Vanessa is an alchemist of the arts. At her true core, she is a storyteller, and her story began early on. Born in Ottawa Canada, Vanessa started composing music and art as a youth, and went on to study Theatre at Concordia University, training in clown and voice outside of school, and eventually dove headfirst into a music career. Vanessa has been writing songs and performing across stages in North America for years, touring as a vocalist, and now as Vanessa's main solo act Ness Nost. Under this name, Vanessa put out her debut EP "Working Hours" in 2023, writing, performing, and producing the whole record to wide acclaim both in Canada and the UK, and touring the record across Canada. Vanessa recently released her sophomore EP “Glimmers," which she wrote, recorded, produced, and mixed. Heard on CBC radio, and featured in Exclaim! And RANGE Magazine.  

 

When Ness isn't writing and performing music, she is working on her other vocal passion: voice acting. Whether it's commercial or character, Vanessa manages to inject every note of any script she gets with lyricism and humanity. Vanessa has worked on indie video games, jingles, and animation. In the last couple of years, Vanessa has taken her talents to the screen, and recently her first role in feature film Dont Look Away (2023). Vanessa has a passion for working on projects that tell the truth and send important messages back out into the world. She stands up for what she believes in and will never stop creating.