Artist Information Biography After ushering in the new year with a bang in front of a near capacity crowd at The Diesel Playhouse in Toronto, THE FIRST TIME got straight to putting the finishing touches on the tunes for their new album "TakingBreakingDown. The band, which includes Ron McJannet on vocals, James Whitton on guitar, Stacey Washington on drums, and Norm Petroff on bass, recently completed recording at Toronto's Phase One studios.  The production duties were handled by Canadian music icon Andy Curran ( Coney Hatch, Soho 69), and 2006 Juno Award winner, Vic Flourencia. The new disc, which includes more of the melodic, guitar driven hard rock that garnered THE FIRST TIME a 2005 Toronto Indie Music Award & a nomination in 2006, will be followed by extensive touring, including a return trip to Japan. With their growing legion of fans, a killer new album and an always full out high energy stage show, THE FIRST TIME  are poised to make their mark on the music industry. LIVE REVIEW - THE FIRST TIME with ALICE COOPER and HEAVEN & HELL:  THE SUN CHRONICLE: Around 2 p.m., the Canadian alternative rock band The First Time played the Jager stage. Their debut CD, TakingBreakingDown, wasn't released until Wednesday of this week, but they still managed to get the crowd on their side. They were one of the best new acts in Locofest this year. Not only was their music some of the best all day, but they knew how to put on a show. Their stage presence was awesome and if they are ever in the area everyone should go see them. FAST FACTS ABOUT THE FIRST TIME -  Played with such acts as ALICE COOPER, HEAVEN & HELL, QUEENSRYCHE, & WINGER - The single “NEW SEATTLE”  hit #1 on the “Top Uncharted Spins” on Sirius Satellite Radio - 5 songs currently being used by The Fight Network on their new series “ROUGH” - Nominated as “best alternative rock band” for the 2007 Toronto Indie Music Awards - Nominated as “Best Rock Band”  2007 Ontario Indie Music Awards - Current singles on over 30 commercial & campus radio stations across Canada - New disc “TAKINGBREAKINGDOWN” spent 14 weeks on the Canadian Campus Charts - Entered the ROCK 106 “hall of fame” in Alberta by being the first band to ever 5 straight listener vote cage matches beating, BON JOVI, TUPELO HONEY, HOT HOT HEAT, 30 SECONDS TO MARS, & BUCK CHERRY - Song currently featured on “Painkiller Jane” airing on the Sci-Fi Network - Song featured on Playboy Channel’s “Jenna’s American Sex Star” season finale - Songs also featured on Sportsnet and The X-Treme Network Instrumentation RON MCJANNET - LEAD VOCALS & GUITAR JAMES WHITTON - LEAD GUITAR & VOCALS STACEY WASHINGTON - DRUMS KATE HARRISON - BASS & BACKING VOCALS Discography "TakingBreakingDown" - RELEASED JUNE 2007 "A SINGLE PURPOSE" EP - RELEASED FEBRUARY 2006 "IT'S ON" - RELEASED SEPT. 2004 IN CANADA - DISTRIBUTED THROUGH FUSION III IN CANADA & BURNSIDE DISTRIBUTION IN THE USA THE FIRST TIME 3 SONG EP - RELEASED MAY 2004 Links http://www.myspace.com/thefirsttime