Interview with Julian Austin, Shae Dupuy & Trevor Johnson

Country-rocker JULIAN AUSTIN - born in Sussex, New Brunswick - climbed the charts and appeared in videos on CMT with hits like Little Ol' Kisses, Hard Time Loving You, What My Heart Already Knows and Back In Your Life. His first album earned him a certified CRIA gold record (50k+ sales) and the 1997 Wrangler Rising Star Award from the Canadian Country Music Association. His first single Little Ol’ Kisses went #1 on radio and also made the CMT Top 30 Videos of 1997, followed in 1998 with the Best Country Single award at the first annual Canadian Radio Music Awards. That year Julian also earned several Juno nominations. His new radio release is his version of the Jimmy Buffet classic Margaritaville.

SHAE DUPUY is excited to release her Breakdown EP featuring the first single Grandpa’s Truck. Shae walks the fine line between dirt roads and downtown, without ever losing her small town charm. She continues writing tracks for her first full-length album to be released in 2015. “I can’t leave the house without something to write with.” she says. “That could mean my phone to type notes, or a pen and paper. Inspiration hits me at the most inconvenient times and I’ve just learned to be prepared for it.”

In 2009, TREVOR JOHNSON made the move to Nashville  - after many visits - to immerse himself in songwriting. Eventually, he moved back home to Manitoba where he performed around Winnipeg. In 2010, he won a QX 104 FM songwriting contest with first prize being a trip to the CMAs in Nashville. After finishing up his EP Footsteps in the spring of 2013 with Nashville producer Dick McVey, Trevor has been busy performing wherever he can. He headed back to the studio in early 2014. This time he recorded in Calgary with 2013 Western Canadian Recording Engineer of the Year Johnny Gasparic at MCC Recording.