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About Me

MO'BIO
Earl Pereira is well known in the Canadian music scene for his intensely energetic stage presence and his ability to connect with an audience. As the bassist and co-founder of Canadian power trio Wide Mouth Mason, Pereira already has had a long and successful career. From childhood entertainer, to nation wide rock-star, Earl has always been an extraordinary crowd pleaser. Canadian Musician magazine named him one of the country's best bass players. However, most people do not know that he is also a remarkable singer, songwriter, and producer. Having shared the stage with the Rolling Stones, Alanis Morrisette, Nickleback, Nelly Furtado, Van Morrisson and more, Pereira felt it was time to put his energy and experience into a new passion.
In 2004, Earl founded Mobadass as a creative outlet for his distinct style of "island rock" music. This is a sound created by combining music of his two cultures, the Philippines and Canada with soulful reggae-rock and funky pop. Mobadass has opened for Bedouin Soundclash, Sloan, Los Lobos, Blue Rodeo, K-OS, and more. Being voted "Best Local Band" in 2006 and 2007 by Saskatoon's Planet S Magazine earned them the official title of hometown favorite. They continue to impress a growing fan base across Western Canada with catchy songs and an energy that is guaranteed to pack the dancefloor! Mobadass has been invited to perform at the 2007 WCMA's, 2007&2008 Junofests, and at CMW 2008 building up to the release of their debut album this summer!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 7/12/2005
Band Website: TBA " TBA
Band Members: BOXING DAY/PARTY OF THE YEAR!!

THE MBA ALLSTARS ROSTER

Earl Pereira: (lead vocal, bass, guitar, songwriter, producer)
Jason Hattie (drums), Ryan Unger (guitar), "Downtown" Jesse Brown (keys), Finn Daye-Wiggins (keys)
The Old School MBA: Jahko, B-Rock, Aikenen, Boy Boy, Rook, Topeng, PSP
The West Coast Connection: Alex Maher (sax), Ryan Stewart (drums) , Mario Vaira (guitar), Diggy Dosia (MC), Kyprios (MC), Sherry St.Germain (vocals), DJ Muchi Mambo, DJ Hubbz, Damian Graham (drums), Kelly Fawcet (guitar)
Mo'Alumni : Hal Schrenk, Tim Vaughn, Vince Spilchuk, Simon Tesfay, Roger Mercier, Arlan Kopp, Zayne

WATCH "REGGAE ON BROADWAY" LIVE! - June 30 2006@ The Odeon in Saskatoon, SK. Directed and edited by Johnny Early

DISCOGRAPHY
Check out a sneak preview of the debut album here on MYSPACE!

2008 Island Rock (Summer 2008)
2007 Mobadass Live! (Indie- limited pressing)
2006 The EP (Indie-limited pressing)

As part of Wide Mouth Mason: www.widemouthmason.com
2005 "Shot Down Satellites" (Curve/Universal)
2003 "Rained Out Parade" (Warner)
2001 "Stew" (Warner - gold sales worldwide)
1999 "Where I Started" (Warner - gold plus sales worldwide)
1997 self-titled (Warner/Atlantic U.S. - gold plus sales worldwide)
Influences: The Wailers, The Roots, The Police, Sublime, Fat Freddy's Drop, Toots and the Maytals, Finley Quaye, Otis Redding, Stephen Marley, Damien Marley, Sade, Ben Harper, G.Love, Jack Johnson, The Refugees, Sly & Robbie, Thievery Corp., Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz, each other, and so many more...
Sounds Like: "a deliciously melodic rockin' island dance party.."
Record Label: TBA
Type of Label: None

My Blog

HERE’S TO 2008, ROCKING TORONTO’S CMW WEEK, AND ALBUM RELEASE!!

Hey it's Earl here, Well I hope everyone had a nice chillaxin hollidays and fun new year's. The highlight for me would have to be our annual Boxing Day Bash, which the party of the year for me. Old fr...
Posted by MOBADASS on Mon, 14 Jan 2008 08:19:00 PST

WCMAS AND HALLOWEEN!!

Let me start off by expressing my frustration with myspace just a little bit. When I first got on here there was cool bands and people (which there still is) but all the spam and bullshit was driving ...
Posted by MOBADASS on Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:38:00 PST

"SUMMERTIME AND THE LIVIN'S EASY"

Well I'd like to start off the end of my blog hibernation with a HAPPY SUMMER Y'ALL!! It is afterall, Mobadass's favourite time of year. Winter in Saskatchewan Canada is pretty dismal, and spring is b...
Posted by MOBADASS on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 08:55:00 PST

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

HEY MERRY X-MAS EVERYONE!!! LOOKING FORWARD TO A PROSPEROUS 2007. THANKS FOR ALL OF THE SUPPORT AND PATIENCE. NEW MUSIC IS ON THE WAY DONT YOU WORRY ; ) PEACE AND LOVE, ~EARL AND THE MOBADASS CREW~...
Posted by MOBADASS on Tue, 26 Dec 2006 06:08:00 PST

NEW ALBUM, NEW YEAR

Well it's that fun time of year where we get to be like kids again, except there's intoxicants involved now.lol I hate to be one to promise one thing and do another but making music can be reall...
Posted by MOBADASS on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 05:20:00 PST

THE WAIT IS NEARLY OVER!!

Hey you guys! Well I hope everybody has had an amazing summer... i'm sad to see it come to an end. On the bright side, fall is fast approaching which means our debut album is close to dropping!! We'r...
Posted by MOBADASS on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 12:38:00 PST

SUMMER UPDATE!!

Hey y'all!First of all, I hope everyone is having an amazingly hot summer! A huge thank you and massive respect to all of those who have orderd the live album.. we hope you are enjoying it! If you hav...
Posted by MOBADASS on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 02:07:00 PST

~MOBADASS LIVE ALBUM JUNE 21st!!

Mabuhay! Happy First Day Of Summer!! So I guess it's only fitting we have our live album available for sale today as well hey? Yes, you can finally listen to the island rock vibes on high cd quality ...
Posted by MOBADASS on Sat, 03 Jun 2006 02:24:00 PST

.4 "LIKE BRADLEY NOWELL, GOD REST HIS SOUL"

For those of you that don't know, Bradley Nowell, lead singer of Sublime, died of a heroin overdose ten years ago today. Bradley unfortunately was the victim of a heroin addiction since the age of 19 ...
Posted by MOBADASS on Thu, 25 May 2006 01:39:00 PST

MO'BLOG .3 "MO'BIO con't...

The band is fronted by their founder Earl Pereira - bassist of double platinum, Juno nominee, Wide Mouth Mason. Since their first show in 2003, MOBADASS has performed over 200 times, and what st...
Posted by MOBADASS on Sun, 14 May 2006 06:18:00 PST