SONNY BOY MICK
Sonny Boy MIck just wrapped up a summer tour of Southern Ontario playin several prominent festivals including, Burlington Sound of Music Festival, SCENE Music Festival in St Catherines, Muskoka Summerfest and Dunnstock to mention a few.
The new cd "PEACE, LOVE, AND SONNY BOY" was just released in June of 2008 and is now available on ITUNES which features amazing vocals and textures that are a melting pot of styles from vast musical experience. The first single "Today" was just given a semi-finalist spot in the 2008 UK SONGWRITING CONTEST. Sonny Boy Mick was also nominated for "BEST POP ARTIST" in the 2008 Ontario Independant Music Awards. "Today" was also just given "Honourable Mention' in the BILLBOARD WORLD SONG WRITING CONTEST. We've had the opportunity of playing great shows at the Molson Amphitheatre VIP bashes for JACK JOHNSON, WHITE STRIPES, BLUE RODEO, NIN as well as Def Leppard , NICKELBACK and RADIOHEAD.
The tracks "Today" and "Always on my mind" have both been featured in episodes of "Out there with Melissa Dimarco" on CITY TV across the country.
"Catchy songs to keep you groovin in your day to day world"
Taking on the nickname that his parents gave him as a child, singer/songwriter Steve McPhail first picked up the guitar at the age of 11. It wasn't long after that he knew that music would be his lifelong love. Growing up in the Northern Ontario town of Sault Ste. Marie, he was singing in school festivals, teaching guitar and playing professional gigs by the age of 15. It was here that he had his first taste of playing in front of 5000 seat arena shows opening up for Ted Nugent. Sonny Boy used the money he made from teaching and performances to help pay for his post secondary education. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree from Lake Superior State University, he moved to Burlington Ontario to pursue his love of music, performing with some of Toronto's premier club acts, TOTAL STRANGER, PEPPER KAT, DIZZY BITES AND FALL FROM GRACE. as well as owning and operating Melody Man Studios (teaching and recording studio). Steve has also been writing with and producing several "up and coming" artists in the G.T.A. Over the past few years Sonny Boy Mick has toured Southern Ontario extensively playing as many as 50 weeks out of the year. He has opened for, as well as performed in festivals with the likes of Weezer, Sass Jordan, Kim Mitchell, Colin James, Tomi Swick, Radiohead, NIN to name a few. He has also worked as a studio musician making guest appearances as a vocalist and guitarist on several CD projects, and has even done some work with the Humble and Fred Morning Show on 102.1 The Edge through the late 90's Sonny Boy's previous project was the alternative rock band Fall From Grace, in which he was the lead vocalist and guitarist.Fall From Grace was released in seven territories throughout Europe and performed constantly.
The first solo project from Sonny Boy Mick titled "The Vibe of My Acoustic" was released in March 2001. It was recorded at Melody Man Studios in Burlington Ontario, during the months of November and December 2000. This collection of songs was recorded in a series of live sessions that capture the essence and energy of Sonny Boy's unique vocal style and songwriting abilities.
The SINGLE "HALLELUJAH" a cover of Leonard Cohen's masterpiece has had numerous downloads and continues to get great reviews on Itunes in the past while.
The single "Today" continues to gather momentum-- being added to stations rotation thruout Canada.