Stereos preparing for a sold out show at the Centre

Culture & Events News — 28 July 2010

Dryden will see some big name entertainment on July 29, as Stereos, a band hailing from Edmonton, AB will hit the stage.

Stereos went double platinum in digital downloads before their album hit store shelves, and within three months of release, achieved a gold plaque.

As part of a Canadian tour, the young pop sensations will be visiting the Centre in Dryden for one night only, to perform for a sold out crowd.

The band members are trying to adjust to their short ride to fame. Daniel Johnson, bass guitarist, reveals, “I don’t think you ever really get adjusted to it. Coming from Edmonton, having nothing and being nothing as a band, and inside a year, it’s exploded and become what could be a full time career.”

When facing the challenge of a move from Edmonton to Toronto to further their rising career, the band understood that it was a necessary for their future, and were all in it together.

The group has all known each other for many years, some as friends, some as former band mates. While carrying a history of friendship with the fellow members, Johnson says it is easier and yet harder in some ways where the band is concerned.

“You give each other a little bit more attitude because you’ve know each other so long and it’s like family. It has more pros than cons though.”

When asked how they felt the first time they heard themselves on the radio, Johnson confessed, “The first time, Pat, Rob and myself were driving our van, and we actually pulled over and freaked out and turned it up. It’s an amazing, amazing feeling to hear it on the radio.”

The group started out with many failures, and sat down to write their own songs. Following a year of writing, the band worked hard to make a name for themselves, touring in Edmonton, as well as sending out music to anyone and everyone who would listen in the Canadian music scene.

Their persistence paid off for the group, being picked up by Much Music’s reality show disBAND.

With future plans of going international, Johnson states, “We’ve done a little in Canada, and they’ve shown us some love so we’re going to see what the rest of the world has to offer and make it happen.”

Following this tour, the band has plans to stick close to their Toronto home working on their new album to achieve a release date sometime in the fall.

By Ally Dunham

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