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(a) Artist of the month - April 2006 : Daniel Powter








(b) Spotlight of the month - April 2006 : Michael Buble

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Daniel Powter, the Canadian who stormed the European charts in 2005 with his
single "Bad Day" (from his 2005 self-titled release), was born and raised in the
Okanagan Valley in British Columbia, picking up the violin at the age of four.
By the time he was a teenager, however, he had switched to piano and began
performing at his high school. He enrolled in Grant MacEwan College in Edmonton,
Alberta, where he studied music, dropping out after two years due to
difficulties on account of his dyslexia. After his debut release, he toured
Europe, performing at the Berlin Live 8 concert in the summer of 2005. His U.S.
release of Daniel Powter came out in 2006. ~ Marisa Brown, All Music Guide











Michael Bubli's introduction to the music of the swing era came to him
through his grandfather, who filled his grandson's ears with the sounds of the
Mills Brothers, Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Sinatra, and others. As Bubli eagerly
absorbed the recordings, he began to realize that he wanted to be a singer and
that this style of music, virtually foreign to his own generation, was what he
wanted to perform. With his grandfather's assistance, Bubli soon learned a whole
catalog of tunes and gained experience and exposure by singing as a guest with
several local bands. While still in his teen years, he won the Canadian Youth
Talent Search, released several independent albums, and performed in a musical
review titled Swing that traveled across the U.S. It wasn't long before Bubli
was introduced to Grammy-winning producer David Foster and signed his first
major recording contract with Reprise Records. The two Canadians began work on a
debut album that would incorporate Bubli's
aptitude for pop standards into songs that spanned several decades. His
self-titled debut disc was released in early 2003, and featured jazzy takes on
old standards like "Fever" and "The Way You Look Tonight" as well as newer
classics like Van Morrison's "Moondance" and the Bee Gees' "How Can You Mend a
Broken Heart." Further exposure ensued with a world tour and appearances on
several television programs like NBC's Today Show, in which he sang a duet with
host Katie Couric. He finished off 2003 with an EP of holiday material, Let It
Snow, and began 2004 with the live CD/DVD set Come Fly With Me. In 2005, It's
Time was a numer one hit in Canada, Japan, Italy, and Australia, and made the
top ten of both the UK and US. Later that year he released the live album Caught
In the Act. ~ Aaron Latham, All Music Guide





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