SOCAN Song of the Week

FEATURETTE - “Next Life”

• Written by Lexie Jay, Marc Koecher, Ryan Guldemond, Jon Fedorsen,
  
• Published by Daytripper Music Publishing, Bark Back Music, Sony Music Publishing Canada
  
• Photo by Lindsey Blane
  
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• Says Lexie Jay, one-third of FEATURETTE : “We’re leaning into our namesake and crafting ‘featurettes’ as a regular occurrence, each associated with a single. For this particular short, I was really inspired by an episode of the Animaniacs that I saw as a kid – it was about a beautiful piece of gold wrapping paper, and its transition to becoming a piece of trash after it was discarded. I wanted to take the same concept and apply it to a coffee cup, to see what that character might do with their life given a second chance, a ‘Next Life’; what adventures they might go on, and who might affect their story along the way.” When they aren't recording, shooting their own music videos, and touring, FEATURETTE members Lexie Jay and Marc Koecher (without their bandmate Jon Fedorsen) work as an established writing and production duo, Illegal Audio. Jay recently garnered a nomination for the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Breakthrough Songwriter Award. She and Koecher work in Canada and internationally, with writing partners throughout Europe, and have co-written with acts like The Strumbellas, Aysanabee, and CARYS.