Canvas (band)
| Canvas | |
|---|---|
| Origin | San Francisco, California |
| Genres | Alternative rock |
| Years active | 1998–2006 |
| Labels | Desert Tide Records |
| Members |
Joseph King Julian Mandrake Scott Thomas Brad Byram |
| Past members | Ben Rada Tabber Millard Geoff Piper Jean-Paul Labrosse Bret Mobley |
Canvas is a rock band from Austin, Texas whose active period was from 1996 to 2005. For most of their history the lineup has been Joseph King (guitar, lead vocals), Julian Mandrake (lead guitar), Ben Rada (rhythm guitar), Brad Byram (bass, backing vocals), and Scott Thomas (drums). The band was extremely popular and influential on the Texas music scene, and the members of the band have all gone on join or form other successful bands.
The roots of Canvas began in San Francisco in the mid 1990s with singer-songwriter Joseph King and guitarist Ben Rada while they were students at Stanford. The two met at a coffee shop, became fast friends, started jamming, and decided to put a band together. The band soon also included bassist Geoff Piper and drummer Jean-Paul "JP" Labrosse. The band was originally named Labrosse King, but by the time they released their first EP in 1998 had renamed themselves Canvas. In 1999, Canvas played the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas and became so enamored with the city that they decided to move there. They added established Austin musicians Julian Mandrake (formerly of Oynxx and Brother Love) on lead guitar and Scott Thomas (formerly of Dexter Freebish) on drums. Brad Byram (formerly of Ugly Tribe and Zen Merchants) eventually replaced Geoff Piper on bass, rounding out the band with King on vocals and Rada on rhythm guitar. Immediately after recruiting the new members, the band began work on their first full-length album Invocation, which they recorded and produced in their garage. While in California, the band had a light rock sound which drew comparisons to Matchbox Twenty. When the band moved to Texas, they quickly made friends with bands such as Johnny Goudie, Spoonfed Tribe and Blue October and found a new harder-edged sound influenced by their musical peers.
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