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Monique Hinds is a master dot-connector. During the day, she coordinates membership and DJ Programming for Soho House’s Toronto chapter. Once she clocks out of her day job, Monique continues to hustle as a freelance DJ consultant, Event Producer and Project Manager.
Read MoreAccording to Talia Wray’s Instagram bio, she is an “actor, queen of comedy, parts model, and food blogger.” As an actress, Talia’s credits include films like Everything’s Gonna Be Pink, Odd Mom Out and The Heist, as well as commercials for Marshalls and Adore Me. The Brooklyn-native also starred in Kendrick Lamar’s first music video, ADHD, directed by Vashtie.
Read MoreWhere are you from?
St. Catherine’s, Jamaica. I live in Toronto now
What do you do?
I work for the Peel District School Board as a CYW. Dancing is what I do for fulfillment :)
What is your dream creative project?
Creating an amazing Start Up (funding, housing, education) program / package for homeless and at risk youth in the city from ALL walks of life.
Where are your go-to tunes for…
Rising? - 90s and early 2000s R&B
Exercising? - Trap Trap Trap... Nothing like some Migos while crushing the treadmill!
Partying? - Anything by Di teacha, Vybz Kartel
Where are your favorite places to…
Eat? - SIDCAR on College! Thank me later!
Dance? - Probably any dancehall party happening in the city..
Drink? - Jack Astor’s!
Is there something you really want to do in your city that you haven't yet?
At some point get over my fear of heights and ride the elevator up the CN Tower..
List three people that inspire you…
Lola Plaku, aka ILuvLola, is an industry insider who catapulted her career from fast food cashier to hip-hop journalist to artist development expert, supporting the careers of artists like Dej Loaf, Kehlani and Drake. After applying her OG industry wisdom to her role as manager for French Montana, Lola now takes care of marketing and brand development for Belly and Safe.
As Lola’s following soars past 70k, each post received over 2k likes, with an overall engagement rate of 3.3%.
Read MoreJay Strut is a blogger, content-creator and front-row staple at fashion weeks around the world. After years of well-curated and envy-inducing snaps of her lifestyle, she has amassed an impressive following and has secured her place as one of Toronto’s foremost fashion bloggers and influencers, with collaborations with HP, Google, Chanel and Versace under her belt.
Every photo from her international escapades gets an average of 1.1k likes from nearly 61k followers.
Read MoreWhen she isn’t mixing drinks at Oak Island, Sydney Beaumont is a go-to model for emerging Toronto designers. She is a fresh face in the fashion scene but a staple in Toronto’s social sphere, with a bold look and effortless style that can easily be considered synonymous with ‘cool’.
Read MoreJayemkayem is a DJ, writer, and marketing consultant committed to amplifying good music and underrepresented voices. After thriving through Toronto’s DJ scene she created her own community radio project Istolethesoul, which hosts pop-up broadcasts around Toronto. Between pop-ups she still spins her own well-rounded mixes around the city, where she plays everything from rap, trap and grime to drill, garage and bass.
Stats: 8691 Instagram followers.
Stacey Sexton is definitely one of the coolest people to come out of CBS, Newfoundland. Once she’s done ‘slinging juices’ at a vegan restaurant and studying at school, she creates bold graphics and upbeat mixes. She is also part of the DJ collective Something Special alongside Karim Olen Ash.
Read MoreWhether or not you have heard of Dre Ngozi, you have probably seen her behind the decks at Toronto’s best parties or dancing with Miguel and Travis Scott in a music video. Her own mixes incorporate her eclectic, diverse music style and make it impossible to stay still. With collaborations with Absolut and Covergirl under her belt, she is quickly rising to the top of Toronto’s DJ scene and breaking the boys club that has reigned for far too long.
Read MoreVaughan is a Toronto-based DJ dedicated to creating space and visibility for women of colour. Through her work with Chippy Nonstop’s Intersessions, Karim Olen Ash’s Something Special, Vaughan is gradually working to disrupt the dominant male presence in music.
Read MoreKatie Lavoie is a Calgary-export currently based in Toronto. Since her big move, the self-proclaimed prairie girl has become a fixture in Toronto’s DJ scene. Her sets incorporate a wide array of genres and styles, from punk to jazz to disco to club, and though they’re unpredictable, they are always thoughtfully and masterfully mixed.
Read MoreBrittany Chanel, aka @millennialpamgrier, is a digital and linear content strategist, writer and master marketer. Her TV work has extended from daily live shows to award shows and talk shows and her digital expertise extends online, where she shares fun snaps of her life in NYC on her Instagram.
Read MoreIn true millennial fashion, Vishana LDH wears multiple hats. Since graduating from OCAD, Vishana has worked as an art director, graphic designer, yoga teacher, and occasional model. Her editorial work has been featured by Vice, Zoomer Magazine and BMW Magazine.
Read MoreAs her name would suggest, Chippy Nonstop is a creative multi-hyphenate with an endless fuse. In addition to her own burgeoning career as a DJ, Chippy is the creator of Intersessions. Through Intersessions, Chippy has created a safe space for women, femme-identifying and non-binary folks to learn how to DJ. Between Intersessions, her own sets, and her no-holds-barred Twitter, Chippy is creating a culture of inclusivity in the DJ world.
Read MoreMur is a Toronto scene queen and hair and beauty expert. On-set she specializes in stage hair and gel styling and online she showcases her ever-evolving hairstyles, from a bleached crop to her two-tone bob and expertly laid baby hairs.
Read MoreCorey Wash is an artist and model based in New York. As her modelling career picked up momentum, her passion for art grew. While modelling started sustaining her financially, her art became an outlet to explore more complex issues through the lens of her main character, Willoughby.
Stats: 20.1k Instagram followers
Read MoreAce Dillinger is a Toronto-based DJ with a penchant for afrobeats, trap, and dancehall. Her uptempo, eclectic mixes can be heard at popular clubs like Apartment 200 and Oak Island. In addition to playing shows and building her own brand, Ace shares her DJ expertise with emerging female DJs at mixing workshop and panel series, Intersessions, hosted by Chippy Nonstop.
Read MoreRenata Kaveh is a seasoned Toronto-based fashion photographer, set designer and art director. Her portfolio is stacked with shoots for likes of Elle Canada and Forbes, creatively capturing faces like Stacey McKenzie and MIA. This year Globe Style advisor ranked Renata among Toronto’s best dressed, proving that her fashion expertise transcends beyond the lens.
Read MoreBambii is one of Toronto’s most viable new DJ exports. Her online posts and Instagram stories are just as unpredictable as her choices behind the boards but on both platforms, she comes off as effortlessly authentic and well-rounded. Bambii has been tapped to create mixes for Thump, The Fader and NEEDS&WANTS and has toured internationally, both as a solo act and as Mykki Blanco’s DJ. Between tour stops, Bambii throws her own parties, which serve as safe spaces for POC and LGBT folks.
With a growing following nearing 10k followers, Bambii receives over 700 likes per post, on average, with an engagement rate of 7.5%. Whether she’s jamming in an Uber or capturing the scene at one of her shows, her videos garner over 2k views.
Read MoreItalian-bred, Melbourne-born and Toronto-based stylist and self-described ‘fashion psychic’. Her international upbringing and travel-heavy lifestyle has given her a wider scope of trends and deeper consciousness of fashion production. As a #whomadeyourclothes enthusiast, ethical sourcing and sustainability are non-negotiables in her styling work and in her own line of unisex army jackets and accessories, Albano.
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