Tunnganarniq Nunagijavut - Thor Simonsen, Jonah Kunilusie and Isaiah Angutimarik

Host Lucy Tulugarjuk welcomes Thor Simonsen, producer and owner of Hitmakerz music, to talk about the re-release of Kelly Fraser's Sedna as well as other exciting news from Hitmakerz. Then Lucy presents a short pre-recorded interview with a few young athletes at this year's Arctic Winter Games, Jonah Kunilusie and Isaiah Angutimarik. LIVE on February 3rd, 2023.

ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᓘᓯ ᑐᓗᒑᕐᔪᒃ ᑐᖓᓱᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᑐᐊ ᓴᐃᒪᓐᓯᓐ, ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᔨ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᖅᑎᐅᔪᖅ "Hitmakerz Music"-ᒥ, ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᖅᑐᐃ ᓴᕿᑎᑕᐅᓂᐊᖅᑐᒥ ᑲᓕ ᕗᐃᓱ ᓯᑦᓇ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑐᓴᕈᒥᓇᖅᑐᖅ Hitmakerz-ᒥᖔᖅᑐᖅ. ᓘᓯ ᓴᕿᑎᑦᑎᔪᖅ ᐊᔾᔨᓕᐅᕆᔭᐅᓵᓚᐅᖅᑐᒥ ᐊᐱᖅᓱᑦᖢᓂ ᐅᓄᖏᑦᑐᐃ ᒪᒃᑯᒃᑐᑦ ᐱᙳᐊᖅᑏᑦ ᑕᒪᑐᒪᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᔪᒥ "Arctic winter games". ᔫᓇ ᑰᓂᓘᓯ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᐃᓴᐃᔭ ᐊᖑᑎᒻᒪᕆᒃ, ᓴᕿᔮᑲᐅᑎᒋᔪᖅ ᕖᕗᐊᕆ 3, 2023.

Thor Simonsen is a Danish-Canadian artist and entrepreneur. Originally from the Faroe Islands (Denmark), Thor spent his childhood and teenage years in Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada).

An accomplished recording artist and music producer, Thor has released 2 albums and produced many more for other artists. His music has won (and been nominated for) many awards, including Junos, Indigenous Music Awards, etc.

In 2016, Thor founded the Hitmakerz record label. He currently splits his time between studios in Iqaluit and Ottawa.