Our guest this week is Toronto-based Juno-winning vocalist, songwriter, director, music marketing specialist and Syrian-Canadian - SALLY SHAAR! Sally studied with Canadian vocal legends Christine Duncan, Lorraine Lawson, Falconer Abraham, and Micah Barnes.  She has such an amazing voice and she’s constantly pushing the boundaries of her voice both on stage and in the studio. Through her studies at Humber College’s music program and an unfortunate bout of tonsillitis, Sally has become a veritable expert on vocal health and recovery. 

Sally is a founding member of the alternative rock band MONOWHALES.  They recently won a 2022 Juno for Breakthrough Group of the Year! 

Sally has been the creative force behind numerous music videos, photos, and online marketing campaigns for the band.  That’s right, Sally’s ingenuity and forward-thinking approach to music marketing has helped MONOWHALES establish themselves as one of the most exciting new bands in Canada and the WORLD! 

MONOWHALES’ 2019 single RWLYD (Really Wanna Let You Down) broke the record for the highest-charting single by an unsigned Canadian band when it hit number two on the Mediabase Canada Alternative Rock Chart. They released their latest album DAYTONA BLEACH in early 2021 which included RWLYD along with Top 10 singles ALL OR NOTHING and OUT WITH THE OLD.  By the way, OUT WITH THE OLD has over 1 million streams on Spotify!

Sally is no stranger to the stage, she has toured extensively with MONOWHALES.  Performances include Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany, Canadian Music Week in Toronto, Canada, Festival d’ete in Quebec City, Canada and Yellowknife PRIDE.  MONOWHALES has played in support of artists including K Flay, Our Lady Peace, Death From Above 1979, Marianas Trench, Sloan, I Mother Earth and many more.

MONOWHALES were just on a cross-Canada tour with indie-rock band Mother Mother and they have a new album slated for release Fall of 2022.

Fun Fact:

Three MONOWHALES songs off 2018's CONTROL FREAK were featured in Season 1, Episode 5 of 2020 Netflix series SPINNING OUT, which also included a cameo appearance by the band.

Twitter: @SallyShaar

Instagram: @sally_shaar

MONOWHALES

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Monowhales' Website

Monowhales on Spotify

Monowhales on Apple Music

Podcast Team

Head Producer and Editor: Winnie Wong @wonder_wong

Editor:  Shayne Stolz @shaynestolz

Graphic: Vicki Brier @brier2019

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