Biography
From Grandpa I got my storytelling. His visits were rare, as he and grandma lived in St. Catherines Ontario, and we lived just outside Calgary, Alberta. They spoiled all 8 of us children (according to my dad) but the biggest gift Grandpa always gave us was to tell us bedtime stories of the “olden days”.

Grandpa’s stories usually involved exciting stuff like runaway teams of horses, shooting at wolves, or somebody getting body parts torn off. His tales were filled with gestures and sound effects. He really had a way of bringing them to life. And he listened when a kid told him a story. He made you feel your stories were important.

From Mom and Dad I got music. My Dad and my other Grandpa were both musicians. Grandpa Hubele (of whom I knew very little) was a very good organ player. My dad played fiddle in his early years, touring around southern Alberta with a country dance band. He and Mom would, very occasionally, play duets on fiddle and piano when we were little kids.

I can remember waiting til my parents went out. Since I was the oldest, I often babysat my brothers and sisters. I would sneak into Dad’s fiddle case to take out the fiddle and play it. Except I was always trying to make it sound like a guitar, and I played it like one.

We moved back and forth across the country, from Ontario to Alberta and back many times as I grew up. Dad kept trading up for jobs, and I was in a new school almost every year. I became a loner and a rebel. I turned to humor to make up for my small size. I’d find the biggest kid in class, figure out how to make him laugh, and I didn’t have to worry about the rest of the bullies. It pays to have friends in high places.

I believe I had an undiagnosed hearing problem caused by a trauma (now confirmed as a severe hearing loss). I never could quite understand the lyrics on the radio which was always on in our house, so I made up my own.

My earliest memories were of crossing the big empty fields which made up the neighborhoods of my youth, singing at the top of my lungs and making up words as I went along. My mom says she could pick me out of the flocks of kids coming home from school. I’d be waving my arms and singing to myself as I walked across the prairie.

I started writing songs in a serious way when I was 21 years old. A friend, who had been showing me how to play guitar, and I went out to live on the beach on Vancouver Island at Pacific Rim Park. I was picking away when a simple line kept repeating itself in my head. I wrote it down, and in ten minutes I had a song. It seemed to open flood gates, and for the next 2 or 3 years I wrote a song or two a week. I average about a song a month now. But, they are better songs.

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To write successfully, I usually have to be alone, have all my chores done and time on my hands. Words and melody most often develop at the same time. It takes from 10 minutes to 1 hour to write a song. It takes me two weeks to learn it. I like to wrap a song around a good story line. They always come from my own experiences.

I was fascinated with the blues from the get-go. I came in through the back door. J.J. Cale, then Hot Tuna. Then B.B. King, Freddy King, and Muddy Waters.

When I heard Bonnie Raitt play slide guitar, I was gone. I had to learn how to do that. I followed her trail back to Mississippi Fred McDowell. “You want rock, you gonna have to put me in a rockin’ chair. I plays the straight and natural blues.”

I also paid attention to the songwriters, my favorites being Paul Simon, Harry Nillson, Willie Dixon, and Tom Waits.

My interest in jazz developed through my association with other musicians like Calgary’s late Chuck Tracy, a gruff, funny, kind of crazy lounge musician. He introduced me to Tom Waits, Mose Allison, and Fats Waller amongst others.

As well, it became a habit to listen to the great Alberta radio station CKUA on Saturdays. Bill Coull’s Jazz Show was a fifteen year course in ‘Everything You Should Know About Jazz’.

I also have a life-long addiction to comedy movies and comic books. One of my Dad’s jobs was as a projectionist in a small town. Once a week on Saturday night the local community hall was turned into a theatre. I was very young (3 years til 7 years old) but those old black and white 16mm movies of the Marx Bros, Chaplin, and W.C. Fields remain deep in my psyche.

I think this was a great influence on my writing. Most of my songs have a little humor and a strange twist to them.

I have worked as a laborer and heavy equipment operator and truck driver since leaving the University of Calgary after 4 years of unrelated courses and wandering interests. Previous to that, I had worked at the CPR as a ticket clerk. I began working at age 14 at the steel mill where my father worked. I did not graduate from high school.

I have written songs for 32 years. Recording began for me in 1978 with the Acme Sausage Company with Holger Petersen broadcast on CKUA. Since then, I have been on countless radio and tv programs. I have recorded 6 albums of original material, and I just finished recording my demo for the 7th, and most exciting, CD - ‘Down In Davis Bay’.

•  Somewhere down the midnight cafe

Jeff started his musical ambitions in Edmonton, AB, playing bass, guitar and keyboards in two very well known bands: OFFICE and VOICE before starting his own project called The SAVAGE NURSES with members of VOICE and another well known band: DARKROOM. Seeking something new, Jeff and his drummer Sherri Leigh were asked to relocate to Vancouver to become the rhythm section for then unknown SARAH McLACHLAN. Jeff wrote and performed on SARAH's debut album TOUCH on NETTWERK RECORDS in 1988. After two years of touring and production of SARAH's second album, things did not work out as planned and Jeff left to pursue other desires. Jeff was recently recruited to play bass for the rocking sounds of SOL 3. Check 'em out here on Project Opus. UBERBELLY is a project that has been 5 years in the making, culminating in an eclectic mix of pop and rock music that is constantly evolving. Enjoy!
And if you'd like to check out the darker side of my electronic and ambient music take a listen to 13th Pillar

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DAPPADON is an up-and-coming Hip Hop/R&B/Dance music producer with serious skills.

DAPPA'S musical journey started early in life with the piano. After graduating High School he made the decision to further his studies in Audio Engineering and Contemporary Jazz Music. Through this education he developed the necessary skills which later evolved into the high art of music production.

DAPPADON enjoyed the close tutelage of the renowned Singer/Composer/Producer BOBBY TAYLOR, who was a driving force behind the success of Michael Jackson, The Jackson 5 and countless other R&B pioneers. With Bobby's guidence, Dappa continued to temper his skills towards becoming a consummate Composer/Songwriter/Producer/Artist.

DAPPA'S Past & Current credentials include a Remix project for The Rap group BRAND NUBIAN. He has done remixes for Universal Recording Artist CARLOS MORGAN, GHETTO CONCEPT, Laface Recording Artist SHANICE WILSON, and TLC.

DAPPADON is currently working on music projects with several very talented up and coming Rap Artist & Singers under his own umbrella production company, as well as putting together a compilation album to showcase all of the existing talent he is working with.

DAPPADON is also available for hire as a producer as well as liscencing his music/beat catalog!! If you wish to contact DappaDon in regards to any business you can email him at:

BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR THIS RISING STAR IN THE INDUSTRY!

•  Girl got some pipes...
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A songwriter named “cook”….

Ever present and silent, cook, has been witness to that which makes our world alive.
He is simply put….aware.
His love of music and art has brought both beauty and rot to his life, but he has embraced it all. A shy, slightly introverted child, cook wanted nothing more than to laugh and please others. This has not changed in him. He has only discovered how to use music as a way of showing how the moment appears to him.

“We’ve forgotten how we fit into this world like the animals we ALL are. Instincts have been surrendered for ‘social standards’ and ‘public opinion’. People are scrutinized for being deemed selfish while others praised for having attitude. Some will swear how independent they are just to fit-in. Answer me this….do we wear the labels on our clothes, or do they wear us?”

“Listen to your gut. Act on a dream or a passion. Dare to let yourself be truly happy. Relish in the moments alone, by yourself. Count your friends and forget about your enemies. Read. Laugh….and laugh some more. “

All of cook’s music is written from personal experiences and profound moments in his life. Presented in a way that, hopefully, you can relate to your own.

So turn off the phone…
Open a beer…
Have a listen….
Reflect on your good times….
Smile….

…..cook

We're changing the band name. We will tell everyone what it is at the next show.

stay tuned.....

•  Shreddin' as usual :)
•  It's good shit.
•  Classic metal
•  ROCK!

Trike is a duo, comprising of Stephen Taylor and Xania Keane. Stephen plays keyboard, digital guitar, trombone and sings. Xania plays fiddle, glockenspiel, keyboard, sings, dances (Irish/Quebecois style) and raps.

Trike's style is Synth-pop, New Wave, with various other elements. They are audience-interactive, teaching people dance moves they make up. Their songs are catchy pop songs, high energy and dancey. Onstage, there is a great deal of theatricality and performance.

Their influences are: Pulp, The Cure, Talking Heads, Devo, The Cars, Belle and Sebastian, old Public Enemy, Magnetic Fields and Joy Division.

There is a lot of humour in the music, and the songs are pretty bouncy/happy, although there are also a lot of bittersweet emotions in the lyrics.

Addicted to performing, Trike has played almost forty shows since the beginning of September in Vancouver and Victoria, BC, Canada.

Trike also won $20,000 on "The Gong Show" (a contest which was on radio and television) with their instructive-dance song, The Trikey, which enabled them to go on tour to Europe in the Spring of 2008.

Their album, "The New Album" was number six on the charts of Kootenay Coop radio for three months.

Well I started writing songs when I broke my arm in grade 6 and have not stopped since. I have performed when I was in school and have written many songs.

•  kinda reminds me of the...
•  eighties to the max
•  When the lights go down...
• Niiiiiice
•  OMFG

"Always move forward!" That's Am dBang's mantra. After studying philosophy, eastern religions and finally discovering the power of nature, this producer/dj, has discovered the importance and elegance that the properties of sound embody. "The frequencies that surround us and move us are truly the building blocks of flow that form our next steps in evolution." Am has spent years enjoying the club scenes in Vancouver, Halifax, Toronto, Spain and most recently Miami. "When my perception got keener and I could feel the diverse ideas that electronic music offered I was hooked. That was in 2002. I got my first turntables and that's when my life became filled with purpose. Curiosity led me to producing tracks and then the djing part made more sense. The elements became my friends and the focus got stronger."

Am's focus right now is on the funky side of techno. "I love all the glitchy, metallic sounds that programs like Reason 4 have to offer. Adding a little soul to the machine sounds is almost like creating new sci-fi life forms. It's so satisfying." Each new experience helps move us forward and that's what Am dBang is here to do. To listen, learn and share.

we are a band from long island new york. our genre we play in depends on the song we play it makes for varity but it is hard to put us in a catagory or genre. we play a lot of folk country and the blues. we also play rock and/or roll we also can play ballads. we were formed in september of 2006 after the break up of deisel which luke and the westbury kid played in previous to W.D.

Lightswitch is a group of 4 brothers, making up a highly professional youth oriented Christian alternative rock band, bringing energy to the stage without compromising their music and bringing a positive message to today's youth, playing for thousands of people each year through out the USA at Festivals, Colleges, Youth groups, Public and Private schools, Rallies, Church events, Conferences, and many other special events, Through out the Midwest and beyond. Some of the bands LightSwitch has opened for are: Sanctus Real, The Afters, Steller Kart, Todd Agnew, Rush of Fools, Mainstay, etc.

Lightswitch is also known for their hit Song "WE ARE STRONG"

Why we do what we do,
Our desire to see people realize that God loves them and has a plan for them and to encourage them to live an uncompromised life for Him while living in a very compromised world. Our mission is to encourage this generation in their walk with God.

Lightswitch is now on iTunes!

What a wild ride for a band to have. It started back in the summer of '06 while Jeff and Greg were working at a summer camp together. Jeff mentioned how he was going to go write a song after work, and Greg said something along the lines of how they should start recording.

Well... they did.

Picking up the guitar and piano, both of them sat down and banged out two songs. The recording, however, was a little more tedious than the writing. However, almost every weekend that summer, Jeff and Greg got together and recorded a bunch of music. Also at that time, Jeff started writing with their mutual friend, Tina. The three of them never actually met during the summer for any recording, but between the three of them put out over twelve songs. They picked up the name of Uneven Ground, a play on words from one of the songs Jeff had lyrics for, but no music.

In October of '06, Tina had an aneurysm. Writing went on the back-burner as they all focused on Tina and her recovery. It was during this time that Greg stated that the name "Uneven Ground" would not come back until Tina came back to sing with the band.

Because of the distance between Jeff and Greg, they went to school on opposite ends of the state, Jeff started writing a lot on his own. He picked up the name of "Nightside," a play on words from his college radio station.

Currently, Greg is in Russia, and Jeff is at school, using weekends to blast out a CD. Tina is recovering very well, and seems to be on the fast track to coming back to sing with the group.

'Soulful. Unique. Amazing.'

This is how listeners describe Heidi McCurdy’s voice.

'Sultry jazz-pop with groove and an attitude.'

This is how they describe her songs.

With hip rhythms, thick harmonies, clever lyrics and an eclectic array of influences (soul, jazz, world) Heidi’s music enchants listeners, and compels them to sing along. Her song Fickle Mind won first place in the Write On ’97 songwriting contest. In May 2004, her song Placebo earned Honorable Mention with international Song of the Year. She has won numerous awards on Garageband.com including Best Female Vocals and Track of the Day.

In the early ‘90’s, Heidi co-founded the world/funk band Yellow Belly, which released an independent CD, completed two cross-Canada tours, and had several songs top the charts on MP3.com and college radio. Yellow Belly shared stages with The Bare Naked Ladies, Papa Wemba, Steele Pulse, and 54-40.

Following that project, Heidi created her own ensemble of top musicians, and has been performing funky originals, jazz standards and neo-soul favourites ever since. She has also been a featured vocalist with the Alexander Browne Orchestra and Johnny Ferreira and the Swing Machine, and a guest with Brickhouse, Soul Stream, Jason Mitchell and Kia Kadiri. She has performed in Europe, the U.S.A., and Canada, including the Vancouver International Jazz Festival in 2005.

Audiences love Heidi for her unpretentious persona and soulful performance, her winning blend of natural talent and professional skill. Listeners everywhere are instantly transformed into long-term and loyal fans.

•  One of the best
•  Where has this girl been...
•  Poppitty pop
•  pick it up and move...
• Great Song!

Playing the compositions of Cam May, Sandy Barron, and Lara White, Remote Kid is a seven piece pop-rock band based in Calgary. An enjoyment of carefully controlled noise, vocal harmonies, and difficult arrangements is their hallmark.

•  They're back!
•  Another great one from Remote...
•  Really great stuff!

With life spinning out of control on tour in the UK as "The Ryecatchers," Danny and Mark decided it was time for a change… Returning to Vancouver, Danny bumped into an old flame, Shannon, and after a few drinks she decided she would rather be in a band than a relationship with him. Danny reluctantly agreed, phoned Mark, and formed Danny Echo in the fall of 2005! Since then the Vancouver music scene has embraced the incredible vibe of Danny Echos’ rock and rollio presence. “Half the audience knows the words better than I do,” Danny said at a recent Railway club show. And even if they don’t know the songs, audiences still get into the energy and sounds of Danny Echo. With influences drawing from the greats like The Rolling Stones, The Who, The Beatles, Radiohead, Oasis, and U2, Danny Echo reverberates with all that is melodic, all that is catchy, and all that is rock and roll. As Mark observed, "it's all that it should be, damn it!! In between rockin' out around Western Canada and playing around Vancouver, a 5 song EP has been recorded and is now available for download at dannyecho.com. The full length album is currently being written and arranged, and will be out in time for Christmas - but only if you behave yourselves, you spoiled little brats!

POTION 13, Independent band from Montreal, Quebec.

So much is happening, visit our official website at www.potion13.org to be up to date with all the action!

The band is: Danielle Langlois (vocals), Brian Harps (guitar).

Potion 13 started in the year 2002.. Our first album "Porte-bonheur" (lucky charm) came out in november 2002. It was recorded at Media Musique studio in Montreal. Since then:
65 appearences on TV of our show (recorded nov. 2005) at the Metropolis.

More than 250 radio shows have played our songs. More than 300 websites host an artist page for our band, more than 350 host our MP3, so many have a link towards potion13.org, all that leaded to over 1,000,000 downloads of our mp3, all over the net, all over the globe.

Our songs were on more than 100 charts grabbing first position on many of them.

2 interviews on radio, one on Radio-Canada and one on CISM.

An interview for UrbaniaTV on TV5 World, One on Bande a part tv. Our music was featured on BikerTV season 3.

We made the front page of Revue On roule, Les Nouvelles de l'Est and Journal de Rosemont.. More than 11 interviews (news papers, zines...) more than 15 supers reviews of our album Porte-bonheur that is distributed in Germany and also available in many Montreal stores like FreesonRock and on the net.

26 shows, one with the Gala BoxeRock, in the sold-out Metropolis, one at the Molson Park, where, 5,000 people were "quebecoitiser" celebrating the Fete nationale de la St-Jean, The Freedom party, ...These shows attracted thousand of people. That made possible 4 supers nice reviews of our shows, one on Quebecpop.com.

Thanks to all of you that helped us, from near or from far, in the rising of Potion 13. We, sincerely, appreciate it!!!

VERSION FRANCAISE (Sans accents...)

POTION 13, groupe independant de rock lourd quebecois!!!

Le groupe est compose de Danielle Langlois (voix), Brian Harps (guitare).

Le groupe commence en 2002. En Novembre 2002 arrive la sortie de l'album Porte-bonheur, enregistre au studio Media Musique a Montreal. Depuis:

Plus de 65 apparitions a la television du spectacle (enregistre en nov.2005) au Metropolis sur Canal Vox.

Plus de 250 emissions de radio ont joue nos chansons. Plus de 300 sites internet affichent une page d'artiste pour Potion 13, plus de 350 hebergent nos MP3, une multitude affichent un lien vers potion13.org..., ce qui a decoule a plus de 1,000,000 de telechargements de nos mp3, un peu partout sur la planete.

Les chansons de Potion 13 sont apparues sur plus de 100 palmares atteignant la position #1 sur plusieurs d'entre eux.

Une entrevue tele avec UrbaniaTV diffusee surTV5 Monde (sept.2007), une avec Bande a PartTV. On peut entendre notre musique dans la saison-3 de BikerTV.

2 entrevues radio, une a Radio-Canada et une a CISM.

Le groupe a fait la une de la revue On roule, de Les Nouvelles de l Est et du Journal de Rosemont.. Plus de 11 entrevues (journaux, zines...) et plus de 15 supers belles critiques de l' album Porte-bonheur qui est distribue en Allemagne et aussi disponible a Montreal dans plusieurs magasins dont FreesonRock et sur le net.

26 spectacles, dont un dans le cadre du Gala BoxeRock, dans la salle comble du Metropolis, un, au Parc Molson ou 5,000 personnes furent quebecoitisees dans le cadre de la Fete nationale de la St-Jean, Le Freedom party,...Ces spectacles ont attire des millier de personnes, au grand plaisir de tous! Ce qui a aussi permis 4 supers bonnes critiques de nos spectacles, dont une sur Quebecpop.com.

Restez branche et partagez l'ascension notre groupe de rock lourd francophone independant sur la scene internationale!

Potion 13 est un groupe professionnel et energique avec des accessoires et un visuel unique! Leur but premier, offrir aux spectateurs une soiree des plus memorables!

Potion 13...boisson ideale pour une soiree ensorcellante!!!

Envoutement guarantie

Un gros merci a tous ceux qui nous ont aide, de pres ou de loin, dans l'ascension de notre groupe, nous apprecions beaucoup!!!

Learn it by Heart is a fresh new sound developed by spunky singer/songwriter Cara Cortese. Being the sole member of the band Cara has spent countless hours working towards perfecting her talent. Though the band is still in its beginning stages, with the help of ACOSM Records the production of Learn it by Heart’s debut CD is underway.

Cara spent her childhood moving around with her family, living in England, Singapore and of course her home country Canada. Since her parents now live in Australia, Cara lives in the beautiful city of Toronto with her twin sister.

While growing up, Cara was always a musician. As a child she was always the first to begin singing along with the radio, and certainly made sure she could be heard over her two sisters. When she finally got bored of not having all the attention on long car rides, Cara began singing harmonies, which began the next level of her musical interest. Finally, after many years of bothering her parents, at the age of 14 Cara received her first guitar. Her family anticipated that this would just be another phase that Cara went through, but to everyone’s surprise she spent many hours locked in her room teaching herself how to play the instrument. But in true Cara style, she never liked to take things slowly, before she had even mastered how to play more than four chords, she wrote her first song.

After finishing high school, Cara knew that her parents wanted her to have a post secondary education so she ventured off to Wilfred Laurier University to study Honours Arts. However, Cara spent most of her time in her dorm room writing new songs and experimenting with home recording. To gain experience in performing, Cara played at open mike shows and spent a lot of time in Toronto searching for any opportunity she could get.

While Cara is currently studying English at Ryerson University she balances the work load of school and music with pure determination. Though Learn it by Heart is still a green project, Cara’s hard work and continued song writing should make for a well-rounded debut CD.

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•  This song is addictive
•  Folky with a dash of...

I was born in Weirton, WV (that's right, I'm a country boy) but I spent a good portion of my life everywhere else. The first three years are an unknown blur of moving, as my father was in the Marine Corp. The furthest back memory I can remember is in North Carolina. Spending twelve years of my life in NC, I grew up with a slight southern influence; but because of living right near a military base, the influences of my life are quite varying. I grew up with a relatively normal life, though often being the "weird" kid of the class, I found myself without friends until my later elementary years. Because of the solitude, I spent a good amount of my time writing, starting with poetry. Moving on to stories later on, and then finally to songs.

Song writing did not begin until a year before the faithful move that has done well to change the course of my life. With a slight depression following my mind after the move from my long time home of Jacksonville, NC to Bridgeport, WV; I was forcing myself away from people. It was an experience that will stay with me as long as I will live. Being a major influence in song-writing to this day, I often find myself going back to recluse, despite all of the wonderful friends I have made.

Now, at the age of 18, I find myself simply trying to live the life of a musician; while juggling the idea of remaining a high-school student. I am simply hoping to make a life of music, though not attempting to make some amazing impact on the world. With all of my life's experiences in mind, I pray that I'll soon find that sound that I've been searching for, for over three years now.

Influenced by R&B artists such as Mariah Carey, Tamia, and Aretha Franklin, Alex got her start in music by singing as much as humanly possible, starting at the age of three. At eight years old, she began keeping journals of song lyrics that she had written, and at fifteen, she learned how to mix and record her own music. Now 22, her music style has evolved considerably - she writes the lyrics to all of her own songs, and produces the majority of the music as well.