Author: evolvefestival

Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia You can call Carmen Townsend’s music many things, but reserved isn’t one of them. As polite as she may be in person, within Townsend lives a voice much louder than she lets on in conversation. It’s one that manifests itself onstage through her raucous live sets, full of an intensity…

Halifax, Nova Scotia With Byrd’s House Music roots originating in Ottawa in the late 90’s, DJ Balu and Jamez had a profound effect on him when he heard their sound. Not long after that he began to study the craft of the DJ and develop his own unique sound. Upon his return to Halifax he…

St. John’s, Newfoundland As a group Bottled Beats is truly living the newfoundland lifestyle… make an album, do some touring and have some fun then keep going on. As it was the entire time that we recorded these songs we only thought of the people who would hear it and we stand by that still…

Halifax, Nova Scotia He’s a big guy with a big beard and a big voice. He plays guitar, banjo, melodica, and keyboards, and the music that he makes with his band, The Casual Smokers, has its origins in folk, roots, roma, klezmer, and jazz. He’s been compared to world class performers from Tom Waits to…

This is where Buck Banger’s bio will go, when we have one. Method Jordan aka Method got his first taste of DJ’ing after hearing a local drum and bass DJ rock a house party in 2000, and was instantly drawn to the electronic music scene. He spent the next couple of years exploring different genres…

Oromocto, New Brunswick Justin Fuller aka Art Official has been involved with electronic music his whole life. Originally from New Brunswick, Canada, now living in Toronto, Canada, he has been DJing for 8 years dropping house, techno and electro styled tracks. He is known across Canada as a purveyor of dirty, strutty, slammin, slutty electrohouse….

Lisbon, Portugal A.Paul was born in Lisbon, Portugal in November 1971, and his career started in 1986, although his first contact with music was made at a very early stage, mainly through the hands of his older sister that would regularly listen to disco, funk, and electro sounds in the 70′s. From a music passionate…

Fredericton, New Brunswick Born and raised in Canada’s East coast, Andy Cotter has been perfecting his songwritting and performing by touring relentlessly as well as learning from his peers. Between Rock band “The Spaces” and Solo gigs Andy has logged over 200 shows this past year in front of all ages. He now sets out…

Nelson, British Columbia As a music producer and composer, Shaikh skillfully weaves organic and electronic sounds into global music tapestries that take listeners on sonic journeys transcending time and place. He has released 12 albums and many individual compositions, among them the 2004 release, Fusion, which was nominated for a Juno Award (Canadian Grammy) in…