Mars Hill

Mars Hill are a band that is not easy to label. They formed in Charlottetown, PEI in 2003. They currently call Montreal, QC home- having made the move in the fall of 2006.The music of Mars Hill is genre defying, blending elements of jazz, reggae, folk, rock, and at times hip hop. Ethereal keyboards, thick bass lines, jazzy drums and climatic trumpet give the band a psychedelic 1967 Venice, California feel while the raw, poetic vocals of frontman Devin Casario drag the band's sound through Kerouac's New York and Harrison's Rishikesh.Their debut album "Oxcart" was released in October 2004 just in time to garner an East Coast Music Award (ECMA) nomination as Alternative Recording of the Year at the 2005 ECMAs in Sydney, NS. Their latest album "Fate Chance Luck Dance" was released in April 2006. The album garnered the band two ECMA (2007) nominations for Alternative Recording of the Year and for Urban single track for the song "A Short Rope". The album also won a PEI Music Award as best Alternative Recording of the Year in November 2006.Invited to perform at 2007 ECMA Awards show in Halifax, Mars Hill brought down the house at a packed Metro Centre with an entourage that included three percussionists, a mandolin player and a pet monkey.The music of Mars Hill has been featured extensively on Canadian University radio, appearing on numerous top 10 lists across the country while songs from the "Fate..." record have received prominent airplay through CBC radio on programs such as "Definitely Not The Opera" and "Sounds Like Canada."Mars Hill has toured the Maritimes and Central Canada relentlessly, playing festivals and clubs alike- drawing in crowds on the strength of their unique sound, unpredictable live show and crafty arrangements. Boasting a fluid rhythm section, the unmistakable voice of frontman Devin Casario and the lovely trumpet of Miss Chloe Cork (who is often referred to as "the second frontman"). Members of the band continue to live and play in the beautiful city of Montreal.