artist Debra-Jean & the Means

As a founding member of Canadian indie rock outfit Mother Mother, Debra Jean Creelman was afforded ample opportunities to learn about the stage, the studio, and the road. During her four years with the fast rising and hard working band she played countless festivals, and showcases including: CMJ, SXSW, Virgin Fest, Montreal Jazz Fest, CMW, and NXNE. As well as opening for the likes of Patrick Watson, Spoon, Okkervil River, and more, Creelman’s time with Mother Mother saw her headline such historic rooms as Vancouver’s Richards on Richards and Toronto’s Lee’s Palace.

In addition to two full length Mother Mother albums released on Last Gang Records, Debra-Jean’s vocals can be found on the records of a slew of Canadian Artists including: Frazey Ford, The Wooden Sky, Josh Martinez, and many others.

In November 2008  Debra Jean  left Mother Mother in order to pursue her own solo career and got together a band comprised of good friends and members of Punk/Math rock hard-hitters Cortez the Killer. After several successful live shows, Debra-Jean and the Means went into the studio and came out with a five song EP, featuring the single 'Silver Platter’.  If a comparison needs to be drawn, imagine Sharon Jones being backed by the Jesus Lizard instead of the Dap Kings.

"The Debra-Jean and the Means EP is a snap-shot of where we were at as a band, in the beginning of 2010”, says Debra Jean, “A friend, and amazing sound engineer Eric Mosher approached us with the idea of going into the studio and recording live off the floor. So that's what we did. We had no expectations going in, so I think we were all pretty thrilled to come out with five songs sounding the way they do in such a short amount of time."

Debra-Jean and the boys are currently working on a new full length recording, due to be released in 2012.