By Sabrina Kraft
Tenille Arts has found that moving to Nashville was one of the best things she could have done for her music career.
“It is really great living there. I have been song writing every single day, and my writing has really grown.”
“I have started performing places too, and it has been very fun.”
Recently, Tenille won the Rising Star award from the Saskatchewan Country Music Association annual awards.
“It was really awesome. It felt really good to be recognized by all of my peers in the Saskatchewan country music scene.”
In addition to this success, Arts was also selected as one of the top six finalists for the 2016 Canadian Country Music Association Discovery Program.
“I got to go out to Toronto, and meet up with all the other finalists in the program,” said Arts. “We had a lot of fun together, so it never really felt like we were competing against each other.”
During the intensive week-long Discovery Program, all the participants learned about the music business and artist development through industry-led panels and seminars, live performances and vocal training, media coaching and professional styling, and more. The week culminated with an exclusive industry-only showcase.
Arts really valued the seminars that taught about social media promoting, such as Facebook and Twitter.
Each finalist will also be paired with an established Canadian country artist for a mentorship program which will take place during the summer months. Then, during Country Music Week 2016 in London, which will be held Sept. 8 to 11, the finalists will perform at a public CCMA Discovery Showcase. An industry-led jury will select the winner of the 2016 CCMA Discovery Award as part of the event.
Recently, Arts had a homecoming in Weyburn, where she performed at the Eighth Annual Night Out For Cystic Fibrosis, held May 6 at McKenna Hall.
“It was really special that everything worked out so that I could perform at the Cystic Fibrosis fundraiser,” said Arts.
“Mike and Cara, and Theresa and their whole family have been so unbelievably supportive of me, so I am glad that I could support their great cause,” said Arts.
During last year’s Night Out For Cystic Fibrosis, Arts debuted her single “Breathe”, which was then released on iTunes as a fundraiser for Cystic Fibrosis.
“I am still getting messages all the time from people across Canada and the United States, who have been impacted somehow by Cystic Fibrosis, and want to support the song.”
Returning to her new home in Nashville, Arts is very excited about the opportunities that await her music career, and the future songs that she will be able to debut in the next few years.
