Bill Majoros
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Bill Majoros is the songwriter and lead vocalist
/ Multi-instrumentalist
of Psychedelic pop
act The Foreign Films.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario
, Bill is a Canadian musician who has toured, recorded and played with many Canadian acts including Universal Honey
, The Paper Airplane Company, The Cloudsmen, and Altogether Morris.
From 1997 to 2004, he worked as main writer & guitarist in Flux A.D., winning Hamilton Music Awards 2004 "Best Alternative Album of the Year".- fellow members in Flux A.D. included Julie Fader
(from the Great Lake Swimmers
and Sarah Harmer
's band), and Graham Walsh from Holy Fuck.
The Foreign Films debut double length CD "Distant Star" was released in 2007.Co-produced along with Hamilton, ON producer Carl Jennings, the CD was nominated for "Album of the Year" Hamilton Music Awards 2007.
He was also nominated as guitar player of the year that year.
Bill Majoros,once again under the name The Foreign Films,released a four song ep to critical acclaim in Nov 2010.
"It's been the better part of a decade since Bill Majoros last came on our radar with his old group, Flux A.D., who disbanded following the 2002 LP Transatlanticthoughts. The Hamilton, ON-based songwriter has since begun a new project, the Foreign Films, recently releasing a self-titled EP as a free download from his Bandcamp site.
The rocking four-song collection, which pairs gritty guitars with lush baroque pop flourishes. The Foreign Films previously released the epic 22-song LP Distant Star back in 2007."
http://billmajoros.ca/
http://theforeignfilms.bandcamp.com/album/the-foreign-films-ep
Lead vocalist
The lead vocalist is the member of a band who sings the main vocal portions of a song. They may also play one or more instruments. Lead vocalists are sometimes referred to as the frontman or frontwoman, and as such, are usually considered to be the "leader" of the groups they perform in, often the...
/ Multi-instrumentalist
Multi-instrumentalist
A multi-instrumentalist is a musician who plays a number of different instruments.The Bachelor of Music degree usually requires a second instrument to be learned , but people who double on another instrument are not usually seen as multi-instrumentalists.-Classical music:Music written for Symphony...
of Psychedelic pop
Psychedelic pop
Psychedelic pop is a psychedelic musical style inspired by the sounds of psychedelic folk and psychedelic rock, but applied to a pop music setting...
act The Foreign Films.
Born in Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton, Ontario
Hamilton is a port city in the Canadian province of Ontario. Conceived by George Hamilton when he purchased the Durand farm shortly after the War of 1812, Hamilton has become the centre of a densely populated and industrialized region at the west end of Lake Ontario known as the Golden Horseshoe...
, Bill is a Canadian musician who has toured, recorded and played with many Canadian acts including Universal Honey
Universal Honey
Universal Honey is a Canadian pop music group.The group was formed in 1992 by Johnny Sinclair and Leslie Stanwyck, both formerly of The Pursuit of Happiness.The band had moderate radio success in Canada in 1996 with the single "Any Road Back".-Discography:...
, The Paper Airplane Company, The Cloudsmen, and Altogether Morris.
From 1997 to 2004, he worked as main writer & guitarist in Flux A.D., winning Hamilton Music Awards 2004 "Best Alternative Album of the Year".- fellow members in Flux A.D. included Julie Fader
Julie Fader
Julie Fader is a Canadian musician, songwriter and visual artist, best known as a keyboard player and backing vocalist for Sarah Harmer, Chad VanGaalen and Great Lake Swimmers...
(from the Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers
Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto....
and Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer
Sarah Harmer is a Canadian singer-songwriter and activist.-Biography:Born and raised in Burlington, Ontario, Harmer gained her first exposure to the musician's lifestyle as a teenager, when her older sister Mary started taking her to concerts by the well-known Tragically Hip. At the age of 17, she...
's band), and Graham Walsh from Holy Fuck.
The Foreign Films debut double length CD "Distant Star" was released in 2007.Co-produced along with Hamilton, ON producer Carl Jennings, the CD was nominated for "Album of the Year" Hamilton Music Awards 2007.
He was also nominated as guitar player of the year that year.
Bill Majoros,once again under the name The Foreign Films,released a four song ep to critical acclaim in Nov 2010.
"It's been the better part of a decade since Bill Majoros last came on our radar with his old group, Flux A.D., who disbanded following the 2002 LP Transatlanticthoughts. The Hamilton, ON-based songwriter has since begun a new project, the Foreign Films, recently releasing a self-titled EP as a free download from his Bandcamp site.
The rocking four-song collection, which pairs gritty guitars with lush baroque pop flourishes. The Foreign Films previously released the epic 22-song LP Distant Star back in 2007."
External links
http://billmajoros.ca/
http://theforeignfilms.bandcamp.com/album/the-foreign-films-ep
External links
- http://www.thespec.com/article/241373 at The Hamilton SpectatorThe Hamilton SpectatorThe Hamilton Spectator, founded in 1846, is a newspaper published every day but Sunday in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. The paper has a daily circulation of 105,000 and a daily readership of nearly 260,000.-History:...
- http://radio3.cbc.ca/ at CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3CBC Radio 3 is a radio station that consists of two parts devoted to Canadian arts and music: a radio service which is available on Sirius Satellite Radio and streaming audio, and several daily and weekly podcasts from the CBC Radio 3 website...
- http://www.viewmag.com/viewstory.php?storyid=5505 at View MagazineView MagazineView Magazine is an alternative weekly newspaper serving the Hamilton, Ontario area in Canada. It covers the cities and towns of Niagara Region, Ancaster, Burlington, Stoney Creek, Glanbrook, Dundas, Flamborough, and Hamilton. Its offices are located in downtown Hamilton.It is published by Dynasty...
- http://www.hamiltonmusicawards.com/music_2004winners.html Hamilton Music Awards