Stacy Lloyd Brown
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Stacy Lloyd Brown is a Canadian experimental and contemporary folk artist who is born in Grande Prairie, Alberta and is currently based out of Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1] Performing under his own name since 2003, Brown takes a raw and emotive approach to the folk tradition and has been known to experiment with a myriad of genres [2] in his musical projects. He has an honest lyrical style that "is brimming with irony, that lets everyday mystery lie bare." [3]
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[edit] History
Brown’s first musical project at age sixteen was doing vocals for a Grande Prairie metal band [4] called Pillbox, with influences of Nirvana, The Flaming Lips and Black Sabbath. [5] The band broke-up by the time he had reached age eighteen, at which time he began exposing himself to “more cerebral acts, like Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, Neil Young and Tom Waits [which influenced him when he] began taking on a stronger folk approach to song writing”[6]. It was around this time, in 2003, that Brown began performing his take on the folk tradition as himself. He was also influenced at this time by contemporary folk-infused bands such as Modest Mouse, Daniel Johnston, and They Might Be Giants. [7]
Shortly after Brown began performing solo, he met Paul Maclean. Maclean was interested in Brown’s musical style and the two shared similar musical interests, so they began collaborating. “Mostly he acted as a dubious yes man for some of the ideas I had been having which I would have never had the guts to act upon on my own, such as: playing a Nintendo on stage while performing, or staying up for four days straight to record an album (Musquito bites EP). He had access to a recording studio at GPRC (Grande Prairie Regional College) and I was eager to record so we made the first Stacy and Paul record as well as the Musquito Bites EP together" [8]. Stacy and Paul regularly perform together[9] under different names for their varying musical projects, such as “Stacy Brown and Paul Maclean”, “Goodbye Generation” and “Albertasaurus”.
Brown made the move to Halifax in 2005 to attend NSCAD University. (He received his Bachelor of Arts majoring in Fine Arts from NSCAD in April 2008.)[10] Upon moving to Halifax, Brown began recording and producing his own solo album, titled “Who is the Mother of the Sun”, which he released in 2006. It was after this release that he created his own record label, Musical Chair Music[11], with the intent of learning about the music industry. He developed the label with the help of Andrew March, friend and owner of Youth Club Records in Halifax. March taught him the basics of post-production and releasing an album. [12]
Stacy Lloyd Brown is currently on a Canadian cross-country tour with Fall Horsie, a band from Halifax represented both by Youth Club Records and Musical Chair Music[13]. Tour dates can be found on both of their MySpace pages. His latest project with Paul Maclean, Albertasaurus, is “a two piece (Stacy and Paul) dance experiment involving synthesizers and drum machines, scheduled to tour in Alberta in December” [14]. Brown has plans to record his next full-length album in early 2009, with plans to release it in the spring. [15]
[edit] Members
Stacy Lloyd Brown- vocals, guitar
Paul Maclean- regular appearances
[edit] Discography
- 2004: Stacy Brown and Paul Maclean / self titled album
- 2006: Stacy Lloyd Brown / who is the mother of the sun
- 2008: Stacy Lloyd Brown / Automatic EP
- 2008: Goodbye Generation / Musquito Bites EP
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Stacy Lloyd Brown at CDBaby.com
- ^ Musical Chair Music. "Artists: Stacy Lloyd Brown".
- ^ Stacy Lloyd Brown at CDBaby.com
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Stacy Lloyd Brown on MySpace
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Musical Chair Music Website
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Fall Horsie on MySpace
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
- ^ Brown, Stacy Lloyd. Email Interview. 12 October, 2008
