Broad Way Sleep is an award-winning group based in Toronto, Canada. Their music is a carousel of soulful pop gems, hip-hop anthems and alternative rock, layered with boulevard poetics. The group has earned critical acclaim from press and music blogs alike.
DISCOGRAPHY
Brand New Muse (Single) - May 29, 2012
Little Jimmy's Shoes (Single) - May 10, 2011
Broad Way Sleep (Debut Album) - February 9, 2010
Too Late(Single) - November 10, 2009
HIGHLIGHTS
2011 Billboard Worldwide Songwriting Award for "Too Late" (Alternative category)
2010 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) Award for "Shy & Out of Season" (R&B/Hip-Hop category), beating out 15,000 entries from 115 countries. Judging panel included Peter Gabriel, Adele, Rihanna, Tom Waits, K'Naan and more.
2011 Independent Music Award finalist for "Something to Touch" (Rap/Hip-Hop category). Multiple film/TV placements, including The Whistleblower (with Rachel Weisz), Sisters & Brothers and RoadTrip Nation.
Only band invited to perform at TEDx event in Toronto (September 2010) and viewed online by over 20,000 people worldwide.
Four songs from the group's debut album have received airplay on commercial, satellite, college and Internet radioin Canada, the U.S. and the U.K.
REVIEWS
"Best in new Canadian music" (CBC Radio3)
"Essential tracks" (The Globe and Mail)"
4/5 stars. Critics' pick." (NOW Magazine, Toronto)
"Fantastic new pop" (Two Groove music blog in Austin)
"5/5 stars - nothing less than amazing" (Swift Reviews)
"Flawless production" (Reviewposse.com)
THE CAST
Broad Way Sleep features Ralph Joseph (keyboards/executive producer/composer); Sarah Shafey (vocals/production/composer); Robert Bolton (vocals/composer; also front man of rap/hip-hop band Times Neue Roman); and Alexander The (vocals/production/composer; also member of Times Neue Roman and Styrofoam Ones).
Onstage and in the studio, the group is joined by a rotating cast of wildly talented musicians, including Tanika Charles (vocals), Giampaolo Scattozza (drums), Devrim Eldelki (guitar), Peter Murray (bass), Rebecca Hennessy (trumpet) and Rique Franks (vocals).
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