Community Living Victoria presents: Cody Karey

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Thursday, November 20th, 2014
8:00 PM

If it seems like 23-year-old Cody Karey has been preparing his entire life for his self-titled Verve Records debut album, that�s just because it�s true. From the moment the then-18-month-old rose from his high chair to warble along with �Achy Breaky Heart� at a Pizza Hut somewhere in north British Columbia, and received a standing ovation, Karey�s destiny was sealed.

The latest world-class tenor pop vocalist discovered by label Chairman David Foster�who has a track record for that sort of thing�Karey�s bow has attracted some impressive talent, including Grammy-winning producer Walter Afanasieff (Mariah Carey, Luther Vandross, Celine Dion, Lionel Richie), ASCAP Songwriter of the Year Bernie Herms (Brad Paisley, The Tenors, CeCe Winans, Casting Crowns, Jackie Evancho). Greg Wells (Adele), Josh Kear (Lady Antebellum) and Ryan Tedder (One Republic, Leona Lewis and Beyonce).

�This is the culmination of many years of work and a lifetime�s worth of focus,� says Karey. �It�s very exciting to be on the cusp of getting it out there to people, and being able to take one more step in the direction of my ultimate dream.�

Cody makes each of the album�s 11 selections his own, letting the music do the talking on numbers like �You Are the Song,� a Bernie Herms/Josh Kear-penned track that introduces a distinctive new voice, bringing into focus Cody�s unique blend of both classical and mainstream pop worlds.

�Working with Bernie gave me the opportunity to really learn what I was capable of doing in a studio setting,� says Karey. �He coaxed a level of performance from me I didn�t even realize was there. I�ve been working at this so long and hard, just having the opportunity to make my own record was enough to draw me in and help me express the material.�

Not surprising considering Cody was singing before he even learned to talk. By six, he was performing country songs before audiences in and around his rural small town Fort St. James in a black hat, black shirt with silver collar tips, jeans, belt buckle and cowboy boots he bought for $25 from his grandmother, citing Alan Jackson as his favorite to a local journalist. By the time he was a teenager, Cody was taking the stage in big cities and had already appeared on television. It was around this time he discovered a love for the music of Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli. �I was pretty much certain that was the kind of music I wanted to do,� he says, �which was certainly weird for a kid from hockey-loving BC.�

Cody entered a David Foster talent competition, where he reached the finals, and first began the seven-year journey which ended up with the Grammy-winning producer/songwriter/record exec signing him to Verve Records. He went on to share the stage with the likes of Sarah Brightman, Andrea Bocelli, The Tenors, Pia Toscano, Katharine McPhee, Delta Goodrem, Jackie Evancho and Ruben Studdard. In 2010, he toured North America with David Foster, playing in N.Y.�s Madison Square Garden and L.A.�s Gibson Amphitheatre, while also guesting as a featured artist on his David Foster and Friends: Hitman concerts at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. The following year, he received a standing ovation at the BMI Pop Awards in L.A. when he sang �The Prayer� with Delta Goodrum to celebrate David Foster being honored as an Icon.

http://www.codykarey.com/

Tickets at:
http://www.rmts.bc.ca/tickets/production.aspx?performanceNumber=8489