Bryan Webb (born 1977), sometimes credited as Bry Webb, is a Canadian singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the

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band

Constantines Constantines is an indie rock band from Guelph, Ontario, Canada. History Constantines was formed in 1999 by vocalist and guitarist Bryan Webb, drummer Doug MacGregor and guitarist Paul Bright, all of whom had played together in the emo band Shou ...

History

Webb began his musical career playing in the

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band Shoulder in 1994, releasing a demo tape, a CD/LP and two 7" vinyl before breaking up in 1997. Two years after Shoulder's breakup, in 1999, Webb and two other former members of the band formed

. In 2007 he recorded a cover of

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's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" as a duet with Casey Mecija of

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for the compilation album, '' Friends in Bellwoods''. In 2009, Webb received a Genie Award nomination in the category Best Achievement in Music – Original Song for "Big Smoke", a song he wrote for the soundtrack to ''

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''. While living in

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, Webb formed the Harbourcoats and recorded an album. In 2009 Webb and his wife decided to start a family in

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. Feist heard the Harbourcoats album and invited him to duet on her album. Webb provided back-up vocals on her album ''

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'', including the first track "The Bad in Each Other". With the announced hiatus 12 August 2010 of the

, Webb embraced his new role as a newlywed and father. His debut solo album ''Provider'' was released 15 November 2011 on

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label Idée Fixe Records. The first single, "Rivers of Gold", was inspired by the Constantines' first time playing the Dawson City Music Festival in the Yukon in 2005. Webb is also the operations coordinator for

CFRU-FM CFRU-FM, airing at 93.3 on the FM dial, is a campus radio station based at the University of Guelph in Guelph, Ontario, Canada. CFRU is a volunteer-run campus and community radio station. CFRU is a member of the National Campus and Community Ra ...

, the campus radio station at the

University of Guelph , mottoeng = "to learn the reasons of realities" , established = May 8, 1964 ()As constituents: OAC: (1874) Macdonald Institute: (1903) OVC: (1922) , type = Public university , chancellor ...

. He previously served as programming coordinator at CFRU from 2010 to 2014. Webb contributed the song "Someplace I'm Supposed to Be" to the 1 March 2013 episode of ''

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Discography

Singles

Albums

References

External links

Constantines
official site at Arts & Crafts
Bryan Webb
at

CBC Radio 3 CBC Radio 3 is a Canadian digital radio station operated by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, which plays a relatively freeform mix of indie rock, indie pop, alternative hip hop, folk, country and electronic music. The service, which la ...