The Singing Contest 2019 Magazine

2nd Semifinal

A tie resulted in 4 Juveniles moving on to the finals instead of
3! The new Juvenile Finalists were Lorand Kis, Sophia Jin, Cassie
Acevedo & Mikaela Santos.

The remaining spots in the Adult category went
to Justine Fong & Júlio Falcão.

The first 5 Finalists, who had performed during
the break, joined their fellow Finalists onstage
for their first group shot. Ladies & Gentlemen,
the Season 13 Finalists!

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The Judges

As with all qualifying rounds in the contest, the results of the final round are decided by the audience and a group
of qualified judges. Throughout this season, we had a mix of returning and guest judges. It will be the same case at the
Final. Returning judges will have already seen some of what the Finalists are capable of. A new judge will never have
heard the finalists and their votes will be based entirely on the performances they witness at the Final. Therefore, to
earn the judges’ votes, the finalists must try to meet any expectations that the returning judges may have and to leave
the strongest first impression on a new judge. We think this combination is the best way to get a well-balanced result.

While the “popular” vote definitely matters, the input of people that we can count on to give unbiased, educated
opinions is invaluable... even when it simply serves to validate the overall opinion of the audience which is the case
more often than not. The judges’ contribution is vital in assuring this is more than just a popularity contest. With that
being said, we wholeheartedly thank all the judges who gave us their time throughout season 13.

Here are the judges who contributed to this season’s line-up of Finalists:

Alexia Marian is a young singer/songwriter. She made her debut in

Toronto, performing frequently at events and festivals. In 2017, she headed to
Mexico where she recorded her first album, titled Destiny, singing original songs
in English, French and Spanish. That same year, she earned an award from the
prestigious Premios Nacionales Ser in Mexico City. Alexia Marian recently returned
to Canada to promote her album and participate in the 2019 Juno Awards. It was
a pleasure to have Alexia perform for us at a couple of qualifying rounds

Allyson Arsenio-Rod is extensively trained in both classical piano

and jazz vocals. She sings in multiple venues across the city performing R&B and
Motown as well as smooth, acoustic takes of popular songs from many genres.
Allyson has also been a vocal coach for the last 6 years, including a stint last year
as the official vocal coach of Season 12. She has worked alongside many up and
coming performers & DJs in the recording studio providing vocals and produ-
cing songs. She also collaborated in studio with Mark Pellizzer, the guitarist from
Magic!, on her original songs. We were very pleased to welcome Allyson back to
the judges’ table.

Inah Canlapan began performing when she was still a kid and made a

real name for herself particularly among the Filipino community in and around
southwestern Ontario. She studied voice for more than 10 years and now works as
a vocal and performance coach herself. She performs a variety of musical genres
and also plays piano, guitar and some violin. Inah is also a graduate of McMaster
University. Last but not least, Inah was one of the Adult winners in Season 8 of our
contest.

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Keegan Boldin is a Canadian Music Producer who has a broad under-

standing of multiple styles and genres of music. Keegan has worked his way
through many different platforms of the music industry which includes tour-
ing across southern Ontario and Quebec in local bands, with live TV perform-
ances and radio airplay, to earning two diplomas at Metalworks Institute and
working under Juno award winning Producer Gavin Brown. You can find sam-
ples of Keegan’s music production and songwriting work on History channel’s
American Pickers and any online streaming service. Samples of his editing
work will be featured on Poesy’s 2019 EP and Havelin’s “The Further I Go”
2019 single produced by Gavin Brown. Keegan is now focusing his personal
audio business and studies on Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR)
spatial production for games, apps and local artists.

Liam Connor began his musical career as a bass player and vocalist

in an electronic hardcore rock band, taking the role of producer and record-
ing engineer for the band’s first recordings. His interest in music production
lived on long after the band broke up and eventually brought him to Trebas
Institute. After his graduation, Liam worked in the industry as an audio engin-
eer and music producer, including work for TV and Film. After 4 years of in the
industry, Liam returned to Trebas to become a music production Instructor at
Trebas Institute, which is where he resides today. Liam continues to sing and
record as a Pop/R&B artist.

Paulo Pereira is a vocalist and songwriter. He was a finalist in the

CBC’s 2004 “Great Canadian Music Contest”. In 2008, he represented Canada’s
Portuguese community at RTP’s Lusavox Festival. Currently, Paulo is the co-
founder of Project 5, an organization that helps youth travel to remote First
Nations communities to implement arts and sports programs. He helped or-
ganize the first Attawapiskat Music Festival with the support of Sony Music
Canada and the participation of Canadian artist Tyler Shaw. The past year
alone, Project 5 organized two music festivals, three dance programs, and one
drama program in the remote First Nation community of Attawapiskat. He is
also is about to release his first full album in Portuguese, titled Se Formos Um,
which he wrote and composed.

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Mike McDonnell is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist,

who has forged his way as one of Canada’s most respected and in- demand
musicians. Mike has toured globally in venues ranging from soft seaters to
concert halls alike. His versatility, energy and creativity has seen him play
with a wide range of acts like The Ruby Spirit, The Red Horse Rebellion, Katie
Francis, Jumple and many more. His ability to perform and deliver a captiv-
ating live show has seen him share the stage with world renowned acts like
Weezer, Blink 182, Crystal Castles, Fallout Boy, and Jesus and the Mary Chain
and, of course, with the Finalists of The Singing Contest. Having played bass
guitar in bands since the age of 15, Mike recently began work on a solo pro-
ject called Good Luck Shop. The first single, FAR has already been released and
is available on iTunes, Spotify, Google Play and all the other online platforms.
The video for FAR is great, too and we were inspired to play it at several of
the Qualifying Rounds.

The following judges will be joining us at the Grand Finale:

Valter Barberini has almost 30 years experience in the music industry.

Born in São Paulo, Brazil, he traded in his toys for musical instruments at a
very young age. Always fascinated by music, he began composing at age 14,
inspired by his idols The Beatles. Formally educated in advertising and market-
ing, he worked in graphic design and video editing as well as performing in
many bands around São Paulo on guitar, bass, keyboards and vocals.

Also a lover of electronic music, he is skilled in midi programing and work-
ing with digital audio workstations. In 2012, Valter was the author and music-
al director of the first theatrical presentation for Brazilians in Canada, “Se essa
rua fosse minha” which played 4 shows at the University of Toronto.

He spent many years at the helm of one of the most popular and revered
publications for the Brazilian community in Canada, O Jornal da Gente. He
also produces and edits various pieces for television broadcast.

Currently, he is focused on recording and producing jingles for radio. He
and his wife Marisa Oliveira also perform regularly around town.

Valter sat on the judges’ panel at every round this season except for the last
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The Judges artists, telling us, “with styles from gospel to pop to latin,
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Yanni Caldas judged several of the rounds this Yanni recently finished work on Abigail Ramprashad’s
debut Gospel EP which came out just before Christmas
season. He graduated from both the Audio Production 2018. The entire EP was recorded with fellow Metalworks
& Engineering and the post-graduate Music Mixing & Institute graduate Ian Madden.
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the majority of Yanni’s composition work so-far has I used to think ‘this is how I always treat this cello or gui-
been for TV, he has also created music beds for broad- tar’ but now I’ve learned to listen to what that instru-
cast media, written music for trailers and promotional ment’s role is in the music [so I can] help it do its job.”
videos, and scored a few short-films, including ‘One Step
Forward, Two Steps Back’, a Swiss short-film scheduled to He then finished up our interview with some advice for
be released in 2019. Some of Yanni’s more recognizable current students:
credits include writing music for popular television shows
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The Judges

Ian Madden, a graduate of the Slipknot and legendary drummer Terry
Bozzio on multiple occasions.
Audio Production & Engineering program at
Metalworks Institute, has become an estab- Over the past year, Ian has worked with
lished artist, producer, and music educator. some independent productions some of
In 2015 he brought his skills and entrepre- which included Arkells’ drummer, Tim
neurial spirit together and founded his now Oxford. Two of these productions included
thriving business, Fretted Studio. Fretted Havens, an indie-rock project by Andrew
Studio offers a variety of recording servi- Beg and Sea Machine, Ian’s personal project.
ces, music lessons (guitar, bass, drums, and Ian has also worked on FXRRVST’s upcom-
vocals), and master classes for individuals in- ing sophomore album with Alfio Annibalini.
terested in learning how to record and mix. In 2018, Ian worked with guitar icon Joey
Landreth for the self titled Sons of Rhythm
When Ian first graduated from EP. Lastly Ian has also worked alongside fellow judge
Metalworks Institute, he spent a few months as an in- Yanni Caldas for Abigail Ramprashad’s EP titled “A Little
tern at Metalworks Studios. Ian had the pleasure of work- Piece of My Song”.
ing on many great projects including Protest The Hero, Sea Machine is Ian’s project piece with singer Inah
Midway State, and David Clayton Thomas. Since then, Canlapan who won 2nd place in Season 8 of the Long
Ian has continued to develop his skills by independently and McQuade Singing Contest with John Santos. In 2019,
teaching music lessons and collaborating with other art- Ian will be working alongside Andrew Beg once more on
ists as a songwriter and producer. Ian has had the great Havens upcoming full length album.
pleasure for the past decade to work alongside of two This is Ian’s first time judging for us.
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Paula is a classically trained singer and a graduate from Arts, The Sony Centre and CBC Radio-Canada’s Glenn
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Hop and Alternative. award winning song Tears Are Not Enough, produced by
Canadian Icon David Foster. Other artists included Alto
Trevor is the President and founder of the Urban Music Moda, Molly Johnson, Martha and the Muffins as well as
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The Judges collaboration with UNESCO (an arm of The United Nations)
to raise funds for various charities. In 2009, he established the
Darnell-Brandon Thomas, Canadian-born Keys to Dreams Foundation, which provides financial assist-
ance through scholarships to musicians. In 2015, Darnell was
with Trinidadian roots is a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist invited to audition for The Voice UK & X Factor UK. Darnell
known for his energetic, eclectic and emotionally capturing currently holds a Masters Degree in Vocal Performance &
performances. His versatility to sing and play several genres Ethnomusicology from York University and is a guest lecturer
including but not limited to Jazz, R&B, Soul, Funk, Pop, Rock, for the Music Department at York University.
Classical and Latin, is one of the many reasons he is in high
demand by many. He has received tutelage from some of In 2017, Darnell established GTA’s newest and highly
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of the world's greatest vocalists like Michael Jackson, Prince, rich harmonies and vocal talents. Darnell materialized one of
Barbra Streisand and Stevie Wonder). Darnell has also done his artistic dreams becoming the co-founder and co-artistic
musical work for hit TV Shows like “Glee" and Disney's director of Cue The Lights Productions, focused on shining
"Overruled!" and worked with artists like Nelly Furtado the spotlight on established and up-and-coming profession-
and Fefe Dobson. In 2008, he competed in the World al singers, actors and dancers in both original and popular
Championships of Performing Arts, held in Hollywood, shows.
where he won four gold medals and winning the Grand
Champion of the World Title - Instrumental category playing Amid that, he still finds the time and energy to be the
the Steel Pan. Musical Director at The Avenue Roads Arts School in Toronto,
give back to the community both local and international and
Darnell, a role model and philanthropist, has arranged, meet the live music demand at several venues on a regular
produced and performed in several charitable concerts in basis.

Darnell was able to join us for the Semis and this will be
Darnell’s third season as a judge at the Final. The Finalists
were all fortunate enough to participate in vocal workshops
with Darnell where they clearly gained a little insight into a
judge’s perspective.

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Season 13 Judges Tal Vaisman and Patrick Albernaz will Production/Engineering program and has worked with
also be joining us as at the Final but not to judge. They a multitude of both local and international musical acts
are returning as members of... over the years. His credits range from Canadian rock
bands like Black Collar Union, Little Foot Long Foot and
THE SCJS ORCHESTRA! The Envy to Sway Clarke II under Island Records UK,
Hammercult (under SPV Records Germany) and many
For the Finalists, one of the best things about the Final more. Tal has also worked with EDM and urban acts such
is that they get to sing with a live band. It is the first time as Shaun Frank, Automatic Toys and Twin City.
for many of them and the feeling is completely different
from singing with a track. It’s way better! The energy of Tal also contributes both as a songwriter and as a music-
the other performers on the stage is palpable and always al producer to Family Channel and Netflix shows such as
adds to the performance of the Finalists. The Next Step and Lost And Found. In addition, Tal is also
the guitarist for Ontario alternative rock band and Sony
The following musicians will all be performing in the recording artist the Ascot Royals. Their 2015 single The
band which accompanies the Finalists, known as The SCJS Best Is Yet To Come received major airplay nationwide in
Orchestra: Canada and charted high up in the Canadian active rock
charts. Over the last few years, Ascot Royals have toured
• John Santos - piano/keyboards/guitar with major label acts including USS, The Sheepdogs,
• Tal Vaisman - guitars Lights, Walk Off The Earth, Hollerado and many others,
• Soren Dalimonte - bass and were also part of the Vans Warped tour which includ-
• Pat Daniher - drums ed a spot in the 2015 showcase at the Fonda Theater in
• Patrick Albernaz - piano/keyboards Los Angeles. A couple of years ago, they hit the road for
a coast-to-coast tour opening up for Canadian rock icons,
Tal Vaisman is a Toronto based producer, engin- Big Wreck. More recently, they joined Our Lady Peace and
The Matthew Good Band on the eastern leg of their cross
eer, songwriter and professional guitar player. He is an country tour.
honorary graduate of the Metalworks Institute Audio
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This is Tal’s 6th year as part of our contest, both as a ing style (and sometimes dance moves!) into any style of
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we have heard so far from our Season 12 winners. He is a His current projects along with the aforementioned
man of many talents and we are very happy to have him ColinResponse, include indie rock band After The
with us again this year. Mountain, and indie pop group Good Luck Shop. When
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production partner and composer Brian Yoon.
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