Life on Hifi

Passion has Roux’s Life on Hifi! She is a graphic artist, body painter and entrepreneur based in Jamaica, but during her time in University, she fell into depression and was discouraged from doing art. In part 2 of our conversation, we delve deeper into her story to uncover life lessons. We talk about things like how she manages her depression, the constant self-discipline it takes and spirituality vs. religion.

A solo episode, unlike other episodes. Dom had a series of revelations on her recent trip to Waterloo, Ontario. It was poetic and vulnerable, which took her by surprise. She uses this season finale to convey the essence of this drive via storytelling so it’s possible for you to follow along as if you were there. If there’s one thing she’d like you to get from this story is a reminder that sometimes we just need a little alone time in a new environment to be in awe of life again.

Imagine a simple life where you live off the land and have little to no technology. Much like my grandparents, for a portion of her life, Rita grew up with almost nothing in Rwanda. She would have never imagined her life now, speaking English and living in Toronto. We met at an upcoming modelling agency where today she is a beauty queen, show host of the Cyper Show, humanitarian, activist, speaker— but she is so much more than that. This episode is for YOU, if you want to get into the mind of someone who will do whatever it takes to carve their own path.

Roux is a graphic artist, body painter and entrepreneur based in Jamaica. Join us as we learn about Roux's journey from a science student to an artist, what inspired her to make the change, all the obstacles she had to overcome and how it led her to manifest cool opportunities like "Imprint Jamaica". This episode is all about biting the bullet to put yourself out there and the lessons that came with doing that in a conservative country like Jamaica.

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Nathan is a Toronto-based multi-disciplinary artist who believes in constantly evolving your craft. He is the creator of the open-mic styled event called Jane street speaks and the mental health infused online event for artists called Aspire to Inspire. Nathan creates these spaces to empower local artists. In this episode, we talk about being a creative entrepreneur, evolving as an artist while remaining loyal to your core and so much more!

This interlude is meant to disrupt the larger composition of the Life on Hifi podcast album. Safe Space is a spoken word poem I originally wrote for the Bentway Takeover Art initiative in partnership with Vibe Arts. It pays homage to the spaces that make us feel a true sense of belonging. Where we feel like our most authentic selves.

Beats by Solo Otto and Parker Jozeph

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In part 2 of our After Show special, we continue our girl talk with long-time friend, Romayleah Etwaroo. Join us in our chat where we touch on soulmates, introverts vs. extroverts, lessons learned this past year, and tech’s role in helping us during the pandemic. Last but not least, find out what has Ro’s Life on Hifi!

Key Takeaways:

01:05 Do you believe in having multiple soulmates? 

6:20 Everything 2020 has taught us

9:34 Working from home.  

16:23 How life has changed since the pandemic & manifesting your best life

In part 1 of our second After Show special, my long-time friend Romayleah stops by for some good conversation and reflection as we unpack Episodes 10 & 11 with Randel.

Romayleah has recently completed her masters abroad and gives us an insight on how she got prepared and the obstacles she faced. Like any good girl chat, more topics get thrown in the mix from  migrating from the Caribbean and heartbreak to perfectionism and how toxic social media can be.

In Part 2 with Randell, the founder of RISE (the arts movement and company based in Toronto), we talk about self discipline as a  form of self love, putting yourself first, performing for Obama, learnings from the pandemic, the trick to manifesting bigger moves, money and more. His life is coloured with challenges and triumphs, from having multiple near death experiences, to being arrested, to sharing the same stage with former US president. Tune in as we dig into “claiming what’s yours.”