THE DEPANNEUR: A Catchup on CommUNITY, Cuisine, Culture and a Cookbook!

What an honour to be in The Fold and close out the CommUNITY Catchup series with Len Senater, Owner + Founder of Toronto's The Depanneur, and Photographer, Food Stylist and Chef, Ksenija Hotic, who has been involved with The Dep for 7 years. Len and Ksenija joined me for the final convo of 2020 to discuss bringing people together through food, how small businesses can be a mode of activism, food security and support systems, and how compassion, empathy and dialogue really make for a great recipe.

LAYLOW BREWERY: a CommUNITY Catchup on brews, beats and best friends

Laylow Brewery Co-founder/Co-owner, Dan Boniferro, and Ola get into #TheFold to discuss Toronto’s smallest brewery with big impact. We chat Hip-Hop, merchandise with commUNITY in mind, being for the people, collaboration, brews, humble beginnings and creative adaptations.

ANTIKKA CAFE & RECORDS: Siblings supporting community

It sounds like community at Antikka Cafe & Records in Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood. Owners Raz and Shaunt Tchakmak are brothers in business who now share their bond with the people around them. Whether local regulars to traveling visitors, all are welcome in their cafe and record shop hybrid that celebrates music and art in a unique, inclusive way. For this episode in The Space mini-series, we discuss the concept around community spaces, the challenges and rewards in running + supporting local businesses, the power of music, family bonding and what Antikka has in the works this year, including a fresh new spot called The Oud and the Fuzz – it’s going to be big.

JOSEPH GALIWANGO (RECORDS WITH MY DAUGHTERS): all in the family

The Fold Podcast heads into a new direction this month as we kick off our mini-series covering music communities with Joseph Galiwango (aka DJ Spin So Nice), Founder/DJ/Dad of Records With My Daughters, who shows us how #ThePlatform can change the way we share art and culture within families to inspire greater connection.

RACHEL ROMU: Striding into an accessible scene

In this episode, we acknowledge International Day of Persons With Disabilities. My dear friend, and artist/activist/writer/model/musician + more, Rachel Romu, delivers insight on their experiences with disability, accessibility (in various forms) within the arts and creative industries and the spaces they have found inclusion and community in along the way.

ISO RADIO | BARE SELECTION : community at the controls

ISO Radio founders, Jayemkayem and Freeza Chin, unfold to discuss the UK trip that inspired it all, their complementary skills, developing their Bare Selection record label to cross the pond through sonics, and resources that can help bring people and platforms into The Fold.

Interviews, Artists, CommunitiesOla MazzucaJune 7, 2019ISO Radio, Community, Radio, DJs, Collective, Jayemkayem, Freeza Chin, London, UK, Rinse, Toronto, Collaboration, MusicComment

SOMEWHERELSE: creating without compromise

In this episode, Ola had the pleasure of speaking with Anna Wiesen, Kalyn Fantasia and George Davies of Somewherelse about their innovative vision, foundation and the recipe for a team that brings people into #TheFold.

MAMALIA: growth in new spaces

Sonic Fold was honoured to be a part of ISO Radio’s inaugural International Women’s Day takeover on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Ola had an incredible catch-up chat with Mamalia - an artist she discovered while crate digging at Rough Trade Records in NYC three years ago. They discussed music, transitions, cultivating community when trying new things and the support womxn + non-binary people need in the process.