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2003 FESTIVAL ARTISTS BIO / SHOWCASE INFORMATION
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Oddities (Toronto ON)
Oddities is a collective of artists who combine
performance, production, emceeing, DJing, break-dancing
and graffiti with the intention of presenting
a comprehensive entertainment experience. Think:
Swollen Members, Sweatshop Union. www.oddlyenough.com
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 The Red Square
11:15
Looking for: Publishing Deal; Securing a Booking
Agent; Legal Representation
Contact: Ryan Styles, ryrystyles@hotmail.com,
416-367-0843
Oeuf Korreckt
A latecomer to the scene, Frédérick
Blouin first creates his music for himself and
his friends. From this complex and rebarbative
tool, he composes an astonishing quantity of little
melodic gems of increasing finesse. Starting from
1995, he begins to sign them Oeuf Korreckt.
2003 Indie Awards Nominee
Listen
to "Get Binary"
Off The International Radar (Toronto ON)
Off The International Radar create electronica-based
sound collages that are inspired and artistic.
If you rave to: Kraftwork, Aphex Twin. www.offtheinternationalradar.com
Festival Showcase: Sat Mar 1 The Red Square 1:00
Looking for: Label Representation (Canada/International);
Publishing Deal; Securing Distribution (Canada/International)
Contact: Don Kennedy, o_i_r@hotmail.com,
416-603-3031
Off
The Mark (London ON)
Off The Mark perform high-energy pop-punk music
that has driving guitar riffs, pounding drums
and melodic vocal harmonies. If you listen to:
NOFX, Rancid. www.offthemark.net
Festival Showcase: Fri Feb 28 Sneaky Deeís 9:00
Contact: Rob McCowan, fuzzbinrec@hotmail.com,
519-659-7986
Offsides
(Laval PQ)
Formed in 2000, Offsides make underground commercial
hip hop that blend smart lyrics with epic beats
resulting in banging party anthems. www.odoublef.com
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 The Red Square
12:00
Looking for: Label representation (Canada/North
America/worldwide); Distribution we are from Canada
but all of North America would be good; Securing
a booking agent
Contact: Marc Corrigan, odoublef@hotmail.com,
514-774-9881
One 900
Known for an intense live show, One 900 delivers
crisp melodies blended with fat grooves. Their
exciting performance comes from both experience,
and dedication, and they establish an instant
rapport with the crowd. With many shows behind
them, and three years of writing, the songs have
evolved into a solid set with showmanship, dynamics,
and consistency all coming to the forefront.
2003 Indie Awards Nominee
Contact: JD Ekstrom, theone900@hotmail.com, 403-807-3210,
www.one900band.com
Listen
to "All Over You"
One
Ton
No two songs on One Ton’s major
label debut, Abnormal Pleasures, can best describe
what this band is about. It is like the old saying
“the whole is greater than the sum of its
parts.” So to is it true of the band members
themselves. Their songs represent an exciting
new sound that is at the same time a tropical
paradise, a movie filmed in Cinemascope and an
endless night of clubbing.
2003 CRMA Nominee
Listen
to "Supersexworld"
Opinion (Toronto ON)
Opinion is a new hip hop R&B group consisting
of Jason Simmons, PHATT al and Peter Natale, whose
music is filled with insight, politics, life issues
and a whole lot of OPINION.
Festival Showcase: Fri Feb 28 Savanah Lounge 11:30
Orchard Hill (Hamilton ON)
Orchard Hill creates a stunningly melancholic
brand of DIY atmospherics and intricately layered
guitars, resulting in a special minimalist opus.
If you listen to: Red House Painters, Codeine.
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 Sneaky Deeís 9:00
Looking for: Label Representation (Canada); Management
Representation; Securing Distribution (Canada)
Contact: Brad Isaacs, bisaacs@cogeco.ca,
905-529-9709
The Organ (Vancouver BC)
Centered on the warm and melancholic tones of
a Hammond organ, The Organ's music is hauntingly
80s-new-wave-enriched. If you rave to: The Smiths,
Joy Division. www.theorgan.ca
Festival Showcase: Sat Mar 1 Horseshoe 10:00
Looking for: Label Representation (USA); Management
Representation
Contact: Shelby Stocks, writetheorgan@hotmail.com,
604-879-8344
Osgoode
(Toronto ON)
Osgoode make alternative rock-based, electronica-laced
trip hop which has an atmospheric and cinematic
feel.
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 Clintonís 9:00
Looking for: Label Representation (Overseas or
US, then Canada); Publishing Deal; Securing a
Booking Agent (Overseas, US, Canada)
Contact: Mark C. Allingham, management@spleener.com,
416-534-0426
Outrageous Cherry (Detroit MI)
Outrageous Cherry emerged from the Detroit underground
in 1992. Their newest record "The Book Of
Special Projections" melds spaced-out rocking,
bubblegum ballads and extra-terrestrial acid folk.
If you listen to: Elevator, Electric Prunes. www.rainbowquartz.com
Festival Showcase: Sat Mar 1 Rancho Relaxo 1:00
Contact: Matt Smallwood, Rainbow Quartz,
rainbowquartz@rogers.com, 416-223-8756
Paper
Moon (Winnipeg MB)
Paper Moon is a new-wave-influenced pop band willing
to rock with sugar melodies, fine guitar textures
and smart lyrics. Think: The Sundays, Sarge. www.papermoon.ca
Festival Showcase: Sat Mar 1 Silver Dollar 11:00
Looking for: A publicist, in either Canada or
the States; A booking agent - in either territory;
U.S. distribution
Contact: Bob Somers, bob@papermoon.ca,
204-475-8669
The
Parkas (Guelph ON)
The Parkas play pop rock music that draws its
influences from British Invasion records of the
60s. If you listen to: The Small Faces, CCR. www.theparkas.com
Festival Showcase: Sat Mar 1 Silver Dollar 9:00
Contact: Greg Rhyno, parkamail@yahoo.ca,
519-837-9874
Pat
DiNizio (Scotch Plains NJ)
Lead vocalist, songwriter and guitarist for The
Smithereens, Pat has had a hugely successful rock
íní roll career full of gold and platinum records
and hit singles that has spanned over 20 years.
www.patdinizio.com
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 Cameron 11:00
The Planet Smashers (Montreal PQ)
They have been providing the ideal party
atmosphere since 1994. Formed in Montreal, Canada,
the Smashers’ infectious poppy melodies,
rippin’ horn licks, and energetic stage
shows quickly established themselves as the city’s
‘kings of ska’.
2003 Indie Awards Nominee
Contact: Nina Sudra, Union Label Group, nina@unionlabelgroup.com,
514-282-7605, www.unionlabelgroup.com/stomp/planetsmashers/index.html
Listen
to "Fabricated"
Plastic
Bag (Toronto ON)
Plastic Bag plays unabashedly, high-energy rock-and-roll
that has garnered them a growing and loyal following.
If you are into: Bionic, Blurtonia. www.plastic-bag.net
Festival Showcase: Fri Feb 28 B-Side 12:00
Contact: Dylan Parker, jdparker@plastic-bag.net,
416-464-8440
Precious
Little (Toronto ON)
Precious Little make pop rock music that has alt-country
leanings, with infectious melodies and toe-tapping
grooves. Think: The Mekons, The Velvet Underground.
www.preciouslittle.ca
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 Sneaky Deeís 1:00
Contact: Ledra Newman, preciouslittle@sympatico.ca,
416-603-0221
ProCon (Toronto ON)
Formed in 1999, ProCon display their fascination
with technology and love of sound combining elements
of New Wave, Ital-Disco and hip hop to make aggressive
and elegant music that you can dance to. If you
listen to: Kraftwerk, Moroder.
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 Holy Joeís 11:00
Contact: Tim Kowalski, thehelens@hotmail.com,
416-928-9574
PSQ
Funk (Toronto ON)
PSQ Funk has as its distinguishing voices a tenor
saxophone and a Hammond B3, creating high-energy
instrumental grooves inspired by old-school funk
and soul jazz. www.potesmote.ca/psq
Festival Showcase: Thurs Feb 27 Silver Dollar
1:00
Looking for: Label Representation; Securing a
Booking Agent; Securing Distribution
Contact: Peter M. Smith,
peter@potesmote.ca, 416-785-8609
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