Paint Biography, Information, Discography, Videography, Promo Photos, and Contact Information

BIOGRAPHY

"Rockstars and entertainers with a sincere change-the-world-with-heart attitude" (Midnight Matinee), Toronto's Paint have earned their reputation as one of Canada's hardest-working and most genuine indie bands with their infectiously energetic live performances, pop hooks, and lyrical depth.

Since the release of their critically-acclaimed 2009 debut Can You Hear Me?, Paint has played over 300 shows from Vancouver to Halifax, including multiple returns to North by Northeast (named one of the top acts of 2012 by The Toronto Star), Canadian Music Week, Indie Week, Hamilton Music Awards and New Music West, and been voted a listener-favourite on 102.1 The Edge.

Paint's 2011 sophomore album, Where We Are Today, was recorded and produced by Ian Smith with award-winning engineer Michael Chambers at Catherine North Studios (City and Colour, Feist, Gord Downie) and mastered by Joe Lambert in Brooklyn, NY (Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Social Distortion, Bright Eyes, The Trews). Influenced by Britpop and New Wave, Where We Are Today is dynamic and pop-focused; a step away from the "wall of sound," and towards more intricate and mature musicality and songwriting.

2013 witnessed the release of the Capsulated: Music Videos DVD, boldly producing music videos for all ten songs on Where We Are Today (including the film festival-selected "Boomerang"), plus four videos from Can You Hear Me? and bonus documentaries.

Capsulated and the band's close working relationship with filmmaker R. Stephenson Price have opened a multi-media door into Paint's live show and visual aesthetic. In 2015, Paint released a black-and-white short feature film called 11:11 and accompanying EP soundtrack, Based on Truth and Lies, courtesy of a dedicated fanbase through IndieGogo and the Canadian government's FACTOR program.

In 2016, Paint released the also FACTOR and IndieGogo-funded (disPLAY), a concert film and live album of mostly unreleased material that was filmed to a sold-out audience in Toronto in October 2014.

In 2018, the band marked its 10-year anniversary with an archives project, digging up the instrumental score for 11:11 entitled Chapter 11, and a compilation of unreleased material, Set The Children Free: The Lost Demos 2011 - 2018, followed by The Book of Joe, a 316-page photo e-book documenting the band's on stage history with photographer Joe Mac. In 2021, continuing to dig through the archives, an unreleased 2007 recording of a single, "Life," was released.

Announcing their closing shop on creating new music and live performance in 2023, in line with their 15th anniversary, Paint released ambitious and meticulously-compiled "15th anniversary" deluxe editions of Can You Hear Me? and Where We Are Today, each featuring 45 tracks of demos, live recordings, radio performances, and retrospective interviews, along with extensive liner notes and reimagined artwork. The band continues to maintain their online community and mine the vaults for ongoing archival projects "in honour of those who've supported us over the years and years."


"Combining UK-flavoured pop-jangle with an indie-rock swagger, this is an ode to hook-driven gems with splashes of exuberant energy, soaring melodies, and a star-crossed retro spirit." - The Lonely Vagabond

"Picture perfect." - 102.1 The Edge

"Intelligent people making incredible music." - The Examiner

"Prepare to clap along." - The Toronto Star

"5 Stars." - Youthink Magazine

"All killer, no filler... destined for arenas." - Soundproof Magazine

"An exciting blend of catchy pop rock and stellar lyrics... undeniable brilliance." - The Argosy

"Paint's music can be an exclamation point to the world. But in its quietest moments it is introspective and haunting... Can Paint be the next U2?" - Midnight Matinee

Robb Johannes: vocals
Jordan Shepherdson: guitar
Devin Jannetta: drums
Keiko Gutierrez: bass