Matthew Schellenberg

Royal Canoe
Royal Canoe performing at Atlas Weekend 2017
Royal Canoe performing at Atlas Weekend 2017
Background information
OriginWinnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
GenresIndie pop
Years active2010-present

Royal Canoe[1] is a Canadian indie pop band from Winnipeg and Steinbach, Manitoba.

History

The band formed in 2010 from members of Manitoba bands The Waking Eyes, The Liptonians and TELE.[2][3] They have toured with Alt-J and Bombay Bicycle Club.[4] In 2014, Royal Canoe was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the Juno Awards. They also opened for Bombay Bicycle Club on their So Long, See You Tomorrow tour.[5]

On 2 February 2013 Royal Canoe performed Beck's Song Reader project in full at the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra's New Music Festival.[6][7] (Beck released Song Reader on sheet music without a recorded version.)

Solo projects

In 2016, keyboardist Matthew Schellenberg composed, performed and produced songs for the soundtrack to the film Lovesick.[8] At the 5th Canadian Screen Awards in 2017, he received a nomination for Best Original Song for "Draw Blood".[9][10]

Matt Peters along with Tom Keenan formed the Winnipeg Chamber-pop ensemble Heavy Bell. In January 2018 they released the album By Grand Central Station, a tribute to Canadian author Elizabeth Smart's 1945 novel By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept.[11]

Members

  • Matt Peters - Vocals, keyboards, acoustic guitar
  • Bucky Driedger - Electric guitar, vocals
  • Matt Schellenberg - Keyboards, vocals
  • Brendan Berg - Bass, keyboard, vocals
  • Michael Jordan - Drums

Former member

  • Derek Allard - Drum kit

Discography

References

  1. ^ "SOMETHING GOT LOST BETWEEN HERE AND THE ORBIT",Royal Canoe
  2. ^ "Meet Winnipeg's Royal Canoe: They love Beck. And making music on computers | Metro News". Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  3. ^ "Canadian album of the week: Royal Canoe will make you a believer". North Shore News, John Goodman, June 17, 2014
  4. ^ "Alt-J + Royal Canoe". 22 July 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  5. ^ "A Day in the Life: Juno-nominated Winnipeg band Royal Canoe gears up for the awards". National Post. Retrieved 2016-09-22.
  6. ^ Hudson, Alex (8 January 2013). "Royal Canoe Performs Beck's 'Song Reader' and Arcade Fire's Sarah Neufeld Goes Solo for Winnipeg's New Music Festival". exclaim.ca. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  7. ^ "Royal Canoe / beck". Royal Canoe official website. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Royal Canoe's Matt Schellenberg Teams Up with John K. Samson on 'Lovesick' Soundtrack". Exclaim!, January 11, 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 Canadian Screen Awards nominees revealed". CKNW, January 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Screen Awards nominees announced". Winnipeg Free Press. 18 January 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
  11. ^ "Paste Magazine". pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-06-08.

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