Radio Confidential Podcast

Tuesday 17 May 2011

Blake Phillips

The Harris Institute for the recording arts has been cooperating with the University of West Scotland to allow musicians the chance to come to Canada to promote themselves. This has allowed many musicians to gain access to a market that for many would be very costly to achieve. With technology rapidly changing the way musicians reach their fans, visibility online can be a great way to promote oneself, but cannot replace the live performance. I strongly believe that live performance will always be the foundation to a career as a musician. The International Musician Exchange has sponsored many Scottish musicians as well as Canadian talent.

The next upcoming talent to travel to our beautiful country is Blake Phillips. A young singer/songwriter Blake was chosen by a group of his peers to travel to Canada and show us what he's made of. A wonderful guitar player, Blake will be performing at a number of Toronto venues and interviewed by local media. Radio Confidential is pleased to announce that Blake will be appearing on our humble show.

His first appearance will be a FREE show at the Skal Bar on May 30th. A great chance for all to come and hear the best the University of West Scotland has to offer. Blake will then be touring the GTA playing at various gigs and checking out the sights. Radio Confidential would like to extend a warm welcome to Blake.

Without the cooperation of schools like this, and the dedicated people behind the scenes, Blake and many others like him would never have the chance to travel spreading their passion for music. With our recent election and a Conservative majority in power, many are saying that government grants that help support programs like this will disappear. I am not here to take sides, only time will tell what obstacles the arts programs will face in the future. I do know that without local support from people who share a passion for music, then we should roll over and give up now. If we do not take the time to explore the small venues, and hear the unknown artists than there will be no further need for programs like the International Musician Exchange Program. So come May 30th, I encourage you to make the effort to check out Blake Phillips, or any artists like him in your neighborhood!!

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