Shadowmine - About

Bio

Shadowmine is a 4 piece Modern Hard rock band out of Ottawa ,On Canada.

The band was originally started by Lead Vocalist Rock Brisebois after leaving his prior band and tired of playing covers. The intent was to write and record an album of full original material .

After a few false Starts due to unforeseen circumstances Brisebois recruited former band mate Sean Page (guitar) and the two would become the foundation for Shadowmine.

The duo started to search for a full time bassist, who came in the form of Arnprior Native Chris Carr, Chris had similar influences and his style Brought funk and groove to the already underway originals.

Brisebois, Page and Carr continued to write and tighten up the originals and also started pre production. It was time to find the backbeat of the project, the drummer.

In February 2018 the band found drummer and Sudbury native Nicolas Grant.

Grant with his aggressive drum style , brought new energy to the band and quickly blended in, it was a perfect fit.

After a long search, Shadowmine employed music engineer Cameron Dunn from Hillside Studios, where they began to record their debut album.

The First Single "Scapegoat" a mix of heavy groove with a killer chorus that should become instantly memorable , is set to arrive November 14, 2018 with a second single to follow before years end.

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Rock Brisebois - Vocals, guitar

1. When did you start playing music?
Took piano lessons at age 9 for awhile but it wasn't until my father bought me an electric guitar for my 11th birthday that I've been hooked.

2. Who are your main influences?
Kiss, Black Sabbath, Rush, Judas Priest, Triumph, Frank Marino, Deep Purple, Ritchie Kotzen, to name a few….

3. How would you describe your music?
Modern groove rock with a touch of old school influences.

4. What gear do you currently use?
Gibson Les Paul, Fender Telecaster, Ernie Ball Petrucci Custom. Engl Richie Blackmore 100.

5. Where were you born?
Ottawa, Canada

6. If you were stranded on a desert island and only had 5 CDs to listen to for the rest of your life, what would they be?
The Beatles “Abbey Road”
Black Sabbath “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath”
Rush “2112”
Deep Purple “Machine Head”
Ritchie Kotzen “Into The Black”

7. What is your favorite place you've visited?
I fell in love with New Orleans, Louisiana

8. What is in your current playlist?
Slash “Living The Dream”
Shinedown “Attention Attention”
Pantera “Far Beyond Driven”
Tremonti “A Dying Machine”
Van Halen “Women and Children First”
Lenny Kravitz “Circus”
Deep Purple “Paris 1975”
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa “Seesaw”
Blackmore's Night “Fires at Midnight”
Annihilator “Schizo Deluxe”

9. What is your favorite food?
Oysters! I can eat a pile of them!

10. What is your favorite pass time?
I love cooking, watching movies, and playing some Assassin's Creed.

11. What song do you love that would surprise your fans?
"16 Tons" by Tennessee Ernie Ford. I would love to remake that song one day.

12. What is your most memorable musical moment?
Slipping and falling flat on my face in front of the entire school. It was my first ever public performance playing guitar for a talent contest when I was 11 years old.

13. Who is your favorite male artist?
I have many, but I love Ritchie Kotzen.

14. Who is your favorite female artist?
Beth Hart. That woman gives me goosebumps.

15. What is your favorite quote?
"Never, under any circumstance, take a sleeping pill and a laxative on the same night." -Dave Barry

Nicolas Grant - Drums, percussion

1. When did you start playing music?
I first received a drum kit when I was 14, and had no idea what to do with it. After a long, frustrating, noisy year, I finally took lessons and have been loving it ever since.

2. Who are your main influences?
Deftones, A Perfect Circle, Breaking Benjamin, Cold

3. How would you describe your music?
I'm an extremely hard-hitting, heavy music drummer. But I FEEL the music so much when I play, that any type of song can transfer the emotion.

4. What gear do you currently use?
Sonor five-piece kit with a pearl morgan rose signature snare
Pearl Powershifter double drum pedals.
Sabian 16" AAX Chinese
Sabian 16" AAX Dark Crash
Zildjian 17" K Custom Dark Crash
Sabian 18" AAX Dark Crash
Sabian 21" B8 Ride
Sabian 14" AAX X-Celerator Hats
Sabian 8" AAX Splash

5. Where were you born?
Northern Ontario! Specifically, Sudbury

6. If you were stranded on a desert island and only had 5 CDs to listen to for the rest of your life, what would they be?
Deftones - White Pony
Cold - Year of the Spider
A Perfect Circle - Mer de Noms
Veil of Maya - Matriarch
Saosin - Along the Shadow

7. What is your favorite place you've visited?
Japan

8. What is in your current playlist?

Cold - Superfiction (the entire album)
Puscifer - The Remedy
Badflower - Ghost

9. What is your favorite food?
Almost any type of pasta, but heavy meat sauce. mmmm.

10. What is your favorite pass time?
I'm a complete gamer! Definitely RPG's.

11. What song do you love that would surprise your fans?
Frou Frou - Must Be Dreaming

12. What is your most memorable musical moment?
Opening for Hail The Villain, with 200-250 people in a packed club. It was so awesome!

13. Who is your favorite male artist?
Maynard or Chino from the Deftones

14. Who is your favorite female artist?
Imogen Heap

15. What is your favorite quote?

Sean Page - Lead Guitar

1. When did you start playing music?
I started playing music about age 9, when my friends older brother had an electric guitar in the summer you could Hera him blasting from 3 houses down, I used to go over there and sit for hours mesmerized while he played Deep purple and Hendrix songs. after that I took lessons on and off really for years but I am mostly self taught and by listening to records.

2. Who are your main influences?
My main influence are ironically more song writers but as far as actual guitar players George Lynch was a big one , Matthias Jabs from the Scorpions , Tipton from Judas Priest

3. How would you describe your music?
I describe the music I write as mainly based in hard rock ,with elements of metal pop , I like the Heavy stuff but also like a big chorus and melody , I also like a lot of heavy groove stuff but as far as music goes . if a song is good , it's good regardless of genre.

4. What gear do you currently use?
I have several guitars a couple of Wolfgangs, but the main one is my purple Ibanez Rg USA custom , that gets the most play time , for amps I have used the Marshall and Boogie But I am currently using a Fractal Axe Fx3, it has great amp sims and a ton of effects that sound great .

5. Where were you born?
I was born in Ottawa, Ontario.

6. If you were stranded on a desert island and only had 5 CDs to listen to for the rest of your life, what would they be?
Metallica "The Black Album"
Shinedown "Amaryllis"
Scorpions "Sting In the Tail"
Garth Brooks "In Pieces"
Roxette "Greatest Hits"

7. What is your favorite place you've visited?
I love Universal studios in Orlando ,FL

8. What is in your current playlist?
My current playlist in car is:
Disturbed -Evolution
The Riverthieves -Soldier (local Ottawa Celtic folk band )
Godsmack -When legends rise
Garth brooks Greatest Hits

9. What is your favorite food?
Food , would be fish tacos Salmon with chilli lime mayo , I also do like chilli

10. What is your favorite pass time?
Playing guitar.

11. What song do you love that would surprise your fans?
Africa "Toto"

12. What is your most memorable musical moment?
Playing the Hard Rock Cafe in Toronto and winning Battle Of The Bands that night to move on to the finals.

13. Who is your favorite male artist?
Billy Talent

14. Who is your favorite female artist?
Avril Lavigne or Christina Perri

Chris Carr - Bass

1. When did you start playing music?
I started playing bass at age 19.

2. Who are your main influences?
My main influence are Metallica, Tool, AIC, RHCP, Primus, Rush, Ozzy, Slipknot, and Korn.

3. How would you describe your music?
Heavy and hard rock.

4. What gear do you currently use?
Ampeg Amps, Ibanez basses, Morley, Boss, and digitech effects.

5. Where were you born?
Born in Arnprior, Ontario

6. If you were stranded on a desert island and only had 5 CDs to listen to for the rest of your life, what would they be?
Red Hot Chili Peppers "Mother's Milk"
Fishbone "Give A Monkey A Brain"
Primus "Sailing Seas of Cheese"
Rage Against The Machine
Tool "Undertow"

7. What is your favorite place you've visited?
Bachelor party for a very good friend in Halifax, Nova Scotia

8. What is in your current playlist?
Seether
Slipknot
Disturbed
12 Foot Ninja
Shinedown
Gemini Syndrome
Fozzy
Tool

9. What is your favorite food?
Reese Peanut Butter Cups

10. What is your favorite pass time?
Playing bass and spending time with my sons.

11. What song do you love that would surprise your fans?
I do enjoy classical music from time to time.

12. What is your most memorable musical moment?
Playing music to 200+ people at the Rockhound Jambore 2000

13. Who is your favorite male artist?
Corey Taylor

14. Who is your favorite female artist?
Marianna Brink