Parachute Club (band)
| The Parachute Club | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Pop, dance, Caribbean |
| Years active | 1982–1988 2005–2008 2011–2014 |
| Labels | Current Records, licensed to RCA Records BMG EMI International |
| Website | pclubblog |
| Members |
Lorraine Segato Dave Gray Lauri Conger Julie Masi Steve Webster Art Avalos |
| Past members |
Billy Bryans Margo Davidson Keir Brownstone Rebecca Jenkins Aaron Davis Evelyne Datl Mystic Walsh Miranda Jackie Walsh Ashley Wey Chendy Leon, Jr. Glenda del Monte Rebecca Campbell Chris Brown Vicki Randle Rachel Oldfield |
The Parachute Club was a Canadian band formed in Toronto in 1982. They released three top 40 hits in Canada between 1983 and 1987, including "Rise Up", ""At the Feet of the Moon" and "Love Is Fire" (which featured guest duet vocals from John Oates). The band was well known for being one of the first mainstream pop acts in Canada to integrate world music influences, particularly Caribbean styles such as reggae and soca, into their sound.
"The Chutes", as they were known, broke up after touring to promote their third and final album, and played their final gig in the summer of 1988. A reconstituted version of the Parachute Club (including four of the earlier band members) played a number of live shows between 2005 and 2008. The band reunited again in 2011 and remained intermittently active through 2014.
The original Parachute Club band consisted of Lorraine Segato on vocals and guitar, Lauri Conger on keyboards and vocals, Billy Bryans on drums, Margo Davidson on saxophone and vocals, Julie Masi on percussion and vocals, Steve Webster on bass and Dave Gray on guitar. Davidson at the time was one of very few female saxophonists playing professionally; Segato and Conger had previously been associated for several years as the nucleus of Mama Quilla II, a band that gained respect in Toronto in the late 1970s and early 1980s for their integrated musical and sexual politics—elements that would continue with The Parachute Club. Billy Bryans had been a well-known percussionist and producer in Toronto since the early 1970s, primarily associated with the Downchild Blues Band during this period.
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