Matthew Barber
March 8, 2010
Artist Bio: Toronto-based singer-songwriter Matthew Barber returns with his fourth studio album on Feb. 23rd 2010. True Believer is the follow-up to the internationally acclaimed and Juno-nominated record Ghost Notes (2008, Outside Music); Barber enlisted producer Howie Beck (Hayden, Jason Collett) to man the helm. The result has been an artistic alchemy that takes Barber’s trademark melodies to new heights. True Believer is an uplifting record, continuing the trajectory that began with Ghost Notes. Of course there are pensive moments; Barber after all made his name crafting beautiful but heartbreaking “sad” songs on earlier records like Means and Ends (2003, Paper Bag) and Sweet Nothing... [Read more]
Maurice
March 8, 2010
Artist Bio: Maurice began in Victoria, British Columbia in parent’s basements, community halls, and the bars of Vancouver Island. The young members crafted memorable pop songs mixed with humor, heartbreak, and references to their Western Canadian landscape. These songs caught the ear of David Foster, who was so taken with their sincerity and level of songwriting, that he signed the group to his Warner Brothers imprint, 143 Records. The years that followed were a period of growth for the band; they spent several months writing and recording what would become Young People With Faceswith Producer Matt Hyde. Recording nearly 25 tracks for the album in Silverlake, Hollywood and Van Nuys, Maurice... [Read more]
Hannah Georgas
March 8, 2010
Artist Bio: She may have started last year under the music radar, but by the end of 2009 chances are you heard something, somewhere, about Vancouver-based singer-songwriter Hannah Georgas. Perhaps you read one of the overwhelmingly positive reviews of The Beat Stuff EP, caught her summer performance for the Prime Minister (and several thousand others) on Parliament Hill, or heard her co-written TV jingle that brought Taylor Swift to tears – and to Twitter to say so. Hannah also racked up a CBC bequeathed Bucky Award proclaiming her to be the “Best New Artist” of 2009. eTalk included her in their ‘Ones To Watch’ music picks for 2010 and Starbucks licensed The Beat Stuff to play... [Read more]
CHIN
March 8, 2010
Artist Bio: Toronto indie label Sparks Music have signed Chin Injeti, known as CHIN, to a worldwide distribution deal with the Canadian release of his solo album D’tach set for April 6, 2010. CHIN is a talented multi-instrumentalist, producer and songwriter. He is a co-founder of the Juno award winning and groundbreaking group Bass is Base. CHIN has been bouncing between his home base in Vancouver and the studios of L.A. where he has been working with fellow west coaster and L.A. based producer, DJ Khalil (Aftermath Productions). Together the two have been producing and working with everyone from Dr. Dre, Nas, Talib Kweli, Busta Rhymes, Clipse, and 50 Cent to Esthero, Kinnie Starr, Bedouin... [Read more]
Birds Of Wales
March 8, 2010
Artist Bio: Toronto based act BIRDS OF WALES along with Sparks Music recently announced a worldwide licensing deal. The band which was originally conceived by singer/songwriter MORGAN CAMERON ROSS in his hometown of Vancouver has now settled in Toronto. The debut album entitled ‘Belgravia Hotel’ [a hotel in London where Morgan penned some of the songs] will be released in Canada on APRIL 13 through Sparks/EMI. The project was produced by Jeff Dawson [Daniel Powter] at Mushroom Studios in Vancouver and mixed by Jeff Dawson, Mike Fraser [Aerosmith, Franz Ferdinand] and Mike Gilles [Bryan Adams, Metallica]. Over the last five years the band, through their own self marketing, have... [Read more]
