Accomplished Toronto artist, motivational speaker and author D.O. Gibson of Northstarr Entertainment recently released a new studio album called Seeds and Dominoes.
For D.O., Seeds are the relationships that you create and nurture and the Dominoes are about execution.
“I came up with the title when I was doing a sound check at a school show. I thought about what led me there. It was an action I took over ten years ago. I used to drive around in my old Buick visiting schools armed with a brochure and pitching my program. I used to do that with CD’s too – selling them out of the trunk. I realized that my hustle had brought to me where I am today.”
Gibson has launched a steady stream of singles to support the release. The latest, Black Canadian – a song about identity was launched to coincide with D.O.’s Black History Month tour. D.O. wrapped up a sixty show school tour from February to March in Ontario and BC.
The second single “Right Back” was accompanied by a video release. A futuristic track with a nod to early 2000’s hip-hop reminiscent of Missy Elliot, D.O. prides himself on his consistency:
“A lot of my contemporaries aren’t as active. They’ve moved on to other things. I get it, but I’m glad that I’m still doing what I love to do.”
“Northern Hospitality,” a third single, is fitting after an event that D.O. held in New York City Grammy Weekend. In addition to attending the Grammy’s, D.O. performed and hosted an event. This will be the latest in a series of Northern Hospitality events that started in LA in 2016 on Grammy Weekend.
The event was even attended by legendary funk pioneer George Clinton. Following the success of the event, D.O. launched events in Netherlands and France.
D.O. also has a busy year ahead. He is planning to return to New Skool Rules in Netherlands and MIDEM in France and bring more “Northern Hospitality” throughout Canada and the rest of the world.
If you’re in the Sarnia, Ontario area on Mar. 31, come through the official Seeds and Dominoes Album Release Party inside Stokes By The Bay. Doors open at 9:30 p.m. and the show starts at 11 p.m.
Seeds and Dominoes is available on all digital outlets including Apple Music via Believe Digital.
