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Barnburner: B.C. rockers craft next potential hockey anthem

Trigger Mafia, a Langley-based band, releases new EP and title-track video, Barnburner, next week

Trigger Mafia91裸聊视频檚 lead rocker, Langley91裸聊视频檚 own Shawn Meehan, hopes the band91裸聊视频檚 newest single 91裸聊视频 coming out next week 91裸聊视频 will be the next hockey anthem.

The four-member rock band had been working on an EP with a record label out of the Netherlands. They had three songs recorded and ready to go, but were being pushed to come up with a fourth.

Busy with their other band, West Coast Slackers 91裸聊视频 Meehan said they were a little reluctant to commit to another song. 91裸聊视频淲e were on the fence.91裸聊视频

But then the producers said 91裸聊视频淚 have a good feeling about you guys,91裸聊视频 and offered to help pay for it.

91裸聊视频淗ow could we refuse?91裸聊视频 Meehan laughed.

About seven months ago now, they were struggled to come up with just the right song, when Meehan took inspiration from his regular visits to the hockey rink with his son, who is developing as a high-performance player.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檓 in the arena four to five times a week,91裸聊视频 he said, if not at his son91裸聊视频檚 practices and games, then at the Vancouver Giants, Abbotsford Canucks, or Vancouver Canucks games.

Noticing the same seven or eight song playing at every game, Meehan suggested they try creating a tune appropriate for that playlist. Six writers, months of brainstorming, and multiple rewrites later, and Barnburner is now ready for release.

91裸聊视频淲e just kept rewriting it and rewriting it, and rewriting it, until it felt really good,91裸聊视频 Meehan said.

The video, shot in early September at Sportsplex in Walnut Grove, is already out on , and the EP comes out online next Wednesday, Dec. 20.

Meehan describes it as a hard driving hockey anthem.

91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 three minutes of pure energetic game time motivation that will ramp up the team and put the audience into a frenzy.91裸聊视频

So while they91裸聊视频檝e shopped it out to some of the area hockey teams to play, in the new year Trigger Mafia is going to start targeting a lot of big hockey markets in Canada, hoping it will become one of those quintessential hockey songs of the ages, played at every game across the continent 91裸聊视频 be that a midgets scrimmage or an NHL battle.

Cam Moon, radio announcer for the Edmonton Oilers 91裸聊视频 who does a voice over on the track 91裸聊视频 said: 91裸聊视频淏arnburner intertwines hockey and music with magical precision. As Dickie Dunn said in 91裸聊视频楽lapshot91裸聊视频, it captures the spirit of the thing.91裸聊视频

King Richard Brodeur, retired Vancouver Canucks star goalie and Stanley Cup finalist 91裸聊视频 who91裸聊视频檚 mentioned as a legend in the song 91裸聊视频 describes how he felt after the first listen: 91裸聊视频淭hat91裸聊视频檚 a cool song! Love it!91裸聊视频

They91裸聊视频檙e getting a lot of interest and play already, and Meehan 91裸聊视频 who is not a hockey player 91裸聊视频 is excited by the fervor building around the song.

91裸聊视频淚 played house league for a year, and was terrible,91裸聊视频 he admitted, leaving hockey to his brother and his son to master, while he sits in the playing guitar, instead.

In addition to releasing this latest Trigger Mafia EP and its title track, Meehan has been busy with a few other major music projects in recent months.

91裸聊视频淚91裸聊视频檝e got three heavy-duty projects all doing well,91裸聊视频 he shared.

Meehan is currently working with producer Brian Howes and will be shopping in the U.S. for a record label for his southern country-rock band, West Coast Slackers 91裸聊视频 which consists of many of the same performers that make up Trigger Mafia.

In addition to Meehan, who plays guitar and is lead vocalist with Trigger Mafia, he91裸聊视频檚 accompanied by Jay Wittur on bass guitar and vocals, Rod Senft on drums, Karl Oystensen on keyboards and vocals, and Chandra Russell providing back up vocals.

Meehan is also working with his second cousin from Coquitlam, developing the 15-year-old jazz-pop artist and 91裸聊视频済oing for that sort of Michael Buble type market.91裸聊视频

Started giving her guitar lessons, and she asked to sing for him one day, about a year and a half ago.

91裸聊视频淥h my god. So, I pulled her dad aside and said 91裸聊视频業91裸聊视频檓 not into managing, because managing is a hard job. But this kid91裸聊视频檚 got some talent. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. She91裸聊视频檚 got a fantastic voice. Do you mind if I developer?91裸聊视频,91裸聊视频 Meehan recounted the discussion.

She too has just released a four-song EP that91裸聊视频檚 being shopped around to music labels.

91裸聊视频淒iversifying, you might say,91裸聊视频 Meehan explained of his different projects. 91裸聊视频淯sing all my skills to make a living in the music industry.91裸聊视频



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