Eldebrock is a Canadian rock band, formed in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Saskatoon

Saskatoon is a city in central Saskatchewan, Canada, on the South Saskatchewan River. Residents of the city of Saskatoon are called Saskatonians. The city is surrounded by the Rural Municipality of Corman Park No. 344....

, in 2009. The group consists of lead vocalist Jay Wegenast, lead guitarist Barrett Moore, rhythm guitarist Del Bannerman, bass guitarist Richard Lalonde and drummer Shawn Bannerman.

In September 2010, they released their self-titled debut album.

History

Originally formed by Del Bannerman and Richard Lalonde, the band started to take shape in early 2009 when lead singer Jay Wegenast was recruited. After spending most of 2009 writing material in small town Saskatchewan, the band recruited Jay's childhood friend, Barrett Moore. Moore added his own touch of 80's influenced guitar leads and the band was ready to enter the studio in February 2010. Eventually, Del's cousin Shawn Bannerman was asked to join, rounding out the current lineup.

In the spring of 2010, the band started recording their first studio album. It was produced by Ryan Anderson, whose credits include Nickelback

Nickelback

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's The Long Road

The Long Road

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and All the Right Reasons

All the Right Reasons

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, and mixed by Michael Wagener

Michael Wagener

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 (Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne

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, Metallica

Metallica

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, Skid Row) in Nashville.

On June 15, 2010 the band released their first single entitled "Release Me". The song received airplay across Western Canada.

Awards

Eldebrock was nominated for an Interactive Media Award for website design. They were presented with the "Best in Class" award under the music category. The band worked closely with Andy Screen from Anjara Design, based out of the UK. Del Bannerman was quoted as saying “All those sleepless night were worth it and we couldn’t have done it without Andy’s help.”

Philanthropy

In 2010 the band received heart-breaking news: Del's uncle, who was set to be the band's tour bus driver, was diagnosed with bone cancer

Cancer

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. This led to the band deciding to partnered with the UICC

International Union Against Cancer

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and created the World War on Cancer. They decided to donate $1 from every record sale to the UICC, which is the leading non-governmental organization dedicated to the control and prevention of cancer.