Stereo Sunrise
Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada | Established. Jan 01, 2012 | SELF
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Niagara based group, Stereo Sunrise has released a brand new single, “In Those Wells”. The single was recorded, mixed and mastered by Siegfried Meier at Beach Road Studios in Goderich, ON, and has been released by Orange Couch Records (Band on a Couch’s recording label). The full band is preparing to hit the studio this winter to record a full-length album which will be the follow up to their second EP, Wait For It. - Jenna Melanson
Who: Eli & the Straw Man, Marlon Chaplin, Stereo Sunrise & Barbarosa
When: January 12, 2017
Where: Toronto, ON
Venue: The Horseshoe Tavern
Eli & the Straw Man took over the legendary Horseshoe Tavern last week to warm our hearts with a night full of good tunes, rich harmonies, and rootsy folk jams. Joining them were the sunny alt-folk sounds of Barbarosa, soulful bluesy tunes courtesy of Marlon Chaplin and the infectious 90’s alt-rock jams of Stereo Sunrise. Canadian Beats has all the photos from the show! - Cassandra Popescu
The nominees are in, the venue is booked, and the stage is set for the sixth annual Niagara Music Awards.
The celebration of Niagara’s music scene is returning to the 1,000-seat Niagara Centre for the Arts on Epworth Circle in Niagara Falls Aug. 6, the fourth time it has hosted the event.
“I get e-mails like crazy saying ‘I hope you have it again at the Niagara Centre for the Arts’,” says NMA director Nathan Chamberland, who took over the show from founders Morgan Whalen and Jack Mitchell last year. “We looked at a bunch of different venues, but that seems to be the one everybody really likes.”
Nominees were announced July 2 during an NMA event at Boston Pizza in Welland. Aaron Berger, Crutch, The Black Flies, A Book of Wanderers, Thunderclap and Paul Federici all tied for the most nominations with four apiece. Rapper The KaC Himself nabbed three nominations.
Chamberland was thrilled to see several new Niagara artists get nods this year.
“That’s really what I’m most excited about,” he says. “Finally, we’re starting to get some new blood coming in, and some of these guys and girls are fantastic.”
Awards will be presented in 22 categories, with online voting to determine Best Bar Band and People’s Choice. Votes can be made at www.niagaramusicawards.ca
There were not enough submissions for the Producer, Progressive Rock Group and Punk Group categories this year.
The website will soon offer music from each of the nominees, as well as the option to buy and sell music.
While Chamberland says it’s “never smooth” running a show this big, he has a better grasp on it his second year.
“It takes a team to do it,” he says. “I know it better now, I know my mistakes from before. That’s the key.”
john.law@sunmedia.ca
•WHAT: Niagara Music Awards
•WHEN: Aug. 6, 7 p.m.
•WHERE: Niagara Centre for the Arts, 4700 Epworth Circle, Niagara Falls
•TICKETS: $25 www.niagaramusicawards.ca/tickets/
Here are the nominees for the sixth annual Niagara Music Awards:
ALBUM OF THE YEAR:
Aaron Berger and the Blue Stars
Barbudos
The Black Flies
A Book for Wanderers
Crutch
Fenian Raid
ADULT CONTEMPORARY ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Chris Madronich
Cory Cruise
Paul Federici
BLUES GROUP OF THE YEAR:
The Brant Parker Band
Rich and the Poor Boys
COUNTRY GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Mary Lou Minor
Peace River Band
Straight South
Wendy Lynn Snider
ELECTRONIC DANCE ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Defence Mechanism
Micheal O’Howe (Status Update)
Unit 42
ENGINEER OF THE YEAR:
Freddy Gabrsek
Jay Baty
Winding Path Media
FEMALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Jane Baker
Katey Chrest
Mariannie Ompoc
Rita Visser
Wendy Lynn Snider
FOLK GROUP OF THE YEAR:
The Black Flies
Jordan Raycroft
Rita Visser
HEAVY METAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Civil Hades
Crutch
Silo 66
Wretched Pain
HIP HOP GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Eclipse
Femapco
The KaC Himself
Spitters Union
INSTRUMENTAL OF THE YEAR:
M-Phaktor
Peace River Band
Ray Caldwell
JAZZ GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Dually Noted
Greg Holmes
MALE VOCALIST OF THE YEAR:
Aaron Berger
Anthony Botting
John Boyd
Jordan Raycroft
Paul Federici
Thunderclap
MUSIC VIDEO OF THE YEAR:
Femapco
The Graveyard Birds
The KaC Himself
The Snips
Spencer Mackenzie
NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR:
Kelly Macdonald
Paige Kopp
Thunderclap
NEW GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Barbarosa
Barbudos
Stereo Sunrise
ORIGINAL GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Aaron Berger and the Blue Stars
A Book for Wanderers
The Black Flies
Civil Hades
Crutch
Theatre Crisp
ORIGINAL SONG OF THE YEAR:
A Book for Wanderers
Fenian Raid
Hidden Agenda
Ola, Chloe & Joel
Paul Federici
Straight South
Thunderclap
RISING STAR:
Paige Kopp
Spencer Mackenzie
ROCK GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Barbudos
Crutch
A Book for Wanderers
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR:
Aaron Berger
The Black Flies
Jordan Raycroft
Katey Chrest
Paige Kopp
Paul Federici
The KaC Himself
Thunderclap
WORLD GROUP OF THE YEAR:
Chino Chinwa
Fenian Raid
- The Welland Tribune
Feel like promoting today!
Check out my buddies band! Stereo Sunrise, I guarantee you haven’t heard anything like them in the radio! Follow them on twitter to keep up with their gigs @peepmont22 and @tommy_metcalfe and also check out their website to listen to their amazing songs! :)
http://stereosunrise.bandcamp.com/
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Discography
EP - "TBD" - 2018
Said The Villain
Growing Older
Nobody Left
Needle Cries
EP - "Wait For It" - 2016
Wait For It
She Said Something
Other Side
Wobbly Spine
Backwards
EP - "Somebody Someday" - 2014
No Words
Waterbed
Carnival
The Last Song
EP - "suddenly" - 2012
Waterbed
Fighting
How Did You
Realize
Not A Lot of People
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Bio
Stereo Sunrise is an established award-winning Canadian four-piece band based in Niagara Falls. Descending from 90's alt-rock influences including Janes Addiction and Blind Melon, the members are all trying to capture a lost feeling within the current climate of rock music. The title track to their 2016 release "Wait For It" presents a thoughtful insight that compares the ups and downs of life to the tide of expectation states Stereo Sunrise's Holland-born vocalist Justin Koetsier. After the success of "Wait For It" which was recorded with Juno award winning producer Siegfried Meier along with Jordan Rutledge, the band felt inspired and begin writing their third EP. After a string of shows and college radio tours, the band replaced their drummer and welcomed Mark Hoerdt from indie punk band Knife The Wolf. "Instantly I could feel a difference in style that Mark brought to the table" states bass player Arih Struger-Kalkman. "We all felt it was time to head back to the studio.”
After meeting with a long list of producers, the band decided to go with Canadian record producer/songwriter Andre Kaden Black and mix engineer Tal "Dr. V" Vaisman. Guitarist Piero Montemurro remembers their first day tracking at Jukasa Studios, “... the tones we were getting from the live room were incredible, even just the overall vibe, Andre, and Tal really helped us capture the sound we were hoping for.
Stereo Sunrise's new single "Said The Villain" is set to drop spring 2018
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