Breakdown
Touring across a country like Canada is tough. Airfares are pricey, taxes are high and there are a lot of miles to cover.
G'day guys. We're Cee and Notion, two MCs from Melbourne, Australia, who sold everything, left our families and moved our lives to Toronto, Canada to pursue our dreams in music. And Canada has been good to us - we've done three Ontario/Quebec tours over the last year, as well as released two College radio charting EPs, while Cee's debut album hit #6 in Canada and #8 in Australia on the iTunes Hip Hop charts on the day it dropped. That's love right there.
What up y'all, I'm Clarity. Born and raised, among other things, in Montreal and been latched to its rap scene since 2004. It's been a decade of ups and downs but after all the uphill climbing the view's lookin' pretty dope! Sold out copies for
my debut album "Nostalgic Tomorrows" which featured guest appearances
from Mac Lethal and Moka Only. Opened for Yelawolf, D12, Oliver Jones, Masta
Ace (to name a few) and toured Toronto extensively. Voted in CULT MTL's top 5
emcee list 4 years in a row (took the #2 slot this year). Now with the release
my long awaited 12 song studio album "B.Y.O.B" scheduled for the kick
off night of our tour, I'm gearing up to annoy some other provinces for a
little while.
We're embarking on our first nation-wide, self-booked tour with our friends The Bodega Brovas from the States this summer, and while the east coast dates are easy to navigate, we need your help to get us out west!
In this DIY day and age, we're really proud of all our achievements. We want to continue building our brands - and our careers - independently, and one way to truly do that is to tour across the country and make ourselves known nation-wide.
What We Need & What You Get
All we need is to ensure that the airfares for Cee, Notion, Clarity and Tour Manager Tiffany Alexis are covered, so that we can get out west and continue to do you guys proud.
If we don't reach our goal, all money raised will be contributed towards the cost of the flights and either way, it'll significantly help our cause in furthering the prospects of Canadian independent musicians.
But what do you get for helping us? Well, a piece of everything we can offer! CDs, mixtapes, t-shirts, hats, private shows and more! Take a look to your right and see what we got...
The Impact
Breaking through as an independent musicians isn't easy. The industry isn't the same as it used to be, and it's not too often that a helping hand is available (especially for 'new' Canadians like Cee and Notion). This would truly significantly change things for all of us.
Now that we've hit the international iTunes charts with Cee's album, we need to keep that momentum in order to take things to the next level and having a national tour under our belt will make a difference.
Other Ways You Can Help
If you're not able to financially contribute, we all have free music available online for you to jam to. And of course, you can always share the campaign and spread the good word to your network - this is extremely appreciated as there's nothing more powerful than the people!