Twins Tegan and Sara Quin were born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, about 8 minutes apart. They both began playing the piano at age 8. They began playing guitar at age 15, in 1995. In 1998, they entered a garage band contest, and won. In mid-2000, they released their first CD, The Business of Art. The following summer, they were touring. Two years later, they released If It Was You. 2004 showed the release of So Jealous, and in 2007, The Con, which they teamed up with Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla to produce.
They had a very interesting way of preparing for the 2004 release of So Jealous. They would write and record demos in their respective rooms. Having written a total of 26 songs, they recruited drummer Rob Chursinoff and bassist Chris Carlson for album rehearsals at Vancouver's legendary Renegade Studios. Because they wanted to stay true to their vision, Rob was forced to rehearse his drum parts alone to the sound of what became known as "the bedroom demos." He was quoted saying that the technique was "stupid" (but I think it's pretty creative).
A month later, the band went to Musroom Studios, and were happy to discover that their strict rehearsal regimen of dynamics exercises, Greek food, magazine reading, and drumming to bedroom demo CDs had produced exciting musical results.
Because they want to keep from arguing, they live in separate areas, Tegan residing in Vancouver, BC and Sara in Montreal, QC. They label their sound to be indie/ pop/ alternative, and they definitely deliver it very well.
Similar Artists: Eisley, Metric, Rilo Kiley, Feist, Azure Ray
Influenced By: The Tragically Hip, Michelle Shocked, Ani DeFranco, Tori Amos
Favorite Songs: Back in Your Head, My Number (another group who's cds I need to get soon) :]
They had a very interesting way of preparing for the 2004 release of So Jealous. They would write and record demos in their respective rooms. Having written a total of 26 songs, they recruited drummer Rob Chursinoff and bassist Chris Carlson for album rehearsals at Vancouver's legendary Renegade Studios. Because they wanted to stay true to their vision, Rob was forced to rehearse his drum parts alone to the sound of what became known as "the bedroom demos." He was quoted saying that the technique was "stupid" (but I think it's pretty creative).
A month later, the band went to Musroom Studios, and were happy to discover that their strict rehearsal regimen of dynamics exercises, Greek food, magazine reading, and drumming to bedroom demo CDs had produced exciting musical results.
Because they want to keep from arguing, they live in separate areas, Tegan residing in Vancouver, BC and Sara in Montreal, QC. They label their sound to be indie/ pop/ alternative, and they definitely deliver it very well.
Similar Artists: Eisley, Metric, Rilo Kiley, Feist, Azure Ray
Influenced By: The Tragically Hip, Michelle Shocked, Ani DeFranco, Tori Amos
Favorite Songs: Back in Your Head, My Number (another group who's cds I need to get soon) :]
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