Warren - Lead & Backup Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass, Dobro, Harmonica, Bongos, and basically whatever noisemakers you put in front of him.
Amanda - Lead & Backup Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Piano.
“Your energy is incredible!” is a statement commonly heard at a Two Twenty Two performance.
Two Twenty Two was originally formed in 2005 as Sweetgrass; the magical combination of two established solo singer songwriters. On the verge of releasing their debut CD in June 2008, they decided to change their name to better reflect their creative synergy. Amanda Brewer and Warren Muzak have brought very different songwriting styles together to create a sound which ranges from traditional country, to folk and blues, to modern rock and jazz. Brewer’s sweet melodies are paired with Muzak’s driving rhythms and their powerful voices weave together to draw listeners in to stories of love, loss and life on the road.
Muzak is a multi-instrumentalist influenced by classic rock, blues and the Manchester sound of the early to mid 90’s. He landed the role of guitarist for the Hamilton Ontario band The Misunderstood after having played in a variety of bands. The group enjoyed some success with two videos on MuchMusic and radio play on Toronto’s CFNY and various college stations across Ontario.
In 1995 Warren left the group to re-invent himself as a solo singer songwriter, concentrating on a more organic sound. The result is a blend of blues and folk rock with a guitar technique influenced by Warren’s idol Pete Townshend. With 7 self released CD’s to his name, Warren found himself playing many roles (and instruments!) to create his sound and promote his work world wide. After playing both Songwriterfest and Blues, Brews and BBQ’s festivals in Kitchener, Ontario in 2005, Warren decided to call Kitchener home.
Brewer spent years as a ‘dabbler’ in the music biz. Singing in a successful bar cover band for 10 years produced strong stage legs, which today make her a powerful performer of her own compositions. Having always been a writer, she accumulated shoeboxes full of scribbles on napkins, envelopes and sticky notes, which now step out as songs of exquisite simplicity and stunning reality. She wrote the lyrics for the acclaimed 1999 Soma Sonic debut album, Future, on which she appears with Katalin Kiss as a guest vocalist.
Canadian Music Journal states: “Soma Sonic...creeps through your speakers with a haunting melange...turning on most ears when vocalist Amanda Weiss (Brewer) whispers over the ambiance with her bittersweet lullabies"
Overcoming a fear of playing the guitar live, Amanda began to play solo in 2005. She was quickly welcomed into the songwriting community in Southern Ontario. It was through this community that she and Warren met. A natural fit was found as Brewer & Muzak began to contribute to each other’s material, making it even stronger…even more listenable…even more enjoyable. Two Twenty Two was born.
As Warren says: “Its music for ears that are bored”.
And with the energy contained in Two Twenty Two….there is no chance of being bored!
View Two Twenty Two's EPK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPs3ajsecZU
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