Violin Day ft Videos by Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Update of 2018 Post 

Videos above courtesy of Cultivate Music

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New EP from Brantford's Benjamin Dakota Rogers is Emotional & Raw

Brantford's Benjamin Dakota Rogers has followed up his Juno-nominated album, Paint Horse with an equally impressive EP, Elizabeth. With 5 new offerings, he solidifies the folk/Americana sound with his unmistakable, raspy voice. Every tune is just packed with emotion and raw energy that compels the listener to hear the interesting tales that lie within. A gifted storyteller, Benjamin's lyrics will swirl in your head and lead you into a poetic narrative.

Available on: Bandcamp, Spotify, YouTube

Stream the album below

Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Album above courtesy of Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Releases

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2024 Juno Nominations Including Many Local Artists

As always, there are quite a number of local acts nominated for a Juno this year. We're keeping our fingers crossed for them. The main ceremony will be televised on March 24, 2024.

Below is a video of the official announcement.

Links: Juno Awards, More Juno Stories, Video above courtesy of CBC Music

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!

ALBUM ARTWORK OF THE YEAR

• Kit King (Illustrator), Vanessa Heins (Photographer/Photographe) for THE LOVE STILL HELD ME NEAR – City and Colour (St. Catharines)
• Carolyne De Bellefeuille (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Jessica Ledoux (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Mali Savaria-Ille (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Veronique Lafortune (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Leeor Wild (Photographer/Photographe) for INUKTITUT – Elisapie 
• Heather Goodchild (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Colby Richardson (Designer/Concepteur), Colin Fletcher (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Sara Melvin (Photographer/Photographe) for MULTITUDES – Feist 
• Nicolas Lemieux (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Mykaël Nelson (Designer & Illustrator/Concepteur & Illustrateur), Albert Zablit (Photographer/Photographe) for RIOPELLE SYMPHONIQUE – Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal 
• Quinton Nyce (Art Director/Directeur artistique), Brodie Metcalfe (Designer/Concepteur), Davis Graham (Illustrator /Illustrateur), Kaylee Smoke (Photographer/Photographe) for I’M GOOD, HBU? – Snotty Nose Rez Kids 

ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• See You In The Dark by Softcult (Kitchener)
• Here and Now by Aysanabee 
• Dizzy by Dizzy 
• To Learn by Leith Ross 
• Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK 

BLUES ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Gettin’ Together by Michael Jerome Browne (on Waterdown's Borealis Records)
• SoulFunkn’BLUES by Blackburn Brothers 
• Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee 
• One Step Closer by Brandon Isaak 
• The Big Bottle of Joy by Matt Andersen 

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN | GOSPEL ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Glory To God by Brooke Nicholls (Hamilton)
• ALL YE LEPERS by Joshua Leventhal
• Arrow by K-Anthony
• Where I’m Meant to Be by Stirling John
• Alive by Tuzee

CONTEMPORARY INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Bekka Ma’iingan by Zoon (Hamilton)
• Here and Now by Aysanabee 
• Scream, Holler & Howl by Blue Moon Marquee
• Inuktitut by Elisapie 
• Revolution by Shawnee Kish

CONTEMPORARY ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• A Light in the Attic by Logan Staats (Brantford)
• The Returner by Allison Russell 
• We Will Never Be The Same by Good Lovelies
• Beyond The Reservoir by Julian Taylor 
• Stand in the Joy by William Prince 

DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• I Go Dancing (feat. Ella Henderson - Grimsby) by Frank Walker 
• Eat Your Man by Dom Dolla & Nelly Furtado
• Crew Thang by DVBBS, Jeremih & Sk8 
• Need Your Love by Felix Cartal & Karen Harding 
• Next To You (feat. Kane Brown) by Loud Luxury & DVBBS 

FAN CHOICE 

• Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
• Josh Ross (Waterdown)
• Charlotte Cardin
• Daniel Caesar
• DVBBS
• Karan Aujla 
• Shubh 
• Tate McRae 
• The Weeknd
• ThxSoMch 

GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Arkells (Hamilton)
• Walk off the Earth (Burlington)
• Loud Luxury 
• Nickelback 
• The Beaches 

METAL/HARD MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Electric Sounds by Danko Jones (on Hamilton's Sonic Unyon)
• As Gomorrah Burns by Cryptopsy 
• Goliath by Kataklysm 
• VOID by KEN mode 
• Morgöth Tales - Voivod 

TRADITIONAL INDIGENOUS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR 

• Reverie by The Red River Ramblers (Halton Hills)
• Sing. Pray. Love. by Joel Wood
• LFS5 by Nimkii & the Niniis 
• Mitòòdebi (For My Relatives) by The Bearhead Sisters 
• Drum Nation by Young Scouts 

TRADITIONAL ROOTS ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Paint Horse by Benjamin Dakota Rogers (Brantford)
• Second Hand by James Keelaghan (on Waterdown's Borealis Records)
• The Breath Between by David Francey 
• Roses Jackson by Hollow Mountain 
• Resilience by Morgan Toney

ADULT ALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Powder Blue by Begonia 
• Multitudes by Feist 
• Are We Good by Hayden 
• Motewolonuwok by Jeremy Dutcher 
• Revolution by Shawnee Kish 

ADULT CONTEMPORARY ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Heavy Lifting by Amanda Marshall 
• I Wish I Was Flawless, I’m Not by BANNERS 
• To Be Loved, Vol. 1 by Josh Sahunta 
• Run Where the Light Calls by Luca Fogale 
• Wildflower by Steph La Rochelle 

ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
• 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• NEVER ENOUGH by Daniel Caesar 
• Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith
• Lord of the Flies & Birds & Bees by TALK

ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Charlotte Cardin
• Daniel Caesar
• Lauren Spencer Smith
• Shania Twain 
• Tate McRae

BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST OF THE YEAR 

• Connor Price 
• Karan Aujla
• LU KALA 
• Shubh
• TALK 

BREAKTHROUGH GROUP OF THE YEAR

• Busty and the Bass 
• Crash Adams
• Good Kid 
• Men I Trust
• New West 

CHILDREN’S ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Big Words by ABC Singsong 
• Going Back: Remembered and Remixed Family Folk Songs, Vol. 1 
• Love-a-By by Splash’N Boots 
• Welcome to the Flea Circus by The Swinging Belles Independent
• Maestro Fresh Wes Presents: Young Maestro Stick To Your Vision For Young Athletes

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (LARGE ENSEMBLE)

• Bekah Simms: Bestiaries Cryptid Ensemble conducted byby Brian Current 
• Maxime Goulet: Symphonie de la tempête de verglas Orchestre classique de Montréal, conducted by Jacques Lacombe 
• Sibelius 3 & 4 Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted byYannick Nézet-Séguin 
• Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal, conducted by Rafael Payare
• Rachmaninoff: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 3; Isle of the Dead The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SMALL ENSEMBLE)

• Mythes by Andrew Armstrong & James Ehnes
• Portrait: Alex Baranowski by Angèle Dubeau & La Pietà 
• Portrait by Cheng² Duo 
• Il Ponte di Leonardo byConstantinople 
• Basta parlare! by Les Barocudas 

CLASSICAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO ARTIST)

• Infinite Voyage by Barbara Hannigan 
• Nielsen: Violin Concerto, Symphony No. 4 by James Ehnes
• Fauré: Nocturnes & Barcarolles by Marc-André Hamelin
• De Hartmann: Cello Concerto by Matt Haimovitz
• mouvance by Suzie LeBlanc 

CLASSICAL COMPOSITION OF THE YEAR

• Simulacra by Amy Brandon
• Portrait of an Imaginary Sibling by Dinuk Wijeratne
• …and the Higher Leaves of the Trees Seemed to Shimmer in the Last of the Sunlight’s Lingering Touch of Them… by Emilie Cecilia LeBel
• Shāhīn-nāmeh, for Voice and Orchestra by Iman Habibi 
• Don’t Throw Your Head in Your Hands by Nicole Lizée

COMEDY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• Life of Leisure by Derek Seguin 
• Never Was by Graham Clark 
• A Lylebility by Kyle Brownrigg 
• Sexiest Fish in the Lake by Laurie Elliott
• SAP by Mae Martin

CONTEMPORARY R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• For the Better by Aqyila
• Never Enough by Daniel Caesar 
• Heartbreak Hill by Jon Vinyl 
• When It Blooms by Nonso Amadi
• FACETS by Shay Lia

COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• The Compass Project – South Album by Brett Kissel 
• Right Round Here by Dean Brody
• Do It Anyway by Jade Eagleson 
• Ahead Of Our Time by James Barker Band 
• Spillin’ My Truth by Tyler Joe Miller 

ELECTRONIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR 

• INFINITY CLUB by Bambii 
• Birds, Bees, The Clouds & The Trees by Harrison 
• Creatures of the Late Afternoon by Kid Koala 
• Synthetic Season 2 by Rich Aucoin 
• No Highs by Tim Hecker 

FRANCOPHONE ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Zayon by FouKi 
• Dans la seconde by Karkwa 
• En concert avec l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (sous la direction du chef Simon Leclerc) by Les Cowboys Fringants & l’Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
• À boire deboutte by Salebarbes 
• Non conventionnel by Souldia 

GLOBAL MUSIC ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Donte sann yo by Bel and Quinn 
• Kizavibe by Kizaba 
• SMS for Location Vol. 5 by Moonshine 
• Okantomi by OKAN 
• Soap Box by Waahli

INSTRUMENTAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Néo-Romance by Alexandra Stréliski 
• When we were that what wept for the sea by Colin Stetson
• Calibrating Friction by Haralabos [Harry] Stafylakis 
• Fourth Album by Markus Floats 
• Tesseract by Meredith Bates 

INTERNATIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Gettin’ Old by Luke Combs 
• HEROES & VILLAINS by Metro 
• One Thing At A Time by Morgan Wallen 
• SOS by SZA 
• 1989 (Taylor’s Version) by Taylor Swift 

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (GROUP)

• Migrations by Allison Au with the Migrations Ensemble 
• Septology-The Black Forest Session by Canadian Jazz Collective
• Cry Me A River by Hilario Duran and His Latin Jazz Big Band 
• Recent History by Mike Murley & Mark Eisenman Quartet 
• Convergence Nick Maclean Quartet feat. Brownman Ali Browntasauras/Independent

JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR (SOLO)

• Day Moon by Christine Jensen 
• Walls Made of Glass Gentiane MG TPR*Propagande/A-Train
• Sonic Bouquet by Jocelyn Gould 
• Twelve by Noam Lemish 
• The South Detroit Connection by Russ Macklem 

MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR 

• Of Woods and Seas by Alaskan Tapes (Andrew De Zen - Director)
• Demons by  Allison Russell (Ethan Tobman - Director)
• onetwostep (feat. juicelover) by des hume (Jordan Clarke - Director)
• DAMN RIGHT by Snotty Nose Rez Kids (Sterling Larose - Director)
• feral canadian scaredy cat by young friend (Sterling Larose & Zachary Vague  - Directors)

POP ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• 99 Nights by Charlotte Cardin 
• Mirror by Lauren Spencer Smith 
• Saturn Return by Rêve 
• Queen Of Me by Shania Twain 
• Lost In Translation by Valley

PRODUCER OF THE YEAR 

• Hill Kourkoutis
• Jason Brando, Lubalin, Mathieu Sénéchal & Sam Avant
• Joel Stouffer
• Shawn Everett
• Wondagur

RAP ALBUM/EP OF THE YEAR

• bag or die by bbno$ 
• Spin the Globe by Connor Price 
• Crying Crystals by Haviah Mighty 
• KAYTRAMINÉ by KAYTRAMINÉ 
• PANIC by TOBi 

RAP SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• American Nightmare by Belly 
• Spinnin (feat. Bens) by Connor 
• Honey Bun by Haviah Mighty 
• Minimum Wage by Pressa 
• Someone I Knew  by TOBi 

RECORDING ENGINEER OF THE YEAR 

• Denis Tougas
• George Seara
• Matty Green
• Serban Ghenea
• Shawn Everett

REGGAE RECORDING OF THE YEAR

• Stir This Thing by Ammoye 
• Feel Like Home by Exco Levi 
• Roots Girl by Jah’Mila
• Dread by Kirk Diamond & Finn
• Rush Dem (feat. 4Korners, Haviah Mighty) by Omega Mighty 

ROCK ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Fearless by Crown Lands 
• Formentera II by Metric
• Blame My Ex by The Beaches 
• Pretty Monster by The Blue Stones 
• Glory by The Glorious Sons

SINGLE OF THE YEAR 

• Confetti by Charlotte Cardin
• Always by Daniel Caesar Republic*Universal
• Pretty Girl Era by LU KALA 
• A Little Bit Happy by TALK
• greedy by Tate McRae 

SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

• Allison Russell
• Aysanabee
• Charlotte Cardin, Jason Brando & Lubalin
• Nicholas Durocher & Connor Riddell
• William Prince

TRADITIONAL R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR 

• Hello by Aqyila
• Unbreakable by Jhyve
• Where To Find Me by Katie Tupper
• 9 to 5 by Luna Elle
• Real World by RealestK

UNDERGROUND DANCE SINGLE OF THE YEAR

• Call My Name by BLOND:ISH Warner
• Mad Mess by DJ Karaba
• Could Be Wrong by LOSTBOYJAY
• Eclipse by Peach 
• Concorde Groove by Smalltown DJs 

VOCAL JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR

• Songwriter by Alex Bird & Ewen Farncombe
• You’re Alike, You Two by Caity Gyorgy & Mark Limacher 
• Little Bit a’ Love by Denielle Bassels 
• Our Roots Run Deep by Dominique Fils-Aimé 
• Your Requests by Laila Biali 

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Happy World Fiddle Day! (Benjamin Dakota Rogers, The Schotts, Cootes Paradise)

Update of 2017 Post

Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of Cultivate Music



Links: The Schotts, Video above courtesy of the Schotts



Links: Cootes Paradise, More Cootes Paradise Stories, More Bob Dylan Covers/Stories, Video above courtesy of Lily Sazz

Click here for more Fiddle Day Videos

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More Incredible Local Songwriting at #LocalLyricsShowcase - Sam Heller, Jacob Moon, Benjamin Dakota Rogers

For a while now, HBL's wonderful marketing queen, Linda's been showing off what talented songwriters we have in the area. Every weekend, through her Facebook hashtag #LocalLyricsShowcase, she posts full lyrics and a video for a superb local song. Check them out here.

Here are a few samples from previous weeks.

Links: Sam Heller, More Sam Heller Stories, Click here for lyrics, Video above courtesy of Danny Buzanko

Links: Jacob Moon, More Jacob Moon Stories, Click Here for Lyrics, Video above courtesy of Jacob Moon

Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Click Here for Lyrics, Video above courtesy of Benjamin Dakota Rogers - Topic

More Local Lyrics Showcase Posts

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CONGRATS! Canadian (incl Local) Musicians Win 2019 International Songwriting Competition!

The 2019 International Songwriting Competition closed recently and quite a few Canadians, including some local artists, got accolades for their fabulous work.

Click here for the full list.

Grand Prize: Tones And I - Dance Monkey



Links: Tones and I, Video above courtesy of Tones and I

Canadian Winners

• Lyrics Only 2nd Place: Scot Free Sessions - Istanbul / 3rd Place,  Carl Bernard (Kitchener) - I Am the Storm
• Blues, 3rd Place: Harpdog Brown - No Eyes for Me
• Comedy/Novelty, 3rd Place: Scout and Avery - Fingerblasting Woman
• Folk/Singer-Songwriter, 1st Place: Wild Rivers - I Do
• Music Video,  1st Place: Tim Moxam - Honesty
  
  
  
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• Performance, 3rd Place: Mathew V - Let Me Go

Canadian Honourable Mentions

• JoJo Worthington (Waterloo) - Stablize
  
  
  
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• Benjamin Dakota Rogers (Brantford) - Mercy
  
  
  
  Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of  Benjamin Dakota Rogers - Topic
  
  
• Madison Olds - Sorry
• Will Bowes - Timeless Love, Joy
• Matt Epp ft Kelly Prescott - Throw it Away
• Blue Moon Marquee - Big Black Mamba
• Matt Gerber - Buzz Off Mosquito
• Jake Mathews - Just Like A Country Song
• BUCKTWENTY - Shame on Me
• Lisa Nicole - Wait on Me
• Mallory Johnson - Drunk Mind, Sober Heart
• Donovan Woods - Way Way Back
• Scot Free Sessions - Istanbul
• Les Fireflies - Fireflies
• The Shuffle Demons - Makin' It Right
• El Norte Crew - El Norte
• Dale Boyle - Dust On The Fiddle
• Doug Long - Dead End Street
• Phil Thompkins - Move On
• David Leask - When You Think No One Loves You
• Rare Americans - Brittle Bones Nicky
• Sara Diamond - Baby
• Wildlife - No Control
• In The City - Every Single Day

Links: International Songwriting Competition, More ISC Stories

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New Episode of Ensemble! ft Benjamin Dakota Rogers + Rachel Heart

Benjamin Dakota Rogers and Rachel Heart will be the latest incredible stars of the new episode of Ensemble! on Cable 14 TV.  Backing this wonderful duo will be Will Macaulay on guitar.  They'll be joined by host Mark McNeil.

Here are a few videos from them:





Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Videos above courtesy of Benjamin Dakota Rogers





Links: Rachel Heart, More Rachel Heart Stories, Videos above courtesy of Cultivate Music

This episode is no longer available,

More Ensemble Stories

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Happy Valentine's Day (Trickbag, Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Matt Paxton, Eric Clapton, Jeff Healey)

From the Lou, the blogger: I created the video below as a gift to my amazing wife, Linda! This is "our song".



Links: Trickbag, More Trickbag Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton Blues Lovers



Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of Cultivate Music



Links: Matt Paxton, More Matt Paxton Stories, Video above courtesy of OtherSongs



Links: Eric Clapton, More Eric Clapton Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy of InnerMusicLove



Links: Jeff Healey, More Jeff Healey Stories/Covers, Video above courtesy Jimmy Powell

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GOOD LUCK! Local Toronto Independent Music Award Nominees!

Nominations for the 2017 Toronto Independent Music Awards were recently revealed and, as always, a number of local artists are in the running! These include Brad Cheeseman (Hamilton)

Tianna Woods (Burlington), Polarity (Oakville), Monty Greig (Acton), Girl Pow-R (Thorold), 

The Natrolites (Niagara Falls), Benjamin Dakota Rogers (Brantford), Wes Mason (Rockwood), 

Mikalyn Hay (Guelph) Jace Martin (Osweken) and Juneyt (Waterloo).

We're keeping our fingers crossed that many of them will be winning at the ceremony on Friday, October 13, 2017 at Revival in Toronto.

Here's a complete list of nominees. Local artists are bolded.

Folk or Roots

• Benjamin Dakota Rogers
• Amai Kuda and Y Josephine
• Carl Lorusso Jr.
• Abigail Lapell
• Sweet Roger
• Frank Deresti and the Lake Effect

Singer Songwriter

• Wes Mason
• Annie Bonsignore
• Dahlia
• Mark Martyre
• Mimi O’Bonsawin

Jazz Vocal

• Monty Greig
  
  
  
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• Twin Fin
• Ori Dagan
• Mike Field
• Gorilla Tophat

Jazz Instrumental

• Brad Cheeseman
• Chelsea McBride
• Snaggle
• Brownman Electryc Trio

Young Songwriter

• Mikalyn Hay
• Girl Pow-R
• Lyric Dubee
• Xtro
• Moscow Apartment

Country

• Tianna Woods
• Dani Strong
• Sohayla Smith Band
• The Argues
• Alessia Cohle
• Cheryl Casselman
• Campbell Woods

Instrumental or Classical

• Juneyt
  
  
  
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• Hogtown Brass Quintet
• The Roger Chong Quartet
• NUA
• Lukus Benoit

Adult Contemporary

• Jace Martin
  
  
  
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• Dennis Sy
• Late Night Conversations
• Angela Saini
• Sarah Smith
• Emily Mac

Indie

• The Natrolites
• MONOWHALES
• FXRRVST
• Dress Black
• Lemon Cash
• Mermaids Exist

World

• Lady Freyja
• Johannes Linstead
• Meg Moonbeam
• The Achromatics

Rock

• Polarity 
• Floating Floors
• Eden Warsaw
• Holy Smokes
• Mully Jacksons
• Rose Cora Perry
• The Dreamboats

Music Video

• Lauren Haze: Flatline
• Abigail Lapell: Night Bird and Morning Bird
• Mimi O’Bonaswin: Beautiful Place
• Mermaids Exist: Call Me A Liar
• KAIS: Ain't Goin Nowhere

Pop

• Stephanie Braganza
• Roveena
• Porsha
• Sam Louis
• Azeem Haq

Urban

• ColinResponse
• Mickey Blue
• Temi
• Jae Cabrera
• DRAE

Electronic

• Honey Beard
• Romeo Taylor
• Silver Lining
• Miss Tara
• Computronic

Out of Province

• The Wolfe
• Familiar Wild
• Kiérah
• KAIS
• Alex Maher
• Delhi 2 Dublin

USA

• Amy Guess
• Brown Kid
• Almond and Olive
• Teresa Eggertsen Cooke
• Patrick Joseph
• The Fallen Stars

International

• Johanna EstHer
• Carito Plaza
• Simon Meola TLE
• Napkin Play
• Dino Miranda

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Toronto Independent Music Awards, More TIMA Stories

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GOOD LUCK! Local Unsigned Only Competition Finalists!

You've got until August 31, 2017 to help three local artists win the 2017 Unsigned Only Fandemonium competition!  Independent musicians from around the world submit their songs to the contest. There's a separate competition chosen by a panel of judges as well.

Brantford's Benjamin Benjamin Dakota Rogers is up for the Folk/Singer-Songwriter category.



Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of Cultivate Music

Rockwood musician Wes Mason is the running for the Screen Shot award (for licence-able songs).



Links: Wes Mason, More Wes Mason Stories, Video above courtesy of Wes Mason

Last but not least Mikalyn Hay from Guelph was nominated in the Teen category.



Links: Mikalyn Hay, More Mikalyn Hay Stories, Video above courtesy of Mikalyn Hay Music

Below is a listing of all the Canadian nominees Click here for the complete list.

Folk/Singer-Songwriter

• Benjamin Dakota Rogers: The Soldier Song
• Big Little Lions: Better Than This
• Matt Epp: The Sound
• Brock Zeman: Drinks (the Clown)

Screen Shot

(suitable to use in TV, films, gaming, advertising)

• Wes Mason: Worth It
• Big Little Lions: In the Quieter Times
• LITEYEARS: Zeitgeist
• Jayde Taylor: Hurts Like Hell

Teen

• Mikalyn Hay: Pins and Needles
• Quinton Cochran: Don't Need a Reason
• Faouzia: Knock on My Door
• Tyler Simmons: I'm Already Falling

Adult Album Alternative

• David Blair: What Am I Worried About
• BRAVERY: Sparkles
• North Easton: Love Like That

Adult Contemporary

• Colleen Brown and Major Love: I Love All of You
• Matt Epp: The Sound

Americana

• Big Little Lions: Against the Wall
• Dale Boyle: Gasoline
• Luke Nicholson: Long May He Reign
• The Small Glories: No Friend of Mine

Christian

• Jordan St.Cyr: In My Lifetime + Victory

Country

• Lisa Nicole: Mad About It
• Trevor Panczak: For a Girl
• Powell Peebles: So Far So Good
• Brad Saunders: Cut to the Chase

Pop/Top 40

• Nate Hall: Holiday
• The New Electric: Ride This Feeling

RnB/Hip Hop

• K Montana: Dancing

Vocal Performance

• Janet Cull's In The Red: Mommy's Boy

Categories without Canadian finalists: Electronic Dance Music, Rock,

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: Unsigned Only, More Unsigned Only Stories

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News Roundup (Awards, Spencer Mackenzie, Digging Roots, Benjamin Dakota Rogers)

Canadian Independent Music Association Gala Winners

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News

Local

• Barber Shop Podcast w Spencer Mackenzie
  
  
  
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• New Steve Strongman Album
• Local Artists on CBC's Top Canadian Debut Album List
• Local Artists on Polaris Long List

Canada

• Blues Tribe Video Podcast: Digging Roots
  
  
  
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• Canadian Independent Music Association Gala Winners

SOCAN Award Winners

Highlights below

Misc Awards

• International Achievement Award: Drake
• National Achievement Award: Hedley
• Lifetime Achievement Award: Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
• Cutural Impact Award: Andy Kim
• Songwriter: Paul “Nineteen85” Jefferies
• International Song Award: The Chainsmokers ft Halsey: Closer

Country Music Awards

• Blake Shelton: Came Here to Forget
• Jess Moskaluke: Take Me Home
• The James Barker Band: Lawn Chair Lazy

Rock Music Awards

• Billy Talent: Afraid of Heights
• The Strumbellas: Spirits
• Wintersleep: Amerika
• July Talk: Push + Pull

SOCAN Classic Music Awards

• Snow: Informer
• Rough Trade: High School Confidential
• The Philosopher Kings: Hurts to Love You
• Barney Bentall and The Legendary Hearts: Do Ya

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Adventure of Trebleclef, the Music Loving Monkey

Trebleclef checked out the Burlington Sound of Music Festival on Friday!

Click here for more pictures from the event

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On Saturday, he grabbed a bite to eat and the wonderful Camp 31 in Paris, ON 

Even movie stars love to eat at Camp 31!

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He also had an amazing time with Benjamin Dakota Rogers at the Waterford Old Town Hall.

Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Video above courtesy of Hamilton B. Lous

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CONGRATS! Local+Canadian Winners in 2017 International Songwriting Competition!

Canadian musicians made a great showing at the 2017 International Songwriting Competition (including the Grand Prize)! Many of them were from our area.

The only local 1st place winner was Hamilton's Lava Dolls who took the top spot of the Unsigned Only category.  As a result, they'll be getting musical gear, CD duplication, free music distribution and more. They also received honourable mentions in Folk/Singer-Songwriter and Unpublished categories.

Links: Lava Dolls, Video above courtesy of Lava Dolls

Fort Erie Bluesman Spencer Mackenzie won 3rd place in the Blues genre. This prize includes free music distribution, musical gear and more.

Links: Spencer Mackenzie, More Spencer Mackenzie Stories, Video above courtesy of Spencer Mackenzie

Other local artists who earned honourable mentions include Suzie Vinnick (Niagara) + Steve Strongman (Hamilton) for Blues, Brantford's Benjamin Dakota Rogers (Folk Singer/Singer-Songwriter) and Wes Mason from Rockwood (Teen).



Links: Wes Mason, More Wes Mason Stories, Video above courtesy of Wes Mason

The big winner was also from Canada. Manitoba's Matt Epp ft Faouzia won the Grand Prize. They'll gain $25,000 (US), recording time, CD duplication, musical gear and much more.



Links: Matt Epp, Faouzia, Video above courtesy of MattEppMusic

CONGRATS EVERYONE!

Here are a few highlights (including all the Canadian winners). Click here for the complete list.

• Grand Prize: Matt Epp ft Faouzia (Canada)
• Unsigned Only: Lava Dolls (Hamilton), 2nd: Raquel Cole (Canada), Council (US)
• Blues: Johnny Drummer (US), 2nd: JaiDan (US), 3rd: Spencer Mackenzie (Fort Erie)
• Christian: Attaboy (US), 2nd: Jaylene Johnson (Canada), 3rd: Tenille (Canada)
• Lyrics Only: Gordon Anthony + Patrick Barry, 2nd: Government Town (Canada), 3rd: Salar Khan (Pakistan)
• Rock: Gang Of Youths (Australia), 2nd:  Keaton Simons (Canada), 3rd: Sam Roberts Band (Canada)
• Folk/Singer-Songwriter: Prateek Kuhad (India)
• Americana: Grace Askew (US)
• Country: Caitlin Notey, Matias Mora, Jeannie Lurie, Keith Armstrong
• Jazz: Shunzo Ohno (Japan)

Canadian Honorable Mentions

• Blues: Suzie Vinnick (Niagara) w Steve Strongman (Hamilton)/Les Copeland
• Folk/Singer-Songwriter: Lava Dolls (Hamilton)/Benjamin Dakota Rogers (Brantford)/Big Little Lions
• Unpublished: Lava Dolls (Hamilton)/The Market Kids/Jaylene Johnson
•  (Folk Singer/Singer-Songwriter)
• Teen: Wes Mason (Rockwood)
• Adult Album Alternative; Sam Roberts Band 
• Adult Contemporary: Nuela Charles
• Americana: Brock Zeman/Government Town
• Children's Music: The Kerplunks/Rory Gardiner
• Christian: Brant Pethick
• Country: Jacqui V/Jessica Mitchell/Raquel Cole
• Instrumental: Chris Andrew/Louis Larouche/Open Strum
• Jazz: Eli Bennett
• Lyrics Only: Alia Bhimji/Harvey Downes/Mike Guiney
• Music Video: KAIS
• Performance: Mathew V/Vicki Brittle
• Pop/Top 40: Elena Goddard/The New Electric/Tinah
• RnB/Hip Hop: Graph/Phe
• Rock: Pigeon Park
• Unsigned Only: Big Little Lions/Pigeon Park
• World: Sultans Of String

Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners

Links: International Songwriting Competition, More ISC Stories

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Lest We Forget! Remembrance Day Videos (Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Chris Hawley, Trews, Dean Brody)

Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories,,Video above courtesy of Benjamin Dakota Rogers



Links: Video above courtesy of Leanne A



Links: The Trews, More Trews Stories, Video above courtesy of THE TREWS



Links: Dean Brody, More Dean Brody Stories, Video above courtesy of Dean Brody

More Remembrance Day Songs

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You Can Feel the Emotion on New Album from Brantford's Benjamin Dakota Rogers

Warm and inviting, Whisky and Pine, the new album from Brantford's Benjamin Dakota Rogers is as good as acoustic recordings get.  You can feel emotion in every flick of the string, every drawing of the bow and every turn of the phrase.

His unmistakable voice wraps itself around the beautiful lyrics, amazing harmonies and organic sounds.  You'll hear Celtic, Pop and traditional folk done in Benjamin's inimitable style.

This superb CD can be picked up at his live shows or purchases through cdbaby and iTunes.







Blast from the Past: Benjamin's Previous Album

Links: Benjamin Dakota Rogers, More Benjamin Dakota Rogers Stories, Videos above courtesy of Cultivate Music, More Releases

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News Roundup (ISC Winners, Trebleclef Pics, Cartoons, Gord Downie)

Gord Downie from the Hip Diagnosed With Terminal Brain Cancer (Will Continue to Tour)
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News

Local

• CHCH Video: Jen Lane
• New Recordings: Spencer MacKenzie, Paul Reddick (ft Colin Cripps)

International Songwriting Competition Winners 

Ontario Musicans

• Brock Zeman, Carleton Place (Americana - 2nd place)
• Sultans of String, Toronto  (members from Burlington & Oakville) (World - 2nd place)

Local Honourable Mentions

• Benjamin Dakota Rogers, Brantford (Americana)
• Micro, Hamilton (Electronic Dance Music)

Canada 

• Bill Henderson (Chilliwack) Inducted Into Order of Canada
• Colin James to be Inducted into Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame
• Kalle Mattson wins Prism Prize for Best Videdo

New Yorker Cartoons

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The Adventures of Trebleclef, the Hamilton Blues Lovers Monkey

Trebleclef visited CFB Borden, thanks to his Uncle John

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He was also invited to a wonderful BBQ and musical jam

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Our little monkey then checked out Dylan Wickens and the Grand Naturals, thanks to BluesSource Entertainment

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Lastly, he went to the Waterdown Streetfest to see the amazing Kyle Pacey Band

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