How amazing is it? Show 5 and I'm only 3 months into doing the show. This show was a lot of fun to put together. It features 11 artists/bands and 12 songs. There are also quite a few CC hits songs that I forgot to mention during the show, but links are here if you'd like to go vote for them!
IR Canada 5 Show Notes
Band: Glo
Song: Don’t Believe
From: Montreal QC
http://www.glo-music.com
https://www.facebook.com/glotheband?fref=ts
BUY NEW EP "NO ONE HEARS ME":
http://itunes.apple.com/ca/album/no-one-hears-me-ep/id515809167
http://www.amazon.com/No-One-Hears-Me/dp/B007QMB35G
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/glo33
Eddie: Bass Guitar and Keys
Patrick: drums
Rick: Vocals and Rhythm Guitar
Band: Brad Sucks
Song: Making Me Nervous
From: Ottawa Ontario
http://www.bradsucks.net/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Brad-Sucks/5572237940?fref=ts
Turcotte opened his website in 2002 with the intention of producing "open source music". His self-produced single, Brad Sucks One, included the audio source files used to create the finished files, and later he posted these source files to his website along with the mp3s.
Band: Bryon Tosoff
Song: Share the Love
From:White Rock, British Columbia, CA
http://www.reverbnation.com/bryontosoff
http://ca.myspace.com/bryontosoff
Bio:
Truth is in the Music we write. It is like the Reflections of our spirit whether it is bright or dark.
Bryon Tosoff ..is a composer/performer/teacher of various genre of music. His interests include jazz,blues, southern rock and country music
Band: Daniel Bryant
Song: Your Eyes
From: London Ontaio
http://www.danielbryant.ca/
https://www.facebook.com/danielbryantmusic
Daniel grew up wanting to be a singer. Originally from Oshawa Ontario, he moved to London for grade 9. The following year he picked up a pen and started to try writing music. And that’s where things started. Years later, his dream still mostly a secret in 2004 when he finally let other people listen to some of his song. When they complimented his singing, he thought they were just being nice. Those reactions from people eventually gave Daniel the confidence he needed to put together an album and release it. In 2005 he released 21 years and counting. Then in 2006 he released Every Town.
Daniel’s full discography and biography are on his web site.
Currently if you head over to Facebook, and like his page, he has a free MP3 to download.
Band: Unicite
Song: Melody
From: Montreal QC
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/343172/unicite
Born on earth. Children of nature and peace. Blended with computers, wires and waterhood.
Working with heart, fingers and a mental airplane, collecting samples.
Virtually marching our world around, listing. Sharing is easy, creating is positive.
Everyone down here have something to discover from each other.
Band: Chasing Eidolon
Song: Supernaova
From: Richmond BC
https://www.facebook.com/ChasingEidolon
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/361898/chasing-eidolon
http://ca.myspace.com/chasingeidolon
@ChasingEidolon
Alvin Man - Lead Vocals/ Rhythm Guitar/ Keyboard
Angelo Yue - Lead Guitar/ Back-Up Vocals
Andrew Choy - Bass Guitar
Manuel Lee - Drums
Chasing Eidolon was formed in May 2008. We spent most of the summer rehearsing and writing original material as well as playing a few shows. We just finished recording our debut EP in November.
From the start we were not locked into the idea that our music had to sound a certain way or fit into an already established niche. Instead we decided to write and play any type of music that appealed to us. The four of us are of Asian descent but were born and/or grew up in Canada. We each enjoy different types of music and we find that this lends a diversity in sound that is evident in our songs.
Band: Jamie Rumley
Song: Thank You
From: West St Paul MB
http://www.jamierumley.com/
http://ca.myspace.com/jamierumley
https://www.facebook.com/jamierumleymusic
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/351841/jamie-rumley
For as long as she can remember, Jamie Rumley heard her parents playing the music of Johnny Cash, Hank Williams and The Rolling Stones around their home in the small community of West St. Paul, MB. Before long she was singing in Church and School choirs and later playing the bass guitar, piano and alto saxophone (which earned her several awards at a young age). But her inspiration to pick up the guitar and begin penning her own music came from listening to artists like Sheryl Crow, Janis Joplin and The Cranberries.
She has come a long way since those choir days. After completing an Audio Engineering Program in 2002, Rumley wrote, recorded and produced her debut album Out of the Ordinary. The first single, ”Anywhere But Here,” is still a fan favourite and ended up being featured on her next project, which did not arrive until several years later.
After a long hiatus from music making, she found her way back to her roots in 2008 and recorded her follow-up album: an EP entitled Renovations. Produced by Adam Halstrom (Pollution Lake Sound) and featuring six songs which could all be categorized in dierent genres, the project ties together surprisingly well and was received with open arms in Canada and all over Europe. After the release of Renovations came a spring “Compilation Tour” of Western Canada with fellow Winnipegger, Lindsey White, who also contributed lead guitar to the project.
Three years later Rumley has written yet another entirely new collection of songs. Her latest offering, What Are You Waiting For, was recently released in Canada and sees her moving in a fresh direction with the help of long time producer Adam Halstrom. Rumley collaborates again with White (piano/vocals), as well as a Toronto based artist who co-wrote the single “Back to You,” with the multi-talented Halstrom contributing bass, drums, vocals, guitar and some piano. Clearly her most polished effort to date, What Are You Waiting For contains ten well crafted and neatly produced songs spanning several musical genres; all distinctly ‘Jamie Rumley.’ Ranging from straight forward rock to dreamy folk-pop to suped up versions of classic folk, the album combines elements of all her influences painted on an edgier indie rock backdrop that demands an attentive ear through and through. Jamie Rumley’s bittersweet lyrics and diverse music might remind you of her favorite artists but her uniqueness makes her a genre all her own.
Band: Trench Town Oddities
Song: Never Let You Fall
From: Cornwall, Ontario, CA
http://www.trenchtownoddities.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trench-Town-Oddities/75136329618
http://ca.myspace.com/trenchtownoddities
Sean - Vox, Guitars
Bix - Guitar, Vox
Kev - Bass
Shane - Drums, percussion
Biography
Formed in early 2005, the Trench Town Oddities are the brainchild of Sean Harley, a reformed rocker who's past claims to fame include sharing the stage with some of North America's biggest acts (Sum41, April Wine, L.A. Guns, Voi Vod, ect), recording in world class studios (Metalworks, Phase One, Distortion), as well as having music picked up by various TV Shows (Witchblade), extreme sports videos
(Snowmobiling Canada), and TV Appearances (Tom Green)."Its amazing what we've accomplished over such a short period of time" states Harley, he adds "The funny part is that this project was meant only to be a way to have fun without the pressures of trying to be the next big thing. We never really planned on writing our own material, it just sort of happened." And happened it did. During the early stages of the band, because they didn't have enough material to play an entire evening, Harley and ex percussion/drummer Randy Lalonde would often fill in the night by jamming on original compositions from Harley. The new members of the band are Kevin Gibeau on bass, Shave Levac on Drums and BIX on lead guitar liked the songs so much that they convinced Harley to record them as a band and see how they turn out. So, on a cold December night, armed with their instruments, a case of their favorite beverage and some super hot Kettle Chips, the boys entered Silver Nichol Studios and proceeded to bang out 2 songs, "Never Let You Fall" and "Working Again". Both songs were completed that evening. Unsure what to do with these songs the band proceeded to burn copies of the songs onto CDs and hand them out for free at their shows. The reaction was immediate and overwhelming; people seemed to really enjoy this breath of fresh air the Oddities were injecting into their music. So, spurred on by the re-action of the "one night experiment", the Oddities casually set into action a plan to have a completed debut CD by early 2007. And, true to form, the Oddities proceeded in their trade mark laid back fashion and completed the CD in 8 months.
So, with the release date of "Days & Nights" quickly approach, this band of misfits can't help but be pleased with the way things are developing. Their song "Working Again" has remained on the charts at popular music site GarageBand.com since early September 2006 and continues to climb the Folk Rock and Pop charts. They have also recently been selected for the latest round of Clear Channel Music's NEW! program, which is a online showcasing on Clear Channels "Hits" oriented radio's websites. Between their band website and the very popular MySpace.com, the band has garnered in excess of over 2000 fans from all over the world. Finally, both "Working Again" and "Never Let You Fall" have both been picked up by publishing companies Pump Audio and Noteborn Music, who's clients include MTV, Nike, ABC, Spike TV, IBM, and many others.
Only time will tell what the future holds for the Trench Town Oddities but one thing is for sure, if the last year is any indication of what they can expect, these boys are in for one heck of a ride!
For further information, visit the Days & Nights promotional website which includes streaming of the release in its entirety, videos for the first 2 singles, high resolution pictures, logos, contact info and much more….http
Band: Jesse Polk-Lewis
Song: Prison of the Mind
From: Hamilton Ontario
http://www.jamendo.com/en/artist/377514/jesse-polk-lewis
http://ca.myspace.com/jesselewismakingmusic
http://soundcloud.com/jesse-polk-lewis
Band: Pete Lesperance
Song:What are you Waiting For
Song: Love Someone
http://petelesperance.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Lesperance
http://www.facebook.com/petelesperancemusic
http://soundcloud.com/pete-lesperance
@PeteLesperance
Pete Lesperance, is a multi-faceted musician/writer/producer based in Toronto, Canada, who until recently was best known for his prowess as a world-renowned guitarist and half of the songwriting force behind international recording group Harem Scarem. A former Warner Music artist, Pete has successfully transitioned into writing, producing and mixing and works out of his studio Hope Sound in Toronto.
Band: Heather Dale
Song: Fortune
From: Toronto ON
http://heatherdale.com/
http://heatherdale.com/shows/upcomingshows
https://www.facebook.com/heatherdalemusic?fref=ts
CC Hits
Jesse Polk-Lewis - Prison of the Mind
Jamie Rumley - Thank You
Unicite - Melody
Chasing Eidolon - Supernaova
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Monday, 19 November 2012
Thursday, 20 September 2012
IR Canada Show #1
How exciting! The first show has been recorded and posted! Total recording time was just under an hour.
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For Episode #1 I featured six different bands and eleven songs!
First up I played two tracks by Pigeon Park. They're from Vancouver British Columbia. (The most western province in Canada). The band was formed in 2008. Band members include Nick Weber on vocals, Kevin Okabe on guitar, Logan Pacholok on guitar and vocals, Arthur Leppart on Bass and Hunter Elliott on Drums.
Their Debut Record "The Sun" was released in 2010. They had submitted track to the main show, and one of their tracks was played on Insomnia Radio Daily Dose. I enjoyed their music, and didn't let them being featured on the Daily Dose stop me from playing them.
Band:
Want to see the IR Canada web site? Go Here
Want to see just Episode #1? Go Here
Want to follow IR Canada on Twitter Go Here
For Episode #1 I featured six different bands and eleven songs!
First up I played two tracks by Pigeon Park. They're from Vancouver British Columbia. (The most western province in Canada). The band was formed in 2008. Band members include Nick Weber on vocals, Kevin Okabe on guitar, Logan Pacholok on guitar and vocals, Arthur Leppart on Bass and Hunter Elliott on Drums.
Their Debut Record "The Sun" was released in 2010. They had submitted track to the main show, and one of their tracks was played on Insomnia Radio Daily Dose. I enjoyed their music, and didn't let them being featured on the Daily Dose stop me from playing them.
Band:
Pigeon Park
Song:
Love Light
Figure
Up Next I played a more solo artist. Matthew is from Hamilton Ontario. The tracks I played were from his most recent record "Colour Film". This was his third album. His debut album was released in 2006.
Band:
Matthew de Zoete
Song:
The Good Life
Going No Where
Up next was the band Unlikely Hero. They're from Orangville Ontario. These guys also submitted track to the main show. I went out and found them on a few sites, and checked them out for myself, but after listening to their tracks there was no way I could not play them.
The band includes: Sean Emo on Guitar, Piano and Voclas. Tyler Emo on Lead Guitar, Nathan McMahon on Bass, and Dawson Noble on Drums.
The band was formed in 2009 by Sean and Tyler and Nathan & Dawson joined them in the summer of 2012.
If you're in the Barrie area September 27 2912 please wander out to the Barrie fall fair! Show the band some support as they perform at the battle of the bands!
Band
Unlikely Hero
Song
Welcome to The Good Life
Unlikely Hero
With this next track I got to feature it's debut on any podcast. I came across this track on Facebook, where Shane's mom kept reposing it as she was that proud of what her son had written. Shane is 17 and has been playing music since he was 3. He's from Stratford Ontario, and currently still in Highschool. Shane wrote the music, and lyrics for this song, as well as played the guitar and sung the song himself. I have no doubt that if Shane were to write more, I'd play his music.
Band
Brydges
Artist
Shane
Song
Fighter
Up next I played a group that I had played on The Justin Wayne Show. They're from Richmond British Columbia. I have enjoyed their entire first album, and as always with them, had a hard time picking two songs that fit with this show.
The band formed in May of 2008. There are 4 band members. Alvin Man on lead vocals, keys and rhythm guitar, Angelo Yue on lead guitar & back up vocals, Andrew Choy on bass and Manuel Lee on Drums. With the first song Puppet I loved how the song started with simple piano, and then added in vocals. Then drums... I really liked how they layered and built up the song. Yet keeping it mostly simple. The guirtar and bass join in and it just flowed naturally.
Band
Chasing Eidolon
Song
Puppet CC Hits Vote for this Track
You Can't Have Everything CC Hits Vote for this Track
Automatic Toys is a Duo, based out of Toronto Ontario. Nachum Peterseil and Yasha Gruzman. The formed their heavy rock electronic sounding group in 2008. Their Debut EP was released in 2001. They too had submitted their track to the main IR show. I listened to the two tracks they sent in about a week before I recorded the show and have not been able to get Dancing with the Devil out of my head yet! It's not often I get a song stuck in my head like that. It even made it's way onto my play list for when I go out jogging. It's the new "power song" that gets me moving. I would love to be able to see these two live.
Band
Automatic Toys
Song
Deep Sleep
Dancing With The Devil
And that's it for the first show! I had a goal of about 1 hour record time and came in just under that. I plan to make this a monthly show, with each show being around one hour in length. As always I'm happy to review track or albums from ANY Canadian artist regardless of Genre of music.
You can drop off your track to: chris at insomniaradio dot net
Please include a band bio, and a statement that you are giving me permission to play those tracks!
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Show 166
So I'm a little behind on blogging about the content I've put together for the Justin Wayne Show. I'm still not getting a lot of feedback about what I'm doing.... Thankfully I feel comfortable with what I have put together. Creative Criticism is always nice to get though!
So, Show 166 is up and you can listen to it. I got this one done just pre holidays. Just over one hour of independent Canadian Music. Yes, that right folks, everything I submitted for this show was Canadian.
So first up I played Three Tracks by Heather Dale. Prodigal Son from the album May Queen, Mordred's Lullaby from the album Trial of Lancelot, and then Mountain from the album Gabriel Hounds. I've known Heather now for about 15 or so years. Heather had made quite a career for herself writing and recording music. There's so much I could say about Heather, but I think her music can speak for itself. I've been lucky enough to sing along with Heather at SCA events and even have her play and sing at my wedding. If you enjoy her music, get in touch with her. She does house concerts while on tour, and those are always a treat to be at.
The first two songs I selected because they have become two of my favorites. They're both based on Arthurian Legends. Heather does quite a bit of research when she's writing these types of songs.
Next up I play some more songs by a Guelph band, Persist. KC even did a little bumper for the show! Thanks KC! So the songs I played were The Daze and Can You.
Persist are playing August 25th at Club 77 (77 King William St Hamilton.) $10 at the door. CD release show also featuring West Memphis Suicide & D.I.R.T. the ultimate in Alice in Chains. Yes this time around I WILL be at the show. Doors open at 9pm, and I already have my tickets. Can't wait to see all three bands!
I have hope that at some point in time after the show that I'll get an interview out of these guys. (hint hint)
Up next was another band I had played previously. Chasing Eidolon. When I first played them, they did tell me that they had not written anything new yet, but were going to be working on new songs. Well thank you guys for not disappointing me! The day before I put everything together for the show I stumbled upon their new Song Supernova! What a thrill for me to find a new song. Their music stays in the play list that I use for my 8 hour shifts at work.
So first I played You Can't Have Everything, then Set Me Free and finished off with the new song Supernova. Theses guys have some talent and I can't wait to see what else they come up with!
Next I played a new band that I discovered a week or so before show 166. Breaching Vista. So I thought, what the heck, let's play two of their songs. Nervous, and W5. Not sure what everyone else thinks of them, but I enjoyed the entire album I found.
So following up something new I played two more bands. Both ones I had played before.
No One Hears Me and Falling Into You by GLO. GLO are from Montreal. I missed out on their last Toronto Concert and they have told me they will be playing another show out this way. Hopefully I manage to catch that one.
And Closing out the show with style, I played two more songs by Two Crown King ! I played Please Believe Me and what now appears to be a favorite for both Justin and myself, We Get Down. Two Crown King is still on tour and they have dates and locations listed on their web site. They have a show in Kitchener coming up soon that I hope to make.
And that wrapped up just over an hour of great Canadian music. I went on holiday after this show, and now I think I need to catch up, track down more music (or hopefully have some bands start sending me some) and get back into the swing of things.
So, Show 166 is up and you can listen to it. I got this one done just pre holidays. Just over one hour of independent Canadian Music. Yes, that right folks, everything I submitted for this show was Canadian.
So first up I played Three Tracks by Heather Dale. Prodigal Son from the album May Queen, Mordred's Lullaby from the album Trial of Lancelot, and then Mountain from the album Gabriel Hounds. I've known Heather now for about 15 or so years. Heather had made quite a career for herself writing and recording music. There's so much I could say about Heather, but I think her music can speak for itself. I've been lucky enough to sing along with Heather at SCA events and even have her play and sing at my wedding. If you enjoy her music, get in touch with her. She does house concerts while on tour, and those are always a treat to be at.
The first two songs I selected because they have become two of my favorites. They're both based on Arthurian Legends. Heather does quite a bit of research when she's writing these types of songs.
Next up I play some more songs by a Guelph band, Persist. KC even did a little bumper for the show! Thanks KC! So the songs I played were The Daze and Can You.
Persist are playing August 25th at Club 77 (77 King William St Hamilton.) $10 at the door. CD release show also featuring West Memphis Suicide & D.I.R.T. the ultimate in Alice in Chains. Yes this time around I WILL be at the show. Doors open at 9pm, and I already have my tickets. Can't wait to see all three bands!
I have hope that at some point in time after the show that I'll get an interview out of these guys. (hint hint)
Up next was another band I had played previously. Chasing Eidolon. When I first played them, they did tell me that they had not written anything new yet, but were going to be working on new songs. Well thank you guys for not disappointing me! The day before I put everything together for the show I stumbled upon their new Song Supernova! What a thrill for me to find a new song. Their music stays in the play list that I use for my 8 hour shifts at work.
So first I played You Can't Have Everything, then Set Me Free and finished off with the new song Supernova. Theses guys have some talent and I can't wait to see what else they come up with!
Next I played a new band that I discovered a week or so before show 166. Breaching Vista. So I thought, what the heck, let's play two of their songs. Nervous, and W5. Not sure what everyone else thinks of them, but I enjoyed the entire album I found.
So following up something new I played two more bands. Both ones I had played before.
No One Hears Me and Falling Into You by GLO. GLO are from Montreal. I missed out on their last Toronto Concert and they have told me they will be playing another show out this way. Hopefully I manage to catch that one.
And Closing out the show with style, I played two more songs by Two Crown King ! I played Please Believe Me and what now appears to be a favorite for both Justin and myself, We Get Down. Two Crown King is still on tour and they have dates and locations listed on their web site. They have a show in Kitchener coming up soon that I hope to make.
And that wrapped up just over an hour of great Canadian music. I went on holiday after this show, and now I think I need to catch up, track down more music (or hopefully have some bands start sending me some) and get back into the swing of things.
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