At the intersection of rock and roll, alternative, indie, R&B and country lies Cheyanne Summer. Her Western Canadian roots, born and raised in Kelowna, and crafting established roots in Calgary, exposed her to not just country music and timeless classics like Patsy Cline and Garth Brooks, but the music scene as a whole including festival culture and live shows from her earliest memories.
As a musical omnivore and passionate songstress, Cheyanne has been hearing and interpreting diverse genres since she decided to sing, which imbues a timeless quality to her music and encourages a broad variety of collaborators, styles, and production techniques with every release. Despite her folksy roots, she’s not afraid to make bold creative decisions, which leads to a sultry, moody, jazz-inflected hip hop tune like iSpy; conversely, she can turn on her alternative charm with a song like Circles, an emotive and vulnerable song which takes her vocals all over her expressive soprano range.
As her first few singles and releases have hit worldwide platforms, Cheyanne’s drive and motivation has continued to bring new collaborators into her diverse projects. She’s been her own agent, promoter, and marketer and has branched into festival production and talent booking herself, with the full knowledge that her passion for the industry would create the connections and repertoire she needs to drive her career forward. To that end, she is also the co-founder of Peach Jam Records, her own home for self-released music, and a hub for the community of creatives she finds herself at the centre of.
As her career and reach build, 2022 will be remembered as the year Cheyanne Summer broke out. In that year she reached 100,000 streams for Circles and 180,000 total on demand streams, including #21 on the Local Pulse: Riga Spotify chart in June and #132 on the R&B/Soul: Norway Apple Music Charts in March.
In June 2022, NEXT Magazine listed Cheyanne as one of their top 40 essential artists to watch at NXNE (North by Northeast), where she played in Toronto’s Wheatsheaf Tavern, the oldest bar in the city. Closer to home, Circles was nominated for Alternative Recording of the year at the YYC Music Awards in September, and Cheyanne sold out a headlining showcase at Junction in Calgary not long before being selected to play at the Canadian Country Music Awards’ Off-Country showcase at Cold Garden Beverage Company. Her most recent notable performance was at the 2024 Calgary Stampede Window On The West stage.
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Her most recent release "Please" debuted at 34 on the iTunes Canadian Pop Charts and spent months on the CICC (Canadian Indie Country Countdown) reaching #2 on the chart.
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Cheyanne has been a regular on radio and in digital publications at home and across Canada, including interview features on CBC’s Calgary Eyeopener on CBC Radio 1, features in over 20 online publications such as The Calgary Guardian and 10at10 Calgary, international radio play on The Hitmix 107.5 (UK), and local radio play including CJSW, X92.9, CKUA, CKWV, CBC, 89.3 FM, 103.7 FM, 85.5 FM and more.
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"My music represents growth, strength, resilience and a sense of power. Music has helped me through a lot, so I hope my music can help others." - Cheyanne Summer
Prom Queen manages to push Cheyanne Summer’s sonic palette forward into new territory while honouring the musical traditions that came before her time. The tune harkens back to doo wop and the Ronettes, a left turn that still feels uniquely Cheyanne Summer, while also embracing lyrical content directly reflective of that expectation defying sonic choice.
The song expresses Cheyanne’s ironic perspective on the expectations she feels placed on her based on shallow perceptions. It’s an experience shared by virtually anyone, especially in the social media age, and her straightforward and trademark concise and pointed lyrics make her point in a pretty, yet unvarnished fashion that calls to mind a simpler era of songwriting and performance.
'Please', co-written by Cheyanne Summer and producer Kenton Dobrowolski, is as intense as it is beautiful.
The song embraces themes of loss and strength in equal measure, leaning on Cheyanne’s soaring delivery to express emotion and beauty through the concise and minimal lyrical content.
'Please' is a remarkable example of the maxim “less is more,” where only a few perfectly chosen words can transport the listener to a space of sadness and power
simultaneously, amplified by a voice that crosses the spectrum of emotion.
Cheyanne Summer returns with genre-defying track ‘Circles’ featuring her signature soulful vocals and mesmerising songwriting talent.
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With notable pop-rock, R&B and folk influences, Cheyanne’s shimmering vocals glide across an understated guitar riff for a laid-back, summery yet sultry sound.
‘Circles’ features a host of talented session musicians that contribute violin motifs, sparkling piano sounds and a steady pulse that highlight Cheyanne’s gorgeous vocal melodies.
Cheyanne Summer gives us a sweet summer flavour on her new track ‘iSpy’ featuring female rapper, Tinywiings.
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Smooth and soulful with a relaxed jazz-pop sound, iSpy has a refreshing, timeless quality with a contemporary hip-hop twist. Lyrical themes of humanity’s unauthentic exterior compared with the sadness inside is beautifully reflected in the track’s melancholic tone with gorgeously arranged violin and live instrumentation. Tinywiings’ rhythmic and raspy bars cement iSpy as a track that will be on repeat all summer long.
'Haunt Me (stripped)' is about Cheyanne's personal struggles with mental health and encourages self awareness and the ability to rise above the stigma.
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Cheyanne Summer’s vocal colour is clean and emotive, seamlessly synchronizing with the smooth vibe of the instrumental accompaniment. The layering of harmonized backing vocals for the hook adds a creative flare and depth to the overall sound without detracting from the lyrical prominence.
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Cheyanne Summer 2024
