Brock Skywalker

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Brock Skywalker
Background information
Also known as	BrockSky
Born	August 3, 1971
Origin	Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Genre(s)	Indie rock Comedy Folk
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter Web Developer Producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals Guitar Accordion Banjo Flute Mandolin Penny Whistle Piano Bohdran
Years active	13
Label(s)	FrozenPuck
Associated acts	Arrogant Worms, Paul Bellows and the Dead Canadas, Heather Hutchison, Waynefest
Website	www.frozenpuck.com
Members
Cory Papriny (drums), Shantel Koenig (bass)
Former members
Jeff Smook, David Aide, Kyla Sandulak, Colleen Brown
Notable instrument(s)
Accordion that sounds like a Hammond Organ

Brock Jason Armstrong Skywalker, born August 3, 1971 in Edmonton Alberta, is a founding member of the Alberta band Captain Tractor and since Tractor's inception, back in 1993, Brock has become a permanent fixture in the Alberta (even Canadian) music scene. Producer, singer, musician, engineer, promoter and Artistic Director of the Waynefest Music Festival [1] in Wayne AB every september; Brock dabbles in all things musical.

Since leaving Captain Tractor in the fall of 2004, Brock has released a solo album called Cerebral Re-Runs[2]. The band's name is "Brock Skywalker & His Irregular Heartbeats" (he says the name was forced on him by fellow Albertan musicians Paul Bellows and Kris Demeanor) irreverently referring to Brock's odd heart-health issues.

Brock's music has been called "smirk worthy pop" by Mike Ross of the Edmonton Sun, and Brock agrees with this assessment. He brandishes the title "Multi-Instrumentalist-Hack", a title given to him by the comedy act (and his good friends) The Arrogant Worms. He earned this title by playing 11 instruments but "none of them very well".

Brock has produced albums for: Carrie Horachek, Fred Nachbauer, Kris Demeanor, and Heather Hutchison. He has mastered albums for: Painting Daisies, Heather Hutchison, Kris Demeanor and Easy Life Club. He has also played on albums for: Captain Tractor, Paul Gross, Kris Demeanor, Jon Nordstrom, Carrie Horachek, Heather Hutchison, James Alex Murdoch, and Leigh Friesen. He has recorded music for TV shows such as: Due South, Higher Ground, The Chris Issac Show and a handful of independent films.

Brock's personal and professional website/blog is located at www.frozenpuck.com [3].
Samples of his music can be heard at the New Music Canada website[4].