Spencer MacKenzie - Cold November (2018)

18 year old ‘New Artist of the Year’ Maple Blues Award winner, Spencer MacKenzie, has an insightful musical expression emerging from his body, and the only explanation is an old soul residing within! He has a deep, soulful, true to the blues sound, with an electrifying twist that captivates his audience. There is no question that musicians should be judged by ability and not by age, and that is certainly the case with 18 year-old blues artist Spencer MacKenzie…his guitar playing is crisp and clean even as it delivers some down-to-the bone licks…He’s got the blues power in his soul…” – Blues Blast Magazine (USA)

His debut album ‘Infected with the Blues’ released in May 2016 earned rave reviews and international airplay. Over one year since the release, it still consistently hits the Top 50 Roots Music Report Blues/Rock Charts. "Goodbye Lucille is the best musical tribute to BB King I've ever heard….." -BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE (UK). Spencer and his original song "Devil Under her Skin" just took a 3rd place WIN in the Blues Category at the 2016 International Songwriting Competition! Spencers new album 'Cold November' which is partially funded by FACTOR is set to release April 27th 2018! Spencer was honoured to work with an incredible team on this album from his studio musicians to engineer/producers such as Dean Malton, Jeremy Darby, Charles Carvalho, Clifton Broadbridge and Eddie Krammer!

MacKenzie’s drive and work ethic goes beyond that of the typical teenager. Countless hours are spent song writing and travelling each week performing on the blues scene earning praise everywhere he performs. In 2017 he landed some prestigious festivals including Aurora Winter Blues Festival, Orangeville Blues and Jazz festival, Tremblant International Blues Festival, Lighthouse Blues Festival, Jazz and Blues in the Village Sarnia, Beaches Jazz Festival, Tim Hortons Southside Shuffle, Limestone City Blues Festival, Canal Bank Shuffle and more! In 2018 Spencer will be hitting some exciting stages including the Thunder Bay Blues festival, Val d'Or Eldorado Blues festival, Tremblant International Blues festival, Jazz and Blues in the Village, Wasaga Beach Blues festival and many more!

In 2013 he won Niagara Music Awards Rising Star as well as Blues Artist of the Year at the 2017 awards show. In 2016 won the Toronto Blues Society New Talent Search earning a spot to compete at the 2017 International Blues Challenge. Spencer won 3rd place in the 2016 International Songwriting Competition in the Blues Category and the highlight of the year is taking home the 2016 Maple Blues Award for 'New Artist of the Year' and he has just begun his journey! “There’s no doubt the future of the blues is in good hands with Spencer…..” – Chris Duarte.

Duarte, along with other modern blues artists like Jonny Lang and Joe Bonamassa, provide a roadmap for Spencer. He has drawn favourable comparisons to them because they overcame the imaginary stigma of youth to scale the heights of the art form called the blues.

Spencer confirms that blues music has a future and that young people all over “get it” regardless of yet having some of the life experiences that the genre so often detail and that the blues is a feeling, one that can’t be denied or suppressed.

As MacKenzie puts it, “I got the blues running through my veins!”



Track List:
01. Fine Place To Start 04:12
02. Move On Down The Track 04:42
03. Shut The Door (Baby Don't Look Back) 03:58
04. Cold November 04:14
05. Voices Echoing 04:28
06. Haunt Me 05:05
07. Your Mama's Crying 05:32
08. She Don't Care 04:57
09. You Move Me 04:13
10. Next Door Neighbor Blues 03:56

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