Bocce (band)
Bocce | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Waterloo, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Electronic rock |
| Years active | 2005–present |
| Labels | Dadmobile |
| Members | Mike Bond, Ben Ong, Tony Salomone, Nik Must |
| Website | www.kwbocceclub.com |
Bocce is an electronic rock band from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Biography
Mike Bond and Ben Ong formed the band in 2005, and later added Tony Salomone and Nik Must to round out the foursome. Bocce has toured throughout Canada and played several music festivals including Pop Montreal, Hillside Inside, LOLA and Canadian Music Week. Their first EP, Hi Birdbear, was released in 2006 to positive reviews in the Canadian press [1][2][3] and reached #9 on Earshot!'s Canadian campus and community radio charts.[4] 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!'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 Pay what you can digital download.[5][6][7]
Members
- Mike Bond (Drums)
- Ben Ong (Synthesizer, Omnichord)
- Tony Salomone (Vocals, Synthesizer)
- Nik Must (Synthesizer, Piano)
Discography
Albums
- Disambiguation (album) (2010)
- Future 1.0 (2012)
EPs
- Hi Birdbear (2006)
- …Should Be an Olympic Sport (2008)
Contributions
- Friends in Bellwoods II (2009): "Inspiration"
- You Say Party! We Say Die! - Remik's Cube (2009): "Poison"
- Slow Hand Motem - Mathemagical (2009): "Mathemagical"
References
- ^ Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Chart magazine Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Montreal Mirror Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Exclaim! magazine
- ^ Earshot! Canadian Campus and Community Radio Charts for the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
- ^ Download Bocce's "Disambiguation"
- ^ Guelph Mercury article about release of "Disambiguation"
- ^ North By East West article about free release of "Disambiguation"[permanent dead link]