![]() However, the girl group dropped from their label, and by then the two had nobody to write lyrics for the song or release it. Studio Killers formed after bandmembers Dyna Mink and Goldie Foxx had a tune to be sent to a girl group in the United Kingdom. It became the anthem of benefit event Serious Request on the Dutch radio station 3FM in 2011, and appeared on Spin's "20 Best Songs of the Summer" that same year. The song has been met with positive critical reviews, with praise going towards the song's production and arrangement. It also made several chart appearances in Denmark, Finland, and Belgium. The single was the most successful in the Netherlands, where it was number one on charts such as the Dutch Top 40 and Mega Single Top 100 and went gold. The single was first issued on 6 April 2011 as the lead single from Studio Killers' self-titled debut studio album, which was later released in 2013. Dyna Mink and Goldie Foxx composed the tune, while the lyrics were made by vocalist Chubby Cherry. Break beats, synth loops and vocals are depicted in the song's arrangement. The energetic three-minute and 26-second dance-pop song, which plays in the key of F-sharp major, tells the story of somebody trying to dance but being prevented by a bouncer from doing so. Via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more." Ode to the Bouncer" is a song written, performed and produced by electropop group Studio Killers. Includes unlimited streaming of Ode to Gerry Barber ![]() If you would like this option, email directly at addition to my musical collaborators I wanted to especially thank the following people who have supported me in this project: Adri Anna, Alexandra Gruca-Macaulay, Amelia Brown, Andre Bouchard, Bernard Chartand, Bill Dare, Bruce Deachman, Carly Dybka, Chris White, Dave and Sherri Macki, Denise Legare Donald Clark, Janet and Dennis, Heather Weinrich, Jean Ouellette, Jim Sutherland, Kathy Cook and Mike Blanchfield, Ken Moore, Ken Risdon, Lalith Gunaratne, Lynn Chairelli, Marie-Eve Filteau, Mary Moreland, Maude Downey, Michael Rutherford, Michelle Gariepy, Mike and Gail, Nancy Shaver, Nicole Findlay, Paul Crete, Pierre Tardiff, Ramine Shaw, Rebecca Aird, Scott McNess, Sharon Tapp, Sybil Grace If you're in Ottawa I will hand deliver the CD to you for free if you like. The digital version of the album, available on Bandcamp, contains a bonus track, comes with an uncensored version of “Ode to Gerry Barber”, where Gerry Barber Junior speaks a more accurate version of what his dad would have said. The CD comes with a 12-page booklet about the songs, not available with the digital version. Special guest Ottawa musicians include: Sylvio Modolo, Angel Araos, Kelly Craig, Ryan Purchase, Zeek Gross, Kim Kaskiw, Patrick Pharand, Christine Fagan, Dan Artuso, Jason Sonier, and Stuart Rutherford. Principal accompanying musicians on the album are Marie Soleil Fecteau on vocals and Rob Lethbridge on upright bass. The album was recorded and mixed at Ottawa’s Gallery Recording Studio by Dean Watson, produced by singer-songwriter/producer/videographer North Easton and mastered by Grammy-nominated Philip Shaw Bova. The song, "Ode to Gerry Barber" includes a special guest appearance by Gerry Barber Junior saying the words his dad once spoke. The song “The Great Fire (of 1870)” has a video that was filmed in the Burnt Lands in Almonte where the fire once raged. In January 2020 the song “Dans un mile carré” won Paul a L'Assemblée de la francophonie de l'Ontario (AFO) award for contributions to Francophone culture by an Anglophone. Song subjects range from a famous local bouncer, the collapse of the Heron Road Bridge, the building of the Rideau Canal, Ottawa's first train, homeless people on Murray Street, why Ottawa isn't "Ottawa”, growing up in Vanier/Eastview, the days of the circus parade, the Great Fire of 1870, what it’s like to live in an Ottawa rooming house, and how to mansplain. This is a heartfelt album about Ottawa area communities and stories past and present. Inspired by a fire and born during a pandemic, Paul Weber's new album “Ode to Gerry Barber” is full of stuff that doesn't always make it into the history books.
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