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RCC is a hard rock band from Ottawa, ON with metal and psychedelic influences. They have been playing together for over two years and gig locally.
The first signs of the RCC trio date way back in 2001 when two friends Ryan Clouthier and Sacha Contant-Nagy decided to devote their lives to music. One day after seeing an Offspring concert on TV, Sacha and Ryan decided that they wanted to play onstage. Ryan quickly signed up for guitar lessons and used his uncle's old fender. Sacha had always been attracted to the drums, and after watching a friend play he decided that this was the instrument for him.
The two friends jammed in Sachas garage as much as possible, but they knew that something was missing. This was the start of a long search for a bassist. They had auditioned several, but none could play well enough to be in a band.
2004 marked the end of their long search for a bassist. Ryan had heard that Colin Harris, one of his classmates, played the bass. After hearing him, Ryan decided that he was good enough to play in a band. They trio started jamming more and more until they were practicing every weekend. They eventually gave themselves the band name Black Ace and wrote the songs Confession, Glass, the Half-Time Song, Steps and No Tears (later renamed Lullaby).
In the summer of 2005, the three band members decided to rethink their band name, since none of them were satisfied with Black Ace. Ryan had suggested the name RCC, which are his initials. After a bit of discussion, the entire band agreed on the name, although they decided to make the name stand for Ryan Colin and CavemanSacha.
2005 and 2006 were very productive years for RCC. Not only did they choose their permanent name, but they also had written a large number of songs, played their first few gigs, and had found their singer. After Colin had written the lyrics to Glass, he attempted to sing it. Ryan and Sacha saw some potential in his voice and made him the temporary singer. After working on his voice, Colin eventually became the permanent singer of the band.
The trios first gig was during Coffee House at St. Pius High school. After several failed attempts to get more gigs, the band realized that it was time for them to record their music. After months of preparation, the band finally started recording in May of 2006 and the product was the 15 song album Point of No Return. After recording, they played at high schools, parties, and restaurants.
The RCC set is mostly originals, with some classic covers. The band's goal is to create songs that incorporate sounds from all over the rock spectrum. It can take months to complete a song, because RCC spends a lot of time working with the song's arrangement. Also, RCC tries to use a lyrical theme that has an interesting contrast with the melody. RCC's songs are usually written by Ryan, with lyrics by Colin. RCC's lyrical content cover a wide range of topics; however you feel there's an RCC song for you.
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