HALO’s music plays much like a movie – a series of portraits painted to the cadence of his flows. Born in Montreal, the young artist grew up in a home filled with music by his dad. He introduced him to jazz music, passed on his passion for vinyls, his love for writing. That’s the baggage HALO drew from to draft his first ideas back in 2018. He quickly identified with the hip hop genre and artists such as sean, Laylow and Hamza. He got to shaping his introspective sound, guided by his search for genuine authenticity. HALO set his sights on France early on, connecting with exciting young artists through Instagram. His raw talent caught the attention of Montreal label Cult Nation who joined the project in the fall of 2022. HALO released his first songs in the spring of 2023 and celebrated the launch of the 2nd single with a release party in Paris. He made the most out of the trip by meeting with producers Wealstarcks and PRINC€ on top of laying the groundwork for his newest project BAD JAZZ – a collaboration with some the most exciting rising talents of the french new-wave, such as hellyes!, Tori and Lone?. Released in November 2023 via Cult Nation, the innovative new project allowed him to garner French media attention from the likes of Rapunchline and Kultur, as well as being featured in editorial playlists such as Sorties Rap and Nouveautés Franco. HALO traveled back to Paris in the spring of 2024 to work on new sounds with promising new-gen creatives EDGE, Gemen and Mandyspie, as well as recording alongside certified multi-platinum producer BKH (Damso, Laylow, Rounha) and IDHEM (Khali, Josad). Many of these collaborations are set to be released before the end of 2024, solidifying HALO’s artistic evolution.
