Calgary-raised, Toronto-based DJ Jayemkayem left behind a good corporate job to pursue music. When burnout hit during the pandemic, she returned to the 9-to-5.
Toronto s newest radio station is hidden inside a shipping container
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A shipping container is the latest location of a fledgling Toronto radio station that has been operating remotely for the last 15 months.
ISO Radio is an station that can be streamed online (ISO stands for In Search Of). In addition to music, they also do community-based programming at least five days a week.
You won t hear top 40 hits on this station: think obscure instrumental tracks and interviews on the subject of lesser-known subgenres.
Dec 15, 2020
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It’s been a big, weird year for Canadian music. The likes of The Weeknd, Drake, and dvsn all dropped heat in 2020 to help get us through lockdown, while rising artists have been forced to pivot to online streaming formats in order to survive. So, where do we go from here? As we enter 2021 amid a global pandemic, which artists, trends, and genres will pop off in the north?
To find out, we asked a crack team of Canadians plugged into the music industry: Alicia West, Marketing Manager at Warner Music Group and former Flow 93.5 radio personality; Marlon Palmer, YouTuber and co-host of pop culture podcast