Sam Roberts Band
| Sam Roberts | |
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Roberts performing in New York, NY in February 2014.
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| Background information | |
| Born |
October 2, 1974 Westmount, Quebec, Canada |
| Origin | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Genres | Rock, Indie rock, Alternative rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments |
Vocals Guitar Bass Violin |
| Years active | 2000 - present |
| Labels | Secret Brain MapleMusic Recordings Universal Music Canada Cordova Bay UK Pony Canyon (Japan) Lost Highway Records (USA) |
| Website | Sam Roberts Band |
| Notable instruments | |
| Gibson ES-335, Fender Telecaster, Fender Jazzmaster | |
Sam Roberts (born October 2, 1974) is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, who has release six albums and has been signed to Universal (Canada) since 2002. His debut EP The Inhuman Condition, reached the Canadian charts in 2002. Live he performs with the Sam Roberts Band.
Born in Westmount, to South African immigrants who had arrived in Montreal three weeks earlier, Roberts grew up on Cedar Avenue in Pointe-Claire, where his family moved to when he was five years old. Roberts is an alumnus of St. Edmund Elementary School, Beaconsfield, Loyola High School, N.D.G. and John Abbott College, Ste. Anne de Bellevue and McGill University. Roberts' first band was William in 1993, that changed into Northstar in 1998. As William they put out a single, "The Piranha" in 1996, while as Northstar they released a self-titled EP in 1998, but never got a major record contract and broke up in 1999.
After disbanding Northstar, Roberts recorded a twelve track demo, "Brother Down", which formed the bases for the EP, The Inhuman Condition released in 2002. Recorded with Jordan Zadorozny, Roberts "recorded a song a day". Roberts signed with Secret Weapon Management and began to perform live. With the assistance of Linda Bush at Universal he signed a record contract with MapleMusic Recordings. The released the six track EP culled from the demo with Roberts noting that "it is not something I had intended to be my first real foray into the music world but I couldn't turn my back on such a chance". It included two breakthrough singles, "Brother Down" (released in mid-2002) and "Don't Walk Away Eileen" (released in late 2002) were heavily promoted in the Canadian market.
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