“Breaking the Surface, Vol. 1", provides six lucky up-and-coming music artists a leg up in launching their careers, while at the same time giving students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in the music business. We hope that Miami will take notice of these new artists, become fans, and support the growth of their careers” said Jordan Chadsey, the student President of ‘Cane Records.
Thanks to a grant provided by the University of Miami Citizens Board, ‘Cane Records launched an initiative to assist up-and-coming music artists in the greater Miami area. Six artists were selected to participate in the project. Some of the artists are University of Miami students, while others are not. Each artist has two recordings featured on the compilation album, and will perform live at the showcase. The six artists are: John Paul Sindoni, an indie/techno acoustic rock-tronica singer/songwriter; Depgroov, a three member band, whose musical blend includes R&B, Jazz, Rock, Soul, Hip Hop, and Funk; John Splithoff (sophomore, Studio Music and Jazz Vocal Performance), an electronic/pop/rock singer/songwriter; Juke, a high-energy, dirty, groove-based indie blues band; Eddy Bayes (junior, Music Engineering), a contemporary/folk singer/songwriter; and Ketchy Shuby, a six piece collective that describes their musical mix of Psychedelic, Soul, Afrobeat, Blues, Jazz & Reggae as “Downtown Soul”.
‘Cane Records staff members, all University of Miami undergraduate and graduate students in the Music Business and Entertainment Industries Program, are working with each of the participating artists to assist them with many different aspects of their career, including music production, website design, bio creation, press kit formation, establishing a social networking presence, and digital distribution.