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Award winner and second time nominee Mia Martina

The EBA Team — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:02:49 +0000

Congrats to previous Success Story of the Year Award winner and second time nominee, Mia Martina.

As last year’s EBA Success Story of the Year Award recipient Mia Martina’s star has only continued to rise. In November her single Latin Moon became certified Gold in Canada with the song breaking the top 10 on both Much and MuchMore Countdowns.

This follows the success of her first single Stereo Love, which reached #10 in the Billboard Canadian Hot 100 in November 2010 and was certified platinum. Mia was also featured on the song Dream Catcher from Danny Fernandes’ second album AutomaticLUV. Mia worked with Belly and RyanDan on Devotion her debut album, which was released by CP Records this summer.

The Success Story of the Year Award winner will be announced live on our EBA twitter January 13, 2012.

Success Story of the Year Award Finalist JRDN

The EBA Team — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 15:58:36 +0000

Congrats to Success Story of the Year Award Finalist JRDN!

JRDN, aka Jordan Croucher, is a Canadian R&B/hip-hop star and former basketball player. Croucher elected to give up on his hoop dreams and re-immersed himself in music by working with Halifax producer Trobiz and recording mix tapes with the groups N.E.P. and Triple Threat.

He eventually hooked up with multi-Juno Award nominated artist/producer Classified (Luke Boyd), who produced JRDN’s 2007 debut album, No Dress Code, spawned the hit singles and videos Selfish Times, Feelin’ Fine, So Addicted, Won’t Let Go and It’s Raining. It also earned JRDN a CBC Galaxie Rising Star prize, an East Coast Music Award nomination and an appearance on the CBC Television special, Barenaked East Coast Music.

JRDN is now working with Toronto’s Grammy Award-nominated Kuya Productions songwriting and production team.

The Success Story of the Year Award winner will be announced live on EBA’s twitter January 13, 2012.

Success Story Finalist Fefe Dobson

The EBA Team — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:28:44 +0000

Congrats to our amazing Success Story of the Year Award Finalist Fefe Dobson!

This year, Fefe Dobson’s album Joy reached Gold status. The album, which was released on November 22, 2010 in Canada, features the single Can’t Breathe, which hit number 19 on the Canadian Hot 100 in March 2011.

Dobson was recognized at this year’s MuchMusic Video Awards, winning the Ur Fave Video award for another song off the album Joy called Stuttering. Visit Fefe online at http://fefedobson.com/

The Success Story of the Year Award winner will be announced live on EBA’s twitter January 13, 2012.

Success Story Finalist Alyssa Reid

The EBA Team — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 17:22:30 +0000

Congrats to our amazing Success Story of the Year Award finalist Alyssa Reid!

Alyssa is perhaps best known for her single Alone Again ft. P. Reign, which reached number 11 on the Canadian Hot 100 and is a certified Gold in Canada. Alyssa reached #1 on Billboard’s Canadian Emerging Artist chart in February, and her star continues to rise. Alyssa just wrapped up a co-headlining tour with Neverest which took her across Canada this fall. Her most recent single, The Game, is steadily climbing the charts and hit #13 on the MuchMusic countdown this week.

For more information, visit: http://alyssareid.com/

The Success Story of the Year Award winner will be announced live on EBA’s twitter January 13, 2012.

Success Story Finalist Adam Cohen

The EBA Team — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 17:17:06 +0000

Congrats to our amazing Success Story of the Year Award finalist Adam Cohen!

The multi-talented and multi-lingual Adam Cohen is capping off a stellar year with a tour to support Like A Man, released on October 4, 2011.

Like A Man is Adam’s 4th CD release and features the first single What Other Guy. The ablum follows Adam’s 1998’s self-titled debut album, 2004’s Ex-Girlfriends (Low Millions) and 2004’s Mélancolista. The official full-length music video for What Other Guy is currently in heavy rotation on MusiMax and was the most recommended music video on MSN Canada during its online premiere.

For more information and insight, watch Adam’s EPK: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oueaRq3j9k

The Success Story of the Year Award winner will be announced live on our EBA twitter January 13, 2012.

EBA Movember

The EBA Team — Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:00:07 +0000

Shout out to members of the EBA team who gave their faces to support Men’s health and cancer research the entire month of November. Jackson Feist, Sean Ramesbottom, Jared Caplan and Mikal Gonzales are all sporting moustaches for a cause, and we’re very proud!

EBA Movember Men

You can make a donation by visiting http://ca.movember.com/

Sophie Milman: touring North America until November 24, 2011

The EBA Team — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 17:24:05 +0000

Sophie Milman is a Toronto-based jazz singer whose unique style has captivated audiences worldwide. She is touring to support the release of her fourth album, taking familiar songs into new territories and branching out by bringing pop songs into the jazz repertoire.

In the Moonlight Milman’s fourth album, finds the artist creating her most sophisticated and accomplished work to date, drawing upon her sublime interpretive skills and unique personal history to deliver a deeply compelling set of jazz and pop standards that showcases the subtle emotional shadings of her singing.For a complete list of upcoming dates, visit: http://sophiemilman.com/tour

Delhi 2 Dublin: Tour through November 26, 2011

The EBA Team — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:14:40 +0000

The Vancouver, Canada-based band plays an energetic mash-up of Bhangra, Celtic, Dub, Reggae and Electronica with global rhythms and club beats. Tarun Nayar, Sanjay Seran, Andrew Kim and Ravi Binning, along with guest musicians Jaron Freeman-Fox and Sara Fitzpatrick, are diverse in both their backgrounds and musical influences. The band has been together almost five years and has released three albums including its latest, Planet Electric. The album title is apt because the six musicians feel that they plug directly into the world’s music and energy.

11/16/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Peterborough The Red Dog Canada Time: 8:00pm. Address: 189 Hunter St West
11/17/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Ottawa, ON Mavericks
11/18/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Quebec, QC Le Cercle
11/19/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Fredericton Nicki Zee’s – Time: 8:00pm. Address: 375 King Street
11/20/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Saint John Pepper’s Pub Time: 8:00pm. Address: 1 Market Square
11/21/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Charlottetown Hunter’s Ale House – Time: 8:00pm. Address: 185 Kent Street
11/22/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Moncton Manhattan Club Time: 8:00pm. Address: 125 Westmorland Street
11/23/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Halifax, NS The Seahorse Tavern Time: 8:00pm. Address: 1665 Argyle Street
11/25/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Montreal, QC Indie Montreal
11/26/11 Delhi 2 Dublin in Toronto, ON Phoenix Concert Theatre

Visit their website for more information: http://www.delhi2dublin.com/shows

The Wailers with Special Guests Divine Brown and Duane Stephenson: Saturday, November 19, 2011

The EBA Team — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:07:34 +0000

Say I featured in Nike Ad

The EBA Team — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:51:44 +0000

Nike premiered Saukrates’ Say I track and video at TIFF with a star studded Q and A featuring Saukrates and Montreal Canadian’s superstar PK Subban in attendance. Always On, Nike’s campaign featuring Say I, premiered September 15^th on MTV and will be released commercially by FrostByte in November.

Watch the commercial below: