Our JRNY Comes To An End

Well… That’s a wrap! Thanks for taking the time to travel through this journey with us. The full video blog series is now live for you to relive and enjoy.







Check out the full Start Your JRNY playlist on YouTube by clicking HERE!

Special thanks to our partners…
London Music Office, Fanshawe’s Music Industry Arts, Ontario Institue of Recording Technology, 94.9 CHRW Radio Western, London Music Hall, Jones Entertainment Group, adHOME Creative, Laser Quest London, Junction Climbing Centre, Anderson Craft Ales, Mystery Escape Rooms, Blu Duby Downtown, Kelsey’s East London, Beertown Public House, Nash Jewellers & TEAMLTD.

Partner Feature – adHOME Creative (Thank You)

Our friends at adHOME Creative worked closer than any other partner on this project with us and at the end of the day, we truly couldn’t have helped bring Five Ocean’s to where they are without them.

From adjustments to our timelines again and again, to rescheduled meetings, endless emails and hours upon hours (that’s an understatement) of work later we truly accomplished something incredible together!

Thank you for your patience, enthusiasm, passion, hard work & endless creativity with us and to Start Your JRNY.

Perhaps this is just the start of a journey of our own, but until we meet again, thank you adHOMIES!

Love,
Prevail Media Group

The JRNY Wraps Up

It’s been an incredible journey working with Five Oceans & all of our wonderful partners on this project… It’s sad for us to see it come to its final stages.

Everyone was busy getting the Ocean’s last items in order before the big release show! adHOME presented their branding, logo designs, album art, press kit & social media and development designs at the brand reveal meeting. adHOME brought to life everything Five Ocean’s had hoped for in their branding and they couldn’t have been more excited to share them with the world!

Moving along the timeline, the Prevail Media Group team alongside the Brocean’s had a moment to reflect and enjoy a 3-course lunch at Blu Duby before the release show which brings us to the big moment! With opening acts Charlie Weber FKA Major/Minor and It’s Melissa Megan Five Ocean’s rocked the house at Cowboy’s Ranch on February 3rd.

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If you’re reading this, we’re all incredibly proud of where you’ve come!

This isn’t quite the end though! There are still a few things left in store. In the meantime, stay tuned for updates on the ‘On The Road’ video blog series.

The JRNY So Far

The JRNY has begun! Everyone has been hard at work since our Finalist Showcase so here’s a little look into the development that’s happened since then.

THE MUSIC

Moving along the timeline, we’ve started and completed pre–production and have currently moved onto tracking. Coming up next week, we’ll begin drum tracking.

Pre–Production (Jam Space)

THE EXPERIENCE

Once Five Oceans took home the grand prize, we had our first official meeting on March 2nd where we discussed their prizing timeline, consulted and celebrated with food and drink at Beertown Public House with Anderson Craft Ales!

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Finalist Party (Beertown Public House)

The oceans pulled out their thinking caps for this one. In early April we visited Mystery Escape Rooms who contributed an escape game to our winners. After an hour of hunting and searching, they almost made it out before their time was up!

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Escape Game (Mystery Escape Rooms)

Our Marketing and Creative Development partners at adHOME Creative began Five Ocean’s brand development late last week after the Brocean’s met with their team at home base. Let’s just say the band’s branding is great hands and they couldn’t agree more.
Down the road, we’ll meet again with adHOME for the band’s brand reveal meeting.. Stay tuned for that!

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Brand Meeting (adHOME Creative)

Head to head.. Five Oceans VS Prevail Media Group. Who will come up on top? Well, sorry Brocean’s but our LQ game is a little stronger than yours. We had the opportunity to battle it out at Laser Quest in downtown London against our hard working contest winners and let’s just say we all had a blast!

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Quests (Laser Quest)

What’s up Next? 

Throughout April we will continue tracking and be progressing with the band’s branding development. They also have their visit to Junction Climbing Centre and Anderson Craft Ales later this week!

Stay tuned for the where their JRNY is onto next!

Showcase Recap & Next Steps

Where do we begin.. Last night was unbelievable. A HUGE congratulations to our contest winners Five Oceans! From first listening to your submission, to meeting with each of you to last nights incredible performance it’s truly an honour to #StartYourJRNY.
Another congratulations to our runners-up Bodhi Jar, we look forward to sharing what we have in store for you! A special thank you to all the other finalists, our judges & partners, the London Music Hall and to all of you who came out to support this wonderful evening.

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See the FULL ALBUM of Sunday’s Showcase by visiting: https://flic.kr/s/aHskRNGjR4

Now.. What’s up next for Five Oceans?
On March 2nd our Finalists will have their first official meeting with our team prior to their finalist party where we’ll discuss their upcoming timeline & schedule their consultations with our various departments! THEN it’s time for some fun at Beertown Public House who has generously contributed a winners party including appetizers & drinks! This evening we’ll also be seeing another partner Anderson Craft Ales who will also be taking part in the party and contributing beer tasting of their main stays.

Follow the JRNY to see where this talented group ends up next! In the mean time, learn a little more about Five Oceans below & connect with them today.

Biography
“Five Oceans first wows an audience with the powerful vocals of lead singer Warren Hargraves. Hargraves’ voice features vintage-meets-modern charm, influenced as much by old-school acts like The Allman Brothers and The Eagles as it is by currentday
troubadours like Chris Stapleton and Anderson East. When first paired with the dynamic work of guitarist Josh Try in the summer of 2014, the high school friends knew they had captured something special. Try went to work finding a rhythm section capable of taking the pair to new heights, eventually settling on two of the finest musicians he knew: bassist Pat Dal Cin and drummer Mark Swan. Hargraves also recruited his uncle, accomplished saxophonist Creg Johnston, to round out the lineup. Since then, Five Oceans have been hard at work generating interest on the local scene, including spotlight appearances on CHRW, Reaney’s Pick and the London Free Press, and sharing the stage with a wide range of acts including Arkells, The Darcys, Torero, and Genevieve Fisher. After the release of their debut EP, “From What You’ve Heard”, in fall 2015, the boys continued to develop their own brand of rootsy, souful, southern rock with the release of their first single, “I’m Gone” (produced with Studio B’s Randy Rektor) in May 2016. A wild summer followed, seeing Five Oceans play shows to captive audiences across Southwestern Ontario,
including multiple sets in Toronto and Hamilton. With colder weather, the band has settled in to record a new EP, produced by Alastair Sims, with an expected release date of Spring 2017. The band is always looking for new venues and audiences to
share their music with, and are poised to make 2017 a year to remember!”

Fun Facts
– Drummer Mark Swan once placed second in a national drum solo contest – this means he is the second best drummer in all of Canada.
– The band went through numerous name changes before settling on Five Oceans, including “Barbecue” and “Lamp”.
– Bassist Pat Dal Cin hails from Sault Ste. Marie, ON, and has a very distinct (though subtle) accent as a result. This makes him the most exotic member of Five Oceans.
– Singer Warren Hargraves and guitarist Josh Try went to high school together, though they were more “acquaintances” than anything. Now, they refer to themselves as “business partners”, but never “friends”.
– The band opened for the Arkells at Western University in September of 2016.

Connect with Five Oceans Today!
Website, Facebook, Instagram, Soundcloud, Bandcamp.

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