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Wide Mouth Mason is a Canadian blues-based rock band, consisting of Shaun Verreault (Lead Vocals, Guitar) and Safwan Javed
(Percussion, Backing Vocals). Bassist Earl Pereira was a co-founder of Wide Mouth Mason. The band hails from Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan and has been active since 1995.Wide Mouth Mason took its name from the jar of the same name, and
independently released its first album, The Nazarene in 1996. Although only 2,500 copies were pressed, it still drew interest from
the major labels. The band would re-recorded much of The Nazarene at Greenhouse Studios. The re-recorded tra ...read more
Wide Mouth Mason is a Canadian blues-based rock band, consisting of Shaun Verreault (Lead Vocals, Guitar) and Safwan Javed
(Percussion, Backing Vocals). Bassist Earl Pereira was a co-founder of Wide Mouth Mason. The band hails from Saskatoon,
Saskatchewan and has been active since 1995.Wide Mouth Mason took its name from the jar of the same name, and
independently released its first album, The Nazarene in 1996. Although only 2,500 copies were pressed, it still drew interest from
the major labels. The band would re-recorded much of The Nazarene at Greenhouse Studios. The re-recorded tracks and new
material recorded attracted the attention of Warner Music Canada who signed the band to a record deal. The new album would
be the band's eponymous major-label debut; it was released in 1997 in Canada and the U.S., and a year later in Japan. It
established the group's fusion of pop/rock/blues, and yielded the hit singles "Midnight Rain", "My Old Self", and "This Mourning".
The album went Gold in Canada, and the band was nominated for Best New Group at the 1998 Juno Awards.
Wide Mouth Mason released a new album in 1999 with Where I Started, a continuance of its prior sound, but adding elements of
jazz and world music. The band returned to Greenhouse Studios to record and mix the album. Its lead single, "Why", backed
with scratches and cuts from childhood friend and DJ Muchi Mambo, was a major hit in Canada, and was followed by two other
hits, "Companion (Lay Me Down)" and "Sugarcane". The album, like its predecessor, attained Gold status in Canada.
In 2000, the band quickly followed up with the album Stew. It was more pop-oriented than the band's previous efforts, but also
eclectic, hence the title of the album. The singles "Smile" and "Change" were chart-toppers in Canada, and the album was
nominated for Best Rock Album at the 2001 Junos.
Wide Mouth Mason returned in 2002 with two albums. The first, Rained Out Parade, featured a heavier emphasis on the blues, a
deliberate lo-fi production style, and the hit title track. It received a 2003 Juno nomination for Rock Album of the Year. The
second album, Greatest Hits, was released exclusively in China.
When its contract with Warner expired, the band signed a license agreement with Curve Music in 2004. The following year, the
band would again release two albums, this time on the same day. One was The Essentials, a greatest-hits album, and the other
was Shot Down Satellites, a new studio release featuring a hard rock-centred style and the single "I Love Not Loving You". The
disc was produced by the band and their former co- manager, Ross Damude.
In 2010, Wide Mouth Mason supported ZZ Top with Grady/Big Sugar front-man Gordie Johnson on bass.
Wide Mouth Mason will be recording their first album in five years in late 2010 with Gordie Johnson producing. The band has
been playing many of these unrecorded songs live over the last year. « hide |
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