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Scenic Route to Alaska
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Growing up together in Edmonton, AB, Trevor Mann (lead vocals and guitar), Murray Wood (bass) and Shea Connor (drums and vocals),
have been friends for as long as they can remember. Each member began
learning their respective instruments around the age of 13 and soon
after formed a band and began practicing together. Initially, the band
played R&B and rock and roll covers for hall shows and weddings.
They became a kind of session band, backing up local artists of varying
genres and accumulated the valuable performance experience that made
them stand out as a mature young group. After several years of this and
having performed at nearly every venue in Edmonton, the trio created
Scenic Route to Alaska in the summer of 2010.
With new
direction and inspiration, Scenic Route to Alaska quickly developed
their indie-folk rock sound as the trio shaped Mann’s new material into a
unified concept. The band worked toward writing and recording their
first EP in the Fall of 2010. Mann and Connor traveled to Montreal to
meet with Wood who was attending McGill University for jazz double bass
performance. They booked three overnight recording sessions with masters
students at McGill, which resulted in three of the six songs off their
first EP. The remaining three songs were recorded at Norwood Studios
with James Murdoch and Chris Wynters (Captain Tractor) back in Edmonton
when Wood came home for the summer. In 2011, the band toured throughout
Alberta and British Columbia and released their debut self-titled EP
before playing the Canmore and Edmonton Folk Music Festivals.
With Wood completing his degree in Montreal, Mann and Connor continued
to play as a duo, remaining increasingly active. They toured to Toronto
for Canadian Music Week, returned to McGill to record their first full
length album (All These Years), became Edmonton’s Sonic 102.9 Band of
the Month for February, in 2012. After releasing their first full-length
album, All These Years in June of 2012, they began playing festivals
and showcases, touring from Vancouver to Halifax to extensively promote
the release. The Album was nominated for three Edmonton Music Awards.
Shortly after, they began the pre-production for their next album in
August of 2013.
Their sophomore album Warrington, recorded by
Brad Smith and produced by Jay Sparrow in Edmonton, builds on their
distinctive “prairie-indie” sound, and captures the positive energy that
the trio brings to their live performance. It’s also the first album
recorded after being reunited in their hometown. Inspired by lead singer
Trevor Mann’s English war bride grandmother, Dorothy, this deceptively
cheery indie-folk album puts an optimistic spin on dealing with love and
loss. Since the release, they have been nominated for Pop Recording of
the Year at the Western Canadian Music Awards, made top 12 for the
Alberta Peak Performance Project and have been on radio charts
throughout North America. Furthermore, the band received the Cruz FM
Emerging Artist award at the 2014 Edmonton Folk Music Festival.
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