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The Shout

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The Shout have been playing clubs in and around Hamilton and are quickly becoming one of the best bands in the city. They recently made it to the top 20 in the Virgin Festival contest in 2008. The band has opened for The Salads and The Marble Index and has played at the Legendary Silver Dollar Room in Toronto. Mike Maas formed the band in the summer of 2007. The line up has changed a little over the last year but the most recent line up is the strongest to date. With Max Wray and JJ Morley on board the band has just finished there 1st album. The sound has been described as only one thing ROCK N ROLL. With the band pulling from there influences such as the Beatles to John Mayer, Sam Roberts to Oasis, there new album is sure to get people up and moving. Watch for them at a Club near you and come see what everyone is talking about.John J. Morley started playing the bass guitar approximately 10 years ago. It was a result of his friends saying he had the look of a bass player. Born and raised in Hamilton Ont, John has always been inspired by the great Hamilton music scene. Playing in various bands around Hamilton has always been a focus for John.Max Wray starting with piano at the age of five, he has been playing music in some form ever since. He is now a multi-instrumentalist that hails from Hamilton Ont. Playing drums, guitar, and piano he has been working in groups all over southern Ontario. After graduating from Mohawk Colleges music program, where he discovered new musical ideas, he played in a variety of different acts covering all different musical genres. His past includes everything from Christian Hip-Hop groups, to jazz trios, but now he splits his time between his solo acoustic project and drumming for the shout.Mike Maas recorded his 1st album called On The Otherside of The Trees in 2006, which was recorded at studio 410 Sound Productions in Hamilton Ont, Canada. He has been writing and playing music for 8 years now. He has a wide range of influences on his music from The Beatles to U2, Oasis to Coldplay. They all have played a vital part in this young songwriters life. The future is looking bright as he continues to push forward in the music business.<

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Member Since: 22/01/2006
Influences: The Beatles, The Band, U2, Coldplay, John Mayer, Eric Clapton, Oasis, Pink Floyd, The Small Faces, The Redwalls, Sam Roberts, Bob Dylan.
Sounds Like: The Shout!!!!
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My Blog

Hamilton Music Awards & New CD

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Posted by on Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:21:00 GMT

update

Hey EveryoneIt's been a long time. Since the last I posted a blog on here a lot has happen, we have had some members come and go, and have had our fare share of gigs. First off I would like to thank t...
Posted by on Wed, 07 May 2008 21:11:00 GMT

New music on this site, upcoming shows

Hey Everyone!!!How are things? Myself and the band have been busy with writing and getting ready for our summer tour, haha if you could call it that. We have about 7 songs that we have done and ready...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:03:00 GMT

News and Album Reviews

  Hey Everyone   Hope you are having a great holiday. First off I want to thank everyone who came out the show on the 23rd, it was a really great time and it was really nice to see you all. ...
Posted by on Fri, 29 Dec 2006 18:06:00 GMT

Whats New

Hey Everyone:How are things going? Hope you are all getting ready for the old Xmas. As for me it's a crazy busy next couple of weeks. Why? you ask, well I'll tell ya. I'm heading back up to the studio...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Nov 2006 10:04:00 GMT

Update 1

Hey Everyone, Sorry it's taken so long for this blog, but I have been busy. So whats new well Vic and myslef just compeleted our 1st show together, and I can say it was a success. It to...
Posted by on Mon, 06 Nov 2006 16:53:00 GMT

Up Coming Show and New CD!!!!!!!!

Hey Everyone, This is my 1st blog so here it goes. First off I will let you know what is going on with the band and myself. We are getting ready for a first acoustic gig since my last one in June...
Posted by on Wed, 11 Oct 2006 18:42:00 GMT