I read her name, I was curious… I saw her face, I was intrigued… I heard her voice, I was done.” – Rhett Akins
Sykamore hit Rhett Akins’ radar when the capital letters SYKAMORE caught his attention while scrolling through his Twitter feed, and after several writing trips to Nashville the elite Georgia-born songwriter/artist has become a business mentor and friend as Jordan continues to wow Nashville executives and has landed a soon to be announced major publishing deal.
"Better Half", the brand new single from Sykamore (also known as Jordan Ostrom in her hometown of Carseland, AB) will be available on iTunes April 14th. Written by Sykamore and ole's Jason Massey (Kelsea Ballerini producer) and April Geesbreght and produced by Jason, Calgary's Russell Broom and Vancouver's Scott Cooke, "Better Half" is sure to leave listeners singing along to the upbeat, positive narrative about a loving, supportive partnership.
Took home 2nd place in the 2016 Project Wild Country Artist Development Program – bringing home $75,000 in recording and marketing funds.
Nashville publishing deal soon to be announced
Invited to participate in Junofest in Ottawa April 2017 as well as Calgary in 2016 (as a non-nominee)
Tourism Calgary will feature Sykamore in a Calgary landmark campaign summer 2016 "Sing Talk Play"https://youtu.be/_sPG2ysdxiY
Travel Alberta featured Sykamore in an international campaign summer 2016 https://youtu.be/ZnIn57Gu55M
Debut single “Houseboat” went to radio across Canada In June 2016
January 2016 - Metro Magazine Calgary calls Sykamore “One of five young people to watch in 2016”
The Calgary Herald did a recent feature story on Sykamore in the “Year of Music in the City” series
2015 CCMA Discovery Program Finalist (1 of 6 finalists)
Received first prize in the ATB Financial All-Albertan Songwriting Contest with her original song “Heaven In The Pines” winning $12,000.00)
Has performed and shared bills with Canadian music heavyweights and Juno winners such as Paul Brandt, Tebey, MacKenzie Porter, Lindi Ortega and Adam Cohen
Her song, “I Can Make You Happy” was featured on the hit TV show Heartland
2016/17 has reaped some notable accomplishments for Carseland, Alberta’s SYKAMORE - an insightful songwriter who is known for her solo writing chops and luminous country-leaning vocals. In fact at this point the positive accolades and achievements are so numerous that it could not be considered luck or right place/right time. Sykamore has become one to watch, a bright light in Canada’s musical near-future.
In the fall of 2016 Sykamore was awarded second place in the first ever Project Wild competition, an artist development program formerly known as The Peak Performance Project. Her win awarded her $75 000.00 to invest in her artistry. South of the border, her writing has captured the attention of a high profile publishing company in Nashville - an announcement including this exciting news will be released very soon. April 2017 will see the launch of her new single “Better Half”, already getting great feedback from all who have previewed. Touring has taken her across Canada appearing at prominent summer festivals including the ultra-cool Interstellar Rodeo and performing and sharing bills with Canadian music heavyweights and Juno winners such as Paul Brandt, Tebey, MacKenzie Porter, Lindi Ortega, and Adam Cohen. Leading up to 2016, Sykamore received first prize in the ATB Financial All-Albertan Songwriting contest, with her original song, “Heaven In the Pines.” Her music has been featured on the hit TV show “Heartland”, and she was a nominee for the coveted CCMA Discovery Award in September of 2015. Metro Magazine Calgary calls Sykamore “One of five young people to watch in 2016”, Her second body o fwork in the form of a 6 song EP will be available in the Spring of 2017 containing her two singles "Houseboat" and "Better Half". Her original album Petal was released in 2013.
Website: www.sykamoreproject.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sykamoreproject
Twitter: https://twitter.com/sykamorejordan
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sycamore/