The Flats are a 5-piece rock n' roll band with a pop-folk vibe. 

The band's influences range from sixties folk to 70's rock n' roll to contemporary indie pop. With 

2 drummers, the band is rhythm and beat-oriented behind their crafted songs with folk-pop melodies and harmonies. Band members change instruments frequently and there are multiple singers. 

Playing as a 5 piece since 2011, the band released an EP in 2012 and are releasing their full length album April 25, 2015. 
	
They recorded their album "live to tape" at Ottawa's Little Bullhorn Studios with Dave Draves producing. (Kathleen Edwards, Howe Gelb, Skydiggers). Draves records with an old school vibe which suits the band just fine.



John Pruden has been writing music ever since he could write, and singing well before then. Having grown up in church choirs since turning 3 years old and a semi-professional singer since he was 8, he has a large amount of experience. John also plays many different instruments, from the Guitar to the Saxophone, he is constantly trying to learn something new. His biggest influences on his music are other singer songwriters such as Ed Sheeran and Dave Barnes, but he takes some influence from indie rock groups like The Neighborhood and The Arctic Monkeys. Everything is recorded in his home studio, which he has dubbed Studio 900, where he independently studies the Mixing and Mastering process of sound technology after school. John's current band is The Fractal (TheFractalMusic.com) in which he sings and plays bass with guitarist Jason Swan. However, he continues to maintain his solo endeavor.

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