Mural Festival
CNCPT /
Programming
LIVE GAMING &
MEET & GREET
With / Polo
6/15/2023
With/
Polo
5:00 PM
Meet the Creators
Get to know the Quebec based YouTube creators popping up at CNCPT during MURAL Festival
Paul Cheam
Paul is a Quebec-based YouTuber who found success on the platform doing what he loves, gaming. Paul (also known as @Polo to his combined 3.5M+ YouTube subscribers) plays all sorts of games (horror, adventure, action, etc.) which has rendered him an expert in just about all gaming genres. If you don't believe us, check out Paul's two other YouTube channels: Polobleu [hyperlink] for Fortnite content exclusively, and MasterPolo [hyperlink] for opening Pokémon cards. Paul began his career on YouTube 10 years ago and has been uploading a video every day since!
Raphael La Ferrara
Raphael La Ferrara is an 18-year-old Professional Magician and Content Creator from Montreal, Canada. Over the years, he’s accumulated over 3 million followers across his social media platforms and hundreds of millions of views. He is working towards innovating the art of magic, making it cool in pop culture by incorporating music, style and techniques that rappers use to hype up their crowds. His goal is to motivate young people around the city to spread positivity and break out of their shell.
Jules Gurky
Guided by his curiosity and his openness for the world, Gurky dedicates himself with humour to a constant search of new culinary experiences. Passionate about technology and gadgets of all sorts, he loves testing and experimenting with new products. After 10 years of dedicated work, cumulating 1.5 million subscribers across his different platforms, he won YouTuber and Creator of the Year in 2023.
Laurent Dagenais
Chef Laurent was born and raised in Montreal, QC where art and culture blend flawlessly with culinary experiences. Being indulged in the scene from a very young age, it comes to no one’s surprise that Chef Laurent made a name for himself through his unique approach and creativity. There is no specific theme or direction to his recipes. He simply goes with whatever comes to mind which makes every session with Chef Laurent utterly unique. With over 3.5 million followers across all channels, Chef's audience love his techniques and can't get enough of the food he makes. Chef Laurent's main objective is to share his learnings with others and incentivize people to get into the kitchen more often. Although seemingly complicated, his recipes are fun and user friendly. Laurent is truly like a box of chocolates.
Cynthia Dulude
Cynthia Dulude is a make up artist known for her work on YouTube. Present on all social media, but especially on Youtube since 2011, Cynthia delivers beauty content day after day to her almost 700,000 subscribers. She does various types of makeup: beauty, Halloween, transformation into celebrities, and more.
Corey Tonge
Merging gaming, comedy and creativity while always keeping it family friendly, Corey Tonge's daily videos are a breath of fresh air to his YouTube community of 7.4M+ subscribers. Corey creates magic through special effects and always stays true to his gaming and comedy fans worldwide. With millions of views per video, Corey's fans clearly can't get enough of his hilarious and entertaining content
Marianne Plaisance (2e peau)
Marianne Plaisance is a visual artist, content creator and animator. She cultivates her love for art through photography, decor, illustration and graphic design, producing vibrant and creative content on her multiple platforms. Her mission is to share her original ideas while inspiring people to add a bit of colour to their daily lives.
Sina Ghiassi & Daniel Yanez
Sina Ghiassi & Daniel Yanez are the co-founders of MONTREALITY, a music media outlet based in Montreal, QC. Their flagship content is made up of intimate interviews with a diverse range of Canadian and international artists, namely in the Hip-Hop space. As friends and business partners, Sina and Daniel have been uploading their iconic interviews to YouTube since 2009, capturing the human side of over 500 artists such as Kendrick Lamar, Billie Eilish, A$AP Rocky and many, many more.
THE MURAL /
MELISSA FALCONER
Melissa Falconer, YouTube creator and self-taught visual artist from Toronto will be bringing her pop-art style to Montreal’s walls this summer. A few years ago, while studying Economics at university, Melissa suffered from depression and turned to painting for solace. She first gained recognition for her art within her community and on digital platforms such as YouTube where she’s amassed over 32K subscribers. Through her art, Melissa has made it her mission to encourage others to pursue their passions despite societal expectations. Her pop art paintings inspired by Black culture aim to empower people to feel represented, hopeful, confident and loved. Her journey illustrates the power of pursuing one's dreams and the positive impact that creativity can have on mental health.
Melissa is a recent graduate of CNCPT (cncpt.ca), a competitive accelerator program created by YouTube and HXOUSE, aimed at supporting creative entrepreneurs to get to the next level in their careers.
@YouTube is thrilled to partner with Melissa to produce a custom mural for the festival.
*Check out Melissa’s work on your her YouTube channel
find us at mural:
YouTube’s CNCPT program will be popping up at Montreal’s Mural Festival June 8th - 18th to provide a platform for emerging Québec creators. YouTube is one of the presenting sponsors of the festival.
The CNCPT program, launched in 2022, provides resources, education, and support for the next generation of Canadian creators. Through year-round networking and knowledge-sharing sessions, access to experts, and the Accelerator intensive, the inclusive and collaborative learning environment directly helps creators build their digital careers and take their businesses to the next level.
The pop up will reflect YouTube’s multi-year program in partnership with HXOUSE, bringing the creativity and community-building of CNCPT to life through always-on programming on St. Laurent Blvd. From creator merch markets to panel discussions, the high-design pop up will provide creators with unique opportunities to connect with their communities and tell their stories. The pop up will be accompanied by a dynamic mural by pop artist Melissa Falconer, a recent graduate of CNCPT’s Accelerator Program.