Tuesday, March 15, 2022
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It has been one year since the release of the award winning Quaran-tunes playlist on Spotify and Fanshawe is back with Quaran-2unes! The Quaran-2unes playlist features a total of 31 artists, 11 of which are making their debut contribution to this series of playlists, including Jesse Slack, CMJustice and Chase Heaslip, among others.
ICYMI: Quaran-tunes featured music created by 29 students and alumni artists from Fanshawe’s Music Industry Arts and Audio Post-Production programs during the first year of the pandemic. While the music industry was hit hard by the pandemic, our artists did not let that stop them, continuing to produce music. Quaran-tunes was Fanshawe’s way to support them and help them reach new audiences.
With the closure of music venues and the cancellation of live music, the pandemic changed the music industry in a way that had never been seen before. “When the pandemic hit it was devastating! I had some of the biggest gigs of my career cancelled,” shares Jesse Slack, MIA 2011, “But I have always found in the music business that roadblocks present opportunities and I made the best out of it. During the pandemic I got signed to my first publishing deal in Nashville as a songwriter. Now with everything re-opening, I am confident there are bigger things to come as I have had the time to work on my craft and become a more authentic version of myself.”
2021 was a notable year for several of our featured artists:
- Haviah Mighty performed as part of the 30th anniversary celebration of Rap Recording of the Year at the JUNOS
- BreakNew Friends won Slaight Music's $100,000 "It's Your Shot" contest
- Lost In Japan won Corus Entertainment Radio's second annual $20,000 Summer Song Contest
- Jesse Slack co-wrote a song on “Jade Eagleson”, which was nominated for JUNO Country Album of the Year in 2021
“It’s been a tough few years for artists and other creatives alike. We’re so happy and inspired to see our peers come out the other side with new music," notes Conrad Galecki, New Friends. "We’re forever grateful to have music coming out and be a part of Quaran-2unes.”
Fanshawe is incredibly proud of the resiliency shown by our MIA and APR students and alumni artists throughout the second year of the pandemic. Join us in celebrating these artists by listening to some of the songs they released since April 2021, featured on Quaran-2unes.
Be sure to follow our featured artists on Spotify and Instagram:
Carlay @carlayreanmneal MIA 2020
Chase Heaslip @chaseheaslip MIA 2022
CMJustice @CMJustic MIA 2021, APR 2022
Coty Robinson @itscotyrobinson
Dead Speakers @deadspeakersband
Dhrupad @misterbhide APR 2022
Drives the Common Man @Drives_the_common_man, Andrew Joseph Stevens III, MIA 2019
Dubmatix @Dubmatix Recording Engineering 1993
Emma Whale @emmawhale_music MIA 2021
Emm Gryner @emm.gryner MIA 1995
Evan Burrison @evanburrison MIA 2021
Half Moon Run @halfmoonrun Devon Portielje, MIA 2009
Haviah Mighty @haviahmighty MIA 2013
iain asio @iainthemusic MIA 2021, APR 2022
In a Bag @inabagband Callum Furneaux, Jonathan Vokes, Jesse Grant, Gregory Burkell MIA 2021
Mitchell Outerbridge - class of 2022
Jesse Slack @JesseSlackMusic MIA 2011
Katherine Fischer @katherinefmusic MIA 2016
Keys N Krates @keysnkrates
Lost in Japan @lostinjapanband Addison Johnson, Chris Hoekstra, Nolan Peake and James Wiseman MIA 2017
Matt Ballagh @mattballagh MIA 2021
Nattra @neil_natt MIA 2020
New Friends @newfriendsmusic Stefan Boulineau, Ayden Miller and Cole Wilson MIA 2020
Sarina Haggarty @sarinahaggarty MIA 2020
Sirenum @the_sirens_sanctum MIA 2023
Syren @syren_music_ MIA 2021
Taabu @taabumusic MIA 2016
Texas King @texaskingband Jordan Macdonald, Colin Gray and Phil Spina MIA 2013
Uncle Cobes @unclecobes MIA 2023
Weekend Goodbye @weekendgoodbye Dylan Dennis Goonoo, MIA 2020, Sebastian Balenzano, MIA 2023, Miguel Salas and Amanda Volero
Yung Iceee @yungiceee MIA 2020
Other playlists by Fanshawe College:
Quaran-tunes
Fanshawe Alumni Featured Artist
Fanshawe MIA’s JUNO History
MIA Alumni and Faculty Highlights
Getting ready for the CCMA Awards