Producers & Alumni

Makenna Edissi
Kitchener, ON
she/her

99Makaveli is a producer from Kitchener, Ontario, with a unique sound that ranges from drill, trap, R&B, to dancehall beats. She has accumulated nearly 45k followers on TikTok from showcasing her productions skills, which has resulted in her becoming a Twitch partner and signing with producer and songwriter management company, Hallwood Media. Through the use of these platforms, 99Makaveli has caught the attention of many producer vets and established artists who have reached out to collaborate on future projects. She looks forward to being part of the next generation of female producers.

Courtenay, BC
they/them

Vancouver Island “swoon rock” artist, songwriter, and producer, Alexandria Maillot, takes listeners on a journey through lava-lamp-lit bedrooms and rain-soaked roads. Spinning sonic motifs of acoustic wonder and electric drive, Maillot’s sound is familiar yet refreshing.

Their debut album Time garnered national radio attention and widespread critical acclaim, and now, the budding of a new chapter begins with their latest full-length sophomore release, Benevolence. If Southern rock, dream pop, and R&B were blended together and baked in a grungy Easy-Bake oven, it might come out sounding something like Benevolence.

Maillot’s songs have found placements on TV/film (MTV, Hallmark, Netflix), and they have toured extensively throughout North America and the EU, performing on various stages at Reeperbahn Festival, Rifflandia, Riverfest Elora, Dawson City Music Festival, Make Music Pasadena, and many more.

Ottawa, ON
she/her

Aliah Guerra is a Canadian-Trinidadian jazz vocalist, electric guitarist, and producer. With a nostalgic, yet modern approach to jazz, her neo-soul style has been compared to the likes of Erykah Badu, Sade, and Amy Winehouse.

Aliah taught herself to play the electric guitar at the age of 12 when she started covering Amy Winehouse songs on YouTube in 2009. A few years later she released her self-produced debut album Sounds of a Seed (2018), and most recently released a hit single titled "Show Me".

Aliah has developed a reputation for putting on sophisticated, smooth, and soulful shows. She's been invited to perform internationally as a solo artist and with her band. Aliah celebrated the five year anniversary of Sounds of a Seed with shows in London, UK and Dubai.

Ava Kibalian
Toronto, ON
she/her

Ava Kay is a Canadian, singer-songwriter and composer whose accomplishments as a writer include gold records and domestic and international radio success. Her pop songwriting career has produced songs that have accumulated over 30 million streams and counting across streaming platforms. She has collaborated with Grammy Award-winning producer Afrojack, Britain’s Got Talent/Eurovision finalist Ryan O’Shaughnessy and multi-platinum artists Raghav, ATB, and Tyler Shaw.

Breagh McKinnon
Halifax, NS
she/her

Breagh Isabel is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and producer. She has written for artists including Donovan Woods, Classified, BANNERS, and Ria Mae. Her productions have been featured in promos, films and television shows including NBC’s Grey’s Anatomy and Netflix’s Selling The OC.

Montreal, QC
she/her

Under the alias KROY, Camille Poliquin has made a name for herself on the North American music scene, owing to her crystal-clear voice and her mysterious, electro-pop compositions. In 2016, she released SCAVENGER, a solo debut which has generated over 2 million streams. She’s also gained recognition for her work as a score composer, having worked on feature films and with Cirque du Soleil, both individually and as part of electro-pop duo Milk & Bone.

Toronto, ON
they/them

Carmen Elle is a musician/songwriter from Toronto. They began writing music, playing shows and recording albums in her teens and for the past decade has played in several bands, most notably: DIANA, Army Girls, and Austra. Carmen now owns a studio in Toronto where they produce music for sync and provides affordable space for queer and non binary artists.

Kentville, NS
she/her

JUNO Award-nominated, award-winning, and internationally renowned contemporary folk artist Dayna Manning has been recording and touring for over 25 years. She released her first album with EMI Canada and Nettwerk Music Group in 1997 and has written and recorded four solo albums and three with the acclaimed folk trio Trent Severn.

Dayna recently received the Woman of the Year Award from Optimism Place Stratford for her work with youth in her community, and was nominated for Producer of the Year at the 2021 Canadian Folk Music Awards for her latest album, Morning Light. The video for her song, “You You You" won the 2021 London Forest City Music Award for video of the year. Dayna’s first book Many Moons: A Songwriter’s Memoir includes a foreword by Col. Chris Hadfield, and was listed as one of the best books of the season by Canadian Living Magazine. The accompanying soundtrack is a 'greatest hits' of Dayna’s works.

Toronto, ON
she/her

Denise De’ion is a producer, artist, and songwriter from Toronto. Her music is a mix of R&B/Soul, Pop, Caribbean, and hip hop but in actuality it’s a vibe all on its own.

Some of her most recent accomplishments include song placements on Netflix’s Ginny and Georgia, winning the Canadian Beatmakers League in 2020, IStandard beat battle at the 2019 ASCAP Music Expo in LA, and being in the top four, chosen out of thousands of producer entries, in the Remy Martin Producer challenge in New York.

Vancouver, BC
she/they

Elisa is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, recording, mixing, and mastering engineer at CPS Mastering, a music super-fan, and all around studio rat. She is a conduit for ideas with lightening fast skills, an obsessive work ethic, and the ability to intuit the needs of her collaborators. She fosters safe spaces with her prowess, bringing focus and energy to every session.

Recent clients include Aysanabee, Lights, The Darcys, and Alexisonfire.

Halifax, NS
she/her

A triple threat, Erin has numerous awards to her credit as an artist, songwriter and producer. Her own records have received critical acclaim and extensive airplay in Canada, the US and Europe where she has delighted concert audiences for over a decade as both a headliner and opener for such notable legends as Mavis Staples, Dr. John, and Boz Scaggs. She has also shared the stage with Levon Helm’s Midnight Ramble, Amy Helm, Shannon McNally, Matt Anderson, and Joel Plaskett.

Erin has arranged music for CBC Radio and CBC TV, she has written horn and string arrangements for Juno Award winners Amelia Curran and Stephen Fearing and for Polaris Prize nominated hip hop artist, Aquakultre. She has received numerous commissions for her writing including the Upstream Ensemble, CBC Radio, Symphony Nova Scotia, the Blue Engine String Quartet and the Hourglass ensemble. In 2021, Erin did choral arrangements and mixed a recording for a group of international choristers commissioned by the prestigious Eisteddfod Festival in Wales.

Erin has a Bachelor of Music Degree in Jazz Studies and did her Graduate work in Composition with an emphasis on Electronic music, Multimedia and Performance Art. As a producer and mix engineer Erin is in great demand, working with artists across a variety of genres.

Alexandra Petkovski
Toronto, ON
she/her

Called "a haunting artist to watch" by Rolling Stone, Alexandra Petkovski is an award-winning composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist, artist, and songwriter. Her music is heard across platforms like Fortnite, Disney+, TIFF, Blumhouse Productions, Netflix, and HBO. Her artist project, FJØRA, has become widely known throughout the Film/TV/Video Game worlds.

Alex is a director for the Alliance for Women Film Composers, an Officer on the leadership board for the SCGC, is a proud standing voting member of the Recording Academy, Television Academy, Society of Lyricists and Composers, World Soundtrack Awards, and is a current ambassador for the Grammy's NEXT Class of 2023.

Toronto, ON
she/her

Grace is one part ambitious creative, one part meticulously methodical idea architect. From growing up playing classical piano, to working as a civil engineer, to being a multi-faceted songwriter, producer, and engineer, Grace embodies the delicate dichotomy between an individualist dream-chaser, and a pragmatic realist of a second generation Chinese-Canadian artist. From Vancouver, BC, Grace started out as the assistant audio engineer at Echoplant Recording Studios. She has since produced in the Songwriters Association of Canada song camp, been mentored by Diamond certified producer Simone Torres, and graduated from RBC Launchpad Music Entrepreneurship program and Music Publishers Canada's Women in the Studio National Accelerator. You will find Grace at the helm of every stage in the music creation process from songwriting to live show production.

Sarah-Anna McNab
Mississauga, ON
she/her

iaamSaam is a multidisciplinary musician, singer-songwriter and producer. Her debut EP PsychEval (2017) landed her a spot on Red Bull Music Academy’s 2017 Bass Camp roster and led to the wave of collaborations and placements that followed. With her debut album scheduled to release in 2021, iaamSaam is looking to cement her place as a multifaceted creator and provide an oasis for people who walk through the world in shoes similar to her own.

Montreal, QC
she/her

Isabelle Banos is a producer, mixer, and audio educator. Her music has appeared in TV shows & films (Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, etc.) and ads (Rakuten, GoPro, Ardene, etc). In 2022 she was selected to participate in the Keychange program as an innovator and advocate for gender minorities in the music industry. She’s been featured in Tape Op magazine and has written columns for Canadian Musician magazine. Isabelle is an educator on LANDR's YouTube channel, is part of the core teaching faculty at Omni Sound Project, and a regular volunteer for the Montreal chapter of Rock Camp For Girls. In April 2021, she opened her own inclusive studio space in Montreal called Chez Ballsy.

La-Nai Gabriel
Victoria, BC
she/her

La-Nai Gabriel (also known by her producer name, laaain) is a proficient multi-instrumentalist, composer, arranger, and producer. She is a graduate of the Music Studies program at Humber College in Toronto, and the Sound and Music Recording program at Recording Arts Canada in Montreal. Victoria, BC-based Lai-Nai has performed extensively in Canada, the United States, Japan, United Kingdom, and Southeast Asia. She has been a music director and touring musician for many projects, as well as producer and composer of her own work.

La-Nai is featured as an instrumentalist on the latest album by Tanika Charles, Papillion de Nuit released April 2022. She has arranged winds, strings, and vocals for many artists. Her arranging work is featured on Vivek Shraya’s 2017 album Part-Time Woman featuring Queer Songbook Orchestra. Her work as a composer and orchestrator will be featured in upcoming episodes of Thomas: All Engines Go!, Superwish, and Dreams in Vantablack. Her production, under the alias laaain, is featured on Leah Canali’s debut EP Light +Dark and on “IDFT:The Secret Track” featuring Katya Zamo, and co-written by Tafari Anthony. Away Mission, laaain’s first self-produced EP, was released in 2021.

Winnipeg, MB
she/her

Lana Winterhalt is a singer-songwriter, producer and artist based in Winnipeg. She has released five projects in the past five years and her catalogue covers a wide range of genres including: acoustic ballads, neoclassical instrumentals, indie rock, electro pop, and new age. From heartbreak to pure bliss, and hushed ambience to exploding soundscapes, Lana Winterhalt’s artistry and production sink deep into your soul and intend to stay there.

Toronto, ON
she/her

An endorsee of YSL Pro, Lisa Patterson is an award-winning creator and entrepreneur who works in her LPM studio as a producer-engineer, songwriter-musician, and string-horn arranger. 2022-2023 included engineering 3-time Juno nominee Alysha Brilla’s album Circle, co-producing two singles with Juno winner Lantz (Charmaine, Jazz Cartier), and producing five Indie singles and two EPs. LPM Artist Development Program's successes include Warner Records Alex Frew and ISC semi-finalist Nova Carver-Cook. Trailblazing advocacy highlights: presented first-ever industry panel of female & non-binary producers (2017); first-ever CMW gender inclusive producer panel (2018); currently director of new initiative TheListeningParty.vip. Highlights as artist: 4 albums; Top 10 Benelux singles; Rough Trade distribution; tours of Europe, Mexico & India.

Sioux Lookout, ON
they/them

An Anishinaabe violist and composer, Melody McKiver is “changing the way we think about the viola” (CBC). Praised for their “unique and captivating world of sound” (Exclaim!), Melody is a compelling solo performer based in Sioux Lookout (Northwestern Ontario) within their homelands of Obishikokaang Lac Seul First Nation. Their work integrates electronics with Western classical music to shape a new genre of Anishinaabe compositions. Their debut EP Reckoning was nominated for an Indigenous Music Award.

Cassandra Zingone
Toronto, ON
she/her

Mour is a Toronto-based dark pop/hip-hop producer. Delving into music production six years ago, Mour started finding her dark pop sound and making her name known in the last year, with the guidance of respected community members such as Dan “5piece” Lombardi and Anthony “Cajflow” Johnson. In the last year, she’s released two self-produced albums, one with a feature from EverythingOShauN, and a single with local artist and hometown friend J-Will.

Myya Lal
Toronto, ON
she/her

MYYA is a singer-songwriter/ producer-engineer known in Toronto for competing in “Battle of the Beat Makers” (a beat battle held to showcase global talent) where she was placed top 15 worldwide. She graduated from “The Remix Project”, a music development program that has given rise to stars such as (Drake, Jessie Reyes, Grammy nominated producer Boi1da, and more).

She is currently a part of Timbaland’s “Beat Club”, has written for various artists in the industry, and has landed sync placements with companies such as Samsung, Adidas, Netflix (Ginny & Georgia, Kim’s Convenience, Buddy Games 2), and Red Bull.

On her artist side where she writes/produces her own music she has amassed over 15M streams across all platforms including remixes.

Muhubo Mohamed
Toronto, ON
they/them

OBUXUM is a Toronto based Somali-Canadian producer and beat maker, whose lush and characteristic sound celebrates story telling. They have made their presence known with notable festival performances at Wavelength Festival, Kazoo! Fest, Electric Eclectics, and Venus Fest. NOW Magazine included OBUXUM in their list of Toronto electronic musicians to watch in 2018.

Anastasia Petrova
Toronto, ON
she/her

Anastasia is an award-winning songwriter, music producer and mix engineer hailing from Toronto, Canada. A graduate of Harris Institute for the Arts’ Audio Production and Arts Management programs, MPC’s “Women In The Studio'' program, and recipient of the 2021 MusiCounts Accelerate Scholarship, Anastasia has worked in some of the greatest studios in North America (Post Office Sound, Spotify Studios, Grayson Music, Orange Lounge, ArtHaus, etc). She has recorded, produced and written for some of Toronto’s hottest acts (Honey Cocaine, Gabriella Bee, whereisluna, Andrea Ramolo), and has worked with Canadian music royalty like Tyler Shaw and Serena Ryder. Anastasia has also written music for TV (My Little Pony) and actively attends writing camps (Songwriter’s Association of Canada, Beatcave), collaborating with a variety of creatives.

Anastasia mainly operates from her home studio working on local and international songwriting, production, and mixing projects for both sync and commercial release.

Toronto, ON
she/her

Phoenix Pagliacci is a R&B and hip-hop artist, producer, songwriter, and activist. Born and raised in Toronto, Phoenix inherited her love of music from her family and began her artistic journey at the age of six, playing the piano and singing.

Phoenix’s ability to command a crowd during live performances has afforded her the opportunity to perform in The Netherlands, Brazil, and western Canada. She has performed with Canadian artists such as Eternia, Tara Chase, Michie Mee, Jully Black, Shad, and Ghettosocks.

Her versatility can be heard on features by fellow Canadians Aquakultre, Ghettosocks, Eternia, Shad, and DJ Shub to name a few. Phoenix has also collaborated with international artists such as Rapsody, Killah Priest (Wu -Tang Clan), Tajai (Souls of Mischief), and Jean Grae. Additionally, Phoenix is a voice actor, and has credentials which include award-nominated audiobooks Gutter Child by Jael Richardson and The Lost Sister by Andrea Gunraj.

North Preston, NS
she/her

Since releasing her first in EP, I Am Reeny, in 2015, Reeny Smith’s powerful voice and vibrant, emotional rollercoaster of a stage show have solidified her as one of the most enthralling artists in Canada. Signing with Cymba Music Publishing in 2016, she released her breakout single, “Good Girl Swag”, a song with an unrelenting positivity in an increasingly harsh world. Smith went on to win Music Nova Scotia’s African Canadian Artist of the Year award in 2016, 2017 and 2018, as well as Best RnB Artist award in The Coast’s Best of Halifax awards in 2017 and 2018.

Montreal, QC
they/them

Russell Louder is a songwriter, producer, and performer born and raised in Epekwitk (Prince Edward Island), Canada. Their music is carried by a powerful clear voice reminiscent of Florence and the Machine, Eurythmics, and La Roux. You only have to see them in concert once to fall for the luminous and authentic world they've built - both poignant and danceable.

In 2021, Russell released their debut album, Humor, on Lisbon Lux Records to critical acclaim, including being selected for the prestigious Polaris Prize longlist. Their single “Hello Stranger” stayed on CBC Music's Top 20 list for four consecutive weeks following the album's release. Russell currently pays rent in Tiohtià:ke (Montreal, CA) while their heart waits for them on the shores of Epekwitk.

Vancouver, BC
she/her

Sadé Awele is a Nigerian-born singer who is inspired by her Yoruba and Ibo heritage, which you experience in her music, one that ranges from Afrosoul to conscious alternative R&B, neo-soul and contemporary R&B. Her music is certainly in a category of its own. Her most recent work includes a series of singles with accompanying music videos available on all music platforms, Youtube & IGTV. Her most anticipated EP project Time Love Journey, was released in the fall of 2020 and has gained over 200,000 streams since its release.

London, ON
she/her

Sarah MacDougall is a multiple award-winning artist, songwriter, composer and producer. Sarah recently signed with Canadian publisher Arts & Crafts as a songwriter and producer. With a background in audio engineering from Banff and Berklee College of Music, and a degree in music composition from Simon Fraser University, Sarah is a versatile talent in the studio. Sarah often collaborates with storyteller and writer Ivan Coyote and has co-written songs with Bill Lefler, Nygel Asselin, Rich Jaques, Stacey, Old Man Saxon, Marcus Paquin, Ben Kunder, Hill Kourkoutis, Matt Epp, Begonia, Thom D’Darcy, and more.

Winnipeg, MB
they/them

Sierra Noble is a well-known singer, songwriter, fiddle player, and producer from Winnipeg, Canada. Throughout their music career, Noble has had the honour to work with and learn from some of the best producers and engineers in the industry including Russ Titelman, Rusty Matyas, Chad Carlson, and Brent Maher. Their original music has been featured in TV shows such as One Tree Hill, Switched at Birth, and Parenthood, and in films such as CBC’s Humboldt: The New Season, 40 Weeks, and Fostering Hope.

Toronto, ON
she/her

Stella Lux is a multifaceted recording artist, songwriter, producer, engineer and dancer from Toronto. She continues to strengthen her production skills as she prepares for the release of her first single “Gravy” this fall. Stella has been creatively composing for over a decade. From taking opera lessons at a young age to becoming a self-taught guitarist and pianist; she’s consistently broadening her skills and immersing herself within multiple genres. She received a post-secondary audio engineering certificate from the Harris Institute for the Arts to enhance her technical skills, which allowed her to freelance engineer and be a production and engineer assistant in audio post production. She will never stop creating and will always be passionate about music production.

Toronto, ON
she/her

Based in Toronto, Steph is a multi-award-winning screen composer, producer, and recording artist, celebrated for her evocative film scores in drama, thriller, and genre films (Vicious Fun, The Oak Room, Laced). In 2022, she took home two Canadian Screen Music Awards for The Retreat and Lethal Love followed by Best Score for a Narrative Feature Film in 2023 for Outpost. In August 2023, she marked a significant milestone, composing the feature film score for the Slovak-Canadian co-production A mame co sme chceli, recorded by the Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava.

A classically trained vocalist with roots at The Royal Conservatory of Music, Steph began as an electro alt-pop artist in Windsor and Detroit. Her songs have featured in series such as Netflix’s Tiny Pretty Things, and her commercial works include NBA Canada, Destination Toronto and The North Face. Steph occasionally takes on the role of music director, producing and conducting ensemble performances showcased at the 2018 SOCAN Awards and the 2018 TIFF Gala.

Francesca Nocera
Toronto/Caledon, ON
she/her

Francesca Nocera, aka Sun Sun, is a Toronto/Caledon based DJ, producer, member of rap-electro, dub hop group Above Top Secret and Witch Prophet, as well as the Co-Founder of Toronto based collective 88 Days Of Fortune/Heart Lake Records.

Her band has opened for and shared the stage with amazing acts like Shabazz Palaces, The Halluci Nation, Lido Pimienta, JPEG MAFIA, and many more. She has performed at festivals and events such as the Montreal Jazz Festival, Soul Of Brooklyn, NXNE, Canadian Music Week (CMW), Manifesto, Wavelength, Music Gallery, Venus Fest, and Pride Toronto.

Alexandra Tjernagal
Vancouver, BC
she/her

Born and raised in Vancouver B.C., Teddi Jones started taking interest in music at an early age. She is a songwriter and producer, writing some of her first songs as a young teenager. Some of her most notable work includes credits with artists including Summer Walker (“Over It”), Buddy (“She Think”), $not (“Fall In Love”), Russ (“STATUS”), BROCKHAMPTON (“CRUCIFY ME”), and G-Eazy and Rick Ross. Teddi continues recording and writing in the music hubs of Vancouver, Toronto, and Los Angeles. Recently, she scored her first feature film, Subjects of Desire.

Terez Goulet
Calgary, AB
she/her

Terez is a fiercely creative Queer Métis artist, who wears multiple hats as a singer-songwriter, producer, engineer, creative director, and advocate for women’s rights and mental health awareness. She's shared stages with the likes of Keith Urban, opened for Canadian artist Ria Mae, and was slated to perform with RALPH. Terez's creative reach extends globally, creating tracks and writing songs across genres from Country to K-Pop. Her creative work spans beyond music, encompassing creative direction, styling, marketing strategy, and a recent venture into TV and film, earning her first non-musical producer credit.

Her versatility shines as she effortlessly blends Pop and R&B with a Punk edge. This distinct style is complemented by deep and meaningful lyrics, coupled with her velvety yet powerful vocal tone, as showcased on her self-produced EP Chaos Era, released in November 2023.