BIOGRAPHY

Taabu, born Spencer Heaslip, is a record producer, songwriter, engineer, sound designer, and drummer whose versatile skillset spans all styles and genres of music. Born and raised in Dundas, Ontario, Spencer began studying drums at Avalon Music Academy at age 5, later spending his adolescent years performing, recording, producing, and appearing in a Canadian Film Festival piece at age 11, before receiving 2008 Hamilton Music Award nominations for “Drummer of the Year” and “Metal Recording of the Year” at age 14. His early passion for basement metal recordings evolved into electronic, dance, pop, hip hop, and reggae-influenced production, alongside a growing focus on sound design, interactive audio, and technical implementation workflows.

Taabu is recognized for his production of “Flamenco (ft. Mala Rodriguez)” from the 2022 JUNO Award-winning album “Stock Exchange” by Haviah Mighty, and “Wishy Washy (ft. Omega Mighty)” from the 2019 Polaris Music Prize-winning album “13th Floor” by Haviah Mighty. Beyond music production, Spencer’s work spans film, television, audiobook production, and AAA game audio, including designing and contributing sound assets to Call of Duty: Mobile (2026) and Borderlands 4, as well as designing and implementing audio for Tricky Madness (2025) using Ableton Live, Wwise, Unity, and GitHub-based workflows. He has also produced for JUNO Award-winning duo Snotty Nose Rez Kids, JUNO-nominated artist Omega Mighty, Sean Paul, Shad, Rochester, The Sorority, and others.

Beyond the studio, Spencer’s experience expands to tour DJ and drumming support for Snotty Nose Rez Kids, Haviah Mighty, Omega Mighty, Raz Hyder, and others, as well as opening for acts including Tom Morello, Jazz Cartier, Shawn Hook, and Down With Webster, and performing alongside Isam B of Outlandish. Spencer continues to leave his sonic fingerprint across the many facets of the music industry.

Credits: Call of Duty: Mobile, Borderlands 4, Penguin Random House Canada, Holt Renfrew, Meta AI, xAI, Nemahsis, Haviah Mighty, Sean Paul, Jordan Alexander, Snotty Nose Rez Kids, MND3GMA, Mala Rodriguez, Shad, Gold Up Music, and more.