Although I don’t agree with everything said in this article by Jason James, a Canadian artist out of Vancouver (that has since relocated to the United States), I do agree with a lot of it… especially the solutions. Drop your thoughts in the comments section if you care enough.
“We’ve all seen it before. At some point in time or another you’ve cruised the music stations on TV, flipped through videos on YouTube or searched through the millions of blogs on the internet looking for new music and come across something that appears to be from the early-mid 90’s. Upon discovery of it you say to yourself, “Wait a second. How come I never heard of this artist growing up? This isn’t that good but I’m gonna watch it just because it’s a throwback and I’m kind of interested in finding out exactly who this guy is”. And then the credits come up and you realize it’s not a throwback at all.
Nope, it’s just Canadian. And current.
As most of you know, I’m originally from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. As you may also know, I’m an artist and I absolutely refuse to deal with anybody that has anything to do with the Canadian music industry.
**SIDENOTE: If you’re reading this and you reside in a city outside of Canada, please don’t be deterred from continuing to read this article. While I’m going to give a complete breakdown of the hilariously awful state of music in Canada, I’m also going to do my best to generalize as much as possible so hopefully aspiring artists from all over the world can take something away from this. And if you’re not an artist, just sit back and prepare to actually laugh out loud at how brain-numbingly retarded the entertainment industry in Canada really is.**”
