Lindsay Robins

Lindsay Robins (born December 18, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec) is a singer-songwriter who wrote and performed the theme song "What Would You Do" for the VJ Search reality series on MuchMusic, which went on to be the 2007 recipient of The North American Promax Award for Best Music Package/Theme Song. She has also released a rock album, "Dirty Chemistry", on Aquarius Records, and has written and performed music for the television show, Instant Star.

Robins spent her childhood surrounded by music. Her mother was a wedding singer, and by the age of 6, Lindsay was filling in and trying to get as much stage time as possible. By the age of 15, Lindsay was writing songs and playing guitar and piano, and had already recorded some of her music as pop demos.

Her music has an edge to it, and a number of her songs can be described as angst-driven, expressed through an energetic and aggressive vocal style. In her album, she sought to "say exactly what I wanted and to put myself into every track of the record . . . I am not a one-dimensional figure, I live life in 3D and my music reflects that...Some tracks are darker and angrier, and my music is a way to express that side of my personality but it is not the only side of my character that I express through my songs. I love to shock people and make them laugh. I also love to push ppl's buttons and push boundaries to see how far i can go before something breaks".

Her album, "Dirty Chemistry" is produced by songwriters Christopher Ward and Fred St. Gelais, who have worked with artists such as Alannah Myles, Amanda Marshall, and Randy Bachman, and who have also been working with Alexz Johnson on the music for Instant Star. Lindsay Robins appears on the soundtrack for the third season of "Instant Star", singing a song called "Shooting Star". She also wrote a song - "Never Enough" - for the second season of "Instant Star". These are the songs done by the character, "Patsy Sewer" (played by Zoie Palmer) on the show. As noted by the executive producer of "Instant Star": "While often Patsy's wildest vocalisations are indeed rendered by Zoie Palmer, the more polished performances of songs like "Shooting Star" and last season's "Never Enough" have actually featured the voice of rising Canadian rock star Lindsay Robins." [http://www.instantstar.ctv.ca/msgBoardView.jsp?BID=10003&MTID=584428&OFFSET=8] The Instant Star soundtrack CD with "Shooting Star" is ready for release, pending the completion of a distribution arrangement.

Lindsay Robins has shared the stage with the likes of Simple Plan, Mobile, and Eva Avila.

Two singles have been released from her debut album: "Freaks" (an anthem for individuality) and "I Can't Forget Your Face". She also has a video, directed by Erik Canuel, who also directed Bon Cop Bad Cop, one of the highest grossing Canadian films to date. Aside from the music, the video taps into several years of experience which she had in school with musical theatre.

Lindsay was a Top 24 competitor on the sixth season of Canadian Idol. She was eliminated in the first week of public voting.

External links

* [http://www.lindsayrobins.com/ Official Site]
* [http://www.muchmusic.com/events/vjsearch06/show/themesong/ VJ Search Website]
* [http://www.aquariusrecords.com/ Aquarius Records Website]
* [http://www.c3events.ca/ C3 Events Website]
* [http://lindsayrobins.baom.net/ Free music downloads]
* [http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=42484280 Her MySpace profile, including streaming audio of "What Would You Do" and three other songs]
* [http://www.muchmusic.com/video/2006/shows/vjsearch/03/what_would_you_do.wvx Music Video for "What Would You Do"]