Technical Equity in Toronto.
We are a promise to the next generation of Canadian creators that their voices matter, their masters belong to them, and their future is sustainable.
The Cultural Emergency
Toronto is one of the world's great music cities. It is also one of the most expensive places on earth to be an emerging artist. At $100 to $300 per hour, professional studio access is not a resource — it is a privilege. This is what we call the Toronto Tax.
The Toronto Tax is not merely an economic inconvenience. It is a technical glass ceiling — a structural barrier that systematically excludes Black, Indigenous, and racialized artists from the professional infrastructure their talent demands and deserves.
When a young artist from Scarborough or Jane and Finch cannot afford to record at a professional standard, the city does not just lose a song. It loses a voice. And when enough voices are silenced, a culture begins to disappear from its own city.
"This is not an economic inconvenience. It is a cultural emergency."
The Architecture of Equity
Livity Productions was built as a direct corrective to the Toronto Tax. We are not a label. We do not take your masters. We are not a charity offering a handout. We are a social enterprise providing the pick-and-shovel infrastructure that makes the gold rush possible — and we make sure you own the mine.
Our Artist Accelerator provides 12 weeks of professional studio access, music business education, IP ownership guidance, and direct commercial pathway development — all at no cost to the artist. The model is funded by our earned-income streams, not by exploiting the people we serve.
This is what we mean by Technical Equity: not equal outcomes, but equal access to the tools that make outcomes possible.
Building a Circular Economy
The most radical thing about Livity is not our programs. It is our business model. We are engineered to move from grant dependence to self-sufficiency over five years — reducing our reliance on public funding from 85% to 25% through three interconnected earned-income streams.
Every dollar generated by Livity Sync and the Reggaefied circuit flows back into the Accelerator. The artists we develop become the catalog we license. The catalog we license funds the next cohort of artists. This is not a program. This is an ecosystem.
The Livity Legacy
"We are a promise to the next generation of Canadian creators that their voices matter, their masters belong to them, and their future is sustainable."
By Year 5, Livity Productions will have supported over 200 minority artists, generated a catalog of more than 500 original works, established a presence in 50+ senior residences across Ontario, and reduced grant dependence to 25% of our operating budget.
But the legacy is not measured in numbers. It is measured in the artists who kept their masters. The seniors who danced on a Sunday afternoon. The next generation who saw that the infrastructure of culture could be built by the community it serves.
Meet the Team
Livity is built by artists, for artists — led by a team with deep roots in Toronto's music community and a shared commitment to Technical Equity. Every role here is a mission, not just a title.
Anthony Fairman
The founding force behind Livity Productions. Anthony built the three-pillar model from the ground up — a social enterprise designed to give minority artists in Toronto the infrastructure they deserve, not as a handout, but as a right.
Petar Hristovski
Drummer, live sound specialist, and financial architect. With 15 years of experience across live performance, studio production, and event design, Petar ensures every dollar at Livity is deployed with the same precision as a great live show.
Steven Antoine
Classically trained keyboardist, studio engineer, and Production Director with nearly 30 years of experience across the Caribbean, Toronto, and Ottawa. Steven builds and maintains the digital infrastructure that powers Livity's platforms.
Derrick Fairman
Livity's institutional memory. Derrick maintains the governance framework that gives Livity credibility with grant bodies, regulatory agencies, and strategic partners — ensuring every commitment is documented, honoured, and traceable.
Board of Directors
From Grant-Dependent to Self-Sufficient.
A 5-year roadmap reducing public funding reliance from 85% to 25% through earned-income streams. Toggle each year to see the transition.
Year 1 Snapshot
Foundation year. Grant-dependent. Accelerator cohort 1 launched.