Category Archives: Featured Artist

Here at Sound Check Entertainment we have always been huge supporters of Women In Music. It’s no secret that women struggle in this business, regardless of their talent or popularity. A year ago we joined forces with our friends at Country 101.1 and GallantMEDIA to launch the FavFive t-shirt campaign, a campaign that has since raised thousands of dollars for Women In Music Canada. With so much amazing new music coming out each week from so many incredible female artists, both known and unknown to the world, we thought it would be fun to showcase new music every Friday. The only catch? The artist / song has to have a female connection (female artist, female singer etc..).

Just in time for Halloween, Boston Metalcore band Ice Nine Kills release’s the final cut of their 2018 album The Silver Scream.

Back in the spring we sat down with Dallas Smith shortly before he took the stage at Festival Country de Lotbinière. It was a gloomy day and rain had been falling much of the day but it did little to dampen the spirits of Dallas or the country fans eager for Smith’s debut performance in la belle province.

Wild Fire is a sister duo comprised of Kayla Iutzwig (age 16) and Kelli Iutzwig (age 14).  They have been singing and taking professional vocal lessons since age 5.  They started their duo in 2016 and have been writing their own music and performing out on a regular basis ever since.

The 8th and final slot in the Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist showcase went to Rebecca Rain. Rebecca was featured last week as part of the 3 Wildcard artists but since we featured all three artists in one post we offered Rebecca a second set of questions so she could have a dedicated post as a member of the top 8.

Making his way from the small town of Gander, Newfoundland to Canada’s country capital of Calgary, Alberta, Brad Saunders is what country music has been waiting for. With unparalleled grit and an unrivalled mastery of musical entertainment, Saunders has relentlessly persevered in his pursuit of continual success in the music industry – dazzling audiences with his own unique blend of bravado and his natural ability to command a stage with his high energy live show.

Born and raised in Toronto Ontario, our next Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase finalist, David Boyd Janes, is quickly making himself known among the country music community. His solo career into country music began only last September 2017 and already he has made some serious waves.

Launched into the music scene after winning the 2013 Hamilton Music Awards Rise to Fame Competition, you can now find Mackenzie Leigh Meyer all over Ontario: performing at major festivals where she has shared bills with Canadian greats like James Barker Band, Doc Walker and Chad Brownlee.

Mackenzie certainly made 2018 a major year. Kicking things off opening for Shae Dupuy on her “Let the Good Times Roll” Tour, Meyer spent the summer gracing the stage at major country festivals like Mississauga Waterfront and Hagersville Rocks, and landed herself the opening slot for Jess Moskaluke and label mates at the MDM Recording Showcase during this year’s CCMA’s.

The vibe was electric this past Tuesday night in Ottawa at the Canadian Tire Centre. Michael Bublé was in town.  Fans came from far and wide to see the Canadian icon who is currently on tour in support of his tenth studio album titled ‘Love”.

Our next finalist, Brady Kenneth, was born and raised in Manitoba, Canada and started his journey in music around the age of 13. Taking the stage in a small talent show in High School solidified Brady’s love of performing. Brady established himself in the local music community as the lead singer of a hard metal band, playing bar shows in Winnipeg. That band lasted for 8 years before Brady found himself drawn to the country genre and undertook a solo career as a country music singer. With influences like Eric Church, Easton Corbin and Josh Turner and a playlist ranging from Beethoven to TuPac and Chris Stapleton to Ariana Grande, Brady began writing songs that made people smile, dance and sing-along.