In the Zone with Andrew Boris

Elise Roller publicly launched Misfit Music Management in 2021 with the announcement of its full-time roster and innovative Artist Evolution program. Active in the Canadian music scene since 2008, Roller began as a self-managed artist before transitioning into industry leadership. She spent four years as Industry Development Coordinator at Manitoba Music, connecting creators and professionals globally, building training programs, and offering career consultations. She has also produced Pride Winnipeg’s main stage and managed tours, funding, and teams for numerous artists.Claire Boning joined Misfit Music Management in early 2023 as an artist manager, consultant, and operations manager, later becoming co-owner alongside Roller. Previously, she spent six years at Manitoba Music in multiple roles supporting artists and industry development. Claire has represented artists internationally, helping launch Manitoban and Western Canadian talent into global markets. A drummer for Winnipeg trio Veneer, she has over a decade of performance experience and remains an active leader, board member, and advocate within Canada’s music community.I was super stoked to have Elise and Claire on the show to dig into the nitty gritty of the industry. What can artists do to give themselves the best chance of success? What even is success? Is your only hope to become a slave to the content machine? All this and more, folks.Find the Misfits:https://www.instagram.com/misfits.and.odddolls/https://www.misfitmusicmgmt.com/

Join ZRADA on a kaleidoscopic journey through the dark heart of Ukrainian folk music and emerge somewhere in the cosmos. Ancestral sounds explode in a soundscape full of joy, anger, melancholy & madness. ZRADA’s music transcends language and beckons to those ready for a transformative & wild musical experience.I'm no Ukrainian folk savant but still I have NEVER heard another band like ZRADA. Adding elements of prog and metal and who-knows-what-else to their Ukrainian folk foundation with masterful composition from all 7(!) of their members creates something truly special. I got the chance to pitch my theories about what their songs are actually about to Andriy, Mikhas, Nick, and Joel; we also talked about their eclectic writing process and the Russo-Ukrainian war.Find ZRADA:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/69vHqnzN9kuKuqOK6bWLPmApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/zrada/435831110YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@zradaculturalacademyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/zradamusic/Follow the show on Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/⁠And TikTok: ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@inthezone_wpg

O.D Beresford is the musical project of Winnipeg-based singer-songwriter Owen Dueck. His debut EP, "On My Way," is set to be released on March 20, 2026, and introduces a distinct blend of indie, alternative, and neo-psychedelia influences into the long-standing Winnipeg folk-rock tradition. His intricate songwriting and introspective lyrics evoke a sense of familiarity while defying easy categorization.Owen and his band captivated me when they opened for Virgo Rising a few months ago and knew I had to have him on the show once he was releasing his debut. We talked about the EP, his origin story, the creative process, and Lord of The Rings.Find Owen:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4VCymgQ2fU0SQE2CcliC0zApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/o-d-beresford/1878200599YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCx8Wlm4gYNejxRazMcZj1pgInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/o.d.beresford/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inthezone_wpg

Montreal-based singer-songwriter Claire Morrison delivers “luminous … dazzling” alt-folk (Rocknfool) with fearless intimacy. A Folk Alliance 2025, Folk Canada 2022, and Pop Montreal 2021 showcase artist, she was named a “Canadian artist to watch” by the Canadian Cultural Centre in Paris. Indiemusic calls her “a unique, surprising, and insatiable composer.”Find Claire:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5gEPev2nkwI0VZMMQ5i7fgApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/claire-morrison/1514514463YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0sNKseGWu2PHCRRDgHRIwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/claaairemorrison/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/And TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@inthezone_wpg

Le Diable à Cinq is Quebec’s most electrifying traditional band, fusing roots music with raw rock energy. Blending time-honored repertoire with bold original compositions, the quintet delivers high-octane performances that unite audiences and keep dance floors moving. Their 2025 tour took them to six countries, including a standout appearance in Japan at the Osaka Expo. Le Diable à Cinq is set to launch their fourth album in May 2026 alongside a brand-new live show—more festive, more powerful, and more irresistible than ever.Find Le Diable à Cinq:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5KBDs4i4lRg7nIQGR831PqApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/le-diable-%C3%A0-cinq/1323789845YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@lediableacinqInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/lediableacinq/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

VVonder was formed in the earth’s crust in the Mesozoic era but kept in stasis until the world was ready for its message. If you like wurlitzers, cool drum stuff, bass licks and wicked solos you oughta find out what everyone is wondering about. May contain melodic hooks reminiscent of Beach Boys in Hot Lava. Find VVonder:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4p3dOkvr9RzvSgrhoKhub7Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/vvonder/1619825794Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@vvonderpageInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/vvonderpage/Follow the show in Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Inn Echo crafts a cinematic, high-energy sound rooted in Celtic traditions, blending fierce fiddle, grooving guitar, and exploratory cello. With original tunes and bold arrangements, they push trad music into new territory. Their JUNO-nominated sound is rhythmic, dynamic, and ever-evolving—like a late-night session that refuses to end.Thanks to Festival du Voyageur for providing a space to record! (https://heho.ca)Find Inn Echo:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6aoMCE07CVpOEMifVOQuuXApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/inn-echo/1454414188YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@innechomusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/innechomusic/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Altered by Mom is a smart, irreverent, and effortlessly cool rock band from Toronto, Canada. The female fronted trio brings a mix of catchy, well-crafted rock music with a rebellious edge and a sense of humor. JUNO-winning songwriters Gina Kennedy (Bass/Vox) and Devon Lougheed(Guitar, Vox), joined by Max Trefler (Drums) play with gender roles, lean into DIY creativity, and embrace a badass, fun, and authentic energy. Their shows will leave you smiling, sweaty and screaming for more. Altered By Mom is chaos with a party vibe.Find Altered by Mom:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2FSeqYyu0JBoZF2lGIUPiCApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/altered-by-mom/1491369629YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@alteredbymomInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alteredbymom/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

CEC uniquely blends RnB and folk while writing in both English and Spanish. The Treaty One-based artist and producer’s music is distinguishable by its slow groove, intimate lyrics, and soaring vocal layers. An alum of national accelerators such as Women in the Studio and RBCxMusic First Up, they operate The Clubhouse, a co-op studio in Winnipeg with the goal of reducing barriers for underrepresented artists and producers through workshops, mentorships, and open studio days.Find CEC:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3r3uBjy2d93ntlU8BFgE4NApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/cec/1229844887YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@cec.mp3Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cec.mp3/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

Crossover episode! Braeden from Don't Cry Wolf.Don’t Cry Wolf is a media outlet focused on the Canadian underground music scene. It hopes to capture the feeling of walking into your older brother’s room in the late 90s or early 2000’s with posters on the walls, rap CDs and skateboard magazines scattered around. It strives to make the music scene feel exciting and accessible to outsiders through live events, original programming, and its variety-style show inspired by MuchMusic and 106 & Park.Find Don't Cry Wolf:YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Dont.Cry.Wolf.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dont.cry.wolf/Follow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Ghost Twin is a dark synthpop group from Winnipeg, Canada that combine roaring synthlines, dirty pulsing bass, dreamy guitar, and a haunting vocal dichotomy where Baroque meets Industrial. Formerly the husband-and-wife duo of Jaimz and Karen Asmundson, following Jaimz' passing in 2024, Pat Short (Kindest Cuts) and Alison Hain (Mutable Body) joined the band, bringing new perspectives and helping Karen complete Jaimz' unfinished work. Find Ghost Twin:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/3K2af5DTF6zzjujvfFATs9Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/ghost-twin/990821745YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GhostTwin/videosInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/ghosttwin/Follow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Episode 50! I brought on perhaps the best audio engineer in Winnipeg to celebrate. In addition to his own solo project Meanspath and his band Mulligrub, Riley has worked with Andrina Turenne, Irvin Miller, Merin, Great Wealth, William Prince, Warming, French Class, Mattmac, Deerhoof, Jocelyn Gould, Neighbour Andy, Cookie Delicious, Jace Bodner, Sam Singer, The Love Letters, Noah Derksen, Kelly Bado, Silas Presley, Tyler Del Pino, and Ariel Posen... to name a few.Work with Riley: https://jrileyhill.com/Listen to Meanspath: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/41gdzBS75cY7SfjlMQ5GiSApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/meanspath/1675959097YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@meanspathFollow the show on Instagram: https://instagram.com/inthezone.wpg

Merin are a group of friends making sad but fun rock music in Winnipeg, Manitoba.Find Merin:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2JAqoGbPAmNt0QZMGoUMoaApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/merin/692909022YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@merin5917Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/merin_stagram_/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

Andrina Turenne is an acclaimed singer-songwriter from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Her songs both in French and English explore themes of home, nature, and human connection. Formerly of Juno Award-winning group Chic Gamine, her solo project was launched in 2020. In 2024, she released Je suis un arbre, a Francophone EP that earned her a nomination for Francophone Artist of the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards. Her twenty-five years working and singing in the music industry have taken her around the world and are a testament to the impact of her live performance.Find Andrina:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/432ebpgngn6uT9eHVOUHQvApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/andrina-turenne/495934991YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@andrinaturenneInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrina.turenne/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

Synthetic Friend is an infectiously vibrant 5-piece band based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They strive to bring an upbeat stage presence and sound to every stage, blending the driving rhythms and introspective melodies of indie rock, and continues to creatively collaborate on dynamic, unique originals. Despite their name, these 5 are all 100%, no doubt, real-life friends!Find Synthetic Friend:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7ghMXYa9kyudEb60mC98r3Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/synthetic-friend/1826820392YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqK_wJRlaQ_CJ7IjdPrZP3gInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/syntheticfriendFollow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

DID YOU JUST FIND YOURSELF at a warehouse party somewhere in the Midwest? Or maybe a prairie Ukrainian community hall? These rustbelt roosters keep you guessing. Manitoba-based Bluebloods play music that feels like a gaggle of hosers crashing a Mennonite Social, with groove tunes and smoky ballads that explore Manitoba’s historic strikes, urban back allies and wheat fields. Their debut album, Discount Everything, was released January 2026.Find Bluebloods: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7gYEdWdLomwPvBkhBXGcoUApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/bluebloods/1487775054YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bluebloodsmusic42069Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bluebloodsmusic/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

Josua Karlson is a musician, composer, and producer with a passion for creating immersive and storytelling music. Influenced by a diverse range of genres and a commitment to artistic exploration, Josua crafts dreamscapes that invite listeners into a world of ancient utopia, contemporary dystopia and fictional future. Fascinated by the interplay of order and chaos, culture and nature, technology and biology, fiction and dream, Josua Karlson creates sonic landscapes to evoke a connection to the past the future and our ever present origin that we humans try to disconnect: Earth.Listen to Radagast: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1lr16k61dxeMTMkwMjg4k8Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/radagast/1215952926Listen to Arcane Earth Reboot:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/7Ldh1dmiegY5N1a9shBaHiApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/arcane-earth-reboot/1615448011All projects' YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@JosuaKarlsonAll projects' Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/josuakarlson/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inthezone_wpg

All music is magic. It’s easy to become numb to it, but every so often that universal truth, that magic, can snap into focus. Watching Alex Maher build an entire song before your very eyes will do that to you. First a beat, then a groove. Synths, keys and guitar. He sings the words and melodies he wrote – or someone else wrote –  and then he blows the house down with his alto sax. And then he does it again, and again and again. Nothing prerecorded, all live. While Maher has a body of recorded work going back twenty years, he really is someone you have to experience live to be touched by the magic, the life, that his music exudes.Find Alex: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1fdvv0i3DqRnlrpHVBH1ekApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/alex-maher/1229855296YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@AlexMaherMusicInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexmahermusic/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/inthezone_wpg

JayWood is the moniker of multi-instrumentalist/producer Jeremy Haywood-Smith, making art from a place curiosity and figuring his shit out.Find JayWood:Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/4b9Dr3XFxT65mrPBFY6mqGApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jaywood/1459194982YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-9anIBldkPqkUYPMn8YnXwInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/jayyywood/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/

JD Edwards is a singer-songwriter based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. His partnership with Cara Loft, The Small Glories, has received international recognition especially for their 2019 album "Assiniboine & the Red" and has played some of the biggest stages in Canada including the Main Stage at Winnipeg Folk Fest. His own JD Edwards Band has nearly 20 years under their belt and a devoted following. With a truly original voice and a knack for crafting amazing songs, JD is able to capture every listener with an honest and uniquely personal touch.Find JD:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2xovRzuic1a1nidQRZKwgDApple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/jd-edwards-band/481961620Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdedwardsmusic/Follow the show on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inthezone.wpg/