Cece

Gathering much local press and attention, Cece is embracing her opportunities and exploring the open road ahead of her. With the success of her singles; The Crappy Song and What’s Going On, Cece, along with her duo-partner twin-sister, Joce, are set to release I’m Alive in June 2021.

As new ventures are pursued, and connections lead to opportunity, Cece has been invited to partake in the Juno nominated group, Girl Pow-r star trainee series. Utilizing this event as a learning experience, Cece also strives to network, connect with artists of similar styles and become a mentor in her teenage years.

As part of the diverse duo, Gem Shadou, Cece is entwining her love of Reggae, Ska, Rock, and Soca to create a sound unique to this Canadian market and beyond. Equipped with her guitar and ukulele, Cece is now part of the Canadian group, Girl Pow-r pop star trainee series.

Highlights of recent accomplishments (along with sister Joce) include:

• • • • • Showcased at the Afro-Caribbean Festival

        • Reggae to Reggae Virtual Festival in Jamaica

        • Toronto Caribbean Carnival Festival Embracing Culture

        • Big Brothers Big Sisters Gala Celebration 

        • Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ontario Annual Children’s Christmas Party

        • Guyana Festival Day Celebration

        • Interviewed on CKUT Radio

        • Canadian Beats

        • Black Creek Youth Initiative “Community Through Music event”

Singing in the church choir at age six, led to learning ukulele and guitar. Being denied an avenue to perform, Cece rebelled and entered a school talent show. This first performance solidified her passion for composition, performance, and musicianship.

Influences include; CG5, Bille Eilish, Official Hige Dandism, Stevie Wonder, Chronixx, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Whitney Houston, 2WEI, Dream, Derivakat, kroh, Michael Jackson, Vickeblanka, and more.

Writing music for Cece is a personal journey through individual outlook, “I make music because I love to be able to write in a perspective that’s not me.” A decided maturity to approach each project from an empathetic viewpoint.

“I started getting into music when I was 6-7, well that’s when I started playing guitar. From then on I learned songs and at one point wrote an original song. I named it after my first guitar.”

Joce

Gathering much local press and attention, Joce is embracing her opportunities and exploring the open road ahead of her. With the success of her singles; The Crappy Song and What’s Going On, Joce, along with her duo-partner twin-sister, Cece, are set to release I’m Alive in June 2021.

As part of the diverse duo, Gem Shadou, Joce is entwining her love of Reggae, Ska, Rock, and Soca to create a sound unique to this Canadian market and beyond. Equipped with her ukulele and piano, Joce is now part of the Canadian group Girl Pow-r pop star trainee series. Utilizing this event as a learning experience, Joce strives to nab more skills and continue to have fun with music.

Highlights of recent accomplishments (along with sister, Cece) include:

• Showcased at the Afro-Caribbean Festival

• Reggae to Reggae Virtual Festival in Jamaica

• Toronto Caribbean Carnival Festival Embracing Culture

• Big Brothers Big Sisters Gala Celebration 

• Trinidad & Tobago Association of Ontario Annual Children’s Christmas Party

• Guyana Festival Day Celebration

• Interviewed on CKUT Radio

• Canadian Beats

• Black Creek Youth Initiative “Community Through Music event”

Singing in the church choir at age seven, led to learning the ukulele and piano. Along with her sister, Cece, they wrote their first song at 6 years old. Being denied an avenue to perform, Joce rebelled and entered a school talent show. This first performance solidified her passion for composition, performance, and musicianship.

Influences include; CG5, Billie Eilish, Official Hige Dandism, Stevie Wonder, Chronixx, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Whitney Houston, 2WEI, Dream SMP, Derivakat, Kroh, Michael Jackson, Vickeblanka and more.

With an advanced maturity in her lyricism, Joce strives to channel the raw human condition; “When I write, I like to tell stories. For example, there’d be a song about a boy who likes ‘blank’ and wants to achieve ‘blank’ but can’t. Those kind of lyrics. I like songs with meaning, so you can feel more emotions.”

“When she writes, she tells stories. When she plays, her heart naturally connects to the beat.”