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John Armstrong
is an artist and a producer who works mostly with music and new media. Whether he's laying down bass with a roots band, manipulating Theremin and other electronic instruments or staging a guerrilla-style, community folk festival, John is all about musical interactivity. In recent years, many of his projects have also utilized film, video and computer media. John performing with the Grande Mothers (Frank Zappa alumni) at North Country Fair 08 on YouTube John performing "Somebody's Livin' Here (When I'm Not Around)" on YouTube John performing "Nobody" with Dale Ladouceur & Tippy Agogo on YouTube |
Since establishing Brass Monkey Productions in 1991,
John has participated in the creation of numerous recordings and live events:Christmas Carol Project 1996 to present
Sasquatch Music Festival 1996 to presentDecember 14th, 2008 The Stone Merchants perform at Blues on Whyte, Edmonton, AB
November 13th, 2008 John performs at Transalata Bus Barns, Edmonton, AB
November 8th, 2008 John opens for FuzzFly at Cite Francophone, Edmonton, AB
November 1st, 2008 The Ancestors & The Zkary Monsters perform at the Wunderbar, Edmonton, AB
November 1st, 2008 The Zkary Monsters release "in the space between the walls"
September 6th, 2008 John performs with David Axis & Edmonton Paul at Naked Cyber Cafe, Edmonton, AB
August 23rd, 2008 John, Nineca & Izumi perform with Tippy Agogo at Robson Valley Music Festival, Dunster, BC
August 21st, 2008 You, Me & Izumi (John, Nineca & Izumi) at Falconetti’s, Vancouver, BC
August 16th, 2008 LEO .fx w/ Nineca & Izumi Kuribayashi at Local Locos, Powell River, BC
August 16th, 2008 LEO .fx w/ Nineca & Izumi Kuribayashi at Boardwalk Restaurant in Lund, BC
July 25th, 2008 Zkary Monsters perform at Sasquatch Gathering Lucky 13
June 21st, 2008 John hosts North Country Fair mainstage, and performs with Nineca, Jen Paches, Dr. Draw and the Grande Mothers, Driftpile, AB
June 6 & 7, 2008 John techs Mile Zero Dance Salon Series, Lost & Found
May 31st, 2008 Zkary Monsters perform at private May celebration, Lake Eden, AB
May 24th, 2008 John performs solo at Fashion vs. Form show, Naked Cyber Café on Jasper, Edmonton, AB
May 10th, 2008 Zkary Monsters at BEAMS CD Release Party at Ortona Armoury, Edmonton, AB
March 5th, 2008 ? John performs at Tippy Agogo’s CD Release Party with Bill Bourne, Madagascar Slim, Michelle Josef, Laurelle & Scott Cook at New City Likwid Lounge
January 17th, 2008 short film (Super 8), "Walk That Line" directed by Tom Roschkov & produced by John Armstrong chosen as best submission for Art's Birthday Celebration on the theme, "Forever Young" December 31st, 2007 John produces 3rd Vaudevillian New Year's Eve at the Roxy, Edmonton, AB
November 10th, 2007 John w/ Ether Wind perform at BEAMS Concert, Ortona Armoury, Edmonton, AB
November 9th, 2007 John w/ Ether Wind perform at Arts & Science Symposium, U of A, Edmonton, AB
November 4th, 2007 John performs at Global Visions closing reception, Citadel Theatre, Edmonton, AB
October 2007 pre-production recording with The Red Deers
October 2007 demo recordings with Nineca
September 29th, 2007 John & Mike Bradford perform at North of Nowhere, Cosmopolitan Music Society
September 22nd, 2007 John sound techs Mile Zero Dance party, Avenue Skate Park, Edmonton, AB
September 18th, 2007 John performs at Cortex, Latitude 53 Gallery
September 14th, 2007 John & Mike Bradford perform at Collage-A-Thon, Art Gallery of Alberta
August 17th - 26th, 2007 John stage techs Vibe Tribe's Macabre Circus at Edmonton Fringe Festival
August 12th, 2007 John sound techs Punjabi Mela at Coast Terrance INn, Edmonton, AB
July 28th, 2007 LEO .fx performs at Sasquatch Gathering
July 1st, 2007 John records Benny Braatan, Origami Galaktika with Tippy Agogo & Tim Folkmann
June 30th, 2007 LEO .fx performs at Cortex in Naked Cyber Cafe, Edmonton, AB
June 29th, 2007 John techs and performs with Benny Braatan, Origami Galaktika for FAVA at the Works
June 28th, 2007 John performs with Tippy Agogo & Benny Braatan, Origami Galaktika at the Wunderbar, Edmonton, AB
June 26th, 2007 LEO .fx performs at The Concrete Space for BEAMS at the Works: Art & Design Festival
May 3rd, 2007 LEO .fx perform at the Wunderbar, Edmonton, AB
April 28th, 2007 Alberta Film & Television Awards "Rosie" for Best Musical or Variety Special awarded to "The Carol Project" - John Armstrong, David Balcon & Tim Folkmann, Producers March 9th & 10th, 2007 John emcees and performs at Mile Zero Dance Salon Series, Edmonton, AB
February 22nd, 2007 The Ancestors perform w/ Tippy Agogo at the Wunderbar, Edmonton, AB
February 8th, 2007 John Armstrong performs w/ Tippy Agogo at the Wunderbar, Edmonton, ABDecember 31st, 2006 John produces 2nd Vaudevillian New Year's Eve at the Roxy, Edmonton, AB
December 2006 released The Carol Project DVD BMP-DVD1
December 2006 producer, musical director and exec. producer of The Carol Project, television special for BRAVO / CHUM
November 2006 recorded and produced Al Brant's "Songs for the New Morning Sun" CD
July 2006 pre-production recording and exec. producer of Tippy Agogo's "Creep Forward" CD (to be released)
May 2006 recorded and produced Herb Stanley's "Tansi Tawow" CDDecember 31st, 2005 John produces 1st Vaudevillian New Year's Eve at the Roxy, Edmonton, AB
September 2005 LEO .fx at G.E.A.R.S.' FLOW Concert, Edmonton, AB
July 2005 SMAC at Jasper Heritage Folk Festival
July 2005 LEO .fx & SMAC at Sasquatch Music Festival
In July of 2005, John chosen as one of five finalists in Moog Music's Etherwave 2005 Theremin composition competition. The selected entry was Celtic Ayre, as recorded by LEO .fx at Carson Cole's Coop Studios. Click here to hear a sample of the piece. July 2005 LEO .fx & SMAC at South Country Fair, Fort McLeod, AB
July 2005 SMAC at the Works, Edmonton, AB
June 2005 John performs solo Theremin & loops at The Works, Edmonton, AB
June 2005 LEO .fx at North Country Fair, Driftpile, AB
May 2005 LEO .fx at Spectrum Festival, Medicine Hat, AB
April 2006 LEO .fx at BEAMS concert, Ortona Armoury, Edmonton, AB
April 2005 LEO .fx at Golden Arts Council 35th Anniversary Gala, Golden, BCDecember 2004 released Songs of the Christmas Carol Project CD BMP014
October 2004 LEO .fx records Lunar Eclipse CD BMP013 (unreleased)
September 17th, 2004 LEO .fx open for Afro-Cuban Allstarts at Winspear Centre, Edmonton, AB
May 2004 released SMAC’s vox populi CD BMP012October 2003 released SMAC’s Yigi Yigi CD BMP011
June 2003 SMAC at Works Festival Opening Gala at Design Pavillion, Edmonton, AB
May 2003 Stone Merchants & Ancestors' Day in the Life, Queen Alexandra Hall, Edmonton, AB
April 2003 Ancestors at BEAMS Global Jam Concert at Latitude 53, Edmonton, ABDecember 2002 Ancestors release Live at Tim's Grill CD BMP009
November 2002 Ancestors w/ Tippy Agogo, Kim Glanville & Roger Duncan at Tim's Grill, Edmonton, AB
June 2002 Ancestors at Works Festival multimedia concert at Fly Bar, Edmonton AB
May 2002 SMAC multimedia concert at Roxy Theatre, Edmonton, AB
April 2002 Stone Merchants’ “Walk That Line” short film (Super 8) directed by Tom Roschkov & produced by John Armstrong is featured in Local Heroes, Edmonton International Film Festival
January 2002 John & Tom Roschkov produce / direct “Drilling” & “5 Bucks” (mini-DV) and are awarded 2nd & 6th place in Art & Design in Public Places, Call to Enter: Nature as Capital December 2001 Ancestors release Live at Latitude 53 CD BMP008
November 2001 Ancestors at BEAMS multimedia concert at Latitude 53, Edmonton, ABOctober 2001 John produces & Tom Roschkov directs the Stone Merchants’ “Walk That Line” short film (Super 8)
July 2001 produced Stone Merchants’ Blue Juice CD BMP010
January 2001 Ancestors release No Second Takes CD BMP007October 2000 produced Stone Merchants’ Live in Living Room CD BMP006
July 2000 Ancestors release Ancestors w/ Kerri Anderson CD BMP005
January 2000 Ancestors release self-titled debut CD BMP004November 1999 produced Millennium Crew’s 20th Century Tango CD MCCD001
February 1999 Brass Menagerie Showcases at Catalyst & Yardbird, Edmonton, AB
February 1999 released Stone Merchants’ self-titled CD BMP003December 1998 Ancestors w/ Kerri Anderson at Yardbird Suite, Edmonton, AB
October, 1996 John Armstrong releases solo project, eAu nAtural cassette BMP002
Brass Monkey / Old Strathcona Singer Songwriter Competition 1993, 97, 98 & 99
Hendrix Tribute receives Alberta Recording Industry Association award for compilation of the year 1993 May 1993 Brass Monkey releases Hendrix Tribute cassette BMP001
November 1992 Hendrix Tribute Concert, Horowitz Theatre, Edmonton, ABJohn has played with
LEO .fx
SMAC (Stone Merchants Ancestors Collective)
The Stone Merchants
The Ancestors
Wendy McNeill & fiends
Tapestry
Naked Ape
Preston Williams' Revolover / Drunken Boat
The Eclectics
The Al Brant BandJohn is a member of SOCAN, ARIA, FAVA, ATAA
and board member at large with the
Boreal Electro Acoustics Music Society (BEAMS)John's Photo Galleries
John at Mile Zero Dance Salon Series, March 9th, 2007
John at BEAMS June 26th, 2007 & Cortex September 18th, 2007
older photos of John
photos from the Rocky Mountains
photos from Europe
photos from Scotland
photos from Shetland
photos of castles & ruins
John & McBain
photo by Brad Pettigrew