Jun 11, 2008 | Ken Shasky Broadjam 6-Pack Pre-Challenge Winner

"Glass of Truth" Our new song written by our own Ken Shasky has been selected for the Broadjam 2008 6-pack pre-challenge. The song was selected among thousands of songs competing for the "Lonely Lyrics" segment of the contest. His lyrics will be available to all the Broadjam 2008 6-pack pre-challenge contestants to create original music and compose a song to. The contest will run from June 10th to December 14th 2008. This is a great Milestone achievement for us in MusicLab Productions and we congratulate Ken in this great award!! For more information visit Broadjam 2008 6-pack challenge at: http://www.broadjam.com/mm/060908/index.html

Sep 25, 2007 | Arnaly & Ken nominated for Music Nova Scotia Awards

Arnaly & Ken have been nominated for the prestigious Music Nova Scotia Awards in the category of Jazz Artist/Recording of the Year 2007 for their CD "Culture Shock". The Nova Scotia Music awards are a recognition from the Music Nova Scotia Association to outstanding musicians in Nova Scotia.

Jul 24, 2007 | New Songs

Arnaly & Ken just released two new songs in the Smooth Jazz style. These songs are part of their new repertoire. "Into My Eyes" and "My Bag of Candy" are the two new additions that are available to listen to in our "songs" link.

May 15, 2007 | 3 New Awards for MusicLab Productions

Arnaly & Ken just received 3 Honorable Mentions from the 2006 Billboard World Song Contest. The awarded songs are: "You always have a place" "Me Gustabas Tanto" and "No Te Tengo Mas" . The 3 songs are featured in their new CD "Culture Shock" available through this website.

Apr 2, 2007 | Music Nova Scotia features Arnaly & Ken in their news letter

Ken and wife Arnaly were featured in the Entertainment Section of the Cape Breton Post, March 28/2007; you can visit the Cape Breton Post www.capebretonpost.com and can still read the article by going to the Entertainment section and look for previous article called "Culture Shock" 28/03/07, or click the link http://www.capebretonpost.com/index.cfm?sid=19481&sc=147. The story is about our migration from Ontario to Nova Scotia and releasing our first husband and wife CD naming it Culture Shock" We have been in the recording studio with Jamie Foulds, Bruce Aitken,and Richard Burke; putting the final touches on our 14 track CD. The presentation is a Soft Easy Listening Compilation designed to both inspire and rejuvenate your senses. Arnaly's sultry and soothing voice descends from here native Venezuelan heritage with a lyrical story behind each track (excluding two instrumentals) that will have you relating to your own life stories. Some of the tracks are in Spanish; hence the "Culture Shock" name.

Apr 1, 2007 | Date for "Culture Shock" CD release

April 1rst, 2007: Our new CD "Culture Shock" which showcases a variety of our music is due to be released on April 20, 2007.

March 28, 07 | Cape Breton Post Article

Cape Breton Post featured an article on Arnaly & Ken about the making of the CD "Culture Shock" . Culture Shock by Laura Jean Grant SYDNEY - Two of Cape Breton newest residents are putting the finishing touches on a new CD appropriately titled Culture Shock. Ken Shasky, a writer, and his wife Arnaly Arriaga, a music composer, are hoping the CD will showcase their talents to create music for television and film as well as performing artists. "We're not promoting ourselved as performing artists. We're promoting ourselves as composers," explained Arriaga Shasky said the 13-track adlt contemporary easy-listening CD features original music in both English and Spanish. Shasky, a former partner in a food service company in Ontario, and Arriaga, a composer and performer from Venezuela who moved to Canada and obtained a jazz music degree from McGill University in Montreal, met several years ago at an airport. They married three years ago and settled in Barrie, Ont., but both were ready for a change. The couple travelled to Cape BReton and instantly fell in love with the island. They spent some time searching for a place to build and recently made the permanent move to Cape Breton and their new home. "We found seven gorgeous, majestic acres on Whale Point about 15 minutes outside of Port Hawkesbury," said Shasky. "It didn;t take long to convince me," said Arriaga, of the move, noting she was tired of the noise of city life. The couple describe their new surroundings as inspiring with Arriaga noting the "music flows so easy" here. And that's a good thing as Shasky and Arriaga are now devoted full-time to their own composing company, AA MusicLab Productions, and recently signed Cape Breton's Bruce Aitken to their team. Shasky and Arriaga wrapped up recording the CD Culture Shock at Soundpark Studios in Sydney and expect it to be ready for release by April 20. Both noted that in addition to shopping thir music out to artists and film and television producers, they're also eager for Cape Bretoners to get a chance to hear their music. "We want the people of Cape BReton to know us better," said Arriaga.

March 23, 2007 | Bruce Aitken to join MusicLab team

March 23, 2007: Drummer, Composer Bruce Aitken joined our team of composers at MusicLab. Check his music here on the song list!