ADINA

​​ADINA is a Neo Soul/Folk Artist with soul soothing vocals and heart warming lyrics. Hailing from North Preston, Adina gained her love of music growing up surrounded by her musical Country/Gospel Family. Her most notable performances being during Halifax Jazz Festival 2025 , Romerias de Mayo Festival in Holguin, Cuba and NSMW 2025. Through passion and dedication, ADINA's story is just beginning.

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Alanna Matty

Alanna Matty is a Canadian singer-songwriter and producer known for her|emotionally rich songwriting, dreamy production and dynamic live performances, both on stage and|online. Rooted in alt/indie-folk her shows blend lush arrangements, soaring|harmonies, and a captivating on-stage presence that connects deeply with|audiences.

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ANGEL GIRL

Halifax queercore band ANGEL GIRL channels queer feminine rage into snotty abrasion. Described as gnarling, confrontational, and seeping with attitude and compared to early Mannequin Pussy, Be Your Own Pet, and G.L.O.S.S, ANGEL GIRL have proven they are a band not to be missed.

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aRENYE

aRENYE is an Afrobeats artist from Delta, Nigeria, now based in Canada, blending raw performance with intentional, free-spirited music. Influenced by Asa, Wizkid, and Tay Iwar, his ethos-""Create. Execute. Repeat.""-drives his work. His upcoming single ""Limo"" features Yung Stak.

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Beauts

Beauts is an indie-rock band from Halifax. Combining heartfelt songwriting with soaring melodies and intricate percussion, Beauts is music for contemplating, yearning, and occasionally dancing. They released their sophomore album Marigolds in the fall of 2025.

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Bethany Reid

Bethany Reid is a Halifax-based indie alt-pop artist whose work is emotionally raw and production-rich. Combining intimate songwriting with experimental production, her work explores identity, self-worth, and personal vulnerability. Her polished live shows reimagine her recorded work, offering a dynamic, full-band experience that's immersive and distinct from her releases.

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Bill Ricky

Bill Ricky is an alt-country outfit from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Taking inspiration from traditional country, they have a unique knack for songwriting and high-energy performances. Their music combines heartfelt acoustic waltzing with boot-stomping woman-rock.

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Blue Lobelia

Blue Lobelia's project, 'cloud strawberry mermaid pink', is a lush interactive performance that blurs the line between concert and ritual. These songs rely on the belief that time spirals and that gut feelings are guiding whispers from our future selves, echoing backward into the now.

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Braden Lam

Bending authentic songwriting with modern indie flair, Braden Lam is forging the path to a new 21st-century sound. The young artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia, meets the moment on The Cloudmaker's Cry, his debut album that makes good on the promise of this folk wunderkind, with music reminiscent of a bygone era set to lyrics pulsing with the urgency and anxiety of today.

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Burry

Burry is a bold and boundary-pushing artist from Halifax, Nova Scotia, seamlessly blending indie and pop into a sound that is both fresh and deeply personal. Their music is a vibrant tapestry of raw emotion, striking lyrics, and infectious melodies-inviting listeners into a world where vulnerability meets empowerment.

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Cameron Nickerson

CCMA award nominated artist, Cameron Nickerson's relentless pursuit of truth in songwriting has positioned him as a rising voice in the Americana scene. His third solo album, The Wagon, landed on SiriusXMs ""North Americana"" and Spotify's ""North Country,"" marking a new chapter as he leans into bluegrass. With his head tats and bluegrass Nickerson's proving that tradition still has plenty of edge.

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Carleton Stone

Carleton Stone is a Cape Breton artist who delivers a sharp, heartfelt live show rooted in songwriter craft, melodic instinct, and East Coast charm. Blending folk, roots, pop, and rock influences, his performances balance intimacy and wit with the confidence of a seasoned touring artist and deeply versatile songwriter. He has toured North America extensively supporting Crash Test Dummies.

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Cherise Basque

I am a Mikmaq mother of 5, I'm the only one in my community who write and sings there own music, I wrote music my whole life but put it on a pause and then I went to the MAEP program last year and do my first song release with Tevin Nicholas and Adrian Morris, that experience made me realize I'm more just just a mom I can be both and release my 2 new songs I wrote and sang myself

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Colrain

From Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Colrain is an indie-rock group known for their rich lyrical content, polished instrumentals and strong ties to local community. Their dynamic set ranges from melancholic ballads, to uplifting rock anthems, creating a unique atmosphere of energy and connection with the audience.

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Elyse Aeryn

Serving soulful roots-rock with a gritty edge, Elyse Aeryn makes music for the wild hearts. Known across the Maritimes for her dynamic stage presence and compelling vocal delivery, Elyse has quickly become one of Atlantic Canada's most promising breakout acts.

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FERAL CAROL

FERAL CAROL IS A 7-PIECE BAND OF FOUL-MOUTHED, KAZOO-WIELDING MINSTRELS ON A NOBLE QUEST TO RETURN WHIMSY AND TASTY LICKS TO HALIFAX. KNOWN FOR LOUD RIFFS, QUESTIONABLE SUBJECT MATTER, AND EATING CHILI ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING WITH THEIR KNEES, THEY ARE TRAILBLAZERS OF EAST COAST KAZOO-CORE.

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Fiona Clancey

Raised in a house where music was always playing, folk-pop singer-songwriter Fiona Clancey brings dreamy sounds with a side of Maritime charm. She shines through soaring melodies, confessional lyrics, and impressive control. Her music has the sensitivity to invite people in and the softness to hold them close.

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Gearl

Gearl is an Indigenous Rap artist from Eskasoni, Nova Scotia. He shares lived experiences of Indigenous life in the Maritimes and promotes Mi'kmaq language and culture. Years of steady work have earned him momentum, multiple nominations and awards. Gearl delivers powerful performances, tackles difficult topics, adapts across genres, improvises songwriting, and weaves personal experience into song.

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Good Dear Good

The gruelling weight of your 9 to 5 crossed with intoxicating, searing vocal harmonies and relentlessly catchy indie pop-rock melodies. Since Good Dear Good's inception, the multi award-winning band has quickly become an East Coast Canadian favourite, performing at festivals like Sommo, Paddlefest, and Shivering Songs, as well as opening for heavy hitters like Jamie Fine and Aysanabee

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Great Death!

Great Death! is an homage to a naive state of creation that strives to conjure soundscapes that are futuristic and fossilized, as well as dystopian and divine.||Drawing from a wide range of musical influences such as LCD Soundsystem, Animal Collective, and Gilla Band, Great Death! aims to create art that communicates the center of the metaphysical experience.

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Hegatsbe

Hegatsbe is an emerging Afrobeats artist based in Halifax, blending infectious rhythms with smooth melodies.||Drawing inspiration from African roots and modern global sounds, his music captures themes of ambition, lifestyle, and real-life experiences. With a growing catalog and an energetic stage presence, Hegatsbe is steadily building a name for himself in Halifax, on the long run go global.

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His His

His His is the recording project of Halifax-based (formerly Toronto) lo-fi folk artist Aidan Belo. Belo's music is driven by a love for home recording with an emphasis on analog and cassette-forward production. His His typically performs as a 4-piece band, touching on elements of indie folk and slacker rock.

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idialedyournumber

idialedyournumber is the emo-pop project of producer Jessie Everill from Halifax, Nova Scotia. The project exists within the independent and DIY music community and focuses on pop-oriented compositions with emotionally direct lyrics and loud instrumentals. The project's songwriting addresses themes of identity, mental health, and personal relationships.

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Jacques Surette

Jacques Surette is a 25-year-old artist from Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, who captivates audiences with his natural charm. He first made a name for himself in the Maritimes, but has also performed many times in Quebec, Louisiana, Switzerland, and France. His show takes listeners on a journey through his corner of the country. He has 4 albums and continues touring the World, with 75 shows/year.

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Jake Ballard

Jake Ballard is a staple DIY musical force from Canada's east coast. Known for a distinctive blend of upbeat roots-rock and dreamlike gritty blues-rock, Ballard's sound is steeped in the spirit of old-fashion rock'n'roll. With his distinct finger-picked electric guitar style and extensive catalogue, Ballard can be found performing intimate solo sets or full band blowouts across the maritimes.

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Jane Baker

Now fronting a full band, Jane Baker brings her songs to life in the way they were meant to be heard, expanding from intimate moments into rich and dynamic arrangements. Her voice resonates through textures of gritty guitar and driving bass, blending intensity with control as her music moves between pop and rock ballads.

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Jennifer King

As an artist, pianist and educator, Jennifer King continues to grow and explore by pushing musical boundaries and finding new meaningful ways to connect with the community in which she lives. |One can only be charmed by the calm and meditative sweetness that emanates from her piano interpretations. - LA SCENA MUSICALE|

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Jody Upshaw

Jody Upshaw is a radiant force of emotional truth and feminine|power whose brand essence lives at the intersection of beauty|and battle, vulnerability and victory. With every lyric, look,|and live moment, she creates a space for women to rise,|release, and reclaim their power. Jody has captivated audiences with her|signature blend of raw vulnerability and ethereal glamour.

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Joe H Henry

Some voices sneak up on you. Joe H Henry's hits like a thunderclap - soulful and impossible to ignore. The Metis singer-songwriter has been lighting up stages around the world with a sound that fuses Americana grit and gospel-sized emotion with thoughtful songwriting and captivating storytelling, his depth of experience resonating in every line.|

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Julia Cunningham

Julia Cunningham is an indie-folk singer-songwriter from Halifax, Nova Scotia. Blending guitars, banjos, pianos, and synths, Julia creates a sound that's both current and nostalgic. Her debut EP, Dive Deep, earned her a nomination for Music Nova Scotia's New Artist Recording of the Year in 2024. Her debut full-length recording, The Morning, will be released in 2027.

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June Body

Swaying between the punchiness of modern rock and the nostalgic tones of '90s alternative, June Body's rawness and forthright lyrical delivery throws back to the likes of Death Cab for Cutie and The Weakerthans. Their latest EP, '7678' explores heavier and grittier avenues tracked to tape; a reflection of the Halifax power trio's live sound.

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KAYO

Kayo describes his sound as 'Future meets Fugees' - A lush|blend of hip-hop, R&B and World Music mixed with a raspy delivery, unique cadence, catchy melodies and a certain vibration that could only stem from his island upbringing.

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Kristen Martell

Award-winning Nova Scotia bilingual singer-songwriter Kristen Martell weaves together intimate and moving songs that linger long after the music fades. Her latest release, the 2025 Music Nova Scotia 'Prix de l'Acadie' winner, honours her Acadian roots. Through feathery vocals and intimate storytelling, Martell creates a vibrant, reflective bridge between cultures and moods.

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Kxng Wooz

Kxng Wooz is a Halifax-based hip-hop artist known for his deeply personal storytelling, versatile sound, and commitment to authenticity. His music blends raw emotion with contemporary hip-hop elements, offering a reflective and immersive experience that speaks to themes of growth, resilience, and lived experience.

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Lilianne Cormier

Lilianne Cormier is a multidisciplinary artist from the Chéticamp. Having grown up on stage, she quickly developed a passion for the performing arts through dance, music, and theatre, and continued her studies in the Department of Drama at the Université de Moncton, where she graduated in 2025. Has a singer-songwriter and musician, she released an EP in 2025 produced by Benoit Morier.

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Lindsay Misiner

Halifax-based Soul/R&B artist Lindsay Misiner is a powerhouse vocalist and magnetic performer building a larger-than-life presence in contemporary R&B. Her 2025 album FOR A MOMENT, I, co-produced with Alex Meade, earned major playlist support while cementing her status as a powerful independent artist. A bold new voice, she champions female empowerment and community while commanding the stage.

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Lloyd's Money

Lloyd's Money is an indie rock outfit which blends care free surfy attitudes with attacking guitars and drums to back up sing along anthems about loving your friends and being a good neighbour.

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Luna Red

Teineisha ""Luna Red"" Richards is an Afro-Indigenous artist based in Bear River First Nation, Nova Scotia, born and raised in Toronto. Blending soul, R&B, and hip hop, her work is driven by identity, motherhood, and healing, with performances at NSMW and Nuit Blanche Toronto, and music featured on Canadian and U.S. radio.

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Mat Elliott

Mat Elliott is a Halifax-based indie soul artist who blends exceptional musicianship with groovy arrangements and conversational songwriting. Backed by a tight, dynamic band, Mat finds a perfect balance between technical precision and relatability, creating an exciting and high-energy live experience.

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Mat Hughes

More than singer-songwriter and ace piano player, Halifax-based Mat Hughes is a storyteller and performer of unique magnetism who makes each audience member feel like they're catching up with an old friend. Mat is known for his upbeat melodies, lively keyboard-heavy instrumentation, and wry, metaconscious lyricism that exposes the absurdity of our contemporary moment and the ways we cope with it.

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Mayaya

Mayaya is an award-winning, bilingual musician known for her innovative blend of genres and cultural dynamics. With roots in Haitian and French heritage, she crafts deeply personal songs that showcase her versatility as a songwriter, producer, and vocalist. Fluent in English and French, Mayaya's music transcends linguistic and cultural boundaries

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Moonii

Moonii is a four piece indie-rock band from Halifax (Kjipuktuk), NS. Fronted by Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Elsa Ruck (previously of The Lovegoods, and Elsa Jayne), Moonii offers a whimsical blend of indie-rock and shoe-gaze/pop that is reminiscent of the Halifax grunge scene from the 90's.

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Mueres en el Mar

Mueres en el Mar is a Chilean Canadian art pop project led by Macarena Carreño. Blending atmospheric indie sound with Latin percussion, their music explores transformation and love. Following their EP La Timidez de los Eucaliptus (2020) and LP IKIGAI (2022), they are developing Volition (2026-2027). They received a Premios Índigo nomination and the SCD Scottie Scott Songwriting Award in 2023.

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Nicolae

Nicolae is a Halifax-based alternative R&B artist, rapper, drummer, and producer whose live show blends soulful vocals with thoughtful lyricism, live production with live instrumentation. Fusing R&B, hip-hop, and rock influences, he delivers an energetic, emotionally driven set built around his distinctive style as a singing drummer.

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Nicole Ariana

Nicole Ariana is a Billboard #1, Gold-certified songwriter. Her debut CRYBABY earned an ECMA + 4x Music Nova Scotia Awards. She has performed across Estonia, Wales, London, and Sweden, and written from LA to Paris. Her 2025 single Return to Sender-spotlighted on CBC's Q with Tom Power and hailed as ""sleek, soulful & subtly anthemic"" (Ben Rayner)-marked a cinematic and organic new era in her sound.

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Postfun

Postfun is a Halifax, Nova Scotia rock band blending midwest emo, post-hardcore, and alt-country with Maritime authenticity. Their music captures East Coast grit and nostalgic adolescence, inviting listeners into a raw, genre-fluid world. Their 2026 EP Hunting Music showcases their energy, storytelling, and distinct indie rock edge.

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Puffin

Puffin is a four-piece modern rock band from Halifax, Nova Scotia that blurs the lines between post-hardcore, math rock, and modern punk rock. The result is an unforgettably energetic live show that combines soaring melodies and complex rhythms with lyrical themes of introspection and vulnerability. This unique soundscape is on full display throughout their debut 5-track self titled EP.

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Quoia States

Quoia's sound is a blend of soulful vocals with Afro-Caribbean influences and contemporary pop elements, rooted in honesty and emotional depth. She explores themes of resilience, growth and self-discovery. Quoia is a captivating live performer who delivers emotionally resonant and engaging performances that connect deeply with audiences.

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Rich Aucoin

Rich Aucoin is an artist, producer and composer based in Nova Scotia. Aucoin has toured all over North America and Europe and as far as Japan, Australia and Brazil. Known for producing euphoric, sweaty dance floors, Aucoin has performed at dozens of world-class festivals including: Mutek, Nuits Sonores, Les Eurokeenes, Iceland Airwaves, Osheaga, etc. An AV show in sync to video and light show.

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Sadie Skinner

Sadie Skinner is a folk artist from Halifax, NS. Driven by the name of the grandmother she never met, Sadie Skinner blends haunting, intimate vocals with unique finger picked guitar to explore love, nature, joy, and the zest of life.||Sadie Skinner is the folk project of musician Sarah Roberts, who performs also in Steel Cut Oats, and with Alex Coley.|

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SALTLAMP

SALTLAMP is Katie Wayne (she/her) and Jaime Burnet (she/her), two long-time DIY Halifax musicians crafting songs of queer and trans joy and fury as celebration, incantation, and armour. With backgrounds in pop, folk, punk, and electronic music, SALTLAMP has created a compelling and mercurial sound, sometimes a soft sigh, sometimes a chest-thumping triumph, sometimes an ethereal spell.

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Serena Wu

Serena Wu is a multilingual singer-songwriter from Halifax whose pop-driven music blends relatable lyrics with layered vocal harmonies, high-energy drums, and infectious melodies. Her live set features both English and French songs. Her releases Détruit / Hate U Now and Étranger have earned airplay across francophone radio and SiriusXM, with songs that mix heartbreak with sing-along pop.

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Steel Cut Oats

Steel Cut Oats is a femme-powered indie pop trio from Halifax, NS. Known for shimmering guitar and synth, they capture attention with distinct vocals and a bright, youthful, feminist edge. The band has toured across Canada, with shows in Victoria, Toronto, Montreal, Halifax, and more.

They just released their debut full-length album, Okay, Love You Bye, in July 2026.

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The Boojums

The Boojums loudly escape the slings and arrows of the workaday world with the support of the best technology the 1980's had to offer, taking you to places you only think you've been to before. They formed in late 2024 with Willie Stratton on vocals and guitar, Sara Johnston on bass and Patrick Murphy on drums.

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The Couch

The Couch is a five piece group of young multi instrumentalists who write dancey, abrasive, suburban stoner emo from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia. A new generation of post-hardcore that is unpredictable and exciting, filled with mid-show instrument switch ups and gritty guitars.

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The Dusty Halos

With celestial harmonies, intricate fingerstyle guitar, and sonorous upright bass, The Dusty Halos combine the textures of old time acoustic music with deeply personal songs. The duo blends traditional folk music forms with original songwriting, crunchy vocals, dissonant intervals, and raw emotions, weaving themes of heartbreak and longing into tuneful tapestries.

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The Orchids

The Orchids are a two-piece punk/stoner rock band from Truro, Nova Scotia. Known for ferocious live performances and a ""Volume Equals Better"" ethos, the duo channels raw energy and thunderous, fuzz-soaked riffs to create a sound that's loud, primal, and far greater than the sum of its two members.

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The Public Service

Seven years ago, The Public Service was a "one-night-only" experiment to cap off a song-a-week project. Today, the Dartmouth-based five-piece band is a fixture of Nova Scotia's indie scene. The band is currently working with award-winning producer Alex Meade on their second studio album, Horizon(s), set for release in October 2026.

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Toledano

Toledano is the immersive solo project of Moroccan-Canadian cellist/electronic composer Blanche Israël, known for her collaborations with Jeremy Dutcher (NPR Tiny Desk, JUNOS, Polaris Prize).

Layering ancestral Sephardic songs with raw archival and personal recordings, TOLEDANO reflects on and reimagines the traditional feminine lifecycle of courtship, marriage, pregnancy and motherhood.

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Verry Gerry

Verry Gerry is a Halifax-based alternative indie rock project delivering high-energy live performances shaped by power pop hooks and jazz-tinged chord progressions. The set blends upbeat momentum with reflective turns, built for engaging, dynamic shows across intimate venues and festival stages in Atlantic Canada and beyond.

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Vormir

The female lead heavy metal band from Halifax Nova Scotia. Vormir is unlike any band you've seen before. With a sound crafted featuring wailing guitars riffs and catchy choruses, their songs are truly unforgettable. Influenced by iconic bands such as Iron maiden, Ghost and Spiritbox, while maintaining a new and exciting energy. Not just a band to watch, Vormir is a band to remember

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Where Giants Once Stood

High energy singalong metal with cyberpunk style aesthetics and lots of crowd interaction! Blending 2000's style singalong rock (think 3 Days Grace) with a more modern, produced metal style . Our lyrics blend themes of loneliness and hyper exposure with community and the hope for a better future.

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Willum

Energetic & emotionally aware, Willum's charged music compels the old soul to sprout new leaves, and reminds the young heart of who it could be. Willum's genre-fluid style flirts with elements of Reggae, R&B, Pop, & Soca, inspired by Benna and Afro-swing to build a sound that feels "like a dawn of a "Nu-Calypso"". His world & words invite you to dance, sing and feel it out. Whatever "it" is.

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Yung St4k

I am an Afro-fusion artist from Lagos, Nigeria based in Halifax, Nova Scotia blending contemporary African rhythms, personal storytelling, and modern global sounds. My live shows are high-energy and intentional - building from something intimate and real to a full release of energy. Expect authenticity, progression, and a sound that's hard to forget.

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Zamani

ZAMANI is a sonic storyteller who writes, produces, engineers, and performs R&B, Pop & Jazz music. Her musical passport spans the US, Europe, and Caribbean - sharing billing with icons Estelle, Earth Wind & Fire, Mýa, Ginuwine, UB40, & John Legend. A recipient of Stingray's Rising Star Award; SOCAN Young Songwriter's Award; Six ANSMA's; Four ECMA's; and the Queen Elizabeth Platinum Jubilee Medal.

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