Winnipeg/Montreal/Vancouver, QC
http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Pete-Samples
Pete Samples is a solo artist and a one-of-a-kind
creative force. This multi-instrumentalist invites us into a
fantastical musical creation of cinematic sounds, explosive rhythms,
and whimsical melodies. An artist known for consistently reinventing
his sound, Pete Samples has created a world entirely of his own, and a
live show with as many tricks as a circus.
Following the release
of his acclaimed first album, An Unsent Letter (Vinyl Republik), Pete
Samples left his home of Winnipeg for Montreal in 2004. Half a fine
arts degree and three years later, Pete had fine-tuned and refined his
style, and in 2007 his second album, Yours Makes Mine, was released. A
far departure from the beat-heavy, sample-driven sounds of An Unsent
Letter, YMM is a rousing cinematic experience that relies on Phil
Spektor's wall-of-sound approach. Driven by vocals, guitar, piano and
less conventional instrumentation, YMM is 10 tracks of genre
transcending songwriting.
Yours Makes Mine was praised by CBC
Radio 3 and Radio Canada's Bande à Part, and was featured on the
homepages of myspace.com and virb.com. In June of 2007, the album
reached #2 on the Earshot! national college radio charts, and closed
the year off as one of the top 10 albums of 2007 in the same charts.
In 2006, Samples toured Canada and played festival showcases at Canadian Music Week in Toronto and New Music West in Vancouver.
In
2007, he performed o …
Pete Samples is a solo artist and a one-of-a-kind
creative force. This multi-instrumentalist invites us into a
fantastical musical creation of cinematic sounds, explosive rhythms,
and whimsical melodies. An artist known for consistently reinventing
his sound, Pete Samples has created a world entirely of his own, and a
live show with as many tricks as a circus.
Following the release
of his acclaimed first album, An Unsent Letter (Vinyl Republik), Pete
Samples left his home of Winnipeg for Montreal in 2004. Half a fine
arts degree and three years later, Pete had fine-tuned and refined his
style, and in 2007 his second album, Yours Makes Mine, was released. A
far departure from the beat-heavy, sample-driven sounds of An Unsent
Letter, YMM is a rousing cinematic experience that relies on Phil
Spektor's wall-of-sound approach. Driven by vocals, guitar, piano and
less conventional instrumentation, YMM is 10 tracks of genre
transcending songwriting.
Yours Makes Mine was praised by CBC
Radio 3 and Radio Canada's Bande à Part, and was featured on the
homepages of myspace.com and virb.com. In June of 2007, the album
reached #2 on the Earshot! national college radio charts, and closed
the year off as one of the top 10 albums of 2007 in the same charts.
In 2006, Samples toured Canada and played festival showcases at Canadian Music Week in Toronto and New Music West in Vancouver.
In
2007, he performed on Bande à Part and showcased at Mutek Festival in
Montreal. He has been featured alongside such musicians as Hexes and
Ohs, Vitaminsforyou, and Woodhands on several compilations including,
Fear of A Digital Planet, Northern Faction 3 and more recently,
Manoeuvers 2.
The Pete Samples experience remains dream-like
and resolutely ethereal. He will be touring Canada in May/June 2008 for the
release of his upcoming mini-album, The Jumper Cables.
| Name |
Role |
| Pete Samples |
musician |
Magic., Heath Robinson, Rube Goldberg, Miniatures.
| FANS |
PLAYLISTED |
TOTAL PLAYS |
| 13 |
994 |
124,463 |
Posted by pete samples on May 03, 2008
Friends, I wanted you to know that on May 19th, I will be releasing my brand new
mini-album, "The Jumper Cables." It is a small collection of 5 songs
(plus a few secret ones) that I have been working on for the past few
months … READ MORE
