biographical info
OOZAKAZOO is a musical partnership between Joshua Skye Engel and Noah Aiken-Klar. Josh is a Toronto-born singer/songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and educator, who has performed in over fifteen countries with the likes of Starshine Productions, Beyond the Pale, and Rainbow Songs. Noah is an award-winning writer and artist, and a children's entertainer with a background in musical theatre and voice work, and dozens of appearances in radio and TV commercials, MOWs, and on Canadian and US TV shows. Josh and Noah have been making music together for over 10 years.
OOZAKAZOO was born when we became fathers for the first time. Since then, we have dedicated ourselves to creating original family-friendly rock/folk/pop songs, colourful characters, and meaningful stories for the kids in all of us. In 2009, we were awarded a Popular Music Songwriting Grant from the Ontario Arts Council (OAC) to develop our debut album. In 2010, FACTOR awarded us a New Talent Demo Award, enabling us to record and produce the first 6 songs on our album as an EP. Since 2010, we have been performing our songs in front of live audiences at venues across Toronto. In October 2011, the Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) named one of our songs, "Grow", the Best Children's Song in its 2011 Songs From the Heart Songwriting Competition.
lineup
Noah Aiken-Klar Co-writer/Co-Performer/Co-Producer
Joshua Skye Engel Co-writer/Co-Performer/Co-Producer