The Blues Experiment

Glenn Gillis Began His Interest For Music At The Age Of 14. At The Age Of 16 His Very First Garage Band Was Called “The Flowers” Playing Hits Such As Yummy Yummy Jumping Jack Flash Lets Live For Today Time Won’t Let Me G L O R I A Crimson And Clover Etc. But His Very First Weekend Gig Was Actualy Playing Bass In A Western Band Obviously It Didn’t Last Very Long. After Several Practices With “The Flowers” They Began Playing In School Dance Halls Every Weekend. Of Course The Style Then Was Long Hair Patched Jeans And Sandles. The Sign Of Peace Was Everyones Slogan. As A Year Would Pass Their Popularity Flourished And They Were Asked To Play At The First Biggest Pop Festival In Rouyn Noranda. They Shared The Stage With Names Such As Aprin Wine Mashmakan Higgen’s Hill And Meny More.In 1969 They Changed Their Name For “The Crocus Showfall” The Band Was Winning Jam Contests In Val-Dor Their Home Town And All Over Abitibi. Unfortunetly The Band Would Brake Up In 1972 But Glenn Was Always On The Move Forming New Bands And Changing Styles From Pop Hard Rock Classic Rock And Then Trying Something New Which He Fell In Love With… BLUES. Of Course Blues And Booze Go Together But All That Suddenly Stopped In 1980 Glenn Never Tuched The Stuff After That. In The Year 2000 He Formed The Corruptibles Abitibi’s Best Blues Band. He Was Asked To Play A Video Topo For A TV Program Called “Les Chois De Sophie” Télé Québec. Their Very First Blues Festival Was In Rouyn Norands Www.Norandblues.Com Year 2000. From There Glenn Moved To Quebec City Forming Glenn Gillis & The Blues Experiment. Glenn Gillis & The Blues Experiment Is One Of Quebec Canada’s Most Popular Blues Bands And Certainly Has To Be One Of The Most Original Of Their Kind. Their Second Album Entitled “Bad Times” Is Already Recognized As A Success And Their Stage Performance Justifies Just That. Each Musician Carries A Load Of Experience From Way Back In The Seventies. The Blues Experiment Surfaced In 2003 Initially Glenn Being The Only Singer/ Composer In The Band Called It Glenn Gillis & The Blues Experiment Because They Do Enjoy Experimenting With The Music Of The Blues. His Very First CD Came Out In 2001 It Was A Demo Example Of 12 Compositions Entitled “The Traveler” Which Was Pure Blues. In 2004 The CD Entitled “The Letter D” Was A Complete Transformation Bringing The Mood Towards A Mixture Of Blues And Classic Rock Which Was Glenn’s Second Cd And Was Nominated For CD Of That Year At The Lys Blues Gala Which Was Held At The Club Soda In Montreal. Changes Occurred In 2005 With The Arrival Of Two New Members Barry Nameth On Drums And “René Gignac” On Bass Raising The Band To Another Level. After Numerous Concerts Stage Performances And Constantly Writing New Material Glenn Decided To Record Another CD However This Time With The Help Of Normand Lacroix The Lead Guitarist Who Composed Most Of The Music And Glenn Writing All The Lyrics. This Recent Project Is Entitled “Bad Times” Which Came Out In October 2006. Again In 2007 Their Cd BadTimes Was Up For Nominees For Blues Cd Of The Year. Festivals We’ve Played At MAXUMUM BLUES—-FESTIVAL BLUES DONNACONA—-FESTIVAL BLUES BEAUPORT—-ÉDWIN BÉLANGER—-FESTIVAL JAZZ& BLUES EDMONSTON read less