Band name:
Our band is called TWENTY6HUNDRED.
Where are you
from?
We are from
Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Who else is in
your band?
The band is four
piece. Randy Nolson on drums, Jim Burdon on bass and backing vocals, Mihai
Trusca lead guitar and backing vocals and Michael Atkinson lead singer and
rhythm guitar.
How would you
describe yourselves and your music?
We are like a
mix tape; a fiery and furious amalgam of musical influences primarily
falling in the rock or alternative rock genre.
Who are your
main influences musically?
Our influences
are as dynamic as the styles on our latest CD "Electric for All".
Ranging from the Ramones to Black Sabbath, Smashing Pumpkins, David Bowie,
Pixies and Motorhead.
What do you hope
to achieve in music?
Our blue sky
dream is to be able to take our music on the road and perform internationally.
Our more practical aspirations are simply to get our music into as many ears as
possible in the hopes of converting some new fans along the journey. We would
very much like to be able to do this 100% of the time without having to
hold down day jobs to make ends meet.
What has been
the highlight of your career so far, and why?
Every
performance has its own highlights. No stage is too big or too small,
but truthfully, we celebrate the small moments; the tiny
victories. Being an unsigned band in Canada is a matter of inches. We work
diligently on our songs and our sound, and each time we convert a veritable
stranger to our cause, we consider it the best and biggest of
victories. In terms of more significant moments; writing, recording
and releasing our latest CD all completely independently has been the biggest
highlight of our career. For the first time in our entire musical lives we got
to do everything that we wanted to do our way. We produced the
record ourselves in our own studios with no extraneous influences
what-so-ever. To then have it received so well by the people who have
listened to it has been the single most satisfying thing of all our years
making music both together and apart.
And what’s the
moment you want to forget?
We had a period
of time after the release of our second EP where we nearly called it
quits. Our singer, Mike, was particularly going through a rough
patch and actually stepped away from the band. Unfortunately
rather than pressing on, the remaining members conceded and stopped
working altogether without attempting to call in a replacement. It was a dark
time… but Mike really only needed to sort some things out and rediscover his
passion for music. He eventually returned, and we hopped back into the saddle
as if we only took a brief hiatus. This is the point where we brought Mihai,
our lead guitarist/producer into the band, and it inevitably lead to the
created of some of the best music we've ever written to date. Even the darkest
clouds sometimes contain a silver lining.
If you had to
pick just one of your songs to represent your music, what would it be and why?
If you asked
each band member individually you’d get four different answers. But since we
agreed on what song to release as the first single I guess we’d have to say
"Death Rain Taxes". It has the angst and pain that Mike our singer is
known for along with a blistering guitar solo by Mihai while deftly held
together by Randy and Jim in the rhythm section. It’s the song that represents
our “more than the sum of its’ parts” mentality and has elements of all of our
personalities directly infused into it.
Where can we
listen to it?
Where can we
find out more about your music?
Everything you
could ever want to know about us and probably a little more than you bargained
for is on our main site www.twenty6hundred.com including
links to all of our social media sites and accounts. We are very active online
and update both our main site and social media accounts daily. We’re kind of
addicted to promoting the band and our music online, and also never shy away
from cross-promotion opportunities especially with other unsigned bands who
face the same challenges as us.
Here are some
of our main Social Media Links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/twenty6hundred
Twitter: www.twitter.com/twenty6hundred
Instagram: www.instagram.com/twenty6hundred
Tumblr: http://t6hmusic.tumblr.com/
YouTube: www.youtube.com/twenty6hundred
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/twenty6hundred
Bandcamp: www.twenty6hundred.bandcamp.com
ReverbNation: http://www.reverbnation.com/twenty6hundred
...and online
digital music stores/streaming sites:
Anything else
you’d like to say about your music that I forgot to ask?
We have released
a video for our first single Death Rain Taxes over on YouTube if you’d like to
take a peek. We shot it with our friend and director Sheldon Norton which was
done in partnership with a local Toronto skateboarding specialty shop called
Longboard Haven. It was an amazing experience to be involved in
creating the video, and our singer Mike almost crashed numerous times
while driving the camera car to shoot the high speed downhill sequences. It was
dangerous frigid work shooting in the dead of winter. But we are so very happy
with the end result. Our star Rob Sydia, also owner of Longboard Haven, should
have received an award for his acting. The emotion he puts out in his scenes
still amazes us to this day. But what you won't find in the video is any shots
of us. Our director wanted, and we agreed with him, to create an emotional
story with the video, instead of just a bunch of guys lip-synching to their tune.
We couldn't be happier. If we've piqued your interest, you can see the video
here:
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