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Glow as Ember inception: fall of of 1998- an idea to
become the first Emo band in the Red River Valley-
located in the frequently bitter cold north eastern sect
of North Dakota. "H." was convincing Benjamin
to come join a band with him up in Landmark, Manitoba.
Realizing that the hour and a half commute would be a
horrendous stretch, they opted to recruit local talent
instead. "H." recalled a female vocalist,
Heather Bigwood, in which he had commenced in informal
jam sessions while performing his onsite computer repairs
to her family's computer. After throwing out the band's
vision and describing what trials an indie band has to go
through, Heather excitingly was in- filling in the
vocalist void and Glow as Ember was now born. |
| The group's name began as a temporary one until a
better one could be created. After some flattering
comments that it's such a beautiful and emo-esque
sounding name- it may stick around for a little while
longer. "H." and Benjamin play guitar and bass
guitar, respectfully. Interestingly, vowing to never
touch a bass/drums in a band ever again, "H."
opts to program bass/drum rhythm tracks if Benjamin
writes on guitar during pre-production stages of songs.
Heather's warm and beautiful tone glues the ever-developing
sound- a concoction of their emo/hardcore/pop influences. |
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Through the fall of 1998, Glow as Ember wrote songs
and prepared for their inevitable "H."'s Cellar
performance in March of 1999. Still very immature in
their sound, the band recorded their first pre-production
demo in November (which featured and never played nor
released songs, "Boy of my Dreams" and "Struggling").
The infancy stages of "Starstruck Promises" and
"Ghost of Spring" were tracked as well. With
this tape, family members were 'treated' to the early
stages of the band- with tapes supposedly shipped to
Arizona and Nashville of all places. |
| Once again, the group went back into the studio for a
"promotion only" pre-production demo in
February of 1999 (which featured and never played nor
released, "Wishfully Together") The infancy
stages of "Tranquil(ity)","Evergreen",
and "Hamster Wheel" were included on the tape
as well as a more definitive form of "Starstruck
Promises"(clocking in at a mere 7 minutes) and their
version of Starflyer 59's "Blue Collar Love".
For future goals, the group plans to perform the infamous
Southern Manitoba circuit, as well as the Western
Minnesota and Eastern North Dakota areas. One more pre-production
demo has been speculated for June of 1999 as well as a
definitive official demo/six song EP which would include
a "radio/video friendly" version of "Starstruck
promises" for a March 2000 elease. A production team
has been rumored to team up with the group to co-produce
this project. Festivals such as Southern Manitoba's
Levelground and Minnesota's Friendship Fest have surfaced
in talks. |
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Ember
Crew: M.Falk, M.Colonval,
S.Krahn, D.Zacharias
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In November of 99, the band recruited PJ Tangedahl of
Bismarck, ND to stabilize and localize the drummer
position that Derek Zacharias(the Rock Band), Matt
Colonval(10 to 1), Marty Falk(Chet and the Hardys), or
Suzy Krahn(Panic Button) assisted as guest musicians on
stage. |
...more to come.
