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This incredibly distinguished and mature voice belongs to 14 year old Brampton native, Adriana Lombardo.
Like so many talented performers before her, she was raised in a home alive with music of all varieties… her creativity and talent constantly embraced and encouraged. Her music and vocal style have been inspired by her favourite female performers including, Avril Lavigne, Christina Aguilera, Celine Dion, Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey.
Born of Indian descent, her interest in musical “flavors” drew her to diverse sounds from Jamaica to the Bronx. Within her family, her father enjoyed writing poetry, directing plays and composing songs in many different languages native to India; her mother studied and taught Sanskrit, a sacred language rich in poetry, music and philosophy. This deep “world view” laid the groundwork for what would become her sound.
Zameer and his musical mentor and elder brother, songwriter Ali Rizvi, started out doing cover gigs in their living room as children. They would play air guitar on tennis racquets and lip synch to Guns N’ Roses and Soundgarden tunes. A little over a decade later in 2007, the pair found themselves in a studio with 5-time Grammy-winning producer Steve Thompson, who mixed both Guns N’ Roses’ and Soundgarden’s debut albums.
Ron Davis is a pianist in the great virtuoso tradition. His music is rooted in the swing and post-bop idioms. Active and popular on the jazz scene, Ron has played across the world. In Canada, …
Elegance comes in many forms, but you’ll find none so beguiling and bedazzling as Montreal’s own Chantal Chamberland. 2008 will be a break through year with Chantal’s highly anticipated 4th release, The Other Woman. Produced …
Westran was founded in 2007 by Canadian singer-songwriter Brant Westran and lead guitarist Adam Robinson. Their new album ‘3 in the morning’ is a fusion of hard rock, lingering melodies and the occasional …
Montreal singer/songwriter Sophie Young has been perfecting her craft since the late 1990s. With her first band, Modern Stories, Young toured …
Rock Soprano PATRIZIA is a fascinating hybrid of OPERATIC DIVA meets ROCK GODDESS, A unique spine chilling 4-octave voice that takes the listener into an emotional and impassioned journey. A musical visionary, a rebel soprano …
A publicist is trained to take an artist to the next level. If presented properly, a band can land interviews, calendar listings and features in publications ranging from the local college paper to Relix. A …
Simon Rettie can narrow his musical influences down to three records – The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and Chet Baker’s Chet Baker Sings. His songwriting …


