Code Pie is a Canadian indie rock band founded in 2002 in Montreal by singer and guitarist Enzo Palermo. Other band members are Salvatore Ciolfi (guitars), Michel Semienchuk (bass), Vince Varano (drums), Eva Boodman (trumpet) and Rebecca Lessard (cello, keys, vocals).

History

Code Pie began with a series of home recordings by singer Enzo Palermo in the year 2000. Two years later Palermo contacted guitarist Salvatore Ciolfi through an internet ad, and the two began writing and playing music together http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/040507/music5.html. Originally focused on a sort of post-rock influenced electronica, the duo were soon joined by drummer Vince Varano and bassist Michel Semienchuk. The additions of trumpet player Eva Boodman and cellist Rebecca Lessard completed the sextet, and the group fell into a more immediate pop-rock sound http://obscuresound.com/?p=1214, releasing their first album, This Habit

This Habit

This Habit is the first album by Indie pop/rock band Code Pie, released on April 8, 2005. The album was self-produced and recorded for $700. All songs on This Habit were recorded in the auditorium of drummer Vince Varano’s former high school, as well as other locations around Montreal...

in 2005. After the release of the album, the band played numerous shows in the Northeast, including the 2005 and 2006 Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal is an annual music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 acts are scheduled to play in more than 50 venues across the city, mostly located in the Mile End area...

 Festival, and the 2006 NXNE Festival.

Since releasing their second album, The Most Trusted Name In Yous

The Most Trusted Name In Yous

Recorded over the period of one year, The Most Trusted Name in Yous is Code Pie’s second album. Released on June 16, 2007, on the band's own Flagless Records, the album was recorded and mixed at the Hotel 2 Tango in Montreal with Howard Bilerman, Brian Paulson, and Kevin Komoda, and released at an...

in 2007, the band has appeared at the 2007 Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal

Pop Montreal is an annual music festival occurring in Montreal, Quebec, Canada in the early fall, usually at the end of September or the beginning of October. More than 400 acts are scheduled to play in more than 50 venues across the city, mostly located in the Mile End area...

 festival http://www.exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=116&csid2=886&fid1=28528, the 2008 Halifax Pop Explosion, Canadian Music Week, and were one of 53 bands chosen out of over 3,000 to play Manchester, UK’s In the City

In The City (festival)

In The City is an annual music industry conference and festival founded by the late Tony Wilson, formerly of Factory Records and Granada Television, and his partner Yvette Livesey....

 emerging music festival http://www.inthecity.co.uk/showscreen.php?site_id=30&screentype=folder&screenid=656.

A third album, Love Meets Rage, was released on April 5, 2011, with the help of Indiecater Records http://www.indiecater.com/code-pie-love-meets-rage/. Leading up to the release of the album, Code Pie recorded a cover http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_8g48KsVxU& of Justin Bieber

Justin Bieber

Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian pop/R&B singer, songwriter and actor. Bieber was discovered in 2008 by Scooter Braun, who came across Bieber's videos on YouTube and later became his manager...

's hit single Baby, which was featured on several blogs http://www.blogotheque.net/bloc/be-my-baby/ and compilations http://www.goutemesdisques.com/dossiers/id/compilation-gmd-jeunes-pousses-vol-7/ in 2011.

Discography

• This Habit
  This Habit
  This Habit is the first album by Indie pop/rock band Code Pie, released on April 8, 2005. The album was self-produced and recorded for $700. All songs on This Habit were recorded in the auditorium of drummer Vince Varano’s former high school, as well as other locations around Montreal...
  
  (2005)
• The Most Trusted Name In Yous
  The Most Trusted Name In Yous
  Recorded over the period of one year, The Most Trusted Name in Yous is Code Pie’s second album. Released on June 16, 2007, on the band's own Flagless Records, the album was recorded and mixed at the Hotel 2 Tango in Montreal with Howard Bilerman, Brian Paulson, and Kevin Komoda, and released at an...
  
  (2007)
• Love Meets Rage (2011)

See also

• Music of Canada
  Music of Canada
  The music of Canada has influences that have shaped the country. Aboriginals, the British, and the French have all made unique contributions to the musical heritage of Canada. The music has subsequently been heavily influenced by American culture because of its proximity and migration between...
  
  
• Canadian rock
  Canadian rock
  Canadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
  
  
• List of bands from Canada
• List of Canadian musicians
• :Category:Canadian musical groups