Jump to content

Charles Spearin

Edit links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Ser Amantio di Nicolao (talk | contribs) at 16:39, 30 November 2019 (→External links: recategorize). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Charles Spearin
Performing as part of Do Make Say Think September 29, 2007 at Emo's in Austin, TX.
Performing as part of Do Make Say Think September 29, 2007 at Emo's in Austin, TX.
Background information
LabelsArts & Crafts Productions.

Charles Spearin is a Canadian musician from Toronto, Ontario. He is a founding member of Do Make Say Think, KC Accidental and Broken Social Scene and also contributes to Valley of the Giants. Spearin composes and performs in a broad range of musical genres.

His solo album The Happiness Project is a concept album and was released on February 14, 2009, on the Arts & Crafts Label.[1] This album includes contributions from Do Make Say Think alumni Julie Penner, Kevin Drew, Ohad Benchetrit and Broken Social Scene alumni Leon Kingstone and Evan Cranley. The concept for the Happiness Project (making music out of ordinary speech) is influenced by his early life with a blind father and his own Buddhist studies. On April 17, 2010, Spearin won a Juno Award for the Best Contemporary Jazz Album for The Happiness Project.[2]

He lives with his wife and two small children in the Toronto neighbourhood of Seaton Village that was the inspiration for The Happiness Project.

Discography

References

  1. ^ Rebecca Raber, "Charles Spearin: The Happiness Project", Pitchfork, June 1, 2009.
  2. ^ JUNO Category of Contemporary Jazz Album of the Year, 2010, WreckHouse, March 5, 2010.


Stub icon

This article about a Canadian musician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Charles_Spearin&oldid=928630603"