by Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative
Cape Breton Music Industry Cooperative (CBMIC) is a non-profit organization developed to grow and support Cape Breton’s music industry. CBMIC’s vision is to help create an internationally-recognized Cape Breton music industry that is both economically and culturally sustainable. CBMIC’s Breaking News is a weekly look at what’s goin on within Cape Breton’s music industry…
Acadian artist Michelle Deveau – artiste has a #1 song with “Allons-y” on l’ Arcanb country charts! Recorded and produced at Ridge Recordings we are proud to call this Cape Breton made.
The Live Event Community is hosting #LightUpLive THURSDAY evening – asking technicians, suppliers and venues across the country to light the night RED – raising awareness for an industry that is still dark as a direct result of COVID-19. We have four local venues on the interactive map. If you’d like to participate please send us a message or register on the website https://www.lightuplive.ca.
Pirate Jenny released the first single, “Swept Away”, from their upcoming album. You can hear it NOW on their HearNow page, and stay tuned for links to streaming sites and an album release announcement.
Alternative rockers New Draft are releasing their new single, “The Closer”, to all streaming platforms this Friday, with a music video for YouTube. Find New Draft on your streaming platform of choice.
Open Doors: Cape Breton Women in Harmony hosted a successful performance tour of Downtown Sydney on Saturday! Eight female performers across four small local businesses. For photos and video footage from Saturday AND information on all upcoming female artist features and shows, follow them on Facebook!
Applications for the FACTOR/CBMIC Front Stage program are still open until September 28th. Apply here. If you have any questions feel free to reach out!
The deadline for the Music Nova Scotia Artist Development Program is October 15th. If you’ve thought about applying in the past but felt overwhelmed by the process, great news: Music NS is hosting an information session to help get you started. You have two sessions to choose from: Monday, September 28 – 2PM and Tuesday, October 6 – 7PM. All sessions are the same but you can attend more than one if you’d like to. RSVP here.
HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS TO SHARE? Send your news to admin@cbmic.ca so we can help spread the word.
