SONG OF THE DAY

“Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground” by Ash Koley (Inventions, Nettwerk Records/ Sony Music Entertainment Canada, 2010). Written by Ash Koley and Phil Deschambault.

WHERE I HEARD IT

So You Think You Can Dance, duh….noticing a trend lately? If not, then you need to add my blog to your RSS feeder and read it more actively, loser. If you did notice a trend in SYTYCD-related tracks, and you like it, then watch the show, duh. If you’ve noticed the trend but think the songs are lame, well…..then….

FROM AMAZON.COM

– Inventions is the Canadian popduo’s debut mini album.

– The album features eight original tracks written by bandmates Ash Koley and Phil Deschambault, including their infectiously catchy single “Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground.”

– “For us, creating music is like building little inventions. Every song we write comes from an idea we then craft, construct and design into something we both fall in love with,” said Ash Koley of the album title.

– Inventing doesn’t stop at songwriting for this Winnipeg twosome. Since they met in 2004 Ash Koley has fashioned a music video for each song and posted it to YouTube. It was these imaginative gems that prompted their co-manager Glen Willows to send the clips to the attention of Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride, who was immediately drawn to their quirky sound, and subsequently signed the band in 2009. Since then Ash and Phil have established another YouTube series of acoustic songs from Ash’s bathroom, appropriately titled “The Bathroom Series.”

– Phil, a long time producer and songwriter, produced the entire album and the mixing was done by Grammy Award winner Tom Lord-Alge (Avril Lavigne, Blink 182, Sarah McLachlan).

– These eight tracks were selected for Inventions from scores of songs written over the past five years because they truly depict their style and character. “Each song has a different personality and reflects those moments we were in when we wrote them. We feel the tracks selected for Inventions give a perfect introduction to Ash Koley,” said Phil.

– Ash Koley began their musical collaboration in 2004 when Phil was looking for a singer who could relate to his sound and soon after a mutual acquaintance introduced them they began working on a collection of songs.

INTERESTING FACTS (a la wikipedia)

– Ash Koley is a Canadian New Wave/alternative pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba.

– The band consists of Ashley Michelle Koley (lead singer), after whom the band is named, and Phil Deschambault (guitar, keyboard).

– Koley graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry at the University of Winnipeg. During her childhood she studied dance and musical theater. She began formal singing lessons at the age of 5.

– During her high school years she sang with the group Prodigy, an advanced placed singing group lead by producer/songwriter Zane Zalis. Koley also sang with the Winnipeg-based ABBA tribute group Super Trooper.

– Phil Deschambault is an established songwriter, producer, and artist who grew up in Russell, Manitoba.

– Phil has acted as a singer/songwriter and guitarist in numerous bands in Winnipeg including Jonah Stone, Not Going to Vegas, and Vanderveen.

– The duo have listed a wide range of musical influences, including ABBA, Elton John, The Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Peter Gabriel, Frank Sinatra, The Cardigans, Prince, Erasure, Imogen Heap, The Pretenders, Scissor Sisters, The Cure, Stevie Wonder, Depeche Mode, Queen, Blondie, Heart, Michael Jackson, Radiohead, and Phoenix.

– The band began to achieve its greatest mainstream success with the release of their single “Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground”, which reached the top 50 of the Canadian Hot 100.

– “Don’t Let Your Feet Touch Ground” was featured in performances on the U.S. television show So You Think You Can Dance, on the lobby soundtrack of the Westin chain of hotels, and gained even more exposure after it was used during the broadcast of the 2010 Winter Olympics being held in Vancouver, British Columbia.

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