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About Me

Started as a studio project in 2003, Mike and Frank have continuously worked to perfect their art, taking their influences from hip hop to metal, funk to house, R&B to experimental. In 2005, they were introduced to Rachelle, a jazz singer from their home town, through a mutual friend.
This combination of talent, from composition, arrangement and production, all done in-house, is proving that this trio really is pioneering this combination of pop and ambient/trip-hop/house, tagged by Motif as TRIP-POP.
Pushing their own boundaries, Motif has been collaborating with some of Montreal's freshest projects, groups and bands. Lab Rat (Common Unity) features on one of the group's latest tracks, "Catastrophe" with his unique hip-hop signature, Richie Vincent (The Navajo Project) lends his percussion talents and Nate Munn (Ghetto Nuns, John School Dropouts) on the upcoming EP.
You can also hear new tracks on www.purevolume.com/motifofficial and follow the project's progress on Rachelle's personal page, spaces.msn.com/ticklemebelly.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/26/2006
Band Members: Mike, Rachelle, Franko
Sounds Like: We strive to combine two sounds together; trip-hop and pop music, so we sound like no one (that we know of) but obviously your influences always leave a slight mark in your own print, so... I guess you can hear a little of (x) in our music:

Massive Attack
Portishead
Faithless
etc.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

New music coming soon!!!

Hey guys, It's been a while since we've given anyone an update on what's been going on with Motif. So here's a little communiqué : We've moved into new studios with better equipment, better 'feng shui...
Posted by Motif on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 06:17:00 PST

Support Motif's Rachelle : Canadian Cancer Association "Relay For Life"

Support our own Rachelle who will be walking for 12 hours on the night of June 16th-17th during the Canadian Cancer Association's Relay for Life.By clicking on the banner above, you will be able to gi...
Posted by Motif on Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:16:00 PST

Motif Sound Studio - On a budget? Need a demo recorded?

We believe that every band should have the opportunity to record their art. We know that not every band has thousands of dollars to get the quality they dream of in a demo. Who are we kidding; industr...
Posted by Motif on Wed, 17 May 2006 07:37:00 PST

Time is going by so fast...

Wow, time to stop for a second, take in a deep breath and maybe tell you guys a little about what is happening right now with the project. As usual, we're spending a lot of time in our little blue stu...
Posted by Motif on Thu, 27 Apr 2006 11:42:00 PST