Silent Stranger® is an Independent rock band that has origins in Gananoque, Ontario, Canada, when I joined an existing five-piece band “Lift” in 1976 as their guitarist. But it ended in 1978 when two members split and when we tried to carry on as a four-piece, some unfortunate events resulted in the end of the band. Those being, one member was in a car accident, then the drummer and bass player (brothers) had their family home burn down and along with it, their instruments.
Later in Trenton, Ontario, Canada, I helped form the band “Generation” in 1982 and we underwent a name-change to “Stylus” in 1985, after a short break-up and a new drummer. Playing gigs around our local area, we also wrote original material during this time. One of our members had to move in July 1987 due to his job. It was attempted to get a replacement for him but to no avail. Meanwhile I found out in Oct 1987 I would also be moving for my job in July 1988, so in the spring of 1988 we decided to record some of our original songs in a local studio as a four-piece unit.
I had been writing songs since learning guitar during High School in the ‘70’s and kept writing after that, but never had the resources to get past the demo stage of recording.
In the summer of 2012 while living in Cornwall, Ontario, Canada, I began to make music videos using the audio from the 1988 demo versions of “Make Way For the Ladies” and “Something About a Dream” to put on YouTube under the name Silent Stranger®.
In 2014 I began finding different music platforms on the internet, which introduced me to many bands and artists, as well as internet-based Independent radio stations, which I submitted my demo versions of “Make Way For the Ladies” and “Something About a Dream” for airplay under my YouTube name Silent Stranger®. These songs began to get favourable reviews from the listeners of these Independent radio stations. I also found that many of the bands and artists had songs that were recorded to a high standard. Knowing there were technical and musical errors in my demos and would need a complete re-recording to correct these, I began re-arranging and in some cases, rewrote parts of my demos by adding new music and new lyrics, in order to have the songs recorded up to the same standard. In the spring of 2015, I began booking studio time and studio musicians to get my demos and new songs recorded.

May 2015 “Make Way For the Ladies” was re-recorded and released.
Aug 2015 “Something About a Dream” was re-recorded and released.
Sept 2015 “Something About a Dream (Acoustic)” was released.
Nov 2015 “Silent Stranger” was released.
Dec 2015 “Broken Glass” was released.
May 2016 “Rosemary” was released.
July 2016 “Bangkok by Night” was released.
Nov 2016 “Guitar Beneath the Tree” was released.
Apr 2017 “Rosemary (Alternate Mix)” was released.
Apr 2017 “Bangkok by Night (Alternate Mix)” was released.
Apr 2017 “Nights and Daze” was released.
Aug 01, 2017 the 10-song debut CD from Silent Stranger® was created and released through W.O.A Records and Studios.
Nov 2017 “Battle Axe (Pt II of Silent Stranger)” was released.
Aug 2018 “Morning Light” was released.
Jan 2019 “A Girl Like You” was released.
Nov 2019 “A Girl Like You (Alternate Mix)” was released.
Apr 2020 “Step into the Light” was released.
Jun 2020 “Gravitate” was released.
Dec 2020 “In the Shadows (Pt III of Silent Stranger)” was released.
Dec 2021 “Damsel in Distress” was released.

20, Professional Musical Artist, DJ Anvil/Trance

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Armada Music is the biggest independent dance music label in the world. Founded by Armin van Buuren, Maykel Piron (CEO) and David Lewis, the label manages an ever-growing catalog of over 40,000 tracks, built up across twenty-plus years of specialized dance music exploitation. 

Representing artists such as Armin van Buuren, ARTY, D.O.D, Eelke Kleijn, Jan Blomqvist, Loud Luxury, Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano, Tensnake, THEMBA and Yulia Niko, Armada Music amasses more than one billion streams per month, airplay on leading radio outlets such as BBC Radio 1 and Sirius XM, and top positions in the world’s most notable charts. The label also takes great pride in major achievements such as Armin van Buuren’s GRAMMY nomination for ‘This Is What It Feels Like’, Loud Luxury and Brando’s ‘Body’ surpassing one billion streams on Spotify and breaking artists such as Lost Frequencies into global stardom.

Across offices in Amsterdam (HQ), New York, London and Laren (NL), Armada Music offers a truly global appeal to its growing roster. The label has its own club, radio studio and multiple production studios, and hosts various live formats. Producer platform Armada University, which offers educational products and opportunities, shows the label’s sustained effort to nurture the next wave of talent. 

In 2023, Armada Music launched BEAT Music Fund, the world’s first dance music investment company, that acquires catalogs with the mission of honoring, representing and reinvigorating them. BEAT’s portfolio will continue to grow; in the first six months following its launch, BEAT acquired the catalogs of, among others, electronic music star ARTY, house and techno pioneer Kevin Saunderson’s KMS Records, legendary NYC-based house label King Street Sounds and chart-topping producers Chocolate Puma.


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