Bocce (band)

Bocce is an electronic rock band from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Bocce
OriginWaterloo, Ontario, Canada
GenresElectronic rock
Years active2005–present
LabelsDadmobile
Websitewww.kwbocceclub.com
MembersMike Bond, Ben Ong, Tony Salomone, Nik Must

Biography

Mike Bond and Ben Ong formed the band in 2005, and later added Tony Salomone and Nik Must to round out the foursome. Bocce has toured throughout Canada and played several music festivals including Pop Montreal, Hillside Inside, LOLA and Canadian Music Week. Their first EP, Hi Birdbear, was released in 2006 to positive reviews in the Canadian press [1][2][3] and reached #9 on Earshot!'s Canadian campus and community radio charts.[4] Bocce released a limited edition EP, …Should Be an Olympic Sport, in 2008 and remixed several Canadian artists including You Say Party! We Say Die!'s "Poison" and Slow Hand Motem's "Mathemagical" in the year following. In Spring 2010, Bocce released their first full-length album, Disambiguation, both as a physical disc and as a Pay what you can digital download.[5][6][7]

Members
  • Mike Bond (Drums)
  • Ben Ong (Synthesizer, Omnichord)
  • Tony Salomone (Vocals, Synthesizer)
  • Nik Must (Synthesizer, Piano)

Discography

Albums
  • Disambiguation (album) (2010)
  • Future 1.0 (2012)

EPs
  • Hi Birdbear (2006)
  • …Should Be an Olympic Sport (2008)

Contributions
gollark: Real programmers program for Minecraft computer mods!
gollark: I'm hoping we'll finally replace handshakes with the obviously superior fistbumps, though.
gollark: I am? Sorry, I'll try and stop.
gollark: I don't think it's a blessing on net.
gollark: Temporarily, and with bad economic damage.

References
  1. Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Chart magazine Archived June 6, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Montreal Mirror Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Exclaim! magazine
  4. Earshot! Canadian Campus and Community Radio Charts for the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
  5. Download Bocce's "Disambiguation"
  6. Guelph Mercury article about release of "Disambiguation"
  7. North By East West article about free release of "Disambiguation"
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