Bryan Webb
Bryan Webb (born 1977),[1] sometimes credited as Bry Webb, is a Canadian singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist for the indie rock band Constantines.
Bryan Webb | |
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Also known as | Bry Webb |
Born | 22 June 1977 |
Origin | London, Ontario, Canada |
Genres | Indie rock |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
Years active | 1995–present |
Labels | Idée Fixe |
Associated acts | Shoulder Constantines Harbourcoats |
Website | ideefixerecords |
History
Webb began his musical career playing in the emo band Shoulder in 1995,[2] and later formed Constantines.[3]
In 2007 he recorded a cover of The Velvet Underground's "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" as a duet with Casey Mecija of Ohbijou for the compilation album, Friends in Bellwoods.
In 2009, Webb received a Genie Award nomination in the category Best Achievement in Music – Original Song for "Big Smoke", a song he wrote for the soundtrack to This Beautiful City.[4][5]
While living in Montreal, Webb formed the Harbourcoats and recorded an album. In 2009 Webb and his wife decided to start a family in Guelph.[6] Feist heard the Harbourcoats album and invited him to duet on her album. Webb provided back-up vocals on her album Metals, including the first track "The Bad in Each Other".[7]
With the announced hiatus 12 August 2010 of the Constantines, Webb embraced his new role as a newlywed and father.[8] His debut solo album Provider[9][10][11] was released 15 November 2011 on Toronto label Idée Fixe Records.[12][13] The first single, "Rivers of Gold", was inspired by the Constantines' first time playing the Dawson City Music Festival in the Yukon in 2005.[14]
Webb is also the operations coordinator for CFRU-FM, the campus radio station at the University of Guelph.[15] He previously served as programming coordinator at CFRU from 2010 to 2014.
Webb contributed the song "Someplace I'm Supposed to Be" to the 1 March 2013 episode of This American Life.[16]
Discography
Singles
Year | Title | From the Album |
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2007 | "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'" | Friends in Bellwoods |
2009 | "Big Smoke" | This Beautiful City |
2011 | "Rivers of Gold" | Provider |
Albums
Year | Album | Label |
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2011 | Provider | Idée Fixe |
2014 | Free Will | Idée Fixe |
References
- Armstrong, Denis (25 March 2009). "Constantines singer quits nightlife". jam.canoe.ca. Jam!. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Bryan Webb Discography". discogs.com. Discogs. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Bryan Webb Credits". allmusic.com. Allmusic. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "29th Genie Awards » Nominees for Achievement in Music: Original Song". genieawards.ca. Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- "Canada's Awards Database Bry Webb". academy.ca. Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. 10 February 2009. Archived from the original on 4 June 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
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Khanna, Vish (9 November 2011). "Bry Webb Premieres Two New Songs on Exclaim! TV » News » Nov 09 2011". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. www
.exclaim . ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 30 November 2011..ca -
Khanna, Vish (21 November 2011). "Feist and Bry Webb Find the Good in Each Other » News » Nov 21 2011". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. www
.exclaim . ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 30 November 2011..ca -
Khanna, Vish (December 2011). "Bry Webb's Baby Boom » Interviews » From The Magazine » Dec 2011". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. www
.exclaim . ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 30 November 2011..ca - ""Provider" (sound recording) / Bry Webb", collectionscanada.gc.ca, Ottawa: Library and Archives Canada, AMICUS No. 40062654, retrieved 30 November 2011.
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Khanna, Vish (15 November 2011). "Bry Webb » Provider » Reviews » Folk & Country » Nov 15 2011". Exclaim!. Toronto: 1059434 Ontario Inc. www
.exclaim . ISSN 1207-6600. Retrieved 30 November 2011..ca -
Gillis, Carla (24 November 2011). "Disc Review » Bry Webb – Provider (Idée Fixe)". Now. 31 (13). Toronto: Now Communications Inc. nowtoronto
.com . p. 62. ISSN 0712-1326. Retrieved 30 November 2011. - "Bry Webb Artist Page". radio3.cbc.ca. CBC Radio 3. Archived from the original on 2 December 2005. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
- Busheikin, Dan (10 November 2011). "WATCH: Bry Webb (of Constantines) performs solo material in studio". Chart. Toronto: Chart Communications. chartattack
.com . ISSN 1198-7235. Archived from the original on 14 December 2011. Retrieved 30 November 2011. - "The Creative Process: How Bry Webb became the luckiest songwriter in the world while working with Feist" Archived 7 July 2012 at Archive.today. National Post, 19 November 2011.
- "CFRU Staff Profiles"
- "489 No Coincidence, No Story"
External links
- Constantines official site at Arts & Crafts
- Bryan Webb at CBC Radio 3