Lunar Studios was born out of the vision and passion of Rhiannon Rosalind, best known for over a decade as the CEO and sole shareholder of The Economic Club of Canada, the highest-profile and most recognized business platform in Canada. Uniquely positioned as a convenor and bridge builder between business execs and artists, community leaders, and young people, Rhiannon has hosted some of the most relevant speakers of our time, including: President Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Amal Clooney, former U.S. President Bill Clinton, and former President of France Francois Holland.
Rhiannon’s love for music, art, social innovation, and business has led her to create countless experiential learning programs, events, and content that have served over 50,000 young people across Canada in the spirit of social change, reconciliation and economic healing. As a serial entrepreneur and social innovator, Rhiannon successfully incorporates music and art into the business and public policy landscape, uplifting many artists and musicians from across Canada on an annual basis.

MILCK (CONNIE K. LIM) is a Gemini, empath, and proud pet owner of a 23 year old turtle named speedy. She is also a recording artist, writer, producer, and social change artist who is known for her anthemic songs that put words to the emotions behind global, grassroot movements. In addition to her own project, she has written and produced for artists like John Legend and Phillipa Soo.

Her song “Quiet” was a viral sensation that was named Billboard’s No. 1 Protest Song of the year, and an official selection on NPR's American Anthem series. Harper Bazaar has named “Quiet” as a top 50 feminist anthem of all time. The impact of MILCK’s work has also been honored by the city council of Los Angeles’s #TogetherWeSpeak exhibit, the LA GRAMMY museum, and Netflix’s This is Pop series. She has had the honor of performing on the same stages as Oprah, Jason Mraz, Yoko Ono, Michelle Obama, and Secretary Hillary Clinton.

This year, MILCK is releasing music from her first independent album titled Metamorphosis under her own label, Gentle Rebel Records. The leading single “Metamorphosis” premiered on Greys Anatomy, landing as a top five most sought after songs heard on television via tunefind.com.

MILCK’s songs have also been heard on nationwide commercials, TV shows and trailers, including P&G’s 2018 Winter Olympics campaign, Secret’s National 2019 Campaign, Grey’s Anatomy, Blacklist, Lucifer, Pretty Little Liars, Riverdale, Netflix’s Marco Polo, Mother Land, CBS’s Asian American Heritage Month, and more.

Over the course of five records to date, JUNO Award-winning Toronto rapper Shad has used an array of old-school tools to tackle modern problems, addressing the indignities and absurdities of our world through a shapeshfiting melange of boom-bap breaks, dusty soul samples, jazzy improvisation, and 10 dollar words rolled into thousand-dollar rhymes. But after weaving his myriad musical and philosophical interests into a narrative socio-political song cycle—2018’s A Short Story About a War—Shad began building his sixth record, TAO, from a much simpler concept: an image of a circle. Though, in true Shad fashion, he saw something much more profound within its basic round boundaries.  

“The thing that inspired this record was this image in my mind of a circle, but it’s getting fragmented, and then the pieces start floating away from each other,” he explains. “And that felt to me like a picture of ourselves as individuals. If you think of our humanity as one whole, there’s all these different aspects of that, whether that’s work, or our relationship to the land, or our relationship to the transcendent, or our relationship to our bodies, or to our inner child?”  

On a track-by-track basis, TAO examines the many different fragments that make up who we are, forsaking the explicit narrative connectivity of A Short Story About a War for a more implicit thematic framework. And where its predecessor’s intense subject matter naturally chanelled a more intense, even aggressive spirit, the looser structure of TAO allows Shad to return to his “natural strike zone” of more playful, block-rocking bops—the sort of tracks that might make you smile and snicker even as they unpack such thorny topics as race, capitalism, and technological dependency.  

TAO was actually written and recorded before the COVID-19 pandemic forced us into hiding, however, the events of the past year have only amplified the album’s sense of currency and relevancy. As Shad notes, “COVID is almost not like a new situation—it just sort of accelerated what was already happening in terms of isolation and precarity of work.” But now that vaccines are allowing us to take our first steps back to the lives we once knew, TAO’s arrival is perfectly timed for a world that’s ready to laugh, hug, and dance together again.

Toronto-based vocal powerhouse Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due to her raw and earnest songwriting, and beautifully electric live performances. She has won seven prestigious JUNO Awards, including the 2022 Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for her recent record: The Art of Falling Apart. Serena has received several further accolades, including Canada’s Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music–Original Song.

Josh Misko is an American-Canadian songwriter, producer, and music industry entrepreneur. As a writer and recording artist, Misko has worked with award-winning producers and engineers like Shel Talmy, Johnny Lee Schell, and Jack Joseph Puig, and has shared the stage with acts like Luke Bryan, Rodney Atkins, Gary LeVox, Air Supply, The Wailers, and more. As a touring musician, Josh is a partner in California country music band, Timothy James, and a guitar player and backing vocalist for Nashville based pop-country artist, Connor McCutcheon.  

Josh is a co-writer and producer of The Superstones' heart-warming hit single, “I Found Myself," which has garnered tens of millions of streams on social media platforms like TikTok and Spotify, has been featured on several major television networks and morning shows in North America, and raised hundreds of thousands in charity for body shaming and mental illness awareness organizations like EDIN, the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, and the National Alliance on Mental Illness.  

As a music business professional Josh is an inventor and co-founder of The Switchlock, a patented guitar accessory that solves the problem of unintentionally bumping the pickup switch out of position on an electric guitar, and a co-founder of Incubate Talent Group (ITG), a full-service artist management firm headquartered in Athens, Georgia. At ITG, Josh personally represents Grammy award-winning and internationally popular touring bands and producers like Trae Pierce, Rose's Pawn Shop, Craig Waters and the Flood, and Timothy James. Today, Misko serves as CEO of Incubate Talent Group, director of branding and artist relations at The Switchlock, and as head talent buyer for Turnipblood Entertainment.  

Misko attended Musician’s Institute in Los Angeles, California where he studied the arts of vocal performance, guitar playing, and music business. He is wrapping up his final semester at Oregon State University where he will be graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in the Summer of 2023.  

Josh is a proud voting member of the Recording Academy (Nashville Chapter), member of the Americana Music Association (AMA), the National Independent Talent Organization (NITO), the International Entertainment Buyers Association (IEBA), and Georgia Music Partners (GMP). Josh proudly endorses Ohana Ukuleles, Jim Dunlop, Shubb Capos, Jerry Harvey Audio, Maton Guitars, Swirlygig Industries, and the Adam Hall Group. 

Haviah Mighty didn’t need to change her birth name when she decided to dedicate her career to music. Mighty could not better describe Haviah’s craft of provocative challenges and uncompromising truths. Based out of Brampton via Toronto, Haviah has spent a lifetime developing her skills as a songwriter, vocalist, producer, and performer, culminating in a style of profound introspection and incisive socio-political critique. Her dynamic combinations of rap, song, and instrumental transition seamlessly from hip-hop to soul to afrobeats, with a meticulous flow and cadence that transcends any traditional expectation of genre.2019 saw Haviah earn break-out success with her album,13thFloor, making her the first hip-hop artist and the first Black woman to win the Polaris Music Prize, celebrating the “Best Canadian Album of the Year”-but Mighty didn’t stop there. With her JUNO Award-winning, Stock Exchange (Nov. 2021), Haviah made history once again as the first woman to ever win within the Rap Album of the Year category. Most recently, Haviah was the only Canadian nominee at the2022 BET Hip-Hop Awards within the 'Best International Flow' category. Recognition has spread internationally, garnering praise from the likes of Rolling Stone, Billboard, Pitchfork, GRM Daily, FADER, Hot New Hip Hop, and so many more. From performance invitations by massive European tastemaker, COLORSxSTUDIOS,toBBC1’s Jack Saunders proclaiming “I just cannot find anything as good as Haviah Mighty”, to crushing the 5 Fingers of Death on the legendary show, Sway in the Morning-Haviah Mighty is unstoppable. Mighty pushes forward continuing to carve out spaces that boldly defy gendered expectations for women in hip-hop. Unyielding and irresistible–Haviah Mighty will be heard 

Noah Schwartz’s winding journey through music, media and design is emblematic of creativity in the 21st century. As a young guitarist at Berklee College of Music, he experienced music’s digital upheaval, and witnessed how multifaceted musicians and entrepreneurs were best prepared to thrive in it. From there, Schwartz worked on many sides of the industry — including artists and bands, record labels and music technology companies. Today, he’s a professor of music and media, translating his experiences and lessons learned for university students and developing the next generation of musicians and creative professionals. Schwartz holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music, a Master of Arts Degree in Media Production from Ryerson University, and a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Pedagogy from the University of Toronto.

Anna Ruddick is a touring and session bassist, mother of two, speaker, and advocate for the wellbeing of Canadian music workers.  In her young music career, Anna rose to become one of the most in-demand and versatile bassists in Canada. She has performed on more than sixty studio and live albums spanning across many genres. Some of her notable recording work includes Randy Bachman’s power trio album ‘Heavy Blues’ (2015), Bry Webb’s critically acclaimed studio album ‘Free Will’ (2014) and live album ‘Live at Massey Hall’ (2015), Paul Reddick’s 2017 Juno Award winning album ‘Ride The One’ (2016) and Lee Harvey Osmond’s 2020 Juno Award winning album “Mohawk” (2019). In addition to her session work, Anna has performed live and toured with a who’s-who of Canadian and international artists, most notably City and Colour, Fefe Dobson, Erin Costelo, and Ian Blurton’s supergroup Future Now.   

After decades as a full-time working musician, Anna is passionate about creating support systems and starting conversations that will empower Canadian music workers. She has been working with The Unison Fund, Canada’s Music Charity, since 2020, as Manager of Industry Relations.   

Anna holds a bachelor’s degree in Jazz performance from McGill University and a postgraduate certificate in Arts Administration and Cultural Management from Humber College. 

Queer Collective is a Toronto based non-profit organization committed to creating accurate & positive representation for every subgroup of the LGBTQ2S+ Community with an emphasis on uplifting local queer artists.

Queer Collective is dedicated to fostering the Canadian arts sector because they believe art is a vehicle for social change. Under their “artists supporting artists' ' model they leverage their platform & expertise in video production, design & audio engineering to document queer art & connect artists with their audience. Their programming focuses on education & funding, to support the professional development of Canadian queer artists.

Vivek Shraya is an artist whose body of work crosses the boundaries of music, literature, visual art, theatre, and film. Her album Part-Time Woman was nominated for the Polaris Music Prize, her music on HBO Max’s Sort Of is nominated for a Canadian Screen Award, and her best-selling book I’m Afraid of Men was heralded by Vanity Fair as “cultural rocket fuel.” She is also the founder of the award-winning publishing imprint VS. Books, which supports emerging BIPOC writers.  

A seven-time Lambda Literary Award finalist, Vivek has been a brand ambassador for MAC Cosmetics and Pantene. She is a director on the board of the Tegan and Sara Foundation, and is currently adapting her debut play, How to Fail as a Popstar, as a digital series with CBC.

Donna Grantis is an artist and guitarist from Tkaronto. From 2012 to 2016 Grantis performed and recorded with Prince as a member of his funk-rock trio 3RDEYEGIRL and supergroup New Power Generation. Grantis composed the title track to Prince & 3RDEYEGIRL’s album PLECTRUMELECTRUM, which reached #1 on the Billboard Rock Chart. As a bandleader, she fronted a 5-piece electric jazz quintet and released the critically acclaimed debut album, DIAMONDS & DYNAMITE. Earlier this year, Grantis recorded an anthemic solo guitar piece produced by Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, which became the soundtrack to a Super Bowl LVII campaign.

Her newest project, Culture vs Policy, fuses the emotive power of music with thought-provoking dialogue about the climate and ecological crises. In collaboration with climate scientists, activists, Indigenous leaders, policymakers, researchers, sociologists, and others, Grantis seeks to highlight in her art narratives exploring human impacts on the planet. As an EarthPercent artist, a signee of the Music Declares Emergency declaration, an advisor to The Jellyfish Project, a roundtable member of SCALE/LeSAUT, and an alumni of the Creative Climate Leadership program, she is passionate about harnessing the power of music to create transformative cultural change. donnagrantis.com

Cyn Rozeboom has acted as Executive Director of Tangled Art + Disability since 2017. She has over 30 years of experience in the non-profit arts sector as a fundraiser, artist, and administrator. Career highlights include founding the Art of the Danforth festival, a 10-day multi-arts event that ran biennially in east Toronto 2010-2016; inaugural Managing Director of East End Arts, Toronto’s youngest local arts service organization, helping establish the Next Stage Theatre festival during her tenure at the Toronto Fringe; and three years with Hospital Audiences Inc. a group which provides innovative arts-access services in New York City.

Kim Fry lives by the Atlantic ocean in Kjipuktuk/Halifax in Mi'kma'ki. She is a co-founder, board member and coordinator for Music Declares Emergency Canada. Kim spent over a decade as an activist and environmental educator/naturalist working for a number of Environmental Organizations after doing two degrees in Environmental Studies at York University. Kim has worked as a music manager and was the recipient of the national David Suzuki teaching award (environmental inquiry) and an Elementary Teachers Federation of Ontario award for her environmental leadership. She has been coordinating the Canadian chapter of Music Declares Emergency Canada and organized the first ever Canadian Music Climate Summit. Over the last two years, Kim has become one of the go-to people in Canada for thinking about actions the music industry can take to address the climate and ecological crisis.

Gift Tshuma is a prominent activist in the field of disability rights, as well as a skilled music composer from Montreal. He earned a degree in Sociology with a minor in Law and Society from Concordia University, which paved the way for his career in advocating for accessibility and inclusion. Throughout his career spanning over a decade, Gift has been a passionate advocate for disability rights and accessibility issues in Montreal. As a co-founder of Accessibilize Montreal, a grassroots organization, he has spearheaded various initiatives to promote accessibility and inclusion. In recognition of his exceptional work, he was awarded CBC Quebec’s 2022 Black Changemaker Award. This prestigious award celebrates Black individuals in Quebec who are making significant contributions to their communities. Gift currently holds key positions at March of Dimes Canada, Centre For Sustainable Practice In The Arts and Blurring the Boundaries, where he actively engages in accessibility and inclusion. His wealth of experience spans across various sectors such as non-profit, health, public, technical, and service, as well as post-secondary education. Driven by his commitment to social justice and the empowerment of marginalized communities, Gift has become a renowned figure in his field.

Randell Adjei is an entrepreneur, speaker and spoken word practitioner who uses his gifts to Empower the message of Alchemy. He was recently appointed Ontario’s first Poet Laureate. Randell, is the founder of one of Toronto's largest youth led initiatives; Reaching Intelligent Souls Everywhere (R.I.S.E Edutainment). In 2018, R.I.S.E received the Toronto Arts Foundation’s, Mayor’s Youth Arts Award. Randell is the author of “I am Not my struggles,” a powerful Anthology released in 2018. Randell was also named CBC’s Metro Morning’s Torontonian of the Year in 2015 and NOW Magazines Local Hero in May 2017. In 2020 Randell opened up for President Barack Obama at the Economic Club of Canada.