Our Indigenous Spotlight Series highlights top contemporary Indigenous music artists on the scene.

Shawn William Clarke is a Canadian/Métis singer-songwriter known for writing reflective, honest, and often humorous songs about personal relationships and the human condition. Across a career spanning more than fifteen years, he has released four full-length albums and multiple EPs while continuing to evolve as an artist and performer. In 2024, he released the acclaimed album Softer Scissors and is currently working on a Halloween-inspired project influenced by ghost stories, Italian giallo films, and Japanese kaiju cinema.

Meriläinen Müsic Inc., founded by Marc and Laura Meriläinen, is a majority Indigenous-owned full-service record label providing professional music industry services to emerging and established artists. The company is committed to advancing opportunities within the music industry while specializing in serving the Indigenous artist community.

This program is in partnership with Meriläinen Müsic Inc.