TLOY TALKS

On the 133rd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, R&B singer-songwriter and artist BIMB came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time, accompanied by his manager and creative director, Ryan. BIMB spoke about his upbringing in Scarborough and Newmarket, the music scenes there, getting into music and being revolved around it, becoming an R&B singer-songwriter and artist and taking it seriously, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in the studio be like for him, his stage name, his music and his collaborations, how he and his manager linked up, his experience utilizing Ometv/Omegle/Monkey along with Discord to connect with new fans and listeners, using social media to build his growth as an artist and creating lots of engagement, meeting Kishka at Canada's Wonderland, his thoughts on social media, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, and much more.

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On the 132nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Milton singer-songwriter, producer and artist Miss Ricky came by the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about her upbringing, getting into music, late-night drives with her brother being a focal influence for her sound, her other influences and who she would like to work with someday, her stage name, her unique style of dark pop & R&B and infusing those genres together for her sound, her creative process and what a day in making music is like for her, her latest song Pick It Up, her upcoming album and what fans and listeners can expect, the story behind the development and inspiration for the upcoming album, her other music, if she prefers love songs or heartbreak songs, her favourite movies & TV shows, along with her favourite types of cuisines and much more.

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On the 131st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, rapper and artist Jaeswae came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into fights and being bullied at some points of his life, overcoming bullying and other trials and tribulations, being introduced to music, getting into rapping and making music, what inspired him to become a rapper and artist and take it seriously, his influences and who he would like to work with someday, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, his stage name, advising artists to be sober to record and make music, his music, streaming services, the Toronto underground music scene, mental health and much more.

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On the 125th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Scarborough comedian Nick Reynoldson came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into comedy, acting versus comedy, his creative process when doing stand-up and writing jokes, being featured on local/national (JFL, Winnipeg, NXNE) and international (SiriusXM, Kevin Hart, Lionsgate) platforms, meeting Kevin Hart, not being star-struck when meeting celebrities, big people and dogs, his acting career, the We Aree Canadian commercial, fat rappers taking over hip-hop, the Oscars, and much more.

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On the 124th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Toronto producer 808Tanzania came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, getting into producing, being inspired by Kanye, what influenced him to become a producer, his sound, his goals, his creative process when beat-making and what a day in beat-making is like for him, his production gear, producing for S4int and working with Valintino & Tenacious (TSH Movement), his stage name, performing at Beatkits & Fred E Fame's shows, production culture and much more.

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On the 122nd episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, filmmaker, documentary director, and creative Zachariah Madge came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more about his upbringing, his first introduction to directing and filmmaking, getting into film and directing, his love for documentaries and creating content, his influences, his experience going to college for film and television, The Refuge, Love Of The Sport, Three Red Balloons, the homeless crisis in Ontario/Canada,  how his documentaries and films changed everything for him, and much more.

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On the 121st episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, Lagos-born and raised, Newark, NJ-raised and now Toronto residing artist Sato came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time to speak more his upbringing in Lagos and Newark, moving to Canada, his first introduction to music, getting into music, his influences, his stage name, Fayah Fi Dat, his creative process when making music and what a day in making music is like for him, creating content on YouTube and podcasting, his music, food, immersing himself in the Toronto/GTA music scene, working with NLMG, the Toronto/Canadian music scene, the Drake and Kendrick beef, and much more.

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On the 117th episode of the TLOY TALKS podcast, musician, artist, childhood friend of Josh [aka Yashu], and drummer of the legendary Toronto rock/punk band The OBGMs [Oooh Baby Gimme More], Cola H, came by to the TLOY TALKS podcast for the first time. Cola talked about his experience witnessing the Toronto music scene from the 90s until now, growing up with a family of musicians, getting into music and being involved in the OBGMs, taking music into a full-time career, his time in the OBGMs, being black in punk/rock, his solo music, how church impacted his sound and his thoughts on the foundation of church/religion, Clairmont The Second, & much more.

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