(Album-Oriented Rock) Click to play an mp3 sample. Tunnel™
It used to be the case that you listened to an album by your favorite artist from front to back because every song was great. Everything from the sequence of the songs to the cover art gave you an insight into the artists' vision. In these days of cherry-picking singles from artists not focused on a cohesive, thematic collection of songs, Tunnel™ brings back the musical style that made rock great.

If you liked the classic albums of Led Zeppelin, Montrose, AC/DC and Van Halen, you'll probably like the direction Tunnel™ is headed - strong hooks, great melodies, song-oriented and well-played. C'mon along, we're just getting started...

Dave Henzerling (King Kobra, Keel, Big Cock, Lizzy Borden) met vocalist Scott Hammons in late 2008 while they were both playing shows with the band Icon. In early 2009, they got together to work on new material for an as-yet-unnamed project and the chemistry just clicked. Dave had already laid down basic tracks with Los Angeles drummer Ryan Hoyle (Collective Soul) and together with Scott on lead vocals, they completed a collection of eight songs by the end of the hot Arizona summer.

Produced by Dave Henzerling, Tunnel™ also enlisted world-renown background singer Marc LaFrance (Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Bryan Adams) as well as "Guitar Hero" Steve Ouimette (Guitar Hero III, Rock Revolution) for help with one of the song's orchestral arrangements. The CD was mixed by Chuck Alkazian (Pop Evil, Saving Abel) at Pearl Sound Studios in Canton, MI and mastered by Justin Shturtz at Sterling Sound in New York.

(Rock) Click to play an mp3 sample. Prism. They’ve sold millions of albums, with songs that have become standards - Spaceship Superstar, Armageddon, Take Me Away, Young & Restless, Flying, Take Me to the Kaptin, Night to Remember among them.  Prism itself is classic rock.  

With new album “Big Black Sky” and knock-out live show, the band reinvents itself.Winning every award along the way, including Junos for Album and Group of the Year, Prism’s ongoing draw as a live attraction is the stuff of legend. The band rocks with an energy matched only by their exciting showmanship. Founding member Al Harlow’s explosive stage presence and songwriting keeps guiding the evolution that is Prism. 

This year is proving to be Prism’s best yet, with stellar new album release “Big Black Sky”.  The best may be yet to come.

What the critics are saying:

“Solar-powered laser-beam guitar! …Prism worked up the crowd of 1,000 Friday night at the CN Centre with some classic Canadian rock.

These guys are worthy Canadian rock pioneers and deserve to still be on stage bashing out tunes like Armageddon and Spaceship Superstar… Natural leader Al Harlow …did the group proud. He also lit up a slide blues solo that brought down the house. They are a professional band with a list of hits and a history of success that should not be underestimated.”   (Prince George Citizen)

“Prism first unloaded ten chestnuts spanning Spaceship Superstar, Flying, Night to Remember, Take Me Away, Young & Restless, Take Me to the Kaptin to Armageddon. Highlights included Gary Grace’s drum solo and duo guitar work between hambone Harlow and axeman Steve-O… In all the evening was a well-orchestrated rock down memory lane…rating: 8.5 earplugs out of ten.”
(News Leader, Vancouver Island)

What the audience is saying:

WOW & WOW again...the shows were awesome this last weekend. Rock on PRiSM, you rule!!! (Roger, Williston ND, USA)
 
You were Fantastic. Thanks for the Great Show, and the memories.
(Wayne, Long Beach, CA)

Every time I see you perform it's like I'm seeing you for the first time. Your performance at the Stampede was definitely a "Night to Remember". (Rick, Calgary, AB)

Influenced by such legendary acts as the Beatles, Led Zeppelin and Neil Young, as well as current artists like Pete Yorn, David Gray and Beck, Andy has developed his own voice in the world of the singer/songwriter.

Andy and his band have toured Western Canada several times and have been playing shows around Vancouver at the Railway Club, the Media Club, the Backstage Lounge, the Plaza Club and Richards on Richards among others. They've been warmly received, sharing the stage with such acts as Wil -EMI recording artist, Gordie Sampson -Maple recording artist, Bocephus King, and Kevin Kane of Grapes of Wrath fame. Andy has released a 7 song EP, produced by Drew Arnott (Strange Advance, EMI) with help from Lenny DeRose (Nelly Furtado) in 2008 and is currently preparing for further touring.

(Ambient) Click to play an mp3 sample. Mythos. Over the past decade Mythos has produced a series of best-selling recordings featuring their unique fusion of classical music, jazz, pop, electronic, ambient, and musical influences from around the world.

Written and performed by pianist Bob D’Eith and guitarist Paul Schmidt with contributions from some of Canada’s most outstanding musicians, the music Mythos makes is hauntingly beautiful and otherworldly.

Purity is the Vancouver-based duo’s latest CD release, and it continues D’Eith and Schmidt’s unique musical fusion. Veteran jazz bassist Rene Worst teams-up with world beat percussionist Pepe Danza to ground Mythos’s seductive melodies with sensuous, juicy rhythms. Another Vancouver-based jazz stalwart, vocalist Jennifer Scott contributes ethereal, soaring vocals to the evocative mix, and violinist Cameron Wilson and cellist Finn Manniche add hypnotic string embellishment to this edition of the band’s singular sound. At the heart of the richly textured soundscape are Bob D’Eith’s piano and keyboards and Paul Schmidt’s guitar. There is a confidence and maturity in their playing that gives the music on Purity room to breathe.

D’Eith studied Toronto Conservatory and jazz piano and Schmidt studied classical guitar at the University of British Columbia’s School of Music. Both musicians demonstrate flawless technique on their instruments, but the most outstanding musical gift on Purity is the consistency and mastery of their compositions and arrangements. The eleven pieces of original music on the new recording have a subtle, flowing, cinematic quality. Alten Mara, Mythos’s marriage of a Wagnerian motif to a Bulgarian folk song is an inspired fusion of musical forms. Such adventurous, thoughtful combinations have been central to Mythos’s sound since the group’s founding in 1996 and their surprise ambient new age radio hit, November.

Mythos has sold over 100,000 recordings over the course of three previously released albums. Mythos, Reality of a Dreamer, and Eternity share a similar artistic focus with the recently released Purity. Each features Gil Bruvel’s surrealist, dream-like illustrations in the cover artwork, underlining the recordings’ singular sound and vision.

Mythos makes beautiful, otherworldly music, and Purity continues that tradition while showcasing the duo’s growth as instrumentalists, composers, and arrangers. The product of four years’ musical exploration, Purity is an engaging, thoughtful work that is ripe with eclectic influences. It’s a beauty.

Now available on Alula/Allegro Records.