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The RIFF Podcast with 200K+ Subscribers

Welcome to The Riff. Unearthing How Creatives Go from Good to Great.

Toronto’s Creatives. We feed ’em. They talk.

The hosts and guests never know what we’ll serve from Toronto’s world-renowned culinary scene.

A my-toronto Show and Podcast
Hosted by internationally acclaimed Toronto artists: Visual Artist Gary O’Brien and Jazz Fusion Guitarist Jeremy Green.  

From the comedy clubs of the core to the music venues of the west end, to Juno Award winners and Michelin-rated artists, The Riff is a chill hang with today’s inspiring artists in every form; on a mission to spark the creativity that lives inside everyone.

 

...AND ON ALL OTHER MAJOR PLATFORMS!

OUR HOSTS

Gary O'Brien

Gary O’Brien gained national recognition through his original oil‑on‑canvas portrait of Canadian icon, Gord Downie, lead singer of The Tragically Hip. This work was inspired by the band’s 2016 performance shortly before the frontman’s passing in 2017; a concert viewed by over 11.7 million people across Canada, with broad public and media attention. Authenticated by the Gord Downie family, it elevated Gary to a nationally admired artist who creatively captures and works with Canadian icons, even designing a custom space ship for Captain Kirk (Star Trek’s William Shatner). O'Brien's 25-year career in painting, illustration, and animation has led him to work on projects such as Rush’s Clockwork Angels tour, Gemini Award-Winning and Emmy-Nominated productions for Disney, Nickelodeon, Mattel and feature films such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill.

Jeremy Green

​Jeremy Green is a T​oronto-born, jazz-fusion guitarist​ and an acclaimed recording artist​ whose debut album​, Standing Eight​, hit #1 on Roots Music Fusion charts​. He has recorded and performed with superheavyweights Mike Stern, Jimmy Haslip, Keith Carlock, Robben Ford, Oz Noy, Will Lee​, Mark Lettieri, Chase Baird, Mark Levron, Victor Wooten, Billy Sheehan, Rich Brown, Moto Fukushima, Ian DeSouza, Alan Hinds, Jordan John, Paul Delong, John Johnson and Michel Cusson. An endorsed D'Addario and Vegatrem sponsored artist, ​G​reen's work has ​e​arned critical praise ​a​cross multiple jazz blogs​, podcasts, music publications, and reviews​.

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