Winnipeg Music Project

Listen to the latest episode of the Winnipeg Music Project with the kind-hearted and hardworking hiphop artist originally from Cross Lake, Stun. We can about his journey since his beginnings at a local talent show, his life and aspirations two LPs later, and the balance of having a music career and fatherhood. The set list originally featured in this episode was Stuns’s “Feel Me Flow”,”Play It Right”,”I am Native” from Braided Up. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio.

This episode of the Winnipeg Music Project is Cameron Denby, an award winning local percussionist. We chat about our shared experiences with the University of Manitoba Faculty of Music, Cameron's study abroad at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and his current focus The Fresh Blood Project: am "exciting, weird and fun" show featuring new percussive pieces composed by local and emerging music-makers. All pre-recorded music has been removed from this episode. The set list originally featured in this episode is Ross Bugden’s “Blacklight” and Nolan Hildebrand “Harem Scarum” ft. University of Manitoba Percussion Ensemble. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio.

Honest as a day spent on a tractor, and driven like the drifting Prairie snow. 2018 Manitoba Country Music Association Roots Artist of the Year, Quinton Blair is a road running, tale-spinning songwriter. Silky and smooth like a diesel engine, his beard glistening in the setting sun, its rodeo mud in his teeth and horses in his blood. This episode features a live performance of Quinton Blair’s “Something To Me”. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio.

The Gerry Hatricks deliver a progressive folk-rock music style with a punk aesthetic. Spirited and impressive musicianship is what to expect from this group of close friends. Raw and honest story telling with unique fingerstyle guitar playing and weaving, high energy bass lines that don't quit. The songs stay hot with driving drum beats while simultaneously are kept cool with soothing vocal harmonies. A full plate of medium rare melody you wont soon forget! The set list originally featured in this episode is: The Gerry Hatricks “Concrete“, “Sean Perrun“, and “PB Jam“ from The Gerry Hatricks EP. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio. Transition contributed by Noah Derksen.

Brandi is a singer/songwriter whose authentic country roots are intertwined with rock and the blues. She is a natural born performer who comes from a musical Metis family. Brandi is a force to be reckoned with. her rebel spirit is evident on stage and in her music. Her biggest inspirations include Johnny Cash, the Rolling Stones, Janis Joplin and Miranda Lambert. Brandi is currently on the Indigenous Music Countdown. She is playing live, looking forward to the September 20, 2019 release of her first single, Walk Away. We sat down in her living room to chat about her musical journey and her mission to inspire others through her music and other creative endeavours. All pre-recorded music has been removed from this episode. The set list originally featured in this episode is: Jesse Bandura “On the Run”, Johnny Cash (covered by Brandi Vezina) “"Folsom Prison”, and Brandi Vezina “Walk Away”. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio. Transition contributed by Noah Derksen.

AC Breeze is a Winnipeg-based musician and storyteller on a constant grind to bring deliciously marinated music to your ears. Raised in Steinbach, Manitoba but born in the Philippines, AC Breeze often expresses storytelling through a wide range of genre and melody. All pre-recorded music has been removed from this episode. The set list originally featured in this episode is AC Breeze's “Blink of an Eye“, “Blue is my Favourite Colour“ from The Leaves Fall With The Tears, and “Three Letters” from Codename Breeze. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio. Transition contributed by Selci.

The Rainy Day Apparel (RDA) tells the story of multiple connections in a magnanimous but tranquil way, offering perspective on the human experience as seen and heard from the eyes of a prairie born singer/songwriter. Whether it is uplifting, gut-wrenching, healing or heartbreaking; music should make you feel. The Rainy Day Apparel has been telling stories through music for some time; but only recently has it seemed necessary to share with a larger audience. All pre-recorded music has been removed from this episode. The set list originally featured in this episode includes The Rainy Day Apparel’s “Matches”, “Reset” and “Thaw Me Out” from the 2018 released EP Reset. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio. Transition contributed by Noah Derksen.

Katie & The Wolves is a Manitoba based blues and Rock & Roll band. Vintage and classy with a bit of grit and driven by the blues. Katie & The Wolves are the real deal when it comes to Rock & Roll with no dues left to pay. Performing for over a decade, Katie is no stranger to the stage. Over the years, she has been writing songs for a number of notable projects, and spent many an evening on stage with road-dogs and Rock & Roll icons. Now she’s taking her wealth of experience and is stepping into the spotlight under her own banner with a great pack of supporting musicians. All pre-recorded music has been removed from this episode. The set list originally featured in this episode is: Katie & The Wolves “Loaded Gun“, “The Wild Unknown“, “Lone Gun“ from The Wild Unknown. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio. Transition contributed by Aaron Bartel of Flat Land Soul Band.

Zrada’s sound originates equal parts in the fog-shrouded valleys of the Carpathians and the sweaty mosh-pits of Anthrax shows; however their music is mysterious and primal in a unique way. A folk-punk tour-de-force, their subversion of Eastern-European musical traditions, enigmatic imagery and raucous live shows are pushing Zrada to craft some of the most forward-thinking and captivating world music in Canada today. Based in Winnipeg since 2005, Zrada has been experimenting with the soundscapes of their ancestral Ukraine for over a decade. Striking vocal harmonies, powerful trumpet and violin melodies combine with jazz infused rhythms to create a wild and joyous dance floor experience. All pre-recorded music has been removed from this episode. The set list originally featured in this episode is Zrada’s “The Black Mountain”, “The Scythe” and “Fog” from Legend. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio. Transition contributed by Selci.

Cell is a black metal band that combines cosmic blackened/death riffs, extreme drumming and slight sludge/doom metal. Formed in the late fall of 2014 by Hyperion and David Exell, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, after jamming as a two piece for a few months Ryan Strecker(Daimos) joined on bass, adding the piece that completed the full sound of Cell. Listen as Hyperion gives the Winnipeg Music Project a 101 on the local Metal scene and in the ins and outs about the genre itself. All pre-recorded music has been removed from this episode. The set list originally featured in this episode is “Drained and Lifeless” from The Frozen Moon of Erebath, “The Waiting Sea of Emptiness” and “All I See Is Them” from Ancient Incantations of Xarbos. For more local music, check out the Winnipeg Music Project website. Thank you to UMFM 101.5FM. Music by Will and Art from Collector Studio. Transition contributed by Selci.