Bocce (band) explained
Bocce was an electronic rock band from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
Biography
Mike Bond and Ben Ong formed the band in 2005, and added Tony Salomone and Nik Must. Bocce toured throughout Canada and played several music festivals including Pop Montreal,[1] Hillside Inside, LOLA and Canadian Music Week.
Their first EP, Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It?,[2] was released in 2006 to positive reviews[3] [4] and reached #9 on Earshot!'s Canadian campus and community radio charts.[5]
Bocce released a limited edition EP, …Should Be an Olympic Sport, in 2008 and remixed several Canadian artists including You Say Party! We Say Die!'s "Poison" and Slow Hand Motem's "Mathemagical" in the year following. In Spring 2010, Bocce released their first full-length album, Disambiguation, both as a physical disc and as a Pay what you can digital download.[6] [7] [8] [9] In 2012, they released the album Future 1.0.[10] [11]
Bocce's social media accounts have been inactive since 2016.
Members
- Mike Bond (Drums)
- Ben Ong (Synthesizer, Omnichord)
- Tony Salomone (Vocals, Synthesizer)
- Nik Must (Synthesizer, Piano)
Discography
Albums
- Disambiguation (album) (2010)
- Future 1.0 (2012)
EPs
- Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It? (2006), Independent
- …Should Be an Olympic Sport (2008)
Contributions
Notes and References
- Web site: Nelles . Drew . Pop Montreal: Maisy's Picks, Sept 2009 . maisonneuve.org . Maisonneuve . 6 April 2022.
- Web site: Bocce – Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It? . discogs.com . Discogs . 6 April 2022.
- http://www.montrealmirror.com/2007/011107/disc.html Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Montreal Mirror
- https://archive.today/20120709093408/http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=108&csid2=848&fid1=24248 Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Exclaim! magazine
- http://www.earshot-online.com/charts/index.cfm?intChartTypeID=101&dWeekOfID=2006-12-19 Earshot! Canadian Campus and Community Radio Charts for the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
- Web site: Bocce – Disambiguination . discogs.com . Discogs . 6 April 2022.
- http://kwbocceclub.com/disambiguation.php Download Bocce's "Disambiguation"
- http://www.guelphmercury.com/print/article/453823 Guelph Mercury article about release of "Disambiguation"
- http://www.nxew.ca/2010/03/bocce-pull-radiohead-and-release-debut.html North By East West article about free release of "Disambiguation"
- Web site: Bocce – Future 1.0 . discogs.com . Discogs . 6 April 2022.
- Web site: Whalen . Emily . Bocce Future 1.0 . exclaim.ca . Exclaim! . 6 April 2022.