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Shawn Jobin
Western Canadian Music Awards nominee, Shawn Jobin has been making a name for himself by touring his eclectic electro infused rap project all around the country and in Europe these past few years while preparing his very first full length concept album. The album ELEPHANT will be available on every major online platforms on may 12th 2017.

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Shawn Jobin a collectionné prix et invitations prestigieuses, tels cette invitation à agir à titre de parrain de l’événement Chant’Ouest 2013 (Victoria). Cette même période marqua également le lancement de son EP de quatre titres et du vidéoclip « Au nom d’une Nation (Tu m’auras Pas) ». Suivront des vitrines musicales aux événements « Break Out West, Contact Ontarois, RAME à la Rencontre à Winnipeg et à Montréal, Vue sur la Relève, Contact Ouest (Edmonton) et vitrine musicale ANIM à Québec pendant la Bourse RIDEAU.

Automne 2014, Shawn Jobin a l'honneur d'être nommé pour le prix du Lieutenant Gouverneur Général de la Saskatchewan (Artiste émergent). Au Gala Trille Or 2015, il s’est vu décerner le prix « Découverte de l’Ouest Canadien (artiste ou groupe) » et nommé dans la catégorie « Artiste solo ou groupe francophone de l’extérieur (hors-Ontario) s’étant le plus illustré en Ontario ». À l’automne 2016 on lui décerna également le prix ROSEQ-RGE. En 2017, le Musée Canadien pour les droits de la personne (Winnipeg) propose le portrait de Shawn Jobin et 6 autres canadiens ayant un parcours inspirant en regard des droits de la personne.

Shawn Jobin a donné près de 160 représentations de spectacles, notamment le Festival Franco Ontarien, Francofolies de Montréal, clôture des Jeux de la Francophonie Canadienne, Jeux du Canada (Sherbrooke), Coup de cœur francophone (Montréal, Winnipeg, Moncton et Toronto), Fête Franco-Albertaine, la Francofête de Toronto, Festival du Voyageur et Festival de la Chanson de Tadoussac. Et aussi en France et en Belgique; Festival Pause Guitare (Albi Fr), Francofolies de Spa (Be), La Fable du Bison et du Homard (Paris), Aurores Montréal (Paris).

Le printemps 2017 marquera le lancement du prochain album de Shawn Jobin « Éléphant ».


The Bureau
The Bureau have been bringing their collaborative hip-hop to Saskatchewan since the summer of 2013 when they began a summer concert series that grew into a popular 2 year Flip residency. Every other week The Bureau improvised jazzy boom-bap, reinterpreted hip-hop classics, and performed high energy crossover songs, all while featuring established artists or up-and-coming talents to a raucous crowd.

After years of successful live shows and festival performances, The Bureau are ready to squeeze all the magic of their live performance onto the internet and make waves in Canadian hip-hop, all from their home base of Regina, Saskatchewan.

ACHEE
Mike Johnson, AKA Achee, grew up in Sarnia, Ontario and moved to Saskatoon and joined the local Hip-Hop scene in 2015. He released his first mix tape titled “Phobias” in that same year named after a number of his personal fears, including his fear of putting himself out there for people to judge him.

Achee’s style of hip-hop is a unique blend of poetic realism mixed with his own personal, and sometimes, intimate experiences. Whether he is writing new lyrics or trying out new things in the recording studio, Achee is constantly learning and fine tuning his craft.

In 2016, Achee pushed the boundaries of hip-hop in Saskatoon when he introduced a live band to the mix. The Phobias are led by the melodic keyboards of Sarah Manafo and the guitar stylings of Tim Bratton, who also doubles as the groups horn section. They are grounded by the solid rhythmic foundation of Shane Buhler on the drums and Barry Low on bass.

DR.J from Roots Forward Records -

Dr.J began his life-long love of music in 1985 when he purchased his first vinyl LP – a copy of Grandmaster Flash’s “They Said It Couldn’t Be Done”. After years of collecting he bought his first DJ mixer from a high school friend in 1991 and started experimenting with mixing and scratching with an array of make-shift equipment and remnants from his mother’s record collection. October of 1994 marked his first public appearance as a DJ and he hasn’t looked back since. From his humble start doing small electronic parties in his hometown Regina, to his hosting duties at the legendary Lydia’s “Souled Out”(one of Canada’s longest running electronic music weeklies) he was able to make a name for himself as both a promoter and respected DJ in Canada’s electronic music scene. Dr.J currently holds numerous residencies in Saskatoon, hosts the long running “Expansions” radio show and runs Roots Forward Records – an all vinyl label devoted to releasing rare and unreleased 80’s and 90’s rap music, and Funky Pops Records - a label specializing in new funk music from around the world. One word sums up Dr.J – F.U.N.K.

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