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This is Tal’s 6th year as part of our contest, both as a ing style (and sometimes dance moves!) into any style of
guitar player for the final and producer/engineer for the music. He recently lent his skills out as part of the house
compilation CD. Season 10 was his first year as producer band for CBC’s 2018 Sound of The Season charity drive.
of the winner’s CDs and we are really excited about what His current projects along with the aforementioned
we have heard so far from our Season 12 winners. He is a ColinResponse, include indie rock band After The
man of many talents and we are very happy to have him Mountain, and indie pop group Good Luck Shop. When
with us again this year. he isn’t working as a sideman, Soren spends his time de-
veloping hip-hop and jazz-inspired instrumentals with
production partner and composer Brian Yoon.
We are happy to welcome Soren D’Alimonte
to the band this year. He is a bassist and multi-instrumen-
talist from Vaughan, Ontario. A graduate of the Humber Pat Daniher is a 2016 graduate from Humber
College Bachelor of Music Program, he has gone on to College’s Bachelor of Music program where he stud-
provide session and live performance work for artists from ied with many of Toronto’s finest musicians, including
a vast selection of genres. Having performed internation- drummers Barry Romberg, Ben Ball, Mark Kelso and Paul
ally in Europe and well as almost every known music Delong. During his time at Humber he was the recipient
venue in Toronto, Soren is no stranger to the live stage the 2014 Norman Marshall Villeneuve Award, as well as
and your TV screen. From the award-winning R&B/Pop/ the 2015 Yamaha Music Canada Scholarship. He has per-
Soul sound of ColinResponse, to forming the early days of formed extensively over the past seven years with various
alt indie group Monowhales, Soren has developed a cha- pop, rock and jazz projects in Toronto and Montreal and
meleon-like skill of being able to blend his unique play- is currently at work composing his own original material.

Patrick Albernaz is a keyboardist/accordionist/
LB composer from Toronto. Patrick began studying piano at
the Royal Conservatory at a very young age. He quick-
ly completed his grade 8 levels and later moved on to
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Music. There he studied privately with exceptional musi-
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