T.J. Clarke - Lead Guitar, Lead Bass Guitar;
Paul Townsend - Lead Vocals;
Mike Parkinson - Drums, Keyboards;
Carl Fogarty - Lead & Rhythm Guitar, Epiphone Double Neck;
Brad "Bones" Cronk - Bass Guitar;
Anthony Della Croce - Lead Guitar;
Tom Lavin - Lead Guitar;
Producers - Billy Cowsill, Al Harlow, Manny Charlton, Anthony Della Croce
Prism - Spaceship Superstar Canada Jam 1980 - Al Harlow on Bass Guitar
Billy loved this car - We miss you buddy
Nazareth - Hair of The Dog featuring Manny Charlton on Guitar
The Cowsills - The Rain, The Park, And Other Things - Billy Cowsill Lead Vocal
Influences
Journey, Helix, Prism, Streetheart, The Headpins, April Wine, The Beach Boys, Sweeney Todd
Helix - Dream On
Dr. Hook - Sylvia's Mother for T.J.
Our friends Dr. Hook - Cover of the Rolling Stone - We think they must have had some Jim Beam in the Green Room.
Sounds Like
"If ever there were a moment that Maiden, Styx and The Beach Boys were digitally mastered together, this would be it." B. Simm - Beat Route Magazine
Iron Maiden - Wasted Years
Styx - Too Much Time On My Hands
The Beach Boys - Kokomo
Formed in 1996 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Optimal Impact has become one of Western Canada's top club draws and recording acts. Having performed 100's of club dates and sharing the stage with such legendary artists as Streetheart, Prism, Chilliwack, April Wine. Helix and Dr. Hook, the group's popularity continues to grow. Releasing it's debut CD in 1999 entitled "Sun Sittin'" (produced by legendary vocalist Billy Cowsill) Optimal Impact had wowed audiences throughout Western Canada. The group is currently writing material for two follow up albums to be released in 2006 and 2007 repectively. The first album is be recorded in Vancouver in September of 2006 and will be produced by the multi-platinum and JUNO award winning vocalist for Prism, Al Harlow. The second album will be recorded in the summer of 2007 and will be produced by former Nazareth guitarist Manny Charlton. Having gone through a number of line-up changes over the past few years, including the departures of Mark Stevenson and Dan Bertrand in March 2006 and May 2006 repectively and the May 2006 addition of Carl Fogarty on Bass Guitar, the group's line-up is now as solid as it has ever been. The songwriting for the new album is almost complete and the group will begin pre-production work in June 2006. The songs are the the best that the Optimal Impact has ever offered up with the basic sound remaining the same as the fans are used to, with a few surprises that will sure to excite fans both new and old.
October 16, 2006 - With the recording completed on the new album on September 15th, Optimal Impact is now awaiting the engineering types to finish off the final mixes of the upcoming "Falling Rock" album. With the superb producing skills of Al Harlow and Jim Meyer, the boys are quite excited (and anxious) to hear the finshed product. They are especially exited to hear the amazing guitar work that "Headpins" lead guitarist Tony Della Croce recorded. With over three hours of amazing takes, it has been very difficult for the production team to pick out the best takes to use on the album. Keep an eye on the tour dates section, as Tony will be performing with Optimal Impact the next time they open for The Headpins. Honest, Darby and Bernie said it was OK.
2007 has seen the return of founding bassist Brad Cronk into the fold. Carl Fogarty has had the opportunity to go back onto his instrument of choice, guitar, and has been wowing audiences with his superb soloing abilities. It has also given Carl a chance to show off his "baby", the Gibson 12 string/6 string Double neck on which he excels.
After receiving album mixes from both engineers in both Vancouver and Calgary, Optimal Impact has rejected them all and received the studio master discs. As of October 2007, it has been agreed that Anthony Della Croce will mix the album over the winter for a spring release. Tony's credits include mixing Jerry Doucette's "Early Years" 24 track tapes for CD release and being the "house engineer" at the Yale Blues Club in Vancouver for a number of years. We are confident the the final product will be outstanding.
HEY! How the hell are you? Just checking in with everyone. Give you a few updates on the band. First off all is well in the 'Eden' camp. Recording of the CD has been held up for a few weeks. A minor detail, due to the fact that Brad will be back drumming for us. So it worked out for the best. We'll be in Calgary in 3 weeks to record his tracks. Trent, Brad & I will post pictures up. In the meantime, heres a tid-bit of Brad & Nikko recording in Edmonton at MIDI City studios. Stay in touch... Nikko
Just dropping in to say "Hello". Its been awhile. Hope the holidayz rocked. I'm now working on the CD re-issue of Eden Myrrh. Having alot of fun in the process. On Jan 13th/08 I put new tracks on the site. A new interview with Jules via London, England. Some demo and scratch tracks to surfice till the CD is finished. At that time all new, re-mastered tracks will be on. I hope you take the chance to have a listen. Let me know what you think. There is a Blog set up for comments about the tracks. I appreciate all feedback. Stay in touch & Stay tuned. Your friend, Nikko
Happy Holidays! Hope all is well with you. Eden Myrrh is FINALLY starting the recording process. Due for Febuary 9th release. As for the holidays I'm wishing you & your family the best this season. Be careful, watch your drink. Remember the incident on grandmas carpet with egg nog last year...! I'll leave you with a warm Canadian winter statistic.
98% OF CANADIANS SAY "OH SHIT" BEFORE GOING IN THE DITCH ON A SLIPPERY ROAD.
THE OTHER 2% ARE FROM MANITOBA AND THEY SAY, "HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS."
Well thanks for the add guys! Lovin' your music an' wishin' you all a great 2007!
Wanna good laugh? C'mon over for more ABBA ala AC/DC soon! Go on.. put a smile on your face!!
Greetings from Berlin
Thanks for the request, greatly appreciated!! I like your stuff :)))
If you would like to hear my music, here are the links of the songs:
"Neoclassical Progressive Death Metal/Extreme" - an unbelieveble powerful, extremly unique and strange stuff: 'Into The Flames' - BLESSING FORCE
http://www.badongo.com/file/1561346
"Neoclassical Progressive Metal" - where a guitar dwells and rules in the scales of it's own guitarstorm kingdom: 'I Can't Believe' - FAITH, LOVE & HOPE
http://www.badongo.com/file/1643112
BTW, If you know any big music label who might be interested in one of those two stuffs, please do let me know... I'll be so grateful to you ;)))
Laila Afsoon
Assistant-manager/promotion
Nicky Neyah International Support - "NNIS" Belgium
http://go.to/nnis
Just wishing everyone a Happy Holidays. It means a great deal to me the way all of you have been in support of the project. Words cannot say enough. New material is on its way. Have a kick-ass time PARTYING. I know I will... above all please don't drink and drive! Take care from all the gang!
Ya Mike, you found the right Dave. It wasn't hell, it was alot of fun man, and thanks for the compliment. I'd love to work with you guys again soon. Drop me a line the next time you're in this neck of the woods.
Take it easy.
Dave Erickson
Best of luck with your music.
Thank you for adding The Johnnie K Band!
Stop by and check out the music and be sure to drop us a line.
Keep on Rockin'
JK Johnniek.com
hey mike thanks for coming down tonight!!! good to see ya dude! hopefully when i get some downtime you guys are playing so i can finally come check out one of your shows.
Hey there... thanks for the friend request. F.Y.I., a few of my songs are on my page. Def check them out and lemme know what you think. My new music video is there, too! If you want to add the video or one of my songs to your profile, I'd appreciate the support. We're doing quite a few shows now. We'll be heading up the East coast in August. If we're in your area, please check out the band. :) p.s. the whole album is downloadable at itunes as well as www.cdfreedom.com/coriyarckin.
