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Charlie Puth is a 29-year-old singer/songwriter/producer who hails from New Jersey.Charlie graduated from the prestigious Berklee College of Music in 2013 but he really started creating waves on YouTube, so much so that he got invited to perform on the Ellen Degeneres show, which is what led him to signing his first record deal.From there, the ball was rolling, Charlie started writing for other artists and got featured on tracks with artists like Lil Wayne and Cody Simpson.In 2016 he released his debut album Nine Track Mind with chart topping singles like Marvin Gaye which featured Meghan Trainor also One Call Away and We Don't Talk Anymore with Selena Gomez.That's a pretty good start but it was just the beginning because he then co-wrote and sang on one of the biggest songs of the last decade called See You Again. The song featured rap star Wiz Khalifa and was written for the Fast and the Furious 7 soundtrack, a tribute to Paul Walker. The tune spent a phenomenal 12-weeks at number one and the video for the song was, for a long time, the most popular video on YouTube, it is now at number 4 with almost 5 billion views. The song also earned Charlie 3 Grammy nominations and many AMA's and MTV VMA's and Teen Choice Awards, we could go on but you get it, it's a generational song. From there, Charlie released his second album in 2018 called Voice Notes which you'll hear about in this interview. The album was nominated for a Grammy and spawned hits like How Long and Attention which peaked at number 5 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.Charlie Puth is a mega star and you'll discover that he's not just a singer/songwriter but a producer and a musical phenomenon. 

Jess Moskaluke is one Canada's top country artists. At 30  years of age, this native of Langenburg, Saskatchewan, has been making waves since she first got noticed on Youtube. Videos of her performing cover songs were regularly hitting hundreds of thousands of views with every release with a handful hitting the millions. In 2011 she won the New Artist Showcase Award at the Canadian Country Music Association Awards which is no surprise why she became Canada's country sweetheart. To date she's performed at the NHL Heritage Classic and Grey Cup festivities  and also gets regular airplay on CMT. Oh,  she was also nominated for Breakthrough Artist at the 2015 Junos. Yup, she's a 5 time Juno nominee!To date Jess has released 3 ep's as well as a studio album called Light Up the Sky which was released in 2014. It featured such hits as Cheap Wine and Cigarettes which went platinum in Canada. Her other hits include Kiss Me Quiet from her 2015 EP of the same name which actually won Country Album of the Year at the 2017 Juno awards... The video for the song has since garnered 1.2 million views on Youtube.Jess got her first number one song on the Billboard Canadian Country chart in 2019 with her hit Country Girls proving that she is indeed, the real deal!

Chrissy Metz is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated actress from the hugely popular show This is Us  which stars Mandy Moore, Sterlin K. Brown, Milo Ventimiglia and Justin Hartley.Chrissy is also a movie star who's appeared in movies like Breakthrough which was nominated for a Teen Choice Award and also the movie Sierra Burgess is a Loser.She's also a very very talented singer/songwriter, yes she did sing at the Oscars!Her song Talking to God  is on rotation on many country stations across North America. Her other singles include Feel Good, I'm Standing with You and Actress. Chrissy also just released her own rendition of I'll be Home for Christmas.   Chrissy is an undeniable talent, we know that she is on the big screen and now she's everywhere you listen to music!

Brent Butt is the creator of one of Canada's most successful television shows of all time: Corner Gas. He's also a stand-up comedian, actor, writer, cartoonist and now a singer among many other things.He hails from Tisdale, Saskatchewan, Canada and started doing stand-up comedy in the late 80's and has become a staple in the Canadian comedy due to his wildly popular show: Corner Gas.Corner Gas ran for 6 seasons with ratings hitting a viewership in the millions every episode with a record breaking 3.1 million viewers on the shows final go. Corner Gas became the first Canadian show to be the most watched show in Canada, because before that, American shows would always beat out our own. The franchise also released Corner Gas: The Movie in 2014 and you can catch  Corner Gas Animated  in its third season right now. After winning Gemini Awards, Canadian Comedy Awards and much more, re-runs of the show still air and you can watch it on Crave TV, Amazon Prime and CTV. Needless to say, Brent Butt is a national treasure and encompasses everything everyone loves about Canada. Check out his first Christmas single "Everyone Can Sing at Christmas" on all streaming platforms!

Lukas Rossi is a pure-bred rock star. Although he's lived all over Canada, he's from Toronto, Ontario and now lives in Nashville Tennessee.Over the span of his 20+ year career, he's played in bands like Cleavage, Rise Electric, Switchblade Glory and The Halo Method to name of few but it was really with Rock Star Supernova that Rossi rose to fame.Rock Star Supernova was a supergroup with Mötley Crüe's Tommy Lee, Metallica's Jason Newsted and from Guns N' Roses: Gilby Clarke. They found Lukas in 2006 through the CBS reality TV show: Rock Star: Supernova, the sequel to Rock Star: INXS. Lukas quickly became a fan favourite on the show proving he didn't just look like a rock star but he could sing like one as well which is why he ended up winning the whole show. He then recorded an album with the band and toured arenas and stadiums across the world.Rock Star Supernova had a few singles off their debut album such as: Headspin (written by Rossi), Be Yourself (and 5 Other Cliches), Can't Bring Myself to Light This Fuse and It's All Love.The group disbanded after one album and one tour but Lukas continued to rock with an array of different projects. In June of 2020 Lukas released a brand new solo album called Summertime which is an album that shows not only his rock side, but his pop-oriented talents. Long story short, after appearing on Ellen, Howard Stern, Jimmy Kimmel, Entertainment Tonight and Live with Regis and Kelly, he's on the podcast and he's ready to talk music!

Banx & Ranx are a duo of producers, songwriters and remixers from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.The duo have been together since 2014 and since then, not only have they signed with one of the most coveted record labels in the world, Parlophone Records, but they've produced, written songs and partnered up with artists like: Sean Paul, Dua Lipa, Diplo, French Montana and Nicky Jam to name a few.Although they're Canadian, they've had more hits in the UK such as their song Answerphone with UK's pop princess Ella Eyre and Yxng Bane, which made it in the Top 40 over there peaking at number 5. They also co-wrote, co-produced Sean Paul's Crick Neck and had him feature on their song Ego. Along with those collaborations they also worked on Nicky Jam's hit I Can't Forget You off his album Fénix which was nominated for 2 Latin Grammy Awards.Banx & Ranx are showing that they're the real deal, just this week, they teamed up with Quebec mega star Marie-Mai and Imposs to release Sans Lendemain, a song that will certainly make its way on many radio stations playlist in the next few weeks.

Chris Dudley is the keyboardist/synthesizer player for Underoath, a heavy rock band from Tampa Bay Florida who formed in 1997.Some of their music has been categorized as Christian Hardcore, Metalcore, Post-hardcore, Emo or Screamo and more, which is to be expected when you're a band who's been around for 23 years and constantly thrives to evolve.To date, the band has released 8 studio albums. Their fourth album They're Only Chasing Safety is really what catapulted them to becoming household names in the Emo genre in 2004. The album featured hits like Reinventing Your Exit and It's Dangerous Business Walking Out Your Front Door which helped Underoath become a band with album sales that surpass the -1.5 million copies- mark.With They're Only Chasing Safety being such a big hit, their follow up record was one of the most anticipated albums of 2006 and well... It didn't disappoint. Define the Great Line was released in 2006 and debuted at Number 2 on the Billboard 200 chart, selling close to 100 000 copies in its first week alone. The album's lead single was Writing on the Walls which ended up being nominated for a Grammy award in 2007. That's one of three Grammy nominations the band has to date. Another one came from the lead single, On My Teeth, which was on their latest album Erase Me. The tune was nominated for for Best Metal Performance in 2018.Alas, 23 years later, Underoath are still touring and rocking out showing that they deserve to be called Kings of the scene.

Sam Reid is the keyboardist and one of the founders of the Grammy nominated and Juno winning band Glass Tiger.The band formed in Newmarket Ontario in 1981. They rose to fame in 1986 with their debut album Thin Red Line which went quadruple platinum in Canada and gold in the U.S. The album featured a few massive international and timeless hits like Don't forget Me (When I'm Gone) and Someday. Both songs were top 10 hits in the U.S and the album helped them win 3 Juno awards in 1986 for Album of the Year, Single of the Year (for Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone) and Most Promising Band of the Year. The band won two more Juno's in 1987 and got a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist, which is kind of a big deal!Glass Tiger followed up with two more albums in 1988 and 1991 which were both certified platinum and included hits like I'm Still Searching and My Town which features Rod Stewart.The band went on hiatus in 1993 before being on-and-off again between 2003 and now. They released their 5th studio album called 31 in 2018 and 12 Juno nominations later, these iconic Canadian rockers are still touring to this day.

Felix Cartal is an internationally known DJ, music producer and songwriter who hails from New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.Felix played bass guitar in various punk and hardcore bands growing up but then got a liking to EDM and eventually released his first EP called Skeleton in 2009 on Steve Aoki's infamous label Dim Mak Records.Since then, Felix has released 3 full-length studio albums which featured hits like his New Radicals remix, Get What You Give. The latter came out in 2017 and is still playing on radio across Canada 3 years later. The remix also proved to be a hit with critics and peers which eventually landed him a Juno nomination in 2018 for Dance Recording of the Year. In total, he's been nominated for 5 Juno Awards, one of which is for his biggest hit to date called Love Me which is a collaboration with singer Lights. After having toured and collaborated with the biggest names in EDM, Cartal is showing that he's not just a flash-in-the-pan producer, but a dude who's got an incredible knack for making hits and will be doing so for years to come.

Shane Told is the lead singer for Silverstein, a post-hardcore/screamo/alternative rock band from Burlington Ontario. The band formed in circa 2000 and signed to the infamous label... Victory Records in 2002.The band quickly rose to the forefront of the Emo movement in the mid 2000's becoming one of the top bands in the genre alongside bands like Hawthorne Heights, Underoath and The Used to name a few.What really catapulted Silverstein to another level was their second studio album, Discovering the Waterfront. The album became an instant classic in the genre producing hits like Smile in Your Sleep, Discovering the Waterfront and Heorine. The album peaked at number 34 on the Billboard 200 chart, a weekly chart for best-selling albums worldwide, all genres together. To date, sources say it has sold more than half a million copies!Silverstein's success has taken them on arena tours around the world opening for acts like Simple Plan and even Avril Lavigne. They've also played the biggest rock festivals and have headlined tours in theatres around the globe.Silverstein are celebrating their 20th year anniversary and haven't stopped, to date they have released 10 studio albums culminating sales of over 1.5 million copies… Let's not forget their 2006 Juno nomination for Best New Group, thus, the reason they are legends in the alternative rock scene!Shane also hosts Lead Singer Syndrome podcast where he interviews some of the biggest rockers in the scene from Ryan Key of Yellowcard to Jim of Jimmy Eat World to Zakk Wylde to Scott Stapp of Creed, Bert from The Used and many more.

Coleman Hell is a 31-year-old singer, songwriter and producer who hails from Thunder Bay, Ontario.Coleman's been making music with his childhood friend and producer Latch for a while but it's really in 2015 that they hit the jackpot with the song 2 Heads which is still getting massive radio play.The song helped him get a Juno nomination in 2016 for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, where he also got the chance to perform on the big show. In 2017 he got another Juno nomination for Pop Album of the Year, for his record called Summerland. On the album we can find another massive radio hit Fireproof as well as Devotion.Coleman's toured with some big names like Twenty One Pilots, which is why there's no doubt he's one of Canada's top young rising artists.

Shannon Burns is a radio announcer for CHUM 104.5 in Toronto. She also hosts iHeart Radio Nights across 13 stations in Canada on top of being iHeart Canada's go-to interviewer for today's biggest pop stars!Over the last few years she's talked to artists like Taylor Swift, Katy Perry, Ed Sheeran, Shawn Mendes, Backstreet Boys and many more.On top of being on the radio, she's also appears on television every week as a panelist on CTV's Fame Factor, she also hosts her own podcast called “Aftermath with Shannon Burns” and she's got her own successful YouTube channel, yeah she kind of does it all which is why she's becoming Canada's top pop-culture guru!  

Gus Unger-Hamilton is the keyboard player/vocalist for the band alt-J. The group is a three-piece band from Leeds, England. They formed in 2007 but it wasn't until 2012 that their first studio album An Awesome Wave was released. The album later went on to win the Mercury Prize,  a prestigious prize awarded for the best album released in the United Kingdom by a British or Irish act.After that, in 2014, their second album This Is All Yours went straight to number one in the UK. To date, they've released three studio albums which include hits like Breezeblocks, Left Hand Free and In Cold Blood. On top of the Mercury Prize,  alt-J were also nominated for three Brit Awards and were also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Alternative music Album in 2015.

Yungblud is one of the top-rising rock-and-rollers on the scene today!He's 22-years-old and he's full of piss and vinegar, his songwriting kind of reminds us of early punk rock, there's angst and rebellion hence, he's not afraid of calling out greedy corporations, politicians and goes to war for who he feels gets taken advantage of…and that's why he's loved.In just 2 years, he's released 3 EP's one live album and one studio album called "21st Century Liabiality". Songs he's been featured on include "11 Minutes" with Halsey and Travis Barker.He also worked with Travis Barker again on Machine Gun Kelly's hit "I Think I'm Okay”And he also put out a tune with Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds called “Original Me”.Yungblud also had a chance to perform that one with Dan on the "Late Show with Stephen Colbert". On top of already having performed on the "Late Night with Seth Myers". 

K.Flay is an American singer, rapper and songwriter.Her music career apparently started off as a joke where she bragged to her friends that writing a rap song was simple and that even she could do it… And well, she proved it and wrote a song of her own, and the rest is history!She released her first mixtape in 2005 and kept writing and performing. Fast forward to 2014 she released her debut album Life As a Dog and not only did it debut at number 2 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and also made it's way to number 14 on Billboards Rap Album chart which is impressive in itself. It's no surprise that she was the first to sign under Imagine Dragons singer Dan Reynolds' label Night Street Records. She's toured with Third Eye Blind, Dashboard Confessional, AWOLNATION early on before embarking on bigger tours like touring major stadiums opening for Imagine Dragons and then headlining on her own shows.Her songs have been praised by many including Taylor Swift and if that doesn't impress you, how does 2 Grammy nominations sound... Yeah that was in 2018,  one was for Best Engineered Album and Best Rock Song for her hit Blood in the Cut.She's also appeared on The Late Late Show with Seth Meyers, she's got 3 studio albums to date and so much more!

grandson is an American-born musician who moved to the Toronto area when he was 3 years old. Although he grew up in Toronto, he attended University in Montreal before  moving to Los Angeles in 2014 to pursue a career in music.His move proved to be a good move because in 2017 he signed to RCA Records and soon after he made a move to Fueld by Ramen.grandson then started making waves with his hit single Blood//Water.The song made its way on the Billboard charts which then gave him the opportunity to perform the song on Late Night with Seth Meyers. To add to that, In June of 2019, he won the SOCAN Songwriting Prize for that same song and it was also featured in the NHL 19 video game.grandson also got the opporunity to work with Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda and even collaborated with him on Shinoda's single Running from my Shadow.To date, grandson has released 4 EP's, he's toured with bands such as Smashing Pumpkins, Nothing but Thieves and Young the Giant to name a few, and he's only 26! 

He's co-written one of the most popular songs of all-time, he's been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame, Canadian Walk of Fame and has earned a Juno Award on top of being nominated 6 more times... Needless to say Andy Kim is a Legend.In this interview, he tells Deevo about the time John Lennon handed him his Gold Record, he talks about the gratitude he has towards his song "Sugar, Sugar" and even let's us know what he thinks of the new Archie inspired series on Netflix "Riverdale". 

Toronto native Scott Helman is one of Canada's top singer-songwriters. Although Scott is is only 24, he's not a newbie to performing, at 15 he signed a development deal with Warner Music.In 2014 he released Bungalow which became an instant hit all over Canada. The song was off his first studio album called Augusta. The hit opened the door to jumping on tour with artists like Shawn Mendes, Vance Joy, Tegan and Sarah and Walk Off The Earth. Since then he's toured all over the world as both an opener and a headliner.Scott's become a staple on Canadian radio producing hits like Hang Ups, Kinda Complicated and his platinum selling hit PDA.Scott's been nominated for a few Juno Awards, winning one in 2018 for Songwriter of the Year, he's been nominated for MMVA's and in 2016 he topped Teen Vogue's list of Voices to look out for.

Drummer of Theory, Joe Dandeneau and Deevo talk about why the band decided to abbreviate their name and why they're okay with fans calling them Theory of a Deadman. They also geek out on drums and talk about the feeling of going from working in a music store to being a rock star.Theory is a 5-time Juno nominated band from Delta, British-Columbia. They formed in 2001 and have since had a slew of hits such as "Bad Girlfriend", "Santa Monica" and "Rx (Medicate)". The band has toured the world with some of the biggest rock bands and have even performed at the Grey Cup half time show in 2008. 

In this interview Ryan (bassist) and Sam (drummer) of The Sheepdogs talk about joining the military, adding Canadian touches to their album Changing Colours and throwing the first pitch at a Toronto Blue Jays game. The Sheepdogs are one of the biggest rock bands to come out of Canada. They formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan circa 2006. In 2011 they became the first unsigned band to make it on the cover of the coveted "Rolling Stone" magazine. They've also performed on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon and their songs have been featured on shows like CSI and many, I mean many, of CBC's sports montages, especially during the Olympics.To date, they have released 6 studio albums and have been nominated for 5 Juno awards, winning 3 of those.

Steve Mazur is a humble rockstar. He's the guitarist of one of the biggest bands to ever come out of Canada: Our Lady Peace. OLP's been around for close to 30 years and 4 Juno Awards and 10 MMVA's later, they are still going. To add to their legacy, they remain one of top-selling Canadian bands/artists of all-time.Steve himself is a graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston but thankfully, he's not a Boston Bruins fan. He joined the band in 2001 and has been rocking ever since.Steve talks about the pressures of being an opening band compared to being a headlining band, he talks about touring with Guns N Roses as well as what inspires him in his everyday life and much more!"Questions with Deevo" is available on all podcast apps, subscribe to find out who will be on next, episodes come out every Monday. 

Dennis Casey is a rockstar! He's the guitarist of Flogging Molly, an Irish–American Celtic punk band that formed in Dublin, Ireland, 23 years ago. If you've been to the Vans Warped Tour or pretty much any rock festival, there's a good chance Flogging Molly was there. The band has participated in 7 Vans Warped Tour festivals as well as Lollapalooza, Coachella and many more.The band has released six studio albums as well as a few live and acoustic albums and DVD's like 'Whiskey on a Sunday" which went platinum.Dennis and Deevo talk about the Vans Warped Tour, museums and they also compare venues, parties and fans now vs 20 years ago. 

Elijah Woods X Jamie Fine are Canadian gems! They are a pop music duo who hail from the Ottawa region. The duo is songwriter and producer Elijah Woods and singer-songwriter Jamie Fine.They started making music together circa 2014 but it was in 2017 that they got their big break on CTV's reality music competition show, “The Launch”. The duo won the entire thing and got to release their now global hit “Ain't Easy” co-written by One Republic's Ryan Tedder and Camilla Cabello. The song went to number one on AC charts across the country and is still on heavy rotation alongside their other hit, "You".In 2019, the group was nominated for 2 Juno awards: Breakthrough Group of the Year and Juno Fan Choice of the Year. They've toured Canada in front of sold out crowds and now, in 2020, they find themselves with 2 more Juno award nominations for Pop Album of the Year and Group of the Year.Elijah Woods x Jamie Fine talk to Deevo about songwriting with One Republic's frontman, Ryan Tedder, they also touch on adding swear words in songs and even answer a tough question from their friends Loud Luxury.

Loud Luxury is one of the hottest Electronic Dance Music (EDM) group's in the world. Their hit song "Body" has quickly become a favourite on pop radio and in dance clubs around the globe. In 2019 the duo was nominated for four Juno Awards and took home one (Dance Recording of the Year for "Body"). On top of performing at some of the biggest music festivals in the world, they also got the chance to perform on The Late Late Show with James Corden.At the 2020 Juno awards coming up next month, they are nominated three times: Group of the year, Fan Choice and Dance recording of the year. The boys talked about the difference between the EDM music scenes in Canada, USA and Europe as well as how their experience was doing scorpion shots with Tiësto.

Jim Breuer is one of the most respected stand-up comedians in the world, he's a Saturday Night Live alumni, he's been in major films such as "Half Baked" starring alongside Dave Chappelle, as well as being a regular on the biggest radio shows in the world: Opie & Anthony and Howard Stern. Jim talked to Deevo about his love for baseball, his relationship with his dad and how he got the best gig of his life: touring with METALLICA!Don't miss some of Jim's best impressions in this episode!

Jeff Timmons is a pop star! He is a founding member of the Grammy nominated boyband 98 Degrees. The group signed with Motown at the peak of the "boyband mania" era. While his bandmate Nick Lachey was making reality TV history with his then wife Jessica Simpson, Jeff turned to producing and working in other parts of the entertainment industry.Jeff talks about touring as a 46-year-old in a boyband, playing on the Tonight Show with Stevie Wonder and if he'd like to play in the Canadian Football League. 

Piff the Magic Dragon is a comedic magician that you might've seen on national television. He's appeared on shows like "Penn & Teller: Fool Us" and was also a finalist on "America's Got Talent" (where he got the Golden buzzer). Variety Magazine ranked him in their top 10 comics to watch in 2019 and also has his own Las Vegas residency gig at the infamous Flamingo Hotel.Deevo chatted with Piff ahead of his show at Casino Regina. They talked about Piff touring with a back-up dog, his experience opening up for Mumford and Sons and his experience on "America's Got Talent"!