Chris Velan, has always been crossing borders with his brand of world music-influenced, singer-songwriter pop. Drawing comparisons to the smart, genre-mixing writing of Neil Finn, Nick Lowe, and Paul Simon, Velan has released seven albums to date and has toured throughout North America with festival performances at The Lincoln Center, Sundance Festival, Montreal International Jazz Festival, and Osheaga. The Montreal-born singer-songwriter has also dabbled in producing, working with Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars on two releases and Haitian music collective, Lakou Mizik, on their award-winning debut album.In the midst of the current pandemic, Velan has ventured out into new territory, releasing his first single in his second language, French, called, "Ma Baleine", and launching a collaboration EP with Daby Touré called, "Emissaire Vol. 1".