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Ian KELLY

New album out soon...

About Me


I take care of my website, my manager keeps the MySpace up to date.
Growing up in Montreal, Ian began singing in bands at the age of thirteen. His teenage years were spent playing drums and making noise in the family basement and it wasnt long before he started to create his own musical world. Still in Montreal, at 25, he found himself alone with his guitar in front of the hypnotic hum of his computer with haunting melodies. Once only ideas, they quickly turned into songs that would find their way onto his debut album, Ian Kelly's Insecurity. Besides taking on the recording, the mixing and the mastering of Insecurity all on his own, Ian played every instrument - acoustic and electric guitars, bass, synths, piano, programming, sequencing, drums, all percussions on the album.
Some consider me to be a multi-instrumentalist producer in addition to being a singer-songwriter... whatever.
Ian tried to bring whoever listens to the music into an intimate and introspective world. He wants his songs to take the listener everywhere from the frailty of self confidence in Insecurity, to the appreciation of the simple things in The Good Life (which are available on the album but not here huh?). So Ian made his album by himself and now it's out there, on the market.
I guess it shows in there that I am a sensitive guy and I'm starting to appreciate life a little.
Click here to see the clip of Ian's first TV apperance at Belle & Bum in February 2006
PRESS REVIEW HIGHLIGHTS FOR IAN KELLY'S INSECURITY
"The minute I heard Ian Kelly’s voice break through the music on “The Van Song” — the quirky opening track on his debut album, Insecurity— I couldn’t help but think “yes— thank you Lucid Forge CD gods".... quite impressive. Kelly’s lyrics are bitingly honest and often insightful but also manage to be catchy at the same time."
Lucid Forge - Stratford, ON – October 2006
" Overall, a very strong debut from this singer-songwriter.
*** 1/2"
Times & Transcript -Moncton, NB – August 2006
"...Kelly has both a pleasingly melodic voice and an adept lyrical touch."
Tandem Magazine - August 13th 2006
" Its quite an infectious first outing..."
Seaway News - July 21st 2006
" its a darn good album. A mix of great pop songs and tender ballads, this is a good album from start to finish. ... someone to watch for."
The Richmond News - July 4th 2006
"... there are no weak spots on this record either. ... it sounds very natural and true."
www.musesmuse.com - June 22nd 2006
" Many reviewers have sung the praises of Insecurity, newly arrived popnfolk prodigy Ian Kellys debut album. Well deserved? Yes. 7 "
ICI Montréal - March 16th 2006
" Yours to discover... "
Claude Deschênes - Radio-Canada - March 3rd 2006
" The first title, The Van Song, has excellent pop potential, as does the following ballad, Snow. ...songwriting is his strength: he strums good melodies on his guitar and sings his own stories. ***1/2 "
La Presse - February 25th 2006
" Kelly succeeded in creating an album which is brilliantly woven with various acoustic pop textures (Rainin, The Good Life, Insecurity and Drops of Ether) mixed with electronic swatches (Snow, Long Ago and Days). ... Lets hope he will not remain unknown too long as his talent is well-worth underlining. ***1/2"
Voir Montréal - February 9th 2006
You may buy Ian Kelly's Insecurity through the web at
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CD Baby

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 3/16/2006
Band Website: iankellysmusic.com
Band Members: Ian Kelly (Lead vocals/Acoustic guitar/Occasionally keys)
-with-
JF (Trumpet, French Horn, Violin)
Joel (Drums)
Didace (Guitar)
Sylvain (Bass)
Jon (Keys)

Are also part of the project:
Ron Henning who will ALWAYS be in the band
Tour Manager & FOH Sound: Dan Mc Kay
Management: Frilance Musique

Influences: Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, Radiohead, Thievery Corporation, Led Zeppelin, A Tribe Called Quest, Faith No More, Megadeth, The Roots, King Crimson, ELP, Van Morrison, Portishead, Otis Redding and so many good things.
Sounds Like: According to media :
Tracy Chapman, Jack Johnson, Dave Matthews, David Gray, Coldplay, Ed Robertson (Barenaked Ladies), Adam Duritz (Counting Crows), John Mayer, The Fray, Chris Isaak, Sting, Roy Orbison (dixit Alex Perron), Cat Stevens...

Record Label: Audiogram
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

All is well - here are new songs...

Hello there MySpace people, We're in it deep here in the Laurentians, north of Montréal; I think it's a record year for snow and we're buried in it. The new album (Speak Your Mind) is coming to an en...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:04:00 PST

Studio is up and running...!

We've started the production of the new album on October 1st. Ian has decided to transform his house into a studio with a closed room and all... It's a pleasure to be in and a...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 05:25:00 PST

Ian on RDI... (French Interview)

If you missed it and want to see it... here is a 5-minutes interview given on January 27th to Louis Lemieux, host of Matin Express Weekend, who enjoyed the DIY story behind the album and the conc...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 04:05:00 PST

CKOI REVIEW - In French...

Here is a word for word transcript of a 3:30 bit of the morning show on one of Montreal biggest French speaking radio station - CKOI-FM... This was a few days ago... I'm still in chock...  All I ...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Sun, 21 Jan 2007 03:03:00 PST

AND A FINE LOOKING MAN ON BASS... MR. RON HENNING.

"Cherrish your loved ones..." - Donna Blunt-Henning Last night, our friend Ron Henning, Ian's bass player, died of a heart attack at age 41. Our thoughts are with Ron's family & friends. Special...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Mon, 18 Dec 2006 04:28:00 PST

THANK YOU

Thank you all so much for being there last night at the Corona, it was so overwhelming. We posted a few photos here on the profile. I'll also be posting a few pictures in the Gallery section of my web...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Fri, 17 Nov 2006 08:57:00 PST

Ian on Homerun @ CBC Radio One - Montreal

You can listen to Ian being interviewed by Bernard St-Laurent at the CBC on Wednesday Nov. 7th.  BONUS! Ian played two songs live... www.cbc.ca/homerun/recent.html  ...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Thu, 09 Nov 2006 03:31:00 PST

LES GRANDES GUEULES - 5 octobre 2006

WOW! Ok, déjà, on trouvait ça super cool d'aller faire le show du matin - Le Buzz - à Énergie à Québec. Catherine-Emmanuelle et Martin nous avaient reçus comme des rois. Clément Jacques a ch...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:26:00 PST

Gigs you can think of...

Colleen -in the comment she posted today - mentionned the Sessions Cafe (NB-Canada) would be a good place for Ian to perform at... that got us thinking, how about you help Ian's team an...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:26:00 PST

LONDON UK in June...

It's official, we bought the plane tickets this week!!!! We're going to make it to London in June. We will be playing during City Showcase...We decided to bring 5 people - Ian, Didace, Catou, Dan...
Posted by Ian KELLY on Sun, 02 Apr 2006 06:43:00 PST