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Marianas Trench
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Vancouver, British Columbia
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Member Since1/28/2005
Band Websitewww.marianastrench.net
Band MembersManagement & Press: info@simkinartistmanagement.com

Booking: ralphjames@theagencygroup.com

Josh Ramsay - Guitar and Vocals
Ian Casselman - Drums and Vocals
Matt Webb - Guitar and Vocals
Michael Ayley - Bass and Vocals


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Record Label604 Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   Upcoming Shows ( view all )
Jun 27 2009 9:00P
Call The Office-All Ages London, Ontario
Jun 28 2009 12:00P
SCENE Music Festival - All Ages St. Catherines, Ontario
Jul 1 2009 8:00P
Med Hat Exhibition - All Ages Medecine Hat, Alberta
Jul 2 2009 8:00P
Calgary Stampede - Coca Cola Stage - All Ages Calgary, Alberta
Jul 4 2009 8:00P
Festival of Lights - CTV Stage Charlottetown, Prince Edward
Jul 8 2009 8:00P
Lloydminster Ex - All Ages Lloydminster, Alberta
Jul 21 2009 8:00P
ED FEST - Capital EX - All Ages Edmonton, Alberta
Jul 26 2009 8:00P
Z103 - All Ages Toronto, Ontario
Aug 1 2009 8:00P
South Okanagan Events Centre Penticton, British Columbia
Aug 5 2009 8:00P
Saskatoon Prairieland Park - All Ages Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Aug 15 2009 8:00P
Chatham Rockstock Chatham, Ontario

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It takes some real cojones to include the word 'Masterpiece' in your album title, but Josh Ramsay isn't too worried. "I suppose I could be digging myself into a hole calling the record Masterpiece Theatre," he chuckles, "but it's tongue-in-cheek. And I'm not the kind of person that people would assume as being an egomaniac. I hope not, anyway."

Given his feverish imagination and comprehensive musical gifts, Ramsay could probably get away with a little egomania. And with the release of Masterpiece Theatre, the frontman of Vancouver's Marianas Trench makes a iron-clad case for a prodigious set of talents - both his own and those of his bandmates, guitarist Matt Webb, bassist Mike Ayley, and drummer Ian Casselman.

Marianas Trench had already elevated itself above the rest of the pack with a 2006 debut, Fix Me, that showcased a knack for colouring outside the lines of factory-issue millenial punk, shrewdly-built pop, and super-adrenalized modern rock. The single and in particular the video "Shake Tramp" was enough to demonstrate these qualities, coupled with Ramsay's uninhibited urge to be the complete song-and-dance man.

But with both the industry and the fans beating down the door for a quick second album, the Trench decided to put on the brakes. "All of a sudden you have six months to do your next record," Ramsay sighs. "So I really had to just put my foot down and say, 'No, I need the time to do this.' I was not interested in putting something out for the sake of putting something out."

Two years later, Marianas Trench has re-emerged with Masterpiece Theatre. And not surprisingly, it's a work of soaring ambition and decisive technical prowess – that easily might not have happened. "It's one thing when you're Chad Kroeger and you just finished writing 'How You Remind Me'," Ramsay states. "I didn't have some mega-platinum song to back up my argument with, so I was lucky that the band and the label trusted me enough to do it."

By "it", Ramsay means he was allowed to indulge a high-concept fantasy for the band's sophomore album, which is built, for starters, around a song called "Masterpiece Theatre". Adopting Brian Wilson's notion of the 'pocket symphony' and then running with it, the three distinct versions of “Masterpiece Theatre” dotted across the record feature an almost perfect balance between the vocal theatrics of Queen and the more hymnal qualities of the Beach Boys.

By the time “Masterpiece Theatre” is reprised for a final, climactic time, every other song on the album is quoted and incorporated into an intricately constructed dramatic revue that swings from pristine pop, to propulsive riff rock, to quasi-doo wop, to robotic new wave, and finally into a wholly satisfying thematic payoff.

"You know in the climax of a musical, there's always that medley at the end, and I thought that would be cool on a rock record," explains Ramsay, "but it turned out to be a lot harder than I thought it would be. I wrote it in the studio as we recorded it, and it took about three weeks."

After a beat, he adds, "But really it took me two years because it draws from all the songs on the whole album."

Bassist Mike Ayley readily admits, "I don't think any of the three ‘Masterpiece Theatre’ songs could have gone on Fix Me had they been written at the time. ‘Masterpiece’ 2 and 3 in particular are amazing songs that really explore the potential of Josh's writing. You really have to hear them to get it. It's like trying to explain ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to somebody who has only heard Kanye West and Katy Perry."

Ramsay agrees. "I really wanted to have a 'Good Vibrations'/'Bohemian Rhapsody’ style song on the first record,” he says, “but I don't think I was a mature enough writer to have written it yet, and I still feel like I was in over-my-head when we did this one, and I just barely made it."

Ramsay is unnecessarily modest; the whole of Masterpiece Theatre demonstrates a startling compositional maturity compared to the Marianas Trench of two years ago.

"Beside You" is a panoramic exercise in big emotions, with a dash of the Dream Academy's "Life In a Northern Town”. "Acadia" begins with a clipped, bright acoustic guitar, and blossoms into something like the Who reconsidered by U2, reimagined for the net generation. In the crunchy "All to Myself", the power ballad "Lover Dearest", and the strident "Good to You" (in which he duets with Kate Voegele), Ramsay pulls out the kind of honeyed vocals more attuned to modern RnB than white, adolescent rock.

"I always had that aspect in my voice but the first record just didn't have songs that were conducive to me singing that way," he states. "I think it's from growing up listening to a lot of Michael Jackson. With these songs, it made sense to stretch out a little more."

On "Cross My Heart" and "Celebrity Status", the band conjures up a kind of perfect pop crossover. Producer Dave 'Rave' Ogilvie was responsible for the latter track, which cops a move he used on Marilyn Manson's "Beautiful People" with three drummers (Casselman, Ramsay and Shane Wilson) playing at once - much to Ramsay's delight. "He's just worked with so many great artists which makes his well of tricks and ideas so vast," he says.

True to Ramsay's quest for "more diversity on this album" - not to mention the indulgence of his record label - Rave was just one of four prominent guest producers eventually roped into Masterpiece Theatre. Their collective resume includes Nine Inch Nails, Sum 41, Iggy Pop, Avril Lavigne, and Hedley among others.

"I feel really fortunate to have worked with all those guys," Ramsay says, "coz they all bring really unique things. Dave Genn and I have a really good working relationship with each other, and he has such a unique style with arrangement and stuff. Greig Nori was a really pleasant surprise. As far as I can tell, he wanted to work with us because he liked our video. The whole time he was just trying to get me to dance around like an idiot. And Raine Maida, man? Raine's a trip!"

Bassist Ayley also credits Maida for encouraging the band to “find a personality-identity that wasn't as evident when we started the production process," while also praising Ramsay for his production efforts. Ramsay took charge of four songs on the finished record. “Josh is really about capturing the emotion and power which isn't surprising considering all the feeling in the writing,” he says.

Oddly enough, Ramsay also wanted Disney's in-house genius Alan (Little Mermaid) Mencken to twiddle the knobs for the climactic version of "Masterpiece Theatre", but admits, "it's a pretty tall order to get an Academy Award winner to come and work on your record."

Still, the album is certainly not diminished by the few things Ramsay didn't get. And once the world gets a load of this Masterpiece, Mencken, Pharrell Williams, Phil Spector... you name it. They'll probably be lining up.


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LOVEICA* [mt<3]





Jul 6 2009 9:09 PM

cool! :) then i shall DEFINITELY be seeing you this fall. :) miss you guys like crazy.
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Jul 6 2009 8:47 PM


i love love love your music!
it just wonderful :)

♥nicole
Gabяielle ♦ McFly





Jul 6 2009 8:06 PM

Hey guys!

Why are you not coming in QUEBEC province? Canada is a big country you know... and we wanna see you too! You have a lot of fans here! <3

Hope you'll come to Montreal soon! :)
СаssιεTяєисн ♥♫





Jul 6 2009 6:04 PM

k guys.im sorry for taking all this out on you. i know you guys cant do anything about it and that you guys will prob come to the maritimes in the fall. i shouldnt have been so rude and impatient. i didnt mean to say that i felt liek we were getting neglected. cuz like you were just in pei. and i shoudl be happy you were here. which i am. cuz i got to see you guys. and it was amazing. thank you for coming out here. and even you guys knowing that we want you here means alot. i hope the rest of your guys's tour goes well. and hope to see you in the fall.
♫Tracey-Lynn: Punk Rock Princess♫





Jul 6 2009 4:42 PM

enjoy your 2 sweet days off!!!!!!!maybe get a shower in there and some sleep. u guys rocked ur asses off!
Stellabella





Jul 6 2009 4:21 PM

Fala galera!!! Estreou o clipe de "Algum Sentido" da banda Stellabella na MTV!!! Clique aqui e confira!!!!!!
СаssιεTяєисн ♥♫





Jul 6 2009 4:05 PM

k so, speaking for all maritime fans. come to the maritimes. i really am not liking your booking agent. he made you guys go from Ontario to alberta then to PEI. and there hasnt been a show in the maritiems for over 2 years! except for the pei one. but well it was a festival not a show..and it rained and u had to cut it short..i thinik we're starting to feel neglected. this tour doesnt seem anything like what you guys said it would be like.
I'm Not Sorry For Who I Am Take It Or Leave It





Jul 6 2009 3:42 AM

awesome video for all to myself i love that song
Jenni





Jul 6 2009 12:19 AM

i loved seeing you guys perform at the stampede, your so good live!! =]
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Jul 5 2009 11:57 PM

Hey guys!
Got your album to my birthday and I'm listening to Masterpiece Theatre since 1st July now, and I just can't get enough of it! That's really magic!
Hope to see you in Germany in some years!
You guys really rock!
→ℓιzzιє ℓou whoツ





Jul 5 2009 9:51 PM

come to tennessee!
spread the word about your awesomeness and now most of my friends want to see you liveee! ESPECIALLY ME(:
♥♥♥Melanieee♥♥♥





Jul 5 2009 8:37 PM

Hey Josh Matt Mike and Ian How are you amazingly talented guys doin!?!?! I just wanted to drop you guys a quick comment to say hi and tell you that you guys were amazing in toronto on june 18th, and i have my pics of concert in my pics some arent so great cause i didnt take them lolanyways i havent been on in foreeevvverrr Ive wanted to comment sooner but ive been really busy and havent had time anyways i got to get going so reply when u get a chance and ill talk to you guys later,I love you all, kisses and hugs for all you guys, also matt and mike you guys were so nice when i was meeting you after the show i was really nervous cause you guys are my favorite band and you guys wereso sweet and nice lol kk ttyl dont forget reply!!!
Iggy_Cullen





Jul 5 2009 5:08 PM

Can't wait till October sometime :P Me an my friends are going...not matter how long the drive is :P
Kalene'sTrenchh





Jul 5 2009 4:14 PM

heeeey! just, showing some looove :D i feel as though i have neglected you boys for a few days! that will NOT doo! i was wondering, if there is anyway we will be able to get autographs after summer rush? the only reason i'm going is to see you guys ONE last time to finish off my summer right! i was suppossed to go to chtamn rockstock but my stupid mother/father wouldnt let me go :( uuuuuuuuggggh. :( oh well, there will for suuuure be other times right? ok, so see you in T.O, hopefully autographs?

peace yo! ♥
Megan





Jul 5 2009 4:06 PM

Awesome show yesterday! Even though my phone got broken from the rain, it was preeeeetty amazing :)
Can't wait to see you at Summer Rush! :)
dj carne


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Jul 5 2009 2:55 PM

!!!OUT NOW!!! july 1, 2009

debut album - literary devices - on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody...

dj carne
* Shannon de Dawson *





Jul 5 2009 1:34 PM

no Montreal??
LOVEICA* [mt<3]





Jul 5 2009 3:35 AM

would it kill you to make a few stops in the maritimes? :( honestly. i miss you. saint john. new brunswick. PLEASE. frederiction. moncton, even. anywhere. please.
amanda...♥





Jul 4 2009 10:54 PM

July 21. Edfest at capital ex. Can't wait! <3
RissaRiotღ♥ღ





Jul 4 2009 6:14 PM

yayyy!
i get to see you guys today!!!
i'm soooo happy!
beyond belief!
yayyyness@!!!~
<33333
~the joker~





Jul 4 2009 5:19 PM

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Jul 4 2009 1:49 PM

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG YOU GUYS ARE FINALLY PLAYING ON THE ISLAND!!! ME AND MY FRIENDS WILL BE IN THE FROM HOPEFULLY WITH SIGNS !!!!!!
Semblance of a Soul





Jul 4 2009 3:36 AM

Please vote for us on the Myspace Records Rock the Space Contest!! The winner receives a recording contract and $10,000 worth of Fender gear. We are very serious about getting a recording contract so if you our fans help promote us and get us to win this contest, we will give away all $10,000 of fender gear!!! Let me repeat that in caps... WE WILL GIVE AWAY ALL $10,000 OF FENDER GEAR!!! We love our fans so show your love, add this tape to your page and help get us a deal!! Keep rockin!! To show your support go to http://adsupport.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=rockthespace.fan&sproutid=QQDDtQJaCZiAlXXP
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Mary





Jul 4 2009 2:11 AM

hey guys,
your songs are great
I'm addicted most of them
I'll love to see your show
but for now this is impossible because you are far ...
but I love you anyway
and maybe one day in the future you can make a show here in brazil
err, anyway ... Matt, marry me?
kisses (L)

(sorry for the bad english)
Jess-Ick-Uhh [[VANITY INSANITY]]





Jul 3 2009 11:38 PM

last night was so amazing. from all the MT shows ive been to last night's was the best. the crowd was so crazy. and you guys have such great energy on stage. i was screaming and singing the whole time
=]

-jessica
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