The Sessions (band)
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The Sessions were a Canadian band that won the worlds largest battle of the bands, Emergenza
, in 2006. In the 2006 season, 7,631 bands from 16 countries competed, and The Sessions won first place at the finals in Rothenburg, Germany. The band recorded an album with the world renowned producer Bob Rock
and the album is entitled The Sessions Is Listed as In a Relationship
. Two songs from the album, "My Love" and "18 Candles" were featured in the mountain biking film Seasons by The Collective
. The album is available on iTunes. The Sessions toured the western United States in February 2008, hitting Popscene
in San Francisco as well as dates in Vegas, Hollywood and San Diego. Josh left the band in March 2008 and co-formed Stars of Boulevard soon after.
Emergenza
is an international music festival for up-and-coming bands, with concerts in more than 150 cities around the world.- History :The first Emergenza Festival was the result of an idea of a group of musician friends in 1991. In 1992, the first ever Emergenza Festival in Rome was held to 245 people....
, in 2006. In the 2006 season, 7,631 bands from 16 countries competed, and The Sessions won first place at the finals in Rothenburg, Germany. The band recorded an album with the world renowned producer Bob Rock
Bob Rock
Robert Jens Rock, , is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer best known for producing bands such as Aerosmith, The Cult, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, 311, Metallica, Our Lady Peace, The Offspring and most recently Bush.-Payola$ and Rock and Hyde:Rock began his music career in Langford,...
and the album is entitled The Sessions Is Listed as In a Relationship
The Sessions Is Listed As In A Relationship
The Sessions Is Listed as In a Relationship is the debut EP from Vancouver Indie rock band The Sessions. Originally meant as an LP, they decided to subtract a few songs due to time and cost restraints.- Album line-up :* Joshua Helgason - Singer/Synthesizer...
. Two songs from the album, "My Love" and "18 Candles" were featured in the mountain biking film Seasons by The Collective
The Collective (Film)
The Collective is a group of mountain bikers, filmmakers and photographers that shoot films, ride bikes and take photographs. In 2004 The Collective released it own self-titled film, "The Collective". The film won many high-status awards and soon became known to mountain bikers world over...
. The album is available on iTunes. The Sessions toured the western United States in February 2008, hitting Popscene
Popscene (club)
Popscene was the pioneering UK "indie dance" club of the 1990 Brit Pop movement, setting a successful template that continues to be copied around the world in many clubs over subsequent years...
in San Francisco as well as dates in Vegas, Hollywood and San Diego. Josh left the band in March 2008 and co-formed Stars of Boulevard soon after.
Members
- Martin Robert Kottmeier (born February 16, 1987) is a SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
-CanadianCanadaCanada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
musicMusicMusic is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
ian and the drummerDrummerA drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and back up vocalist. - Joshua Helgason - SingerSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/SynthesizerSynthesizerA synthesizer is an electronic instrument capable of producing sounds by generating electrical signals of different frequencies. These electrical signals are played through a loudspeaker or set of headphones... - Tristan Norton - GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
/VocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
/KeyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...