Local Creatives

Haida Gwaii is home to so many creatives that are doing amazing work in every corner of our islands, and the HGMC wants to showcase all of our skillsets to foster a community of collaboration.

If you are interested in being listed in our creative directory, please fill out this form!

Jay Myers

Jay has been playing music for over 25 years and enjoys performing, recording/producing, and teaching lessons. He currently lives in Daajing Giids and plays in numerous local acts such as surf rock outfit, "The Pseudos" and psychedelic-one-man-band, "The Alkemist". He runs a small music studio on island that aims to make recording accessible for local musicians and is excited to work with local talent, whether it be playing as a studio musician or producing albums etc. Jay has worked on various projects over the past years including audio recording for NFB's "Now is the Time" and APTN's "Amplified" TV series

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Alida Kinnie Starr

I’ve been making hip hop and folk and rock music for 25 years and have toured all over the world. I created a film called PLAY YOUR GENDER which addressed the lack of female producers worldwide (released in 2016). I scored EDGE OF THE KNIFE film, and am an experienced mentor who has worked at empowering young people and adults who are outliers - not native enough, not queer enough, not straight enough, not white enough, just … people who feel like they are not enough. I love working with outliers and have made music for the ones who don’t fit into the box since 1996. I work with minimal equipment for maximum results, and empower people to #usewhatyougot.

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Stephen Hans

A locally known former MC of Skidegate, Haida Gwaii who inspired many to pick up a microphone and get their message out there. Recorded several rough mixtapes with original lyrics to well known instrumentals with friends.

I eventually decided I wanted to make the instrumentals, because I knew what sound I preferred, after hearing from a colleague that it could be done on a simple pc with the proper program.

I’ve been making beats electronic instrumentals since 2007. I went to music school (art institute of Vancouver) but could not create in that environment so I moved back to Haida Gwaii and went on to make almost 1000 beats to date.

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Music, Haida song, Haida dance, Production design Patrick Shannon Music, Haida song, Haida dance, Production design Patrick Shannon

James D. McGuire

SGaan Kwahagang James D. McGuire is a Haida Musician, Artist, Traditional Singer and Dancer, Award winning Production Designer, Educator, and Activist. During the day he works in collections, conservation, and repatriation at Saahlinda Naay (Haida Gwaii Museum). He is also a founding member and director at both Ging Gang Hla TllGaad (do it yourself) Music and arts cooperative and Haidagwaiiradio.org.

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Julia Weder

Julia plays music, bakes pies, and coordinates youth programming at Hiit'aGan.iina Kuuyas Naay Skidegate Youth Centre. She is active with a teen social justice group, Tllgaay Kuuyada - Protect the Land, in the south-end of Haida Gwaii.

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