Pete Samples

Pete Samples is a solo artist and a one-of-a-kind creative force. This multi-instrumentalist invites us into a fantastical musical creation of cinematic sounds, explosive rhythms, and whimsical melodies. An artist known for consistently reinventing his sound, Pete Samples has created a world entirely of his own, and a live show with as many tricks as a circus. Following the release of his acclaimed first album, An Unsent Letter (Vinyl Republik), Pete Samples left his home of Winnipeg for Montreal in 2004. Half a fine arts degree and three years later, Pete had fine-tuned and refined his style, and in 2007 his second album, Yours Makes Mine, was released. A far departure from the beat-heavy, sample-driven sounds of An Unsent Letter, YMM is a rousing cinematic experience that relies on Phil Spektor's wall-of-sound approach. Driven by vocals, guitar, piano and less conventional instrumentation, YMM is 10 tracks of genre transcending songwriting. Both An Unsent Letter and Yours Makes Mine have been praised by CBC Radio 3 and Radio Canada's Bande a Part, and was featured on the homepages of myspace.com and virb.com. CBC Radio 3 awa... more...