“Justin McMillan is a young upstart musician based out of Toronto who has a knack for catchy little pop/rock ditties that stay in your head for weeks. He was a runner up in the 2007 Songwriter Awards and garners positive attention wherever and whenever he plays. McMillan is currently working on his debut album, The Style At The Time.” – Wildy, wildysworld.blogspot.com
Justin McMillan is on an unstoppable venture to the top of the music scene. Capturing the interest of audiences across Toronto and beyond, his music has been quoted as being “unique, catchy, exciting, and intoxicating”. Such a tasty feast of musical expressiveness (see footnote) is sure to leave the listener singing and dancing until his/her feet and throat are sore. This music truly hooks and relates to quite a large array of people.
Justin grew up listening to music non-stop – everything from rockabilly to psychedelic rock. He mastered several instruments at an early age, including trumpet, guitar, bass, and drums. Within months of his debut musical performance, Justin was playing many instruments in bands and showcases throughout his hometown. He became known as a multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire with a unique musical taste. Bands were asking him to join and audiences were asking him to perform.
After years of being exposed to and playing almost every genre of music, Justin’s palette was quite diverse and expansive. He had finally gained the important, and seemingly lost, knowledge that all music is in fact equal, and therefore should be played, listened to, and enjoyed for what it truly is.
In addition to creating and developing his own solo musical career, Justin has helped in the writing, recording, and overall production of almost every band he has been a part of. He has also composed several soundtracks for short independent films and jingles for local advertisements. He is recognized by many as a professional musician, being a composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and solo artist.
So hop on the McMusic train (it’s more of a bus, really), enjoy the tunes, and look out for more action-packed music. Justin continues to perform his music in as many areas as possible, from intimate acoustic singer/songwriter events to full band shows, while reaching for a Q4 2008 debut album release.
Footnote: Expressiveness is indeed a real word.
Visit Justin online at: www.myspace.com/justinmcmillanmusic
Anya is a Russian-born New York City-based songwriter and a quirky chanteuse. She breathes life into musical instruments and has an ability to hear inanimate objects talk. She is a love child of Leonard Cohen and Susanne Vega conceived during a Kurt Weill production or perhaps Wait’s The Black Rider
I make my living as a carpenter and have spent the last 20 years playing drums with various bands on the fringes of the Chicago music scene. It was about seven years ago when I bought my then wife a guitar for her birthday or Christmas or something. Anyway she never really played it but I started playing it every chance I got; I think I knew when I bought it that it was really for me and it was going to change my life.
Alyson Greenfield has just released her first full-length album, entitled, “Tuscaloosa.” “Tuscaloosa” was produced by Alyson and recorded by both Alyson and Densie Barbarita (Mary J. Blige, David Byrne, Herbie Hancock, The Roots), and features Jason Mercer (Ani DiFranco, Ron Sexsmith) on bass.
