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ARCTIC

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Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Official Website: http://www.projectarctic.com
Band Members: Recorded & solo live: Marcus Martin - lyrics & music, vocals, guitar Live shows with full band: Kirsten Bole - bass, backing vocals Todd Biffard - drums
Bio: ARCTIC - the band and/or solo project of Marcus Martin - is all about duality. His childhood in Yellowknife, a small gold mining town in the Arctic region of Canada's Northwest Territories, was a stark contrast to his experiences in a private UK boarding school. He grew up in the land of lakes, trees, rocks and ice with true wilderness spirit and is equally at home sharing his ARCTIC adventures in any big city, where there are more people on one street than in his whole hometown. Coming from the Tom Morello school of guitar texture, he has learned to challenge the listener by layering unique sounds usually found only in the electric guitar world. As a loop-based acoustic artist he tours with an 80 lb. effects pedalboard - not traveling light compared to most acoustic singer-songwriters. His live set is where this duality takes flight, as he constructs each song before the audience, piece by piece. Influenced by both 70's progressive rock and conventional songwriters of the day, ARCTIC bridges a world of opposites together. He layers haunting melodies on top of his arrangements, improvising like a jazz artist, intertwining vocals and guitar into a chilled and airy soundscape. "I think it's hard not to be an environmentalist, growing up on the land." His environmental message is not watered down and mixed into his music: they are separate entities. His music is an introduction; it is the common ground between him and the listener. As many will attest, he does his best to meet everyone after his show to say hi. You never know where the conversation will go, but people always want to know more about the ARCTIC - both the region and the band. Marcus is based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. For more information, contact Marcus through Punchface Propaganda Machine at 604.880.6376 or arctic@projectarctic.com.
Label: Board of Records
Label Website: http://www.boardofrecords.com
Handedness: Left
Secret path through website: Use the compass to guide you... http://www.projectarctic.com/listen.php
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Copyright © 2008 Amie Street, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Patent Pending.