Trikl-Tshyn Profiles

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Mike Blais
Drummer

Born June 5th, 1978, Calgary, Alberta.I got my first drum kit Christmas of 1990 and proved to be a natural. I have played in many bands such as Wreckless, Sens Unique (french music) through out high school. I have also toured and played large venues with the Dharma Bums which was formed in 1994 till about 1996. As the Dharma Bums went their separate ways, I continued to play in another and, Smiling Politely, with my older brother Chris.

Later in 1997 we parted company when I stopped playing, sold my kit and moved to Toronto. About one year later I returned to Timmins for work for Northern Ventilation ( I am now co-owner). In February 1999, I got together with Shawn and Andre. I bought all new equipment and we formed TRIKL TSHYN.


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Shaun Melanson - Singer/Guitar

Shaun Melanson
Singer/Guitar

Music is my life. My father had played in many different bands while I was growing up. I guess you can say that he was and is a major influence on me and my music. I can remember as a kid, my brother, my sister, and I would perform in front of my parents doing lip syncs and dancing. As I grew older, I sang solo at school. I never did very well due to the fact that I would get extremely nervous and mix up my words.

It wasn't until the age of 18 that I finally came out of my shell and wanted to play the guitar. My father was really excited for me so he went out and bought me an electric guitar and amp. I practiced every day. When I felt that I had gained enough experience as a musician, I decided to try out for a local band that was having a difficult time finding the right voice for their music. Although I was nervous that i had never attempted to sing and play my guitar at the same time in front of other musicians, after the first song we played, I was voted in as a member of OBEX (now called A.K.A.). We played together from August of 1995 until November of 1997. Do to conflicting interests, I decided to part company and set out to form my own band. Still practicing every day and writing my own music, I found two perfect band mates, Mike and Andre. The minute we started jamming I knew that we had something good in the making.


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Andre Genest - Bass/Vocals

Andre Genest
Bass/Vocals

When I was about twelve years old, i began playing guitar on an old mini acoustic type guitar. It didn't sound the best but for me, it was a start. After a few years had past, I got my first electric guitar and started to learn some of the songs that I had been listening to. I learned a lot of cover songs and started to jam with a friend that had a drum set. We played mostly heavy songs like Slayer and Metallica. We added a couple more guys (Bass, Guitar, Vocals) and that was my first band. We started writing original songs about our lives inspirations and let downs. We had some great songs but unfortunately, things didn't work our way.

I moved to Ottawa, Ontario, Canada for about five years, where I've seen some really good bands play down at Barrymore's. I hope we play there some day. I moved back to Timmins and I met up with Shawn. We started jamming and we were coming up with originals like there was no tomorrow. We clicked immediately, musically speaking. Shawn said he knew a really good drummer in town so we decided to ask Mike if he'd be interested in playing in a band with us. Mike said he was game and we've been writing music together since.