I Wrote this song about the feelings that hide behind the gratitude sometimes. Transplant life isn't always what I expected and it can be hard to reconcile what I dreamed about doing vs. what I'm able to do now. I felt like cancer would make me see really clearly what I needed to do or be when it was all over and all I wanted to do was just keep making music, no matter how futile it seemed at times.

Did all the production myself on an Apple M1Max using logic and midi.

Cadence Grace

OK- Demo

Stream "Screaming Sun" on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/album/29F7jL7Hmik9KUHe667enE

***Lyrics***
When all the people are busy rushing to meet with the maker 
They never question the oven before they question the baker. 
If you could bury the hatchet and wrap the package for good 
Would you roll onto your back and say what you never could 

Would you pick up a reason to kiss the neck of the bottle 
Like the untouchable woman who poked the pride that you swallowed 
Would you be juggling jealousy with the enemy too 
Like placebo on the ego try to shelter the truth 

Hold your tongue oh screaming sun I will wait all night for you to rise 
Hold your tongue oh screaming sun I will wait all night for you to rise 
Rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise 

Picky the promise to break a sweat in the office 
To pick a pocket instead of dropping a thousand on college 
If you could fatten your wallet and pull a profit on ice 
Would you still be saying fate is just a roll of the dice 
Sorry the sucker who fell a slave to the pattern 
Of pinching plenty of pennies to put their heads on a platter 
If you determine your destiny by a recipe first 
You will take the world for granted and you’re bound to get hurt. 

Hold your tongue oh screaming sun I will wait all night for you to rise 
Hold your tongue oh screaming sun I will wait all night for you to rise 
Rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise 
Rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise rise
Hold your tongue oh screaming sun I will wait all night for you to rise 
Hold your tongue oh screaming sun I will wait all night for you to rise

Screaming Sun

Welcome to IVMusic Ep. 8 - Indigenous & Independent for July 2018!

Our Indie artists flouris from coast to coast to coast!  And we're here to share them with you this week on IVMusic, enjoy!

Playlist:

​Artist: Digging Roots
Song: AK-47
Album: Single
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdUKz9bCyWw
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DiggingRootsMusic/
Website: http://www.diggingrootsmusic.com/

Artist: Leonard Sumner
Song: Memories
Album: Standing In The Light
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TK29B3MNBn4
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rez.poetry/
Website: http://www.leonardsumner.com/

Artist: Troy KoKol
Song: Big Vacation
Album: Lonely Ghost
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZWMoOzFdw
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TroyKokolMusic/
Website: https://www.troykokol.com/

Artist: LJ Tyson
Song: Locals
Album: Single
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nS8hvfA0bmk
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LJtysonMusic/
Website: https://ljtyson.com/

Artist: Relic Kings
Song: The Drive
Album: Armoury
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAmqq9O3RaQ
Website: http://www.relickings.ca/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/relicxkings/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/relickings
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/relickings/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/relickings

Artist: Vision Seekerz
Song: Chasing Dreams
Album: Single
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8h3Pugvf-Q
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/VisionSeekerz/

Thank you for listening and supporting Indigenous artists and creators!
Produced by Melissa Spence, for educational purposes, all rights reserved to their respective owners.

IVMusic Ep. 8 - Indigenous & Independent!

Singer-songwriter Troy Kokol plays his new single "Lightbulb" live in our studio and theatre directors Carvela Lee and Cole Alvis preview what's on at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.

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Just Around Midnight

Aaron Goodvin, Michelle Wright, Duane Steele, and Amber Marshall of CBC’s Heartland Come Together to Raise Money for Live Entertainment Sector

﻿What started as a fun conversation about how to write a song and get it recorded, has turned into a fundraiser for Unison, a non-profit, registered charity that provides counselling and emergency relief services to the Canadian music community.

Looking For a Lockdown is a tongue-in-cheek pandemic love song that takes a lighter look at dating in the age of COVID-19. Award-winning country songwriters Troy Kokol & Joni Delaurier of Scarlett Butler wrote the song with some friends as a laugh but decided to turn it into a pay-it-forward opportunity, and CCMA Hall of Fame member Michelle Wright, CCMA Award Winners Aaron Goodvin & Duane Steele, and Amber Marshall of CBC’s Heartland jumped on board to a part of it.

As venues, tours and festivals shut down in response to public health measures to flatten the curve and limit the spread of COVID-19, those in the music industry who rely on the live business for revenue continue to be severely impacted, leaving numerous entertainment professionals out of work and requiring the emergency relief assistance that Unison provides.

By coming together to support other artists and musicians, the collaboration hopes to raise funds and awareness and also create some levity for country music listeners in these challenging times.

The song can be downloaded for $5.00 at Bandcamp and 100% of the net proceeds from sales will go to the Unison Benevolent Fund. All the artists have donated their time.

With every individual download purchased, you are entered to win a personalized video message from Heartland's Amber Marshall along with a digital code to experience a private Zoom concert featuring; the hot new duo Scarlett Butler, Duane Steele, Aaron Goodvin, and CCMA Hall of Fame member Michelle Wright!

The more downloads you buy, the more chances you have to win! The private Zoom concert will take place at a mutually agreed-upon time. The contest will close at 12 am MST on Monday, March 19, 2021, after which time the lucky winner will be contacted.

Looking For A Lockdown (single)

Looking For A Lockdown

Lookin For A Lockdown (Various Artists)

We’re a lean mean music machine in the heart of Calgary, AB, Canada.  An independent record label and recording studio operated by SOCAN Award winners Joni Delaurier and Troy Kokol.

Lookin For A Lockdown (Various Artists)

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