Press Kit - Octobersky

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Biography
Originating from Montreal, Canada, October Sky has been playing music together for a
decade. What started as four teenagers with a passion for music developed into a foursome
with a common desire to excel in the studio and on stage. The Canadian quartet consists of
Karl Raymond (vocals & guitars), Alex Racine (drums), Yanik Rouleau (keyboards), and
Andrew Walker (bass). Their musical output includes three albums (2 EPs and 1 LP), two
music videos, a cross-Canadian tour, and a host of sold-out live performances.
In September 2008, October Sky released their first full-length album “Hell Isn’t My Home,”
which garnered them instant success. The album features 10 tracks which alternate
between frenzied rock and ambient alternative. The LP earned them three awards for best
provincial rock song, rock CD, and rock music video. Two music videos soon followed, one
of which was in rotation on MUCH Loud and in the Top 5 on Musique Plus. During this
time, the band also performed live on national TV for CTV’s Telethon of Stars and was
interviewed on Musique Plus.
Since this time, October Sky has not looked back. They followed their debut LP release with
a national tour which touched down in 15 Canadian cities from Montreal to Vancouver.
Their music often brings them on the road and they have recently performed alongside
such well-established artists and Alexisonfire, Mobile, Bad Religion, and Michel Pagliaro.
As national winners of the Global Battle of the Bands, October Sky represented Canada in
London, England in April 2010 at The Scala.
October Sky has over 120 live performances to their name and their singles have been in
rotation on over a dozen Canadian radio stations. In addition to regular airplay, their music
has been featured on more than 20 commercial stations and they have been interviewed on
programs in Texas, California, Missouri and the UK, as well as throughout their home
nation. The media coverage they regularly receive on air and on paper is a testament to
their mounting status as serious musicians. Their studio work produces strong, alternative
riffs punctuated by soft, captivating interludes. Their live performances feature a
mesmerizing, harmonic fusion of music, voices, lights, and video effects.
In the past few years, October Sky has strengthened their commercial impact. Role Model
Clothing, owned by two of Simple Plan’s members, and worldwide guitar company Indie
Guitars, are both official partners. October Sky recently stretched their musical muscles in
Europe with their first foreign tour in France and Belgium in November 2010. They
released their 2nd EP in fall 2010, and they are currently in studio recording their 4th
production, which is to be released in Canada in April, 2011. The band will perform at Club
Soda on April 30 to promote their new campaign.
Since the band’s inception, October Sky have been reaching forward, both musically and
professionally. Their singles bring together the best in alternative music, with songs so
engaging you would think you had heard them already. One listen, live or on CD, will
ensure you that they offer a great deal and promise even more.
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Upcoming Shows
2011
Venue
The Hideout (Canadian Music Week
Showcase)
Club Soda
City
Date
Toronto, ON
March 13
Montreal, QC
April 30
Awards
Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards 2008 – Winner: Best Provincial Rock
Song, Hell Isn’t My Home
Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards 2008 – Winner: Best Provincial Rock CD
Album, Hell Isn’t My Home
Toronto Exclusive Magazine Awards 2008 – Winner: Best Provincial Rock
Music Video, Hit the Ground
Toronto Independent Music Awards 2008 – Nomination: Best Out-of-Province
Grants
FACTOR Demo Recording – Green and Beautiful EP 2010
FACTOR Domestic Showcase – Toronto Indie Week 2009 (Invited Artist)
Office Franco Quebecois pour la Jeunesse Action-Development Program –
France tour 2010
Emploi Quebec Young Volunteers Program 2006
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Career Highlights
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5 show France/Belgium mini-tour in 2010.
20 show cross-Canadian tour in 2008
Regular rotation on 10 commercial radio stations across Canada.
Features and interviews on over 20 commercial radio stations across Canada,
including major Montreal stations CHOM FM and CJAD AM.
Music video in regular rotation on MUCH Loud.
Live interview and charted Top 5 music videos on Musique Plus for “Video on
Demand.”
Two-time winners on Quebec television station V-Tele’s “Zero à 1000.”
Charted on several campus and internet radios across Canada.
Over 60 interviews across Canada and the US from music web sites, to commercial
and online radios, to printed media, to nation-wide television.
Over 120 shows played in over 40 different cities across Canada, France, UK, and
Belgium.
Over 15 festivals played, including Osheaga in Montreal, and the Hot-Air Balloon
Festival in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
Played in London, UK for the Global Battle of the bands 2010 while representing
Canada as the “best upcoming band.”
Opened for such acts as Bad Religion, Alexisonfire, Simple Plan’s Sebastien Lefebvre,
Michel Pagliaro, Mobile, Stars’ Amy Millan.
Played in 8 charity benefit concerts, including CTV’s “Telethon of Stars,” broadcast
across Canada.
Featured in 6 front page newspaper articles.
Featured artist on Myspace, Sonic Bids, CBC Radio 3, and many more.
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Discography
Green and Beautiful (Limited Edition EP 2010)
1. Green and Beautiful
2. Home
3. Dark Vision (Part One)
4. Dark Vision (Part Two)
5. Dark Vision (Part Three)
6. Sacrifice (Live @ Le National)
7. Failure (Live @ Le National)
8. Between These Four Walls (Live @ Le National)
9. Forever Lost (Live @ Le National)
10. Fear (Live @ Le National)
11. Hell Isn’t My Home (Remix by DJ-Nota)
Hell Isn’t My Home (2008)
1. The Darkest Light
2. Sacrifice
3. Hell Isn’t My Home
4. The Message
5. Black to Blue
6. Hit the Ground
7. Interlude
8. Into their Memories
9. Fear
10. The World in Stereo
October Sky EP (2006)
1. Forever Lost
2. Between these Four Walls
3. Behind You
4. Hit the Ground
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Concert Photography
The National – Montreal, Canada – 2008
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Concert Photography (cont’d.)
Eurexpo – Lyon, France – 2010
The National – Montreal, Canada – 2009
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October Sky Team
MANAGEMENT: CHAOS AND BEDLAM MANAGEMENT
MMF and AIM Member
Liza Buddy - +44(0)7540 376642
Email: lizabuddy@hotmail.co.uk
BOOKING IN CANADA: CASSANDRE FORGIONE BOOKING
Cassandre Forgione - 1.438.764.5905
Email: cassandre.forgione@gmail.com
EUROPEAN PRESS/MEDIA: TOM BRUMPTON
Tom Brumpton - +44(0)7956 043498
Email: tbrumptonpr@gmail.com
FILM, TV, GAMING PUBLISHING : LIBERTY MUSIC TRAX
Holly Fagan - 1.514.846.4040
Email: holly@libertymusictrax.com
OCTOBER SKY
Yanik Rouleau - 1.514.699.5948
Email: band@octobersky.ca
Partners
ROLE MODEL CLOTHING
INDIE GUITARS CO.
TRIBE TECHNOLOGIE
www.rolemodelclothing.com
www.indieguitars.com
www.tribefx.ca