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Tyler Emond

PIKAIA ! ! !

About Me

Hey, I'm Tyler Emond

Originally from Ottawa, On, I now live in Toronto working as a freelance bass player (acoustic and electric). I'm into a lot of different music, but my own group "Pikaia", plays mostly jazz and rock influenced stuff. Some of the people I play with (or played with in the past) other than my own groups include: Matt Dusk, Bryan Vargas and YA ESTA, M-1 (Dead Prez), Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers), Ted Quinlan, Adrean Farrugia, Norman Marshall-Villeneuve, Nancy Walker, Sophia Pearlman, Marcus Ali, Nick Ali, Paul De Long, Jeff King, Joe Poole, Robbi Botos, William Carn, Luisito Orbegoso, Enlight, PHATT al, Paco Luviano, Alexis Baro, Chris Lamont, Ruben Esguerra, Tom Juhas, Max Roach, Colin Kingsmore, Stu Harrison, and on a few occasions I got to play with Steve Gadd, Dave Liebman, Dave Douglas, and Randy Brecker.

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Member Since: 6/25/2006
Band Members:

"Pikaia" is . . .

Tyler Emond - Acoustic Bass/compositions
Jon Kay - Tenor Sax
Dan Pencer - Tenor Sax
Tom Juhas - Guitar
Jeff Halischuk - Drums

* these recordings feature Jon Kay (Tenor) and Nick Morgan (Soprano) on saxophones

You can currently see me playing with . . .

Matt Dusk (www.mattdusk.com)

the Brownman Electryc Trio ( http://brownman.com/index-frames.htm )

slutty slutty BANG BANG ( www.myspace.com/sluttysluttybangbangmusic )

Influences: Ron Emond, Mike Downes, Jon Challoner, Charles Mingus, Dave Douglas, Brazilian Girls, Dave Holland, Smashing Pumkins, John Hiatt, Art Blakey, Ictus, Faith No More, Ellery Eskelin, Tony Malaby, Matt & Jimmy Garrison, Richard Bona, Uri Caine, David Binney, LTJ Bukem, Miles, Squarepusher, Trane, Chuck D, Don Ross, Jaco, Herbie, Wayne Shorter, Bjork, Don Byron, Danny Elfman, Jacob Sacks, Thomas Morgan, Dan Weiss, John Williams, Bela Bartok, Tchaichosky, Soundgarden, Jim Black, Nerve, Chris Speed, Bonnie Raitt, Ben Monder, Bill Frisell, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin, Star Wars, Stevie Wonder, John Patitucci, Kenny Wheeler, Dave Liebman, Brian Blade, Keith Jarret, Gary Peacock, Jack Dejohnette, Charlie Haden, The Womb etc . . .
Sounds Like: Jazz that Rocks
Type of Label: None