2021 AWARD NOMINEE
RISING STAR
Mary Bryton
Mary Bryton
Mary Bryton is an 18-year old aspiring First Nations singer songwriter, and musician who is a member of the Whitefish River First Nation. Mary is a recent graduate of the Vocal Arts Program at Canterbury High School in Ottawa and the Grade 8 Voice and Music Theory with the Royal Conservatory of Music.
In 2018, Mary was a recipient of a SOCAN Foundation and SiriusXM Young Canadian Songwriter Award. She is currently studying Music and Education at the Queen’s University DAN School of Drama & Music, and teaching voice and theory at the Russell Music Academy. In the summer of 2019, Mary attended NYU Steinhardt’s intensive two-week Contemporary Vocal Workshop in New York where she completed intimate masterclasses and learned from luminaries in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions. In addition, she participated in the 2019 Canadian Songwriter Challenge – Indigenous edition organized by MusicOntario where she co-wrote and recorded three songs with guidance from mentors and music industry experts at DreamHouse Studios.
Mary recorded her first music video “Without You” in the summer of 2020. Mary has enjoyed performing the National Anthem in English, French and Anishnaawbemowin at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games and between 2019-2021 at Ottawa Senators games in honour of Reconciliation.
In 2018, Mary was a recipient of a SOCAN Foundation and SiriusXM Young Canadian Songwriter Award. She is currently studying Music and Education at the Queen’s University DAN School of Drama & Music, and teaching voice and theory at the Russell Music Academy. In the summer of 2019, Mary attended NYU Steinhardt’s intensive two-week Contemporary Vocal Workshop in New York where she completed intimate masterclasses and learned from luminaries in the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions. In addition, she participated in the 2019 Canadian Songwriter Challenge – Indigenous edition organized by MusicOntario where she co-wrote and recorded three songs with guidance from mentors and music industry experts at DreamHouse Studios.
Mary recorded her first music video “Without You” in the summer of 2020. Mary has enjoyed performing the National Anthem in English, French and Anishnaawbemowin at the 2017 North American Indigenous Games and between 2019-2021 at Ottawa Senators games in honour of Reconciliation.
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