{"id":220,"date":"2013-10-06T16:34:28","date_gmt":"2013-10-06T16:34:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theworldprovider.net\/site\/?p=220"},"modified":"2013-10-07T20:37:23","modified_gmt":"2013-10-07T20:37:23","slug":"standing-in-the-back-spotlight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theworldprovider.net\/site\/news\/standing-in-the-back-spotlight\/","title":{"rendered":"Standing in the (back) spotlight"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have a new gig as a backup vocalist for Murray Lightburn’s Mass:Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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As some of you may know, Murray produced the last WP album, History of Pain<\/em><\/a>, as well as recording and mixing the most recent Lion Farm EP<\/a>, and has performed as a member of the WP band at our last couple of shows. So we have gotten to know each other pretty well over the past few years.<\/p>\n

All the same, I am also a big fan of his work, so it’s a thrill to be part of his show. It’s been described as an “electronic pop opera,” which is as accurate a description as I can imagine but still doesn’t quite capture the experience. It’s a lo-fi sci-fi multimedia musical, all held together with Murray’s usual mix of conceptual grandeur, heart-on-sleeve sincerity and amazing vocal powers.<\/p>\n

I am singing backup. It’s the first time I’ve been strictly supporting someone else’s musical vision since being part of the Feist touring band back in the day.<\/a> Then as now, it’s a great experience to simply learn my own parts and not worry about all the other details. But the parts themselves are a big challenge. The harmonies are complicated, and push the limits of my vocal range at both ends. But it’s a challenge that’s been great fun to take on.<\/p>\n

The project had its debut a couple of weeks ago at Pop Montreal, and we are playing Toronto on October 12. Details here<\/a>. If you’re in town, I recommend coming to check it out.<\/p>\n

After that, the project is up in the air as far as I know (though there’s talk of a performance at the M for Montreal fest in November). But I’ve got a lot of other irons in the fire\u2014including some brand-new WP tunes I’m pretty stoked about, that we plan to record this winter and bring to the world in 2014.<\/p>\n

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