Lindsay Robins
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Lindsay Robins is a singer-songwriter who wrote and performed the theme song "What Would You Do" for the VJ Search
reality series on MuchMusic
, which went on to be the 2007 recipient of The North American Promax Award for Best Music Package/Theme Song. She has written and performed music for the television series Instant Star
, and in 2006, released a solo rock album, "Dirty Chemistry", on Aquarius Records.
Her debut solo record, "Dirty Chemistry" was produced by songwriters Christopher Ward
and Fred St-Gelais
, who have worked with artists such as Alannah Myles
, Amanda Marshall
, and Randy Bachman
, and who have also been working with Alexz Johnson
on the music for Instant Star
. Lindsay Robins appears on the soundtrack for the third season of "Instant Star", singing a song called "Shooting Star". As noted by the executive producer of "Instant Star": "...the more polished performances of songs like "Shooting Star" and last season's "Never Enough" have actually featured the voice of rising Canadian rock star Lindsay Robins." http://www.instantstar.ctv.ca/msgBoardView.jsp?BID=10003&MTID=584428&OFFSET=8
Three singles have been released from Lindsay Robins' debut solo album: "Freaks", "What Would You Do" and "I Can't Forget Your Face". (The music video for "I Can't Forget Your Face" is directed by Erik Canuel, who directed Bon Cop Bad Cop, one of the highest grossing Canadian films to date) She has also shared the stage with the likes of Simple Plan
, Mobile and Eva Avila.
Now, Robins has teamed up with Josh Rand, guitarist of the band Stone Sour
, and together they make up the hard rock band Moonshot. Lindsay also now fronts the Toronto based hard rock band Crooked Valentine.
VJ Search
VJ Search is the title of a reality television program aired on Canadian music video TV station MuchMusic. A new series is created every few years and the main point is to find a new MuchMusic VJ to join the current list of MuchMusic personalities....
reality series on MuchMusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
, which went on to be the 2007 recipient of The North American Promax Award for Best Music Package/Theme Song. She has written and performed music for the television series Instant Star
Instant Star
Instant Star was a Canadian television program which aired from September 2004 to June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as adolescent music competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experience in the recording industry whilst focusing upon character development.Linda...
, and in 2006, released a solo rock album, "Dirty Chemistry", on Aquarius Records.
Her debut solo record, "Dirty Chemistry" was produced by songwriters Christopher Ward
Christopher Ward (songwriter)
Christopher William Ward is a Canadian songwriter and broadcaster, known as a former long-standing on-air personality at MuchMusic, Canada's music video network, where he and J.D. Roberts were among the first video jockeys in 1984...
and Fred St-Gelais
Fred St-Gelais
Fred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, who have worked with artists such as Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles
Alannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter, the daughter of Canadian broadcast pioneer William Douglas Byles. In 1989, she released her eponymous debut album...
, Amanda Marshall
Amanda Marshall
Amanda Meta Marshall is a Canadian pop-rock singer.She grew up in Toronto in a biracial family to a White Canadian father and a Black Trinidadian mother...
, and Randy Bachman
Randy Bachman
Randolph Charles "Randy" Bachman, OC, OM is a Canadian musician best known as lead guitarist, songwriter and a founding member for both the 1960s–70s rock band The Guess Who, and the 1970s rock band Bachman–Turner Overdrive...
, and who have also been working with Alexz Johnson
Alexz Johnson
Alexzandra Spencer "Alexz" Johnson is a Canadian singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Her debut album Voodoo was independently released on March 30, 2010....
on the music for Instant Star
Instant Star
Instant Star was a Canadian television program which aired from September 2004 to June 2008. The series starred Alexz Johnson as adolescent music competition winner Jude Harrison. The show chronicles Harrison's experience in the recording industry whilst focusing upon character development.Linda...
. Lindsay Robins appears on the soundtrack for the third season of "Instant Star", singing a song called "Shooting Star". As noted by the executive producer of "Instant Star": "...the more polished performances of songs like "Shooting Star" and last season's "Never Enough" have actually featured the voice of rising Canadian rock star Lindsay Robins." http://www.instantstar.ctv.ca/msgBoardView.jsp?BID=10003&MTID=584428&OFFSET=8
Three singles have been released from Lindsay Robins' debut solo album: "Freaks", "What Would You Do" and "I Can't Forget Your Face". (The music video for "I Can't Forget Your Face" is directed by Erik Canuel, who directed Bon Cop Bad Cop, one of the highest grossing Canadian films to date) She has also shared the stage with the likes of Simple Plan
Simple Plan
Simple Plan is a Canadian pop punk band from Montréal, Québec. The band has had no line up changes since its inception in 1999. Members are Pierre Bouvier , Jeff Stinco , Sébastien Lefebvre , David Desrosiers and Chuck Comeau...
, Mobile and Eva Avila.
Now, Robins has teamed up with Josh Rand, guitarist of the band Stone Sour
Stone Sour
Stone Sour is an American rock band from Des Moines, Iowa. Since 2006, the group has been composed of Corey Taylor , Jim Root , Josh Rand, , Shawn Economaki and Roy Mayorga . Original drummer Joel Ekman left the group in 2006...
, and together they make up the hard rock band Moonshot. Lindsay also now fronts the Toronto based hard rock band Crooked Valentine.
Discography
Dirty Chemistry- Time Bomb (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Breakdown (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Freaks (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Possessions (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Lies (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Catastrophe (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Home (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Sometimes (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - What Would You Do (Lindsay Robins, Rob WellsRob WellsRob Wells is a multi-platinum, award-winning producer/songwriter based in Toronto & Los Angeles.Wells has worked with Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, Adam Lambert, Nick Lachey, Miranda Cosgrove, Mika, Backstreet Boys, Paloma Faith, Cyndi Lauper, Olivia Newton John, Daisy Dares You, Boyzone, Matt Dusk,...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Through The Mirror (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - I Can't Forget Your Face (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
) - Terrified (Lindsay Robins, Fred St-GelaisFred St-GelaisFred St-Gelais is a Canadian songwriter, television music composer, record producer and multi-instrumentalist, currently living in Montreal, Quebec.-Early work:...
, Christopher WardChristopher WardChristopher Ward may refer to:* Christopher Ward , Canadian songwriter and broadcaster* Christopher Ward , British solicitor and Conservative Party politician...
)