In an effort to highlight local up-and-coming artists, an Okanagan musician and producer are offering a free recording and music video shooting session.
As well, singer-songwriter Justin J. Moore and his producer Jackson Parker will be shining the spotlight on local talent through their new podcast, which gives new artists from the Okanagan a chance to talk about themselves, their inspiration, their musical style and of course, a chance to showcase their music for all to hear.
鈥淥ur goal is to help somebody who鈥檚 already kind of on their way in this industry or kick-start the road for somebody who hasn鈥檛 even broken into the industry yet,鈥� Moore said.
Moore and Parker wanted to give back to those who supported them with the release of Moore鈥檚 song and music video Someone Who Loved You Can. The music video racked up thousands of views when it came out in January of this year.
鈥淭his is a song I produced myself and Jackson produced the video for it. So we want to offer that exact process to somebody in the Okanagan for free.鈥�
Moore and Parker鈥檚 giveaway, worth over $5,000 will include help with producing a song, as well as an accompanying music video.
鈥淚f someone has a song they鈥檝e got written and they don鈥檛 know what to do with it, they can bring it to us, I would produce it for them and make it sound the way they want.
鈥淥nce we get it there, we鈥檒l have a professional music video made for them and we鈥檒l help them release it and promote it,鈥� he said.
Those who want to participate can by filling out Moore and Parker鈥檚 form, as well as sending in the song they want to produce.
Moore said he and Parker will look through the applications and select the song they connect with the most to produce the best music video possible.
In all, Moore and Parker want to use their platform and resources to help open doors for other Okanagan artists.
鈥淭here hasn鈥檛 been a giveaway like this in the Okanagan鈥� it just gives people access to us and gives them an opportunity to make a long-lasting connection with us and our connections,鈥� he said.
The application for the giveaway can be found .
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