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Jamie Warren Bio
Website: www.jamiewarren.com |
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 Born
in Kitchener-Waterloo, where he now makes his home, Jamie's early years
were spent in his hometown of Hanover, Ontario. His main childhood
interest was hockey, and although he never made it to the NHL as planned,
he still gets on the ice at least once a week. He's since switched his
professional sporting career aspirations to golf. "If this music
thing doesn't work out, I'll join the PGA over 50's tour" jokes
Jamie... "of course that's a LONG way off!" he laughs.
His love
for music grew over time; he took piano lessons from age 5 and guitar at 8
years old but never took it too seriously until he wrote his first song at
fourteen -- inspired by being "dumped".
After high
school, he returned to the Kitchener area for an education in broadcasting
at Conestoga College. He did air shifts at many local radio stations, but
he couldn't quite get singing out of his system. After winning the Youth
Talent Search at London's Western Fair, he was sent to Memphis, Tennessee
to compete with winners from across North America. This led to a year
performing in a revue at Memphis' Liberty land theme park.
Upon his
return he started collaborating with record producer J. Richard
"Rick" Hutt (The Northern Pikes, Tom Cochrane, Beverley Mahood)
and cut his first single in '98", "World Of A Child". He
released six more independent singles through the '80s, including the Top
Ten "Take Me Home Mississippi". Which garnered him a BEST NEW
ARTIST award. Since then Jamie has won numerous awards and accolades
from various musical organizations including the OCPFA's, the CCMA's and
the Junos.
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Samantha King Bio
Website: www.samantha-king.com |
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 Samantha
King, originally from Bruce, Alberta, has put down her roots in Edmonton,
Alberta. She has a passion for singing and listening to all genres of
music. Samantha's life story reads like a country music song. A distant
cousin to Hank Snow, her mother was instrumental in developing Samantha's
talents.
Samantha performed whenever she could. She had her first opportunity to
sing on the Parliament Building steps at the age of 3. By the time she was
9 she wrote her first jingle for her brother Jesse. As a young teen the
stage soon became Samantha's second home where she sang all the classic
country hits while envisioning herself on the Grand Ol' Opry. She
performed in front of her family, at school, at the local restaurant but
officially performed for the first time on stage at the age of 13 at the
Canadian Finals Rodeo "Country Vocal Spotlight" National
competition where she ended up winning the coveted title.
From that day on, she felt the rush from the audience and the music, and
knew that entertaining others was what she wanted to do for the rest of
her life. Her commitment to doing everything that it takes to promote her
music and to song write, is coupled with her extraordinary talent and
drive.
Samantha writes whenever the mood touches her no matter where she is or
what she's doing. She usually writes the melody first then adds the
lyrics. Her lyrical writing stems from her love of poetry.
Samantha released her debut album at the end of November 2002 with her
debut single This is Forever to radio in September 2002. She is an
inaugural performer and mentor for the "Global Country Rising
Star" program, sponsored by Global Country Heritage Foundation which
is a specialized program for up and coming new artists.
"To suggest that she's on the brink of becoming Canada's next
"breakthrough" artist on the international stage is not a
stretch. Just like her debut album suggests ---- for Samantha 'This is
Forever'." Quoted by Larry Delaney, Editor/Publisher, Country Music
News
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