SUPERMASSIVE QUAzAR BIO

SQ is literally a one-man musical army. Led by Dominic Lamarre, who by the time he was 34 years old, recorded more than 300 songs, from cool ROCK to very radio-friendly POP to great BALLADS to orchestrated INSTRUMENTALS to indie SOUNDTRACK to just about anything you can imagine.

Growing up with a keen hear, his roots were soaked into CLASSICAL music, ROCK and POP greats like THE BEATLES, QUEEN, PAT BENATAR, DURAN DURAN and also (gasp!) ABBA (not even afraid to admit it the least!). Inspired by a wide number of artists and styles – from NIRVANA, SMASHING PUMPKINS, GREEN DAY, TRAIL OF DEAD, QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE and RADIOHEAD to metal’s finest OPETH to lesser known geniuses like AKIRA YAMAOKA and sElf, always admiring a great female voice/female-fronted band like WITHIN TEMPTATION, NINA GORDON, XANDRIA, AFTER FOREVER, SANDRINE, videogame music guru NUBUO UEMTASU as well as magnificent composer such as DANNY ELFMAN, JERRY GOLDSMITH And JOHN WILLIAMS.

Self-taught, Dominic had never touched a guitar until he saw NIRVANA’s UNPLUGGED in April 1994. Then bought a friend’s cheap acoustic guitar (who had electric strings on it, a trademark he carries to this very day) for 60$, had another write basic guitar chords on a piece of paper, and then started writing songs the day after.

Then came HAPPIER THAN YOU, in 1997. His first band. Something special between 4 friends at the time but that never truly came to fruition. He decided to pursue on his own, creating (properly) SUPERMASSIVE QUAzAR, in 2006. But SQ wasn’t meant to only be a band of one. It was meant to be a musical industry by itself. 300+ songs (recorded, 600+ written) in a mere 6 years is just too much for one band to handle. Plus since SUPERMASSIVE QUAzAR (band) is more into heavy-rock-melodic-pop, not all songs could fit into this category (though to explore musically is a motto nevertheless).

Aside for his publishing deal, many, many recordings and the soundtrack for indie film “DECADENCE PSYCHOTIQUE’, he also joined forces briefly with one of the band members of HAPPIER THAN YOU in 2008 and created a little side project (that created about 20-25 recordings in one year, still) named TEARS OF HEL.

PULzE, SUPERMASSIVE QUAzAR’s first self-produced album was released in 2008.

More to come...

The Iacoponi Experience are a catchy three piece alternative indie rock band from Berkhamsted, near London, UK. Band members include: Andy Kirk on vocals and guitar, Martin Iacoponi on bass guitar, and Elliot Ledger on drums.

The band all met in 2000 at the age of 10 as members of the same prep school, but didn't form as a band until late 2005 when Elliot finally got a drum kit as a christmas present. The problem of a band name came about before there first gig in early March 2006, a school talent show. Ideas flew about and 'The Iacoponi Experience', was suggested initially as a joke, due to the high popularity which Martin Iacoponi (our bassist) had with the opposite sex, all of them seeming to want the same thing, 'The Iacoponi Experience'. The other two band members thought this was very funny, so then confirmed this name with the teacher in charge before actually conferring with Martin, who, needless to say, had absolutely no say in the matter; the name was just intended for this one school show anyway... However, the name never changed. After the first gig we were 'on the map', people knew who we were, 'The Iacoponi Experience' was born.

But it was not until the following year that things began to pick up a bit of momentum. Many songs were written in surges of creativeness, "I'll Be There" finding its way as our first hit with the public. In March 2007, The Iacoponi Experience performed this as their first single at The Talent Show, but then things took a turn for the worst.

The band could never seem to agree a time to practice, and as a result, the song writing stopped, we were drying up. (But, we did get away with secretly stealing some bottles of wine at a party, playing drinking games in another room, and not being disturbed as people thought we were having 'band issues'. When they cottoned on, the third bottle was being finished...)

However, strong friendship pulled us through these hard days, and in December 2007 we released our first CD, 'The Iacoponi Experience - EP', a 6 track EP including the hit single "I'll Be There", and the slower moving "Those Times", as well as a live version of "I'll Be There" from The Talent Show 2007.

This kick started the creationism in the band once again, with a fresh batch of new songs on its way. March 2008 saw the band headline The Talent Show 2008 with their upcoming, second single "Everyoung", as well as a heart-stopping performance by an expanded band playing "Smooth" by Santana, with Elliot moving to lead guitar; also a substitute drummer, backing vocals, piano, and two trumpets were all involved. This can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdCx9Lj6a0I

For the summer of 2008, the band have now employed an 'open release', meaning that they are going record songs as they are written, and to release songs as they are recorded. Having heard the first single "Everyoung" at The Talent Show, expectation could not be higher. Let's hope it does not disappoint...

Elliot Ledger is a solo artist from Berkhamsted, near London. In the studio he plays guitars, vocals & drums, with Martin Iacoponi on bass guitar. While live 'Elliot Ledger' plays as a three-piece band, with live drummer Felix Archer.

Euterpe is currently composed of Jon Badiali alone, its founder. The band's title comes from the Greek muse of music and lyric poetry of the same name.

My objective with Euterpe is simply to create for myself a means for creative expression, and to work on a lasting project that will eventually impact some lives in a positive way.

Manstream is an Alternative/Metal group, inspired by the likes of bands such as Rage Against The Machine and System Of A Down. As of late, we are currently working on our first album. We are hoping to bring out an EP sometime soon.

Kasper Martyr Phantom's Debut Solo Album "The Phantom" is out now! This 12-song Album Features Production by Jelts of Wild Life Refuge fame, Delano Sounds (PLA!N J.A.N.E.'s producer) and Yours Truly, Kasper Martyr Phantom. It features Nuze on 2 tracks as well, and includes a hidden bonus track. Clocking in at around 1 hour and including color inserts, "The Phantom" is well worth the $6.95 you will spend. Also out now is Kasper's InstruMENTAL Album "Martyr Mayhem." This 23-track experimental album will give you over an hour of tripped-out listening pleasure. Make sure to pick up both albums for a total of $14.00. These albums are available at Access and will be available at Lou's Records. You may also download the album through the opus player below.

Tales from Abott

Tales From Abott combines melodic clean sounds with pounding metal guitars and punk aggression, creating a new progressive metal sound, in the style of classic bands such as Yes and Pink Floyd blended with modern metal bands like Tool and Mastodon.
Formed in March 2006 under the name Black Swan, Mike Fabro, Cesar, Henry and Erick Medina began playing and writing music. Each of the band members had been influenced by different styles of music, so it took a few months before truly original songs were created mixing influences from Metal, Funk, Punk, Classical and Jazz. What really brought the band together was the desire to stray away from the pack of predictable rock acts. “We wanted to be a refreshing change from others bands around right now and have our music and lyrics tell a significant story”. In June 2006, Black Swan had their first studio session,. producing an original demo “Insignificant” which can be found on the MySpace page. A few shows were played in support of the release locally in White Rock. However with management and production issues the band had an unfortunate hiatus during most of the summer. While the band took a break, writing new material became priority and in Late August Black Swan decided to give it another shot. With a fresh start and the songs sounding significantly different in quite a progressive style, a band name change was in need and hence the name Tales From Abott.
The enthusiasm of the new direction led to a burst of creativity in the new year. Tales From Abott has created four original songs which have been recorded on the demo C.D. The demo begins the story of “The Beast From Sunshine Hill”. It talks about getting possessed by an uncontrollable beast that takes over ones sanity. All attempts to unlock the curse fail, leaving the protagonist stranded and searching for answers. The writing is abstract allowing people to have their own interpretations of the message being portrayed. The demo is only the beginning and the second half, which completes the story and the first full release from Tales From Abott, is in progress is expected to be completed in early 2008
The Demo was recorded in Vancouver at QC studios with the help of Engineer Michael Maneschyn, and production help given by Chris Russell.

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Peter Morley: Guitar/Vocals
Haley Reap: Bass/Vocals/Keyboards
Peter Roland: Drums