FEATURING — Vanessa Hillman, Talia Duvet, Laterdays, Marcelle & more

GET TO KNOW THE ARTISTS: 

Vanessa Hillman creates warm, intimate pop R&B that offers a soft escape from everyday life. Her soulful vocals and live café performances have captured attention on TikTok, creating a community around music that makes life feel lighter. Her single “Idea of Love” is out now, with “Coffee” coming soon.
Talia Duvet  Defining the genre "Substance Pop," Talia Duvet is designing a world that feels like home as someone who has always felt like an alien in her own skin. In a landscape of the superficial, Duvet operates as a self-produced anomaly. Her work is less of a career choice and more of a biological necessity-an ongoing investigation into her own human condition and a way to translate the noise of a uniquely wired brain into something tangible. The result is a deliberate sonic collision: hip-hop foundations and jazz harmonies joined by the kind of "uncomfortable" songwriting usually reserved for private journals.

Laterdays an indie rock/pop project born in 2019 from the creative partnership of singer and lyricist Nik Pang and composer and guitarist Jamie Songalia. After developing their sound over the following years, the band made their live debut in late 2021. Blending melodic songwriting with the energy of indie rock and the immediacy of pop, Laterdays creates songs that feel both intimate and expansive. The project continues to evolve through a collaborative approach to songwriting, production, and performance. Laterdays will release a series of new singles this fall. 

Marcelle an independent R&B and soul singer/songwriter from Vancouver with a love for ’90s R&B and hip-hop. She writes from personal experience, sharing stories about love, her recovery journey and letting go to find herself along the way. Music has always been her outlet, and she hopes her songs help others feel connected and a little less alone.

The Ventura Room is a live music cocktail bar with an intimate speakeasy vibe, spotlighting some of the city’s best shows. From emerging acts to high-energy nights, it’s where artists and audiences connect over world-class drinks.