NIPD 2024 Spotlight

FACTOR celebrates National Indigenous Peoples Day via profile/Q&As with #FACTORFunded Artists Aysanabee, Miesha of Miesha and The Spanks, Logan Staats, Kaeley Jade, and Adam Sturgeon of Ombiigizi.

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Aysanabee (Ace-in-abbey) is atwo-time JUNO award-winningOji-Cree artist. With a swirlingmix of indie, soul, and electronicsounds and pulse-quickeningfingerpicking, his music featuredon his 2023 EP Here and Nowand his 2022 debut LP Watinisboth hypnotic and melodious.Aysanabee made history as thefirst Indigenous artist to win theJUNO Awards for AlternativeAlbum of the Year and thecoveted Songwriter of the Year,for Here and Now. He is the firstIndigenous artist to hit Number 1on Mediabase Canada'sAlternative Rock chart. He hasbeen short-listed for the 2023Polaris Prize and performedclose to 300 shows on majorstages, festivals, and venuesacross Canada and globally.
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