2009 Toronto Blues Society Talent Search

The Toronto Blues Society invites Canadian blues acts who have not made a nationally distributed or major label recording to enter the Toronto Blues Society Talent Search. All material must have been recorded within the past two years.



For the 2009 edition, a panel will screen the submissions and choose six finalists. Each finalist will perform one live showcase set before a panel of judges at Nathan Phillips Square on Thursday, August 13th.



The winning act will receive a professional development package including a performance at the Southside Shuffle, a showcase and passes to the Blues Summit V in January 2011, studio time at Euphonic Sound in Toronto, Ad space in the MapleBlues Newsletter, and a mentoring session with music industry professionals.



Now in its fourteenth year, this event has proved to be a launching pad for outstanding emerging talent - previous winners include JUNO and Maple Blues Award nominee the Rockin' Highliners, New Artist of the Year nominees Jake and the Blue Midnights, and Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards winners, the Ronnie Douglas Blues Band, CBC/Galaxie Rising Star David Rotundo, and Maple Blues Award nominees Wickens-Knight.