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The World Is A Game
''The World is a Game'' is the fifth studio album by the Canadian rock band Mystery, which by this point consisted of a duo of Michel St-Père and Benoît David. It is the last studio release with David before his departure the following year. Production Background Long time drummer Steve Gagné left the band in 2011, causing Mystery founder Michel St-Père to find a new drummer. While Nick D'Virgilio was working with Cirque du Soleil in Canada, St-Père contacted him about recording the drum tracks for the album as a session musician, to which he agreed. Antoine Fafard, who had worked previously with Mystery as a session musician, recorded the bass tracks and additional acoustic guitars. Marilène Provencher-Leduc played all of the flutes on the album. David Myers of The Musical Box was going to play keyboards on the album, but ultimately did not. Recording Work was started on ''The World is a Game'' immediately after ''One Among the Living'' was released. Recording for the al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mystery (band)
Mystery (often stylized as MYSTERY) is a Canadian rock band formed in 1986 by multi-instrumentalist Michel St-Père. The band released their eponymous debut EP in 1992 with Raymond and Gary Savoie on lead vocals, followed by their first album '' Theatre of the Mind'' in 1996 and then '' Destiny?'' in 1998, both with Gary on lead vocals. In 2007 the band released their third album '' Beneath the Veil of Winter's Face'' with singer Benoît David who would record two more studio albums with the band: '' One Among the Living'' in 2010 and '' The World is a Game'' in 2012. In 2015 the band released their sixth album and first with current singer Jean Pageau '' Delusion Rain'', followed by '' Lies and Butterflies'' in 2018 and '' Redemption'' on May 15, 2023. Mystery's current line-up is Michel St-Père, bassist François Fournier, guitarist Sylvain Moineau, drummer Jean-Sébastien Goyette, singer Jean Pageau and keyboardist Antoine Michaud. History Formation and first three albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prog (magazine)
''Prog'' is a British magazine dedicated to progressive rock music, published by Future plc, Future. The magazine, which is edited by Jerry Ewing, was launched in March 2009 as a spin-off from ''Classic Rock (magazine), Classic Rock'' and covers both past and present artists. Other current staff are Natasha Scharf (Deputy Editor), Russell Fairbrother (Art Editor), Julian Marszalek (News Editor), and Dave Everley (Album Reviews Editor). History and profile ''Prog'' is published by Future, who are also responsible for its "sister" publications ''Classic Rock'' and ''Metal Hammer''. ''Prog'' was published nine times per year until 2012, when its frequency was switched to ten times a year. According to ''The Guardian'' in 2010, the magazine was selling 22,000 copies an issue, half the circulation of the ''NME''. Journalist and broadcaster Gavin Esler described it in 2014 as "one of the few music magazines I can think of whose circulation is healthy". On 19 December 2016, TeamRock ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yes (band)
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968. Comprising List of Yes band members, 20 full-time musicians over their career, their most notable members include lead singer Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarists Steve Howe and Trevor Rabin, drummers Bill Bruford and Alan White (Yes drummer), Alan White, and keyboardists Tony Kaye (musician), Tony Kaye and Rick Wakeman. The band have explored several musical styles and are often regarded as progressive rock pioneers. Since February 2023, the band's line-up consists of Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist Billy Sherwood, singer Jon Davison, and drummer Jay Schellen. Founded by Anderson, Squire, Bruford, Kaye, and guitarist Peter Banks, Yes began performing a mix of original songs and covers of Rock music, rock, Pop music, pop, Blues, blues, and Jazz, jazz songs, as showcased on their first two albums, ''Yes (Yes album), Yes'' (1969) and ''Time and a Word'' (1970). A change of direction in 1970 after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chemical Sound
Chemical Sound recording studio was located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1992, at 81 Portland Street by Murray B Mitchell artist, producer and producer engineer, Daryl Smith (often assisted by Ian Blurton), as a "no-frills" operation, focusing on a large selection of vintage (circa 1960 and 1970s) recording equipment, API mixing consoles, and professional resources necessary for a best outcome. The tube mics, live room, sound formant, and burlap baffled walls were some of the expertise. Clients at that time included Nelly Furtado, Joan Osborne, Noel Ellis, Daniel Lanois, Peter Moore, Our Lady Of Peace, Rusty, Sucker Punch, Big Sugar, Boot Sauce, Bare Naked Ladies, Starvin Hungry, Big Wreck and more. The phone number "416-971-9635" was in both the White pages and Yellow pages directories for the stated 92-96 period, Mitchell and Chemical Sound, hard copy. The studio's original location was razed, making way for a real estate development and condominium project. Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Musical Box (band)
The Musical Box are a Canadian tribute band formed in Montreal, Quebec in 1993 who recreate performances by the English rock band Genesis during the 1970s. The current line-up is formed of singer and performer Denis Gagné (Peter Gabriel), guitarist François Gagnon (Steve Hackett), bassist Sébastien Lamothe (Mike Rutherford), keyboardist Ian Benhamou ( Tony Banks), and drummer Marc Laflamme (Phil Collins). History The Musical Box were formed in 1993 in Montreal, Quebec in Canada, and take their name from the song of the same name from Genesis's third studio album, ''Nursery Cryme'' (1971), the first album featuring the classic lineup which musical box now portray. Founding member and musical director, bassist Sébastien Lamothe, advertised in local newspapers for musicians who were Genesis fans to play in the band. The group initially performed as a seven-piece band and incorporated visual effects and costumes that were a part of Genesis's original shows. From 1993 to 2000, Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Session Musician
A session musician (also known as studio musician or backing musician) is a musician hired to perform in a recording session or a live performance. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a tour. Session musicians are usually not permanent or official members of a musical ensemble or band. Many session musicians specialize in playing common rhythm section instruments such as guitar, piano, bass, or drums. Others are specialists, and play brass, woodwinds, and strings. Many session musicians play multiple instruments, which lets them play in a wider range of musical situations, genres, and styles. Examples of "doubling" include double bass and electric bass, acoustic guitar and mandolin, piano and accordion, and saxophone and other woodwind instruments. Session musicians are used when musical skills are needed on a short-term basis. Typically, session musicians are used by recording studios to provide ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cirque Du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil (, ; ) is a Canadian entertainment company and the largest contemporary circus producer in the world. Located in the inner-city area of Saint-Michel, Montreal, Saint-Michel, Montreal, it was founded in Baie-Saint-Paul on 16 June 1984 by former street performers Guy Laliberté and Gilles Ste-Croix. Originating as a performing troupe called ''Les Échassiers'' (; "The Stilt Walkers"), they toured Quebec in various forms between 1979 and 1983. Their initial financial hardship was relieved in 1983 by a government grant from the Canada Council for the Arts to perform as part of the 450th anniversary celebrations of Jacques Cartier's voyage to Canada. Their first official production ''Le Grand Tour du Cirque du Soleil'' was a success in 1984, and after securing a second year of funding, Laliberté hired Guy Caron from the École nationale de cirque, National Circus School to recreate it as a "proper circus". Its theatrical, character-driven approach and the absence of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick D'Virgilio
Nicholas D'Virgilio (born November 12, 1968), often abbreviated and referred to as NDV, is an American musician, singer, best known as a member of the progressive rock band Spock's Beard. He was also one of two drummers chosen to replace Phil Collins in Genesis on the ''Calling All Stations'' album. He has also done session work with many artists including Tears for Fears and Mystery, and is an official member of Big Big Train. Career Spock's Beard (1992–2011, 2017–2018) D'Virgilio was the drummer in Spock's Beard since the band began in the early 1990s. After Neal Morse left in 2002, D'Virgilio took over on lead vocals and became their frontman during live performances. In this line-up, Spock's Beard subsequently recorded four albums, '' Feel Euphoria'', ''Octane'', the self-titled '' Spock's Beard'', and '' X'', prior to D'Virgilio's departure in 2011. On July 26, 2011, D'Virgilio released a solo EP called ''Pieces''. He performed a show in Quebec City, Canada perform ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métro (Montreal Newspaper)
''Métro'' (also called ''Métro Montréal'' or ''Journal Métro'') was a French-language free daily newspaper published in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The paper was wholly owned by local businessman Michael Raffoul, who owns print media distribution company Transmet. Journal Metro was part of the Metro Media group, which owned several neighbourhood-level and burough-level newspapers in Montreal and in Quebec City. ''Métro'' was formerly part of the international group of newspapers Metro International. History The paper was founded in 2001, by Montreal-based Transcontinental which licensed the brand from Metro International, itself founded in 1995. It was part of several free ''Metro'' papers launched across Canada and in other countries under various licensees. From its inception in 2001, it held a franchise as the sole French-language free daily newspaper to be distributed inside the Montreal Metro system and STM bus terminals In 2010, Journal Metro lost its franchise to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Symphonic Rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early-to-mid-1970s. Initially termed "progressive pop", the style emerged from psychedelic music, psychedelic bands who abandoned standard pop music, pop or Rock_Music, rock traditions in favour of Instrumentation (music), instrumental and Composition (music), compositional techniques more commonly associated with jazz, folk music, folk, or classical music, while retaining the instrumentation typical of rock music. Additional elements contributed to its "progressive music, progressive" label: lyrics were more poetic, technology was harnessed for new sounds, music approached the condition of "art music, art", and the studio, rather than the stage, Recording studio as an instrument, became the focus of musical activity, which often involved creating music for listening rather than dancing. Progressiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benoît David
Benoît Gérard Guy David (; born 19 April 1966) is a Canadian retired singer best known as the lead vocalist in the English progressive rock band Yes (band), Yes from 2009 to 2012. He was also lead singer of the band Mystery (band), Mystery from 1999 to 2013, and a Yes tribute band called Close to the Edge. Biography Early and personal life David was born in Montreal, Quebec on 19 April 1966, and raised in the Brossard suburb. He was raised and schooled speaking French and started learning English on his paper route and talking with his friends. David worked as a courier after school and later, for about ten years, had a weekend job in Montreal selling appliances at a Sears store where he became fluent in English. He then became a used car salesman for Toyota. David has two sons. David's main musical influences in his youth were Les Classels and musicians Dennis DeYoung and Chris de Burgh, whose voices made him want to take up singing. At around fifteen, he started to sing in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Music
Rock is a Music genre, genre of popular music that originated in the United States as "rock and roll" in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of styles from the mid-1960s, primarily in the United States and the United Kingdom. It has its roots in rock and roll, a style that drew from the black musical genres of blues and rhythm and blues, as well as from country music. Rock also drew strongly from genres such as electric blues and folk music, folk, and incorporated influences from jazz and other styles. Rock is typically centered on the electric guitar, usually as part of a rock group with electric bass guitar, drum kit, drums, and one or more singers. Usually, rock is song-based music with a Time signature, time signature and using a verse–chorus form; however, the genre has become extremely diverse. Like pop music, lyrics often stress romantic love but also address a wide variety of other themes that are frequently social or political. Rock was the most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
