She first gained some attention when, at 10, she was nominated for a Toronto International Music Award for Best Young Songwriter by a panel of judges (including Juno-nominated singer- songwriter Jully Black) for her original song “Remember Me” – following this experience, Mackinnon placed as one of the Top 10 musicians for the worldwide Hard Rock Rising Contest in March of 2014 and in 2015 when she was contacted by director-producer Sean McNamara to use her original song “Espresso Kiss” in the feature film “Just in Time for Christmas” starring Eloise Mumford, William Shatner and Christopher Lloyd.
Originally from Toronto, Kaylan has been living in Vancouver to complete her Creative Writing degree at the University of British Columbia – AND – she’s not only released been the EP “Savour” (with west coast writer-producers Winston Hauschild and Troy Samson), but she’s also gearing up to release a brand new record before the end of the year.
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