the band

Butterfinger Is (Left to Right):
Dean Person - Lead Guitar, Vocals
Tyler Penny - Lead Vocals, Guitar
John Sanche - Bass, Vocals



official bio
Butterfinger is poised to release a self-titled album capitalizing on the momen-tum of their award-winning song, Breathe. Breathe won the national songwriting competition in conjunction with Canadian Music Week in Toronto in the spring of 2001. The award led to heavy airplay for the song, which exploded to become the number one requested song in the Western Canadian market of Saskatoon. The success of Breathe inspired the band to embark on a full-length album project. They enlisted rising-star Producer, Mixer, and Engineer Jared Kuemper (Sheryl Crow, Tegan and Sara, Jason Falkner, Pusch, Tariq) to give direction to the project.

Jared Kuemper encouraged the band to expand their horizons and collaborate with other writers in addition to continuing development of their own work. As a result, the album contains a rich mixture of songs, some of which are pure Butterfinger, and others which are collaborations with internationally renowned songwriters: Tariq, Wayde Hubbard, David Martin, and Ben Dunk. The band’s horizons were truly expanded as the project took them to Calgary, Toronto and Los Angeles. The travel the band experienced had a definite impact and was instrumental in the molding of the album’s fresh sound. The result is a collection of songs with great guitar hooks and vocal melodies that leave the listener craving more.

Jared Kuemper’s strong direction and perfectionist style along with Butterfinger’s willingness to do anything to get the best out of their studio experience proved to be a great combination. The resulting record has exceeded all expectations and has generated considerable buzz in anticipation of its release. The band’s great live show has only added fuel to the fire. Butterfinger has a loyal and ever-growing fan base. It is not uncommon for hordes of the Butterfinger faithful to drive 3 hours or more just to see them perform. In addition to packing their own shows, Butterfinger has played to capacity crowds along side artists such as: Nickelback, Filter, I Mother Earth, Edwin, Matthew Good, Big Sugar and Zuckerbaby.

A strong indication of the band’s increasing popularity came when they were asked to give a sneak preview of a song from the album by Saskatoon rock radio station Rock 102. The preview was unannounced and took place during the station’s morning show. The public response was overwhelming as the station received over 100 requests for the song "Do You Feel" throughout the day and the same demand still continues in the weeks following. Rock 102 and other stations in the market have since committed to heavy airplay for several songs on the album once it is released. In addition, there will be a radio station sponsored release of the CD in Saskatoon. To fully capitalize on the album’s obvious potential, In addition to marketing the record through their own means, Butterfinger plans to shop the album to several record companies in order to secure a deal; either for marketing and distribution of this album or for the recording of their next one. Within the last year, through out their recording project and their busy live schedule, Butterfinger has made huge strides toward realizing its goal of making great music that will be enjoyed on a massive global scale.