Artist description Tidal Wave Records Presents Demo Cates Artist Bio: Born in Detroit, Michigan, Demo Cates spent a good portion of his professional career touring the United States and performing in Toronto, Canada. Demo (pronounced "Deemo") is a highly studied musician and skilled singer/songwriter with roots deep in popular music. He's a player's player and a singer's songwriter at its very finest. Demo Cates is viewed as one of the top contemporary saxophone players in Canada today, and his superb vocal styling rivals the international best making, him a truly rounded entertainer. Demo is a warm and generous musician with striking good looks who has melodic wisdom and song savvy far beyond his years. Nominated for numerous music awards, he is a master songwriter, singer, and instrumentalist with world class flair. Many of his songs are currently being considered to other highly recognized performers with the intention of expanding creative outlets. It is sincerely felt that Demo is a truly gifted artist with tremendous potential, and that we've only seen the top of the iceberg. Recently signed to Tidal Wave Records, Demo Cates is about to release his first internationally distributed CD project entitled "Mon Ami".

Music Style Easy Listening Smooth Jazz Smooth Sensuous Saxophone

Musical Influences George Benson, Luther Vandros, Lionel Richie,

Similar Artists George Benson, Luther Vandros, Lionel Richie, Kenny G

Artist History Demo Cates, Born in Detroit Michigan, the city which he credits for giving him his awareness of a wide spectrum of music, encompassing the influence of Jazz, Hip hop, R&B Latin and Contemporary styles. Demo wears many hats as a musician (saxophonist), vocalist, actor, producer, arranger, and song writer. As an actor, he has been seen in numerous commercials, Television Productions, Movies, and on stage. He is currently appearing at the Princess of Whales Theater in Toronto Ontario, as part of the cast of "The Lion King". He has studied at the famous Lee Strasberg School of Acting in New York City. As a musician (saxophonist), Demo has been recognized by some of the "Giants" in Jazz. He has toured with the late great Canadian Guitarist Lenny Breau, and he was invited to tour with Miles Davis. Demo has also toured with the American Funk band, "The Funkadelics", As a vocalist he was nominated as best R&B single of the year at the 1985 and 1988 Juno Awards. Demo currently co-writes songs for the animated series The Busy World of Richard Scary, and Paddington Bear on which his voice can be heard. Demo Cates is an International performer of very high caliber, a definite cross over artist appealing to all ages, all styles. His saxophone and vocal skills can best be described as "smooth". WELCOME TO THE SOUNDS OF DEMO CATES

Instruments Saxophone (Soprano, Alto, and Tenor)

Albums Monsoon, Beautiful As you, Mon Ami

Press Reviews Meet the Lion King Each day until the April 25 opening at Princess of Wales Theatre, The Sun will profile a cast member in The Lion King. Today: Demo Cates Role: Singer, Mufasa understudy How's this for a list of impressive achievements: Demo trained at the Lee Strasberg School of Acting in NewYork, is an accomplished saxophonist who was invited to tour with Miles Davis, and recently released a new jazz CD. The Detroit native has forsaken the Motor City to become a Canadian citizen, living in Toronto. Splendid jazz at Sunbury By John Stevenson NOT even the odd drizzle could dampen the enthusiasm of aficionados attending the second evening of the Barbados Paint It Jazz Festival 2000 at Sunbury House on Thursday. And what a splendid night of contrasts it turned out to be: Demo Cates & The Monsoon providing a programme of mostly nostalgic jazz- flavored funk tunes, and the defining act of the evening, violin virtuoso Regina Carter, with authentic, traditional jazz credentials. Framed against the swaying mahogany trees in the background, saxophonist and vocalist Demo Cates and his group, The Monsoon, started off the evening's proceedings. The group's first two compositions, Mon Ami and Asian Nights, came straight out of the funk-jazz bag quite reminiscent of late-7Os era Ronnie Laws and Grover Washington Jr. Cates, a former Motown Records session musician was the consummate showman, dressed in jacket and tie, and parading lightning fast runs on soprano saxophone, with keyboardist Richard Evans accompanying quite competently on his Kurtzweil keyboard. Demonstrating his crooning skills, Cates handled Paul Desmond's Take Five like an old veteran, getting the large audience to snap its fingers on this bouncy but odd-metered jazz standard. However, the muddy sound mix took away from the enjoyment of these first numbers and there was a lot of unnecessary, reverberation coming through the speaker boxes. Reggae shook hands with the blues on the medium tempo Compassion, with "bluesy" guitar ruminations coming from Monsoon Greg Kavenagh. The highlight of the Demo Cates & The Monsoon set was the guest appearance of acclaimed pianist and keyboardist, Grenadian-Canadian Eddie Bullen. Bullen fired up the audience with an electrifying take of the calypso-jazz standard and Lord Kitchener composition, Brunches. The force of Bullen's energetic improvisations seemed to make him constantly get up from the piano stool as the rest of the band took care of musical business. Bullen also performed two of his original compositions, Make It Real and Departure 4 a.m. Muchachita and Rikki's Rhumba explored the Latin side of Demo Cates' soundscape and the touching ballad, Beautiful as You, exposed the tender side of his alto saxophone playing.

Location Toronto, Ontario - Canada

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