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0 Get Your Voice On The New NINJASPY Record In 4 Easy Steps! Video of New Songs ‘Azaria’ and ‘Dead Duck Dock’; Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album Offering 13 Fan Perks!
ALBUM/EP PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
R.I.Y.L: System of a Down, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Red Hot Chili Peppers,Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Rancid.
Ninjaspy.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud
Reverbnation | CBC Radio 3 | Last.fm | Instagram | Fanbridge
Get Your Voice On The New NINJASPY Record In 4 Easy Steps! Video of New Songs ‘Azaria’ and ‘Dead Duck Dock’; Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album Offering 13 Fan Perks!
L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)
Days left on NINJASPY‘s Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market their follow up album to their 2007 cult debut ‘Pi Nature’ produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan.
The band has posted a new step by step video for fans to get their voice on the new record for the track ‘Jump Ya Bones’.
Check out the video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPtSWq3Cxfg
Live Video of Ninjaspy performing new songs ‘Azaria’ and ‘Dead Duck Dock’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n4p5-VleFU
Fans, new and old can donate at this Indiegogo link https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album before the crowd campaign ends on May 16, 2014 (11:59pm PST) :
Crowd Funding Video – http://youtu.be/flTPDVr5wyA
Fans who donate to the campaign are offered the following perks:.
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album
Option 1: Digital Album: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes.
Option 2: Digital Album / CD: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed CD.
Option 3: Digital / CD / Shirt: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, and a styling new Ninjaspy shirt to replace the one with blood stains and holes in it.
Option 4: Digital / Vinyl: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 5: Digital / CD / Shirt / Vinyl: The full swag spectrum. Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, bad ass shirt, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 6: Listening Party VIP: VIP admission to official album listening party. Stand side by side with the band and production team as they experience the recordings for the first time. Details TBA.
Option 7: Private Lesson: Sit down at the band’s rehearsal space with any member to learn about the approach, technique and inspiration behind how they make music. (Includes digital download)
Option 8: The Last Scarfhood: Once upon a time, the band made hand sewn “Ten Chi Jin” Scarfhoods. They only have 1 left and they will never be made again. (Includes digital download)
Option 9: Dinner With The band: Location: East Vancouver the band will treat you and a friend to an incredible evening of good food, drinks, music and conversation. Funny things WILL happen. (Includes digital download)
Option 10: Private Concert Option 1: Location: Anywhere in the Lower Mainland We will come to your living room or location of your choice and perform a selection of acoustic Ninjaspy tunes. (Includes digital download)
Option 11: Custom “Guitana”: Handmade by Ninjoelspy, the Guitana is a one stringed instrument crafted from a bokken, which is commonly used in kendo and other sword based martial arts practices. Picture yourself playing a wooden sword with a chopstick and a slide, with the knowledge that only you, Ninjoelspy, and Hatsumi Sensei, grandmaster of the 9 surviving schools of bujinkan, own this instrument. (Includes digital download)
Option 12: Private Concert Option 2: Location: East Vancouver: You and 10 friends can enjoy a private face melting courtesy of yours truly. Just show up, crush a few beers and enjoy the show.
Option 13: Private Jam/Recording Session: Location: East Vancouver: Got some songs but no band? Spend a day at our rehearsal space jamming and recording your ideas. (Includes digital download)
Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions including touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here) winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).
In additional news, the band recently wrapped up their ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’, which saw them perform dates from British Columbia to Ontario in promotion of the indiegogo campiagn plus the band has been confirm for this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller, AB running from August 29 – Sept 1 (Labour Day weekend). They will be joining Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising and more on the line up. Full festival details can be found at the following link: www.loudashell.com
JUMP YA BONES TOUR | VLOG 1 – http://youtu.be/xBYa5mCOjTU
Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs
No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4
EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata
Album Stream – Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature
Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY
Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8
For more info, please follow the band at these links:
http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy
http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy
http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv
“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin
“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC
“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine
“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com
“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.” – Cord Magazine
“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement
About:
Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.
With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.
Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP
Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.
Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)
Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments
0 Metal Music Archives – Mire – Inward / Outward
0 REMINDER – ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT! – Vancouver’s NINJASPY Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; Offering 13 Fan Perks!
ALBUM/EP PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
R.I.Y.L: System of a Down, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Red Hot Chili Peppers,Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Rancid.
Ninjaspy.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud
Reverbnation | CBC Radio 3 | Last.fm | Instagram | Fanbridge
REMINDER – ONLY A FEW DAYS LEFT! – Vancouver’s NINJASPY Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; Offering 13 Fan Perks!
L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)
With only a few days left! Vancouver, BC’s hybrid metal ska band of brothers, NINJASPY are offering 13 amazing donation perks for fans as part of their Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market their follow up album to their 2007 cult debut ‘Pi Nature’ produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan.
Fans, new and old can donate at this Indiegogo link https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album before the crowd campaign ends on May 16, 2014 (11:59pm PST) :
Crowd Funding Video – http://youtu.be/flTPDVr5wyA
Fans who donate to the campaign are offered the following perks:.
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album
Option 1: Digital Album: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes.
Option 2: Digital Album / CD: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed CD.
Option 3: Digital / CD / Shirt: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, and a styling new Ninjaspy shirt to replace the one with blood stains and holes in it.
Option 4: Digital / Vinyl: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 5: Digital / CD / Shirt / Vinyl: The full swag spectrum. Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, bad ass shirt, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 6: Listening Party VIP: VIP admission to official album listening party. Stand side by side with the band and production team as they experience the recordings for the first time. Details TBA.
Option 7: Private Lesson: Sit down at the band’s rehearsal space with any member to learn about the approach, technique and inspiration behind how they make music. (Includes digital download)
Option 8: The Last Scarfhood: Once upon a time, the band made hand sewn “Ten Chi Jin” Scarfhoods. They only have 1 left and they will never be made again. (Includes digital download)
Option 9: Dinner With The band: Location: East Vancouver the band will treat you and a friend to an incredible evening of good food, drinks, music and conversation. Funny things WILL happen. (Includes digital download)
Option 10: Private Concert Option 1: Location: Anywhere in the Lower Mainland We will come to your living room or location of your choice and perform a selection of acoustic Ninjaspy tunes. (Includes digital download)
Option 11: Custom “Guitana”: Handmade by Ninjoelspy, the Guitana is a one stringed instrument crafted from a bokken, which is commonly used in kendo and other sword based martial arts practices. Picture yourself playing a wooden sword with a chopstick and a slide, with the knowledge that only you, Ninjoelspy, and Hatsumi Sensei, grandmaster of the 9 surviving schools of bujinkan, own this instrument. (Includes digital download)
Option 12: Private Concert Option 2: Location: East Vancouver: You and 10 friends can enjoy a private face melting courtesy of yours truly. Just show up, crush a few beers and enjoy the show.
Option 13: Private Jam/Recording Session: Location: East Vancouver: Got some songs but no band? Spend a day at our rehearsal space jamming and recording your ideas. (Includes digital download)
Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions including touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here) winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).
In additional news, the band recently wrapped up their ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’, which saw them perform dates from British Columbia to Ontario in promotion of the indiegogo campiagn plus the band has been confirm for this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller, AB running from August 29 – Sept 1 (Labour Day weekend). They will be joining Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising and more on the line up. Full festival details can be found at the following link: www.loudashell.com
JUMP YA BONES TOUR | VLOG 1 – http://youtu.be/xBYa5mCOjTU
Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs
No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4
EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata
Album Stream – Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature
Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY
Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8
For more info, please follow the band at these links:
http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy
http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy
http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv
“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin
“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC
“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine
“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com
“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.” – Cord Magazine
“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement
About:
Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.
With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.
Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP
Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.
Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)
Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments
0 Vancouver’s Ninjaspy To Play Loud As Hell Festival w/ Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising & more! Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; New Tour Video Blog From ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON)
ALBUM/EP PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
R.I.Y.L: System of a Down, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Red Hot Chili Peppers,Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Rancid.
Ninjaspy.net | Facebook | Twitter | Youtube | Soundcloud
Reverbnation | CBC Radio 3 | Last.fm | Instagram | Fanbridge
Vancouver’s Ninjaspy To Play Loud As Hell Festival w/ Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising & more! Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album; New Tour Video Blog From ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON)
L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)
Recently wrapping up their ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ in promotion of their Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market their follow up album to their 2007 cult debut ‘Pi Nature’ produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan. Vancouver, BC’s hybrid metal ska band of brothers, NINJASPY are proud to confirm they will be performing at this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller, AB running from August 29 – Sept 1 (Labour Day weekend). They will be joining Protest The Hero, Titans Eve, All Else Fails, Death Toll Rising and more on the line up. Full festival details can be found at the following link: www.loudashell.com
“We are amped to camp and play alongside so many bands at this year’s Loud As Hell Festival in Drumheller AB. Plus we will be bringing a new album to the fest! Anyone looking to help make that happen can donate to our indiegogo campaign and get their voice on the album.” comments vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent.
The band is two weeks away from their crowd campaign ending on May 16, 2014 (11:59pm PST) and has raised half of their goal. Fans, new and old can donate at this Indiegogo link (donation perks listed below): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album.
JUMP YA BONES TOUR | VLOG 1 – http://youtu.be/xBYa5mCOjTU
Crowd Funding Video – http://youtu.be/flTPDVr5wyA
Fans who donate to the campaign are offered the following perks:.
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album
Option 1: Digital Album: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes.
Option 2: Digital Album / CD: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed CD.
Option 3: Digital / CD / Shirt: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, and a stylin new Ninjaspy shirt to replace the one with blood stains and holes in it.
Option 4: Digital / Vinyl: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 5: Digital / CD / Shirt / Vinyl: The full swag spectrum. Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, bad ass shirt, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 6: Listening Party VIP: VIP admission to official album listening party. Stand side by side with the band and production team as they experience the recordings for the first time. Details TBA.
Option 7: Private Lesson: Sit down at the band’s rehearsal space with any member to learn about the approach, technique and inspiration behind how they make music. (Includes digital download)
Option 8: The Last Scarfhood: Once upon a time, the band made hand sewn “Ten Chi Jin” Scarfhoods. They only have 1 left and they will never be made again. (Includes digital download)
Option 9: Dinner With The band: Location: East Vancouver the band will treat you and a friend to an incredible evening of good food, drinks, music and conversation. Funny things WILL happen. (Includes digital download)
Option 10: Private Concert Option 1: Location: Anywhere in the Lower Mainland We will come to your living room or location of your choice and perform a selection of acoustic Ninjaspy tunes. (Includes digital download)
Option 11: Custom “Guitana”: Handmade by Ninjoelspy, the Guitana is a one stringed instrument crafted from a bokken, which is commonly used in kendo and other sword based martial arts practices. Picture yourself playing a wooden sword with a chopstick and a slide, with the knowledge that only you, Ninjoelspy, and Hatsumi Sensei, grandmaster of the 9 surviving schools of bujinkan, own this instrument. (Includes digital download)
Option 12: Private Concert Option 2: Location: East Vancouver: You and 10 friends can enjoy a private face melting courtesy of yours truly. Just show up, crush a few beers and enjoy the show.
Option 13: Private Jam/Recording Session: Location: East Vancouver: Got some songs but no band? Spend a day at our rehearsal space jamming and recording your ideas. (Includes digital download)
Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions including touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here) winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).
Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs
No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4
EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata
Album Stream – Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature
Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY
Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8
For more info, please follow the band at these links:
http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy
http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy
http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv
“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin
“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC
“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine
“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com
“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.” – Cord Magazine
“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement
About:
Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.
With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.
Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP
Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.
Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)
Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments
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0 Via Nocturna – Review – Mire – Inward / Outward
0 Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE @ Canadian Music Week (May 10); Announce Ontario ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’
ALBUM PROMOS FOR MEDIA COVERAGE (ex. feature, interview, album review, airplay, etc.) CAN BE REQUESTED HERE
RIYL = Fall Out Boy, He is Legend, Queens of the Stone Age
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Youtube | CBC Radio 3 | Tumblr | Instagram
Official Merch Store | Bandcamp | iTunes
Video Game Rock Nerds DOUBLE EXPERIENCE @ Canadian Music Week (May 10); Announce Ontario ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’
L-R – Ian Nichols (Vocals) | Tim Kealey (Bass) | Kenny Saunders (Drums) | Brock Tinsley (Guitars) | Photo Credit – Vicky Kao
Ottawa, ON video game rock nerds Double Experience are proud to announce they will be performing at this year’s Canadian Music Week on May 10th in Toronto, ON as part of their Ontario show dates for their ‘Rated M For MaTOUR’.
“We’re excited to take in everything CMW has to offer, considering it’s our first time being a part of the festival. Our goal is to make as many friends as our livers will allow and generally just confirm the stories we’ve heard so much about this festival as emerging Canadian musicians.” comments guitarist Brock Tinsley.
CMW Event Details:
| May 10 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar (CMW Showcase) |
| Set Time – Double Experience = 10PM-10:40 PM – Cover $10 |
| https://www.facebook.com/events/219236088286173/ |
| Zoo Harmonics – 8:00PM FRIDAY NIGHT TREND – 9:00PM Double Experience – 10:00PM KodessA – 11:00PM Burning The Day – 12:00AM |
The band is gearing up for the summer release of their forthcoming album ‘721835′ on August 1st to follow up their 2011 EP ‘One Big Quicksand’. The band’s first music video in support of the album ‘Who The Hell?’ can be viewed at the following link: http://youtu.be/_64hxwk42cc
CONTEST ALERT: Want to win a signed poster, a copy of DE’s album, and new, custom guitar picks from Tim and Brock? http://doubleexperience.tumblr.com/post/81892617208/experience-points-1e04
On select tour dates (see below **), fans will be given a ballot upon entry to a DE show. Throughout the night, there will be code words announced before/during each band’s set, and if fans can write down all the code words said that night, they could win the above mentioned prizes at DE’s merch table, where DE will select a winner at random after their set.
Not only is this a cool way to encourage fans to check out the local talent, but DE has always been in the business of delivering the goods to their devoted fans.
But the good times don’t end after that particular show; at the end of tour, DE will draw from one of the qualifying ballots collected over the entire tour and that person will win a free t-shirt! Say whaaaaaat, right? Follow us the band on instagram @DoubleExperience and they will do the deed on video for maximum legitimacy and suspense.
Make an evening out of a Double Experience show, get some sweet prizes – for free!
Tour Dates:
April:
April 26 – North Bay, ON @ Granite Club **
April 27 – Newmarket, ON @ The Jam Spot **
April 28 – London, ON @ The APK
May:
May 2 – Windsor, ON @ Villains Beastro
May 3 – Chatham-Kent, ON @ Mc B’s **
May 10 – Toronto, ON @ Hard Luck Bar (Canadian Music Week Showcase)
May 30 – Ottawa, ON @ Zaphod Beeblebrox
About:
Successfully performing 500+ shows and collecting over 100,000 miles during their multiple tours across Canada, the UK, and once in the States, Double Experience offers a no-frills, no prisoners, no holds-barred live show that has music nerds wanting more.
The band’s upcoming album, ‘721835′ was recorded by fellow science-fiction aficionado Al Jacob (He is Legend, A Skylit Drive) in North Carolina and is a curious collection of songs that demand to be heard. Inspired by everything the band loves and considers nerdy, this release showcases a creative sound influenced by geeky comic books, trading cards, classic 8 bits games to today’s future 3D experiences.
Their 2011 debut album, ‘One Big Quicksand’ was recorded and produced by up-and-comer Jayson DeZuzio (Coheed and Cambria, My Chemical Romance) and was released via Blue Sapphire/Universal Music Canada.
1. Gambit [Video]
2. Strange Acquaintance [Lyric Video]
3. Horror Beyond Imagination [Lyric Video]
4. Wolf in the Ewe [Lyric Video]
5. Congratulations on Second Place
6. Here’s Y
7. Thumbsucker
8. Destiny Chile
9. Who the Hell?
For more info, please visit the following links:
http://www.facebook.com/doubleexperience
http://www.twitter.com/2xExperience
http://www.youtube.com/colfaxrock
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0 Ondes Chocs Post JamSpace Series w/ TRAINWRECK ARCHITECT; Announce ‘Wreck The Road Tour’; Dates in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick
R.I.Y.L. = Annihilator, Testament, Anthrax, Metallica, Municipal Waste, Skid Row, Black Sabbath
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Ondes Chocs Post JamSpace Series w/ TRAINWRECK ARCHITECT; Announce ‘Wreck The Road Tour’; Dates in Quebec, Ontario, New Brunswick
New Music Video ‘Dream Pariah’; New Album Out ‘Traits of The Sick’
L-R – Marc-Antoine Blackburn: Drums | Eric Litinas: Bass | Simon Ouellet: Vocals | Renaud Baril: Guitar | Raza Ali Khan: Guitar – (Photo Credit: Jean-François Gagnon)
One of Canada’s most cult followed indie metal sites Ondes Chocs has posted new live video and interview with wreck ‘n roll band Trainwreck Architect for their JamSpace Series. The video includes a performance of ‘The Door Slams Shut’ off the band’s latest album ‘Traits of The Sick’ along with a new track ‘Midnight Bitch’.
To watch interview and live jam, please visit the following link: http://ondeschocs.com/jamspace-series-trainwreck-architect/
In additional news, Trainwreck Architect will be performing shows in New Brunswick, Quebec and Ontario for their ‘Wreck The Road Tour’ between the months of May and June that includes an opening support slot for German power metal masters Primal Fear on Friday, May 2 in Montreal, QC at Foufounes Electriques.
Tour Dates:
May 2 – Foufounes Electriques – Montreal, QC w/ Primal Fear, Eclipse Prophecy, Instanzia
May 10 – Coach & Horses – Windsor, ON w/ In Our Infinite Space, Sophist
May 16 – Le Caveau – Moncton, NB
May 17 – Charlotte Street Arts Centre – Fredericton, NB
May 31 – Van Gogh’s Ear – Guelph, ON – Psychotic, Frenemy
June 12 – TBA – Cornwall, ON w/ CAYM
June 13 – Salle Unisson – Quebec City, QC w/ CAYM, No Escape
June 14 – Piranha Bar – Montreal, QC w/ CAYM, Gypsy Chief Goliath, Dirtcake
June 15 – Bar Le Magog – Sherbrooke, QC w/ CAYM, Comatebro
July 4 – Bar Le Lorrie-Ann – La Baie , QC w/ Wanderlost
The band released a new music video ‘Dream Pariah’ in support of their debut album ‘Traits of The Sick’ released during November 2013. The albumwas mastered by Jeff Waters of Annihilator, whom also makes a guest appearance with a guitar solo on the track ‘As Killers Breathe’. Featuring an eclectic mix of thrash, classic metal and rock, the album deals with the idea of humans being human and never willing to be completely satisfied, the debutis now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Amazon and all other major online retailers.
The video is inspired by the dramatic story of a man, approaching the end of his life and trying something new! (hint, hint, breaking bad!)
‘Dream Pariah’: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmRLLpJKsuA
Album Stream Links:
Bandcamp: http://trainwreckarchitect.bandcamp.com/
Track Listing: Traits of The Sick
1-Comatose Era (intro)
2-The Culprit
3-Die Like A Legend
4-The Door Slams Shut [Bravewords]
5-Deadbeat Beatdown
6-Rabid Psychotic Relapse
7-As Killers Breathe ft. guitar solo by Jeff Waters (Annihilator) [Bandcamp] [Youtube] [Soundcloud]
8-Dream Pariah [Video]
9-The Narcissist
10-Feed Them Bullets
For more info, please visit these links:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Trainwreck-Architect/160132547367321
Twitter: @ThrashingPariah
Bandcamp: http://trainwreckarchitect.bandcamp.com
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/trainwreck-architect/
Discography
2013 – Traits of The Sick
2012 – Compilation – Canuck Metal Volume 2.
2009 – Feed Them Bullets Demo2013 – Traits of The Sick
2012 – Compilation – Canuck Metal Volume 2.
2009 – Feed Them Bullets Demo
Shared Stage w/
Skull Fist, Kill Devil Hill, Slaves on Dope, Hollow, Reanimator, Dark Century, Dissension, Fatality, Sanktuary
Tours and Festivals
Finalist at 2012 Heavy MTL Battle of The Bands
Semi Finalist at 2013 Wacken Metal Battle Canada
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Trainwreck Architect – Traits of The Sick (2013)
Highlight: #11 on January 2014 Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – (Earshot)
Highlight: #15 on December 2013 Top 20 Loud Charts – Canadian College Radio – (Earshot)
Highlight: #4 on Top 10 – For The Week Ending: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 – Canadian College Loud Charts – (Earshot)
Highlight: #10 on Top 10 – For The Week Ending: Tuesday, January 7, 2014 – Canadian College Loud Charts – (Earshot)
Highlight: #10 on Top 10 – For The Week Ending: Tuesday, December 17, 2013 – Canadian College Loud Charts – (Earshot)
“‘Dream Pariah’ is infectious it possesses something wholesome, but a track like ‘The Narcissist’ is an absolute perfect thrash attack. All in all, Trainwreck Architect hang around the fringes of the thrash scene without going totally into it with both feet, they enhance their sound with some modern touches and have mastered their recorded sound. This is a rather decent album and worth anybody’s money.” – Brutalism.com
“…it is a pure primal architect of aggression. Please continue to knock us out and feed us those sweating bullets.” – Metal Temple
“What listeners will get from this album is a strong blend of traditional heavy metal mixed with a strong dose of thrash. The best thing about the music is the twin guitar harmonies, slick and technical solos, and the occasional burst of groove. In the end, the band proves that NWOBHM-style music still has legs. Simon Ouellet’s vocals definitely bring to mind an old school-style, mixing high pitched wails, clean articulation, and thrash-inspired aggression…the guitar licks and grooves really shine, ranging from strong and infectious to slick and polished. Better still, the track “As Killers Breathe” includes a solo from the legendary Jeff Waters (of Annihilator) that is well worth a listen. Listeners that enjoy an older style of heavy metal will appreciate the way this band nods to the old school while also trying to keep things fresh and new.” – Sea of Tranquility
“Other than featuring a very cool album cover (there is a nice backpiece tattoo in there somewhere), this lot turn in some fine tunes for us with their Traits of the Sick recording. Instrumental shredding (Comatose Era), punk/thrash workouts ( The Door Slams Shut, Deadbeat Beatdown, The Narcissist, and Feed Them Bullets), and plenty of no-holds-barred Metal boogie….heavy guitars, lots of heavy drums – let’s face it, this is heavy everything. So, if you’re into the heavy stuff, here’s a great place to start!” – Wyrd Ways
“Each track is an individual burst of gunfire riffing and dito vocals, and the band sound very true and natural that it fair brings a tear of nostalgia to your eye. Bassist Eric Litinas and drummer Marc-Antoine Blackburn form two natural focus points as they work hard and sound tight throughout the album.” – RockUnited
“A nice blend of elements from around the metal universe wrapped in melodic thrash metal, Trainwreck Architect’s “Traits of the Sick” is nicely eclectic and sophisticated, and should appeal to fans of Death Angel, Anthrax and Annihilator.” – Metal Music Archives
“Direct and incisive, the Thrash of TRAINWRECK ARCHITECT has all to conquer you!” – Metal Integral
“Whatever you’re looking for in a metal album, these guys serve it up, moving from thrash, to classic metal, to rock, with even a slight punk edge at times. All these sounds combined could potentially have been a… trainwreck (haha, I’m so funny), but these guys pull it off, and not only pull it off, but do it excellently. This album is for fans of all metal genres. My suggestion to everyone is to throw on your dirtiest jean jacket, get a 12-pack of your favourite cheap beer, and give this record a listen. You will not be disappointed.” – Bucket List Music Reviews
“The approach that Trainwreck Architect have to their music is powerful and distinctive, it reaches out and touches the listener with its honesty. This is what these guys were born to do and no one will stop them from reaching their total heavy metal dominance. Suffice to say the future seems bright for these guys and I could see them and their unique sound going far. If you want to hear more of their unclassable metal madness be sure to check out their new record Traits of the Sick!” – Two Guys Metal Reviews
“One favorite is probably ‘ The Killers Breathe ’, featuring Jeff Waters (Annihilator) on guitar solos. But we can not also fail to mention the most “eared” as “ Dream Pariah . “ To finish the double “T he Narcissist”and” Feed Them Bullets ”continues to charge massive doses of pure aggression and lasts well established in the voracity of demonic vocals always well supported by portentous riffs. So, for all those who enjoy a good dose of primordial metal full of aggression and nostalgia, but also with some fun Rock to the mix, Traits OF The Sick is always a safe bet.” – Rock N’ Heavy
“‘Traits Of The Sick’ an engaging and entertaining listen.” – Planet Mosh
”This album is a perfect blend of pure metal, very well done!” – Quebec Metal
“Trainwreck Architect has their own diverse style that is hard to compare to other bands and this album proves it. Traits of the Sick is definitely an album worth giving a listen to.” – The Scene Magazine
“These architects of heavy pay homage to roots metal bands such as Dio and maple leaf legends, Annihilator, while adding popular loud sounds of today.” – Louder Than Hell
“This is one of those albums that surprises you with how great they sound; one that you don’t expect to blow you away, but after having a listen you’re left gobsmacked. If you don’t mind a bit of a modern twist on your traditional thrash and heavy metal music then this would be perfect for you. Recommended.” Louder Than Hell
“What listeners will get from this album is a strong blend of traditional heavy metal mixed with a strong dose of thrash. The best thing about the music is the twin guitar harmonies, slick and technical solos, and the occasional burst of groove. In the end, the band proves that NWOBHM-style music still has legs. Simon Ouellet’s vocals definitely bring to mind an old school-style, mixing high pitched wails, clean articulation, and thrash-inspired aggression.” – Sea of Tranquility
“Tearing up the stage from the moment the first chord is struck, the room is packed and the crowd is just as revved up as the band. Note after note tears through the air and charges the crowd and the band with a fury. Simon Ouellet bounces off stage with a roar and flies into the crowd and they love it. The band members are everywhere wreaking complete havoc and feeding their hungry fans. Technically precise and experienced they want this bad and after all of this, they deserve it! They are a well oiled machine and to comment on them individually would only blaspheme their sound as one entity and deplete the value of their clearly hard work. They break out into a tune tributed to the 80’s metal scene and it certainly does the decade justice. As Simon puts his shades to his face we take a train ride back in time and this is anything BUT a train wreck!!!” – Ondes Chocs
”Bands like Crossitution and Trainwreck Architect are blowing my mind in terms of talent, performance and initiative (as they are both unsigned)…Any metalhead who respects himself must listen to Trainwreck Architect” – Bang Bang Blog
“Let me tell you I had great expectations, since when doing some researches, I’ve read this on the band’s website: The meaning behind the band name is “Intelligently creating destruction and chaos” and we plan on putting that in your face when it comes to live performance. “ I can confirm they were not lying!..The singer’s voice is powerful and impressive, and the band members are full of energy. They offer Heavy metal with various influences. – Quebec Daily Rock
“…full of energy and stage presence, Trainwreck blasted their signature thrashy classic metal tones out to the crowd, causing probably the best moshing of the night. Trainwreck plays with their whole hearts, and has a great sound as far as aural enjoyment is concerned. They are tight and I simply can’t wait to see how far these boys go.” – Montreal Music Scene
“Trainwreck Architect has shown once again they feel like home on stage ! The singer, Simon Ouellet, opened the show by saying : “Don’t be fooled by the haircut, this isn’t an N’Sync tribute band!”. The band is really at ease on stage and their compositions are really catchy.” – Thorium Magazine
”I really enjoyed their hard rock attitude, coupled with a more modern metal edge, and was really into “Midnight Bitch” – which is a really catchy tune.” – The Scene Magazine
’’Excellent set, super tight. You know how to deal with the public, you have confidence, you know what you’re doing!’’ – Bart Frydrychowicz – Quo Vadis
“You Guys really kicked ass. That was tight, That was powerful, a fucking machine. Great frontman, and I’ve never heard a band introduced like that before. I love the band you guys are awesome.’’ – Vinnie Appice – Kill Devil Hill, DIO, Black Sabbath
’The whole job of a frontman, in my opinion, is…You wanna watch that guy, and you wanna hang out with that guy. I wanna hang out with you! I’ve never heard anyone introduce a band that originally and that well… You guys came to win. Fantastic job, one of the best bands so far in the contest. I do feel for the band that has to follow that… I have to be honest…” Jason Rockman – CHOM FM
”I really loved your punk rock attitude. I think the crowd reaction said it all. Greenland Productions would feel comfortable booking you anytime. You rock, pretty cool!’’ – Vincent Lafrenaye Lamontage – Greenland Productions
”Well, I have to say I really love your singer; the way he uses to set the notes and the words is so cool! The best songs to me are Dream Pariah and Rabid Psychotic Relapse, because the first one is very catchy and second one is extremely heavy.” – Carlos Cantatore – Former Annihilator Drummer
0 Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Post New Tour Video Blog For ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON); Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album
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R.I.Y.L: System of a Down, The Dillenger Escape Plan, Red Hot Chili Peppers,Gojira, The Devin Townsend Project, Rancid.
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Vancouver’s Ninjaspy Post New Tour Video Blog For ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ (BC to ON); Launch Indiegogo Campaign For Next Album
L-R – Adam Parent – Drums | Joel Parent – Vocals/Guitar | Tim Parent – Bass (Photo Credit – Cat Ashbee)
With only a few dates left on their ‘Jump Ya Bones Tour’ in promotion of their Indiegogo campaign to raise $10,000 to record, produce and market their follow up album to their 2007 cult debut ‘Pi Nature’ produced by GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan. Vancouver, BC’s hybrid metal ska band of brothers, NINJASPY has posted a new video blog from the tour at the following link below. The band is three weeks away from the campaign ending on May 16, 2014 (11:59pm PST) and has raised nearly half of their goal. Fans, new and old can donate at this Indiegogo link (donation perks listed below): https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album.
JUMP YA BONES TOUR | VLOG 1 – http://youtu.be/xBYa5mCOjTU
Crowd Funding Video – http://youtu.be/flTPDVr5wyA
“JUMP YA BONES” WESTERN CANADIAN TOUR (remaining dates)
Tour Event Link: https://www.facebook.com/events/650396791663721
4/24/2014 – Edmonton, AB @ The Studio (18+) w/ Samandriel, Grounded Star
4/25/2014 – Grande Prairie, AB @ Breakers Lounge
4/26/2014 – Red Deer, AB @ The Vat Pub (18+) w/ All Else Fails, Illusive Man, Cryptosis
4/27/2014 – Kamloops, BC @ The Dirty Jersey (19+)
Fans who donate to the campaign are offered the following perks:.
Indiegogo Link: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ninjaspy-new-album
Option 1: Digital Album: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes.
Option 2: Digital Album / CD: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed CD.
Option 3: Digital / CD / Shirt: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, and a stylin new Ninjaspy shirt to replace the one with blood stains and holes in it.
Option 4: Digital / Vinyl: Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 5: Digital / CD / Shirt / Vinyl: The full swag spectrum. Receive the digital download of MP3’s, wicked awesome album art and liner notes, autographed CD, bad ass shirt, and an autographed copy of the band’s first limited edition vinyl release.
Option 6: Listening Party VIP: VIP admission to official album listening party. Stand side by side with the band and production team as they experience the recordings for the first time. Details TBA.
Option 7: Private Lesson: Sit down at the band’s rehearsal space with any member to learn about the approach, technique and inspiration behind how they make music. (Includes digital download)
Option 8: The Last Scarfhood: Once upon a time, the band made hand sewn “Ten Chi Jin” Scarfhoods. They only have 1 left and they will never be made again. (Includes digital download)
Option 9: Dinner With The band: Location: East Vancouver the band will treat you and a friend to an incredible evening of good food, drinks, music and conversation. Funny things WILL happen. (Includes digital download)
Option 10: Private Concert Option 1: Location: Anywhere in the Lower Mainland We will come to your living room or location of your choice and perform a selection of acoustic Ninjaspy tunes. (Includes digital download)
Option 11: Custom “Guitana”: Handmade by Ninjoelspy, the Guitana is a one stringed instrument crafted from a bokken, which is commonly used in kendo and other sword based martial arts practices. Picture yourself playing a wooden sword with a chopstick and a slide, with the knowledge that only you, Ninjoelspy, and Hatsumi Sensei, grandmaster of the 9 surviving schools of bujinkan, own this instrument. (Includes digital download)
Option 12: Private Concert Option 2: Location: East Vancouver: You and 10 friends can enjoy a private face melting courtesy of yours truly. Just show up, crush a few beers and enjoy the show.
Option 13: Private Jam/Recording Session: Location: East Vancouver: Got some songs but no band? Spend a day at our rehearsal space jamming and recording your ideas. (Includes digital download)
Following ‘Pi Nature’, Ninjaspy has toured across Canada on multiple occasions including touring Japan in 2010 (watch video here) winning over legions of fans along the way. In 2013, they unleashed their musical graphic novel ‘No Kata’ with the single ‘Skaingkh (The Skank)’ (animated version can be viewed below).
Skaingkh (The Skank) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHiiNgw12Fs
No Kata Graphic Novel – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51YiWk_HaB4
EP Stream and Digital Graphic Novel – No Kata (2013) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/no-kata
Album Stream – Nature (2007) – http://ninjaspy.bandcamp.com/album/ature
Music Video – Circle Pity (2011) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKMYEkf15WY
Music Video – Evolution of Skid (2009) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8
For more info, please follow the band at these links:
http://www.facebook.com/ninjaspy
http://www.twitter.com/ninjaspy
http://www.youtube.com/ninjaspytv
“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin
“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report , NYC
“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” -Absolute Underground Magazine
“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge frame work gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup”. – Metal-Rules.com
“Bloody well are entertaining. All dreadlocks and fricking samurai swords, giant pants and flying limbs. Not a speck of the stage was left untouched by this band’s chaotic feet.” – Cord Magazine
“The album itself is a blend of Hardcore, Punk, Ska, Rock & Metal, a recipe for brilliance. I urge everyone to check out this band, you may just re-evaluate your existence” – Infinitybasement
About:
Ninjaspy arose with the dawn of the year of six, embodied by the Triad in Blood: Vocalist/Guitarist Joel Parent, Drummer Adam Parent and Bassist Tim Parent. Rising above the mire of their faceless six year muse, they have focused their sights on the mission objectives now at hand: Swift, surgical amalgamation of a spectrum of styles and the subsequent eradication of narrow mindedness. Advocating total freedom of expression and infiltrating every earthen sinew in their chosen path in order to stay grounded and facilitate real connections with others; interactions that are crucial for a meaningful human existence. In correlation with a commitment to people before all else, support for Ninjaspy has grown with every show, every tour and every industry contact.
With the help of prolific producers, GGGarth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, they entered the next level of their career, releasing their debut cd πature (Pi Nature) in the fall of 2007. Ever reworking new ideas to their utmost potential, 2013 saw the release of the follow-up multi-media EP/Graphic Novella “NINJASPY NO KATA” with production by the same team of producers.
Equipped and, indeed, armed with their own musical weaponry, (a derivation of hardcore, ska, grunge, reggae, funk and more) Ninjaspy aim to engage people with radical ideas on a level plane. And above all else, to reiterate to people over and again, the importance of victory in the eternal conflict with the skank; the vicious and relentless evil that lives in every human being. The skank that is overcome each time Ninjaspy has the honour of sharing their crafts with people in a live environment, where dancing destroys the enemy. The enemy whose defeat is apparent as one witnesses the total freedom felt at every show by the people in the pit who rise up to throw the skank down.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2007 – πature (Pi Nature) – LP
2011 – Skaingkh (The Skank) – Digital Single
2013 – No Kata – EP
Shared Stage With:
Periphery, Twelve Foot Ninja, Protest the Hero, Coheed & Cambria, Thursday, Cancer Bats, Death By Stereo, 3 Inches of Blood, Today Is The Day, Set Your Goals, Four Year Strong, Brutal Truth, Divinity, Bring Me The Horizon, Neuraxis, Pierce The Veil, Powerman 5000, Grimskunk, The Dreadnoughts.
Festivals:
Warped Tour (Vancouver BC)
Taste of Chaos (Calgary AB)
Armstrong Open Air (Armstrong BC)
NXNE (Toronto ON)
New Music West (Vancouver BC)
The Big Easy (Nanaimo BC)
Endorsements:
Heartbeat Percussion
Los Cabos Drumsticks
Kinal Instruments
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