Today we were very honoured to take home the win for HIP HOP ARTIST OF THE YEAR at the Saskatchewan Music Awards (SMAs). We couldn’t be more grateful to add another win for Trifecta Sound Co. this year as our fellow Trifecta artist LOA also took home Urban Artist of the Year at this year’s Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMAs). Lastly, Trifecta Sound Co. was also nominated at the SMAs for:
Trifecta Sound Co. - Industry Achievement Award
Alex Bent + The Emptiness - Hip Hop Artist of the Year
VBRTR - Electronic Artist of the Year
Upon returning from our recent SE Asia tour surrounding Music Matters Live festival in Singapore, Jeah sat down with Vancouver-based blog, Cold Tea Collective, for an interview on his experiences seeing Cambodia, his mother country, for the very first time.
Read the full story on COLD TEA COLLECTIVE: Exploring Origins & Gratitude with Jeah of Samurai Champs.
On the way to our first SE Asia tour surrounding Music Matters Live festival in Singapore, Merv xx Gotti met up with Cold Tea Collective, a Vancouver-based blog looking to share and uplift the stories of new generation Asian millennials and creatives.
Read the full story on COLD TEA COLLECTIVE: Merv xx Gotti & The Rise of Samurai Champs.
We’re very honoured to be featured on the cover of The Session magazine for their summer edition.
Read the full feature on SaskMusic: The Session - Samurai Champs: World Travels, Full Circles.
VICE Noisey recently interviewed our very own Jeah on his past of immigrating to Canada as a Cambodian refugee of the Khmer Rouge Genocide. Jeah shares his story, as well as his reasons for his pursuit in creativity and music.
Read the full story here on VICE NOISEY: Meet Jeah, The Cambodian Rapper Who Came to Canada As A Refugee
In a full feature on VICE Noisey, our very own Merv xx Gotti talks about Samurai Champs, the future of music in the prairies, and the development of Trifecta Music Festival, which ultimately led to the birth of our Trifecta Artist Collective.
Read the full story here on VICE NOISEY: Meet the Student Using His Master's Thesis to Unite His Local Music Scene
The official music video for our debut single, "Crayons", is now exclusively premiering on VICE Noisey. Devin Pacholik, a writer for VICE Noisey, came down to hang with us during the music video shoot and to interview our very own Merv xx Gotti for the story.
The video was filmed with the help of our good friends Merlin Sinclair of Merlando Media as well as Lot Club, Regina's premier nightclub.
Read the full interview here on VICE NOISEY: Crayons (Official Music Video) Exclusive Premier
In addition to premiering our new music video for Crayons EP's second single, "Zone", UK's most influential music blog, The Line of Best Fit, featured us in their festival lead-up article, 20 of the Most Exciting Bands on the Planet to See at The Great Escape.
We couldn't be more honoured to be among so many amazing artists representing their countries at this year's The Great Escape festival.
Catch us at our showcase times:
4:00PM Friday, May 19, 2017 @ Canada House (The Green Door Store), Brighton, UK
8:30PM Saturday, May 20, 2017 @ Shooshh, Brighton, UK
Huge thank you to one of UK's largest music news sites, Gigwise, for featuring us in their festival recap article on this year's The Great Escape, 11 New Bands from The Great Escape 2017 That You Need In Your Life.