Biography

Montreal-born Haitian-Canadian artist based in Amsterdam. Making jazzy-house with Brazilian spices so you can make out with your crush. Highly influenced by the beat scene of 2007-2018 and the broken break / bruk movement in West London. Gayance, the pseudonym of Aïsha Vertus, has been gaining momentum through original sets and music since 2013. Growing up in Montreal, Canada, she has since made multiple artistic families in Europe and Latin America - spreading joy and connection wherever she resides. 
 Collecting many accolades over the past decade, her next embodiment of personal musings and growth is a debut album entitled ''Mascarade''. It drops on Bradley Zeros’s London-based, internationally renowned label Rhythm Section, in March 2023. 
 Her debut EP ''No Toning Down (2021)'' came out as an independent release. Sirens feat. KALLITECHNIS came on Sherelle’s label Beautiful Music (2021) and Kinda Strange (2021) is an ode to underground UKG, accompanied by gospel-style backing vocals as she honors her upbringing. 
 Gayance sets are a journey through Black music, she collects vinyl from Afro-Latin jazz, the Caribbean, West-Africa, and electronic music from both sides of the Atlantic and delivers them with unforgettable energy. Breaking social norms and drawing attention to social inequalities in Black and indigenous communities, especially at the intersection of gender, Gayance actively makes change through moral power in her work and music.