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.
An entrepreneur by nature, Aisha Vertus by name, this Saturnian, Capricorn is an expansive vessel of creativity, redefining the DJ / producer prefix and so much more. 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, on March 3rd 2023.

Aïsha has an eye for directing, love for storytelling and her ear to the ground. Writing freelance for Red Bull Music Academy and The Fader in tandem with being a music programme consultant at POP. She curated the exhibition Visions Hip Hop QC at PHI Center and directed her first movie Piu Piu, a film about beatmakers, featuring Kaytranada which received recognition in the States, all in Montreal. Next year, Gayance will also birth Mascarade, the film.

With a desire to create beyond boundaries, her debut EP, No Toning Down, came out as an independent release, Sirens feat. KALLITECHNIS came on Sherelle’s label Beautiful Music and Kinda Strange (2021) is an ode to underground UKG, accompanied by gospel backing vocals where she honors her upbringing.

Her maternal Grandfather played Haitian-Cuban influenced gospels in church and showed her how music can touch, gather and uplift people. A gift she’s paid attention and respect to along her path. Gayance is a feelings based DJ who categorically doesn’t give a fuck about much, but the music. Her sets are a journey through Black history, collecting vinyl from afro-Latin jazz, the Caribbean, West-Africa and electronic music from both sides of the Atlantic and delivering them with unforgettable energy.

Receiving inspiration from fellow rebels and pioneers such as Betty Davis, Bob Marley, Caetano Veloso, Timbaland as well as contemporaries, Liv.e, Nick Hakim, Viktor Duplaix, Solange, IG Culture and Little Dragon. She regularly steps out from behind the decks to teach DJ masterclasses (currently at DeSchool, Amsterdam) and deliver talks to empower youth and bring knowledge to the people.

Gayance has a mind to move and surprise us and is actively doing just that.