The Ascot Royals
When
The Ascot Royals take the stage in Halifax tonight and in Sydney tomorrow night,
they will be doing what they do best; connecting with concert goers. Recently
the band took a break from their extensive touring to connect with AE.
The Band
We are a fairly multicultural
band. Brothers Ben and Jimmy Chauveau (keyboards and vocals)are from a small
town outside of London, England. Sam Stark (drums) and Scott Page (bass) are
from Ontario and guitar player Tal Vaisman moved to Canada 4 years ago from
Israel. The band went through a few line up changes throughout its existence
before solidifying this current line-up. Most of us met each other through McMaster
University in Hamilton and Metalworks Institute in Mississauga. In early 2013
we released "Don't Let It Stop You,” our debut full length album.
The Album
We spent most of 2012
writing and recording and mixing the album. The writing process was pretty much
the most collaborative effort one can imagine or hope to go through when
writing as a band. Our different backgrounds and cultural and musical
influences were the foundation for our sound. We really had no clear intention
other than writing the best songs we could write. So we spent all of our time
in the jam space, perfecting and challenging every bit of every song we wrote
until they all felt right. The biggest challenge was to gather all of our
different ideas and songs into a solid focused collective. We really feel proud
of this album because it is so diverse but it sounds like us throughout the
entire album. So far we had nothing but good responses. The album
definitely introduced many new fans to our music, but it also finally
documented these 10 songs which at the time could only be heard live.
The Future
We have a few music
videos coming up for a few of the songs, as well as plans for writing a new
batch of songs this fall/ winter. We are definitely excited about going back to
writing soon, and we have quite a few hooks and songs that we are itching to
mould into songs as soon as we can. We are also, as always, planning on more
touring and live shows.
The Ascot Royals Perform:
Friday, August 23
The Seahore Tavern,
Halifax
Saturday, August 24
Governor’s Pub, Sydney
