panels, networking, showcases Nov. 26 at Membership SAW – Apartment613

The Ottawa Music Business Coalition (OMIC) is proud to announce the chosen showcasing artists who will likely be performing throughout its takeover of Jet Black Weekend on Saturday, November 26.

For the previous 5 years, Ottawa-based award-winning touring rock band Double Experience has produced their Jet Black Live performance collection, a yearly efficiency occasion unique to Ottawa the place followers from everywhere in the world collect to indicate love and appreciation for the band and their hometown. With the assistance of OMIC, the occasion returns this November—greater and higher than ever—with a complete day devoted to inserting a highlight on Ottawa’s vibrant native music scene. The occasion will likely be capped off with a efficiency by Double Expertise as a part of their two-night weekend residency at Membership SAW. In partnership with the band, OMIC has curated a collection of panels, networking occasions, and a musical showcase, happening on November 25 and 26 at Membership SAW. The occasions will deal with a wide range of matters which might be integral to the success of native artists. Panels will function numerous, internationally acclaimed panellists from throughout Canada. The night options efficiency showcases of three native artists.

After a week-long determination course of made up of 13 jurors scoring 65 artist submissions, OMIC has decided that the three showcasing artists acting on November 26 will likely be:

Saturday options performances by these three artists (learn extra about them beneath) together with an intensive afternoon of trade panels, delegate receptions, and networking periods. View the complete schedule from OMIC beneath:

About Taapz:

Malawian-born artist Taapz is a performing singer/songwriter primarily based in Ottawa, Canada. Taapz blends her tradition and distinctive experiences to inform genuine tales via her music. Her evolution into an artist has allowed her to introduce her viewers to her expressive and artistic aspect. Her new single The One, launched in September 2022, exhibits off her vocal versatility and creative prowess. The track has a novel fusion of Afrobeat, R&B, and pop, embracing her African roots and drawing inspiration from an Afrobeat/Afropop sound. Her upbeat and vibrant lyrics convey pleasure and like to her viewers. Taapz has carried out at notable venues in Ottawa together with the Rainbow, SAW Gallery, and Reside on Elgin. In 2022 she carried out at Nuit d’Afrique pageant in Montreal, Afrofest Ottawa, and Skull Competition. Taapz is at the moment engaged on new music that comes with her love for dancing. Moreover, her extremely anticipated music video for her newest single was launched on November 11. Her love and fervour for her craft will solidify her place within the Ottawa music scene.

About Moonfruits:

Residing and dealing on the unceded, unsurrendered Territory of the Anishinaabe Algonquin Nation, Ottawa-based Moonfruits–companions Kaitlin Milroy and Alex Millaire–are bilingual makers of latest folks music. A compelling and artistic voice, Moonfruits have toured throughout Canada, the U.S., and Europe, weaving collectively track and storytelling with intimacy and theatrical aptitude. They transport audiences with a young and highly effective reside present that elevates the stuff of on a regular basis life. Salt, Moonfruits’ anticipated sophomore album, is a lushly orchestrated, deeply private 12-song suite that explores what it means to reside, dream, and lift a household in an period of local weather change and deepening socio-economic inequality—it tells the tales of their households and the sorts of communities they hope to assist construct. The inspiration of Moonfruits’ sound is their voices—Alex Millaire’s gritty baritone and Kaitlin Milroy’s choral-trained mezzo. Accompanied by guitar and banjo, and bolstered by a roving forged of double bass, drums, strings, glockenspiel, kalimba, organ, and samples, the band has developed a repute for disarming even probably the most skeptical of choristers.

About Kaspien:

Kaspien is an upcoming indie musician and soundtrack composer with a ardour for storytelling. Kaspien’s first EP, DIVER, was written and produced as a part of his Grasp’s thesis exploring the effectiveness of music when selling activist causes. Presently, Kaspien is specializing in the manufacturing of a set of songs written over the pandemic, this time exploring tales from lived experiences.

Pay-what-you-can tickets for the showcase portion of Jet Black Weekend on Saturday, November 26 at the moment are accessible on-line. Doorways open at 7pm. Hosted by bilingual comic Tim Riel, the reside showcase will happen after a day of FREE in-person panels, workshops, and networking.