Bed Tracks & Inspiration

Day 2 We recorded the bed tracks for our song with the incredible house band. The bed tracks included drums, guitar, bass, piano, and pedal steel. It was an extraordinary experience being in the room listening to them jam out the song we wrote. Hearing the song come together from a scratch demo to live…

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Stories & Friendships

Day 6 Final day. I can’t believe how fast it went by. All the knowledge I took in to help me grow as an artist and the friendships I made during bootcamp have left me feeling so grateful to have experienced the whole thing. Even though I think we all had maybe a total of…

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Breakthroughs & Freedom

Day 4 Recorded vocals on the track today.  This song turned into a very personal song for me. I dug down deep and finally had a breakthrough singing in the studio. This can be a struggle for me sometimes. I love singing and performing but being in the studio there is no one to connect…

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Bad Mood? Here’s my favourite fix.

Today, I showed up to Bootcamp very tired and a little grumpy. Traveling for two days combined with a very early start this morning, and a 40-minute detour to find fuel on the way to my destination was wearing on me; I was thankful to be at RockRidge Canyon but wasn’t feeling as excited as…

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5 Questions with Ben Chase

Project WILD would like you to know each of the 2019 Top 12 even better. We prepared five questions for each of the artists/bands to help us learn a little more. What brought you to country/roots music? Like most country artists, I grew up as a small town kid. A town that revolved around country music.…

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5 Questions with Lyndsay Butler

Project WILD would like you to know each of the 2019 Top 12 even better. We prepared five questions for each of the artists/bands to help us learn a little more. What brought you to country/roots music? I’m a country girl from the Southern Foothills of Alberta, and I truly believe its just in my blood.…

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5 Questions with Mariya Stokes

Project WILD would like you to know each of the 2019 Top 12 even better. We prepared five questions for each of the artists/bands to help us learn a little more. What brought you to country/roots music? I grew up with it playing in the house and fell in love with it – my parents always…

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5 Questions with Devin Cooper

Project WILD would like you to know each of the 2019 Top 12 even better. We prepared five questions for each of the artists/bands to help us learn a little more. 1. What brought you to country/roots music? Growing up in a small town and being in my Dad’s custom motorcycle shop, it was just a…

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5 Questions with Lauren Mayell

Project WILD would like you to know each of the 2019 Top 12 even better. We prepared five questions for each of the artists/bands to help us learn a little more. What brought you to country/roots music? My love for country music has always been in my blood. It was passed down to me by my…

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5 Questions with Blake Reid

Project WILD would like you to know each of the 2019 Top 12 even better. We prepared five questions for each of the artists/bands to help us learn a little more. What brought you to country/roots music?   Country music has been centre of my life since I was a boy. My grandpa played banjo in a…

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