The Artists Behind the Music

82- The Artists Behind the Music with Peter Peres

Peter Peres is a Canadian country singer from Toronto, Ontario. By working as a photographer and videographer he got to experience a variety of concerts and music festivals which inspired his love for music. Peter’s strong roots to Pop and modern country music express themselves clearly in his sound, where he delivers a flurry of emotions that hits with his listeners. Growing up, we all had our favourite childhood shows. For Peter it was 90s shows like Pokemon, Arthur and Franklin that helped him discover his ear for music when he started memorizing and singing the theme songs. In 2013, he met his mentor and vocal coach Laura Cavacece who through their collaboration, it had a huge impact on Peter’s artistry. Teaming up with producer James Nickel of Cleveland Sound Lab, his debut single “Miss Mistake” was released March 2020 followed by his recent single “Hangover Sunday” which was released July 2020. Peter’s love for performance was found in weekly karaoke with friends and Open Mic nights. This opened the door to Peter building meaningful relationships with other emerging artists. His biggest influences in Country Music are Brett Young, Jordan Davis, Luke Combs, Keith Urban and Thomas Rhett. Peter Peres is currently in the process of working on his debut EP with well known producer Shawn Moore and is set to be released next year.

82-The Artists behind the Music with Ashley Ghostkeeper

Ashley Ghostkeeper is a Metis-Cree Emerging Country Artist originally from Red Deer, Ab. She currently calls Calgary her home. Ashley was born into a family of singers and songwriters and at an early age was heavily influenced by her family and their love of music. At the tender age of 8 years old, Ashley began writing and singing her own songs. She knew then that music was her calling, blazing the trail to where she is now. Growing up, her inspiration by artists such as Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans, The Chicks, and 90s country sound helped to carve her honest, down to earth lyrics and writing style with an early 2000s country feel. Often being compared to a mix of Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood. Ashley’s unique singing style ranges from rowdy and sensitive to light and soothing with a melodic twang. A natural storyteller, Ashley’s music connects with her listeners at a deeper level of meaning and healing, while staying true to her country soul.

81- The Artists Behind the Music with Adele & Andy

A husband and wife acoustic duo who only started our music career April, 2019. During our short time we have played at over 30 venues across Staffordshire and in doing so were awarded "Acoustic Duo of the Year" by the Mark's Readers Choice Awards. Our songs are a mixture of modern country covers by artists such as Miranda Lambert, Carrie Underwood and originals based on real-life issues. We also cater for all tastes and have over 100 cover versions of well-known songs. Our instrumentation, although based on an acoustic sound. has the addition of basic percussion and lead playing. We are extremely lucky to have engaged Scott Ralph to assist with the production of our first album 'Watch Over You' which can be found on all major platforms.

79- The Artists Behind the Music with Matt Freedman

A singer and songwriter with a 15 year history of writing and selling out shows, Matt Freedman was born in Pennsylvania and was a teenager when he began writing songs. His blend of storytelling, nostalgia and anthem hooks makes Matt a unique artist as well as songwriter in the pop/country and Americana genres. He taught himself to play guitar, drums and bass as a young teenager, and started his first band at 12 years old with middle school friends. As a student at Council Rock High School, Matt was the captain of his Football and Basketball teams, leading to a Football Scholarship as a quarterback. As a young football player, Matt set school records in passing and rushing yards, and earned himself First team honors. As Matt grew as a musician, his bands went to sell out the Trocadero Theater in Philadelphia, and went on to play Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles. Freedman was being scouted as a baseball player during his time playing American Legion baseball, as a pitcher and outfielder but decided to follow his passion as a quarterback on the football field. After blowing out his knee during college on a passing play, Matt's career abruptly ended as a football player and Matt turned immediately to music. He began writing deeply personal songs to get through the change, and gravitated towards pop/punk, country and soul music. Influenced by artists like Kenny Chesney and Eric Church.

78-The Artists Behind the Music with Ben Selleck

Ben Selleck is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Essex. Vocally inspired by the soul legends of yesterday, Al Green and Marvin Gaye and lyrically inspired by the the likes of The Eagles, James Taylor, and Brothers Osborne,  Ben has always had a love of music and lockdown has rekindled his love of songwriting, specifically within the country music scene. In May 2021, Ben released his debut single ‘Different Sides’ which soured to #1 in the UK Country iTunes Chart, and was already ready to go with this next track. ‘Soul Food’ represents the moment of tentatively creeping out of lockdown and reconnecting with family and friends - Ben really hopes that listeners will feel the positivity behind both the lyrical content and the music, alike. “The soul food link gave me and the musicians scope to explore a more southern, gospel type of feel as well as my Country & Soul roots that I hope become a familiar theme to my music” “I have had so much fun recording this track. It wasn’t until Lockdown eased and I finally got to meet up with band members when the idea to create a more New Orleans vibe was discussed. So a remotely recorded Gospel Choir (Natalie Jenkin-Smith of Total 80’s, Tony Perry of ChangesTwoBowie, Austin Barber of the Essex Blues Brothers, Country artist Tara Henton providing ad-libs and Scarlet River Managements own Rachel Sellick) and a Horn part (written and performed by Paul Beddow of Faux Fighters UK) was added to great effect. Not to mention the fantastic talents of Adam Wright on guitar, Jacob Sludden on drums, and once again Paul Beddow on Bass. I’m so indebted to these musicians for giving me their time and creating something that  I'm really proud of in this single”.[https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/lnyB5cHbTcKynWTurfUQ6fQa5oLjT_YbuU7HKHt6gWdT1TAFHsLxh2rdI9313VJem5g9Y5r8PKrL0Lfzkhqs7i7Q6HWEvPFoB2lEUHaFFLxvfEeDdaiZMZJeeGIa_F6oyBR2PULq=s0]