Genre-bending with IAMTHELIVING and Teon Gibbs of JNGL

Vancouver-based artists IAMTHELIVING and Teon Gibbs, have partnered together to form JNGL, a new project exploring genres and cultures. IAMTHELIVING provides a buttery, soulful croon over upbeat production while Gibbs injects laid-back, West…

Creating from Haida Gwaii with Carsen Gray

Hailing from Skidegate, Haida Gwaii, B.C., Carsen Gray is a Haida Indigenous and mixed descent award-winning singer/songwriter and is no stranger to a life of art, music, and entertainment.   Photo by Liz Rosa   Carsen’s…

Healing through music with Christopher Steffler, Mercury Artists

For Christopher Steffler, empathy and advocacy are everything. Evident in his work, he has devoted his music career to breathing life and visibility into each of his projects and artists. Christopher is the owner and founder of Vancouver-based Mercury…
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Meet the BC Creates Associations Serving the Creative Industries

Start 2021 with support and community, meet the six member-based industry associations serving book publishing, interactive and digital media, magazine publishing, motion picture and music and sound recording. These associations work to serve…

#ListenBC with the Music BC 2020 Playlist

Looking back at a year of hurdles and pauses, many of us turned to what heals and soothes us most: music, movies, reading and playing. With this, B.C.'s music industry prevailed with over 100 new releases. Bands and musicians found unique ways…

Building strong communities with Dustyn Baulkham, Founder of Rebellious Unicorns

Rebellious Unicorns Production Company is a Kelowna-based event company focused on creating unique experiences to build stronger communities. No stranger to Kelowna's community-building events, Rebellious Unicorns hosts an abundance of events…

Explore the bookmarks of Haley Blais’ life through ‘Below the Salt’

On August 25, 2020, Vancouver's Haley Blais released her debut full-length album, Below the Salt, through the new local, women-owned music label Tiny Kingdom. The album, produced by Louise Burns and Tennis, is a follow-up to her much-praised…

B.C. artists nominated for 19 CCMA Awards

Yesterday, the Canadian Country Music Association® (CCMA) announced the nominees for the 38th Canadian Country Music Awards presented by TD. Airing September 27 at 9 p.m. on Global, and streaming on the Global TV App, Country Music’s biggest…

BC Creators nominated for 2020 Prism Prize Awards

The 2020 edition of the annual show celebrating the best of Canadian music videos and their creators will take place on Thursday, July 23 at 5:00 PM PST on PrismPrize.com and the @PrismPrize Facebook, Twitter and YouTube channels. Following…
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SoundON Brings British Columbians Together to Show Resilience and Celebrate the Power of Live Music

SoundON is a province-wide campaign and resilience fund to help bring British Columbia’s music community back together and provide desperately needed support to those connected to the sector - artists, presenters, production staff and venues.…