Dylan Menzie

Canadian singer-songwriter

Dylan Menzie is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Belle River, Prince Edward Island.[1]

Menzie released his debut EP, Heather Avenue, in 2013.[2] In 2016, he was a finalist in CBC Radio 2's Searchlight competition with his song "Kenya",[3] which reached No. 1 on the network's chart show The Radio 2 Top 20.[4] He released the album Adolescent Nature that year.[2] In 2017 he received two East Coast Music Award nominations, for Pop Album of the Year and Entertainer of the Year.[5]

In 2018 he was a competitor on CTV's music competition series The Launch, but was not selected as a finalist.[6] Later the same year he released As the Clock Rewinds, consisting primarily of new rerecordings of material from Adolescent Nature.[7] He received a Canadian Folk Music Award nomination for Contemporary Singer of the Year at the 14th Canadian Folk Music Awards.[8]

References

  1. ^ "P.E.I.s Dylan Menzie will be featured in the next episode of ‘The Launch’ on CTV". The Guardian (Charlottetown), January 19, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Dylan Menzie’s sophomore album is a record of artistic growth". Waterloo Region Record, June 3, 2016.
  3. ^ "P.E.I. musician Dylan Menzie enjoying lots of spin success". CBC News Prince Edward Island, November 25, 2016.
  4. ^ "Radio 2 Top 20 June 17: Five fresh tracks storm the chart and fan favourite Dylan Menzie hits #1". CBC Radio 2, June 17, 2016.
  5. ^ "Island musicians 'pumped' to get ECMA party started". CBC News Prince Edward Island, April 24, 2017.
  6. ^ "P.E.I. musician Dylan Menzie finalist on new TV talent show". CBC News Prince Edward Island, November 18, 2017.
  7. ^ "New Music: Dylan Menzie Revisits The Hits On ‘As The Clock Rewinds’". The East, March 22, 2018.
  8. ^ "Gunning & Cormier, Papillon up for Canadian Folk Music Awards". Halifax Chronicle-Herald, September 20, 2018.

External links

  • Official website


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