History
In 2002 Dave Bowman and long-time friend and collaborator,
Jackson, began a writing relationship that would later
become much of the creative axis behind the Seven Lies
sound.
By
the fall of 2003, Seven Lies became fused with the
creative influx of local rockers: Murray Atkinson,
Graham Pence, and Morgan Littlejohn. Each new addition
drew in a cache of influences (Depeche Mode, Smashing
Pumpkins, Led Zepplin, Oasis, Dj Tiesto) and with
them more devoted followers. Forming a following in
the underground club and rock scene of Vancouver,
Seven Lies truly began to temper their unique electronic
rock sound. Seven Lies captures the energy of classic
rock without treading the waters of nostalgia and
blends it with melodic electronica to recreate an
emotional edge reminiscent of New Order. Extensive
private rehearsals served to harness the resulting
explosion that can best be described as progressive,
refreshing, and fully realized.
No
one could have predicted the overwhelming support
that would lead Seven Lies to set a record attendance
and sell out their very first show at The Roxy in
Vancouver. Seven Lies continued to win over fans at
every local venue that could contain their spontaneous
and powerful live show. Locally, they began transcending
traditional genre boundaries, even opening for hip-hop
acts Rascalz, Swollen Members, and Sweatshop Union
proving their wide audience appeal and live show energy.
Breaking away from regional rockers, traditionally
dominating the Vancouver music scene, Seven Lies quickly
found support at Brand X Records.
Spring
2004 they released their first single "Letting
Go" to radio, which was well received by over
50 stations. This was followed with the release of
"She's So" in September, which was again
widely received across Canada and Northern States,
on both College and regional radio. With the album
still in the works, Seven Lies followed the positive
response of their singles with accompanying videos
after winning a Factor grant for "She's So".
A
video release party thrown to preview "She's
So" also added to local excitement for this band,
when an over-capacity crowd of 600 people turned up
and struggled to gain access to the event. Media coverage
was extensive as fans lined up until closing to view
the new Seven Lies video. The band's popularity continued
to grow, but now internationally, via "Yahoo
Launch", other music sites and online based Street
Teams. The Seven Lies website traffic continued to
accelerate with over 30,000 song downloads, 800,000
visitors and the message board having over 200,000
visitors with over 2000 fan posts. These are some
impressive numbers for a band that had not even released
an album. Performing in "Hollywood North",
Seven Lies have also won over many famous fans such
as K-os, The Killers, Ryan Phillipe, Justin Timberlake,
Jason Statham, Tara Reid, Christian Slater, and Kelly
Osbourne.
Brand
X Records knew it was time to get Seven Lies into
the studio and lay down the same emotion and energy
that was emerging from their live shows. Fourteen
of a collection of 30 demo tracks were chosen to be
recorded for the debut album. With a clear vision,
Seven Lies confidently self-produced their debut album
over 12 months. Now as Brand X Records prepares for
the release of their debut album, Seven Lies is gearing
up for a spring/summer tour.
Brand
X brought drummer, Esah, into the picture to further
enhance the band's driving beats. Recently Seven Lies
has been performing in and around the west coast and
is now preparing for a tour and their album release.
Seven Lies has just licensed 12 songs through Feldman & Associates for soundtracks on the hit television show “Whistler” which is aired in Canada, USA and England . Seven Lies has also recently released their new single “Endure” across Canada with adds to over 30 stations and growing.
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