NEAR TRUTHS: REALIGNMENT AND RECOGNITION
Underscoring the year's biggest stories (11/19a)
NEAR TRUTHS: THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM
Nervous time in the music biz and beyond. (11/16a)
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NOW WHAT?
We have no fucking idea.
COUNTRY'S NEWEST DISRUPTOR
Three chords and some truth you may not be ready for.
AI IS ALREADY EATING YOUR LUNCH
The kids can tell the difference... for now.
WHO'S BUYING THE DRINKS?
That's what we'd like to know.
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WHAT IT IS: With a production range spanning hip-hop (Tory Lanez, 21 Savage), R&B (Tinashe), dance music in its many forms and even indie rock, this Juno Award-winning artist has landed himself in the eye of today’s musical storm. In 2017, the Canadian producer will release Elsewhere, a feature-heavy project with a supporting cast of the who’s who in rap and R&B. His current single, “Hunnid,” features Yakki and E-40.
ALBUM: Elsewhere
RELEASE DATE: Fall 2017
SINGLE: “Hunnid”
LIVE: Has performed on festival circuit domestically (Coachella, Lollapalooza, Made In America) and internationally (Pitchfork Festival, Beyond The Valley, Longitude); supported Flume and Tinashe on their North American tours throughout 2016; finished off 2016 with a headlining tour in Europe (as well as short runs and festival plays in Asia and Australia)
INTERNET: 10m+ Spotify streams; his Secret Songs record label has more than 15m SoundCloud streams and active user base of 70k+ fans; has done content pieces for Funny or Die and Nike, among others
PRESS: New York Times, Pitchfork (“It’s clear that the Canadian DJ/producer has one-upped himself”), Fader (“How to Run a Record Label”), Rolling Stone, Complex (“One of those people who knows how to properly curate sound”), NME, Interview, Exclaim!
BOOKING: Max Braun/Paradigm
PUBLISHING: Ole
MANAGEMENT: Matthew Langille/ People’s Champ