It is impossible to talk about the past 30 years of history in Canadian music without mentioning Coalition Music. As thought leaders within the Canadian music industry, Coalition Music co-founders Eric Lawrence and Rob Lanni are the architects of a business built on the singular core belief that the artist is the most important person in the music industry and should have the reins to develop an empowered, confident career.

As an artist management company and an independent record company, Coalition Music boasts partnerships with some of Canada’s most lauded artists that have sold over fifteen million albums, with over 1 billion digital downloads and streams. Our Lady Peace, Simple Plan, The Tea Party, USS and Scott Helman are only a few of Coalition Music’s internationally successful clients.

Coalition Music’s Toronto based headquarters are in a 12,000 sq ft former convent that houses not only their management and record companies, but their recording studios, rehearsal spaces, a large performance space (the Chapel) and the one of a kind not-for-profit that they co-founded - Canada’s Music Incubator - where musicians can create, evolve and learn.

Contact: info@coalitionmusic.com

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Charissa lays it all on the table, scars and all. The Canadian songwriter gets real about heartbreak, true love, pain, and ecstasy, with lyrics that testify to well-earned wisdom far beyond her years. That vulnerability, combined with Charissa’s lush, flowing arrangements, makes her emotional debut EP, Love and Be Loved. “With this record, I decided that I'm going to write what I might be afraid to say out loud,” she says. “I think that's important as an artist, you know? Sharing your truth.” Love and Be Loved opens with a clear-eyed testament to that. On the uplifting single, “Scars and All,” Charissa runs through past compromises and brokenhearted memories, finding the courage to demand unconditional acceptance from a would-be lover but the gentle. Each track reveals a new depth to the truth Charissa offers. On “The Last Time”—co-written with fellow Cripps and Canadian songsmith Jessica Mitchell—she hits a sweet country groove as romantic sentiments conjure good vibes. By the end of the sparse, acoustic number “People Like You” listeners will be left with a deep sense that even when times are rough, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel, and likely someone waiting there to help you out of the dark.
Love and Be Loved was recorded live in the large chapel at Coalition Music in Toronto, with the seasoned Cripps at the production helm and an impressive list of collaborators that includes the aforementioned Mitchell, Tom Wilson, Jesse O’Brien, and Carrie DeMaeyer.

Original Songs and Lyrics by Wilson Daniels

Inquiries: daniel@wilsondanielsmusic.ca

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