Breagh MacKinnon


Breagh MacKinnon, known professionally as Breagh Isabel, is a Canadian recording artist, songwriter, and producer based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. She has written for a variety of Canadian artists, including Banners, Donovan Woods, Classified, Jocelyn Alice, and Ria Mae.

Life and career

Born into a musical family on Cape Breton Island, MacKinnon began writing songs in high school. In college, she majored in jazz piano performance, while writing and recording music of her own. In 2015, MacKinnon teamed up with fellow singer-songwriters Dylan Guthro and Carleton Stone to form the band Port Cities. In 2016, the band was signed to turtlemusik/Warner Music.
Port Cities' debut album, produced by Gordie Sampson, was released on February 10, 2017. That same year, the band took home five Nova Scotia Music Awards, winning Entertainer of the Year, Digital Artist of the Year, Group Recording of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year, and Recording of the Year.
MacKinnon parted ways with the band in 2019, following the release of their single "Sorry," which was co-produced by Grammy-winning Canadian songwriter and producer Greg Wells.
MacKinnon made her production debut in 2020, co-producing the single "Missing Me" by Jocelyn Alice and Mathew V, released in 604 Records. In the spring of 2020, MacKinnon, as Breagh Isabel, featured as a recording artist and co-writer on the single "Good News," by the award-winning Canadian rapper and producer Classified.
MacKinnon is an out member of the LGBTQ community.

Selected Discography