Music Export Canada Presents: Canadian Blast at The Great Escape Festival 2015!

Catch Canada’s Best Breaking Bands in Brighton May 2015

Music Export Canada returns to Brighton this spring with Canada’s best breaking musicians in tow for the Great Escape Festival May 14-16. Their much esteemed ‘Canadian Blast’ showcase initiative will once again present the cream of Canada’s emerging independent music scene to excited music fans and industry folk alike, to the backdrop of Brighton’s pebbled shores.

All acts have been handpicked by TGE for their rising popularity at home, media praise and potential to make waves in the UK.

For the Great Escape this year the Canadian Blast moves to a larger venue and will be stationed at the characteristic Green Door Store – to be known as ‘Canada House’ – over the full weekend.

The annual Great Escape Festival is the UK’s premier showcase platform for emerging musicians, giving the opportunity to showcase, network and schmooze with labels, festival bookers, publishers, PRs, pluggers and representatives from all over the music industry.

An essential event on the calendar, TGE helps companies like CIMA connect to the UK and wider global music industry.

The Canadian independent music industry has a respected reputation for developing its talent. Music Export Canada and CIMA spearhead this by providing international export, showcase, b2b, networking and marketing opportunities and support to Canadian music companies and artists.

Past performers at the Canadian Blast have gone on to sign record deals, tour the UK’s gig circuit, perform at festivals and gain coverage from the UKs top music press. With the current crop of exceptional talent due to perform at the Blast this year, these successes are sure to continue…

Performances at The Green Door Store

The Green Door Store venue is located directly underneath Brighton Rail Station. Address: Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Underneath Brighton Station, BN1 4FQ

Thurs 14th May
MusicOntario presents – HIGHS, CAIRO, K.I.D., Arkells

Friday 15th May
Music Nova Scotia presents – Gabrielle Papillon, Ria Mae, Vogue Dots
Break Out West presents – Andy Shauf

Saturday 16th May
BreakOut West BBQ presents – Leaf Rapids, Jordan Klassen, 36?, Young Benjamins, The Lytics, Dralms, Closetalker

For additional information see: www.facebook.com/canadianblast // @CanadianBlast

————-

All media enquiries, guestlist and band interview requests can be made to: Ben Allen at BAM! ben@benallenmedia.com +44 20 3397 0947 +44 7884 368168 also Natalia@benallenmedia.com

The Green Door Store venue is located directly underneath Brighton Rail Station. Address: Trafalgar Arches, Lower Goods Yard, Underneath Brighton Station, BN1 4FQ

Schedule:

Thursday 14th May – MusicOntario presents:
12pm – 12:30pm – Brunch served
12:30pm – 1:00pm – HIGHS
1:15pm – 1:45pm – CAIRO
2pm – 2:30pm – K.I.D.
2:45pm – 3:15pm – Arkells

Friday 15th May – Music Nova Scotia presents:
12pm – 12:30pm – Brunch served
12:45pm – 1:15pm – Gabrielle Papillon
1:30pm – 2pm – Ria Mae
2:15pm – 2:45pm – Vogue Dots
3:00pm – 3:30pm – Andy Shauf(BoW)

Saturday 16th May – BreakOut West BBQ presented by SaskMusic, Manitoba Music, Alberta Music & Music BC:
11:00am – Brunch served
11:30am – 12:00pm – Leaf Rapids (MB)
12:15am – 12:45pm – Jordan Klassen (BC)
1pm – 1:30pm – 36? (AB)
1:45pm – 2:15pm – Young Benjamins (Sask)
2:30pm – 3pm – The Lytics (MB)
3:15pm – 3:45pm – Dralms (BC)
4pm – 4:30pm – Close Talker (Sask)

Band Links:

CIMA: Celebrating its 40th year in 2015, CIMA is the not-for-profit national trade association representing the English-language, Canadian-owned sector of the music industry, and is the first organization of its kind in the world. CIMA represents a diverse membership consisting of Canadian-owned companies and their ambassadors, all of whom are involved in every aspect of the music, sound recording and music-related industries. They are exclusively small businesses which include: record producers, record labels, recording studios, managers, agents, licensors, music video producers and directors, creative content owners, artists and others professionally involved in the sound recording industry. CIMA’s mandate is to develop and advocate policies and services that serve to support a strong and economically stable Canadian independent music and sound recording industry, ensuring the long-term development of the sector and to raise the profile of Canadian independent music both in Canada and around the world.

Canadian Blast: For 10 years, the Canadian Blast showcase and B2B initiative has travelled the globe to bring the best and brightest emerging talent and industry from Canada to vibrant international export markets through festivals, conferences, trade shows and independent missions in the US, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Music Export Canada: Music Export Canada is the newly established alliance between some of Canada’s most active national and provincial talent exporters, importers and stakeholders. With a common goal of showcasing bright up-and-coming talent and developing emerging industry professionals, Music Export Canada will service many of the nation’s export needs and will grow to be an internationally trusted resource for the all things related to the independent Canadian music community.

Sponsors: CIMA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our Canadian partners and sponsors: Canadian Music Week (CMW), Corus Entertainment, the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR), the Government of Canada (Canadian Heritage/Canadian Music Fund), Harvard Broadcasting, Music Managers Forum Canada, Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), the Radio Starmaker Fund.