The Light Division - new band from Hamilton. Last night they played held a CD release party for "Oh, So Close" in Stayner at the Missionary Church. It was great. And loud! I think they were louder than any KISS concert I've been to! I didn't think church PAs could blow that loud!
There were four bands prior to Light Division. Levi den Bok, who is a LIFE Karaoke semi- finalist, was on the bill with his band. This guy is obviously a worshipper. He loves the Lord. It's clear through his songs, his lyrics, and what he says on stage. It's refreshing to hear a young person who passionately loves Jesus and feel so comfortable about it. If Levi doesn't make it in music, my guess is he'll get into modeling. He's a good-looking guy. (Well, he is!)
Fire And Sound were next up. Three guys with a really full "wall of sound" sound, a bit like a Blink 182 or All American Rejects. When Tyler, Colin and Mickey they hit the stage, it just blew up! Tyler Chapman processed his vocals through an on-stage auto-tuner or vocoder - I'm not sure which - but his voice was compressed and phased making it, obviously pitch-perfect, but also really thick. It's a cool trick that isn't really new, since Cher started using it 1998 on "Believe". It's an effect saved for the studio but with Tyler using it live, it certainly made his vocals the hottest of the night.
Arriving late from Ottawa, after a 9-hour drive, through the rain, on a holiday weekend - gasp! - with no sound check, was Benefit Of A Doubt. These guys have done some good shows and are getting their name around thru a bit of radio play and some showcases. It was surprising, that a band of this caliber, would come so far as a support act. Nice work.
Lastly, The Light Division. My friend Shaun Gowman invited me to the show. So it was a personal mission as well as a Street Team event for LIFE 100.3. LD has a mini-cd with seven songs, two of which we play on LIFE - "Clockwork Magic" and "A Map To The End of the World". Both songs are spinning in my iPod while I'm at the gym. Unfortunately they lost a guitarist and they played their CD release party as a foursome. But still, this was exciting music. They reminded me of Anberlin both in music style and stage presence. Shaun is a monster on drums! And Brad van der Woerd is a class act behind the mic and on guitar and keyboard. He quickly mentioned his faith, enough for us to know he's a strong Christian performer and then let the music take over. I told Brad and Shaun that I found the music "exciting". Awesome night.
There were four bands prior to Light Division. Levi den Bok, who is a LIFE Karaoke semi- finalist, was on the bill with his band. This guy is obviously a worshipper. He loves the Lord. It's clear through his songs, his lyrics, and what he says on stage. It's refreshing to hear a young person who passionately loves Jesus and feel so comfortable about it. If Levi doesn't make it in music, my guess is he'll get into modeling. He's a good-looking guy. (Well, he is!)
Fire And Sound were next up. Three guys with a really full "wall of sound" sound, a bit like a Blink 182 or All American Rejects. When Tyler, Colin and Mickey they hit the stage, it just blew up! Tyler Chapman processed his vocals through an on-stage auto-tuner or vocoder - I'm not sure which - but his voice was compressed and phased making it, obviously pitch-perfect, but also really thick. It's a cool trick that isn't really new, since Cher started using it 1998 on "Believe". It's an effect saved for the studio but with Tyler using it live, it certainly made his vocals the hottest of the night.
Arriving late from Ottawa, after a 9-hour drive, through the rain, on a holiday weekend - gasp! - with no sound check, was Benefit Of A Doubt. These guys have done some good shows and are getting their name around thru a bit of radio play and some showcases. It was surprising, that a band of this caliber, would come so far as a support act. Nice work.
Lastly, The Light Division. My friend Shaun Gowman invited me to the show. So it was a personal mission as well as a Street Team event for LIFE 100.3. LD has a mini-cd with seven songs, two of which we play on LIFE - "Clockwork Magic" and "A Map To The End of the World". Both songs are spinning in my iPod while I'm at the gym. Unfortunately they lost a guitarist and they played their CD release party as a foursome. But still, this was exciting music. They reminded me of Anberlin both in music style and stage presence. Shaun is a monster on drums! And Brad van der Woerd is a class act behind the mic and on guitar and keyboard. He quickly mentioned his faith, enough for us to know he's a strong Christian performer and then let the music take over. I told Brad and Shaun that I found the music "exciting". Awesome night.
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