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Blues Element
Blues / Jazz / Other

"jazzed about the blues"

Toronto, Ontario
Canada

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Last Login:  10/10/2008
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   Blues Element: General Info
Member Since1/17/2007
Band Websiteblueselement.com
Band MembersLIVE BLUES ELEMENT "Du Jour":

Jamie Browning (lead vocals, author, composer) and Iain Green (drums, back up vocals, composer, arranger, musical director)
WITH (most recently): Jason Farrar (bass, back up vocals) and Adam Rawski (guitar).
WITH (summer out of town line up): Andrew Stewart (bass) and Dave West (guitar, back up vocals)
WITH (thanks to): Jerome Tucker, Dane Wedderburn, Curtis Robinson, Kenmi Chank, Damon Hines, Victor Cruz, Justin Snikkar, and Frank Horvat.

STUDIO BLUES ELEMENT:

BABY'S GOT THE BLUES (2005)

Jamie & Iain were joined by Rod Phillips R.I.P. (B3 organ), Michael Fonfara (piano & B3 organ), Dave 'Slopie' Powell (piano), Bryan Huntley (bass), Alec Fraser (bass), Michael Keith (guitar), and Kenmi Chank (guitar) for "Baby's Got The Blues", produced by Alec Fraser.

ARE YOU READY (2008)

Jamie & Iain were joined by Jason Wilson (piano, B3 organ, Rhodes), Justin Snikkar (bass), Kenmi Chank (guitar), Garfield Stoddart (guitar), and Rebecca Campbell (back up vocals) for "Are You Ready", produced by Jamie & Iain.
Influences"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best." ~Henry Van Dyke~

What do people really mean when they ask who your influences are?

The people that inspire us do not necessarily inspire us to sound LIKE them...

Dinah Washington, Ruth Brown, James Brown, Louis Jordan... they are just a few of the folks that Blues Element covers if a cover song suits the moment.

Ruth Brown is the main reason why Jamie started singing and writing jazz & blues.

A surprising number of people have told us that our original tunes remind them of Steely Dan. (see our blog on that subject)

Iain and Jamie both LOVE Prince. Iain wants to produce and arrange like Quincy Jones. Jamie has been to almost as many punk gigs as Iain has played Soca gigs.

Iain's top 5 are:
Duke Ellington,
Miles Davis,
The Police,
Bob Marley, and
James Brown.

Jamie's top 5 are:
David Bowie,
Iggy Pop,
Nick Cave,
Ruth Brown, and
Nina Simone. Although she is considering changing this to a "Top 6" so she can add Martha Wainwright.

Some of the other artists that one or both of us likes or at least liked at some point on the path to here and now, in no particular order: Thelonious Monk, Grace Jones, Billie Holiday, Julian Fauth, P.J. Harvey, AmoebA QuichE, Paul Simon, Bauhaus, Kate Bush, Buddy Guy, Johnny Cash, The Velvet Underground, Patti Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Etta James, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Sonny & Brownie, Sonny & Cher, Hafdis Huld, Ronny Size, John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, Saturnalia (of the 1/2 dozen or so bands we know of with that name, we mean the one that was from Toronto), Ray Charles, The Jam, Dead Can Dance, Siouxsie and The Banshees, The Pretenders, B.B. King, Seal, King Tubby, Ann Magnuson, Daphne's Purple Closet, The Supremes, Tabarruk, Otis Redding, Curtis Mayfield, Lee Scratch Perry, Tina Turner, Groovy Religion, DropDeadBeats (of the 3 bands we know of with that name, we mean the one that was from Toronto) and all the other musicians and bands that we have added as friends - there are too many to list here!

So, does that answer the question?

Oh, and a big thanks also goes to Ernst Haeckel's Art Forms in Nature (Kunstformen der Natur) for our background image. As a scientist he was pretty much a fraud, but as an artist he was pretty much amazing. If you like this image and are curious you should Google Ernst Haeckel to see more of his amazing work.
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   About Blues Element
HELLO!
Thanks for visiting. This is where we are supposed to put our bio, but our bio is posted in a few other places already. But we decided we might as well at least include a mini bio here.

Blues Element

Main Ingredients:
Composers Jamie Browning and Iain Green
1 bowl of blues
1 pinch of pop
1/2 jug of jazz
1/4 cup of country
A dash of folk and a splash of funk
Jamie sings
Iain drums
Mix well (with others)

Toronto's Blues Element is the vehicle that has been bringing the song writing skills of Jamie Browning and Iain Green to the stage and into the studio with the help of the best session players money and barter can buy.

The duo has yet to find their fellow Musketeers (all for one and one for all!) but has instead enjoyed working with an amazing array of talent for their first 2 album releases and live performances since they started writing together in 2004.

They are currently writing songs for cd 3 which they hope will someday join "Baby's Got The Blues" (2005) and "Are You Ready" (2008) in the collections and on the programs of d.j.s worldwide.

2004 - writing and recording
2005 - 10 track cd "Baby's Got The Blues" is released
2006 - BGTB track "It's Not You" included on the soundtrack of Canadian film "Chicknapping"
2005 - 2007 - writing, performing, recording
2008 - 12 track cd "Are You Ready" is released
- AYR track "Good Strong Drink" included on 272 Records cd compilation "Blues Highway Vol 1"
- writing and performing
2009 - ? - writing, performing, recording, releasing?

If you'd like more details you can also visit us here. There's also tons of reviews and feedback there about our 2005 (and 1st) release, "Baby's Got The Blues" as well as a few other tunes. But admittedly, it is a rather boring website. We've spent zero dollars and not much more in time on it. Sorry. Music uses up all of both commodities :)

Here's another place to visit us and hear a few other tunes: Blues Element
at MusicDirectx - Discover, Download, Watch

To contact the band remove the extra bits from: blues (at) blueselement (dot) com

MUSIC: For a while we were rotating 4 tracks at a time from the new album "Are You Ready" here on MySpace along with 2 songs from our 1st cd "Baby's Got The Blues". We've just switched to half and half - 3 songs from each cd are now on the player. We are pleased and amazed that BGTB received airplay in over 30 countries and is still receiving regular airplay, most recently/at the time of writing this in Belgium, The Netherlands, St. John's Newfoundland, Montreal and Kamloops B.C.

"Are You Ready" was officially released in January 2008 (see video below) and we've started to receive radio play lists and emails from djs around the world. (France, Belgium, The Netherlands, Norway, Italy, Australia, Spain, Portugal and the U.K., Georgia, Texas, New York and Nebraska in the U.S, and Kamloops, Montreal, St. John's, Waterloo, Hanover, Thunder Bay, Ottawa & Toronto in Canada so far)

ARE YOU READY - shot during sound check at our January 2008 cd release party at the Cadillac Lounge (sorry about the sound...we plan to replace the clip someday with one that has sound from the board, but in the meantime...)

Blues Element - Are You Ready

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Are You Ready - The Apollo, Thunder Bay Ontario, August 2008.



Born Knowing - Live From The Rock, Red Rock Ontario, August 2008.



Blues, G! and Not Thinking Of You - Live From The Rock, Red Rock Ontario, August 2008.





SO, DO YOU WANNA INVEST IN OUR FUTURE?

Well, you can read our BLOG to get the lowdown on downloads of the new cd. Also, this link will take you to a page on our main site that will let you know where to get our cds via digital downloads. (most likely we are available at your favourite online store)

OR, get at least BGTB here now while you're thinking about it! (we do plan to post the Snocap store for "Are Your Ready" also, if it ever becomes available.)




HARD COPY CDs

Also, for your listening pleasure and shop at home comfort, :) Blues Element is NOW AVAILABLE at CD Baby in hard copy cd for those of you (like us) who still collect cds:

Buy the CD
BLUES ELEMENT: Baby's Got The Blues
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Buy the CD
BLUES ELEMENT: Are You Ready
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Blues Element's Friends Comments
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~Alicia~





Oct 10 2008 8:24 PM

Hey Jamie!

Things are going well with the new condo. You know how it is though with a new place. It takes time to really break it in LOL.
Other than that things are good.
Are you working these days?
Robert (Robby Baby)





Oct 6 2008 2:53 AM

Hey there, watching your vids a bit. I saw the one of you at the Apollo in my city, Thunder bay. I will have to keep a schedule of such things again. I missed seeing you, and I remember you saying you were perhaps going to be in the area.

I'm listening to all my music contacts music tracks more thoroughly and will get to yours soon.

Nice vids! Keep posting :)
Hounddog Radio





Oct 1 2008 3:16 PM

Thanks for being a friend of HounddogRadio.net
Ken Tellus





Sep 30 2008 1:59 AM

Hellu there!

Replying to your question; no, I don't think my song counter ever have been buffed here. I haven't noticed anything strange about it!

An injury and a pc collapse have strongly delayed my cd release.

//:Ken Tellus
Lady_Into_Blues





Sep 29 2008 2:35 AM

HELLO from South Carolina! THANKS for the add and sharing with me! Drop by anytime..:)...Have a GREAT week!..L I B
GIANT BLUE CURTAIN





Sep 26 2008 1:42 AM

yeah that was me giving your tunes over 11,000 listens today...
The Ducks





Sep 25 2008 3:55 PM

Sorry guys , that was just me , playing
your songs over and over, I didn't realize I had listened 11,000 times today!!! Tom
Hot Tamales Blues Band





Sep 25 2008 4:38 AM

Great new track!!!
The Ducks





Sep 23 2008 12:11 PM

Thanks for adding us back! Great to
hear your music again! Keep up the
great stuff! Love from Tom and Linda
BLUES TASTE





Sep 22 2008 5:54 PM

Wishing you a Great Week,
Blues on!
J T Fonemy





Sep 21 2008 1:13 PM

nice to know ,your still together
J T Fonemy





Sep 21 2008 9:35 AM

thanks for comment ,have a great sonday, best regrads
IAN // ANNESSON





Sep 20 2008 8:57 AM

thank you...I've seen you guys are onboard aswell...pretty cool track of you!
So we're finally made it to Hollywood..haha!
Regards,
Ian

Soeren Jordan





Sep 16 2008 7:14 AM

Thanks for the nice comment, I was really busy, apart from you, I haven..t really checked out the music of the other bands on the 272 copilation.I really like the vibe of your music, great voice, beautiful tunes, keep it up, Sören.
Miranda Barber @ The Big Secret, Ginglik, 15th Oct





Sep 15 2008 8:22 PM

Hey there! Thanks so much for for the add and the very lovely comment. Much appreciated, and a genuine pleasure to sit back and savour your sounds. Delicious!

If you fancy a copy of my wee album with full length tracks rather than snippets on my page, you can either just click on the album cover on my page or visit http://www. mirandabarber. com/listen. html and I would be more than happy to send you over a signed copy.

Take it easy and all the very best,

Miranda x


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Sep 13 2008 5:59 PM

Hey Blues Element! Thanks for the add and for loving our song on the 272 records compilation :-) We love your song too, great music!!!!
Best wishes, DAN
Ray


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Sep 13 2008 1:04 PM

Hey Gang,
Thanks for the add. It's an honor to be one of your friends. You sound great. Keep the music alive.
Ray
~Jan Carroll~





Sep 12 2008 10:50 PM

Jamie and Iaian..such a sweet/kind comment my friends...I greatly appreciate your friendship! Have a wonderful weekend ahead and hopefully, we'll talk soon! Always my best..

~Jan~
www. krushradio. com
BILLY BLUEZZHEAD





Sep 12 2008 1:30 PM

HEY!!!!!!!
WISH YOU ALL THE BEST!!!!!!
YOUR MUSIC IS AMAZING!!!!!!!!
I VISIT OFTEN TO HEAR YOUR TRACKS!!!!!!!!!!
HAVE AN AWESOME WEEKEND!!!!!!!
GREETINGS FROM ATHENS, GREECE!!!!!
Peter Tschirky electric bassoon





Sep 12 2008 10:44 AM

hello from switzerland,

I wish you a wonderful weekend.
Sincerely
Peter Tschirky


think twice

Think twice before….
Text by Peter Tschirky


Think twice before you eat a fish.
the animal died in Lake Victoria in Africa.

Think twice before you buy a cheap T-shirt
Child labour is cruel.

Wake up, wake up
Go with open eyes through the streets
You are not alone in this world

Think twice before you use the car in the city.
the black dust sticks in your lungs.


Think twice before you buy Coca Cola.
In India, the water level drops.

Wake up, wake up
Go with open eyes through the streets.
You are not alone in this world.

Think twice before you privatize the hospital
Maybe you're sick tomorrow.

Think twice before you eat a hamburger.
Junk food is nothing for your body

Wake up, wake up
Go with open eyes through the streets.
You are not alone in this world.

Think twice before you take drugs.
Many farmers have paid with their life in Colombia.

Think twice if you choose a new president.
War and peace shake hands.

But why I tell you this?
Deep inside you exactly know what about I'm talking.
Wake up, wake up
Go with open eyes through the streets.
You are not alone in this world.

Wake up, wake up

Wake up, wake up
Bryan Arcand





Sep 11 2008 12:28 PM

Thanks for stopping by and taking the time to listen
all the best

bryan
Miss Nicole (Force of Nature)





Sep 10 2008 3:18 AM

Great music! Thanks for allowing me to be in your circle of friends!
BLUES TASTE





Sep 9 2008 2:57 PM

Loving your music!!!!! Thanks !! Sounds Great!!!!! ;
All the best.
Blues on!
~Jan Carroll~





Sep 5 2008 7:34 PM

Thank you for your friendship...you rock, my new friends....Always my best...

~Jan~
www. krushradio. com
THE HEXMEN





Sep 3 2008 6:23 AM

Hi There, hope u r all well. Weve new songs, please let me know what u think
Kindest regards
George
facebook:george wickstead ( for ilike) etc
Whiskey Mojo





Sep 1 2008 3:24 PM

Hey there...we received the album today....it's a great album with plenty of great songs and impressive playing. Nice one!
Whiskey Mojo
Timo Gross





Aug 30 2008 1:52 AM

Hi Folks!

thanks for the kind words... so now we are connected...