cutesium | Brooke Villers

With roots in Indie Rock and Post Punk, DJ Crease is a selector who plays and flips tracks seamlessly. He weaves House, Pop, and Hip Hop and he keeps the set fluid, the energy high, and serves up some pure heat

Miles S. Crossman is a Brandon, Manitoba based producer, director, and writer who has spent the past several years building film production capacity in rural Canada. He financed and produced two Manitoba-made features, The Farm Hand (2022) and Homesick (2026), and co-produced Heartland Homicide, a 26-episode docuseries, alongside Winnipeg's Farpoint Films, a partnership that grew into writing and story editing credits across more than 250 hours of broadcast true-crime and documentary television. His directorial debut, The Princess & The Dragon (2026), won Best Horror Film at the Liverpool Indie Awards and Best Feature Film at the Bloody Horror International Film Festival. Crossman holds a Master of Arts in Film Studies from Staffordshire University and got his start directing short films and stage productions in Manitoba before moving into series television. He will release his first novel, The Remnant, in 2027, which has already sparked interest in a film adaptation. Miles continues to pursue opportunities that keep production dollars and crews working in rural Canada.

CEC is a Treaty One–based artist and producer blending contemporary R&B, folk, and singer-songwriter craft in English and Spanish. Their music features slow grooves, layered vocals, and intimate lyrics inspired by artists like Al Green and Lianne La Havas. In 2025, CEC showcased at BreakOut West Festival and was selected as one of seven producers for Music Publishers Canada’s Women in the Studio National Accelerator. CEC draws on their experiences of living in Canada, the U.S., and Spain to create music that is both personal and expansive. In Winnipeg, they operate The Clubhouse, a studio supporting queer and gender-diverse artists, producers, and engineers.