Toronto-based vocal powerhouse Serena Ryder is a platinum-selling artist adored by fans, peers and critics alike, in part due to her raw and earnest songwriting, and beautifully electric live performances. She has won seven prestigious JUNO Awards, including the 2022 Adult Contemporary Album of the Year for her recent record: The Art of Falling Apart. Serena has received several further accolades, including Canada’s Walk of Fame Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour, the Margaret Trudeau Mental Health Advocacy Award, and a Canadian Screen Award for Achievement in Music-Original Song.

With The Art of Falling Apart, Serena invites listeners to join her mental wellness journey and helps us understand the importance of sitting with the uncomfortable moments and the wisdom in their messages. Over a driving pop sound bursting with irresistible rhythms, pulsing bass lines, and the full range of her powerful and expressive voice, she pulls listeners through her own winding, transformational journey, detailing despair, toxic relationships, and breakdowns alongside hope, joy, and big, big love. Find out more at: www.serenaryder.com

About Desirée Dawson
With her 2022 JUNO nomination in the Adult Contemporary Album of the Year category for her 2021 release, “Meet You At The Light”, incredibly talented singer-songwriter Desirée Dawson will be performing at the Dow Centennial Centre Shell Theatre on Thursday, October 6th in support of multiple award winning Canadian artist, Serena Ryder. Just this year, the first time JUNO nominee took home the SXSW award for “Best Music Video” for “Meet You At The Light”, where she was the only Canadian who had a piece nominated at the event. The Billboard Magazine featured artist writes, produces, and plays ukulele on her most recent project, placing her amongst the 2.1% of producers who identify as women within the music industry today.