We had the good fortune of connecting with Rody Benyamen and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Rody, we’d love to hear more about how you thought about starting your own business?
I grew up around music so I was exposed to it a very young age but I started to take my music career more seriously around 2017. So the thought process behind starting my own business was like why not make music that can impact people and on top of that get compensated for it!

Let’s talk shop? Tell us more about your career, what can you share with our community?
My name is Phaino and I am a music artist based out of Toronto, Canada! My music is different & sets me apart from everyone else because I have my own unique story to share with the world along with my own distinctive sound. Me & my team have been heavily consumed in developing a reborn sound blending R&B, pop, and dance together with my original love for hip-hop! I am most proud of being played on multiple radio stations across the world especially Torontos own hip-hop station Flow 93.5! I am also excited about pushing this new album titled Nights Like This (Deluxe) which was exclusively produced by Ezzo! I am where I am today because of taking my craft seriously and always trying to perfect it! Also being really consistent with releasing music, marketing it and having my team push me to become a better artist! None of it was easy but I learned that you should fall in love with the journey and not the destination because its the journey that will help shape you to get to where you want to be. Some lessons I learned on the way was too surround myself with people who would give my honest feedback and not yes men who would tell you what you want to hear. I want the world to know that I am always going to make music that is authentically me and music that will leave someone encouraged, uplifted and make people understand that what ever your going through in life that you are not alone! That many people share the same struggles as you do!

Let’s say your best friend was visiting the area and you wanted to show them the best time ever. Where would you take them? Give us a little itinerary – say it was a week long trip, where would you eat, drink, visit, hang out, etc.
My favorite spot in the city is downtown Toronto! The vibe is just different. That Toronto sound you hear from various Toronto artists really come to life when your down there! Toronto is home to many different nationalities and ethnicities that you get to taste and experience other peoples cultures without even flying down to that country. If you come out to Toronto for a week I would definitely recommend going around Downtown Toronto and just experiencing the night life down there! Another area I would recommend going to is Niagara Falls as there is so much activities to do around there! Some must go to restaurants include Brasa a brazilian all you can eat steakhouse! Memphis bbq located in Vaughan which you can grab some quality food for a really great price! Some of the most exciting people include Drake, The Weeknd, Justin Bieber, partynextdoor and Majid Jordan! Some other places to checkout is Canada’s Wonderland it is an amusement park filled with lots of fun rides!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
I want to give a huge shout out to my team because without them I wouldn’t be where I am today!

Ezzo my main producer
Sebastian V my engineer & producer
Rey Filmz my videographer
Stevie Pictures my photographer!

Website: www.humblelord.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/phxino

Twitter: www.twitter.com/phxino

Facebook: phainoh

Youtube: https://youtu.be/UEexg7ZMaZY

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