Canadian Indie Singer-Songwriter: Tones™

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Tones™

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Hawkestone, Ontario, Canada
member since: Sep 2, 2008

Introduction

Tones a Canadian song writer. Progressive blend of UK/Can styling pop and rock. With a strong presence and beginning through the punk era in Toronto band ARSON, to the new music pop era in Toronto's Boys Brigade produced by Geddy of RUSH.
Tones now Tones™ has toured Canada and the USA with Boys Brigade and billed on shows with the likes of Orchestral Manoeuvres, Pretenders, Gang Of Four, Romantics, Stray Cats, Tom Cochran and Red Ryder,Tear Drop Explodes, Men Without Hats, Spoons,and has Worked with many Juno awarded Canadian acts post Boys Brigade. Recorded with Strange Advance (2WO)
Tones has written 3 Solo cd's of rhythmic songs.
Tones's music is grass roots pop melody accompanied by symbionics of acoustic and electric guitars colored with various effects, ebow, percussion and a 4 octave vocal.
Tones writes purely for the love of song.
Does not compromise for popularity nor want of recognition.
As a true artist un affected by industry trends or what sells.
Tones relies on the discovery process for people who look for the true art in song.
There is no hype involved in the process of Tones music.
It is made available for Canadians and the world alike.
If you are for something different in music and appreciate a music writer who plays multiple instruments in the process to deliver this, then you will much appreciate the musical entity of Tones™

Understand this writer has overcome contract freeze out for a decade and has weathered the process of writing through great difficulties to be able to master many instruments and hone the skills necessary to deliver as an independent artist today.
Tones comes from the street. There has never been a family roost for Tones. From one room rentals and shared accommodations and on the road hotel rooms, Tones has known the life of the street the bar and the concert venue. His life skills and thinking are a result of life in the heart of rock and roll. This is his piece of reality that many artists pretend about.
A pair of torn jeans was never a fashion statement for Tones. They just were make do from necessity. Tones songs reflect a psychology of life and fairness adopted as code of the road learned through years of life as a dedicated musician. Tones has worked for long years to afford this process of recording and production.It doesn't come easy. Ask yourself how many artists do you know that have done this?
Tones™ a true note musician songwriter producer of Canadian pop/rock. 8/2008