Artist Bio
Influences: KISS, AC/DC, Bruce Springsteen, The Who, Elvis Presley, The Beatles, The Smiths, Sonic Youth, Buddy Holly, The Clash, The Replacements, Seiko Oomori, BiSH, Van Halen, Iron Maiden, Megadeth, BAND-MAID, The Misfits, Ramones, The Rolling Stones, Sex Pistols, Free, Thin Lizzy, Utada Hikaru, Yui, Carly Rae Jepsen, The Byrds, Judas Priest, Metallica
Good day, it's Kurtis Kanttila, 25 year old One Man Rock 'n Roll Band from Northern Ontario.
(Art by kemaltafwidh, it's Kaletta for my next album cover!)
I play everything and sometimes collab with friends. I started recording music in the summer of 2016 and I've made 22 albums so far. I'm a believer of prolific over perfect.
This FAWM I will start my 23rd album, "Earthshaker". I have a clear intention and you're gonna hear it. I have some new gear and techniques to work out so I view this as a "smash things around until they sound good" album.
NEW SINGLE
"College Cosplay Meeting" w/ 2 b-sides
https://soundcloud.com/kanttilamusic/sets/college-cosplay-meeting-single
This playlist is a sampler of sorts of what I do.
https://tinyurl.com/mpmzkw6
You can check out my model kit videos here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SsJNNOcp9k
Also, My Top 100 Favorite Albums list!
https://tinyurl.com/2wkes6rj
Songs (15)
| #1 | Sweet Montana |
20 Feb 2022 |
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| #2 | Billy Got Hit By A Deer! @faststrings |
16 Feb 2022 |
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| #3 | Wealthy Wally  |
16 Feb 2022 |
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| #4 | College Cosplay Meeting |
18 Feb 2022 |
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| #5 | Fake Fan |
15 Feb 2022 |
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| #6 | Led Zeppelin II (Reissue, 1977) |
14 Feb 2022 |
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| #7 | Girl's Room |
8 Feb 2022 |
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| #8 | Shot of Beer |
12 Feb 2022 |
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| #9 | Ass Blaster |
15 Feb 2022 |
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| #10 | My Little War Criminal |
5 Feb 2022 |
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| #11 | Don't !! (Duet Ver.) @candle |
5 Feb 2022 |
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| #12 |  Nunavut Gold Rush (@fuzzy, @loveonamixtape, @candle, @vomvorton, @silvermachine, @cola, @nadine) |
19 Feb 2022 |
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| #13 | Why (@zecoop, @gardeningangel1, @kanttila, @sph Video Collab) @sph
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26 Feb 2022 |
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| #14 | Incineration Irene (Instrumental) |
5 Feb 2022 |
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| #15 | Placeholder Give the Finger to Fame @billwhite51
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3 Feb 2022 |
Soundboard
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@nadine Feb 2022
Thanks a lot for listening! I'm glad you enjoyed :) We are planing to record real bagpipes, so this song will be badass when finished. But it's a long way to go. But well you know how it is to collab with 7 people :D
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@nadine Feb 2022
You can listen to the full medieval epicness here:
https://fawm.org/songs/136172/
And no I still haven't found background vocals. Feel free to rock after FAWM. -
@sph Feb 2022
Finally! https://fawm.org/songs/135817/
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@loveonamixtape Feb 2022
YESSSS! Made my morning to wake up to this! Thanks again so much for inviting me to be a part of this!
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@vomvorton Feb 2022
Hell yeah, what a treat to wake up to! Absolutely amazing work, you really outdid yourself with this one! Thanks for asking me to take part!
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@nadine Feb 2022
Thanks a lot for inviting me! This has been a fun project and it turned out so well!
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@candle Feb 2022
HELL YAH!
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@guatecoop Feb 2022
Goodness! I have a lot to listen to! Well done. I’ll be back in the next day or so
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@billwhite51 Feb 2022
thanks kurtis. i emailed the lyric. hope you like it. if you do, feel free to make changes / adjustments as needed
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@billwhite51 Feb 2022
its probably too late in the game for a collab, but i have a lyric that youi cpuld do wonders with if you have the time and interest. let me know if you want to see the lyric
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@zecoop Feb 2022
Awesome job on the vocals... those were so much fun! Final mix coming in a few. :)
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@candle Feb 2022
Sent you an e-mail with the results…
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@candle Feb 2022
Sure, send me what you've got & I'll see what I can do with it.
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@candle Feb 2022
Hey, I didn't end up going to camp this weekend. So if you still want to do that second collab, let me know. I probably have some time before Tuesday to give it a go. If not, no biggie either. Hopefully you're not getting buried in snow like we are here in K-town :)
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@vomvorton Feb 2022
Hell yeah, I'd be honoured!
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@zecoop Feb 2022
Yep - my guitar playing method is that I know the main chords, but once I move up the neck, I just randomly take fingers off and put fingers down.... and know only the root note and *maybe* if it is major or minor, haha
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@zecoop Feb 2022
(but it says I need access - can you give zecoop at yahoo access to the Google Drive folder?)
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@zecoop Feb 2022
Finally!! Someone who describes chords like I do! C.... uh... something followed by an A.... I am not sure what exactly. This. Is. Me. Looking forward to checking out the video!
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@ttg105 Feb 2022
:)
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@elesimo Feb 2022
Kurtis, thank you so much for your comment on my song "Hey, sister"! I really appreciate you listening to it and commenting!
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@fuzzy Feb 2022
Yup, got it.
Changed a few words around and tightened it up a little, but it's still the same (does that even make sense?!?)
I shall endeavour to formulate a quality product for you to utilize in your quest to create the world's finest supercollab.
In the immortal words of that popular musical ensemble, "It could be made into a monster if we all pull together as a team"!!! -
@silvermachine Feb 2022
Count me in for your collab. I seem to have got things in order quicker than I thought.
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@faststrings Feb 2022
Hey Kurtis My friend, many thanks for your comment on Billy’s Got A Girlfriend. Yeah, it’s cool you want to make a sequel to Billy Got Hit By A Deer. I’m looking forward to hearing it!
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@nadine Feb 2022
Hey Kurtis, I'm glad you enjoyed Dust. I hope this song will be finished as full production. It's one of my favourites so far.
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@sph Feb 2022
Thank you for your comments. Looking forward to our collab!
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@candle Feb 2022
Sounds good. I look forward to it!
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@ttg105 Feb 2022
More than willing to do my part!
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@silvermachine Feb 2022
Hah that sounds exciting, I’d like to do it. But can I give you a definite answer Monday when I’ve cleared the decks a bit. Got a lot going on at the moment.
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@candle Feb 2022
I'm game. Sounds fun. Let me know what you'd like & I'll see what I can put together.
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@beyondthelimes Feb 2022
Thank you for the praise! You really get the song. I'd fallen into a kind of "perfection trap" with my writing, and a friend mentioned that I should do FAWM to unblock. It's working well so far! I only had time to sort of free associate for my first song -- no time to over think and second (triple, quadruple!) guess. I'm seeing I should stick with that :)
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@splittybooms Feb 2022
Dude that album art is wonderful!!!
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@yam655 Feb 2022
I have someone else thinking of doing a cover of "Restaurant Style Tortilla Chips." I'm totally cool with two, though, as the other's going to be a country tune.
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@loveonamixtape Feb 2022
Ahhhh yes, that sounds super fun! Count me in!
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@yam655 Feb 2022
I can try that collab. Sure. :)
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@nadine Feb 2022
Just saw your comment. Thanks for your words on "Dorian Gray": I guess I was just in the right mood to try out screaming. But I just figured out that my vocals sound heavier when I whisper using the fry register so it stayed like this xD It has been lots of fun to let my inner demo come alive!
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@nadine Feb 2022
Hey Kurtis,
thanks for reaching out. Insane multi-part mutli-collab?! Like a exquisite corpse challenge? Full-instrumentation or voice? Please explain the details or hit me up via mail. Thanks! -
@fuzzy Feb 2022
Yeah, I'm up for that!
Just let me know what you need! -
@nikopee Feb 2022
I hereby thank you for your kind comment.
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@faststrings Feb 2022
Hey Kurtis, my friend you did an awesome job on your song Billy Got Hit By A Deer I enjoyed it!
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@nadine Feb 2022
Thank you! I guess I was just in the right mood to rock out!
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@faststrings Feb 2022
Hey Kurtis, my friend many thanks for your comment on Billy Got Hit By A Deer. Yeah it’s okay with me to hear your song. I’m looking forward to it.
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@silvermachine Feb 2022
Hi Kurtis, I changed my mind and decided to come back as silvermachine this year.
Hey you're up and running already, I will listen when I get home. -
@billwhite51 Jan 2022
ready, steady,,,GO!
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@ttg105 Jan 2022
Thanks for the note! I'll be around this year, so let's rock!
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@zecoop Jan 2022
Hey there! I have Gardening and SPH's e-mails but not yours. If you want to send me one at zecoop at yahoo dot come we can start figuring out plans! :)
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@splittybooms Jan 2022
Yo dude, looking forward to your stuff this year, too! Hope all is well
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@spikedirection Jan 2022
Hey dude glad to see you're back! Have a great FAWM
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@nadine Jan 2022
Kurtis, you always burst with energy! Happy FAWMing!
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@candle Jan 2022
Yeah, I know what you mean. I'm home with my son (snowday from school). So it's nice that I don't have to go anywhere in this.
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@candle Jan 2022
Well, on this snowy morning, it's nice to see a greetings from a fellow NW Ontarian. Hopefully your arms arn't too sore from shovelling. As always, looking forward to your output this year. Happy FAWMing!
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@nadine Jan 2022
Good to see you! I'm looking forward to hear you rocking. Always fun to listen to!
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@fuzzy Jan 2022
Hey, good to see you!
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@chipwithrow Jan 2022
And hi to you, too! I know you'll be rockin' this February!
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@andygetch Jan 2022
Hey Kurtis, looking forward to what you come up with this FAWM, esp any Moon influenced drumming!
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@yam655 Jan 2022
I'm glad to see you back. I hope you have a lovely month!
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@gm7 Jan 2022
Welcome fellow Canuck !
