Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Junction
Incubus
John Frusciante
The Clash
The Mars Volta
The Beatles
Radiohead
Dave Matthews Band
Billy Talent
Dr. Dre
Gnarls Barkley
The Kinison
Buena Vista Social Club
The Strokes
Queen
Transplants
Pink Floyd
David Gilmour
John Legend
John Mayer
The Beach Boys
Pharell Williams
John Coltrane
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Glassjaw
The Barone Family
Sublime
Blink 182
311
Jason Mraz
Brett Dennen
Escalate
Kings of Leon
MGMT
Metric
Emily Haines
It has been said that one’s personality is created by the environment that they live in; that every sight, sound, touch and smell fuse into one to create the root of their being. It is no co-incidence, then, that the eclectic musical personality of The Imports has come to be a flawless blend of the many musical influences and unique experiences of the band.
Choosing their name to convey the ethnic diversity of the group, The Imports – Roydin Monteath, Liam Harasym, Heston Jones, Earl Abalajon III, Arthur Latoszek and Nathan Dumancas each bring their own interpretation of music to the collective. Whether their influences be the psychedelic prog-rock of the Mars Volta, the soul-fused indie-rock of the Junction, the funk of the Red Hot Chili Peppers or the hardcore-punk of Refused, one thing is crystal clear; the Imports have created a sound that is completely their own.
In just under two action-packed years as a band, The Imports have accomplished what most local bands desire – the first significant tastes of success. The band independently released an e.p. recorded with renowned producer/engineer Greg Dawson [Moneen, The Junction, The End]; they won over significant crowds of fans across Ontario with their air-tight, dynamic live performances; they inked a record deal to London, Ontario’s Laris records; and they shared stages with critically acclaimed artists such as: Ill Scarlett, The Junction, The Salads, Hostage Life and Die Mannequin
The future is bright for this band of international troubadours. May 1st, 2007, was the release of their second e.p., titled, “Rhythm & Madness”. Recorded at Ryan Mills’ praised Sleepy Town Sound [The Old Soul, The Most Serene Republic, Fox Jaws] by engineer Mike Kuehn, and mastered by mastering guru Joao Carvalho [Death From Above 1979, Shout Out Out Out, The Meligrove Band], “Rhythm & Madness” marks the Imports' first release as a signed band, and their first serious volley of progressive, melodic, driving power-pop onto the battlefield of rock ’n’ roll.
If the future of popular music continues to flirt with intriguing genre fusions and raw, emotive live-performances, then the Imports have already championed the new sound. (Bio Written By: Ryan Tobin)
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Hey, We're very excited to announce that we will be celebrating the launch of the 1st video and single from our upcoming album, The Character Assassination of Madilynn Easthope, with a party at The Blue Moon Pub (725 Queen St. E.) in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 2nd, 2009. We will be performing songs from the new record and screening the video for the audience that night.
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