In-Flight Safety
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In-Flight Safety is a Canadian indie rock
band formed in 2003. In-Flight Safety was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award
for Video of the Year
for "Coast Is Clear". They are currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia
. The group consists of vocalist and guitar
ist John Mullane, keyboardist
Daniel Ledwell, bassist
Brad Goodsell and drum
mer Glen Nicholson. In-Flight Safety released their third album We Are an Empire, My Dear
27 January 2009 in Canada on their own label Night Danger.
, in Sackville
. At university the members of In-Flight Safety studied non-musical subjects: Ledwell was enrolled in Fine Arts, Goodsell majored in Geography, Mullane pursued a Computer Science degree and Nicholson studied Art History and Classics. Inspired by a short email from David Bowie
praising their basement-recorded Vacation Land EP (sent to the band via Emm Gryner
) the members began dedicating the majority of their time to music.
, Vacation Land, in 2004. The EP was distributed by Universal Music Canada. They subsequently signed to Emm Gryner's Dead Daisy Records
, and released their full-length debut album, The Coast Is Clear, in early 2006. The Coast Is Clear was produced by Warne Livesey. The band is in rotation
on CBC Radio
. and has garnered airplay on Halifax rock station Q104
.
The band toured across Canada in the spring of 2006 to support both recordings. In-Flight Safety completed a tour of the United Kingdom
and Ireland
in the fall of the same year. They completed a Canadian tour with fellow rock band Raising the Fawn
from 25 October 2006 to 25 November 2006. It was their second tour across Canada with Raising the Fawn. Following the Raising The Fawn tour, the band linked up with Young Galaxy for a west coast tour in 2007.
Dell Computers used In-Flight Safety's "Surround" as the score for their North American ad campaign in 2006. The award-winning video for "Coast Is Clear" was released in 2006 and received regular play on Muchmusic
and MuchMoreMusic
in Canada. It was directed by Drew Lightfoot
and filmed on the south shore of Nova Scotia.
After the release of We Are An Empire, My Dear the band completed two more national tours, one in the fall of 2009 with Library Voices
and one in March 2010 with Said The Whale
and Yukon Blonde.
Their song "Model Homes" was featured in the third season's second episode of NBC's "Chuck" (titled "Chuck Versus the Three Words"), which aired Sunday 10 January 2010. The song has also been used also used in the Season 9 episode "Heart of Mine Part 2" for the hit Canadian show Degrassi: The Next Generation and in the season 2 premier of ABC's Rookie Blue which aired June 23, 2011.
Nominated for Video of the Year
at the 2007 Juno Awards
for "Coast Is Clear".
Nominated for two Much Music Video Awards (MMVA) in 2007 for Indie Video of The Year and Best Post Production for "Coast Is Clear".
In-Flight Safety won two awards at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards:
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band formed in 2003. In-Flight Safety was nominated for a 2007 Juno Award
Juno Awards of 2007
The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006...
for Video of the Year
Juno Award for Video of the Year
The Juno Award for "Video of the Year" has been awarded since 1984, as recognition each year for the best music video in Canada. The award was previously called the "Best Video".-Best Video :...
for "Coast Is Clear". They are currently based in Halifax, Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the...
. The group consists of vocalist and guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
ist John Mullane, keyboardist
Keyboard instrument
A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
Daniel Ledwell, bassist
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Brad Goodsell and drum
Drum
The drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
mer Glen Nicholson. In-Flight Safety released their third album We Are an Empire, My Dear
We Are an Empire, My Dear
We Are an Empire, My Dear is the third album by Canadian band In-Flight Safety, released in 2009 on Night Danger Records. The album was produced by Laurence Currie and In-flight Safety. It was recorded primarily at Fox River School House No...
27 January 2009 in Canada on their own label Night Danger.
History
The group met while undergrad students at Mount Allison UniversityMount Allison University
Mount Allison University is a primarily undergraduate Canadian liberal arts and science university situated in Sackville, New Brunswick. It is located about a half hour from the regional city of Moncton and 20 minutes from the Greater Moncton International Airport...
, in Sackville
Sackville, New Brunswick
Sackville is a Canadian town in Westmorland County, New Brunswick.Mount Allison University is located in the town...
. At university the members of In-Flight Safety studied non-musical subjects: Ledwell was enrolled in Fine Arts, Goodsell majored in Geography, Mullane pursued a Computer Science degree and Nicholson studied Art History and Classics. Inspired by a short email from David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
praising their basement-recorded Vacation Land EP (sent to the band via Emm Gryner
Emm Gryner
Emm Gryner is a Canadian singer-songwriter and occasional actress.-Biography:Gryner's childhood was spent in Forest, Lambton County, Ontario. Her father was of half Irish heritage and her mother was Filipina....
) the members began dedicating the majority of their time to music.
The Coast is Clear
The band self-released its debut EPExtended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, Vacation Land, in 2004. The EP was distributed by Universal Music Canada. They subsequently signed to Emm Gryner's Dead Daisy Records
Dead Daisy Records
Dead Daisy Records is a Canadian independent record label, owned and operated by singer-songwriter Emm Gryner. Artists who have released material on the label include Gryner, In-Flight Safety, Daniel Ledwell, Hot One, Andrew Spice, Royal Wood and Noah's Arkweld....
, and released their full-length debut album, The Coast Is Clear, in early 2006. The Coast Is Clear was produced by Warne Livesey. The band is in rotation
Spin (radio)
In radio broadcasting, a spin is a single play of a song. The term is also used as a unit to measure popularity, typically in spins per week...
on CBC Radio
CBC Radio
CBC Radio generally refers to the English-language radio operations of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. The CBC operates a number of radio networks serving different audiences and programming niches, all of which are outlined below.-English:CBC Radio operates three English language...
. and has garnered airplay on Halifax rock station Q104
CFRQ-FM
CFRQ-FM is a Canadian rock radio station, broadcasting at 104.3 FM in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The station uses the on-air brand name Q104 . Founded in 1983 by President the late C.A. Patterson of Patterson Broadcasters, Senior Vice-President/National Sales Director was the late W.L...
.
The band toured across Canada in the spring of 2006 to support both recordings. In-Flight Safety completed a tour of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
and Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
in the fall of the same year. They completed a Canadian tour with fellow rock band Raising the Fawn
Raising the Fawn
Raising the Fawn is a Canadian indie rock band, with its roots in Toronto. The band is composed of John Crossingham , Scott Remila and Dylan Green...
from 25 October 2006 to 25 November 2006. It was their second tour across Canada with Raising the Fawn. Following the Raising The Fawn tour, the band linked up with Young Galaxy for a west coast tour in 2007.
Dell Computers used In-Flight Safety's "Surround" as the score for their North American ad campaign in 2006. The award-winning video for "Coast Is Clear" was released in 2006 and received regular play on Muchmusic
MuchMusic
MuchMusic is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media. MuchMusic is dedicated to music-related programs, pop and youth culture.-History:...
and MuchMoreMusic
MuchMoreMusic
MuchMore is a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media, based at 299 Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario....
in Canada. It was directed by Drew Lightfoot
Drew Lightfoot
Drew Lightfoot is a Canadian director of commercials and music videos. He has also worked as an animator, and continues to use animation as a director, to varying degrees, sometimes using stop-motion and CGI in his commercials and videos.-Commercials:...
and filmed on the south shore of Nova Scotia.
We Are An Empire, My Dear
In 2011 the band will see their first European releases. We Are An Empire, My Dear will be released in Germany by Waggle-Daggle in March. The same record will also be released in the UK by Conehead in April.After the release of We Are An Empire, My Dear the band completed two more national tours, one in the fall of 2009 with Library Voices
Library Voices
Library Voices are a Canadian indie pop band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Formed in 2008 as a ten-piece group of musician friends, they have released two EPs and two full-length albums...
and one in March 2010 with Said The Whale
Said The Whale
Said the Whale is a Vancouver-based indie rock band started by Ben Worcester and Tyler Bancroft.Their debut EP Taking Abalonia was released in 2007. It was re-released with seven new songs on June 3, 2008 in Canada as a full-length LP under the name Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia...
and Yukon Blonde.
Their song "Model Homes" was featured in the third season's second episode of NBC's "Chuck" (titled "Chuck Versus the Three Words"), which aired Sunday 10 January 2010. The song has also been used also used in the Season 9 episode "Heart of Mine Part 2" for the hit Canadian show Degrassi: The Next Generation and in the season 2 premier of ABC's Rookie Blue which aired June 23, 2011.
Awards and nominations
In-Flight Safety won three awards at the 2007 East Coast Music Awards:- Rising Star Recording of the Year (The Coast Is Clear)
- Alternative Recording of the Year (The Coast Is Clear)
- Group Recording of the Year (The Coast Is Clear)
Nominated for Video of the Year
Juno Award for Video of the Year
The Juno Award for "Video of the Year" has been awarded since 1984, as recognition each year for the best music video in Canada. The award was previously called the "Best Video".-Best Video :...
at the 2007 Juno Awards
Juno Awards of 2007
The Juno Awards of 2007 were hosted in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada on the weekend ending 1 April 2007. These ceremonies honoured music industry achievements in Canada during most of 2006...
for "Coast Is Clear".
Nominated for two Much Music Video Awards (MMVA) in 2007 for Indie Video of The Year and Best Post Production for "Coast Is Clear".
In-Flight Safety won two awards at the 2010 East Coast Music Awards:
- Alternative Recording of the Year (We Are An Empire, My Dear)
- Group Recording of the Year (We Are An Empire, My Dear)
Band members
- Glen Nicholson – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(2002–present) - Brad Goodsell – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
(2002–present) - Daniel Ledwell – keyboards, backing vocals, guitar (2004–present)
- John Mullane – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, vocals (2002–present) - Jon Sheen– keyboards (2002–2004)
- Ian MacDonald – acoustic guitar (2002–2003)
Touring members
- Patrick Deighan – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
(2009–present) - Jeffrey Romanyk – drums, percussion (2010–present)
Albums
- 2006: The Coast Is Clear
- 2009: We Are an Empire, My DearWe Are an Empire, My DearWe Are an Empire, My Dear is the third album by Canadian band In-Flight Safety, released in 2009 on Night Danger Records. The album was produced by Laurence Currie and In-flight Safety. It was recorded primarily at Fox River School House No...
See also
- Canadian rockCanadian rockCanadian rock describes a wide and diverse variety of music produced by Canadians, beginning with American style rock 'n' roll in the mid-20th century. Since then Canada has had a considerable impact on the development of the modern popular music called rock...
- List of Canadian musicians
- List of bands from Canada
- :Category:Canadian musical groups
External links
- In-Flight Safety official website
- East Coast Music Awards Official Website