The Sessions (band)
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| The Sessions | |
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 From left to right: Tobias Jesso, Josh Abel, Tristan Martin, Martin Kay |
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| Origin | Vancouver |
| Country | Canada  |
| Years active | 2005–Present |
| Genres | dance-rock indie rock new wave |
| Labels | Independent |
| Members | Josh Abel Tristan Martin Martin Kay Tobias Jesso |
| Website(s) | Official Website |
The Sessions are a dance-rock band from Vancouver, Canada. The band is made up of Josh Abel (vocals, keyboards, guitar), Tristan Martin (guitar, vocals), Martin Kay (drums, vocals), and Tobias Jesso (bass, vocals). Formed in 2005, the band is heavily influenced by disco of the 1970s, the post punk of the 1980s, the brit pop of the 1990s, and modern day indie rock and electro.
The band recently made international headlines as the first North American band to win the prestigious Emergenza Music Festival “Best Up and Coming Band” award, beating out over 8,000 bands worldwide.
The band are currently in the studio recording their debut album with legendary producer Bob Rock (Metallica, The Cult, The Tragically Hip).
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[edit] History
After leaving his phone number for Tobias Jesso on a Little Caesar’s pizza box (where Jesso worked at the time), Tristan Martin contacted his friend and previous band’s drummer, Martin Kay, to help form a new group. Jesso would eventually do the same and invited his friend and previous band's guitarist, Josh Abel, to join the group. Along with a friend of Martin’s, the five-piece began to jam under the band name Hello Dolly. Due to creative differences, however, the group would only last for a half year which lead Abel, Martin, and Kay to form a new band called The Sessions. Originally on the bass guitar, Abel made the switch to vocalist/guitarist (and eventually keyboardist) and the band recruited Hello Dolly bassist Jesso to complete the line-up. The four would play their first show in September 2005 at Vancouver’s Piccadilly Pub.
