Artist description Ghosts of Modern Man Bio It all Started in 1994, during the 10th grade at Sheldon-Williams Collegiate in Regina, Saskatchewan. Jamie Deal (bass) and Jonah Krieser (guitar/voice) had previously been in a band together called Butch the Dog, and though the group had already amassed a large local following, a change in musical direction and the loss of a drummer meant it was time for new and better things. The band would change their name to “Pillar”, and with the addition of Simon Haywood on second guitar, as well as Chris Mcbennett behind the drum kit, the group would take on a more textured sound while still maintaining the harder edge that was there from the beginning. In 1995 the band recorded a demo and sent it to the committees at Canadian Music Week. The group was accepted and in early 1996 played a Polygram showcase at the Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto. The show went well and a very positive response was given by all in attendance. The Toronto show gave the group a new found sense of confidence and continued to work on the songs and the over-all sound of the band. Later that year, Pillar appeared on a compilation put out by Calgary based label, Melodiya Records. The comp was called “Thrash Concert Tonight” and was top 10 on college radio charts all over Canada, and in many cases, the 2 tracks from pillar being considered some of the strongest songs on it. In 1997 Simon Haywood left the band to pursue a career in film audio. The band would continue as a three-piece, honing their sound while sharing the stage with such acts as Unsane, D.O.A, The Primrods, Tristan Psionic, Sloan, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Eric’s Trip, The Smalls, Strungout, Elliot, Six Finger Satellite, King Cobb Steelie and many others. In 2000 Pillar would win a city wide band competition, earning them a slot on the Molson DV8 extreme sporting and music festival, as well as some free recording time at Touchwood Studios in Regina. With that, (as well as money out of their own pockets), the band would record their first full length album entitled; “Everyone Is As Terrified As You Are.” The record was released in late 2001, and since then has gone on to sell over 900 copies off the stage, and has been steadily gaining popularity on Canadian college radio stations. By early 2002, Stacy Hahn (formerly of Canadian punk favorites, Layaway Plan) joins Pillar on second guitar, adding a more layered, complex dynamic to the group. Later in 2002, legal complication would rear it’s ugly head over the name “Pillar.” The group decides that there is no other option but to change the name before matters turn from bad to worse. The band settles on the name “Ghosts of Modern Man,” in-part because of many of the song’s themes and ideas having to do with the negative affects, and apparently inevitable demise, of modern civilization. On the brighter side, around the same time the name change occurred, the band would win yet another competition. This time, a provincial wide band competition put on by Canadian Music Week and local rock radio station, 104.9 the Wolf. This would earn them yet another showcase at Canadian Music Week, not to mention a huge amount of positive local recognition for winning in the first place. Currently, the band is touring as much of North America as humanly possible, as well as finding the means for more wide spread record distribution. Touring plans aside, priority number one for the band is, and always will be, the attempt to write interesting, honest music. Some people say that rock is dead. This band believes that couldn’t be further from the truth. There is a whole new army fighting the war against mediocre, overproduced, over-manufactured insincere bullshit. This is one band that couldn’t be happier to be on the front lines. Rock is winning.

Group Members Jonah Krieser Stacey Hahn Chris McBennett Jamie Deal

Instruments guitar, bass, drums

Location Regina, Saskatchewan - Canada

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