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Brett Kingswell

on Thursday, 01 August 2013. Posted in CityPlace Got Talent

Brett Kingswell

With the grit of a 90's grunge frontman and the charm of a southern gentleman, Brett Kingswell's unique brand of country laced, Northern roots rock is turning heads, perking ears, and moving feet in its wake.

brettkingswellmusic.com

Davy J Gibson

on Thursday, 01 August 2013. Posted in CityPlace Got Talent

Davy J Gibson

Davy j Gibson born and raised a small town Northern Boy currently living in Toronto. Musician/Song writer of 10 years. Davy J has been on the road and seen the hardship as an artist Writing songs about love, life and struggle. This is his first show since Winning top 10 for the Canadian Song Writers competition this year in Toronto At the Hard Rock Café. Davy J has been writing continuously for the release of his EP which will be released at the end of 2013!

 youtube.com/watch?v=ufRfn7AcPPE

Half Past Four

on Thursday, 01 August 2013. Posted in CityPlace Got Talent

Half Past Four

Building on rich traditions of classic progressive rock, this quintet beautifully marries the intricate complexity of neo-progressive time signatures with deep meaningful lyrical poetry and stories, adding a healthy dose of head-banging riffs and blistering solos! Whether you are new to progressive rock and you have never heard stuff like this before or you are a seasoned, savvy listener, you will be very pleasantly surprised.

halfpastfour.com

High Society (John Whitney)

on Thursday, 01 August 2013. Posted in CityPlace Got Talent

High Society (John Whitney)

High Society is an up and coming Toronto Rapper/Producer. He Just Released his First EP "Substance Abuse" in July 2013 That Was Produced, Recorded And Mixed By High Society. High Society's Beat Selection And Lyrical Style make his music completely different than any thing else in the toronto scene, or the whole music business for that matter. High Society provides the perfect Blend of "Turn Up" Bangers and Conscious Lyrical Anthems.

 highsocietycorp.bandcamp.com/

Jennifer Uy

on Thursday, 01 August 2013. Posted in CityPlace Got Talent

Jennifer Uy

Jennifer Uy is a rare vocal talent whose musical styles range from Opera to House to R&B. She won the Golden Voice award at FairchildTV's New Talent Singing Awards and was a finalist in the Maria Callas Opera Grand Prix in Athens, Greece. Past roles include Micaela in the opera, CARMEN, with the Summer Lyric Opera.

Theatre, and debuted the role of Kim in Nightwood Theatre's experimental new opera, PERSEPHONE CALLING, with Dora award winning, Marjorie Chan as librettist and music by Wendy Bartley.

Jennifer has also graced the stages of the Skydome, Kingswood Music Theatre, CNE, and featured in popular festivals such as CHIN Picnic, Night It Up, Toronto Waterfront Night Market and the Toronto International Dragonboat Race Festivals.

Last year, she was a featured soloist for the OH SO BEAUTIFUL concert at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The chosen artists had to undergo a rigorous audition process with a panel of distinguished judges that included Orin Isaacs (musical director for Canada's Got Talent, Canada Sings, Juno Awards) and Selena Evangeline (Avon Voices of the World winner).

For more info on Jennifer Uy and to purchase her album, Talk Stories, please visit: facebook.com/JenniferUyOpera