShellz has taken her new platform through her music to send messages of strength to the Youth and seeks to empower Women & girls around the world to know that anything is possible if you truly believe in yourself. She hopes to further these goals with her next album, “Boss Lady”, currently out now.

Kiera-Dawn Kolson is an award winning multidisciplinary artist and motivational speaker. A 2017 Territorial Minister’s Culture & Heritage Circle Award recipient, she enjoys developing her traditional and contemporary artistic skills.

Kiera-Dawn is working on a new album Reincarnation, leading to an invitation to headline in California this summer and u.s tour . For over 15 years, she has travelled regionally, nationally, and internationally to advocate for the north, Indigenous people, MMIW, climate justice, youth involvement and as a performer. Kiera is the first Athabascan woman to place at miss Indian world and won best public speaker. She always encourages the youth to recognize their gifts and strengths regardless of the intergenerational impacts their family is healing from.

With “Dream Big and Believe” as her philosophy, it’s exciting to see what the future holds!

The Tamanawis Drumline is Surrey's Premier High School Marching Drums ensemble, situated in the South Newton area, with a large South Asian community rich in culture of drumming. The program consists of a junior and senior drumline, with students ranging from grades 9 through 12. The drumline is excited to return to Canada Day celebrations for the first time since the pandemic.

Panwiberry, as an Asian KPOP-based dance crew. From a small dance-interested group with four original members in 2016, growing up to an official dance crew that has around 37K followers and more than 6M video views on YouTube.

Our cute and strong crew name came from four types of fruits: Peach, Mango, Kiwi and Strawberry. They tastes different, just like all of us entering the crew with different personalities, and strive to be a good team because we share the same dream.

Most of the members not only work as dancers, but also stand for the choreographer& music, set and costume designer& videographer and editor.

The Cedar Hills Caledonian Pipe Band is located in North Surrey and has been performing at festivals, parades and events since 2002. We are always looking for new players to join the pipe band as either a piper or drummer. We offer a learning program to teach the bagpipes and drums and more can be found at www.chcpb.ca

We create unforgettable moments through immersive event experiences. Guided by professionalism, social consciousness, and industry-leading innovation, we seek to foster true joy, love, and community.

Diamonds in the Rough are based out of Vancouver, Canada with active members currently living in L.A, California. Diamonds In The Rough was co-founded by Natasha Gorrie in 2009. Since then there have been a large family of Diamond Ladies and 11 years later, Diamonds In the Rough are still going strong with new members alongside some original members.

The Diamond ladies have a strong presence in the choreography, industry and freestyle community. The ladies strive to train in multiple Street Dance styles, all bringing these individual strengths back to the crew.

This sisterhood of powerful women represents more than a dance crew, their chemistry and lifestyle allows them to support each other, express, create and motivate.