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To the handful of people who listen to me daily, I appreciate you, wow! and thank you greatly!
Living on the rugged coast of Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada in the small town of “Fox island River” (pop.of 200), Indigenous Singer/Songwriter Jason Benoit may be from a small town but that has never held him back from making a big impact on the national country music scene.
Jason is the 2024 MusicNL "Fans Choice Entertainer of the Year" and Ecma “Country Recording of the Year” winner, and the 2023 Canadian Country Music Association “Alternative Country Album of the Year” Nominee for his co-produced album “Time Traveller” which has also received over 5 million streams to date. This album, plus Benoit's current EP "The Deadwood", was released on Benoit’s own record label "BMV Records" and distributed by “The Orchard” through “Jayward Artist Group”. “BMV Records” was established with the help of “Gerry Foote”, co-writer for the “Time Traveller” album, business partner, and long time friend of Jason’s in 2022.
A 2023 MusicNL Fans Choice Entertainer & Indigenous artist of the year Winner, plus with many Past CCMA, ECMA, and MusicNL Award wins & nominations, jason is just getting started. He has achieved 4 Top 30 hits, including his self-penned gold certified Top 10 single ‘Gone Long Gone’, and with over 13 million global streams total, Benoit has become a trailblazer for small town, indigenous, and independent artists in Canada today.
Besides performing as a main stage act on many nationally acclaimed Music festivals and events, Benoit has been direct tour support for many A-list country music artists such as Tenille Townes, Tim Hicks, The Washboard Union, and also the Multi-CMA award winning group out of Nashville, Old Dominion, among many.
Since September of 2023, Benoit has also taken on the roll of radio host with his brand new weekly Saturday night show of his own design called “That's Country” on the award winning Radio Station, 100.1 BayFM, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, where he plays the best in new and alt-country and speaks to new and established country artists every week. Past episodes of this program can be found on Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.
Benoit has become a main stay in the Canadian Country Music industry today in Canada and never takes it for granted.
AWARD WINS
2024 MUSICNL "FANS CHOICE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR"
2024 ECMA "COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR" (TIME TRAVELLER THE ALBUM)
2023 MUSICNL "FANS CHOICE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR"
2023 MUSICNL "INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR"
2021 MUSICNL "INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR"
2020 ECMA "FANS CHOICE VIDEO OF THE YEAR" ("SLOW HAND FT. LEAH DANIELS)
2015 CCMA DISCOVERY ATLANTIC AWARD
NOMINATIONS
2024 MUSICNL SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
2024 MUSICNL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (THE DEADWOOD)
2024 PRODUCER OF THE YEAR (THE DEADWOOD)
2024 MUSICNL COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2024 ECMA INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2023 CCMA ALT-COUNTRY ALBUM OF THE YEAR (TIME TRAVELLER SIDE A)
2023 MUSICNL SOLO ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2023 MUSICNL COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2023 MUSICNL VIDEO OF THE YEAR
2023 MUSICNL ALBUM OF THE YEAR
2023 ECMA ALBUM OF THE YEAR
2023 ECMA SOLO RECORDING OF THE YEAR
2023 INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2023 ECMA ARTIST INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
2023 ECMA FANS CHOICE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
2020 MUSICNL ALBUM OF THE YEAR (REVOLUTION PT1)
2020 MUSICNL COUNTRY ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2020 FANS CHOICE ENTERTAINER
2020 ABORIGINAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
2018 SIRIUSXM "TOP OF THE COUNTRY" SEMI-FINALIST
2015 CCMA RISING STAR
