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Hi, my name is Carson Shmyr and I'm a multi-disciplinary artist from Saskatoon, SK who's been performing live for nearly a decade. While my first instrument was technically the piano in my grandparents' basement, it wasn't until playing the saxophone in an elementary school band that I really clicked with music. I likes to tout this tendency towards jazz and creativity as my reason for never remembering to bring my sheet music those entire four years. In high school, my artistry flourished as I used social media like a launch pad for sharing my story, mentoring with Roy Hamilton III out of Toronto. As A&R for Capitol Records and a grammy nominated R&B producer, I gained much of my knowledge in music creation and artistry from my mentorship with Roy. This helped me found the Veil Music Fund which supported local young musicians with the costs of recording and production from 2017-2020.
My music and focus on mental health quickly connected with a young, hungry audience that helped take me to events across North America as both a speaker and musician. At the outbreak of the pandemic, I began sharing poetry I had until that point kept private, and watched my audience grow tenfold. Lead by "Five Seconds'', my personal account of struggles with depression, I went on to release my first studio album entirely composed of Poetry, "Requiem". The album came as a response to an intense year, and highlighted themes such as prescription dependence, sexual assault, and imposter syndrome. The album also marked the start of a new partnership with MK's Music Management, who recorded the tracks out of Atlanta. I spent six months working as Executive Producer at MK's Studio's before eventually merging my existing music fund with the management aspects of MK's to form Horizon Music Group in 2022, continuing to represent and support artists today. Now, I teach piano and vocals to students of all ages and continue to tour with my music. I'm beyond excited to be working with Remedy as I believe so many of our goals for not only ourselves, but the music industry in Saskatchewan as a whole are extremely aligned.
Fun facts
- Occasionally slips into a southern accident for hours at a time without noticing
- Always covered in animal hair from his & cat at home
- Writes jingles about random households objects as a party trick
- Has THREE stage names with multiple albums released on Spotify. Good luck.
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