13-year-old Mia Baron began pursuing music a few years ago by recording covers of her favourite songs and posting them on social media. The Toronto based emerging singer-songwriter has spent the past year working on and releasing original music. 

Mia’s brand new single, “Runaway,” was triggered by the anxiety of the pandemic. She yearned to escape all of the craziness that was happening around her – to disappear in hopes of getting rid of the stress and bad energy. 

Life’s short, and if you clearly have something for someone, it’s only a disservice to not give things a try. This is the ethos that inspired Alexander Wesley to write “FIVE/SEVEN,” his new laidback pop and r&b infused single. 

It’s a song that stems from those moments before a relationship begins, where you’re everything to that person other than having the title of ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend.’ 

Wesley evokes the feelings of that in-between period, a tough area where one party usually isn’t ready to, or doesn’t want to commit fully yet, leaving the other hanging on.

Shaun Johnson’s brand new album “Made For Her” is released on October 12th, and is inspired by all the women in his life. 

“I’m surrounded by influential women in my life. My mom has four sisters – I have two – & growing up I enjoyed three great aunts who were like grandparents to me. Two, I started the Big Band Experience with an incomparable ally, Michelle, who has worked tirelessly by my side. Okay, actually I am usually running to catch up with her. And now, I am lucky to be surrounded by three daughters & a beautiful partner in my wife, Mary. She not only supports me at hundreds of shows (with three girls in tow and a career of her own), but also creates videos & brainstorms the next great ideas with me. She even designed the album you now hold in your hands.”

Clearly, Johnson is very much connected to the women in his life through his music and his family life is what gives him so much meaning: 

“The Thread that clearly connects each song is HER.”

Included in the album is his most recent single release, “All Because of You” which is a song all about Johnson’s wife. This song is similar to his last single release, but is more of a ballad style, with upbeat rhythms and a catchy chorus. The lyrics are particularly noteworthy and the string arrangement adds an extra richness than heard on previous songs. 

“I finally wrote a love song that I didn’t throw in the proverbial trash. When my wife 

first heard the demo, she cried. And hopefully that’s a good sign,”

“This Old Man” is another stand out track on the album, dedicated to his daughters. Written as a lullaby, with Johnson’s smooth jazz vocals and string arrangement, this is a nostalgic song. “Please, never grow up … one more lullaby.” 

“Losing You” is the song Johnson wrote for his older sister whose husband sadly died. His sister, numb in grief, called him one evening to say she was driving, and froze at a green light. She couldn’t go on. This song is written for her. 

Shaun’s original songs, arrangements and albums have won numerous awards for best pop album, gospel song and Christmas original and have been featured on television and in movies. In the Big Band Experience, Johnson sings with the likes of Aaron Moe (alto saxophone), Jeff Carver (trumpet), Theo Brown (on piano), Jim Bierma (Bass), David Stanoch (percussion), Ronny Leow (Tenor Saxophone) and Conrad Miska (Tenor Saxophone). 

Johnson left the successful quartet “Tonic Sol-fa”, who sold close to 2 million records, to create his own contemporary group to honor Frank Sinatra, and added a touch of Michael Bublé for a unique sound. 

“Made For Her” is an original sophomore release. We are looking forward to watching and listening the Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience on tour this autumn/winter following the album release. 

Follow Shaun Johnson on his website www.shaunjohnsonmusic.com 

Stay current on his social media platforms Facebook and Instagram and watch artist interviews and appearances on his You Tube channel. 

“Dreaming of Giants” is a bold, loud and powerful ballad from Mary Jennings’ latest album entitled “Matriarch.” 

This artistically produced monochrome VIDEO to accompany the single features Mary herself, caught up in a dream that she just cannot forget. 

“Have you ever woken up from a dream that you just can’t shake? You know … those dreams that stick with you all day and follow you around only to cause you anxiety right before you fall asleep the next night? Well, I have those … often … and sometimes about giants.” 

The juxtaposing images of hands reaching out and trying to grab hold of Mary, many beating hearts and a sea full of eyes, creates a sense of immense restlessness and a never ending ocean of emotions and dreams, dreams possibly never realized. 

This music video was produced with Friedanimation together with Whitney Wolanin. It is definitely unique, experimental and demonstrates Jenning’s ability to bring her music to life on screen as well as in the studio. 

More recently, and since the pandemic, Jennings has been all about revealing herself to her fans and showing the real her. This is refreshing and real.  

A unique artist, Mary has performed at a number of tours over the years and several of her songs have featured on Lifetime’s TV show “Dance Moms” as well as the film “Devil Seed.” 

For more information on Mary Jennings visit her website http://www.maryjennings.com/about

To listen to Matriarch go to Soundcloud. 

Ava Faith is a 17-year old singer, songwriter, musician, performer, and producer from Miami, Florida. Her new single “Outside” will have you craving more from this young vocal power house.

You can hear the drama and the classically jazz trained timber in her voice colored by her stage presence and vocal abilities. The song “Outside” has a rich tone and the smokey, edgy sound is fresh and contemporary while keeping true to her roots of coloring outside the lines. 

Her unique voice has been developing from over a decade and her experience as a performer began at the age of 5 when she decided she was going to be a professional singer. Her earliest opportunities came from musical theater camps, school/church choir, singing contests, and performing at fundraising events. At the age of 9, she started taking lessons with a professional vocal coach, began landing musical theater lead roles, and started singing the national anthem for various sports events. When she was 12, she was invited to sit in on a Jazz Jam which opened her to a whole different genre. The musicians were impressed with her singing and presence and began helping her learn to improvise and perform with a band. 

As she grew, she started winning singing competitions and getting invited to perform at more venues. She decided to give all her focus on jazz studies and vocals, piano, and guitar. When she started writing her own music, she was faced with a choice to either continue down the path as a jazz vocalist or forge ahead with creating her own music. She chose the latter, starting with taking songwriting and production classes at the University of Miami. Along with these classes,  she began working with a recording studio and several exceptional musicians to develop her own sound. 

Over the last year, she has continued to work with the University of Miami, as well as taking music business classes at Berklee College of Music and NYU’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music Summer High School program. Her music continues to evolve but can best be described as an eclectic mash-up of different styles of pop, rock, alternative, and psychedelic that reflect her influences and her own musical journey.

Award-winning artist VASSY released her new single, “Don’t Wanna Be Right” with Vinny Vibe today on all digital streaming platforms. The single will be the first new song released by VASSY since her latest dance-pop anthem, “CHASE” feat. Bonka; released in May 2021, hit #1and spent 13 consecutive weeks on the Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay charts She recently reached the 1 billion stream milestone with her single “Bad”, which was a collaboration with Showtek and David Guetta.

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On her latest single, “Don’t Wanna Be Right,” VASSY once again showcases her iconic vocal abilities as the collaboration with the chart-topping New England based producer Vinny Vibe [currently on tour with Pitbull] gives the song a perfectly poppy dance “vibe”. Listeners won’t be able to stop themselves from dancing along to the melody alongside the catchy lyrical tones of VASSY’s vocals.

After positioning herself as one of dance music’s most prominent and authentic female artists, the Greek-Australian powerhouse’s discography includes numerous global chart- topping hits, such as “Bad,” & “Secrets,” with music icons, David Guetta and Tiësto, earning her multiple #1s in over 30 countries. VASSY has topped the Billboard Dance Charts & Dance Radio in the US an impressive eight times with recent singles “Trouble,” ”Concrete Heart,” and ”Lost “ with Afrojack, as well as  “Nothing To Lose” co-produced with Tiësto. 

As her notoriety to deliver her pitch perfect vocals live, she’s become a mainstay act at major music festivals around the world including Miami’s Ultra Music Festival, Belgium’s Tomorrowland, New York’s Electric Zoo, and Australia’s Stereosonic. Her music has also been heard in global television campaigns for brands like Victoria’s Secret, Nike, and Pepsi and her single “We Are Young” was featured in the film trailers for Disney’s Academy Award-winning blockbuster,”Frozen”,”Cabin In The Woods” and Tina Fey’s “Admission.” VASSY has supported and collaborated with global charitable organizations like Playground of Dreams, Careers Australia, Best Buddies, Aviva Safe House, NoH8, Green IT, and Gday USA among others.

VASSY said about the song, “I’m excited about this new record, this is one of my favorite songs I’ve written, and it’s a passionate love song with a sensorial experience carried out through the sensual yet ‘dance-y’ production by Vinny Vibe. I’m so happy how this song turned out and I can’t wait for everyone to hear it.“

VASSY has a global social media following with more than a million followers across Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.