PRODUCED BY THE GRAMMY NOMINATED GARTH RICHARDSON AND BEN KAPLAN AND MIXED BY BILL KENNEDY ’PI NATURE’ AVAILABLE OCTOBER 14TH
VANCOUVER, September 14, 2009 /Kingpen Media Group – Joel, Adam and Tim Parent, the 3 brothers that make up the powerhouse trio NINJASPY (www.ninjaspy.net), announced today that they have signed with ZESTONE Records to release Pi Nature, their debut album. Written by NINJASPY, Produced by Garth Richardson and Ben Kaplan, and mixed by Bill Kennedy, Pi Nature is due for release on October 14th across Japan.
“People kept telling me we needed to go to Japan,” says guitarist/ vocalist Joel Parent, “so I went there to do some martial arts training. I ended up meeting a ton of awesome, open-minded people. I heard bands like SIM doing ska and breakdowns, stuff that you would rarely hear in North America. I walked into record stores and actually found a ‘Mixture’ section on the shelves. On that trip I realized that we really belonged over there. Then I met a friend of a friend in Osaka, Tag from Zestone, and the world seemed a whole lot smaller.”
NINJASPY’s infectious first single, “EVOLUTION OF THE SKID,” was released in the Spring of 2009. The single is taken from Pi Nature and won them a coveted spot on the Taste of Chaos Tour in Calgary, AB. See link below to watch the video for “Evolution of The Skid”.
Ninjaspy – “Evolution of The Skid”
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=54297814
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAGkl4j68K8
Since the beginning of 2007, NINJASPY has been the buzz band in Vancouver and has performed alongside such notables as Thrice, Protest The Hero, Bring Me The Horizon, Cancer Bats, Grimskunk, Pierce The Veil, 3 Inches of Blood and more. Their explosive growth is due in large part to the band’s intensely loyal fan base they built from the ground up through hard touring and on MySpace and YouTube. Ninjaspy’s potent Hardcore/Ska/Funk sound, skilled musicianship, energetic live shows and sense of style has led to over 200,000+ plays of their music on their MySpace artist profile page. In addition to recently performing at the Taste of Chaos Tour, the band was asked to perform at Warped Tour 2009 in Vancouver by Warped Tour founder himself, Kevin Lymon. “We were so impressed with them at TOC we asked them to do Warped as well,” says Lymon, “We’ll be taking notes on Ninjaspy!” The band is currently preparing to embark on their 3rd Canada wide headlining club tour called the THROW IT DOWN Fall Tour ‘09.
PRESS:
“I am so scared of this…but that’s good.” – Bob Ezrin
“Soaring vocal harmonies are there one minute and replaced with a throaty growl the next. “Pure Sketch” is a sure-fire modern rock radio hit, as the post-grunge framework gets stirred up into a tasty seventies inspired soul/funk soup” – Metal-Rules.com
“Think a 3 piece Mr. Bungle with Patton’s vocals taking a turn for the better, add some laser beams and dreads, turn it all up to eleven, stand the fuck back and enjoy.” – Ground Report, NYC
Ninjaspy is:
Joel Parent – lead vocals, guitar
Tim Parent – bass, backing vocals
Adam Parent – drums, backing vocals
NINJASPY “THROW IT DOWN” FALL TOUR DATES
* w/ We The Undersigned
** w/ What’s He Building in There
*** w/ Sparky
Sept 17 – Penticton, BC @ The Legion***
Sept 18 – Kamloops, BC @ Pogue Mahones***
Sept 19 – Prince George, BC @ Pizzaricos***
Sept 20 – Edmonton, AB @ The Pawn Shop***
Sept 21 – Calgary, AB @ Dickens Pub***
Sept 22 – Prince Albert, SK @ The JamSpot***
Sept 23 – Saskatoon, SK @ The Roxy***
Sept 24 – Regina, SK @ The Owl***
Sept 25 – Winnipeg, MB @ The Pyramid
Sept 26 – Winnipeg, MB @ Joes Garage
Sept 27 – Thunder Bay, ON @ Black Pirate Pub
Sept 30 – Waterloo, ON @ Starlight Lounge**
Oct 1 – Brantford, ON @ The Ford Plant**
Oct 2 – St Catherines, ON @ The Mansion House
Oct 3 – Woodstock, ON @ The Woodshack**
Oct 4 – Hamilton, ON @ Club Absinthe**
Oct 5 – Ajax, ON @ Top Shelf**
Oct 6 – Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s**
Oct 7 – Orillia, ON @ Liquid Lounge**
Oct 8 – Montreal, QC @ Bar St. Laurent**
Oct 9 – Ottawa, ON @ Bronson Street**
Oct 12 – Fredericton, NB @ The Capital Center **/*
Oct 14 – Sussex, NB @ Jubilee Hall**
Oct 16 – Halifax, NS @ The Pavillion **
Oct 17 – Bridgewater, NS @ Kingsman Club**
Oct 18 – Halifax, NS @ Gus Pub **
Oct 20 – Glace Bay, NS @ TBA **
Oct 22 – St John’s, NL @ Distortion**
Oct 23 – St John’s, NL @ CBGT’s**
Oct 24 – St John’s, NL @ CBGT’s **
Oct 24 – St John’s, NL @ Distortion**
Oct 25 – St John’s, NL @ The Levee**
Oct 31 – Montreal QC @ Halloween House**
Nov 1 – Guelph, ON @ The Vinyl*
Nov 3 – Hamilton, ON @ Club Absinthe*
Nov 5 – Niagara Falls, ON @ The Vic*
Nov 6 – Montreal, QC @ Bar St. Laurent*
Nov 13 – Regina, SK @ The Gaslight Saloon*
Nov 15 – St. Albert, AB @ The Taphouse*
Nov 16 – Kelowna, BC @ The Kelowna Club*
Nov 17 – Kamloops, BC @ Pogue Mahones*
Nov 19 – Nanaimo, BC @ TBA*
Nov 20 – Victoria, BC @ TBA*
ninjaspy.net
myspace.com/thetriadinblood
youtube.com/ninjaspytv
For Interview Requests, Review copies, Hi-Res Photos
Please Contact: E.S. Day, KingPen Media Group
esday@kingpenmedia.net
778-330-7575
Bookings: Cassia Parent
booking@ninjaspy.net
778-227-9677
