Amakudari

Translated from Japanese to mean ‘descent from Heaven,’ Amakudari was the brainchild of Winnipeg’s Greg Gardner, a multi-instrumentalist who began playing piano by the age of seven. He moved over to guitar and then drums by 13. His first professional gig was when he was still only 15. By 1985, his credits included The Love …

Backline Revival

From the ashes of what the band describes as “the burned down and out London, Ontario rock scene” rises the soulful and dynamic sound of Backline Revival. The group was formed in the late 2000s and consists of vocalist Nikki James, guitarists Houndog and Chuck Rocks, AJ on drums and bassist Rickie Lee. Combining a …

Big Daddy Shad

Big Daddy Shad Mark Macmillan: Lead Guitar, Organ,Vocals, Songwriter Gregory Siddall: Bass Guitar, BackupVocals Ron Sims: Lead Guitar Tom Cooke: Drums Big Daddy Shad was formed in early December 2000 in Amherst, NS. After playing some blues cover tunes at a few of the local bars, the membersrealized that Big Daddy Shad was indeed something …

Blind Ravage

Jean Charbonneau (guitars and vocals) and Bob Dufour (bass and vocals) grew up in Laval, Quebec with a lot of the same musical influences – generally the bulk of the heavy part of the British Invasion. They formed Blind Ravage in the fall of 1969 with drummer Danny Gorman, and began doing Deep Purple, Cream, …

Bridge

Performing together since 1964 in The Marcatos, brothers Francis and John Webster moved to Toronto in ’67 where they revamped the line-up into a seven-piece orchestrated pop ensemble. They released one album later that year on Sound Canada Records called DAVID, which featured covers of “Hey Jude” and “House of the Rising Sun.” It got …

Cindy Church

Originally called The Colonials, The Charlottetown, PEI’s Gary Weeks and Newmarket, Ontario’s Dave Beckett met in grade school and played in several bands – Edgar And The Allan Poes and The Diplomats – right through their post-Secondary education at the University Of Western Ontario. It was in London, Ontario in 1966, as part of a …

Codie Prevost

Codie Prevost THE ROAD AHEAD Codie Prevost is a genuine person with a down to earth perspective, who’s main objective is to share his music, build his career using his talents and work at something he loves. These recent nominations are an important step towards reaching that goal. Codie is overwhelmed by the support of …