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Maggie Andrew, who is from Waverley, N.S., has won the grand prize in the prestigious CBC Searchlight. CBC Music announced winners Monday morning. Host Jeff Douglas is joined by Maggie to discuss her career and what this win means to her.

This week on Total R&B, Loreena speaks with singer/songwriter from Mississauga, Ontario, Luna Elle. Luna Elle is one of the winners for the 2023 CBC Searchlight, winning Top Teen. She is also a part of the First Up with RBC program. Loreena spoke with Luna Elle about her latest single Pick Up I'm Alone, her love for Beyoncé, and what she has coming up next. Make sure to follow Luna Elle on social media IG: lunaelle Twitter: lunaellemusic TikTok: lunaellemusic Total R&B is a bi-weekly podcast and can be found wherever you stream podcasts. Follow the host Loreena on social media @total.rnb Don't forget to like and subscribe to not miss new episodes.

Searchlight has long been considered CBC's music incubator for up-and-coming musicians from every corner of Canada. The annual competition is now open for entries, and the host of Searchlight this year sets it up for us. (Martin Jones with CBC Music's Damhnait Doyle)

The Record Breakers are an energetic Canadian pop-country band melding the right amount of sunrise and sunset. Formed in 2014 for a Beatles-related celebration, the band began to explore and develop their identity. A special encounter with Blue Rodeo inspired them to bring country into their sound, which has become uniquely that of The Record Breakers. Like some of history's greatest bands, The Record Breakers feature two main vocalists and song-writers, Hayden and Bella. Rounding out the band are Michael, Devan and Julian. Coupled with solid musical arrangements, memorable hooks and big harmonies, the end result is diverse and engaging.   Following their 2016 self-titled debut EP, the band released their second album Bigger Plan, in June of 2018. Most notably, The Record Breakers opened for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Bon Jovi, at the Montreal Bell Centre in May of 2018. The band marks that as “an opportunity of a lifetime.” In 2019, they were crowned "Discovery of The Year" at Festival New Country Brome and in 2020 they were selected by CBC Searchlight to be in their Top 50 Producer Picks. Following their initial success, The Record Breakers released their first bilingual single "In My Car/Dans Mon Char"and the seasonal hit "Winter" debuting on Amazon Music and Spotify editorial playlists respectively and gaining well over 50k streams. 2021 brought their latest summer-themed EP Bonfire featuring the lead single “Sunflower”. Defined by Roots Music Canada as an “upbeat, catchy and summery” song, it has been featured on editorial playlists and many radio stations across Quebec.  

Welcome to the music, Amai Kuda! Born and raised in the Oakwood Village area of Toronto, and connected to her Afro-Caribbean roots, Amai Kuda has traveled throughout Southern Ontario, in the Caribbean and Europe to perform and deliver workshops on music, decolonization, African cultural knowledge and percussion at public schools, universities, libraries and community spaces. In 2015, her band was selected as one of the 101 Standout Artists during the nationwide CBC Searchlight competition, won the Best Folk/Roots award and also placed second for the Best Song across all categories at the Toronto Independent Music Awards. Amai Kuda has opened for the likes of Joel Plaskett, Kellylee Evans and Sarah Slean, and collaborated with M1 of the legendary Hip-Hop duo, Dead Prez on a call-to-action song called We Can Do It. Image: Amai Kuda et Les Bois - by Samuel Engelking

Mike Ryan recently called up a complete stranger to get his vote for the CBC Searchlight contest. Hear some of the other entertaining ways he's been drumming up support for his music career.

It's Junos week! We've got a jam-packed show for you this week with Juno nominees(and winners!), Summerfolk alumni, CBC Searchlight competitors, new music and old favourites. Tune in to catch it all! Featuring music by Wendi Hunter, Will Gillespie, Frank Westcott, Tanglefoot, Samantha Martin and the Delta Sugar, Sarah Harmer, Madison Galloway, Bahamas, Rose Cousins, Julian Taylor, William Prince and Willie Dunn!

Desirée Dawson is a queer recording artist, songwriter, producer and yoga teacher from Vancouver BC. Desirée is very passionate about music's role in collective healing, by encouraging listeners to find a connection within themselves and the people and land around them. A CBC radio favourite, Desirée has been featured on numerous CBC programs, has her songs on regular rotation and won the CBC Searchlight contest in 2016. Find her at https://www.desireedawsonmusic.com

Joining us today on episode 14 is singer/songwriter Alex Southey. On March 31, 2021 Alex released his third album ...And the Country Stirred. Alex utilized email campaigns to connect with his audience during the release process, not only giving them the opportunity to hear his songs first, but asking them to help him determine what his next single should be leading up to the album's release.We talk about results of that approach, and why he'll continue to let his listeners in on that process with musical releases going forward, and why it was the right time to hire a PR company to assist in the album's promotion. Alex also has a really great idea for bringing attention to older releases in the form of B-Sides to new releases.If you have music you would like us to hear, or have a great release day rollout plan you want the world to know about, send an email with your EPK and release plan to: contactreleaseday@gmail.comThank you so much for listening, and Welcome to Release Day!Theme music composed by Evan Denley.Reference Links:Alex Southey's Website - https://www.alexsouthey.com/CFMA - https://folkawards.ca/The Gilberts - https://thegilbertsband.com/homePharis & Jason Romero - http://www.pharisandjason.com/Big Little Lions - https://www.biglittlelions.com/CBC Searchlight - https://www.cbc.ca/music/searchlight/#/welcomeStranded Fest - https://www.facebook.com/StrandedFestRelease Day Spotify Playlist - https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0GbiC5YorhQObK1n3FndhJ?si=l0sbbP1ARnaWaDbFRVzpEwRelease Day Website - https://releasedayseries.com/"Release Day," an ongoing series where we sit down with Canadian musicians of all genres to discuss their latest releases from singles to albums, and their strategy behind releasing it to the world.https://releasedayseries.com/https://twitter.com/ReleasedaySrshttps://www.instagram.com/releaseday_series/

On this week's episode I talk to Vancouver musician + Fritz Media client Bukola about what it's like to be starting out your career as an artist in the music industry right now. Bukola is releasing her debut EP Chronicles of a Teenage Mind this summer + her first single/video is coming out this Friday (March 19th)! Bukola is only 19 years old but she's been pursuing her dreams of becoming a professional musician since she was 9 and has been building momentum ever since! In fact, the CBC recently named her as one of the Top 10 Soulful Female Artists in the 2020 CBC Searchlight competition! Bukola calls her musical style Acoustic Soul - blending contemporary R&B and Jazz music to create her own soulful sound. She's been deeply influenced by artists such as India Arie, Daniel Caesar and H.E.R. and with the amount that she's already accomplished at such a young age, I'm sure she'll be the one influencing artists in the future!FRESH CONTENT LINKSBukola recommends: 2Pac - Keep Ya Head UpJen recommends: Mother Mother - I Got Love + Stay BehindSOTW Bukola - A Good ThingYou can find Bukola at bukolamusic.com And learn more about Fritz Media at fritzmedia.ca

With a deep freeze in Texas leaving a wake of devastation, a UN Security Council Meeting weakly addressing climate change as the planet’s “gravest threat”, and massive investment for offshore wind in Denmark to produce green ammonia, there’s no shortage of things to be outraged by or optimistic about this week! We are at a new political moment where we are seeing the ambition for a cleaner world, and we are seeing the economics weigh more and more towards phasing out fossil fuels. We’re even seeing the political winds shift toward championing racial, social, and economic justice! And at the heart of the climate movement that is deeply committed to making all of this possible is a ferocious love for our planet, nurtured and activated by a ‘feminist climate renaissance’ as our guest, Katharine Wilkinson, phrases it. This week we talk to Katharine Wilkinson, author, teacher and former Editor-in-Chief at Project Drawdown, about her latest book co-edited with Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, ‘All We Can Save’, an anthology of women’s voices in the climate movement, and what is giving her a “fire in the belly and the heart” in tackling the climate crisis. Our interview with Katharine gets into why she believes the climate crisis is ultimately a leadership crisis, and explores the idea of transformative leadership and emerging voices at the core of the climate movement which she describes as, “characteristically feminine, but also more committedly feminist in its commitment to equality and justice.” And stick around later in the show for a musical performance from Desirée Dawson! — Thank you to our guest this week, Katharine Wilkinson. Website | Twitter | IG | Linkedin Project Drawdown’s Website The ‘All We Can Save Project’ Buy a copy of “All We Can Save”! A Matter of Degrees Podcast @allwecansave - Twitter | IG @degreespod - Twitter — Our musical guest this week is Desirée Dawson! Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Music | Website Watch Desirée’s CBC Searchlight 2016 Finale Performance Here — Go check out Science Moms! Website | Instagram   Moms Clean Air Force Website | Facebook — Keep up with Christiana Figueres here: Instagram | Twitter — Tom Rivett-Carnac: Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn — Paul Dickinson is on LinkedIn! LinkedIn — Follow @GlobalOptimism on social media and send us a message! Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | LinkedIn   Don't forget to hit SUBSCRIBE so you don't miss another episode of Outrage + Optimism!

Desirée Dawson is a yoga teacher, recording artist, songwriter and producer from Vancouver BC. Desirée is very passionate about music’s role in collective healing, by encouraging listeners to find a connection within themselves and the people and land around them. A CBC radio favourite, Desirée has been featured on numerous CBC programs, has her songs on regular rotation and won the CBC Searchlight contest in 2016. She recently released her new song “To Be Me” to inspire us all to step out into the anthem on your own soul. LINKS:
 Desirée Dawson's Performance (jump to 34:36 to see her): thecorkercollective.com/corkerco100 Desirée’s Website: desireedawsonmusic.com

Join host Eddie Davis as she chats with our very own newly signed featured artist to Heart of Indie, Madison Olds! A New Year's special you do not want to miss! Kamloops, BC singer/songwriter Madison Olds is on her way to becoming Canada’s next big breakthrough recording artist. Madison’s kind and loving spirit is exemplified beautifully in her upcoming music releases; starting July, 2020. In 2019, Madison released her debut album “Blue”, to the world and has supported the likes of: Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, Neon Dreams, Scott Hellman & Tyler Shaw. Her single “Moments in the Mountains” (written for Kamloops’ 2018 BC Winter Games) was also selected as the soundtrack for the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, BC. (2019). Her followup single “Thank You” launched Madison up the Hot AC Radio charts in Canada, placed her within the Top 10 of CBC Searchlight 2019, and garnered several international showcases with Music Matters in Singapore, Fall 2019. “Blue” and her other singles now have over 2 Million audio streams collectively. BEST PART of ME and 3'S A CROWD are now out! Kindness is her favourite human quality and she adores all things animal rescue, evident in her rescue pitties, Luna, Dante, Pepper and Ruby.

On the fourth episode of the video call interview series, Host Jibril Osman has a conversation with Paul Chin, a Polaris-nominated Toronto producer. On March 20, Paul released "Full Spectrum," his first release in five years following his 2015 project "Dancing Drums." The new release features the likes of CBC Searchlight winner Desirée Dawson, and Polaris Music Prize nominee Shad, with the album mixed and mastered by Toronto's Freeza Chin.

Tara catches up with hip hop artist Lance Sampson aka Aquakultre, who's been poised for a big year since winning CBC Searchlight in 2018, only to find his release date smack in the middle of quarantine. Last week he put out another album, with DJ Uncle Fester, a rap effort featuring the cream of the Sipset crew (and reaching for Tara's Simpsons-loving heart by calling it Bleeding Gums Murphy). He talks about both journeys as well as the concept of paying it forward, musically and in life. Plus: Neptune Theatre becomes a cinema for a run of the Nova Scotia feature Splinters.

This live interview was recorded as part of Indie Week 2020 with host of Music: Then and Now Jordan B. Wright interviewing Shawnee Kish. Award Winning Two Spirit artist, proud Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River on her mother's side, Shawnee is the first Indigenous winner in CBC Searchlight's 12 year history. Shawnee performed alongside powerful women on TedWomen, is a role model featured on Kids Help Phone, is featured on a new television series on APTN, as well as the Edmonton Regional Finalist for the Canadian Music Week Talent Search. Special Thanks to Darryl Hurs who asked Jordan B. Wright to interview a celebrity for Indie Week to highlight someone within the community. Grave Digger written by Shawnee and Jordan B. Wright, recorded at Metal Works while in the band She King which consisted of Shawnee vocals, Jordan bass, Azur guitar, and Cathy Marchese on drums. Cover Art Design by Tania Willems Warrior Heart by Shawnee

Award Winning Two Spirit artist, proud Mohawk from the Six Nations of the Grand River on her mother's side, Shawnee is the first Indigenous winner in CBC Searchlight's 12 year history. Shawnee performed alongside powerful women on TedWomen, is a role model featured on Kids Help Phone, is featured on a new television series on APTN, as well as the Edmonton Regional Finalist for the Canadian Music Week Talent Search. This live interview was held on Friday November 13th as part of Indie Week thanks to Darryl Hurs who invited Jordan to interview a celebrity. Jordan reached out to Shawnee as they played and wrote together in a band called She King back in the day. Shawnee discusses her journey coming out, coming into herself as Two Spirit, personal struggles with family, growing up, and overcoming suicidal thoughts as a young person. Jordan shares his personal experiences coming into himself as a trans guy after being in the closet for so long. Shawnee talks about the process of being the winner of CBC Searchlight 2020 with her song submitted Building A Wall. Shawnee discusses her experience writing Wild Woman for the voting rights album produced by Gengger Shankar and William Stanbro And She Could Be Next encouraging cultural women's voices in America to stand up and be heard while we now have Kamala Harris being voted in as the first woman of color VP; a time to celebrate! Part 2 coming soon! Stay tuned Cover Art Design by Tania Willems Music: Building A Wall clips - Shawnee Warrior Heart clips - Shawnee https://www.shawneekish.com/  

Tune in to co- host Emme Lentino's exclusive interview with Madison Olds on Heart of Indie radio! Madison Olds is on her way to becoming Canada’s next big breakthrough recording artist. Madison’s kind and loving spirit is exemplified beautifully in her upcoming music releases, starting July, 2020. Madison recently won 1st place at the International Songwriting Competition(Screenshot Category), along with garnering an impressive three Honourable Mentions in various categories. The merits in her writing abilities speak for themselves and the promise in her upcoming songs have started to turn heads around the industry. Madison is poised for an exciting year with several music releases, a music video, and an EP in the books. In 2018, Madison released her debut album “Blue”, to the world and it opened many doors, including supporting the likes of: Willie Nelson, Kacey Musgraves, Neon Dreams, Scott Hellman & more. Her feature single “Moments in the Mountains” (written for Kamloops’ 2018 BC Winter Games) was selected as the soundtrack for the Fairmont Pacific Rim in Vancouver, BC. Her followup single “Thank You” launched Madison up the Hot AC Radio charts in Canada, placed her within the Top 10 of CBC Searchlight 2019, and helped garner several international showcases with Music Matters in Singapore, Fall 2019. “Blue” now has over 2 Million audio streams collectively. Follow @MaddieOldsMusic on social media and be the first to hear about her upcoming releases!

Strange Breed join the show to talk to Andrew Willis and Emily Ewing about CBC Searchlight competition. In the news, Andy talks about the effects of queer individuals being isolated and alienated. Music by Conan Gray, Peel Dream Magazine, Shura, HAIM, Colour Tongues, and Foxes.

Listen to tracks from the three NWT entrants in the CBC Searchlight 2020 contest. Plus, after years of trying to gain residency in Canada and the territory, one man explains why he's giving up.

Max Parker is an amazing singer, songwriter, and guitarist, who has performed at Indie music week, Canadian Music week and so much more. He was a semi-finalist at 2018 Indie Music Week, Jim Beam TO Regional Finalist 2019 and Top 12 Standout at CBC Searchlight 2018. You can find his music on Apple Music and Spotify, including Time Machine and Out of the Blue. Kirby and Max talk about his small beginnings, Making a Music video, Why Music should be genreless, How Max's got his Career where he is today and so much more... (Podcast Originally known as Riddle Me This) Follow Kirby, Max and the Pod on Social ig&twitter: @kirbyysloan ig&youtube: @maxparkerofficial & @maxparkermusic ig:@kirbcast Outro Music: The Riddle (Five For Fighting Cover) - Nicholas Wells

In this episode, I talk to Hip-Hop Artist Shopé. He is the current winner of the CBC SearchLight 2019 competition. We talk about his music, his faith in Jesus, family, and his ambitions at present and for the future. His entrepreneur skills have led him to start a tutoring business called: The Learning Bee, like the following link provided below. Shopé knows where he's from and has a vision of where he is headed. It was my pleasure to chat with him. https://www.facebook.com/LearningBeeCo/https://www.cbc.ca/mediacentre/press-release/cbc-music-announces-2019-searchlight-winnerhttps://music.apple.com/ca/album/come-wid-it-single/1303845162https://www.facebook.com/allofshope/ 

Mikalyn's Producers: Ian Smith, Chris Grey, and Reven Beats from Brazil Featured songs from Mikalyn: - Prove it - One Day - Deep End Featured Video from Mikalyn: “Gone” with Producers Curt Jefkey, and Chancellor Warhol Cool Mikalyn Projects: “The Brazil EDM Project” The new EP “Sleepless Nights” Cool places mentioned in Mikalyn's world: “Red Brick Cafe” “B Side Lounge” “Kate's Cafe” (for the best BLT sandwich on the planet!) Mikalyn's Producers: Ian Smith, Chris Graham, Special thank you to Jim Catalano, and Don Grierson. A few of Mikalyn's recent accomplishments: Mikalyn brings a powerful mix of youthful energy and optimism to her alternative-pop sound, grounded by lyrical flourishes that often by a depth and maturity rarely found in someone so young. An artist in the truest sense of the word, Mikalyn's creativity is a form of self-expression pouring over every note and word with the finesse and attention to detail of a painter. Since she can remember she has desired nothing more than to make music that is truly memorable and means something to the listener. - A Few Recent Accomplishments Nominated for 2019 International - Singer-Songwriters Association Awards categories: - Female Vocalist Of The Year, Female Rising Star, - Album Of The Year Love Again - Female Single Of The Year & Music Video Of The Year for 7 Billion, - Female Songwriter Of The Year - Nominated for 2018 ISC Teen Category Finals - Go Away - Nominated for Social Stars 3rd Annual Best of 2018 Awards categories: 18 and Under Artist of the Year, Best Collaboration of the Year, Performer of the Year - (Pop/Rock) and Rising Star of the Year - Nominated for Florida Country Radio 2018 Female Rising Star Award - Selected to YOUNK's Hit Funding Level and recorded a pro video for GONE (released Dec 1st) in Los Angeles https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_LWfeKQz7I - Nominated for 2018 Music Mafia Radio Female Artist of the Year Award - Nominated for 2018 The Josie Music Awards for Young Adult Artist of the Year (Female) and Young Adult Vocalist of the Year - Finals Pop Category for “Save Yourself” (2017 Canadian Songwriting Competition) and Honorable Mention in 2018 for Home, and Fall in Love Again in the ISC and the Unsigned Only Songwriting Contest - Released 6 song EP “Love Again” that is doing well on Indie Charts Globally - Finalist in ISC and Unsigned Only - Teen Category 2017 - Fall In Love Again - Receiving airplay on CBC Radio - Released 13 song CD on all major platforms in 2018 - Numerous features and interviews on Indie Internet Radio Stations worldwide - Sang United Kingdom National Anthem and Canadian National Anthem on 9/16/17 for Toronto Wolfpack Rugby match - Finalist in Your Music Out Loud Contest - Gone - Nashville 2017 - Finalist in 3 categories in the UK Songwriting Contest 2017 Performed live over 40 times in 2017 so far and opened for June winner Steve Strongman Band - Ranked 6th in World and 1 st in Canada on ReverbNation Indie Charts - Alice Sloan Scholarship - Songwriting - With You - Guelph Kiwanis Festival and featured artists in the 2018 Gala - Winner of TalentWatch Songwriting and Label Contest ($500) - Finalist in CBC Searchlight in 2016,17 - 2nd Place in the (3 songs) UK Songwriting Contest 2016, 2017. - 5 Featured Songs on ReverbNation Homepage - #1 on National Indie Charts - 1st, 2nd,3rd in the Indie International Songwriting Contest (15.16,17) Carnival, Free As A Bird, Anyway - Scholarship to attend the 2016 Song Studio Songwriting Camp (Toronto in July) - Played songs for publisher Chris Oglesby from BMG Nashville on two occasions 2 Factor Demo and ADP Grants to record original songs in 2016 and 2017 - My Cover of Melanie Martinez's Dollhouse is at 146,000 plays on SoundCloud - and counting 2200 subscribers on YouTube and counting, and posting regularly - Selected to open for Tyler Shaw at the Liv, Love & Lyrics Event, Nov 2015, and 2016 - Guelph Mercury 40 under 40 You can follow Mikalyn here: Facebook @MikalynMusic Instagram @mikalynmusic Youtube Mikalyn Music Soundcloud Mikalyn Music Twitter @MikalynMusic ReverbNation Mikalyn Music Patreon Mikalyn Hay Younk Mikalyn Hay Thanks for joining us, and be sure to connect with us on social media! Follow our Host www.thejamesoconnoragency.com Facebook Twitter Instagram Follow our Podcast www.dharmicevolution.com Check out our YouTube channel! Join our community on dHarmic Evolution Community Facebook Group

In addition to performing as a solo artist and one half of Harrow Fair, recording with the likes of Great Lake Swimmers and Sarah Slean, playing on film and TV scores, owning a record label, and running a music festival (whew...), Miranda Mulholland has recently adopted the roll of artist activist. Following a much-discussed speech to the Economic Club of Canada, she's been featured in outlets like the Globe and Mail and Canadian Musician, talking about the struggles faced by artists in today's music industry. She joins us here to talk about just that. Plus, we've got a pair of singer-songwriter interviews with Edmonton's Martin Kerr, an artist who's achieved some truly impressive feats like selling out a show at Edmonton's Winspear Centre and opening for Sarah McLachlan at Rogers Place as an entirely independent artist, and Justin Giles, a finalist from CBC Searchlight 2017 (as chosen by our own Andrew King) and currently has a lot cooking for her career.

Platinum-selling JUNO nominee Tim Hicks has blown up since earning the CCMA's Rising Star award in 2014. He's fresh from the release of a brand new live EP, recorded during his Shake These Walls tour, supporting the album of the same name. We chat with the rising country star about the new collection and how it came together, plus get a preview of his busy summer festival season. Speaking of summer festivals, Devin Cuddy has a few performances at the upcoming Sawdust City Music Festival, happening August 4-6 in Gravenhurst, ON. In addition to performing a solo set of his own material, he's joining his father and brother in The Jim Cuddy Family Band for the headlining slot. We chat with him about what he and his fam have in store for those performances, how far along he is with the follow-up to 2014's Kitchen Knife, and more. And finally, we checked in with our friends in BC's The Long War while they were recording at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga. A couple of months ago, the band won the 2017 CBC Searchlight contest and have since been taking advantage of the prizes and opportunities that came with it. We'll hear about what they've done - including writing sessions with Royal Wood at the Banff Centre - and what's still to come.

Producer Kevin Dietz has once again offered his services to the winner of CBC Searchlight 2017, as part of our Canadian Musician Career Booster Prize Pack. Dietz is the head engineer at Mississauga's famed Metalworks Studios and worked with artists from Tom Cochrane and Randy Bachman to Alexisonfire and Silverchair. We'll talk about his work with last year's winner, Desiree Dawson, how artists can best prepare for a studio session, and more. Jerry Leger’s new album, Nonsense And Heartache, showcases a combination of primal rock and roll and raw, confessional balladry. The separation between the two is evident by the album’s title, and it is in fact two distinct collections of songs presented on two slabs of vinyl. In many ways, Leger’s artistic path has been leading up to this ambitious display of both sides of his musical personality, fueled by countless nights playing in Toronto bars with a loyal band equally committed to keeping rock and roll’s original flame burning. Apocalipstick is the follow up to The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer's 2014 release A Real Fine Mess, which received considerable recognition, including a Blues Album of the Year JUNO nod and win for the Blues Album of the Year and Alternative Album of the Year at the WCMAs. As the band explains, the new album came together "from the desire for companionship, the endless pursuit of tone, the strength and glue of family, and above all, the love and admiration for each other's skills." We'll unpack exactly what that means and what's to come for the duo.

It's been a big year for the members of Bleeker, who dropped their latest album, Erase You, at the end of 2016. It was their first since changing their name from Bleeker Ridge, first with Five Seven Music, and earned them a nod for Breakthrough Group of the Year at the 2017 JUNO Awards. CM correspondent Kim Pardy met with the band ahead of a recent tour stop to talk about how they're feeling about the ride. Plus, radio tracking and promotions company SpinCount is back as a Canadian Musician Career Booster prize partner for CBC Searchlight 2017. Company co-founder Kim Sinclair joins us to chat about a good radio campaign, how artists can maximize their changes at airplay, and more. Lastly, Kevin Ker of Epidemic Music Group joins us to talk about the community of Stoufville, ON's upcoming attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest continual concert. Starting this Friday, March 17th and running for 16 continues days, the initiative is a massive undertaking with all kinds of moving parts. Hear about what's already gone into producing this feat, how the lineup came together, some of the surprises they have in store, and more.

Listen to Jimmy and Taylor talk about all of life's distractions and how to minimize the noise of the world, their love for warm fabrics, and the fear of outcomes they have no control of. twitter @rootsoflifepod insta: @rootsoflifepodcast rootsoflifepodcast@gmail.com rootsoflifepodcast.com Wise Youngblood *PYROMANIAC* - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dOuCTXj5MY Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/wiseyoungblood/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/wiseyoungblood1 Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/wise_youngblood/ Website - http://www.wiseyoungblood.com/ CBC Searchlight - http://www.cbcmusic.ca/searchlight/1782 Shows Nanaimo - https://www.facebook.com/events/357871897915698/ Duncan - https://www.facebook.com/events/140057369833234/ ROOTS OF LIFE SURVEY http://survey.podtrac.com/start-survey.aspx?pubid=R1qzPu3UkOFH&ver=short

Sunrise Records President Doug Putnam speaks with Mike about the company's takeover of 70 former HMV locations in malls across the country. Canadian folk icon Murray McLauchlan is set to release his 19th studio album, Love Can't Tell Time, on March 3rd. Murray speaks candidly with Andrew about how a trip to Italy rekindled his love of guitar, how the current political climate is creeping into his creative output, plus an update on the awesome Lunch at Allen's. From one of Canada's best-known singer-songwriters to one of its most promising, we chat with Montreal's Leif Vollebekk about his upcoming record, Twin Solitude, his jam-packed touring schedule for the first half of 2017, and more. And finally, Edwards PC Creative Law is back as a Canadian Musician Career Booster prize partner for the 2017 edition of CBC Searchlight. Lawyer Byron Pascoe joins us with some legal red flags to watch for.

In this Episode we're joined by Austin Eatman who plays us a few tunes and talks about his introduction into the local Music scene and his 12 step plan for song writing without the 12 steps. Recorded live in-house just for this episode.  The Songs Austin Played for us are: Jaggy Jaggy, Purgatory Bent, A cover of Deertick's City of Sin and Hello. You can chack out his Facebook page Here check out his CBC Searchlight entry Here

Danko Jones hit several new highs with 2015's Fire Music and adopted the adage of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" with their upcoming release, Wild Cat. Once again recorded with Eric Ratz and a seemingly cemented lineup, the album is a tour de force of straight-up hard rock. Danko talks about the appetite for rock in Canada vs. other markets, some Canadian bands that could carry the torch forward, and more. Fast Romantics are readying the release of American Love, their new LP, and have dropped the first single called "Why We Fight." Main songwriter and frontman Matthew Angus talks about the album's political stance, how Canadians have a unique perspective on what's happening south of the border, and more. And finally, What's the Story Publicity Services is one of our Career Booster prize partners for CBC Searchlight 2017. Company founder Beth Cavanagh joins us to talk about the newly-formed company, the makings of a good PR campaign, and more.

Kid Koala’s Music To Draw To: Satellite is an uncharted musical journey for the iconic scratch DJ, producer, and composer - an expansive work of ambient electronic soundscapes and chilling ballads sung by Icelandic artist Emilíana Torrini. Mike chats with the long-running artist about the album's composition during the gelid Montreal winter, some of its lyrical content, and more. Plus, Kaneshii Vinyl Press is one of our Canadian Musician Career Booster partners for the 2017 edition of CBC Searchlight. Ghislaine Cormier tells us all about the new company's launch, their carefully considered business plan, why they set up shop in Prince Edward Island, and more.

Best known for his work with Blood Sweat and Tears, Grammy-winning Canadian singer David Clayton-Thomas is about to release his latest solo recording. Called Canadiana, it's a collection of covers by an interesting array of Canadian artists including Rush, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, and others. We'll hear about the process of reimagining these classics to fit David's one-of-a-kind pop, jazz, and blues stylings and why he decided to take on this unique initiative at this stage in his career. Plus, Desiree is a young artist with a border-defying sound that blends her Caribbean background with her British Columbian upbringing. She's currently at work on some new material at Mississauga, ON's Metalworks Studio as part of the Canadian Musician Career Booster package she won in this year's CBC Searchlight competition, so we'll check in on how the material is coming together and all the things she's been up to during her stay in Toronto.

The music industry is often considered an "old boys club," but one Canadian organization has been working to change that. Women in Music Canada was established in 2012 with the goal of fostering equality in the music industry through the support and advancement of women. It's been (almost exactly) a year since they published their report "A Profile of Women Working in Ontario's Music Industry." We speak with founder & executive director Samantha Slattery about their efforts since. Then, featuring ex-members of Alexisonfire and Saint Alvia, combustible rock trio Say Yes are fresh from the release of their debut LP, Real Life Trash Mag. We speak with the band about how their previous industry experience bas propelled their new project to impressive heights relatively quickly. And finally, Desiree Dawson has been named the winner of CBC Searchlight 2016. She joins us from Jamaica to talk about some of the opportunities stemming from the victory and how she plans to carry the momentum forward.

Plants & Animals are back with Waltzed In From The Rumbling, which FILTER says is ripe with "cross-legged acoustic jams and staggering electric anthems." We chat about their unique take on left-of-centre symphonic pop and the extra time they took on their latest work. Nova Scotia's Erin Costelo also joins us to speak about Down Below, The Status Quo, her latest album that fuses her former retro-focused sound with more contemporary pop. Guitar Workshop Plus has just announced its guest artist lineup for its five 2016 sessions, and it includes some mammoth players like Robben Ford, Gary Hoey, Jennifer Batten, Victor Wooten, and more. We'll tell you how to get in on the action. And finally, photographer Neal Burstyn of Images with Impact joins us to chat about his role in our Career Booster prize package for CBC Searchlight 2016, plus he shares some tips to help bands produce better promo shots!

Those who have been waiting for something new from Canadian duo Digging Roots won’t be disappointed with their latest offering, For The Light. Inspired by their travels during four years of international touring, For The Light firmly inhabits roots and blues with a nomadic wanderlust. Husband and wife Raven Kanatakta and ShoShona Kish join us to talk about the collection. Heather Rankin is keeping quite busy these days. Best known as a member of Cape Breton’s Rankin Family, she’s fresh from the release of her debut solo album, A Fine Line, and will host the 2016 East Coast Music Awards gala alongside Ashley MacIsaac. She joins us to talk about her experience creating her first solo offering and more. Toronto-based musician and producer Angel join us to talk about the various projects he has on the go under his Invisible Werks banner. Plus, we check in with Sarah Konowal of Metalworks Institute, which is offering up access to some of their Online Certification Courses as part of our Career Booster Prize package for CBC Searchlight 2016.

In the second part of our Best of SXSW 2016 coverage, Mike sits down with The Strumbellas, Fast Romantics, Milk & Bone, and The Wet Secrets in Austin. We've also got snippets with Polaris Prize founder Steve Jordan and producer Kevin Dietz, the head engineer at Metalworks Studios and one of our Career Booster Prize partners for CBC Searchlight 2016. All of our full interviews from SXSW, including last week's guests The Trews, Paper Lions, and Whitney Rose, can be found on our YouTube channel - http://youtube.com/norriswhitney

Pavlo has a lot of exciting things on the go for 2016 already. In the past year, the Canadian guitarist has toured the world, partnered with both Jose Feliciano and The Tenors, and filmed a concert in his parents' birthplace in Greece. He's got a new album out March 18th as well as the Live In Kastoria DVD, which is airing as his second PBS special across North America. Also, CBC Radio 2 Drive host Rich Terfry (aka Buck 65) tells us more about CBC's 2016 Searchlight Contest, featuring some massive opportunities and really impressive prizes. He's even got some helpful tips to get you further in the competition...

Cadence Grace, Ann Chaplin and Stacey Zegers have had major successes in their own right as solo female artists, but never imagined that together their collective talents would catapult them to an entirely new level as Runaway Angel. Individually, they have toured Canada, the United States, Europe and Britain, opening for major acts like Dean Brody, Aaron Pritchett, One More Girl, Jessie Farrell, Aaron Lines, Terri Clark, Emerson Drive, and Doc Walker. It all began in 2009 when Stacey and Cadence met on set during the filming of CMT’s Karaoke Star, where both were finalists and became fast friends. Cadence then met Ann at CCMA Week in 2011 and they clicked instantly. In late 2013, the three friends joined forces and together Runaway Angel was born.  The girls’ first online release in January 2014 titled ‘Our Story’ was the first song they wrote together as a trio and it landed them in the Regional Finals for the 2014 CBC Searchlight contest. Summer of 2014 was filled with ground breaking experiences for the trio, who enjoyed their first opening spots as a group for Dierks Bentley and Tim Hicks, and played in the Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase. They were invited to present an award at the Country Music Association of Ontario Awards and attended 2014 Country Music Week in Edmonton where they performed in the Coast to Coast Showcase at West Edmonton Mall. March 9th, 2015 was the release of their debut single ‘Run Angel Run’ co-written with Ole Publishing’s Bruce Wallace and produced by award-winning producer Jason Barry. Stacey, Ann and Cadence are excited to release their debut EP this spring. Runaway Angel earned 4 nominations at the 2015 CMAO Awards. 

TANYA MARIE HARRIS admits to being somewhat of a late bloomer as far as Country music goes. “Growing up, we listened to a lot of rock more than anything. My mom never listened to Country – unless it was Patsy Cline,” she recalled of her formative years in Ontario. However, a trip into the southern United States changed all of that. “A little later on, I went on a trip to South Carolina, and they had so many Country radio stations around, so I got my first taste of it then. I went home and started listening to it, and watching CMT. I fell in love with the fact that I could understand it. Country is straight-forward, taking a page out of someone’s life and putting it to song. It was always a story that was relatable and understandable.” Tanya is currently working on a seven song EP with several of the songs already available at iTunes including the current single - now released to US radio - called Second Hand Dreams. WILDFLOWER brings a unique blend of folk-roots & rock to their own brand of Country music. As with most musical journeys, Wildflower started with a song. Singer–songwriters Jennie Clarke (vocals) and Dean Selby (vocals, guitar) first met in a Calgary recording studio in 2012, and an instant chemistry and creative connection emerged. It wasn’t long before the two began writing & performing together. Recently honoured with a nomination for 2013 Group/Duo of the Year by the Association of Country Music in Alberta, and Top 10 Regional finalists in the prestigious CBC Searchlight competition in 2014, Wildflower is ready to make their mark on the Canadian Country music scene. Their first full-length album will be released in August 2014. Entitled Long Road, the album name is fitting considering the journey these two have taken to get to this point in their musical careers.

Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk are making big news in the alt folk/pop scene with their song "I Lost Myself". They join us for a discussion about their music and winning the top spot in the 2014 CBC Searchlight competition as Canada's best new artist.

Lauren Mann and the Fairly Odd Folk are making big news in the alt folk/pop scene with their song “I Lost Myself”. They join us for a discussion about their music and winning the top spot in the 2014 CBC Searchlight competition as Canada’s best new artist.