You’re Invited to Summer’s Haüs - Volume 4! Join us on Sunday September 14th at The Baby G. We are switching the vibes up with live music performances By: Skip Waiters, 2Kz, GHOSTBOYRJ, Chai Sully & Elle de Lyon ! It will be a night of HipHop, Melodic Rap and Alternative sounds. Don’t miss the magic—see you at the Haüs!
“Growing up, music that resonated with me the most were the songs that made me feel something… Good or bad, it evoked an emotion in me that reminded me I was still alive and I think that is something that’s needed in a world that’s prone to numbness.”
Born in Toronto but raised in the suburbs of Brampton, Skip Waiters found his joy in being able to create music that is a reflection of his experiences growing up in the inner city. Looking to find his own individuality, Skip Waiters taught himself how to produce, write and eventually create his own sound through his love of visual arts and storytelling throughout his music. With a unique sound, Skip Waiters has been described as a blend of artists such as Kendrick Lamar, J.I.D & Anderson Paak with his wide range of flows; Tyler the creator, with his unorthodox production ability, as well as Pharrell’s genre fusion approach to making music. Continuing to develop as a producer, Skip Waiters has scored projects for creatives such as 4YallEnt and By Pseudonym that have been featured in i-D Magazine; he now begins his journey as an artist. Releasing two demo tracks in 2019, followed by another demo track released in 2020.
In 2021 Skip released his first Mixtape: Personal Stereo which was supported across all streaming platforms via multiple playlists, partnered with being the cover artist of the playlists: The New Black on Amazon Music & The Canadian-Come Up on YouTube Music. Personal Stereo gained approximately 200,000 streams across all major streaming platforms and was also acclaimed by Live Nation, Rolling Stones, Variance Magazine and Hello Canada.He went on to be supported across multiple radio stations across Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia.
In 2022, Skip released two separate EPs that dove into all things mental health, ego and growing up black in
Canada. He was supported across all streaming platforms via multiple playlists, partnered with being the cover artist of the playlists: Breakthrough Canada on Amazon Music, Outliers on Spotify and Canadian Come-Up on YouTube Music. Both EP’s have garnered over 500,000 streams across all major streaming platforms and have been acclaimed by: Complex, The Hype Magazine, Hip Hop Weekly, Raptology & Hip-Hop Canada.
For 2023, Skip Waiters released his debut commercial album: Streams of Consciousness which has over 1.1Million streams across all major platforms while bringing together all the concepts of his EPs and introduces the importance of therapy for Black Canadians.
2024 will see Skip Waiters release his Sophomore album The Human Experience that continues the discussion around self identity, being a black Canadian and the black family nucleus.