Russell Perna, who prefers to go by his stage name Halo is a Toronto-based freelance Music Producer, Composer, and self-trained Audio Mix Engineer. Growing up in the Greater Toronto Area, Halo had an undeniable love for the art of music and gravitated toward the culture of Rap and Hip Hop. He started learning industry-level digital audio workstation programs and software such as FL Studio and ProTools at an early age out of curiosity and fulfillment. Years later, making beats and music ‘for fun’ became a part of the fiber of his life, until unexpected opportunities came to the forefront allowing him to turn his passions into a profession.

Today, Halo has worked with well-known companies and brands in many different capacities such as the NBA G-League, Maple Leafs Sports & Entertainment (MLSE), Live Nation, Coca-Cola, American Express, and Mike’s Hard Lemonade. Aside from producing hundreds of beats for personal projects and growing his catalog, Halo has mixed and mastered audio and sound for recognizable music artists, comedians, and TV personalities. His works have garnered millions of impressions seen and heard around the world through different mediums from online to TV broadcasts and shown on networks such as CityTV, ESPN, ESPN 2 and many more.