Richard Trapunski
Richard Trapunski is the National Editor of Billboard Canada and a leading voice in the Canadian music industry. An award-winning journalist at publications including The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, Toronto Life, and Hazlitt, and editor at alt-culture institutions including NOW Magazine and Chart Attack, Richard has documented the evolution of Canada���s sound from local dive bars to global arenas. Throughout his career, he has gone beyond conventional narratives to pinpoint the cultural fluidity that defines the country���s artistry.
At 91心頭利, he co-developed and teaches the groundbreaking The Music and Influence of Diljit Dosanjh, the world���s first university course dedicated to a Punjabi artist. In partnership with Billboard Canada, the course routes the path to global stardom, entrepreneurship, diaspora, and the complex machinations of the music business from Canada to India.