Artists
Submit your application for #MonsterMasterclass, and see our past alumni gallery!
ARTIST application
Artists accepted into the #MonsterMasterclass program are:
- Paid an honorarium to attend workshops where they network with other artists and learn from industry professionals
- Given one-on-one mentorship in marketing & business to advance their careers
- Featured in a video about their art that we fund the creation of
Acceptable submissions:
- ✅ Unedited footage of you performing in front of an audience
- ✅ Unedited rehearsal footage from a mobile phone
Unacceptable submissions:
- ❌ Music video or any video with tuned vocals, lip-synching etc.
- ❌ Showreel
- ❌ Spotify link
All submission material will be kept confidential.
Praise from our program alumni
“[Programs like #MonsterMasterclass] are extremely important. Dancers, musicians, and artists in general forget that you are your own business. You are your admin, your social media manager, your content creator, etc. Sometimes we need somebody outside of us to remind us of things we need to focus on.”
– Indiana Mehta, Dancer (BollyHeelsTO)
“In my experience as a dance and theatre artist, I always find I am the only (or one of a very few) South Asian artists in the room. This has been a wonderful eye-opening experience to be in a room with majority South Asian and racialized artists. I’m inspired to learn more about the artists I met today, and also to learn more about my cultural lineage and how I can incorporate more of those ideas in my own artistic practice.”
– Rohan Dhupar, Dancer (Frog in Hand)
Past Alumni
Noyz
Noyz Hip hop artist Noyz strives to represent the diversity at the heart of the Greater Toronto...
Abhilasha Chellam
Abhilasha Chellam Abhilasha is a Bollywood playback singer who began her music career after...
Sarah Thawer
Sarah Thawer Sarah is a young and thriving drummer, currently doing session work with...
Pratik Peters
Pratik Peters Peters is a Toronto based singer, musician, composer, music producer with the...
RAAG Canada
RAAG Canada RAAG Canada is a group of enthusiastic singers and musicians that came together in...
Shelisa Akbar
Shelisa Akbar Shelisa Akbar is a giggling musician from Brampton that has been teaching piano,...
Staasia Daniels
Staasia Daniels Staasia Daniels is an R&B singer/songwriter/turtle-lover from Toronto who...
Giggle Queens
Giggle Queens Giggle Queens is made up of two long time friends and choreographers: Ria Aikat and...
Ankita Music
Ankita Music Ankita is a Toronto-based singer and performer with a wide portfolio in live...
Past Speakers
Heine Nielsen
Heine Nielsen Heine Nielsen is a music industry professional. Originally from Denmark, he now...
Alan Faigal
Alan Faigal Alan Faigal is an educator, dancer and community animator who teaches for Toronto Met...
Jai Djwa
Jai Djwa Jai Djwa, MFA, is an artist, facilitator and digital strategist that works in the...
Arianna Basilone
Arianna Basilone Arianna Basilone is a software developer with both a Bachelor’s degree in...
Danny Harvey
Danny Harvey Danny has been a performing arts professional for the past 19 years. Currently...
Krystal Kiran
Krystal Kiran Krystal’s artistic practice began with studying dance at the age of three in...
Yash Modi
Yash Modi Digital Lead Yash Modi has a Master’s degree in Mass Communication and a diploma in...
Sheniz Jamohamed
Sheniz Jamohamed Sheniz Janmohamed (MFA) is a firm believer in fostering community through...
Demetrius Nath
Demetrius Nath Owner of antiskeptic entertainment, Demetrius Nath has led countless marketing...