The Salads
Encyclopedia
The Salads are a punk rock
band from Ontario, Canada, with strong reggae
tendencies. They are currently signed to their own label, Maui Wowie Records, after having been signed to Kindling Music, a sub-division of Warner Music Canada
.
, a Canadian Radio Music Award, and Favourite Band at the Canadian Indie Awards.
After those first sessions, the band got back to writing more songs, getting ready for the next round of recording, and playing more shows. They spent two weeks playing Australia in October ’06 with The Presidents of the United States of America
. On their return, pre-production with Dan Brodbeck
started the very next day. In January 06, a new record of 10 songs was completed. Its tone m ore personal and yet universal as it touched more meaningful topics than the band had dared explore before. Growing Up deals with life’s changes as you get older, and coming to terms with that reality. Memories of 80’s thrash metal surround the concept of being happy in the skin you’re in with “Individual”. “Circles” is about watching the most intelligent person you know battle Alzheimer’s. Trying to affect real, positive social change is dealt with in “A Better Way”. The Title "The Big Picture" was a reference to their frustration with their crumbling music business relationships at the time. The band was unhappy with their ongoing battles over things like creative control with their label and management.
After 2 years of touring The Big Picture on the Warped tour
, Campus shows, and festivals, the guys stepped back from their business side of the band. Together, they decided to sever ties from their label and management and once again get to work on a record they really wanted to make! Chuck Dailey says "It is fucking great to be a real band again!...There is nobody telling us who we should or shouldn't be. Just doing what feels right is kind of like being a bunch of kids in Daves garage again, the way we started out, and its been a blast!"
The Salads are currently working on a self-produced Album recorded at Beach Road Studios (Engineered by Siegfreid Meier), scheduled to be released in 2011.
Punk rock
Punk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
band from Ontario, Canada, with strong reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...
tendencies. They are currently signed to their own label, Maui Wowie Records, after having been signed to Kindling Music, a sub-division of Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada
Warner Music Canada is the Canadian division of Warner Music Group. The label previously operated as WEA Canada, the Canadian subsidiary of WEA International, which later changed its name to Warner Music International in 1990. It was founded in 1967 as Warner Reprise Canada Ltd...
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History
Their album Fold A to B won several awards: a 2003 CASBYCASBY Award
The CASBY Award is a Canadian award for independent and alternative music, presented annually by Toronto, Ontario radio station CFNY, currently branded as 102.1 The Edge. The name CASBY stands for Canadian Artists Selected By You....
, a Canadian Radio Music Award, and Favourite Band at the Canadian Indie Awards.
After those first sessions, the band got back to writing more songs, getting ready for the next round of recording, and playing more shows. They spent two weeks playing Australia in October ’06 with The Presidents of the United States of America
Presidents of the United States of America (band)
The Presidents of the United States of America, commonly referred to as Pot USA or "PUSA" or The Presidents, are a twice Grammy-nominated American alternative rock band. The band formed in Seattle, USA, in 1993. The three-piece group currently comprises vocalist and "basitarist" Chris Ballew,...
. On their return, pre-production with Dan Brodbeck
Dan Brodbeck
Dan Brodbeck is a Canadian record producer , recording engineer/mixer and recording engineering professor based in London, Ontario.-Production/Engineering Career:...
started the very next day. In January 06, a new record of 10 songs was completed. Its tone m ore personal and yet universal as it touched more meaningful topics than the band had dared explore before. Growing Up deals with life’s changes as you get older, and coming to terms with that reality. Memories of 80’s thrash metal surround the concept of being happy in the skin you’re in with “Individual”. “Circles” is about watching the most intelligent person you know battle Alzheimer’s. Trying to affect real, positive social change is dealt with in “A Better Way”. The Title "The Big Picture" was a reference to their frustration with their crumbling music business relationships at the time. The band was unhappy with their ongoing battles over things like creative control with their label and management.
After 2 years of touring The Big Picture on the Warped tour
Warped Tour
The Warped Tour is a touring music and extreme sports festival. The tour is held in venues such as parking lots or fields upon which the stages and other structures are erected. The BMX/skateboarding shoe manufacturer Vans, among others, has sponsored the tour every year since 1995, and it is...
, Campus shows, and festivals, the guys stepped back from their business side of the band. Together, they decided to sever ties from their label and management and once again get to work on a record they really wanted to make! Chuck Dailey says "It is fucking great to be a real band again!...There is nobody telling us who we should or shouldn't be. Just doing what feels right is kind of like being a bunch of kids in Daves garage again, the way we started out, and its been a blast!"
The Salads are currently working on a self-produced Album recorded at Beach Road Studios (Engineered by Siegfreid Meier), scheduled to be released in 2011.
Current
- Darren Dumas aka Mista D: Vocals
- Chuck Dailey: Bass, Backing Vocals
- Dave Ziemba: Guitar
- Darrin PfeifferDarrin PfeifferDarrin Pfeiffer is an American musician, record producer, band manager and radio personality. Born and raised in Akron, New York, he plays drums for the ska punk band Goldfinger....
: Drums
Former members
- Grant Taylor: Drums, Backing Vocals
- Libydo: Dancer, Backing Vocals
- Ryan "Leg$" Leger: Drums
- David Summerfeldt: Bass, Vocals
- Mike Kerwin: Hand drums/other percussion during the days of "Meanwhile... the Salads".
- Mike Walsom: Dancing, Keyboards
- Alex Waite: Spoons, Saxophone
- Gavin Webb: Velour suits, percussion
- Dan Johnson: Keyboard
Full-length albums
- Meanwhile...The Salads (1998)
- Fold A to BFold A to BFold A to B is the second full-length album by Canadian punk rock band The Salads. It was released in 2003, on Maui Wowie Records, and distributed by Emi Music Canada. It is an enhanced CD, and features the videos for both "Get Loose", and "Who's that Kat?"...
(2003) - The Big Picture (2006)
- The Big Picture (Japanese edition + bonus tracks from Fold A To B)' (2007)
- New Album (not yet titled) (2011)
EPs
- Who's That? (2001)
- Australian Pre-Release Promo (2005)
- The Big Remixes (2006)