Brock Skywalker

Brock Skywalker

Infobox Musical artist
Name = Brock Skywalker


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Background = solo_singer
Birth_name = Brock Jason Armstrong Skywalker
Alias = BrockSky
Born = Birth date and age|1971|8|3
Died =
Origin = Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Instrument = Vocals
Guitar
Accordion
Banjo
Flute
Mandolin
Penny whistle
Piano
Bohdran
Genre = Indie rock
Comedy
Folk
Occupation = Singer-songwriter
Web Developer
Producer
Years_active = 1993 – present
Label = FrozenPuck
Associated_acts = Arrogant Worms, Paul Bellows and the Dead Canadas, Heather Hutchison, Waynefest
URL = [http://www.frozenpuck.com www.frozenpuck.com]
Notable_instruments = Accordion that sounds like a Hammond Organ

Brock Jason Armstrong Skywalker (born August 3, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a founding member of the Alberta band Captain Tractor and since Tractor's inception, back in 1993, Brock has become a permanent fixture in the Alberta (even Canadian) music scene. Producer, singer, musician, engineer, promoter and Artistic Director of the Waynefest Music Festival [http://www.waynefest.com] in Wayne AB every September; Brock dabbles in all things musical.

Since leaving Captain Tractor in the fall of 2004, Brock has released a solo album called "Cerebral Re-Runs" [http://frozenpuck.com/music2/cerebral.php] . The band's name is "Brock Skywalker & His Irregular Heartbeats" (he says the name was forced on him by fellow Albertan musicians Paul Bellows and Kris Demeanor) irreverently referring to Brock's odd heart-health issues.

Brock's music has been called "smirk worthy pop" by Mike Ross of the Edmonton Sun, and Brock agrees with this assessment. He brandishes the title "Multi-Instrumentalist-Hack", a title given to him by the comedy act (and his good friends) The Arrogant Worms. He earned this title by playing 11 instruments but "none of them very well".

Brock has produced albums for: Carrie Horachek, Fred Nachbauer, Kris Demeanor, and Heather Hutchison. He has mastered albums for: Painting Daisies, Heather Hutchison, Kris Demeanor and Easy Life Club. He has also played on albums for: Captain Tractor, Paul Gross, Kris Demeanor, Jon Nordstrom, Carrie Horachek, Heather Hutchison, James Alex Murdoch, and Leigh Friesen. He has recorded music for TV shows such as: Due South, Higher Ground, The Chris Isaak Show and a handful of independent films.

External links

* [http://www.frozenpuck.com Brock Skywalker]
* [http://www.newmusiccanada.com/genres/artist.cfm?Band_Id=13662 Brock Skywalker] at newmusiccanada.com


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