Hippodrome is a 11 Piece Funk/Disco/Jazz/Blues/Motown/Everything band from Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada. You name it, we play it!
Hippodrome is:
Erica Hunt-vocals
Juran Greene-vocals
Shawna Romolliwa-vocals
Sarah Marie Burger-trombone
Don Robb-trumpet
Ryan Heseltine-saxophones
Don Ponech-keyboards
Paul Holdon-bass
Adam Mason-percussion
Brad Brouwer-drums
Luke and Tess Pretty live in Edmonton, Canada where
they have been playing music together for five years. They recorded
their first CD when they were thirteen and eleven years old.
Tess, who is predominately the drummer and back-up vocalist, is 14
years old. Sometimes she switches instruments with her 16-year old
brother Luke, who is usually found behind the keyboards. In 2012 they
released a second CD - Tennyson - written and recorded by Luke.
The
Polyjesters are Canadian brothers Jason and Sheldon Valleau who hail
from Alberta and honed their musical talents in Europe playing for
everyone from street folk to the Prince of Monaco. Since then they have
been everywhere, including the Epcot Centre and sharing the stage with
The Trailer Park Boys. It’s a bumpy, twisting road they travel rife with
adventure, great stories and excellent music
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They play everything from Billie Holiday to The Beatles…from old
swing/jazz standards to alternative country. A breadth of musical
appreciation that produced their special home-grown blend called CHUNK. A
unique sound that is highly energetic, completely contagious,
unfailingly entertaining and appeals to a wide range of musical taste.
THE BAND
Jason plays upright bass, Sheldon the baritone ukulele and both sing.
The band morphs into several variations to include any combination of
fiddle, percussion and guitar.
These coveted positions are
filled by an elite group of talented musicians, including Drew Jurecka
(fiddle), Aaron Young (guitar) and Jon May (drums).
Brothers
Valleau are funny, articulate, smart, charming and above all – talented.
They are as much fun in an interview as they are on stage.
OFF STAGE
They do it all themselves: write, arrange, play, produce, press and
distribute their CD’s. They travel with a wireless money machine and go
from the stage to man their own merchandise table.
Jason and
Sheldon are first to arrive and last to leave. They are a sort of the
personification of the green room: fun, well known, fairly comfortable
and in need of a good steam cleaning. They come by this attitude
honestly having grown up in a fun, gregarious, musical family.
They are well respected amongst their Canadian peers and endeavour to
help their friends along the way. The guys know how to work the internet
and in doing so, have found various ways to showcase their own talents
and that of other independent musicians.
Jason runs a radio station out of his home in Carstairs, an internet station: http://www.kitchenradio.ca/
that features other indie artists they have met on the road, some of
whom are guest hosts. iTunes recently added Kitchen Radio as a station
preset under two categories: Eclectic and International.
Sheldon surfed his way to a distribution deal with Japan and the band is
heading there for a promo tour this spring. He also writes custom
jingles for radio morning shows and anyone else who wants one.
The Brothers Valleau own and operate a recording studio in Carstairs and
they host their annual Mountain View Music Festival, which brings
talent from all over to play Central Park …Carstairs, that is.
What don’t they do? The never leave a bad impression.
