(August 18, 2022)– Music Nova Scotia (MNS) is pleased to announce the top five acts vying for the MNS Artist in Residence! Advocates of Truth, Jody Upshaw, Shay Pitts, The Gilberts, and Yohvn Blvck will be performing for the grand prize at the Grand Oasis Stage in Halifax, September 9, 2022.
With special performance by KXNG WOOZ: winner of MNS Artist In Residence 2021!
The event returns with support from Halifax Regional Municipality, Light House Arts Centre, and Canada’s Music Incubator. The Artist in Residence program aims to provide a local emerging musician or group with financial and professional assistance to develop their career. This year, the selected act will be awarded $20,000 in cash and prizes.
Join Music Nova Scotia from 7 PM – 10 PM at the Grand Oasis Stage in downtown Halifax. Get your free pass here. Public voting will happen in person during the event; don’t miss the chance to support your favourite new artists in Nova Scotia.
More information on the artists can be found here.
The Grand Prize:
- $10,000 cash prize
- Paid performance opportunities at various HRM events (to be determined)
- Paid performance opportunity at Nova Scotia Music Week 2022
- One (1) year membership to Music Nova Scotia ($50)
- One (1) year membership to Music Managers Forum ($150)
- 1-day video shoot in the television studio at the Light House Arts Centre (value $5,000)
- 1-year coworking membership at Light House Link (value $2,400)
- Three (3), one-hour, virtual mentorship meetings with Canada’s Music Incubator (CMI) mentors to be scheduled at the artist’s discretion
For more information please contact Events and Strategic Development Manager Dana Beeler, dana@musicnovascotia.ca.