The Creative Imbalance

Today we are joined with actress/musician/producer and host of "Black Community Mixtapes" KhaRå Martin! BCM is a brand new CityTV docuseries that takes a deep dive into the untold stories of Black Canadian heroes in Hip Hop, Culture, Activism, Photography, and much more. In this chat we learn about how KhaRå became the face of the series, the amazing energy of how the show is presented, and overall why this series is so special.

Today we are joined with the legend and black metal pioneer Ihsahn (of Emperor!) around his new self titled solo album that is an absolute cinematic soundscape that combines the influences orchestral film scores, story telling, and his natural expression of extreme metal. Ihsahn has a brilliant mind and authentic approach to his creative process since he set out on his musical journey in the early 90's. It was an absolute pleasure to pick his brain, learn about his philosophies of being an artist, and lets us know after all these years "Is he still having fun making music?"

Today we are joined with actor/comedian Dave Merheje, and director Rachel Lambert to chat about their new film "Sometimes I Think About Dying" that is hitting theatres across North America this week. One thing that locked us into this film was the realistic real life human tone it had and Rachel explains her process and the keys of just how that vibe was brought to life. Also Dave explains to us the difference of performing comedy in a film setting Vs doing live standup on stage, and ends this interview with a hilarious story about bombing.

Today we catch up with one of our all time favorite Juno nominated singer/songwriters STORRY. Last time she joined us we dove into her album "CH III: The Come Up" that told her real life journey of escaping an abusive relationship and being a sex worker. STORRY has currently finished recording a prequel album (CH II) that goes back to the first day she stepped into that world, and around hearing about her music, this episode is truly about self love and just being a human. After this convo I felt uplifted and inspired. A lot of those feeling came from the life knowledge STORRY shares with us from her personal internal reflections after recently returning from an intense 10 day long silent meditation retreat, and telling us what exactly happens to your brain when you are not allowed to speak and completely disconnect yourself technology and the constant static of this world.

Today we are joined with professional film/music video editor Nick Pezzillo. He currently helped make two bangers that recently hit the theaters titled "Your Lucky Day" and "Butcher's Crossing" staring Nicolas Cage. Around his film life he is also know for creating outstanding music videos for artists like KoRn, Portugal The Man, One Republic, 30 Seconds To Mars and much more. We had endless amazing things to talk about while also soaking up Nick's expert knowledge and experience at his craft.

Today we are joined with Daniela Pagliarello and Aisha Evelyna who are the writers, directors, and staring actresses of the multi-award winning web-series The Drop. Alongside hearing about how they met, and how this satire on modern day culture in the city of Toronto came to be, they share some game on screen writing, directing, acting, and how to take a big idea and bring it to life.

You can WATCH all 4 episodes of The Drop right now on the NARCITY YouTube Channel!

Today we celebrate 25 Years of Atreyu with guitar player Dan Jacobs. Around hearing cool stories about some pivotal moments in their legacy, we learn all the details on their latest album "The Beautiful Dark of Life" that will be released on December 8th. Dan also breaks down what makes Atreyu's creative/writing process so special, and leaves us with some advice for aspiring bands trying to step foot into the music industry.

Today we are joined with Rapper/Pornstar and Toronto hip hop legend Mindbender Supreme to chat about his new album "The King of Queen Street". Around hearing about how this album came to life, he tells us about his relationship with other hip hop legends such as Drake and Chuck D, the details on his award winning career in porn acting, the similarities/difference between the music and the adult entertainment industry, battle rap, vampire orgies, and much more. We also take a moment to pay respects to the memory of Pat Stay and Conspiracy (Mindbender's twin brother) who are no longer with us anymore. We dedicate this episode to Pat and Khari.

Today we are joined with Andy Armstrong (Writer/Director) and Danielle Burgio (Writer/Actress) to talk about how they turned this famous true crime story into a peace of fiction in their new movie Squealer. This flick is brought to you by Lionsgate Films and is currently in theatres and digital on demand!

Today we are joined with Jessica Straus who is an absolute videogame voice acting vet. From Diablo 2, Command & Conquer, Persona 4, Soul Caliber, Fall Out and much more! Her resume is absolutely stacked, but she is most famously known as that crazy and unhinged girl "Juri Han" in the Street Fighter universe. Around hearing all the behind the scenes details about working with CAPCOM and her personal spice to bring the Juri character to life. We also hear about how her early career as a theatre/comedy improv actress got her into the world of voice acting, and how everything started to click for her when she learned "the power to let go". This chat was fricken wonderful and I hope you enjoy it!