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History Members Mark Sasso and Casey Laforet grew up together in Windsor, and began playing as a band after moving to Toronto following high school. They played their first show in 2002 with two other musicians at Toronto club Holy Joes, although Sasso and Laforet have disagreed in the press about whether that show was played under the name Token Hillbillies or Mark Sasso and the Sassettes. Although the two other musicians dropped out of the band's lineup after only a few shows, Sasso and Laforet continued as a duo, hooking up with producer Stephen Pitkin to record their first EP, Tin Type. Tin Type was recorded over two days in Mark Sasso's living room. The band called the recording space "The Orange Room" because it was painted orange. The EP was released in January 2004 by weewerk Records, and came packaged in a brown paper bag containing a handmade photobook done in the style of the American Old West. Pitkin recorded and co-produced Tin Type, but did not officially become a band member until the band released its first LP, Ambassador, on Six Shooter Records in 2005. Ambassador was recorded in a former abattoir in the Toronto Public Stock Yards, which had been converted to a recording studio called Monumental Sound by Joe Dunphy. The album was named for the Ambassador Bridge which connects Windsor with Detroit. The band released its second full length album, Mountain Meadows, in 2008. Mountain Meadows was coproduced with John Critchley at Green Door Studio in Toronto, where the album was also mixed. In keeping with the band's fondness for incorporating unique room tones within the recording, a number of locations across Canada were selected, including Healey Lake Lodge in MacTier, Wayne Town Hall in Wayne, Mount Robson Lodge in Valemount, and Halla Music in Toronto, as well as Casey Laforet's kitchen and Mark's garage. The album was shortlisted for the coveted 2009 Polaris Prize. Until June 2008, Pitkin's contribution to Elliott Brood was embellished by his use of a Samsonite "Silhouette" suitcase instead of a conventional bass drum. After pummeling through several cases at inopportune times, he decided to put the idea to rest. This came after a particularly destructive encore on a double bill with United Steel Workers of Montreal at Le Divan Orange club in Montreal. The destroyed case from that show now resides as an art installation on the wall of the Moho Tavern in Peterborough. Tours Elliott Brood has toured extensively throughout Canada as well as internationally. They have opened for acts including Wilco, Blue Rodeo, The Black Crowes, Corb Lund, Do Make Say Think and The Sadies. They also headlined the first "Wood, Wires, and Whisky" tour across Canada in fall 2007, with The Acorn, Sunparlour Players and Plants and Animals. Elliott Brood has also played at the Olympic villiage and Whistler for the 2010 winter Olympics in British Columbia Discography Albums and EPs 2004: Tin Type 2005: Ambassador 2008: Mountain Meadows Singles 2005: "Second Son" 2005: "The Bridge" Videos 2004: "Cadillac Dust" Tin Type 2005: "Second Son" Ambassador 2005: "Only at Home" Tin Type 2005: "The Bridge" Ambassador 2008: "Oh, Alberta" - Tin Type 2008: "Fingers and Tongues" - Mountain Meadows DVD 2007: Backwood Sessions Includes music videos (The Bridge, Second Son), Karaokee (Oh, Alberta),unreleased song "Gentle Temper" and tour footage from 2004 (Running time: 20 Minutes) Awards 2006: Ambassador Rising Star Award: Group 2006 Nominations 2006: Ambassador 2006 Juno Awards Roots & Traditional Album Of The Year: Group 2009: Mountain Meadows 2009 Juno Awards Roots & Traditional Album Of The Year: Group 2009: Mountain Meadows 2009 Juno Awards Juno Award for Design and Artwork 2009: Mountain Meadows Polaris Prize shortlist Instruments Mark Sasso Guitar: Gibson L-00 Acoustic Banjo: Unknown Ukulele: Oscar Schmidt Harmonica: Casey Laforet Guitar: Gibson LG0 painted picture of Chief Joseph on backside of guitar Bass Pedals: Roland PK-5 into MIDI sampler: Roland SP404 Ukulele: Oscar Schmidt Distortion Pedal: Boss MT-2 Metal Zone Stephen Pitkin Drums: Unknown Suitcase kickdrum: Samsonite (no longer uses suitcases) Other Percussion: Old toaster (The Valley Town) Piano: Only in studio (example: Woodward Ave.) References ^ "Elliott Brood: Building a History", Exclaim!, July 2008. ^ Ladouceur, Liisa (2005-10-13). "Riding the rails with Toronto roots-rock myth-makers Elliott Brood". eye weekly. http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_10.13.05/music/elliottbrood.php. ^ Horan, Andrew (2006). "Death Country comes to town". Scene and Heard. http://www.sceneandheard.ca/article.php?id=1573&morgue=1. ^ Rolfe, Chris (2004-08-12). "In the Brood". eye weekly. http://www.eyeweekly.com/eye/issue/issue_08.12.04/music/elliottbrood.php. ^ Correspondence with Stephen Pitkin ^ http://www.elliottbrood.ca/Band.shtml ^ "Galaxie Celebrates Canadian Music Week 2006". CBC. March 2, 2006. http://www.cbc.radio-canada.ca/newsreleases/20060302.shtml. 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