RANDY BAILLARGEON
Randy is a Dene knowledge keeper, father, traditional drummer and lead singer of the Yellowknives Dene Drummers.
RANDY BAILLARGEON
Randy is a Dene knowledge keeper, father, traditional drummer and lead singer of the Yellowknives Dene Drummers.
Diga grew up in the remote community of Behchoko, the capital of the Tłı̨chǫ Nation, located in Canada’s Northwest Territories an hour outside of Yellowknife. His first and only language until the age of nine was Tłı̨chǫ, and his songs are often inspired by his father’s stories of life on the land, as well as his own experience of navigating two worlds.
A multi-instrumentalist, Diga finds musical inspiration from an eclectic range of artists, including Kashtin, Tłı̨chǫ Drummers, Enigma, Caribou, Bob Moses, and Indigenous Siberian folk-pop band Otyken. Diga studied audio recording in Ottawa and now produces and writes out in his home studio. “The North is a very small town,” he says, “you have to wear a lot of hats.” And so he is a producer, engineer, songwriter, musician, and film composer.
Diga grew up in the remote community of Behchoko, the capital of the Tłı̨chǫ Nation, located in Canada’s Northwest Territories an hour outside of Yellowknife. His first and only language until the age of nine was Tłı̨chǫ, and his songs are often inspired by his father’s stories of life on the land, as well as his own experience of navigating two worlds.
A multi-instrumentalist, Diga finds musical inspiration from an eclectic range of artists, including Kashtin, Tłı̨chǫ Drummers, Enigma, Caribou, Bob Moses, and Indigenous Siberian folk-pop band Otyken. Diga studied audio recording in Ottawa and now produces and writes out in his home studio. “The North is a very small town,” he says, “you have to wear a lot of hats.” And so he is a producer, engineer, songwriter, musician, and film composer.
Gnarwhal is a heavy alternative fuzz rock band from Yellowknife, Canada, carving out a distinct voice in Canada’s heavy underground. Since forming in 2022, they've been crafting a sound that fuses doom, grunge, and progressive metal — gritty, dynamic, and built on massive riffs and raw energy.
Their 2023 self-titled debut album earned a Western Canadian Music Award nomination and helped launch the band beyond the North. In 2024, they followed it up with Altered States, a more experimental EP that pushed their sound into spacier, weirder territory without losing the low-end punch and emotional weight that defines their music.
DIY to the core but driven in their ambition, Gnarwhal has toured across Canada, turning basements, bars, and proper stages into sweat-soaked sonic assaults. Their live shows are loud, cathartic, and rooted in a deep connection between the band and their audience .
Gnarwhal is a heavy alternative fuzz rock band from Yellowknife, Canada, carving out a distinct voice in Canada’s heavy underground. Since forming in 2022, they've been crafting a sound that fuses doom, grunge, and progressive metal — gritty, dynamic, and built on massive riffs and raw energy.
Their 2023 self-titled debut album earned a Western Canadian Music Award nomination and helped launch the band beyond the North. In 2024, they followed it up with Altered States, a more experimental EP that pushed their sound into spacier, weirder territory without losing the low-end punch and emotional weight that defines their music.
DIY to the core but driven in their ambition, Gnarwhal has toured across Canada, turning basements, bars, and proper stages into sweat-soaked sonic assaults. Their live shows are loud, cathartic, and rooted in a deep connection between the band and their audience .
Rob Elo is an alternative R&B/soul singer and songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based out of Yellowknife, NT, and initially from Vancouver Island, BC. “I think my music sounds a bit like, ‘Death Cab For Cutie meets Tom Misch”, says Elo. “Darker lyrics, smooth vocals, and heavy pocket”. One can find Rob Elo online, posting music and life stuff on various platforms, or in person playing shows around his current hometown of Yellowknife.
Rob Elo is an alternative R&B/soul singer and songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist based out of Yellowknife, NT, and initially from Vancouver Island, BC. “I think my music sounds a bit like, ‘Death Cab For Cutie meets Tom Misch”, says Elo. “Darker lyrics, smooth vocals, and heavy pocket”. One can find Rob Elo online, posting music and life stuff on various platforms, or in person playing shows around his current hometown of Yellowknife.
Carmen Braden is a versatile, genre-jumping musician from the Canadian sub-Arctic. Winner of the 2019 and 2020 Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year, Carmen is a composer/performer based in her hometown of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Carmen is a life-long Northerner whose music has been described as “drop-dead gorgeous”.
Carmen’s creative work has been supported by the NWT Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, FACTOR, SOCAN Foundation, and her academic study has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
Carmen Braden is a versatile, genre-jumping musician from the Canadian sub-Arctic. Winner of the 2019 and 2020 Western Canadian Music Award for Classical Composer of the Year, Carmen is a composer/performer based in her hometown of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories. Carmen is a life-long Northerner whose music has been described as “drop-dead gorgeous”.
Carmen’s creative work has been supported by the NWT Arts Council, the Canada Council for the Arts, FACTOR, SOCAN Foundation, and her academic study has been supported by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.
NORTHWHYNE
Northwyne Remigio is a Yellowknife born and raised Hip-hop/R&B artist as well as a producer. He is part of music group Ice Cold Collective and with them he song writes, produces and records. He is also part of record label One North Recordings and has been networking and promoting his music through it. He has been playing music since he was 6 years old starting with piano and guitar. Later on, he joined school band learning instruments such as the saxophone, bassoon, drums and bass. He has had the opportunity to perform at events such as Folk on the Rocks, Main Stage Showdown, Snow King, and Arts in the Park.
NORTHWHYNE
Northwyne Remigio is a Yellowknife born and raised Hip-hop/R&B artist as well as a producer. He is part of music group Ice Cold Collective and with them he song writes, produces and records. He is also part of record label One North Recordings and has been networking and promoting his music through it. He has been playing music since he was 6 years old starting with piano and guitar. Later on, he joined school band learning instruments such as the saxophone, bassoon, drums and bass. He has had the opportunity to perform at events such as Folk on the Rocks, Main Stage Showdown, Snow King, and Arts in the Park.
