THE SLICKBROTHERS

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WHEN STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, HE LEARNED GUITAR AND DRUMS . THEN BEGAN PLAYING IN LOCAL BANDS UNTIL A CALLING TO THE WEST COAST IN THE MID 70'S HE BEGAN TO MIGRATE BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE EAST AND WEST WHICH LASTED UNTILL 1980 . DURING THIS PERIOD A VARIETY OF ROAD WORK WAS PRODUCED WITH WELL KNOWN ARTISTS SUCH AS IAN TYSON, MYRNA LORRIE, RONNIE PROPHET AND MANY OTHERS . IN 1983, HE BEGAN TOURING HAMILTON CIRCUIT AFTER A TOURING AND RECORDING CAREER IN B. C . . HE ALSO FORMED SEVERAL LOCAL ELECTRIC TRIOS . BETWEEN GIGS WORKED AS A ONE MAN BAND . HE HAS A VARIETY OF INTERESTS WHICH HAS RESULTED IN A NUMBER OF LOCAL SUCCESS STORY'S WITH RONNIE AND THE ROCKETS . TORONTO'S JACK DIAMOND AND DIFFERENT VENUES WITH KARL AYLWARD . HE SHARES A FAVORITE STYLE OF MUSIC WITH KARL WICH CONSISTS OF R&B AND MOTOWN
THE SLICKBROTHERS WILL THROW A SLICK CURVE AT THE AUDIENCE
WITH ALMOST ANY STYLE OF MUSIC RANGING FROM ROOTS TO JAZZ COUNTRY 50'S 60'S AND BEYOND
WHEN PROMPTED UP THE SLIPPERY SLOP
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............................................................Interests:KARL

WHEN ASKED THE QUESTION "WHERE HAVE U PLAYED " HIS BEST ANSWER IS "EVERYWHERE THERE'S AC CURRENT FLOWING" .HE WAS GREATLY INFLUENCED IN THE BEGINNING OF HIS CAREER BY PRAKASH JOHN, TIM BOGART, AND DONALD DUCK DUNN . THIS COLLABRATION RESULTED IN THE FORMING OF THE SLICKBROTHERS . HE HAS PLAYED THE BLUES CIRCUIT IN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES AND EVEN RESULTED IN A PAT ON THE HEAD FROM BUDDY GUY AFTER PLAYING A BURNIN 12 BAR . HE HAS HAD THE PLEASURE OF TEAMING UP WITH SONNIE BERNARDIE AS A RYTHME SECTION FOR 5 YRS . MEL BROWN, JACK DEKYSER, RICHARD NEWAL(THE KING BISCUIT BOY), DON WALSH, CHUCK JACKSON, AND TOM WILSON ARE A FEW OF THE OTHER MUSICIANS HE'S WORKED WITH .ALL OF THIS CERTAINLY RAISES THE BAR . ULTIMATLEY HE ASPIRES TO THE LINCOLNS LED BY PRAKASH JOHN!
THE HEART OF HIS MUSIC IS R&B AND ENJOYS PLAYING EVERYTHING ELTES
THE FEEL IS REAL !
THE RESULT IS "THE SLICKBROTHERS"Favorite Music:LISA MCKEAN

Is a pioneer in her field and has become one of the most sought after female drummers in Canada. Ronnie Hawkins, The Bay City Rollers, The Platters, Terry Sumsion and John Ellison (writer of 'Some Kind Of Wonderful') are just a few of the distinguished names Lisa has played with during her 22 year career. A career that has spanned Canada, the United States, Europe and tours on both Carnival and Disney Cruise lines.
Professionally trained at California's Musicians Institute, Lisa has been featured not once, but twice in Modern Drummer Magazine. She is best known for her rock solid meter, professional approach to being a musician and the wealth of songs and styles she is capable of playing.