5BN-Showcase
18 January 2015
Press Release
Showcase a smashing success!
The Montreal Blues Society co-hosted a private event on Saturday, January 17th along with the Ottawa Blues Society, during the course of Blues Summit 7 in Toronto. The showcase was a chance for Quebec and Ottawa artists to strut their stuff in front of an audience comprised of festival buyers, media, agents, and record label execs.
Feedback about this edition of the showcase has been overwhelmingly positive. A special thanks to Jerry Vietz, master brewer at Unibroue, who made this edition of our event 'one better', and our emcee, Marc Neveu. Below is a list of the musicians who presented last night, and partial list of attendees we spotted in the audience. See the photos below.
Photos: Lori Hoddinott, Debra Thornington, Kimberly Dorneval
Artists:
- Guy Bélanger
- Michael Jerome Browne
- Paul DesLauriers Band
- Mike DeWay (with Little Frankie)
- Cécile Doo Kingué
- Angel Forrest
- Drew Nelson (with Steve Marriner)
- Ben Racine
- Ria Reece
- River City Junction
- Denny Snyder
- Dawn Tyler Watson
- Wicked Grin (Rod Williams and Murray Kinsley)
Guests:
- Silvio Caldelari, Sierre Blues Festival (Switzerland)
- Mark Stenzler, Blues Zeppelin, Radio Bern (Switzerland)
- Holger Petersen, Stony Plain Records, CBC Saturday Night Blues
- Derek Andrews, President, Toronto Blues Society
- Frédéric Lamoureux, Montreal International Jazz Festival
- Claude Côté, Radio-Canada
- Cam Hayden, Edmonton Blues Festival
- Dennis Massingill, Kalamazoo Blues Festival
- Todd Bernard, DAWG-FM
- Yannick Lambert, Blues Donnaconna