“Colin was born and has raised in Kitchener, Ontario, a hotbed for Blues musicians. The first competition he entered resulted in a first place finish. He has played in the Kitchener Blues Festival, the Southside Shuffle in Toronto, and the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. He has played with notable heavyweights such as Shawn Kellerman, Mel Brown, Lucky Peterson, Steve Strongman, Mark ‘Bird’ Stafford, and the great Tom Cochrane. He has also performed in the house with Jim Cuddy from Blue Rodeo, Buddy Guy and George Thorogood”.- Reverbnation.com
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A Friend in London (Last fm)
“A Friend In London is a Danish indie pop and rock band from Vostrup, Denmark. They represented Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 in Düsseldorf, Germany in the final with the song “New Tomorrow”. n June 2009 A Friend in London participated in the NXNE Festival in Toronto, Ontario, playing two shows that made new contacts among representatives of the Canadian music industry. A follow-up to the Canadian success is currently on the drawing board.
A Friend in London has through the years been recording various singles and is currently working on putting together tracks for the first album.
The music features the powerful voice of Tim Schou in an energetic and melodic pop-rock universe”.- Last.fm
Treble Charger (Maple Music)
“”We’re a band that always stays current,” says guitarist and snarling singer Greig Nori, who spends his spare time keeping the Sum 41 boys in line and just completed producing their next record. “If you look at Treble Charger’s albums, they always grow. And there’s something distinctive about our singles that sucks you in.”
No kidding. From their grassroots days of ’90s indie-rock ingenuity, Treble Charger has been a veritable vortex of everything cool and cutting-edge in rock music”.-Maplemusic.com
Surplus Sons (Last fm)
“Surplus Sons are a rockband from Canada. Risen from the ashes of hardcore band No Warning, they play Stones influenced Britpop”.- last.fm
One Second 2 Late (Absolute Punk)
“After the release of their self recorded early preview, “Phone Home”, OS2L created a buzz and delivered a live show so intense it far surpassed the hype dilating around them. The band easily rose to the challenge, jolting non-believers with their tales of revenge, panic, truth, lunacy, and bravery held together by such appealing youthfullness”. – (Brandon Allin, www.absolutepunk.com)
No Warning (Absolute Punk)
“No Warning is a hardcore punk band from Toronto. The band continued to play shows across the east coast of the USA and Canada with hardcore punk bands such as Hatebreed, Madball, Sick Of It All, Terror and Bane. No Warning was a part Linkin Park’s 2004 Projekt Revolution Tour on which bands from Korn to Snoop Dogg, Ghostface Killah and Less Than Jake played. The band also played at the Summer Sonic Festival in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan”.- (absolutepunk.net)
The New Cities (Canadian Blast)
“The original core of the New Cities hails from Trois-Rivières (“three rivers”), a small but lively city halfway between Montreal and the provincial capitol, Quebec City.
After the New Cities released an eponymous EP, produced by Steve Nadeau of Vénus 3 fame, a friend brokered contact with Greig Nori—the onetime frontman of Treble Charger who has since made his mark producing Sum 41 and Hedley. At Nori’s invitation, the sextet of small-town Quebec lads planted themselves temporarily in a cramped office/apartment in the nation’s music-industry hub, Toronto, during which they played a heap of shows. Fifteen in three months, in fact, at any and every venue. Their high-voltage live show is already making a mark on the Canadian concert circuit”.- (Canadianblast.com)
Organ Thieves (Canadian Music Fest)
“It’s only ever been about the music.
What we have here is a group of musicians based in the Greater Toronto Area with unique talents and life experiences, who have formed together to create something truly remarkable.
Influences ranging from The Clash, Nirvana and Blind Melon to Tom Waits, Grand Funk Railroad and The Pixies… Organ Thieves seamlessly combine genres and with their commanding live performance will leave a lasting impression.
Organ Thieves refined sense of songwriting is a much needed breath of fresh air in what has become an otherwise saturated and dull musical landscape”. –(canadianmusicfest.com)
Maddy Rodriguez (Network One Music)
“Beautiful lyrics and melody -Excellent hook in the catchy chorus -excellent music production, good music arrangement -This artist is the one to watch -Potential finalist Rating: 9.4/10″ 7th Annual International Acoustic Music Awards
Maddy’s music is new country with a bit of a Latin flare. She writes catchy songs, like “Tahiti,” and powerful ballads, like “All The Wasted Time,” that hit a nerve with teenage girls and young women. Her music is inspired by great artists from the seventies like James Taylor and Carol King, country artists like Keith Urban, the Dixie Chicks, Taylor Swift, and singer/songwriter Colbie Caillat. Maddy is one of the youngest members of SOCAN, the Canadian Songwriters Association, the Nashville Songwriters Association International and the Canadian Country Music Association”.- (Network One Music, maddyrodriguez.com)
Jay Sparrow (Exclaim.ca)
“On his second full-length release, Sparrow takes on a darker sound. Although there’s a good bit of fun to be had with dirty-sexy rockers like “Take Me Over” and “Run” (with its eerily Fogerty-esque vocals), songs like “The Light,” “The Dark” and “Rest of My Days” hit the mark with gritty arrangements that complement Sparrow’s bleaker songwriting inclinations. There are some unexpected moments: grimy blues guitar rears its head once or twice and the occasional electronic chiming and droning adds an experimental flavour. All of this hints at the possibility that Sparrow has yet to fully explore his creative boundaries; it could be that Jay Sparrow’s best is yet to come.” (Exclaim.ca)
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