Short Artist Profiles


Valaire: Fresh Start

Five-headed beast loses half its name, none of its spirit

Eduardo Noya Schreus: Music in his Blood

Winner of 2016 SOCAN Feature Film Music Award

Avec pas d’casque : Seeking Peace

Effets spéciaux is not a flashy album

Al Tuck sees some action

Non-careerist singer-songwriter earns No. 1 album

Québec Redneck Bluegrass Project: The Other China

From the Middle Empire to the Quebec Countryside

Linda McRae: Inspired by Leading Prison Writing Workshops

Will be inducted into B.C. Entertainment Hall of Fame this y...

Better Together: Saratoga

Chantal Archambault & Michel-Olivier Gasse

Chloe Charles: Writing From Emotional Depth

With an artistic voice unlimited by genre

Dan Davidson: Former rocker now “Found” in country music

Red Brick Songs signee achieves indie success

Rosie Valland: The Dark Rose

Hovering between shadow and light

Kevin Figs: Shining in the Dark

Young Montreal songwriter behind a slew of pop hits

Moran: The Pen Is Mightier

Cutting the superfluous to get to the essential

Jonathan Painchaud: Fair Winds

Songwriter is proud captain of his ship

Amylie: Loved ones foster her re-birth

Struck by a terrible illness, she re-invents herself

Repartee: Award-winning band founded on a whim

Singer Meg Warren drawn to dark themes, light music

Karl Wolf: The Export tells his story

Singer-songwriter feels at home in many places

Pavlo: Have guitar, will travel

From Toronto’s Danforth neighbourhood to the world

Dan Boeckner of Operators and Wolf Parade

Relentless writing, recording and touring

Andy Shauf: Quirky approach, distinctive voice

Making a different kind of “party” album

Bob Moses: Getting the Balance Right

Electronic producers also a band

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