STUDIO 01

On the twenty-third episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman has a conversation with Tyler Shaw. Tyler Shaw is a multi-platinum selling artist, producer and actor. The Chinese-Canadian artist released his hit song "Kiss Goodnight" in 2012, and the track quickly hit platinum sales. In 2014, Tyler earned a JUNO nomination for ‘Breakthrough Artist of the Year.' He then went on to release the certified gold tracks "House of Cards" and "Wicked," all from his 2015  debut album "Yesterday." Tyler then followed-up his debut album with  "Intuition," an album which featured the double-platinum hit “With You” and the top-ten hit “Cautious.” This past April, Tyler spearheaded the COVID-19 relief single "Lean On Me," which assembled some of Canada’s greatest musical legends, including Justin Bieber, Avril Lavigne, Michael Buble, Sarah McLachlan and Bryan Adams. To date, Tyler Shaw's efforts have raised over $100,000 for the Canadian Red Cross for  COVID-19 related initiatives. Recently, Tyler Shaw released "Remember," the first single from his upcoming 3rd studio album.

On the twenty-second episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Wesley Hill of rising Los Angeles atmospheric alternative-rock quartet, The Only Ocean. Formed in Lompoc, CA during Wesley’s high school days, the band has evolved from an auspicious bedroom solo-project to a flourishing four-piece that has carved out its own unique place within the sea of playlists and festival stages in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara, eventually settling further south in Los Angeles, where all four members grew up. The Only Ocean's sound has continued to evolve and diversify with the addition of new band-mates: Guitarist Tamara Simons, drummer Jonathan Palmquist, and bassist Jordan Kaufman. In 2015, The Only Ocean released their self-titled debut. Recently, the group released a new single and music video titled "Watch It Fall."

On the twenty-first episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with American singer, songwriter and musician Zella Day. Zella is 25 years old, hailing from Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona. In 2015, Zella released her major label release in the form of "Kicker." The debut was preceded by the singles "Hypnotic" and "East of  Eden." After five years, Zella has returned with a brand new EP called "Where Does The Devil Hide," produced by The Black Keys' Dan Auerbach.

On the twentieth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril  Osman has a conversation with New York-based singer-songwriter SAMIA.  In 2017, SAMIA released her debut single "Welcome To Eden," and her  career took off after her second single "Someone Tell The Boys," an  empowering anthem. Now, after three years of releasing music, touring  and refining as an artist, SAMIA delivered her debut album, "The Baby."

On the nineteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Toronto singer and multi-instrumentalist GRAE. Crafting her own empowering indie-leading pop with mystique, fierceness and a DIY twist, GRAE has been making waves in the music industry: Since dropping her first EP "New Girl" in late 2019, GRAE has  accumulated over three million streams across all platforms, graced the cover of Spotify's "Indie Pop and Chill," "Outliers" and "Introducing"  playlists, and won the SOCAN Young Canadian Songwriters Award. Recently, GRAE released a brand new ep called "Permanent Maniac."

On the eighteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with rising star and platinum certified Canadian artist Ryland James. Ryland James is a 21-year-old artist from Deseronto, Ontario. Ryland recently released his debut self-titled EP, a milestone achievement following a year of immense growth and success. Ryland capped off his momentous 2019 campaign with a North American tour as the opening act for fellow Canadian superstar Alessia Cara. The self-titled EP features Ryland's recent releases “Better Off,” “Shoulder To Cry On,”  and the platinum certified hit “In My Head."

On the seventeenth episode of the video call interview series, Host  Jibril Osman sits down with rising Canadian country artist Jade  Eagleson. With a #1 song on the Canadian country radio chart ("Lucky"),  the most-viewed domestically-signed country music video in history for  "Got Your Name On It," 85M+ global streams and two certified-gold  singles ("Got Your Name On it" and "Count The Ways") under his belt,  Jade Eagelson has been shining since he began releasing music in 2018.  Recently, Jade Eagleson released his self-titled debut album. This album  is packed with fan favourites like "Got Your Name On It," "Count The  Ways," "Still Gonna Be You," "Good Country People," and "Lucky," as well  as his recently released singles, "Close" and "Hackin' Darts," along  with three brand new tracks, "Whiskey Tonight," "Boom Town," and "Little  Less Lonely."

On the sixteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril  Osman has a conversation with 16-year-old rising Canadian artist Anna  Sofia. At just 16, the singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist has  garnered critical acclaim, millions of streams  and legions of dedicated  fans. Earlier this year, Anna released her debut "Self Aware Bitch" EP,  which received critical acclaim from Ones To Watch, Affinity Magazine,  That Buzzing Sound, and accumulated over 3 million cumulative streams.  Recently, Anna unleashed her sophomore effort with the "Broken  Perfection" EP. Lead by stand-out  track "Don’t Play Pretend," this new  EP is another glimpse into the stunning potential of Anna Sofia, who  effortlessly go from creating a gorgeous, sparse indie vibe in "Either  Way," to a blissful pop track in "Happy For You." Working with long-time  collaborators Jeff Hazin and Frank Dukes (who has worked with Drake and  Taylor Swift), Anna Sofia has been earmarked as "the one to watch."

On the fifteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril  Osman sits down with Grizzly Coast. Grizzly Coast is the musical brainchild of Toronto-based indie-rock musician Alannah Kavanagh. Formerly performing as an acoustic singer-songwriter, Grizzly Coast evolved into a band with relative ease, having toured her powerful and effervescent live show throughout Ontario and Alberta, including opening for Fast Romantics, Begonia, and Exclaim! magazine’s Class of 2020. After releasing singles since 2018, Grizzly Coast has recently released its debut project, "Party Of One."

On the fourteenth episode of the video call interview series, Host  Jibril Osman sits down with Nikki Yanofksy. Nikki is a JUNO-nominated  artist from Montreal, best known for her performance of "I Believe," the  2010 Winter Olympic anthem (which she recorded & performed when she  was only 16 years-old). Over the course of her career, Nikki has worked  with a ton of celebrated artists including Herbie Hancock, Elton John,  Stevie Wonder and Quincy Jones, and was named on Billboard’s "21 Under  21." Recently, Nikki released the album "Turn Down The Sound." On this  new record, Nikki comes full circle on an ambition she’s been angling  towards for years: To believe in and act on her own creative intuition.