Ohbijou
| Ohbjiou | |
|---|---|
 Ohbijou performing live in 2007 in London, Ontario |
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| General information | |
| Genre (s) | Indie , pop |
| founding | 1997 |
| Website | http://www.ohbijou.com/ |
| Current occupation | |
Vocals, guitar, piano, ukulele |
Casey Mecija |
Singing, violin, glockenspiel, melodica
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Jennifer Mecija |
Bass, banjo |
Heather Kirby |
Drums, trumpet |
James Bunton |
cello |
Anissa Hart |
Piano, harpsichord, synthesizer, glockenspiel |
Ryan Carley |
mandolin |
Andrew Kinoshita |
Ohbijou is an indie pop band from Toronto , Ontario , Canada .
Band history
Ohbijou began as a solo project by the singer-songwriter Casey Mecija (* 1981) from Brantford , who also worked as a production assistant at MuchMusic . While writing and composing her songs, Casey realized that she needed the musical support of her younger sister Jennifer Mecija (* 1985), with whom she made her early appearances. The Mecija sisters later moved to Toronto to attend Ryerson University and the Ontario College of Art & Design .
In Toronto, the band expanded to include Heather Kirby, James Bunton, Anissa Hart, Ryan Carley and Andrew Kinoshita. Casey remains the lead singer, but also plays guitar, piano and ukulele . Her sister Jennifer accompanies the band as the second vocal part, adding violin, glockenspiel, organ and melodica to Ohbijou .
Ohbijou draw their influences from the genres of pop , folk and bluegrass , Casey cites the Canadian songwriter Julie Doiron as inspiration . Ohbijou's music is mostly referred to as indie pop and has similarities to Bic Runga and Mazzy Star .
Since the release of their debut album Swift Feet for Troubling Times (2006), the band has played at several festivals in Canada, including the Osheaga Festival in Montreal , the Hillside Festival in Guelph and the opening of the Virgin Festival in Toronto.
Ohbijou were nominated for the 2007 CBC Galaxie Rising Stars Award along with Ill Scarlett , Final Fantasy and Emily Haines ( Metric ) . The band organized the recordings for the 2007 compilation Friends in Bellwoods , a benefit project for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank , and also contributed a remix of their song The Otherside .
The follow-up album Beacons was released in June 2009.
Discography
- Swift Feet for Troubling Times (2006)
- Beacons (2009)
Web links
- Official website (English)
- Ohbijou on MySpace
- Canuckistan Music review of Swift Feet for Troubling Times
credentials
- ↑ a b Sayej, Nadja. "Underground rock", The Globe and Mail , January 6, 2007, p. M2.
- ↑ Lederman, Marsha. "Rocky mountain high," The Globe and Mail , Mar. 27, 2008, p. R2.
- ^ " Casey Mecija ", NOW . Retrieved June 28, 2009.
- ↑ Sayani, Fateema. "Anything goes for Temporao and new low," Ottawa Citizen , July 21, 2005, p. E3.
- ↑ Rayner, Ben. "Fans wake up to dreamy pop: Hometown buzz pushes Toronto septet Ohbijou into bigger venues", Toronto Star , September 9, 2007, p. E10.
- ^ Bliss, Karen (Spring 2008). Words & Music , 15 (1): 8.
- ↑ Liss, Sarah. " Parkside pop: Ohbijou makes new friends in Bellwoods ( Memento of the original from June 5, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this note. " , NOW , January 11, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2009.
