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List Of Musicians From British Columbia
This is a list of musicians from British Columbia. A * Jeff Abel * Tommy Alto * Carolyn Arends B * Ashleigh Ball * Dan Bejar * Doug Bennett (musician), Doug Bennett * Barney Bentall * Art Bergmann * Geoff Berner * Kim Bingham * Grimes (musician), Claire Boucher * Dean Brody * Chad Brownlee * Michael Bublé * Louise Burns C * Kathryn Calder * Downlink , Sean Casavant * Torquil Campbell * Warren Cann * Michelle Creber * Allison Crowe D * Mac DeMarco F * Stephen Fearing * Jon-Rae Fletcher * Roy Forbes * Frazey Ford * David Foster * Nelly Furtado G * Hannah Georgas * Jody Glenham * Matthew Good * Grimes H * Tim Hecker * Bill Henderson (Canadian singer), Bill Henderson * Veda Hille * Jacob Hoggard * The Grapes of Wrath (band), Chris Hooper * Tom Hooper (musician), Tom Hooper * Paul Hyde * Joshua Hyslop J * Ingrid Jensen * Carly Rae Jepsen * Vincent Jones (musician), Vincent Jones K * Kevin Kane (musician), Kevin Kane * Joe Keithley, Joey "Shithead" Keithley * Geoffrey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Bands From British Columbia
The following is a list of bands from British Columbia. By city Abbotsford * Hedley *You Say Party Burnaby * The Skulls Chilliwack *The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets *Mystery Machine *Pardon My Striptease *These Kids Wear Crowns Coquitlam * Clumsy Lovers *Matthew Good Band * Ten Ways Cranbrook *Lillix Delta * 54-40 * The Higgins *Theory of a Deadman Kelowna *Bend Sinister * Cry of the Afflicted * Empyria *Ginger *The Grapes of Wrath * Ladyhawk * Secret and Whisper * Stutterfly *We Are the City *Yukon Blonde Langley *Fake Shark - Real Zombie! * Gob Maple Ridge * Stabilo Mission *Faber Drive New Westminster *The Devin Townsend Band North Vancouver * D.b.s. *Spirit of the West *Soul Decision Richmond *In Medias Res Surrey *Good for Grapes Vancouver * 3 Inches of Blood * Archspire * Art of Dying * The Awkward Stage *Baptists *The Be Good Tanyas * Bear Mountain *The Belle Game *Big John Bates * Bison B.C. *The Black Halos * Black Mountain *Blasphemy * Blue Monday *The Bl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downlink
In a telecommunications network, a link is a communication channel that connects two or more devices for the purpose of data transmission. The link may be a dedicated physical link or a virtual circuit that uses one or more physical links or shares a physical link with other telecommunications links. A telecommunications link is generally based on one of several types of information transmission paths such as those provided by communication satellites, terrestrial radio communications infrastructure and computer networks to connect two or more points. The term ''link'' is widely used in computer networking to refer to the communications facilities that connect nodes of a network. Sometimes the communications facilities that provide the communication channel that constitutes a link are also included in the definition of ''link''. Types Point-to-point A point-to-point link is a dedicated link that connects exactly two communication facilities (e.g., two nodes of a network, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jody Glenham
Jody Glenham is a Canadian musician based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Jody is often joined by her six-piece backing band, The Dreamers. History In 2013, Glenham left her home in Vancouver, BC for California to work with producer Raymond Richards at his studio, Red Rockets Glare in Rancho Park. The 'Dreamer EP' was independently released on February 18, 2014 and featured five songs from these sessions with 'Between You And Me' as the lead single. A music video for the song 'Quick American', off the 'Dreamer' EP was filmed by Vancouver-based photographer/videographer Megan-Magdalena and starred Vancouver-based model, Cate Dunk from Detention Agency. In July 2015, Glenham and her band, known collectively as Jody Glenham and The Dreamers, released the record, 'For Frances' via indie, Vancouver-based label, Kingfisher Bluez. Glenham also plays with indie-rock, singer-songwriter, Louise Burns of Light Organ Records Light Organ Records is a Canadian independent record label, ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannah Georgas
Hannah Georgas (born 30 August 1983) is a Canadian pop/rock singer-songwriter, based in Vancouver, British Columbia. She was nominated in the categories of "Best New Artist of the Year" and "Songwriter of the Year" at the 2011 Juno Awards, and again at the 2013 Juno Awards for "Songwriter of the Year" and "Best Alternative Album". Biography Originally from Newmarket, Ontario, she played in a band with Tim Oxford of Arkells in high school before moving to Victoria, British Columbia to attend university. While in university, she recorded a number of song demos in a friend's recording studio and quickly attracted the attention of other area musicians, releasing her debut EP ''The Beat Stuff'' in 2009. The EP garnered airplay on CBC Radio 3, who later also named Georgas the winner of their 2009 Bucky Award for Best New Artist. She submitted the title track 'The Beat Stuff' into The Music BC Songbird West Singer-Songwriter Competition and won. Following a show in New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelly Furtado
Nelly Kim Furtado (; ; born December 2, 1978) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. Furtado has sold over 40 million records worldwide making her one of the most successful Canadian artists. She first gained fame with her trip hop-inspired debut album, '' Whoa, Nelly!'' (2000), which was a critical and commercial success that spawned two top-10 singles on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, "I'm Like a Bird" and " Turn Off the Light". The first of the two singles won her a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Furtado's introspective folk-heavy 2003 second album, ''Folklore'', explored her Portuguese roots. Its singles received moderate success in Europe, but the album's underperformance compared to her debut was regarded as a sophomore slump. Furtado's third album, ''Loose'' (2006), was a smash hit and became her bestselling album, with more than 10 million copies sold worldwide, also making it one of the bestselling albums of the 2000s. Considered a radical image reinv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Foster
David Walter Foster (born November 1, 1949) is a Canadian musician, composer, arranger, record producer and music executive who chaired Verve Records from 2012 to 2016. He has won 16 Grammy Awards from 47 nominations. His music career spans more than five decades, mainly beginning in the early 1970s as a keyboardist for the pop group Skylark. Early life and career Foster was born in Victoria, British Columbia, the son of Maurice "Maury" Foster, an office worker, and Eleanor May Foster (née Vantreight), a homemaker. In 1963, at the age of 13, he enrolled in the University of Washington music program.Encyclopedia.com: "Foster, David" Contemporary Musicians , 1995 , Shelton, Sonya In 1965, he auditioned to lead the band in an Edmonton nightclub owned by jazz musician |
Frazey Ford
Frazey Obadiah Ford is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actress. She was a founding member of The Be Good Tanyas. Her solo debut ''Obadiah'' was released on Nettwerk on July 20, 2010. Jenny Charlesworth of ''The Georgia Straight'' wrote that a few of the songs "swing with a mellow neo-soul beat enlivened by buttery vocals", and noted influences from rhythm and blues singers Ann Peebles, Roberta Flack, and Donny Hathaway. Ford also credits her free-spirited parents (her father was an American conscientious objector who moved to Canada), and being a mother has had a strong influence on her songwriting. ''Obadiah'' takes its name from Ford's middle name, Obadiah. When she was born, her parents asked her brothers to choose her middle name; they decided to name her after their pet cat Obadiah that had recently run away. Ford was raised in Castlegar, British Columbia. She currently resides in Vancouver. Discography *''Obadiah'' (2010) *''Indian Ocean'' (2014) *''U Kin B the Sun'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roy Forbes
Roy Charles Forbes (born February 13, 1953) is a Canadian folk music singer-songwriter, whose music bears heavy influences from classic American genres of acoustic blues and traditional country. Forbes is known for his high soulful voice and percussive guitar playing. Early life and education Forbes was born and grew up in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. He learned to play guitar at age 14,"Roy Forbes" ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', Durrell Bowman, April 9, 2013 and had the childhood nickname, "Bim". Career Forbes, calling himself "Bim," began his musical career in in 1971 after winning a "Battle of the Bands" competition in Dawson Creek. Initially, he appeared as the op ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon-Rae Fletcher
Jon-Rae Fletcher is a Canadian singer-songwriter. He has recorded both as a solo artist and with a back-up band, The River. Background Fletcher grew up in Kelowna, British Columbia, where as the son of a minister, he sang in his church's choir. Eventual musical developments included his discovery of Kurt Cobain and the formation of his own garage band.Stuart Berman, "Cover Story: Jon-Rae and the River". ''Eye Weekly'', 27 October 2005. Jon-Rae later moved and founded the original River band with a collective of Vancouver friends, but disbanded the group when he moved east. The River was reformed with like-minded Toronto musicians in 2003, and they grew into a popular cult band with an ever-expanding audience. Combining country, gospel, rock, and soul, Jon-Rae & The River created a unique blend of music, sometimes complemented by an on-stage choir. In 2006, ''Exclaim!'' labeled Fletcher "one of Toronto’s most captivating front-men, thanks to his impassioned performances and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Fearing
Stephen Fearing (born 1963) is a Canadian roots/folk singer-songwriter."Folk singer Stephen Fearing’s Between Hurricanes written in a burst" '''', February 13, 2013. In addition to his solo career, Fearing co-founded Canadian roots-rock supergroup with |
Mac DeMarco
MacBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco (born Vernor Winfield MacBriare Smith IV; April 30, 1990) is a Canadian singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer. DeMarco has released six full-length studio albums, his debut ''Rock and Roll Night Club'' (2012), '' 2'' (2012), ''Salad Days'' (2014), '' Another One'' (2015), ''This Old Dog'' (2017), and ''Here Comes the Cowboy'' (2019). His style of music has been described as "blue wave" and "slacker rock", or, by DeMarco himself, "jizz jazz". Life and career 1990–2008: Early life and education DeMarco was born in Duncan, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, and raised in Edmonton, Alberta. His great-grandfather is Vernor Smith, Alberta's former Minister of Railways and Telephones, for whom DeMarco was named, and his grandfather (also named Vernor Winfield McBriare Smith) was a judge of the Court of King's Bench of Alberta. His mother, Agnes DeMarco, later changed his name to McBriare Samuel Lanyon DeMarco, after his father left w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Crowe
Allison Louise Crowe (born November 16, 1981) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, guitarist, and pianist born in Nanaimo, British Columbia, whose home is Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador. History Crowe began performing professionally in 1996 at the age of fifteen, doing regular sets in coffee-houses and bars of Vancouver Island. Her recording debut came in 2003 with the EP '' Lisa's Song + 6 Songs'', the title track composed in memory of Crow's friend, Lisa Marie Young, the victim in a notorious missing persons case. Crowe's first full-length albums, ''Secrets'' and '' Tidings'', were released in 2004. and (''Tidings'' was originally released in EP form in 2003.) ''Allison Crowe'': '' Live at Wood Hall'', a double concert album, was released in July 2005. Of Scottish, Irish, and Manx descent, Crowe grew up surrounded by jazz, classical music, and rock. She discovered additional influences, such as Ani DiFranco, Pearl Jam, Tori Amos, and Counting Crows. On Amazon.com's do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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