Midpoint

Biography

With their inception as a three piece group, Shand, Tyler, and Marek left their homes in rural Alberta for Calgary in 1998. After meeting Colin, the foursome soon started jamming and formulating their sound. Moving quickly through the motions of being a young, inexperienced band, the newly dubbed “Midpoint” was drawing lots of attention in the Calgary scene. Marek left the band (trading his guitar for bass and joining local punkers Deville). Once again a three piece unit, the band headed into...

With their inception as a three piece group, Shand, Tyler, and Marek left their homes in rural Alberta for Calgary in 1998. After meeting Colin, the foursome soon started jamming and formulating their sound. Moving quickly through the motions of being a young, inexperienced band, the newly dubbed “Midpoint” was drawing lots of attention in the Calgary scene.

Marek left the band (trading his guitar for bass and joining local punkers Deville). Once again a three piece unit, the band headed into the studio to record a three song demo in the summer of 2001. But it soon became clear that something was missing, so the band set out to find a new guitarist. Within months of acquiring the new guitarist, Midpoint was picked to play the home date of the 2002 Vans Warped Tour after being chosen by a panel of judges from the Ernieball Musicman Battle of the Bands.

The next 4 months were spent recording alongside established engineer Brad Hawkins. “Shutup, That’s Why” (Second Best Records) was released in February 2003. Their current endeavors include the production of a music video, the promotion of the new CD using radio, television, and of course touring. They plan to hit the road again this summer including a second cross-Canada tour and a venture into the western US.

Colin - Bass/Vocals
Jay - Guitar
Tyler - Guitar
Shand - Drums

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