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About Me

Peter Mandic was born in Sydney, Australia and moved to Canada in the early sixties when he bought his first guitar. In 1999, he formalized his attempts at songwriting by taking several songwriting courses at Torontoâ€™s music school, Humber College. With an acoustic guitar in hand he started writing about things he observed and mixed them with his life experiences. In 2002, he recorded his first album, When the Wine Runs the Show, live off the floor at Humber College. In the same year, he received two Honorable Mentions from the 11th Annual Billboard Song Writing Contest for placing two songs in the top 1,500. This was the catalyst that inspired Peter to continue full force with his goal to become a better songwriter.In 2004, he released his self-titled album using a band of renowned studio musicians and added some serious production. Fans loved it and Muse's Muse commented...â€œSongwriting the way it used to be and in a style I wouldn't mind hearing some more of.â€In 2006, Peter retired early and is now devoting 24/7 to his passion. Later in the year , Mandic teamed up with veteran bassist Paul McKeracher and early in 2007 formed the Peter Mandic Band with the addition of mandolin and percussion. Peterâ€™s songwriting talent was validated when his song Razor Wire was featured on the CBCâ€™s, The Fifth Estate. It was co-written with Wayne Carlson, Canadaâ€™s notorious thirteen time prison escapee who Peter met during the 2004 Roots on the Rails musical journey across Canada. Razor Wire is on his third album, I Used to Work, which was released in June 2008. Reviews have been outstanding. The Guelph Mercury wrote, "...acoustic tones as warm and soothing as a summer breeze...the songs are beautifully subtle and understated... It's lovely back-to-basics music that goes nicely with sunshine, a cold drink and the smell of a barbeque..."CDs and I Used to Work t-shirts are available at www.petermandic.com or at CD Baby

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Member Since: 2/3/2007
Band Website: petermandic.com
Band Members: Peter Mandic: guitar, vocals; Paul 'Duke' McKeracher: bass; George 'Skumm' Douglas: mandolin; J. Bruce 'Doc' Walton: percussion, cajon, harmonica, guitar
Influences: Neil Young, Pink Floyd, Cat Stevens, Tom Petty, Fred Eaglesmith
Sounds Like: ....Peter with Paul on guitar instead of bass at the Fergus Marketplace ....I Used to Work...our CD Release Party .......Freelance Uban Recycler...our CD Release Party ....Fred, a tribute to Fred Eaglesmith, Canada's hardest working musician .....Band Practice doing a new song, WINNER ....Cupcake
Record Label: "What's a record label poppa?"
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Today August 25, 2008

What I didJill was working so I took the dogs to the trail for a run on a near perfect day, temperature of 21, sunny, dry, a refreshing summer breeze, and the scent of summer in the airWhat happened t...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:09:00 PST

A great review of I Used to Work, Guelph Mercury Aug. 21, 2008

CD GOES WITH BEER AND BARBEQUESColin Hunter...Within earshotImagine you're at a backyard party on a late summer evening. You only know a few people, so you stick closely to your friends, too shy to mi...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:58:00 PST

Today August 20, 2008

What I did- Drove to Toronto during rush hour which took over two hours which brought back memories of when I used to workWhat is the total number of people that applied for a demonstration/protest pe...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Thu, 21 Aug 2008 07:43:00 PST

Today August 18, 2008

What I did Came back from spending four days camping at Fred Eaglesmith's Charity Picnic in Aylmer where were had three days of music featuring twenty acts and three by Fred and his Salvation Army B...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Mon, 18 Aug 2008 03:11:00 PST

Today August 10, 2008

What I did After taking the dogs for a long run on the trail, I went to the Fergus Marketplace to play my noon to one gig and Paul McKeracher showed up in his kilt to join me on guitar rather than hi...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Mon, 11 Aug 2008 06:24:00 PST

Today August 9, 2008

What I did Played outside of the Fergus Marketplace as part of the Fergus Scottish Festival with George Douglas accompanying me on mandolin What was a blessing We were provided with a canopy to shi...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Sat, 09 Aug 2008 01:52:00 PST

Today 08/08/08

What I did Traveled back from Muskoka with Jill and Ella after spending two day at Jill's brother's cottage What I missed The Olympic opening ceremonies What happened when a Wal-Mart store in Queb...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Fri, 08 Aug 2008 03:12:00 PST

Today August 3, 2008

What I did Had a family gathering to celebrate our son Trevor's thirtieth and his daughter and our granddaughter Ella's fourth, birthday What was great about the day other than the games we played, h...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Tue, 05 Aug 2008 08:08:00 PST

Today July 31, 2008

What I did Took the bikes on the trail to the Shand dam built in 1942, the first dam in Canada built solely for water control purposes and which created 12 km long Belwood lake What company just reco...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Fri, 01 Aug 2008 08:14:00 PST

Today July 29, 2008

What I did Took Teva and Eddie for a run on the trail like I do on most days and then took my repaired bike for a ride along the trail into Elora and in the evening went to the Old Copper Kettle ...
Posted by Peter Mandic Band on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:37:00 PST