New Fredericton-Based Eletro Producer is Building Music to Last

In the world of electronic music, there has got to be more sub-genres than in any other scene. Two polar opposites of those sub-genres might be IDM or Intelligent Dance Music and Electro-Pop or Club, although if you were to speak with Nick Fowler of Fredericton, New Brunswick, I think he’d argue for the two [...]

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Posted in Artist Spotlight, Interviews on Jul 19th, 2010, 3:55 pm by Aaron  1 comment   

Deconstructing Singer/Songwriter Andrea Ramolo Pt. 2

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My initial impression of Andrea Ramolo, when I met her, can be summed up into two words: “Bold” and “Outdoorsy”. Why? When I approached her, she spoke to me as if she already knew me, like an old friend, like no introduction was necessary. The outdoorsy part, well her attire screamed indie folk songstress [...]

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Posted in Artist Spotlight, Feature, Interviews, Tour on May 10th, 2010, 10:39 am by Jason Chu     

Deconstructing Singer/Songwriter Andrea Ramolo

Singer/songwriter’s are usually well respected for their finely crafted songs and lyrical poetry, yet many times they are plain hard to understand and relate to. Enter Andrea Ramolo, the Toronto based indie artist, who is currently on a 90+ show tour which will take her and bandmate Jason Skiendziel all across Canada. Her musical path [...]

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Posted in Artist Spotlight, Feature, Interviews, Tour on May 3rd, 2010, 6:58 pm by Jason Chu  1 comment   

Artist Spotlight: Said the Whale

Said the Whale is a relatively new band, having been formed in 2007. The group was founded by singer/songwriters Tyler Bancroft and Ben Worcester and, after a few lineup changes, now includes
Peter Carruthers on bass, drummer Spencer Schoening, and on keys, Jaycelyn Brown. They have quickly made a place for themselves within the Canadian indie [...]

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