Board of Directors

Riaz grew up in Calgary and moved to Toronto in 2007 to pursue a career in Arts Marketing and Communications. With over 10 years of experience in Marketing and Communications including his current role as the Director of Marketing and Communications at Soulpepper Theatre Company, as well as past experience working as an Artist/Tour Manager and Publicist in the music industry, including work for Paper Bag Records, StageFright Publicity, and Outside Music. Riaz has an unquenchable thirst for platforming artists in whatever capacity he can, as well as community engagement and storytelling. On any given night you can find him taking in the many cultural offerings Toronto has to offer, and even the occasional mosh pit.

Matt grew up in the west end of Toronto and was raised on a musical diet of the Beach Boys and Huey Lewis. After picking up the guitar and attempting to write music twice as loud and half as catchy as these artists, he has played in numerous musical outfits, performing around Ontario to tens upon tens of people. Currently, Matt is a lawyer with the City of Toronto specializing in land use planning matters and attempts to keep up with new music created in or passing through our city.

Chris de Castro has been involved in independent underground music for more than a couple of decades, whether hosting a radio show at CKCU, making zines at 16, and dodging fireworks exploding from a drum kit at gigs in abandoned warehouses. Since moving to Toronto in 2001 to attend Sheridan College for animation, Chris has been a prolific VFX artist, working on music videos for Maylee Todd, Valerie Gore, Azari & III, Brendan Canning, Shad, Drake, Lights, Maestro and many more.

He has also been involved in other video and large installation works for the CFC, NFB, Nuit Blanche, Much, and MTV, including controlling the lights on the CN Tower, Niagara Falls, and Parliament during the 2010 Olympics. During this time, Chris met his wife at a Sunday Wavelength show on the Sneaky Dee’s dance floor, and proposed at the ALL CAPS! festival on Toronto Island.

After working in the non-profit arts and culture sector as a Production Specialist at Harbourfront Centre, Angela De Medeiros joined Universal Music Canada’s Label Services team in 2016. As Senior Manager, Label Partnerships, she helps independent, artist-led labels and imprints under Universal Music Canada’s umbrella, reach global audiences while staying true to their creative vision. She has guided impactful campaigns for Zeds Dead, Rezz, Lights, Arkells, Ariane Roy, Mac DeMarco, Sloan, PUP, Half Moon Run, Grimes, and more — driving career-defining moments for many.

De Medeiros has been a key player in growing Zeds Dead’s Deadbeats into a powerhouse electronic label and championed the launch of Rezz’s independent label, HypnoVizion Records, whose debut EP which garnered media coverage from various outlets including Billboard, landed on Spotify’s USA Top Album Debut charts and was featured on Spotify’s largest billboard in LA. De Medeiros has served on the JUNO Awards’ Rock Album of the Year Screening Committee for several years, served as a juror for Music PEI, and was recently named to Billboard Canada’s inaugural 40 Under 40 list — reflecting her deep commitment to nurturing talent across the music ecosystem.

Born and raised in Winnipeg, Paul moved to Toronto in 2003 to pursue a career in the music industry, initially taking on roles with True North Records as well as MuchFACT. Paul’s entrepreneurial work includes co-founding The New Pollution New Music Review and DJ promotion company YO! Jamz, as well as further work as a freelance event manager/producer. After several years on the road in tour management with Cirque Du Soleil, Paul now manages promoter and corporate client settlements for TO Live. Paul is a passionate supporter of the live music and performing arts sectors, and is a long-time and frequent attendee of Wavelength events.  

A member of the Wavelength Board since 2016, Sally is currently the Executive Director at the Canadian Independent Screen Fund for BPOC Creators. She has worked in Toronto’s nonprofit arts sector since the late ’80s, including serving as ED at the Reel Asian Film Festival and the artists’ rights group CARFAC Ontario. Other organizations she’s been involved with as staff or Board member include TIFF, Soulpepper Theatre Company, Workman Arts, the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT), the Images Festival, the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre (CFMDC), Artists for Peace and Justice Canada (APJ), Samara Canada, the Pan Am Path, BorderLines Magazine and the Women’s Press. 

As a consultant, clients have included Polyphonic Ground/Small World Music, Canadian Coalition of Independent Media Arts Distributors/VUCAVU, Toronto Biennial of Art, Reel World Film Festival, OCADU, and others. She is a Toronto Arts Council Cultural Leaders Lab Fellow and currently sits on the boards of Wavelength Music, the Scotiabank CONTACT Photography Festival, and the Toronto Arts Council. An active member of Toronto’s independent music community since the early ’90s, Sally plays bass and sings in the band Long Branch. Previous bands include Chicken Milk and Korean band Third Line Butterfly, as well as Venus Cures All and The Magnetars, both of which participated in Wavelength shows during the Sneaky Dee’s era.

Hi! I’m a dance performance artist based in Toronto. I made my first debut performance with Wavelength in 2015 as a part of SlowPitchSound and Pursuit Grooves, showcasing in one of their DIY art venue spaces that has become a staple that Wavelength is known for. Since then, I have continued to do performances as well as attend many concerts, festivals, and DIY shows that this organization puts on every year throughout the city, which allows me to deepen my relationship and appreciate what they contribute to this city’s vibrant art community. I was selected as a Board member in 2019 and very proud to be assisting as a Director at Large.