Shawn Kerr

Shawn is a singer, songwriter, and composer based in Toronto. He has taken his experiences and recordings while working in the Southern and Northernmost areas of the world and created a collection of songs that express indescribable emotions. Through rich melodies and ethereal instrumentation, “Blue Light” carries the listener to the frozen ends of our planet where the depth of fundamentals can be explored uninterrupted. Hints of anxiety are lost and moments of peace are found. It pays tribute to Shawn’s experiences as a singer-songwriter and neo-classical inspirations. On top of Shawn’s work a musician and Expedition guide throughout Antarctica and the Norwegian Arctic Circle, Shawn has spent the last three years touring and travelling throughout Canada as well as internationally throughout Germany, New Zealand and South America.


"Listening to singer-songwriter Shawn Kerr’s music feels like stepping into your best day – waking to a sense of peace and urgency, running wild with heady freedom, finding insight in a solitary landscape. Graced with a voice of melancholy corduroy and the deft beauty of his guitar, Shawn Kerr’s lush soundscapes lay bare the journey to face our fears amidst the fumbling bliss of being alive."