Sheenah Ko at the Burdock Music Hall Toronto

Sheenah Ko is an Irish-Chinese producer, keyboardist and songwriter. Scarborough-born, she now resides in the Saguenay region of Québec (also the homeplace of Angine de Poitrine?!). With over a decade of international touring experience as a keyboardist, she has performed on major stages with bands such as The Besnard Lakes, Bedouin Soundclash, and Barenaked Ladies' Kevin Hearn. Since 2020, Ko has been producing and releasing her own work, unveiling 3 studio albums that weave together analog synthesizers, ethereal vocals, and refined electronic production to create immersive and emotive atmospheric electronic pop songs.
Previous Toronto appearances: Wavelengths winter festival (March 21 2026), opening for Dragonette's Twennies album launch at Axis Club (Dec 1 2022), Geary Art Crawl (2022), Wavelength winter fest (2020).
Background
Her debut album, Nowhere In Time (2020), quickly caught the attention of the music scene, reaching the top 10 of Canadian campus electronic radio charts. Future Is Now (2022) earned her further recognition with several award nominations and the prize for Best Pop Album at the 2023 GAMIQ (Gala Alternatif de la Musique Indépendante du Québec) Awards.
In September 2024, Sheenah Ko unveiled Transformation, a bilingual French-English album co-produced with Félix Petit (Hubert Lenoir). The record builds on her previous achievements by boldly fusing acoustic and electronic elements. Transformation transcends genres, exploring deep and intimate themes while inviting listeners to let go and embrace the unknown. The project reflects both her artistic maturity and her constant drive to push the boundaries of contemporary music production.
Live, Transformation is an immersive and highly engaging live experience where electronic, pop, rock and jazz meet. Driven by improvisation and the audience’s energy, each performance becomes a vibrant celebration of connection and dance. On stage, Ko is accompanied by vocalist Sola Nkani, percussionist Mélissa Labbé, bassist Charles Gagnon-Gilbert and drummer David Simard.
“Ko reveals that she is also a singer-songwriter capable of putting her knowledge of synths at the service of a soaring and hypnotic pop.” - Le Devoir
“If the album “Future Is Now” is superb, living it live is even better; vibrating to the music of Sheenah Ko live should be on your bucketlist.” - Écoute Donc, Live show review
“The core Besnard Lakes member takes her role as the party starter very seriously, and she even managed to convince the crowd to form a dance circle at one point .” - Exclaim.ca
“She who also plays with the Montreal group The Besnard Lakes and who accompanies Le Couleur and Vincent Vallières broke everything when I saw her at the launch of her album Future Is Now. In short, it will be important to stay well hydrated, because you risk dancing to the maximum during this show.” - Qub Musique
Event location
Burdock Music Hall
Tickets
Pre-sale until July 1 2026 $15
$20 online / $25 at the door
Showtime
830pm Doors
900pm Showtime (no opener!)
Curfew Midnight
Portrait by Andy Jon