With the Juno Awards coming up in Ottawa on April 1st, I decided to spotlight some of the next up and coming Canadian artists—who knows one day they may be gracing the Juno stage...
Up first, is an artist who has already made his way to my iPod. Drum roll please. His name? James Struthers.
Think old skool John Mayer meets Jack Johnson mixed in with Jason Mraz and Gavin DeGraw...and with that you have James Struthers.
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Occupation: Musician, Student, Entrepreneur
Interests: Music Movies
Movies: Pulp Fiction Snatch Charlie Chaplin Motion Pictures Pay It Foward
Musical Inspiration: Norah Jones, Feist, G Love & Special Sauce, John Mayer (The music not the man) Jason Mraz, Jay Malinoski, Frank Sinatra, Leonard Cohen and Perry Cuomo
About James:
With his deep blue eyes, disarming smile and cool, calm demeanor, James Struthers may be a 20-something heartthrob; but his allure goes far beyond the sight lines. He's also an incredibly gifted songwriter and guitarist with a soulful voice and relentless, DIY work ethic. True 'DIY' and 'Pop Music' aren’t typically phrases you hear used together – nonetheless Struthers’ promotional skills succeeded in doing what no other Winnipeg artist has done – selling out the historic Pyramid Cabaret for his first-ever headlining gig, the CD release party for his debut EP, Nadia.
He accomplished the feat by personally spreading signed invitations around malls, bus shacks, libraries – pretty much on any free surface with the promise: present the invite at the show and get free entrance and a free copy of the Nadia CD.
As such, it's no surprise that James caught the attention of a management/production team responsible for developing the careers of some of some of most talked about break-out Canadian artists in recent years, including Inward Eye (RCA), Ash Koley (Nettwerk) & Remy Shand (Universal/Motown).
Some say Jamie resembles a young Prince Williams, but in my most humble of opinions he reminds me more of a Hardy Jenns meets Steff. (If you have to ask who they are...A. you are not a child of the 80s and B. have never ever seen a John Hughes film)
What Are We Waiting For
Baby Blues
Head over to his website and sign up for two free songs...cause free music is always a good thing.
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