Arlene Paculan & The Cool Ones

Arlene Paculan creates soulful pop with passion. The Filipino-Canadian’s debut album, “Everything Begins with Love” has been embraced by CBC Radio.  Arlene was named the runner-up for NOW Toronto Magazine’s Best Songwriter for 2015 and was in the Top 10 Regional Finals for CBC’s Searchlight Contest in the same year.   She has performed across Canada, LA, NYC, England, Scotland, Holland, and France.

BIO: As Executive Producer for her company, Let’s Make Good Productions (LMG), she produces many events including WonderFest which showcases local talent and offers free workshops to all ages.  The goal of LMG is to spread empowerment through art.  For this, she was awarded 2014’s Hazel McCallion Volunteer of the Year MARTY Award in acknowledgment of her work encouraging others to be creative in their daily lives.