Presently situated at the heart of the East Vancouver's creative breeding ground, Robbie Slade and Peter Ricq come from Nelson, BC and Montreal with distinct perspectives. Outside of music, Slade utilizes his communications degree from UBC in the Bass Coast Festival's marketing department. When Ricq's not making music, he is a producer, designer, writer and director for animated children's TV shows with worldwide distribution. He's also an illustrative visual artist.

Gripin was formed in the year 2000 and has 4 band members. Birol Namoglu on vocals, Arda Inceoglu on bass and keyboards, Murat Basdogan on guitars and Ilker Balic on drums. They compose and write all their own music which is in the pop-rock genre.

Islet are an experimental and psychedelic group from Wales with a vision of limitless possibilities through the simple joy of exploration.

Their explosive live performances are marked by the refusal to stand still, rotating between instruments, fluctuating from blistering to gentle and always fizzing with sheer enjoyment that comes through making music. A set may start out with ghostly choirs and wisp-on-the-wind vocals, skip through noise rock and end up ferocious post-punk. Or they may beguile onlookers with ritualistic chants, meandering into the crowd.

Ivan & The Parazol is a Hungarian rock’n’roll band. Formed in 2010, the group consists of five members. Their 21. century beat music incorporates influences from the the 60’s-70’s new wave genres. The garage rock band’s first hit “Take My Hand”, was a chart success for months on MR 2 Petőfi Radio, and reached No. 1. Foreign music blogs have caught their name, and the song has been played on radio stations abroad. After 3 music videos and an EP, their debut album „Mama don’t you rtecognize Ivan & The

Jaill is an indie rock band from milwaukee wisconsin, playing songs about stuff, most recently supporting their second Sub Pop release titled Traps. Just like their live show, it's very good.

2012: The video for Jamieson\'s lead single, \"I Get Busy\" was featured on MTVIGGY.com, playlisted on MTV Base, and was also declared a \"Hot New single\" bY MySpace.com

\"...the thing that sets Jessie apart from the gazillions of female singers out there is she’s just uncandidly raw with her music and lyrics, and when you add in her captivating stage presence it’s hard not to be impressed by her and her work.\" -Daybowbow.net

Here's the video for "Kids Get Away" from Jamaican Queens. Singer/songwriter Ryan Spencer said he drew inspiration from a vicious attack a friend of his suffered in Detroit. Says Spencer:

JETTA, an incredible new vocal and songwriting talent, who has put her self in pole position for the next big thing accolade 2013, when she recently released her debut underground smash \'Start a Riot\' as a free download.

Born and raised in Liverpool. Raised by her mother, an a cappella singer, JETTA has been surrounded by music for as long as she can remember. Arriving in London 3 years ago Jetta was snapped up by Paloma Faith to be her backing singer before going on to work with Cee Lo Green. Jetta is currently making her debut album with Jim Eliot (Ellie Goulding, MIA),

Critics consider him one of the best kept secrets in European indie pop. But that won't be for too long. Holland based singersongwriter Blaudzun will make his debut in the US. Set for release in January 2013, Heavy Flowers (Krian Music Group/V2 Benelux) is Blaudzun's most dynamic LP to date, in which his remarkable voice, haunting melodies and dramatic string arrangements coincides with a love for folk and art rock. With this third collection of songs Blaudzun again surpasses his previous work. Blaudzun made his US live debut at CMJ Music Marathon in New York (October 2012)