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The Keats – Halifax-based twin sisters Jolene & Sharlene cut three songs penned by Winnipeg songwriter Bart Dupas on their new release ‘Free At Last’.
Preview That’s How I Want to Be Loved, Half a Million Ways, and Livin’ Out Loud from The Keats newest release available on itunes: http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/free-at-last/id459570397
The Manitoba Country Music Association welcomes our newly elected Directors, Owen Price and Rick Roschuk.
We would also like to announce the election of Chris Ising as President and Miles Trach as Vice President of the MCMA.
After many years serving the MCMA as a member of the Board of Directors, Cindi Cain has resigned from her position.
Please join us in wishing Cindi continued success in all her on going endeavors. Cindi will be missed.
Photos courtesy of the BCCMA
Tuesday November 15, 2011
Keith and Renee To Perform On BCCMA Awards Show
Manitoba Country Act, Keith and Renee continue to have the Best Year of their lives with a new highlight being their special guest performance spot on 35th Annual British Columbia Country Music Association (BCCMA) Awards Show on November 19 & 20, 2011. This is Keith and Renee’s debut awards show appearance and the duo is set to perform their current single, Best Day that has been charting on Nielsen BDS. The annual awards show and conference weekend runs November 19th & 20th in Coquitlam, BC.
When asked about the upcoming awards show performance Keith commented, “it is such an honor to represent Manitoba and The Manitoba Country Music Association at this event. Both Renee and I are very excited to visit BC and make contact with the music community over there”.
All the events are open to the public and take place at The Red Robinson Show Theatre (2080 United Boulevard) in Coquitlam, BC.
Earlier on this year, Keith and Renee’s first single from the new album was listed in the top 10 DMDS Charts for two weeks straight. The duo has also recently opened for popular Country Acts Doc Walker and Blue Rodeo.
For more information on the 2011 BCCMA Award Show and Conference Weekend visit www.bccountry.com.
For interview and press inquiries, please contact
Kevin Walters
info@keithandrenee.com
204-299-5622
For more info on Keith and Renee visit:
www.keithandrenee.com
Manitoba Music Presents
CASE STUDY: CHAD BROWNLEE
November 5th, 1:00pm
Breaking out of your home town and into other parts of the province is hard enough, but what about nationally? With the help of a talented and dedicated team, that is exactly what Kelowna BC’s Chad Brownlee is doing. In this session, you’ll learn the techniques and strategies for how a team works together to set goals and makes decisions that ensure success. Whether you are an aspiring artist or band writing and performing country, blues, pop, rock, or roots, the tools and techniques remain the same. MDM Recordings Mike Denney, Mitch Merrett, Carmen Choney and recording artist Chad Brownlee will be on hand to discuss these issues and more.
Manitoba Music Members $25.00
Non Manitoba Music Member$40.00
Click Here for more information and to register
| Please join us for… the Manitoba Country Music Association’s ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Thursday, November 3, 2011 Windsor Park Canad Inns, 1034 Elizabeth Road Winnipeg, MB Meeting: 7:30pm Room: Ambassador D Admission: free |
Winnipeg’s Favourite Musical Duo Go Country Keith and Renée Introduce New Sound at CD Release Party
(August 18, 2011 – Winnipeg, MB) – Winnipeg’s favourite pop duo has gone a little bit country. Keith and Renée’s fifth CD Best Day demonstrates a natural progression of their sound, inspired by their tours in the U.S. and Africa.
Best Day will be launched at a CD release party at the West End Cultural Centre on Friday September 16th at 8 p.m. Tickets are $15. The CD’s title track was released to radio in early July and is already receiving spins on country radio stations across the country and on CBC Radio.
“We always try to capture something new to keep our career fresh and interesting. Going pop/country wasn’t really planned—it was just natural for us to try country,” says Renée Lamoureux. “We love to sing about our personal stories. The people we’ve encountered, how they’ve played a role in our lives, what we’ve experienced.”
The duo has experienced more in the last fifteen years than most of us do in a lifetime. From spending two summers in Kenya as ambassadors for Free the Children, to Keith Macpherson’s stint on Canadian Idol and having their song Good Year chosen as the theme for Manitoba’s 2010 Homecoming campaign, they’ve come a long way from their first awkward meeting at a church in Ile des Chenes.
“Our new album has many themes that speak of finding happiness in each moment,” Macpherson explains. “I attribute this lesson and message to the friends we made on our trips overseas.”
To access current photos, including the Best Day album cover, along with an MP3 of Best Day, click here: www.soundstrategymusic.ca/Keith_and_Renee
View Keith and Renée’s promotional video at www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZCjwQdYKYo
Or visit Keith and Renée online: www.keithandrenee.com
For more information or to arrange an interview with Keith and Renée, please contact:
Holli Moncrieff
Sound Strategy Music
e. holli@soundstrategy.ca
p. 204.453.8215
w. www.soundstrategymusic.ca
Winnipeg songwriting tandem earns #1 country song and video in Australia(August 2, 2011 – Winnipeg, MB) –Winnipeg songwriters Chris Burke-Gaffney and Keith Macpherson have scored their first #1 hit in Australia. The duo collaborated with Australia’s Jetty Road’s on the song “Serves You Right.” The single officially topped the Aussie country chart this week: www.countrymusicradio.com.au/CT30/chart.cfm
In addition to topping the radio chart, “Serves You Right” also reached the #1 spot in June on Country Music Channel of Australia’s Top 30 video chart. You can watch the video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=R6dDQdsNf4c
In North America, the single for “Serves You Right” was also broadcast this summer in medium rotation on CMT Canada and has been featured on CMT USA’s website. Furthermore, the single has been added or featured on dozens of radio stations across North America.
The collaboration between Australia’s 2010 Country Group of The Year (Country Music Awards of Australia), Chris Burke-Gaffney and Keith Macpherson took place last summer in Winnipeg at Burke-Gaffney’s studio. “We originally thought it wasn’t going to work with six songwriters in one room,” remembers Burke-Gaffney. “However, as a quartet, they’re a talented, focused group and the song came together pretty quickly.”
“Who needs Nashville when you can have Winnipeg,” quips Jetty Road’s Lee Bowman. “Chris and Keith are amazing songwriters and I can see them becoming in real big demand in country circles for quality songs. They’re top-notch talent.”
No strangers to writing great country songs, Chris Burke-Gaffney co-writes and manages The Keats from Nova Scotia; and Keith Macpherson is one half of the up-and-coming dynamic country crossover duo, Keith and Renée. Furthermore, Burke-Gaffney and Macpherson co-wrote “Possibility” with Sierra Noble. The song received considerable radio and video airplay which led to a US record deal with Decca Records for Noble.
“Manitoba has a great country music history with world class songwriters” says Dennis Sincock, President of Manitoba Country Music Association. “Chris and Keith are just a couple in a long line of successful Manitoba country songwriters achieving success at home and around the world.”
“Serves You Right” is the second single from the band’s debut album Far Away Places with Nashville’s On Ramp Records. The album was released in June. It is available everywhere and www.musicmax.ca
For more Jetty Road information: www.jettyroad.com
Rob Wozny
Sound Strategy Communications Ltd.
w. www.soundstrategy.ca
PO Box 104 . 287 Tache Avenue
Winnipeg, MB R2H 3B8
e. rob@soundstrategy.ca
The MCMA is proud to announce that our September 29th showcase will feature:
Pepper Laing & The Lonestar Killers
Sol James
Keith and Renee
Congratulations to our 4 winners of the MCMA Artist Showcase Ticket Giveaway. Each will receive one pair of tickets to the June 9th, 2011 show:
Cheryl Fryer
Everett Tremeer
Wayne & Joan Link
Debra Borton
Congratulations to our 4 winners of the MCMA Artist Showcase Ticket Giveaway. Each will receive one pair of tickets to the June 9th, 2011 show:
Cheryl Fryer
Everett Tremeer
Wayne & Joan Link
Debra Borton
A Songwriter’s Workshop with:
Claire Lynch 2010 IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year
In addition to releasing many of her own songs, Claire Lynch has written selections recorded by:
Patty Loveless, The Whites Irene Kelley Valerie Smith, Kathy Mattea Pierce Pettis Cherryholmes The SeldomScene Stephanie Davis April Verch Jim Hurst Hurst & Raines , Katie Penn Mark Newton Keith Little The McLains
Saturday, June 18, 2011
West End Cultural Centre
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Tickets 15.00
By calling 782-8454 . www.backporchentertainment.com . At the Door
A Songwriter’s Workshop with:
Claire Lynch 2010 IBMA Female Vocalist of the Year
In addition to releasing many of her own songs, Claire Lynch has written selections recorded by:
Patty Loveless, The Whites Irene Kelley Valerie Smith, Kathy Mattea Pierce Pettis Cherryholmes The SeldomScene Stephanie Davis April Verch Jim Hurst Hurst & Raines , Katie Penn Mark Newton Keith Little The McLains
Saturday, June 18, 2011
West End Cultural Centre
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Tickets 15.00
By calling 782-8454 . www.backporchentertainment.com . At the Door
CCMA Showcase Applications Online NowCCMA Showcase applications are now online for the New Artist Showcase and the Songwriters’ Café at www.ccma.org. For your chance to perform at Country Music Week 2011 in Hamilton, ON in front of prominent industry professionals from across the country, submit two original songs and a press kit, including a bio and photo. Submit as either a new artist for the New Artist Showcase, (must not have performed the New Artist Showcase in the past) or a songwriter for the Songwriters’ Café.
All applications are judged by esteemed jurors nation-wide and the winners are carefully selected based on a specific set of criteria. The deadline for submissions is April 30, 2011 and there are no exceptions! For a complete list of requirements and to submit your CCMA Showcase application now, visit www.ccma.org.
Catch MCMA President Dennis Simcock along with Nashville singer/songwriter Marc-Alan Barnette and Manitoba’s own Hurricane Jenny on City TV’s Breakfast Television Monday February 28th
A NIGHT OF COUNTRY MUSIC – Admission is FREE
Featuring bands:
HURRICANE JENNY
DAY AFTER NASHVILLE
KK AND THE DIRTY SCOTCH BOYS
AND Special Guest:
NASHVILLE singer/songwriter MARC-ALAN BARNETTE
Mug Spud and Steak – 6 pm to 12 am – Tickets $12
Available through bands, performers, and The Boot Tavern
To start the evening, acoustic performances by:
Kim Erickson
Shannon Patterson
Leanne Pearson
David Pestrak
Paul Figsby
Karen-Penner Smith
Chris Ising
Jason Gordon
and possibly a SURPRISE VETERAN MANITOBA ARTIST!
