BIOGRAPHY

KYLEE EPP
Vocals/Guitar/Keyboards

Performing since the age of 6, Kylee's musical journey really began to take flight seven years ago, when she stepped into a recording studio for the first time to record a song she had written. This dynamic and engaging performer has not only traveled the world with the Canadian Dance team and taken home a silver medal at the 2001 World Dance Championships in Berlin, but has also received the prestigious award for best stage performance at The Canadian National Dance Championships and won 2nd place for her vocal performance in the YTV Achievement Awards. Kylee's original music has received extensive radio play on the West Coast, and she has recently been collaborating with Universal Music's Joel Parkes on several Television and Movie Soundtracks. Now, at the remarkable age of 21, Kylee is already an accomplished recording artist, stage-performer and song-writer. She is presently recording an original album, due to be released later this year. As well Kylee performs the role of Agnetha in the ABBA tribute, ABBA Cadabra.

MARK OLEXSON
Guitar/Keyboards/Vocals

Mark comes from a long lineage of performers. Both of his grandfathers were multi-instrumentalists and his parents were music writers and performers. Mark started his musical journey at the age of 4 playing piano and drums. Before the age of 19 he completed 9 years of extensive musical training and went on to Vancouver Community College where he earned a diploma for Jazz & Commercial music performance and arrangement, as well as majoring in music composition at Simon Fraser University. In addition to being an incredible vocalist, this multi-instrumentalist plays piano, bass, drums and guitar. Mark is also a skilled producer, composer and engineer, and has written musical scores for 2 films. His performance history includes tours with multi-platinum recording artist Mathew Good, Canadian Hitmakers 54-40, Tal Bachman, Saffron Henderson, The Neurotics, Brian Irwin, Myk Gordon, The Tainted Lovers, Jully Black and Internationally known ABBA tribute bands, Bjorn Again and ABBA-Cadabra.


TREVOR ANDRES
Bass/Vocals

Trevor started playing bass guitar at the age of 15, in Winnipeg. He played with Barely Legal, followed by AWOL with members of Playground X and Orphan. That group would become Voodoo Dogs, record a full length album and tour Canada extensively. In 1991, the band moved to Vancouver and released a self-titled CD. Trevor then formed power trio Strange Brew playing locally until 1998. Trevor currently plays with the trio Dash Ripp Rock and is a member or the house band at the Media Club hoisting The Ultimate Jam, sponsored By Long & McQuade and ROCK FM 101. His newly released original CD, The Offering, has been hailed by Steve Davidson of CD Baby.com as having "great guitar lines and lyrics and great songwriting". He is currently working on new material for his follow up CD, to be released in 2006.


MICHAEL ROOT
Drums/Vocals

Michael began playing drums at the age of 14 in Montreal when he was invited to join a band the first time he sat behind a drum set. At 19 he was playing professionally and soon after was studying music at Concordia University while taking private lessons from Ron Page, a student of international drumming authority, Henry Adler. He has also studied with legendary teacher Jim Chapin. Moving to Toronto, he joined the theatrical rock act Thor, relocating to Vancouver and, for a time, New York City. Michael now lives in Vancouver and has been continually active in the clubs and studios. Michael drummed for Juno award winner Paul Janz for 7 years and was house drummer for The Surreal McCoys, Joe's Garage and PHAThed at Vancouver's famous Roxy Cabaret for 13 years. Michael was awarded a gold record for his work with Paul Janz and was nominated by CARAS in 1988 for west coast Drummer of the Year. He has also been published as a columnist in Canadian Musician Magazine. As a clinician for Yamaha Canada and as a private teacher, Michael has enjoyed seeing other drummers inspired and encouraged. Michael is presently producing an album of his original music.

 

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