The Sessions were a Canadian
dance-rock
Dance-rock is a dance-infused genre of rock music. It is a post-disco genre connected with pop rock and post-punk with fewer rhythm and blues influences. It originated in the early 1980s, following the decline in popularity of both punk and disc ...
band from
Vancouver, British Columbia
Vancouver ( ) is a major city in western Canada, located in the Lower Mainland region of British Columbia. As the most populous city in the province, the 2021 Canadian census recorded 662,248 people in the city, up from 631,486 in 2016. The ...
. The band won the world's largest battle of the bands,
Emergenza, in 2006.
History
The Sessions formed in 2005. Members included bassist Tobias Jesso Jr.
["Ones to Watch in 2015: Musician Tobias Jesso Jr."]
Francois Marchand, ''Vancouver Sun'', Dec. 30, 2014 drummer Martin Kottmeier, guitarist Tristan Norton and singer Josh Helgason.
In 2006, The Sessions joined the Emergenza band competition, along with 7,631 bands from 16 countries. The band won a competition in Calgary, and then moved on to the national competition in Montreal. The Sessions won first place at the
Emergenza finals in Rothenburg, Germany.
The band recorded a six-song EP with producer
Bob Rock
Robert Jens Rock (born April 19, 1954) is a Canadian record producer, sound engineer and musician, best known for producing rock bands and music artists such as Metallica, Mötley Crüe, Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, The Tragically Hip, the Cult, ...
, entitled ''The Sessions Is Listed as In a Relationship''.
["Rencontre avec Tobias Jesso Jr, idéaliste de la mélodie"]
Interview. 7 May 2015 The album received a mixture of reviews.
Two songs from the album, "My Love" and "18 Candles", were featured in the mountain biking film ''Seasons'' by
The Collective. The beginning of "18 Candles" is used as some of the Question and Answer music in "Pawn Stars".
The Sessions toured the western United States in February 2008, hitting
Popscene in San Francisco as well as dates in Las Vegas, Hollywood, and San Diego. Helgason left the band in March 2008 and co-formed Stars Blvd soon after. The band members did some session work in California, including recording with singer Melissa Cavatti.
''SPIN'', Brad Shoup // March 20, 2015
After break-up
Band members Tristan Norton and Martin Kottmeier have since co-formed electronic music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroa ...
DJ/production duo Young Bombs.
Tobias Jesso Jr. started a career as a singer-songwriter.
Members
*Martin Robert Kottmeier - drums, vocals
*Joshua Helgason - vocals, synthesizer
*Tristan Norton - guitar, vocals, keyboards
*Tobias Jesso Jr. - bass, vocals
References
External links
'Noisy Crumb' - A journalist's blog on experiencing The Sessions in Germany
"Spirit of Music Profile: The Sessions"
''Spirit of Vancouver'' website, By Graham Dalik (October 12, 2007
Archived
at the Wayback machine
The Sessions on Last.fm
Popscene SF events schedule circa February 2008
Emergenza Article
"More Canadian Sessions"
Whistler Pique interview by Nicole Fitzgerald, December 8, 2006
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Musical groups established in 2005
Musical groups disestablished in 2008
Musical groups from Vancouver
Canadian indie rock groups
2005 establishments in British Columbia
2008 disestablishments in British Columbia