Zon (band)

Zon
Origin	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Progressive rock
Years active	1977–1981
Labels	CBS, Falcon
Associated acts	Moxy TRIUMPH, STYX, SAGA
Members	Denton Young, Howard Helm, Brian Miller, Kim Hunt, Jim Samson

Zon was a progressive rock band formed in Toronto, Canada in 1977. The band consisted of vocalist Denton Young, guitarist Brian Miller, bassist Jim Samson, drummer Kim Hunt, and keyboard player Howard Helm. The band released three albums.

Don V. Lorusso produced the band's first album, Astral Projector, released in 1978, and a run of copies were released on blue vinyl. The album garnered the band a Juno Award for Breakthrough Group of the Year nomination. The opened concerts for The Tubes at Toronto's Maple Leaf Gardens, and for Styx and Foreigner at CNE Stadium.

Back Down to Earth, released in 1979, was produced by Lorusso and the late Vancouver keyboard player Dale Jacobs. The band played in Toronto as headliners with up to 17,800 attendees. A reporter for The Globe and Mail, who had only stayed to see the opening act, wrote a scathing review. The negative review was the headline of the national entertainment page. CBS demanded compensation for the impact on Zon's popularity but neither they nor the band ever recovered.

Zon was dropped from CBS after a thorough corporate housecleaning of the A&R Department despite Zon already having their contract signed for a third album.

After a legal battle they did manage one more album for Falcon Records called I'm Worried About The Boys, produced by then former CBS A&R executive Bob Gallo. The record featured a cover version of the Velvet Underground's Sweet Jane.

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