- Ten Second Epic
Infobox musical artist
Name = Ten Second Epic
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Origin =Edmonton ,Alberta ,Canada
Genre = Rock [ [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:3xfpxqydld0e~T1 Ten Second Epic - Biography] ]
Years_active = 2002 – Present
Label =Ethics Industries Black Box Recordings Bullion Records
Current_members = Andrew Usenik (vocals)
Daniel Carriere (guitar)
Craig Spelliscy (guitar)
Sandy MacKinnon (bass)
Patrick Birtles (drums)Ten Second Epic is a five-piece rock band from
Edmonton ,Alberta . The band consists of Andrew Usenik (vocals), Daniel Carriere (guitar ), Craig Spelliscy (guitar ), Sandy MacKinnon (bass guitar ) and Patrick Birtles (drums).History
"One More for the Road" was the first disc released by the band in 2004 which sold nearly 4,000 units across
Canada . After the release of their independent disc, the band played every single date of the Canadian leg of theWarped Tour , selling out large capacity venues and being voted the “Best Band inEdmonton ” bySEE Magazine .Following the moderate success of "One More for the Road", Ten Second Epic wasted little time and soon found themselves recording at Canadian super producer
Garth Richardson ’s Farm Studios in Gibsons,British Columbia .The result of Richardson’s collaboration with the band was Ten Second Epic’s most successful album to date, "
Count Yourself In "."
Count Yourself In " was released onOctober 10 ,2006 .Music videos for "Suck It Up, Princess", "Count Yourself In", "Old Habits Die Hard" and “Avenue Days” received notable airplay on
MuchMusic . Additionally, the respective singles received notable airplay on college and mainstream radio stations acrossCanada .“Count Yourself In” was nominated for Rock Song of the Year by Canadian Association of Broadcasters (CAB) for the 11th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards and the same song was also nominated for a
MuchMusic Video Award and ended up on the MuchMusic compilation disc “PunchMuch.”The third single, “Old Habits Die Hard” received great praise as well and ended up on newest installment of the
MuchMusic Big Shiny Tunes series.Ten Second Epic recently announced the title of their third studio album will be "Hometown" and the first single is "Life Times." The single was released on the bands
MySpace page onMonday ,September 22nd along with the new album artwork. "Hometown" is scheduled to be released onJanuary 27th 2009.Current members
*Andrew Usenik (vocals)
*Daniel Carriere (guitar)
*Craig Spelliscy (guitar)
*Sandy MacKinnon (bass)
*Patrick Birtles (drums)Music Videos/Singles
*"Home In The Heartland"
* "Suck It Up, Princess"
* "Count Yourself In"
* "Old Habits Die Hard"
* "Avenue Days"
* "Life Times"Discography
*"One More for the Road" (2004)
*"Count Yourself In " (2006)
*"Hometown" (2009)References
External links
* [http://www.purevolume.com/tensecondepic Ten Second Epic on PureVolume]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tensecondepic Ten Second Epic on Myspace]
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