Day: March 18, 2022

JS created The Toronto Room, one of Canada’s most popular and fast-growing pop culture social media pages and took the time to speak with Remixd Magazine on what that process has been like, what plans he has for it in the future and the Canada music scene.

“I felt that there was not anyone helping out artists in Canada,” he shared as his reasoning for why he created Toronto Room. “There were big pages like 6ixbuzz but aside from that there were not any that would show love to upcoming artists/brands in Canada.”

Since its inception in April of 2020, Toronto Room has amassed over 200-thousand followers and interacted with many popular Canadian artists and Tiktokers such as Chromazz, Killy, Bundog, Lessica, Zertheus and more. This is a big feat in just the matter of one year so how were they able to do this? “With a lot of long hours and a great marketing strategy, we were able to organically grow ourselves into a big platform,” JS said. They also branched out and expanded onto other platforms such as Youtube, Spotify and Twitter so that their audience could find them anywhere.

While Toronto Room covers content such as the latest news, controversy, funny skits and memes, the main intent for the page is to give up-and-coming Toronto and other Canadian artists exposure to a larger audience and is what makes them different from a lot of their competitors.

They are able to give these artists a platform by offering posts on their page that will give them exposure, posting them on their Youtube Premier page “TorontoRoom Premiers” and through allowing them spots on their Spotify playlist with over 6 thousand likes, of the same name.

With the great strides they’ve made in just a little over a year, it’s natural to wonder what else is next for Toronto Room? “1 million followers would be a huge accomplishment,” JS said. “I also would want to get verified and wish Instagram could see the hard work we are doing on their platform. Lastly I would like Drake to follow us back.”

In the meantime be sure to follow @TorontoRoom on all platforms!

Girl Talk is a compilation album hosted by groups ‘HRDRV’ (pronounced “hard-drive”) and ‘ILL’ (Isadore Noir, Luna Byrd, and ladidai) and featuring talented artists such as Mickey Shiloh, Mona Soul, Gingerr Rust, Maya Batra, and Isadore Noir. The project includes 10-tracks and was created as a result of the ‘Girl Talk’ event — a program for women run by all women, made to help them with writing, networking, in addition to learn what it is like to navigate being a woman in the music business from other notable women in the industry.

The event occurred in honor of women’s history month, and the attendees participated in a week full of panelists, networking with songwriters and producers, and received one free mix/master and also created a sound kit. Lastly, as one of the camp’s tasks, the campers collaborated on a compilation project which culminated as the ‘Girl Talk’ album.

Mickey Shiloh opens the album with a solo hip-hop inspired track, “BAG$,” a fun and melodic, and poppy anthem. The second and third tracks, “Stallions,” and “Phil Of The Future ” feature participants Gingerr Rust and Mona Soul, Gingerr Rust who blend R&B/Soul, Jazz, and Bedroom Pop. From the beat to the rhythm and lyrical content of both tracks, Gingerr Rust and Mona Soul deliver.

Mona Soul then continues the vibes on the fourth track with an impressive vocal arrangement on “Tsunami.” The fifth track, “Glazed,” is by Maya Batra, a Los Angeles singer-songwriter and producer. She has an impeccable musical career as a graduate of the 1500 Sound Academy, and she blesses every track she’s on with an angelic sound.

Track six “Scorpion Queen” is a standout, as Isadore Noir delivers some bars and catchy flows. It’s a fiery track that was produced by Ge Oh, and mixed by fellow Girl Talk artist Maya Batra. The track is a certified anthem, as it showcases Isadore’s voice with a rich and full beat to “back it up.”

Maya Batra and Isadore collaborate together on the album’s seventh track, “Rollercoaster,” a rich and somber song detailing the ups and downs of loss and coping with losing loved ones to addiction.

“Toxic” is the name of track number eight and Gingerr Rust makes her solo debut on the project, giving audiences all the vibes.
The following track, “Been Away,” by Isadore, is also a standout track, as it delivers seductive and positively spectacular melodies. The final track, “Wake Up Call,” again by Maya Batra, is a short, near and dear song that is more ethereal and emotional, if anything else, setting a mood.

About HRDV:

HRDRV is a record label run by the founder Mickey Shiloh, an artist, entrepreneur, and multi-platinum selling songwriter who has been making waves in the industry for well over a decade. From working with legendary artists such as Janet Jackson, Britney Spears, Pitbull, LL Cool J, Jeremih, Iggy Azalea, Jason Derulo, JLo, Rita Ora, and Omarion, to name a few, Mickey Shiloh has proven time and time again Mickey Shiloh is someone to watch closely, as she bound to impress.