Joel Martin [Distant Society] - Baby Got Back (Canadian Idol)
Distant Society - The Cycle (Live at the Joel Martin CD Release Party)
Distant Society - 22 Song Instrumental Rock Medley
Distant Society - My Greatest Fear
Distant Society - The Calm
Distant Society - I Don't Know (Opening For Default at The Ex)
Distant Society - Karma Police (w/ Fan who dances like no one's watching!)
Distant Society - The Darkness (Halloween Party)
What is the Distant Society? It's a group of people brought together with the goal of distancing themselves from a society in which dreams are portrayed as being unattainable. They believe that the journey in pursuing a dream brings meaning to one's life.
When a band’s first show is at an event that brings out more than 55 000 people a day, you can’t help but expect big things from them in the future. Since that first show at The Ottawa Exhibition in 2001, the band has been working relentlessly to spread their music to as many people as possible. Their drive and insane work ethic has earned them the reputation as “the hardest working independent band” (Chelsea Miller Live 88.5). Playing over 450 shows across Canada, including dates with ill Scarlett, Default, Silverstein, Lights, Buck 65, Brian Melo, State of Shock, Social Code, Wintersleep, The Arkells, The Cliks, People In Planes, Magni and Dilana (Rockstar Supernova), The Mudmen, Cancer Bats and The Salads, has helped DS sell over 5000 CDs independently. Their CD “The Calm E.P.” sold over 500 copies in the first month of release alone. Their single “The Cycle” was in rotation across Canada for over a year.
The band has been enjoying some fame as the result of Joel’s stint on Season 5 of Canadian Idol. He placed in the top 50 out of 10 000 and his acoustic performance of “Baby Got Back” has become one of the most talked about Idol performances of all time. The video has a cult following online receiving thousands of plays every day. His performance has been hailed the “best performance on Canadian Idol…EVER!” by YOUTUBE.COM. Idol judge Zack Werner has said “Joel is a celebrity in my house, my wife and kids watch his video every day” and Canadian Idol winner Brian Melo has been spotted several times wearing a DS t-shirt.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper's daughter and her friend requested the band play their private birthday parties 2 years in a row. They were the “Band To Watch” alongside Thornley in the spring ’08 issue of Umm Magazine (Canada’s most popular men’s magazine with over 400 000 readers per issue). They’ve recently won $5000 in the Live 88.5 Big Money Shot competition.
With over 160 000 plays, their presence can be felt online. They have over 68 500 plays and close to 10 000 friends on Myspace alone charting them as high as 1 on the Unsigned Band charts out of hundreds of thousands of bands. The next step in the band's plan to expand their fan base globally is relentless promotion behind Joel’s first solo CD “Distant Society presents…Joel Martin” which was just released on July 25th 2009.
With their mix of touching lyrics and hook-driven melodies combined with an undeniable passion for creating and performing inspiring music, there seems to be no limit to what Distant Society can and will achieve.
Be it Christmas, Hanukkah, New Years, or whatever it is you may be celebrating, the holiday season is quickly approaching. As a special holiday gift to you, I have decided to put together a holiday package. For a limited time, you can get a copy of Illusive Dreams, two postcards, and an autographed poster for $10 (+ $5 shipping). I usually sell the CD for $10 on it's own, so you are basically getting the postcards and autographed poster free. This is great as a gift for someone you love, or even youself, haha.
If you are interested, please visit my store at www.missgemineye.piczo.com/shop Make sure you click on the holiday special to receive this limited time offer. Haha, I sound like an infomercial. The Sham Wow guy has nothing on me!
hey! i support local musical talent, so please support local video talent! check out this video and if you would like to take part in this herbon video contest, you only have one week left! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5G3Ipw5-hhM
Thanks for your support of the last NLO concert the photos are now viewable on our myspace site. We are currently mixing the last 6 songs on our 17 track project. Look for it in stores in December 2009
Whats good its ya boy Sky Starks, 21 years old out of Omaha, Nebraska. Check me out I'm heavy in the rap game, you won't be disappointed. Below you can download my latest mixtape and new singles. Also add me on other websites..
We just thought we'd send you a message to alert you about our video for our debut single Prism. We released the track from our upcoming album "To The Rest of The World" last month. It is now available via iTunes, Amazon and via SMS in the UK. Text "Track 3852" to 83262 and a reply will tell you how to download to your computer. We are obviously working hard to get up as high as possible in the charts so any help will be very much appreciated!
Also, we have our new youtube video! If you have a youtube account please comment the page as to what you think :)
Thanks again for your continued support for our music and MySpace friendship!
Just wanted to keep you in the loop, and tell you that you can get tons of exclusive stuff! We're talking about videoss, photos, bonus mp3's, set lists, and so much more
Hopefully you're doing well! We're in a competition with our local radio station Virgin Radio - and we've got 24 hours to get people to vote for us, could you? Just send an e-mail to
rudeawakening@virginradio.ca
And simply state that you are voting for us, Epyllion ! Feel free to tell them how much you think we rock ;)
