Dean Lickyer

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Dean Lickyer
Origin Stoney Creek, Ontario, Canada
Genres Rock music
Years active 2004 (2004)–2012
Members Joshua Alvernia
Sean Royle
Justin Bozzo
Zander Lamothe
Past members Eric Martin

Dean Lickyer was a Canadian rock music group formed in 2004 in Stoney Creek. Originally playing together as High Voltage, the band selected their Dean Lickyer name in 2008 to recognize the man whose love of rock and roll had helped inspire them.

Biography

The band’s name pays homage to Dean Lequyer, a high school friend of band member Sean Royle’s father.[1] Lequyer had introduced Royle’s father to classic rock artists before they were widely popular, including Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin and Humble Pie to name a few. Although Lequyer died in the mid 1990s, Royle’s father passed this interest down to his son. Originally playing together as High Voltage, the band selected their new name in 2008 to recognize the man whose love of rock and roll had helped inspire them.

In December 2008, the band was featured on the Much Music television show DisBAND (Ep. 110).[2] The following year they took part in the 2009 Canadian Music Week and were awarded $10,000 by Gene Simmons for best band in the show.[3] They would later go on to open for KISS at the 2009 Sarnia Bayfest.[4] In 2010 the band completed a Canada wide tour opening for the band Flogging Molly, followed by a short break during which Alvernia underwent surgery to fix a throat problem.

In February 2011, they won a contest held by Toronto, Ontario-based radio station Q107 to open for Bon Jovi at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto. Currently, the band is recording their debut album at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga, Ontario.

Awards

  • Y108 - Winner, Breakout Band of the Year (2007)
  • Hamilton Music Awards - "Best Loud/Metal Recording" (2007)
  • Roger's Spring Music Festival - "Best of Fest" (2008)
  • Hamilton Music Awards - "Best Local Group" (2008)
  • Canadian Music Week - "Best Band" (2009)
  • View Magazine - "Best Local Band" and "The Band Most Likely to Make it Big" (2009)
  • Y108 - Winner, Y108 Rock and Roll Picnic (2009)

Band members

Current members

  • Joshua Alvernia – lead vocals (2006–present)
  • Sean Royle – guitar, backing vocals (2006–present)
  • Justin Bozzo – bass, backing vocals (2006–present)
  • Zander Lamothe – drums (2010–present)

Former members

  • Eric Martin – guitar (2006–2008), drums (2008–2010)
  • Lucas Arnold - drums
  • Savino Capobianco - bass

Discography

Dean Lickyer Demo (2008)

  1. Hog - 4:12
  2. Never Let You Go - 4:07
  3. Good To Be Home - 4:19
  4. Summer Man - 2:55
  5. Get Your Own - 3:04
  6. Cold Times - 5:40
  7. Witchin' Hour Moon - 4:35

TBA (2011)

Festival appearances

References

Citations
  1. ↑ "NXNE 2009: Interview – Dean Lickyer «". Blaremagazine.com. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2012-07-27. 
  2. ↑ MuchMusic Disband
  3. ↑ Dean Lickyer at CMW
  4. ↑ nurun.com (2009-06-24). "Summerfest will have events for all ages and in... | Local | News". Lucknow Sentinel. Retrieved 2012-07-27. 

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