STUDIO 01

On the second episode of the audio interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Billy Raffoul. Billy Raffoul is a singer/songwriter from Leamington, Ontario. After releasing his first single, "Driver" in 2017, Raffoul would release his debut EP, "1975." In the years that followed, Raffoul would drop another EP coined "The Running Wild," perform for big acts like Kings of Leon and X Ambassadors while building as an artist and performer. Recently, Raffoul released a brand new EP  called "A Few More Hours At YYZ," and was on his own headlining tour before it was shut down due to the Covid-19 Pandemic. Not wanting to part with fans, Raffoul created "The Social Distancing Tour" to perform for fans on Instagram Live.

On the fifth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with the Snotty Nose Rez Kids, a Haisla Hip-Hop duo from Kitimat, B.C., composed of rappers Yung Treybez and Young D. After forming in 2016, Snotty Nose Rez Kids released two albums in 2017, their self-titled debut and "The Average Savage." Their accolades would later include Best Hip-Hop Artist at the Western Canadian Music Awards, "Short List" at Polaris Music Prize 2018, and a 2019 Juno Nomination for "Best Indigenous Music Album." They would wrap up 2019 with the album "Trapline" that would be named on Exclaim's "One of The Best 50 Albums of The 2010s" list and make a return to the Polaris Music Prize "Short List." Recently, they released a new EP, "Born Deadly."

On the fourth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman has a conversation with Paul Chin, a Polaris-nominated Toronto producer. On March 20, Paul released "Full Spectrum," his first release in five years following his 2015 project "Dancing Drums." The new release features the likes of CBC Searchlight winner Desirée Dawson, and Polaris Music Prize nominee Shad, with the album mixed and mastered by Toronto’s Freeza Chin.

On the third episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with STORRY, a Juno-Nominated artist that was trained in classical music but dives deep in other genres. Back in February, STORRY released her debut album, "CH III: The Come Up," based on a chapter of her life; a woman exiting the sex industry to enter the music industry. Recently, STORRY released a Claymation film, "Up," set to a song of the same name from the album.

On the second episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down and has a conversation with ZOLA. ZOLA is a singer, songwriter from San Francisco. Recently, ZOLA has been releasing records from her upcoming full-length project in the form of the singles, "Crystal Floors," "Tèlèphone" and the most recent single, "Don't Eat."

On the first episode of the audio interview series, Host Jibril Osman sits down with Dom Want (Guitar/Synth) and Joe Gaskell (Drums) from the U.K Band Larkins. Larkins formed after members Josh Noble (Vocals) and Dom Want started making music in school. Henry Beach (Bass/Synth) and Joe Gaskell were eventually added into the line-up. Recently, the Manchester band released their EP "Hit And Run," and the music video for the single, "Hit And Run." Before their Toronto show on their North American Tour, I connected with Dom and Joe for a sit down.

On the first video call interview, Host Jibril Osman sits down and has a conversation with Tarek Jafar, a member of the Canadian Blues Rock Band The Blue Stones from Windsor, Ontario alongside band mate Justin Tessier. Recently, the band has been working on their new record and released two singles "Shakin’ Off The Rust," and "Grim." The Blue Stones have been nominated for the 2020 Juno's for Breakthrough Group Of The Year.

On episode ten and the season finale of STUDIO 01, Host Jibril Osman sits down and has a conversation with Toronto-based Hip-Hop/Dancehall artist LEXXICON. LEXXICON recently released the album, "Bashment Trap House."

On episode nine of STUDIO 01, Host Jibril Osman sits down and has a conversation with artists Jerelle and Sofia Monaro from the collective Beware. Jerelle and Sofia Monaro have newly released the single, "OTW."

On episode eight of STUDIO 01, Host Jibril Osman sits down and has a conversation with multi-talented, alternative Toronto artist Connor Mowat. Connor Mowat has recently released the single, "Blue Mask."