Toronto’s Sean Leon encourages creatives to go beyond the current narratives and pop culture norms, and to let go of…
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Artist manager, Rebecca Dickson, offers some encouragement to people battling mental health in the music industry and addresses the pressure…
Award-winning, Ottawa-based francophone rapper LeFLOFRANCO shares about the inner turmoil he experienced in 2021 and how it got better “one…
In her exclusive piece for SHIFTER, Celeste Ceres explores why Black professionals are apprehensive about returning to work post-pandemic. On…
Inspired by the unfortunate murder of George Floyd, the many Canadian black men who took to social media to express…
At SHIFTER we’re big dreamers. Being big dreamers has served us well. You basically believe you can do anything, you…
Artists of the caliber of Prince only come a few times in a life time. He’s a part of that…
Last September our co-founder, Joe Mebrahtu, wrote a thought-provoking opinion piece on the power of creative protest. In it he…
After starting our iPad issues in March 2014, last year marked our first year as an online entity. We launched…
If you ask the average adult whether they’re concerned about the next generation they’ll probably say yes. As soon as…
The simple answer is an emphatic, “Yes”. First, Kanye West is a citizen of the United States, a member of…
Book stores are closing. Recording artists aren’t making as much as they used to. Old business models are being challenged.…
