Butterfinger (Canadian band)

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Name = Butterfinger


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Instrument = vocals, Guitar, Bass, drums
Genre = Alternative, Rock
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Years_active = 2001 – 2004
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URL = http://www.smoothlikebuttah.com
Current_members = Dean Person Tyler Penny John Sanche Damon Tupper
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Butterfinger is a Saskatchewan-based Canadian alternative/rock band having released an independently recorded studio album.

Their award-winning song, Breathe won several awards including the national songwriting competition in conjunction with Canadian Music Week in 2001. The song was quickly a regular request and was played frequently in several Western Canadian Markets. Due to the success of Breathe, the band was inspired to work on a full-length album project, directed by Producer, Mixer, and Engineer Jared Kuemper.

Butterfinger was nominated for "Outstanding Rock Recording" at the Western Canadian Music Awards in 2003. [ [http://www.cmw.net/cmw2004/bands.htm Canadian Music Week 2004 ] ]

In November 2003, Butterfinger was awarded a VideoFACT grant to shoot a music video for the song, "Do You Feel". They were one of only 40 to receive the grant out of the 284 submissions. The video was produced by a Toronto film company called Firewatch Films. [ [http://www.saskrecording.ca/session/2003/november.html Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association ] ]

The band has not released any new music since 2004, and the band is currently inactive.

Members

*Dean Person - Lead Guitar, Vocals
*Tyler Penny - Lead Vocals, Guitar
*John Sanche - Bass, Vocals
*Damon Tupper - Drums, Vocals

References

External links

* [http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/butterfinger CDBaby Album Listing]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/indie/butterfinger/main.html Butterfinger Fan Site]