Exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, and bridging the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Introducing today's guest: Anwar McDonald.

Anwar McDonald is a songwriter known for crafting infectious melodies and versatile lyrics across genres, from reggae to pop, R&B, hip-hop, and country. The Bahamian songwriter got his international start writing for reggae artist Jah Cure’s 2015 album ‘The Cure’ which debuted at #1 on Billboard Reggae Albums chart and was nominated for Best Reggae Album at the 2016 Grammy Awards. He collaborated with Jah Cure again on his 2019 Album ‘Royal Soldier’, including the singles “Risk it All” and “Marijuana” (which features Damian Marley) and continues to bring his creative touch to projects with Toronto-based production group Jukebox.

Connect with Anwar McDonald:

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/anwarmcdonaldmusic/

Jukebox Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/play.the.jukebox/ ⁠

Jukebox Website: ⁠https://playthejukebox.com/ ⁠

Listen to SHUFFLE (Jukebox Original Album) -

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/79milDwE5j4f5M7hZGU9vV?trackId=6fvxos1qSHrIgOkKw4dhWS

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/ca/album/shuffle/1823481889

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlnyZ6J4Bhs&list=OLAK5uy_nS3a2IfVjgX8gPAeGpUcL4ukTAi7U7sEw

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website: ⁠https://emmadellarossa.com/ ⁠

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/⁠

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ

⁠Stream my song “Worse”: ⁠https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse ⁠

This episode and its music was mixed by Luke Fair at Rosetta Sound.

Rosetta Sound Website: ⁠https://rosettasound.com/ ⁠

Rosetta Sound Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/rosetta.sound ⁠

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Exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, and bridging the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Introducing today's guest: Luke Fair. Luke Fair is a mixer and producer dedicated to being the bridge between what you're hearing in your head and what comes through your speakers. He believes musical storytelling should be accessible to anyone with a story to tell. Removing technical barriers he acts as a translator, enabling artists to turn ideas into meaningful songs in the way it makes sense to them. His work spans from pop single to feature-length film score, collaborating with artists, producers, and composers in the local Toronto scene and around the world. He's committed to fostering community and support for artists navigating an increasingly challenging music industry. You can learn more and listen to his work at rosettasound.com and you can message Luke on instagram @lukefair to ask questions, chat, or grab a coffee.

This episode and its music was mixed by Luke Fair at Rosetta Sound.

Connect with Luke Fair:

Rosetta Sound Website: ⁠⁠⁠https://rosettasound.com/ ⁠⁠⁠Rosetta Sound Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/rosetta.sound ⁠⁠⁠

Connect with Emma Della RossaWebsite: ⁠⁠https://emmadellarossa.com/ ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/⁠⁠Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ ⁠⁠Stream my new song “Worse”: ⁠⁠https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse ⁠⁠

Follow Bedroom Studios PodcastLinktree: ⁠⁠https://beacons.ai/bedroomstudiospodcast ⁠⁠iHeartRadio: ⁠⁠https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-bedroom-studios-podcast-272744073/ ⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/bedroomstudiospodcast/⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@BedroomStudiosPodcast ⁠⁠Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/show/1Dsn38TzVgMhjedk1YP74V?si=021e8f787b194793&nd=1&dlsi=c864e3ac45024608⁠

Exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, and bridging the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Introducing today's guest: Jonathan Karkar.

Jonathan Karkar is a versatile music producer known for crafting engaging, story driven productions across a wide range of styles. Blending technical expertise with artistic vision, he creates music that is both sonically compelling and emotionally resonant. He works with a diverse range of artists, helping them bring their musical visions to life while encouraging creative exploration. His collaborative, supportive studio environment fosters the creative process and pushes artistic boundaries. Jonathan is passionate about nurturing emerging talent. He’s actively involved in live show development and is a trusted mentor for many artists navigating their musical and creative journeys. With years of experience and a deep commitment to artistic growth, Jonathan brings invaluable insight, energy and creativity to every project he joins.

Connect with Jonathan Karkar:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jkarkar/

Production reel (Spotify): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7JeHcvlcQ0cQzXgeDQJb4S?si=3ff7c9dd91f24bc8Production reel (Apple Music): https://music.apple.com/ca/playlist/produced-by-jonathan-karkar/pl.u-06oxxkzuo1oYJe

Jukebox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/play.the.jukebox/

Jukebox Website: https://playthejukebox.com/

Listen to SHUFFLE (Jukebox Original Album) -

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/album/79milDwE5j4f5M7hZGU9vV?trackId=6fvxos1qSHrIgOkKw4dhWS

Apple Music: ⁠https://music.apple.com/ca/album/shuffle/1823481889⁠

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlnyZ6J4Bhs&list=OLAK5uy_nS3a2IfVjgX8gPAeGpUcL4ukTAi7U7s

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website: https://emmadellarossa.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ Stream my song “Worse”: https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse

This episode and its music was mixed by Luke Fair at Rosetta Sound.

Rosetta Sound Website: https://rosettasound.com/

Rosetta Sound Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rosetta.sound

Follow Bedroom Studios Podcast

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Bedroom Studios Podcast presents a series of interviews exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, aiming to bridge the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Join host and singer-songwriter Emma Della Rossa for engaging conversations about life as a creative, tips and tricks for pursuing an artistic career, navigating the music industry, and more.  Introducing this episode's featured guests, PEPTALK.

PEPTALK are your wholesome friends giving unsolicited advice. Boasting two-thirds queer, two-thirds POC, all female and self-produced, This Sydney based indie-pop band is determined to be the positive representation they longed for growing up. Made up of Jay-Lee Kwan, Lara Frew, and Phoebe Sinclair, PEPTALK’s presence has a comfort and confidence that only time and genuine friendship can bring. Formed on a mutual adoration for songwriting, pop hooks and iconic women in the music industry, the group have gained momentum after playing a string of festivals across the Australian east coast.

Connect with PEPTALK

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thisispeptalk

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thisispeptalk/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thisispeptalk

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyFq1imsQGcMri85x8WovPA

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2vYtdvQwAT3n7Gq3crN4EA?si=djRU6VPUTx66hby4-M0ljA&nd=1

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/thisispeptalk

Website: https://www.thisispeptalk.com/

Bedroom Studios Podcast presents a series of interviews exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, aiming to bridge the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Join host and singer-songwriter Emma Della Rossa for engaging conversations about life as a creative, tips and tricks for pursuing an artistic career, navigating the music industry, and more.  Introducing this episode's featured guest, Jacq Teh.

Vocalist, producer, and songwriter Jacqueline Teh is widely recognized for her captivating vocal arrangements and limitless songwriting.  Her voice, described by CBC Music as “a summer breeze - warm and inviting”, can be heard on her solo debut album “Waves”, a  vulnterable and heartwrenching body of work, as well as her sophomore EP, “Crush”, which blends English lyrics with Mandarin and  Hokkien, Jacqueline’s mother tongue, over a fun and flirty pop R&B sound. Jacqueline is also featured on Robert Lee’s latest modern  jazz album “Forbidden West” and jazz/R&B band Moodset’s debut album “Let's Talk”. Her songwriting can be found on Sammy  Jackson’s Juno Award-winning album “With You” and latest album “In the Meantime”. Jacqueline has performed at the Toronto Jazz  Festival, Jade Music Fest in Taiwan, Toronto, and Vancouver, the Markham Jazz Festival, and Jazz FM’s Live-to-Air Series. Along with  her songwriting endeavours, Jacqueline cares deeply about music education. She is on faculty at the University of Toronto’s Faculty of  Music where she teaches jazz voice. In addition, Jacqueline is the executive director and choral conductor for St. James Town  Community Arts, a non-profit organization providing free arts education to children in Toronto. 

Connect with Jacq Teh

Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/jacqteh⁠

TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@jacqtehmusic⁠?

Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/jacqtehmusic⁠

YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnYwkV-CyYsEOpjHIIFg6EQ⁠

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website:⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://emmadellarossa.com/⁠⁠  

Instagram:⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/?hl=en⁠⁠ 

Spotify: ⁠⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ⁠⁠ 

Stream my new song “Worse”: ⁠⁠https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse⁠⁠ 

Follow Bedroom Studios Podcast

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Bedroom Studios Podcast presents a series of interviews exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, aiming to bridge the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Join host and singer-songwriter Emma Della Rossa for engaging conversations about life as a creative, tips and tricks for pursuing an artistic career, navigating the music industry, and more.  Introducing this episode's featured guest, Rogan Mei.

Rogan Mei is an indie folk artist from Barrie, Ontario, shaped by his Northern roots and years as a forest firefighter. He began leaning into music at age 12 to cope with his mother’s heart transplant, blending raw experience with influence from Jack Johnson and John Mayer. A Seneca College grad, he performs with a tight-knit band of university-trained musicians. In 2024, he was named an Emerging Artist by the Canadian Musicians Cooperative and featured in their Showcase tour. His upcoming EP, Dickies Green Plaid Jacket, was recorded in his childhood home—a reflection on longing, quiet roads, and the people who leave us marked.

Connect with Rogan Mei

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2i9SuHtkkDMycrlAan40nn?si=MlZMC2N8R9eVWrffVAwsRA

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rogan-mei/1686030356

IG: https://www.instagram.com/roganmei/

Website:https://www.roganmei.com/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@roganmei

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website:⁠ ⁠⁠https://emmadellarossa.com/⁠  

Instagram:⁠ https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/?hl=en⁠ 

Spotify: ⁠https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ⁠ 

Stream my new song “Worse”: ⁠https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse⁠ 

Follow Bedroom Studios Podcast

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Spotify:⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/1Dsn38TzVgMhjedk1YP74V?si=021e8f787b194793&nd=1&dlsi=c864e3ac45024608

Bedroom Studios Podcast presents a series of interviews exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, aiming to bridge the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Join host and singer-songwriter Emma Della Rossa for engaging conversations about life as a creative, tips and tricks for pursuing an artistic career, navigating the music industry, and more.  Introducing this episode's featured guest, Luther Mallory.

Luther Mallory is a renowned Artist Performance Coach, Keynote Speaker and Music Artist. He is an expert in teaching Stage Presence to Performing Artists and Business Professionals. His focus is on the psychological barriers holding people back from accessing their most fearless and confident selves on stage.

People are trapped in over-thinking and obsessive judgment on stage and this is a massive barrier to audience connection. Luther's approach to performance is healing; it’s about reprogramming your brain to find the confidence, energy and guts to take risks and express yourself as a performer in a live setting. It's about breaking down your fear walls that are holding you back from accessing the most expressive and vulnerable version of yourself on stage.

Luther teaches the expressive stage skills of voice, movement, story telling, audience engagement and focus to unlock self-expression. This is how we summon the peak performance state Artists refer to as “the moment”.

Luther is the Performance Coach for two of Canada’s most acclaimed music artist development programs - The JUNO Masterclass and CMI’s Artist Entrepreneur Programs in Toronto and Calgary.

Over the last decade, Luther has coached over 1000+ artists including JUNO Award and Polaris Prize winners, major label and independent artists of every genre, and more than 50 artists that have since achieved 1 million+ Spotify streams.

Connect with Luther Mallory

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/luthermallory

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website: https://emmadellarossa.com/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/?hl=en 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ 

Stream my new song “Worse”: https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse 

Follow Bedroom Studios Podcast

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Bedroom Studios Podcast presents a series of interviews exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, aiming to bridge the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Join host and singer-songwriter Emma Della Rossa for engaging conversations about life as a creative, tips and tricks for pursuing an artistic career, navigating the music industry, and more.  Introducing this episode's featured guest, Tiffany Luvv.

Tiffany Luvv is a country/pop artist born in Montreal, QC. She is 1/2 of the Sundown Sessions, along with folk singer, Amy Craze, which is a monthly music showcase at The Rivoli in Toronto supporting indie artists of all genres. They've built a community of music makers and music lovers and they help artists with promotion, resources, mentoring and so much more.

When it comes to her music, her goal is simply to make you feel something by connecting with her unique tone and natural twang. In 2023, she was chosen out of over 80 applicants to perform at Show Love which took place at the Rivoli. This incredible event gave her the idea to reach out to the Rivoli for her music series as well because it was such an honour for her to perform there. Currently working on her debut EP and playing shows for the best audiences there is, Luvv has always been an advocate for mental health, indie artists and women in music.

Connect with Tiffany Luvv:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thetiffanyluvv?igsh=MTRkNTRyNHV2d25nYw%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

Sundown Sessions: https://www.instagram.com/thesundownsessions?igsh=MXh4cW14czUxZjBwbA%3D%3D

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website: https://emmadellarossa.com/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/?hl=en 

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ Stream my new song “Worse”: https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse 

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Bedroom Studios Podcast presents a series of interviews exploring the behind-the-scenes world of musicians, aiming to bridge the industry gap by sharing their stories, expertise, and advice with early-career artists. Join host and singer-songwriter Emma Della Rossa for engaging conversations about life as a creative, tips and tricks for pursuing an artistic career, navigating the music industry, and more. Introducing this episode's featured guest, Feura.

They don’t care if you like them. They don’t care if you get it. They don’t care if you’re ready for it. This is Feura—raw, unfiltered, and unapologetically real. Rising from the grit of Toronto’s underground, her music is a fierce collision of grunge, punk, and hard-hitting alt-rock, fueled by a fierce need to break free from expectations and speak the truth. With a growing community of 171K+ followers, she’s become a voice for those who’ve been overlooked, misunderstood, or straight-up rejected.

Shredding up Canadian stages, Feura has played over 40+ shows in the last year ranging from performances at Canada's largest pride festival, Pride Toronto, to opening for Juno nominated punk-rock band NOBRO at The Horseshoe Tavern.

With her debut album set to drop in 2025, Feura is poised to take her music to even greater heights. Keep your eyes peeled and your ears open—Feura’s journey is just beginning, and she’s not slowing down anytime soon.

Connect with Feura

Website: https://www.feuramusic.com/

Stream their debut single "SMASH": https://hypeddit.com/feura/smash

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website: https://emmadellarossa.com/  

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/?hl=en

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQStream my new song “Worse”: https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse 

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Welcome to the Bedroom Studios Podcast, the podcast where we talk about what goes on behind the scenes in a musician’s world, and bridge the industry gap by bringing their stories, expertise, and advice to early-career artists! Subscribe to join us for a fun chat about life as a creative person, tips and tricks for pursuing an artistic career, navigating the music industry, and more! My name is Emma Della Rossa, I am a singer-songwriter based in Toronto, and Today I am interviewing Emily James.

Listening to Emily James feels like a conversation with a close friend. Her conversational lyricism, eloquent songcraft, and artful production have consistently captivated a growing fanbase. The New York-born and based singer, songwriter, and producer engages a new kind of conversation with her upcoming EP, “Summer Nostalgia,” out August 15th, 2025.

Connect with Emily James

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emilyjamesmusic

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@emily__james

Facebook: https://facebook.com/EmilyJamesMusic

Twitter: https://twitter.com/musicemilyjames

SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/emilyjamesmusic

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/EmilyJamesMusic

Connect with Emma Della Rossa

Website: https://emmadellarossa.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/emmadellarossa/?hl=en

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HxRFzuI4SKBrauYEiSjad?si=w1JcVg5MQYSMWnWe5OUEcQ

Stream my new song “Worse”: https://li.sten.to/emmadellarossa_worse

Follow Bedroom Studios Podcast

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