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| Hometown |
Toronto, Canada
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| Genres |
Modern Rock, Indie Pop
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| Band Members |
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| Achievements |
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| Upcoming Shows |
None
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| Contact Information: |
Artist / Band Member
Bret K
bret@wearethebrilliance.com
416-554-9340
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| # Years Experience Performing Live: |
2 |
| # Live Perfomances Past Six-months: |
10 |
| Market Draw: |
Toronto: 76-100; London: 31-50 |
| Venue History: |
The Hideout - Toronto, ON
Call The Office - London, ON
The Blind Dog - Windsor, ON
The Chubby Pickle - Windsor, ON
Horseshoe Tavern - Toronto, ON
El Mocambo - Toronto, ON
The Rivoli - Toronto, ON
The Revival - Toronto, ON
The Drake Underground - Toronto, ON
Sunderland Arena - Sunderland, ON
Sneaky Dee's - Toronto, ON |
| Opener Experience: |
Blue Rodeo |
| Similar Artists: |
The Killers; Coldplay; U2; Neon Trees; Queen; The Beatles; The Fray; Keane |
| Performing Rights Society: |
ASCAP |
| Discography: |
All I've Ever Known EP—2011; My Town Single—2010; Runnin' for the Hills Single—2010; Love, Hope, Fear & Consequence EP—2010; One Step Single—2010; Better Place To Go Single—2010 |
The Brilliance - Canada's Up-And-Coming Rock Stars by
V.B. Recreate the moment you guys decided to build The Brilliance.T.B. The five of us guys were attending Canadian Music Week at the Royal York here in Toronto. A well- established and respected...
The Brilliance - Canada's Up-And-Coming Rock Stars by
V.B. Recreate the moment you guys decided to build The Brilliance.
T.B. The five of us guys were attending Canadian Music Week at the Royal York here in Toronto. A well- established and respected woman by the name of Linda Dawe had set up a meeting with us at the piano bar one afternoon. During our time spent with her, she had introduced us to many people within the industry (who are "somebodies") - people with credentials who we knew of but never thought we would meet. We were music-industry starstruck. After the meeting was over, the five of us went back to our hotel. We looked at each other and smiled. We had realized that this is what we want/need to be doing with our lives, and we felt - and still feel - that there is so much potential and opportunity for our band to start a career off of the music we create.
V.B. How did you guys put yourself out there, in terms of getting live gigs? Are there any specific strategies you utilized that many local musicians may not be aware of?
T.B. We asked the bar owners (laughs). We made sure we had some sort of product for bars to listen to, then sent them an email requesting to play a show. Once you get the gig, you should just be super nice to everyone involved in the process, especially the promoters and sound crew! Once you create a reputable name for yourself, word-of-mouth spreads, and it's just so much easier to get gigs after that :)
V.B. Your website claims Coldplay, Queen, The Killers, and U2 are your muses. How would you say you incorporate their authentic elements into your own songs? Do any of your songs remind you of their songs, and why?
T.B. We are fairly subtle about how we implement our influences into our music - for the most part (laughs). As much as we love our favourite bands, it's also extremely important to put your own artistic voice to anything you create. This is how The Brilliance keeps their own sound and (makes sure) they're not a straight copy of something else. We do, however, utilize what we learn from bands things we like to accomplish and certain moods that we set out to capture. With that being said, we don't have a song that makes us all think of some other song that we were inspired by - bits and pieces possibly, but nothing significant.
