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“Stop writing songs, start writing knives.”

Jordan Dack is the guy you call when there’s noise to cut-through. A Creator of song (knife), film (knife), poem (knife), business (knife), and paradigm (knife). His written poetry has been included in publications worldwide and Spoken Poetry shared in National Spoken Word Championships. An “ARTrepreneur”, that builds art-centered businesses, shattering the “starving artist” myth and building wealth for Creators. A Creative Consultant in the worlds of music, film, movement and branding strategy collaborating with both local heroes and Grammy winning artists. A filmmaker for risktakers and the frontman for the 12XPretty electro-pop project (500K spotify spins | 150K Youtube).

www.12xpretty.com

instagram.com/12xpretty

In 2023 Scarlet graduated with her Masters in Social Work from the University of Calgary specializing in Leadership. Her 500hr practicum placement as a Research Assistant was with Dr. Kathleen Sitter, Canada Research Chair in Multisensory Storytelling in Research and Knowledge Translation. Here Scarlet was trained in accessible research methods including digital storytelling and soundscapes. She conducted primary and secondary research through a critical disability lens.

Scarlet has over a decade of experience as a counsellor working in government and non-profit organizations where she developed her skills as a diplomat and advocate working primarily with youth and families navigating trauma.

Scarlet has also completed training with Dr. Allan Wade from the Centre for Response Based Practice, Dr. Ross Laird a specialist in creativity and mental health, and Dr. Gabor Mate world renowned addiction expert.

In addition to formal academia, Scarlet spent her adult life exploring spirituality and embodiment. Growing up as a dancer and performer, movement was always a form of medicine for Scarlet. She has studied with world renowned spiritual leaders including Dr. Wayne Dyer, Eckhart Tolle, founder of The School of Womanly Arts in NYC- Regena Thomashauer, and Dr. Somvir from the Bali India Foundation.

Eric finds the beating heart of a story. Through acting, directing, writing for stage and video he makes sure you experience it too.

Before he got behind the camera, you could find him hitchhiking across Canada as a Wandering Storyteller, reciting epic poetry, sharing stories from mythology and fairy tales, performing songs and puppetry for children and producing Fringe Festival shows. His creations for music videos and advertising are coated with imagination. He coaches actors, leads workshops and regularly wanders into fantasy lands as Eric the Bald, a professional host for Dungeons and Dragons games.

Jacob is a Multidisciplinary Creator in all things digital media with a focus on bringing out the best in all those around him. Whether it's written word, photography, filmmaking, music, producing or creative direction, Jake is always up for new challenges, innovating and collaborating with everyone who identifies as an artist and helps those who don't, realize it.

Ron Thaler is a multi-Grammy Awarded record producer, arranger, composer, drummer and entrepreneur, credited on more than 43+ billion streams, 7+ billion views, and appearing on 450+ recordings.

Ron is a pioneer in the field of spatial sound and 4D music creation, having launched SoundSphere® Studios, CineSphere®, and Lysten 360º Sound Systems® with partner Steven Boardman. He is focussed on industry transformations taking place in the worlds of spatial sound capture, music creation and 360º sound transmission.

Ron is active in music licensing, publishing and synchronization, through his two firms RTP Productions Ltd. Type and Soda Box Music. He is a faculty member at The Collective (New York City), where he teaches music business remotely including music law, contracts, IP and arts valuation, distribution/licensing/360, negotiation and marketing techniques, Technology and DIY arts entrepreneurship.

Jacqueline Perriam is a graduate of the Amsterdam Conservatory in Piano Performance. She has performed as a soloist and a chamber musician in the Netherlands and Canada, has given live performances for the CBC, and has worked extensively as an Artist in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts.

Jacqueline has a passion for film composing and has teamed up with her husband, Erik Abbink. Together, they have scored several award winning films and documentaries in a diverse range of genres for clients such as Reel One Pictures, The Directors Guild of Canada and 291 Film Company. Most recently, Jackie and Erik won a 2022 Leo Award for their work on “Visionary Gardeners”.

Originally from the Netherlands, Erik Abbink has been living and working in Canada since 2002. His wide musical interests range from classical, contemporary, popular to film music. He has performed around the world in saxophone quartets, concert bands, traditional and avant-garde ensembles, musical theatre, jazz bands and symphony orchestras.

As a composer Erik enjoys working on a variety of film genres. He excels in developing a unique sound for each project from synthesizer and sound design, to a full symphony orchestra. Together with his wife, Jacqueline Perriam, Erik has scored several films and documentaries including “Visionary Gardeners”, for which they have recently been nominated for a Leo Award.

Erik Abbink holds a Doctorate in Music Performance from the University of British Columbia. Music composition classes include studying art music and orchestration at UBC Vancouver and ArtEZ Enschede, Film and TV Scoring courses through Berklee College Boston, and Sound Design through ThinkSpace Education Film Scoring School (UK). Erik is a member of the Screen Composers Guild of Canada.

Kurt Loewen is a songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist. He previously spent much of his career in music writing, performing and traveling with The Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra.

Loewen's most recent EP, Anyway, is a collection of piano centered ballads with the lyrical focus on presence, change, addiction and recovery.

https://kurtloewen.bandcamp.com/

https://www.instagram.com/kurt.loewen

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4Ni8ggEkFI7Kb4LyzB7say

Since the age of six Victoria has been involved in every aspect of Stage and Theatre, from Acting, Dancing, Musical theatre, to Directing. At seventeen she became a Runway model and for the next 18 years had herself immersed in every professional position offered within the fashion industry from professional Photo Stylist to Large Scale Show Producer.

Requests were coming in from New York for her skills and she was being flown across Canada for her show choreography.

Since the early 90’s this woman of many hats has been a Talent consultant, Extra’s Casting agent, Runway model instructor, Writer, Producer, Casting director and Director for commercials and corporate films.

In Film/TV she has been a Production assistant, 1 st AD, Location Scout, Producers assistant, and Personnel assistant to the Stars and Director for the Wayans Brothers first smash hit, “Scary Movie”.

In January of 2000 she became studio Manager for Prospero Entertainment. She headed the LA office coordinating all LA meetings with the top Executive Heads of each major studio. She then ran the LA and Vancouver offices for the next 2 years as Head of Independent Feature development, handling all marketing, packaging and promotions for the company.

Victoria is now concentrating on developing several projects with an eye for Personal Development, Business Development, Social Media Marketing, Branding, and Bodypainting with key people in the Art, Film and Fashion industries.

Her motto has always been “Your Success Is Our Success”.

Michael Makaroff is a Victoria based video director, writer, producer. He cuts his teeth creating narrative, commercial and music video content. He's worked with talent from all over the world including Grammy and Juno award winning artists. He draws his inspiration from the likes of Agnes Varda, Noah Baumbach, Hiro Murai and Wong Kar-wai.

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Ross is a multi-disciplinary artist, designer, and creative director hailing from the magical lands of Scotland. He runs a full-service design studio for the Film + Music industry where he specializes in bringing people’s stories to life with branding, graphic design, motion graphics, and photography.

Visual communication is his bread and butter but art, music, history, architecture, and design are his passions. He’s an absolute fanatic for all things renaissance and so constantly challenges himself to improve not only himself but others around him as well. If the project has real value for the community and fellow artists his soul engages with every drop of his Scottish blood.

Always with love guiding him, Ross‘s creative magic has been directly involved with the development and post-production stages of critically acclaimed documentaries such as ‘I Am MLK Jr, ‘I Am Heath Ledger’, ‘PUNK’ with Iggy Pop and John Varvatos, which premiered in New York, and the hit National Geographic series ‘FACING’.’ His creative has been experienced internationally on HBO, Crave TV, TSN, The Paramount Network, Spike TV, Sky Documentaries, Epix, National Geographic, The Hockey Hall of Fame, as well as some of the top film festivals on the international circuit such as the New York City Tribeca Film Festival and Texas' South by Southwest Film festival.

You can check him out on imdb.com to get a full list of productions that he’s been involved with.

www.rossalexanderwhelan.com
”Let’s create something memorable”

After a brief adventure back to Vancouver, Steve returned to Victoria in 2021 when alongside dear friend and drummer Brendan Pye, created the musical collective “14 Flamingos”. Outside of music Steve had been a dedicated supporter of others artistic pursuits. During the lockdown he co-created the viral facebook group “Get Down with the lockdown.” Where he acted as entertainment director hosting over a hundred different artists in almost 300 livestream shows from 2020-2022. Shortly after the paint was put on the walls he joined Haus of Owl. In January of 2022 he began hosting and co-producing the Garden Sessions and Parking Lot Sessions.

Jody Lubin is a Canadian singer-songwriter whose music transcends genres, effortlessly blending pop, alternative and indie elements to create a unique and mesmerizing sound. What sets Jody apart is not just his musical prowess, but also the deeply personal narratives that he weaves into his songs. Drawing from his own experiences and emotions, Jody's lyrics offer a window into the human experience, touching on themes of love, heartbreak, self-discovery, and resilience. His songs resonate with listeners on a profound level, creating an emotional connection that lingers long after the music fades. In addition to his musical talents, Jody Lubin has also become an advocate for mental health, using his platform to raise awareness and to promote self-care. Through his candid interviews and thought-provoking social media presence, Jody has become a beacon of hope for many, inspiring others to embrace vulnerability and find strength in their own stories.

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Michael is a singer songwriter, equipped with an introspective prose and textured voice that he accompanies with piano and guitar, blending folk/pop/soul/jazz genres. After growing up with classical piano training, he studied the International Baccalaureate with a major in music (piano and voice).

Michael participated in a range of musical projects over the last decade, and more notably in 2019 he performed his songs at the Acadian “Gala de la Chanson” of Caraquet, N.B., the largest Francophone artist song contest in Atlantic Canada.

Michael is currently teaching music and working on an EP of unreleased and new music for release in 2024.

Georgia Tooke is a contemporary artist and Visual Arts honours graduate from University of Victoria. She is based on the unceded lands of the Lekwungen people, the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱SÁNEĆ nations, otherwise known as Victoria, BC.

She likes to tell the truth by lying. Tooke is drawn to using character performance as a medium because of how fictional characters can be used as a vehicle to depict our collective and individual realities. People are often more receptive and understanding when consuming the truth dressed up as fiction. It’s this bouncing back and forth between reality and fiction where vulnerability, truth and empathy lie. Her focus in character work takes shape in three ways: live performance, video installation and object collages. The first two involve outrageous, often campy, costumes, makeup and wigs performing before a live audience or a camera alone in a studio. Whereas the latter looks at traces of a narrative in the absence of a character; asking what can we learn about someone through their belongings, the food they eat, what they collect or leave behind.

Tooke co-founded the Jiggle n Juice Collective in 2020 with her best friend Shae Myles. Jiggle n Juice is a platform dedicated to engaging in discursive and critical conversation, and showcasing creativity. They aim to foster a support system for creatives by producing materials that help to bridge the gap from art school to professional practice.

Tooke was the recipient of the President's Scholarship (2019), Frank and Margaret Gibbs Scholarship (2020), nominated for BMO 1st Art! Award (2020), and long-listed for Philip B. Lind Emerging Artist Prize (2019, 2020, 2021). She co-organized PEARLESCENCE, an event that showcased the work of 20 artists and performers. Most recently, Tooke had her first solo exhibition entitled “Gallopina’s Golden Rodeo & Exhibition” which featured a 23 minute long video piece where she played 9 different characters and an immersive participatory installation.

Blending challenging lyricism with artful intention, Cole Jackson is an artist, producer, and filmmaker that uses abstract visuals and eclectic soundscapes for emotional resonance. Using the historical narrative foundation of hip-hop to break through the trappings of obscurity in an increasingly saturated industry, Cole focuses on projects that are both evocative and meaningful - working on both his own personal music and campaigns to help local underground artists and creative organizations succeed. Being brought on as the Marketing Director for numerous local non-profit organizations, such as PACE Musical Academy, The Nature of Us, and Organized Khaos, having experience on film sets and in recording studios alike, Cole isn't adverse to creative risk and strives towards artistic freedom

Guorila Production's Producer and Director Carlos Fernando Arcia was born in Mexico city and since a young age has been travelling all over the world where has been exposed to different cultures. He developed his passion for producing when he was living in Nicaragua at 8 years old.

Passionate for the arts, every opportunity available that he has, it is a reason to create content and make it a film.

Cinephile and a horror junkie, Carlos has also perfomed as an actor in a few horror projects.

Part of his background, he studied International Relations thanks to a scholarship granted for being part of the performing arts department at his university and he has a background in Logistics.

Nathaniel Poole is an avid amateur phrenologist, moonshiner, sailor, and idiopathic iconoclast. He also stuffs moonbeams (for a price). Retired buffalo hunter. A disillusioned author, his first novel, A Dark and Promised Land didn’t result in the fame he feels he obviously deserves.

Patricia Sims is an award-winning documentary director and producer who has always kept a passionate eye on conservation. As an independent producer, Patricia has directed documentaries around the world focusing on stories that merge art, science, nature and the interrelationships between humans and animals. She has collaborated with some of the world’s leading conservation celebrities, scientists and explorers, with a specialization in wildlife and oceanographic productions. Well-traveled in over twenty-five countries she has directed documentary features and series for Canadian and international networks, non-profit organizations and the United Nations University. She is a Fellow International of The Explorers Club and Fellow at the Royal Canadian Geographical Society. As a dedicated conservationist and impact producer, Patricia is the Founder of World Elephant Day, the annual global awareness day and campaign that brings attention to the critical threats facing elephants. Launched in 2012 World Elephant Day is now in its 13th campaign year and is recognized by over 100 wildlife conservation organizations bringing awareness to millions of citizens across the globe about the plight of elephants and their habitat through events, education and outreach.

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