I am NOT Les Stroud. I just enjoy his music and wanna share it.
In addition to film making and wilderness survival, Les Stroud is also a worked in the music industry and as a professional musician. After graduation, Stroud worked both as an associate producer for the nascent music channel MuchMusic as well as an assistant director of music videos for artists such as Rush and Corey Hart. During this time Stroud also wrote music for his band New Regime and signed with RCA Records.
As frequently illustrated in his show Survivorman, Stroud is considered an exceptional blues harmonica player. This instrument is featured prominently in his self-titled debut CD which has been described as "a collection of diverse roots/blues and traditional folk, acoustic music that reflects the uniquely northern spirit of freedom and adventure." Several songs off of this album can be downloaded from his official site.
Stroud has performed in and around the Muskoka area and at the Toronto Beaches International Jazz Festival. Stroud has also won "Best Acoustic/Folk Act", "Best Blues Act" and "Best Overall" awards at the Spirit of the North music festival in New Liskeard, Ontario.
Recently, Stroud and The Northern Pikes have struck up a musical collaboration. Throughout 2005 and 2006 they performed together live several times, and collaborative album is currently being produced under the tentative name Stroud and the Pikes. The album is scheduled to be released in 2007.
Note: This is NOT Les Stroud's official Myspace. Its simply a fansite.
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