Jade Eagleson Canada’s Top Emerging Country Music Artist
By Jay Cooper Contributor / Musican
Jade Eagleson is one of Canada’s top emerging Country music Artists.
Jade is signed by Universal Music Canada, and has toured with Gord Bamford. His first single, Got Your Name on It, has had almost nine million views on YouTube. Winning Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase in 2017 propelled him into the fast lane. Jade is a true country boy at heart. This is Jay Cooper’s conversation with Jade. A Taste of the Kawarthas (ATOTK): How are you, my friend? Jade Eagleson (JE): Really Good. And excited to be chatting with you. ATOTK: Likewise. And yet another huge talent from the Kawarthas. You come from Bailieboro Ontario, and things are really taking off for you. JE: Yeah, it’s pretty crazy, man, it’s something I never really expected. It’s just been one step at a time and amazing things keep happening and I’m super grateful. ATOTK: And you have DooDoo’s bakery right there near you. Best Butter Tarts in the Land. (laughs) JE: Oh heck yah, man! I go there whenever I can. Go for breakfast or lunch, which is fantastic. But the main reason is the Butter Tarts and Diane (owner) is just a sweetheart. ATOTK: Looking at your video for “Got Your Name On It”, you have nearly 9 million views. JE: Really? I haven’t checked in awhile but that is crazy! (laughs) ATOTK: I love the song and the video. Did you write or co-write the song? JE: I got to go down and write with some incredible writers like Travis Wood, Todd Clarke and Gavin Slate in Nashville, and we really lucked out, because the 3 songs we wrote all ended up on the EP and thought (the song) “Got Your Name on It” was the strongest. So we released it hoping to catch people’s attention. It’s been really, really amazing so far. ATOTK: How did you get even the opportunity to go to Nashville and write with all of these other amazing songwriters ? JE: Well, I won the Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase. So I flew down as I’m with Universal Music and started working with them. We sat down and started working on “Got Your Name on It”, which we did in a day, and then made a demo which went back and forth. Yeah, it’s been pretty crazy.
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