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band from
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Biography
Mike Bond and Ben Ong formed the band in 2005, and added Tony Salomone and Nik Must. Bocce toured throughout Canada and played several music festivals including
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Their first EP, ''Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It?'', was released in 2006 to positive reviews and reached #9 on Earshot!'s Canadian campus and community radio charts.
Bocce released a limited edition EP, ''…Should Be an Olympic Sport'', in 2008 and remixed several Canadian artists including
You Say Party! We Say Die!
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's "Poison" and Slow Hand Motem's "Mathemagical" in the year following. In Spring 2010, Bocce released their first full-length album, ''Disambiguation'', both as a physical disc and as a
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digital download. In 2012, they released the album ''Future 1.0''.
Bocce's social media accounts have been inactive since 2016.
Members
*Mike Bond (Drums)
*Ben Ong (Synthesizer, Omnichord)
*Tony Salomone (Vocals, Synthesizer)
*Nik Must (Synthesizer, Piano)
* ''Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It?'' (2006), Independent
* ''…Should Be an Olympic Sport'' (2008)
Contributions
* ''
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You Say Party! We Say Die!
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