Join Jay all this week on The Spotlight, as we feature Sarnia’s Eric Ethridge. The Spotlight airs daily at 3:40 pm
Sarnia’s emerging country superstar Eric Ethridge was just named the Canadian Country Music Association’s Discovery Award winner following the Discovery Showcase at this year’s CCMA’s in London, Ontario. Eric is now heading back to Nashville to continue his craft and take his original material to the next level.
Although Eric Ethridge is a newcomer, his brand started to gain serious momentum after the release of a series of orchestra country-pop music videos in January 2015; one of which garnered him a mention in Rolling Stone Magazine.
Subsequently his social media presence enjoyed a drastic increase with over 250,000 Youtube hits and an increase to over 1400 YouTube subscribers. In August of 2015 Eric was the runner-up in the Boots and Hearts emerging artist showcase, and has since had continued interest from both American and Canadian record labels, and is now one of the newest additions to the Feldman’s Agency roster. In early 2016 Eric was selected by a panel of industry professionals from across Canada to be one of the top 6 finalist for the CCMA Discovery Program, which then went on to win the CCMA Discovery Award. He has shared the stage with major acts such as Jess Moskaluke, Brett Kissel, Emerson Drive, Chad Brownlee, The Bros. Osborne, Randy Houser, Chris Young, Billy Currington, Thomas Rhett, Kip Moore, Eric Church and Florida Georgia Line. Eric is currently working with several producers: Jeff Coplan (Love & Theft, Tim Hicks, Black Jack Billy) , Todd Clarke (Phillip Phillips, Autumn Hill, Madeline Merlo), and Brian Howes (Nickelback, Keith Urban, Chris Daughtry, and Hinder) to develop his sound for his debut EP to be released in Early 2017.
