Codie Prevost Bio
Welcome to Archerwill, Saskatchewan -- birth place and home away from home to country singer and songwriter, Codie Prevost.
Supported by a loving family in a farming community, Codie entered the world of music due to his mother playing guitar at family celebrations. When the guitar wasn't "strummed", background music of Johnny Horton, Loretta Lynn and Johnny Cash found its way to the forefront. Although Codie was able to experience live performances of those just starting out - Martina McBride - the music bug bit when he was eight years old.
With the purchase of an acoustic guitar, as well as graduating from college, Codie was introduced to Jessica Robinson for singing lessons that later brought Codie to the attention of Nashville producer Steve Fox.
In 2002, Codie auditioned for a talent contest in Zenon Park, SK. There, Codie met his current manager, Al Le Blanc and a partnership quickly forged. Songs were written and recorded with Steve Fox which yielded nationally charted singles from Codie's 2005 debut album, "The Road Ahead". Over 150 performances occurred, which translated to multiple nominations at the 2006 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards including The Rising Star Award and Album of the Year for "The Road Ahead". His manager, Al Le Blanc was awarded Manager of the Year.
In 2007, Codie opened for Doc Walker, Emerson Drive, Gord Bamford, Aaron Pritchett, and Deric Ruttan while the creative process was in high gear for Codie's next album. The dynamic artist and manager duo came up with an ingenious idea - a six-song mini CD, called a "6-Pak" - the first of which is named SPIN. Co-written with Willie Mack, "Spin" took Codie's music to his best radio audience ever with the follow up release of "Good Livin'", co-written by Jason Blaine to even greater heights. SPIN, was launched to the supportive Archerwill hometown crowd in August 2008. In September 2008 the Canadian Country Music Awards were held in Regina and Codie was selected as one of eight New Artist Showcase Spots to perform.
In early 2009 Codie in collaboration with Community Futures spent much time talking about the loan programs in Western Canada. His winter and spring travels in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta had him touching thousands of lives during "The Road Ahead" tour. High attendee and media success of this tour resulted in Codie revisiting the province of Alberta this Fall with a Community Futures television commercial airing in the province of Saskatchewan on CBC and CTV.
Successful songwriting sessions in Nashville coupled with a personal invitation to perform at the highly acclaimed SxSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas, was followed by an unprecedented 15 nominations at the 20th Anniversary of the 2009 Saskatchewan Country Music Awards handed out in Nipawin, SK. Family, friends and fans witnessed as Codie Prevost and his band took the stage 10 times to accept 10 awards over the course of the April 25th weekend including the highest accolade, Fans Choice Entertainer of the Year, Male Vocalist of the Year, and Album of the Year for SPIN.
Codie's talent as a writer, performer and multi award winning artist caught the eye of US Grammy Award Winner Randy Kohrs who recently recorded "Quicksand" as the title track of Randy's acoustic album, releasing and launching world wide this Fall. "Quicksand" is also featured on Codie's award winning sophomore album SPIN.
In 2010, Codie Prevost fans can look forward to major sponsorship and tour announcements as well as the launch of his third album.
For more information:
Irene Carroll / 416.366.5473 / irene@iseeassociates.ca