Quickflight
Quickflight | |
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Origin | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
Genres | New wave, contemporary Christian music |
Years active | 1980–1984 |
Labels | Tunesmith, Star Song |
Past members | Pete Cordalis Ric deGroot Dale Dirksen Doug Giesbrecht Gary Hendricks Greg Johnson |
Quickflight was a new wave band formed in Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada. The band released two albums in the early 1980s Breakaway on Tunesmith[1] and their second Decent Beat on Star Song Records.[2][3]
History
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Quickflight's musical style on their first album, Breakaway, was similar to keyboard-oriented, electronic, arena rock bands of the 80s mixed with new wave and was released on Tunesmith Records in 1980.[4]
Their second album, Decent Beat,[5] was recorded at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, and was released by Star Song Records in 1983. It was ground-breaking because it was one of the first Christian Contemporary releases in which the instruments used consisted almost entirely of synthesizers and sequencers in a style influenced by British synthesizer bands, particularly After the Fire.[4] The album was also one of the first Christian Contemporary Music albums that was digitally mastered although it was never released on CD.[citation needed]
Quickflight toured through the Mid-West and West Coast of the U.S. and parts of Canada, at several outdoor festivals, playing with a variety of Christian artists who included Steve Taylor, Rez Band, Kerry Livgren, Sheila Walsh, Undercover and Larry Norman.[citation needed]
Through recording at Little Mountain, Ric deGroot met the members of the Capitol Recording group Strange Advance and joined them in 1984.[citation needed]
Band members
- Ric deGroot
- Dale Dirksen
- Greg Johnson
- Gary Hendricks - drummer
- Pete Cordalis
- Doug Giesbrecht- bass
- Mike King
additional musicians
- Paul Iverson
- Scotty Hall
- Chris Livingstone
- Ruth Shareski (Evenden)
Discography
Albums
- Breakaway
- Pink Shirts
- Atheist
- Feelin' Sad
- OK
- Shuttle
- Modern Romans
- Rendezvous
- Between the Lines
- Fine Line
- I Saw You
- Water of Life
- Remote Control
- In the World
- Safety in Numbers
- System Breakdown
- Fantasy
- Fade to Glory
- Messages
- D.M.X.
- Metro Alien
- I Dream
- Musical Production: Ric deGroot
- Audio Production: Ron Obvious
- Executive Producer: Bob Brooks
- Art Direction & Design: Joan Tankersley
- Illustration: Denise Chapman
- Layout: Lori Cooper
- Source: Ric deGroot Star Song Records
References
- ^ a b
"Breakaway (sound recording) / Quickflight", www
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"Decent beat (sound recording) / Quickflight", www
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- ^ a b Powell, Mark Allan (2002). Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Peabody, Massachusetts: Hendrickson Publishers. p. 736. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
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"Decent Beat Review". CCM Magazine. Nashville: Salem Publishing. ccmmagazine
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