“I’m a working musician, caring for my partner, a newborn, and a toddler at home,” says Jeremy Fisher. “I created the Jeremy Fisher Saturday Morning Specials to bring me and my family joy while helping other families manage the stress and isolation of COVID. Kids, parents, and teachers need music, structure, and support. I hope my concerts can meet those needs and teach kids about reading, science, and pretty much anything through music.”

Jeremy Fisher sings songs and tells stories that help kids acknowledge their emotions and discover how their feelings can spark creativity in song, story, dance, and art. As part of the Saturday Morning Specials concerts, Jeremy gets kids and families to interact with him — through posts and requests — as they sing and dance along to the livestream. He also shares artwork he’s created with his four-year-old daughter and encourages the audience to post drawings to his Facebook page at the end of each concert. Curriculum-ready activities for kids in JK to Grade 3 accompany each concert to help over-burdened parents and teachers meet the challenges of remote learning and can be found  here.

On Saturday May 16, members of JUNO Award-winning Vancouver-based indie-rock band  Said The Whale  will appear on Fisher’s Saturday Morning Special on Facebook. Additional Canadian musicians will be announced in the weeks to come.

The Jeremy Fisher Junior Saturday Morning Specials are created and produced by Jeremy Fisher Music, Hidden Pony Records, and Vérité Films with the support of the Vérité Films Artist Incubator Program.

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About Jeremy Fisher Junior
Multi JUNO-nominated indie-folk-rock singer-songwriter, Jeremy Fisher, began writing children’s music when he became a dad. In March 2018, Fisher released his first children’s record,  Highway to Spell , featuring songs he wrote for his daughter to introduce her to music and the joy in everyday life. In 2019, Fisher began collaborating with Hidden Pony Records and internationally acclaimed television producers Vérité Films ( Corner Gas ,  Incredible Story Studio ) on an animated children’s series inspired by his music. The animated series has received support from the Canada Media Fund and the Shaw Rocket Fund and is set to debut in fall 2020.  As with his music, the  Jeremy Fisher Junior  animated series supports positive mental health and well-being for children and families through music. For more information, visit  jeremyfisherjunior.com .

About V érit é Films and the Vérité Artist Incubator Program
Jeremy Fisher Junior is part of the Vérité Artist Incubator Program. Spearheaded by company founders and content creators Virginia Thompson and Robert de Lint, the program gives artists the support they require to create original and engaging content for the global market that reflects the artist’s voice in an honest and authentic way. Vérité Films have created and/or produced over 300 episodes of award-winning comedy, drama, children’s and youth, documentary and performing arts programming. The company is best known as producers of Canada’s #1 comedy Corner Gas, Corner Gas: The Movie and Corner Gas Animated (CTV Comedy, Crave, IMDb TV). For more information, go to veritefilms.ca.

Social Media Links:
Twitter: 
@VeriteCanada
@VirginiaTV – Virginia Thompson
Facebook –  Facebook.com/Verite.Films.Canada

About Hidden Pony Records & Management
Founded in 2007, Hidden Pony Records & Management has established itself as one of the premiere talent development labels in Canada. Led by noted A&R guru “Parkside” Mike Renaud, Hidden Pony was conceived to help find and develop some of today’s most promising up-and-coming Canadian artists. Those artists have been nominated for over 20 JUNO Awards, including 3 JUNO Award wins in the artist development categories. Hidden Pony’s management company clients now include cosplay artist and pop singer Jillea, JUNO Rock Album of the Year nominees The Dirty Nil, children’s entertainer Jeremy Fisher Junior, country singer Ryan Langdon, radio-ready alt rockers Kadeema, Canadian legacy act Odds, and new signing The Effens. For information, go to hiddenpony.ca.

Social Media Links
Facebook –  Facebook.com/HiddenPonyRecords
Instagram  - @hiddenpony
Twitter –  @HiddenPony