Tenille – Dear Heart
TENILLE’S NEW ALBUM “LIGHT” AVAILABLE TODAY IN-STORE & ONLINE!
Today, March 12th, 2013 marks the official release day for Tenille’s brand new album “LIGHT”.
The album features the single “Dear Heart,” which is currently being played on Canadian Country radio and recent video release directed by mulitple award winner Stephano Barberis.
Based on the concept that light and hope can be found anywhere, even in the darkest corners of a person’s life, Light showcases Tenille’s substantial growth as an artist and her belief that music has the power to motivate people to make positive changes in their own lives and the lives of others. Nowhere is that clearer than on songs like “Pay It Forward,” the theme song for her 2012 -2013 Canadian ‘Play It Forward’ tour, and lead single “Dear Heart,” co-written with Gordie Sampson (Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride), Caitlyn Smith (Rascal Flatts) and Kelly Archer (Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch) – which expresses Tenille’s willingness to share her own vulnerability and openness with the world.
BIG HEARTS FOR BIG KIDS BREAKS RECORD WITH OVER $165,000 RAISED!
TENILLE PERFORMS AT THE TEC CENTRE AT EVERGREEN SATURDAY NIGHT
Article Provided By ADAM JACKSON –Daily Herald-Tribune
Big Hearts for Big Kids gave the Sunrise House a big boost over the weekend.
The annual event, spearheaded by homegrown country musician Tenille Nadkrynechny, raised a grand total of $165,431.29 through ticket sales and sponsorship for a concert on Saturday evening – all of which will go to local youth emergency shelter Sunrise House.
“It was amazing – it was so much fun and an incredible night,” said Tenille in an interview on Monday. “We’re blown away – every year the event has grown and we’re so grateful for the community support in allowing it to do so.”
This year’s total is a record setter – building on last year’s record high of $103,500.
“Our goal was just to continue to be able to meet that $100,000 bar and we’re definitely proud and grateful to have exceeded that,” said Tenille.
This year’s concert featured award-winning country singer Deric Ruttan as well as Victoria Banks, Jason McCoy, Wyatt, The Jeffersons, Tenille and Sean Hogan.
“It was born with that great connection to relating to people my age in this community,” said Tenille. “It definitely hit home to target Sunrise House and they are the inspiration behind this.”
Saturday’s event marked the fourth year for Big Hearts for Big Kids and according to Tenille, there are no plans to stop it any time soon.
“Big Hearts for Big Kids has become a huge part of my life and a part of a lot of people here,” said Tenille. “It’s important to continue to keep those services going for a group that services such a large area.”
The event and Tenille’s contributions certainly haven’t gone without notice, either.
The 19-year-old recently received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee award for her work with the annual fundraiser and last year and the singer-songwriter was presented with the 2012 Slaight Music Humanitarian Award through the Canadian Country Music Awards in Saskatoon, Sask.
“The industry, honestly, is really amazed with the community of Grande Prairie,” said Tenille. “They are really impressed with the way that, in one night, a group and a community can come together and raise that much awareness and money for such a great cause.”
Tanya Wald, executive director of Sunrise House, was blown away when she heard the results of the fundraiser.
“Honestly, I’m still extremely speechless,” said Wald. “A number like that is just unheard of. To hear a number like that announced Saturday night on stage…everybody was in a bit of shock.”
Working with an annual budget of approximately $475,000, the youth emergency shelter relies on base funding from the City of Grande Prairie as well as the Province of Alberta, but that still leaves around $200,000 for the shelter to come up with on its own, says Wald.
“It’s huge – it solidifies our ability to focus on the work that we’re here to do and not be constantly focusing on how we’re going to raise that next bit of money.”
Over the last year, Sunrise House has helped more than 100 different youth aged 12 to 17 and it has also provided more than 1,000 bed nights in its facility for youth in need.
Photos of the event can be viewed on photograph Suzanne Sagmeister’s Facebook page by clicking here.
Award-Winning Canadian Country Artist Tenille Releases New Album “Light”!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 14, 2013
AWARD-WINNING CANADIAN COUNTRY ARTIST TENILLE RELEASEs Light ON march 12, 2013
tenille hosts Big HEARTS FOR BIG KIDS ANNUAL BENEFIT CONCERT
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Toronto, ON – 2012 CCMA Slaight Music Humanitarian Award recipient Tenille will release her sophomore album Light on Tuesday, March 12, 2013. The album features the single “Dear Heart,” which is currently being played on Canadian Country radio. Additionally, on February 23 Tenille will host her annual Big Hearts For Big Kids fundraiser at the TEC Centre in her hometown of Grande Prairie, Alberta. The evening will include performances by Tenille as well as top Canadian Country acts including Deric Ruttan, Jason McCoy, Victoria Banks, The Jeffersons, Sean Hogan and Wyatt. To date, Big Hearts For Big Kids has raised nearly $200,000. All proceeds go to Sunrise House; a Grand Prairie-based, emergency youth shelter that serves a wide area of Northern Alberta.
Based on the concept that light and hope can be found anywhere, even in the darkest corners of a person’s life, Light showcases Tenille’s substantial growth as an artist and her belief that music has the power to motivate people to make positive changes in their own lives and the lives of others. Nowhere is that clearer than on songs like “Pay It Forward,” the theme song for her 2012-2013 Canadian ‘Play It Forward’ tour, and lead single “Dear Heart,” co-written with Gordie Sampson (Carrie Underwood, Martina McBride), Caitlyn Smith (Rascal Flatts) and Kelly Archer (Jason Aldean, Dustin Lynch) – which expresses Tenille’s willingness to share her own vulnerability and openness with the world.
“I can’t wait to share Light with everyone,” says Tenille. “The songs and the messages on this record mean so much to me and I had a blast working on it with an amazing team of musicians and my producer, Fred Mollin. Watching them breathe life into these songs was an unforgettable experience.”
On the strength of her 2011 Royalty Records debut, Real, which entered the SoundScan Country chart at #13 the first week of its release, Tenille became the youngest artist ever nominated for the coveted Canadian Country Music Award for Female Artist of the Year (2011), and in 2012 the youngest recipient of the CCMA Slaight Music Humanitarian Award. That same year the 18-year-old’s talent and dedication garnered her the Grand Prairie and District Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for Young Entrepreneur of the Year. In early 2013, Tenille took home the Association of Country Music in Alberta’s Fan’s Choice Award, won the ACMA Female Artist of the Year Award for the second year running and was honoured with a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Light – Track Listing:
- Starts With You
- Dear Heart
- Into The Light
- Maple Grove Road
- Fall In Love
- Pay It Forward
- That’s What it’s Like to Leave
- Some Will Call it Love
- Where Did She Go
- Getting Good at Goodbye
- Halfway to Somewhere
- One Last Look Around
- Dare to Be
Website: www.tenille.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/realtenillemusic
Twitter: @_Tenille
YouTube: www.youtube.com/realtenillemusic
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Tenille will be available for advance and in-person interviews surrounding the release of her new album Light. On February 27 & 28 she will be in Toronto and available for select interviews.
For more information or to request an interview, please contact:
Strut Entertainment
Liz Reid
416.861.0387
The Orchard Releases “Run Baby Run” To Country Radio!
WRITTEN by
Bruce Wallace
Rachel Proctor
PRODUCED by
Bart McKay
UPCOMING TOUR:
Fri, Feb 01/13 – STONY PLAIN – Early Stage Saloon
Sat, Feb 02/13 – CALGARY – House Concert
Wed, Feb 06/13 – WHITECOURT – House Concert
Thu, Feb 07/13 – LLOYDMINSTER – The Root
Fri, Feb 08/13 – WAINRIGHT – The Honeypot
Sat, Feb 09/13 – SEDGEWICK – Sedgewick Hotel
Fri, Mar 08/13 – EDMONTON – Purple Heart Lounge *Tim Hortons Brier*
Sat, Mar 09/13 – EDMONTON – Purple Heart Lounge *Tim Hortons Brier*
Sun, Mar 10/13 – EDMONTON – Purple Heart Lounge *Tim Hortons Brier*
“Run Baby Run, written by Bruce Wallace and Rachel Proctor, couldn’t have come at a better time! We were able to hear it in the process of selecting songs and it fit really well with the overall feel we wanted for this album. The song has the ability to instantly grab listeners and pull them in with a sound that felt a lot like “Fancy” by Reba (my favorite female country artist growing up). It’s an intense storyline with a very real circumstance, and shows the lengths a mother will go to for her child…”
– Kasha
“Run Baby Run! I love the gritt and raw energy of this song. Coming from a writer who really wants the most amount of originals on an album possible, I still knew from the first time that I listened to this track that it belonged on this album! Interested in hearing what people have to say about it!”
– Mitch
Tenille Wins BIG at The 2013 ACMA Awards in Red Deer!
Tenille was honoured with two awards tonight at the Association for Country Music in Alberta‘s Award show in Red Deer.
Tenille took home for the 2nd year running “Female Artist of the Year” and 1st time win for “Fan’s Choice“.
From us here at Royalty, we’re thrilled for Tenille and looking forward to another great year ahead for this young woman’s career.
Tonight’s event is a great start to 2013 and we’re really looking forward to what’s ahead.
Tenille Honoured with The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal!
Read more here!
Tenille was honoured today with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.
Here she is with the Honourable Donald S. Ethell in her hometown of Grande Prairie, Alberta.
A very big congrats goes out to her!
Tenille Announces Play It Forward Alberta GRAND PRIZE WINNER on BT Edmonton!
Tenille announces student leader, Cooper Kennedy as the Grand Prize WINNER of the Alberta Play It Forward School Tour. The 11 year old from Wye Elementary School was awarded a cheque for $10,000 which half goes to his school and half to a charity of his choice.
Cooper, has already decided where he plans to Play It Forward with his prize winnings. $5,000 of his winnings will go back to his school to help with gym equipment, $2,500 to Make A Wish Foundation and $2,500 to The Stollery Children’s Hospital Foundation.
Want to find out more about Cooper winning? Watch both Tenille and Cooper on Breakfast Television Edmonton online HERE.
Hey Romeo Signs Exclusive Booking Deal with Invictus Entertainment Group
For Immediate Release:
January 16, 2013
2012 CCMA AWARD WINNERS HEY ROMEO SIGN EXCLUSIVE BOOKING DEAL WITH
INVICTUS ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
Toronto, ON – Canadian Country Music Association Award winners Hey Romeo announce the signing of their exclusive booking deal with Jim Cressman and Invictus Entertainment Group. With the reputation as one of Canada’s hardest working country bands, Hey Romeo joins a roster at Invictus that includes Terri Clark, George Canyon, Emerson Drive and more. The trio’s current single, “Maybe You Remember Me Now,” off their third studio album, Twist Of Fate, is climbing the country charts entering the Top 30 on Mediabase this week. Signed to Royalty Records, Hey Romeo consists of Stacie Roper (vocals), Darren Gusnowsky (guitar) and Rob Shapiro (keyboards).
“Royalty is thrilled to have Jim Cressman and his team at Invictus sign Hey Romeo to their roster,” says Rob Smith, President / CEO of Royalty Records. “Jim has been a long time supporter of the band and we at Royalty would like to thank him for his belief in Hey Romeo.” Rob Shapiro, keyboardist for Hey Romeo continues, “We have great respect for Jim and his amazing team and are all excited to be a part of the Invictus family.” Cressman, President of Invictus Entertainment group, adds, “I admire this band for their perseverance and their work ethic. Glad to have them as part of our elite team of clients.”
Following the release of Twist of Fate, Hey Romeo took home Group or Duo of the Year at the 2012 CCMA Awards, an award they also won in 2011. Additionally, they received nominations for Fans’ Choice Award and Interactive Artist of the Year. The group joined country icon Gord Bamford on select dates during his 2012 cross-Canada tour and hosted the first annual Alberta Country Music Awards at Westerner Park in Red Deer. Known for spending much of their career on the road, Hey Romeo has shared the stage with artists including Sugarland, Darius Rucker, Johnny Reid and Marty Stuart.
In 2010, Hey Romeo’s sophomore album,That’s What I Am, sparked five hit singles including “Searchin’ For You,” which went Top 20 on both the Mediabase and BDS charts, and “That’s What I Am” which peaked at #13 on the Billboard Canada Emerging Artist chart. A year after the release of their debut album, the band’s perseverance paid off when they took home a 2008 CCMA Award for Top New Group of the Year.
Website: www.heyromeo.com
Twitter: @heyromeo
Facebook: www.facebook.com/heyromeoband
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Invictus Entertainment Group
Invictus Entertainment Group takes a focused and concentrated approach with our boutique agency. Our agency is committed to bolstering brand recognition and extracting maximum revenue opportunities for our clients.
In addition to strategic planning and execution of touring initiatives, Invictus has developed alliances and partnerships to explore commercial endorsement opportunities, as well as film and television placements for our sterling roster of clients.
Website: www.iegroup.ca
For additional information about Hey Romeo or to request an interview, please contact:
Strut Entertainment
Liz Reid
416.861.0387
liz@strutentertainment.com
Strut Entertainment
1240 Bay Street, Suite 205
Toronto, ON M5R 2A7
416.861.0387
Tenille’s Play It Forward Alberta School Tour – GRAND PRIZE WINNER TO BE ANNOUNCED THIS THURSDAY!
Tune in the morning of January 17th to find out who the winner is and to hear their story!
ABOUT PLAY IT FORWARD
- Tenille is the Youngest ever recipient of the 2012 CCMA Slaight Music Humanitarian Award.
- The 2012 Alberta Country Music Association Female Artist Of The Year.
- Youngest ever Canadian Country Music Awards nominee for Female Artist of the Year in 2011.
- Tenille’s ultimate goal is to make a difference with her passion for music.
WHY:
Today’s youth hold the opportunity to prove that passionate actions can truly make a difference!!
