Let Go: Olivea Watson
From the album, Way Down Deep
Olivea Watson has a sensitive and charismatic vocal styling that
incorporates the best of blues, rock and pop. She has a vulnerability
in her voice that emotes a strong yet silent expressive power.
Four of the songs from "Way Down Deep" have
garnered Honorable Mention praise from Billboard Magazine's World Song
Contest, impressive for one artist in a sea of song entries.
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Java Jacket: Christy Jefferson
From the album, Living
Curiously
Christys is
working with famous producers including
Richard Blakin (Bob Dylan, Paul Simon...), and Shelly Yakus (U2, John
Lennon), along with award winning producer, Jason Rubal on her new CD
due for release in Sept 07.
Her original music is an
eclectic combination of folk, cabaret, rock,
and pop - brought to you on piano and guitar (she plays both) with a
delicious voice.
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The Good Stuff: Joel Kroeker
From the album, Closer To The Flame.
With the lyrical weight of Leonard Cohen and the adventurous sonic
landscape of Elvis Costello, True North recording artist Joel Kroeker
is a must see. "If there's a story so far in Canada, it's Joel
Kroeker!" - The Sun. Joel's new album, Closer to the Flame, includes
the number 1 hit "Deja Vu"
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New
Day: Tom Babbitt
From
the album, Tom Babbitt
Tom Babbitt has been writing songs,
playing in bands, recording,
etc. for over 3 decades. From Power-Pop to Miles
to Nirvana to
Roots, he just loves it all (and wants to do it
all). Tom is a
prolific singer/ songwriter/ guitarist/ arranger, a graphic
artist,
and works as a counselor in private practice,
alongside his
beautiful wife, Nancy,
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Walking Down To
The Station: Kim Beggs
From the album, Wanderer's Paean
Kim Beggs from the Yukon brings her extraordinary voice loaded with
emotional intensity, braced with songwriting that is strong, original
and refreshing. She writes about things that move her. Her voice and
performance style, have a haunting old-time quality that cut through a
crowd with a raw serendipity.
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Emily:
Isobelle Gunn
From the EP, Isobelle Gunn
IG was named a runner-up in the
International Songwriting Competition "Song of the Year" for their song
Emily. March 2007 saw Emily placed in the top 20 at the Durango
Songwriting Expo with high accolades from adjudicators. At the heart of
IG is a commitment to the relentless pursuit of musical excellence.
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There
He Goes: Vicki McCrone
From the album, little songs
(earth)
Little Songs are
original songs with an interactive DVD that integrate educational
curriculum fior K-Gr. 4 and Special Needs children.
“Beautifully
produced and recorded in the style of the Disney animated films.”
Winner of
the Noteborn
Music Award - international publishing in film and TV.
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Year Of Dreams: Johnny Nicholson
From the album,
Painted Faces
Johnny Nicholson
is a singer/songwriter cultivating his writing and
arrangements with roots in folk, rock, reggae, blues, and electronica.
Johnny
plays all the instruments on his latest
album, Painted Faces. He plays acoustic and electric guitars,
lap-slide guitar, banjo, violin, mandolin, bass, piano, harmonica,
drums, percussion, drum programming, sampling, looping, electronics,
and vocals.
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Get It Now: Blue
Venus
From
the album, blueVenus
Vancouver's WE weekly recognized them as a top
pick for New Music West 2007, so it should be no surprise that
blueVenus is regarded as a noteworthy live act that fuses soulful Latin
jazz with pop-rock.
"Get it Now," which won an honourable
mention in
the Billboard Song Contest 2005, is an offering of flawless pop,
"blueVenus" lifts us out of our musical comfort
zone and transports us to another world of textured sound.
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Only
A Fool: Reverend Zen
From, Angels, Blues &
the Crying Moon,
"Listening to
these songs you're drawn in by their
unique, vivid
mirrors of human nature and emotion. Their lyrics and arrangements have
the power to make you remember both the songs and their performances.
This music has stand out guitar that's perfectly executed and first
rate production. Above all it's straight from the heart."
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Far
Away From Here: Laura McDavid
From the
EP, Fearless
"When your ears curb to a sound and your emotions
spring out...you can best believe Laura's rocking the
house." Laura's versatility, soulful voice and lyrics from the
heart touch the listener.
Laura performs at Manhattan clubs and recently performed in the NYC
Harlem Week Festival and the NYC Six Nights to Live Festival.
Laura’s music has been chosen for the NYC Rockers for Life CD set to be
released for purchase fall 2007.
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What
Are We Waiting For: Scott Jackson
From the album,
Distractions
A born singer-songwriter; a craftsman with
something to say and the
skills to make his message resonate. Scott's sound is akin to writers
like Ryan Adams, Tom Petty and U2. With soulful vocals and
thought
provoking themes, Scott's music is new and refreshing but gratifyingly
familiar.
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Abatina:
Kobo Town
 From the album,
Independence
A
pan-Caribbean sound where the lyricism and melodies of calypso meet the
heavy bass grooves of dub and reggae.
'Merging calypso,
roots reggae, acoustic performance, dub studio techniques and
Trinidadian/Jamaican cultures, Kobo Town is a unique, stylistic,
transnational composite of rhythm, poetry and activist journalism.'
Brent Hagerman,
Exclaim!
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Rainforest:
Two Tall Women
From the album, Stripped
Down,
Two Tall Women
are a sweet singing indie acoustic duo. Stunning harmonies and down
home melodic songs that speak of life and all the experiences it
offers. Pam and Beth use a variety of instruments to create
quirky
arrangements to their original songs. TTW keep things on the
simple side in order to let the essence of their songs shine through.
Their melodies linger .
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Your
Breaking Down: Danny Echo
From the EP, Danny Echo
The Flaming lips of Jagger, with a Beatle
Beck-oning Bowie and Barret.
Getting Kinky in the Cars with the Radio(head) on... So far anyways.
The
Vancouver music scene has embraced the incredible vibe of Danny Echos'
rock and rollio presence. Danny Echo reverberates with all that is melodic
all that is catchy and all that is rock and roll, its all that it
should be damn it!!
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Traffic:
Ramin
From the album, Black Caot
This Singer-Songwriter hails from Chicago.
His original music comprises
elements of the more melodic pop songs of the 50s, 60s & 80s, while
also carrying the additional infusion of folk and more modern
electronica. What sets Ramin apart are lyrics that speak truth to the
current state of the World
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Declare:
Jennifer Bair Band
From the album,
Cosmic Hare
Jennifer
Bair brings a magical story-telling vibe
to her vocals and gets the point across with intensity and
authenticity. Her performance
looks and feels a bit like Bonnie Raitt
meets Grace Slick!
A San Francisco
band with soul...classic rock, eclectic alternative and country with an
edge and lived in, driving originals with JB's brand of grinding guitar
backing up that solid, soulful voice-and that heavy back beat man...
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Emmalita:
Howdy and Bongo
From the album,
Emmalita
Jazz
virtuosos Chris Rolin and Chris Meister join together for insturmentals
that uplift and inspire. Maple Ridge artists that play in various
projects and finally come together to perform original music of their
own.
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