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Francis Nguyen Tran a.k.a. FrancisGotHeat, never thought he could make it big. At the age of 13, he made his first beat and discovered he had some sort of talent. Quickly, he started to take producing seriously. Achieving success became the goal. “I’ve seen videos of people making it big and was like ‘oh this is a real career?’ wow.”

His talents caught the ears of rapper/producer Rich Kidd as well as Ricki Bekzadeh, and they led Francis to Toronto’s revered Remix Project, a non-profit organization and platform for young creatives in the city. There he continued to make beats and learned how to collaborate with others.

With the right attitude, a strong work-ethic, and a little bit of luck, dreams can really come true. Chase Wav’s journey at the 2016 Battle of the Beat Makers competition is evidence of this.

If you’re meeting singer-songwriter NDAI for the first time through social media, clicking on her handle will instantly teleport you to a mosaic of enchanting self-portraits coated with a layer of mystery.

After seven years of behind the scenes work, Canadian music producers Josh Polasz and Ashton Adams are drawing back the veil of mystery and…

Earlier this year when rising R&B songstress H.E.R. set out on her first tour, joining Bryson Tiller on his Set It Off line-up, she…