Honey Jam Celebrates Ten Years! All Female Talent Showcase Plans to Mark Milestone Year With a Summer Bash
TORONTO, Canada (www.phemphat.com) The Honey Jam, an all-female talent showcase featuring Canadian artists performing a wide variety of music genres, is proud to celebrate ten years of stellar talent this year. Over the years,audiences have witnessed a dazzling array of performances by some of Canada's great voices, including R&B powerhouse vocalists Jully Black, and Melanie Durrant, Canadian Idol Finalist Toya Alexis, winner of the CBC National Poetry Face-Off, Motion, actress and singer from Degrassi: The Next Generation, Andrea Desiree Lewis, and Poet and Radio Host from Toronto's FLOW 93.5FM, Jemeni. Multi-Juno and Grammy Award winner, Nelly Furtado, was discovered at a Honey Jam showcase in 1997.
The search is now on to find the next great Canadian female performer! National auditions are held every June for a coveted spot in this extraordinary showcase. Auditions for the 2005 showcase will take place on Sunday June 5th, at The Mod Club Theatre (722 College Street, Toronto). The Honey Jam's 10th Anniversary Celebration is scheduled for mid-August in the intimate surroundings of The Mod Club. Open to performers from across Canada, interested candidates residing outside of Toronto are asked to submit their audition via videotape for consideration. More details regarding audition requirements can be viewed at www.phemphat.com.
To date, there have been 12 successful "Honey Jams", hosted by Canada's First Lady of Hip Hop, Michie Mee. Although the shows take place in Toronto, performers from Vancouver, Edmonton, Saskatchewan, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Montreal have taken part throughout Honey Jam's ten-year history. The show primarily features singers, rappers, and poets, however DJs, dancers and musicians are also an essential part of the line-up. Sponsors for the event include Universal Music Canada, Baby Phat, Yamaha, and media sponsors Peace Magazine and Now Magazine.
The Honey Jam began in 1995 as a celebration for the first all-female issue of a popular music magazine. The party, reflecting the theme of that particular issue of the magazine, had female singers, rappers, spoken word artists and DJs. The event was well received and supported by some of music's innovators and tastemakers. More importantly, the need to do something about the lack of exposure and promotion given to local female performers, as well as the lack of female representation on the business side of Canadian music, was realized. The outcome was naming the event "The Honey Jam".
Amateur and seasoned female artists have a platform to perform any genre of music in front of an audience of friends and supporters, record label representatives, A&R, producers, sound engineers, DJs, Managers, and media outlets from across the country. The exposure the artists have received over the years from being a part of this exciting event has provided an excellent springboard to take their careers to the next level.
For more information on The Honey Jam, previous performances, or the 2005 auditions, please see www.phemphat.com.
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