artist Shirtlifter

Moved to Toronto in 1979 OCA Rock Disco Electro-Pop New Wave started at the recently-constructed Cornucopia Lounge music format was disco disco was starting to suffer attendance numbers dropping off considerably disco was dead new wave and punk Nuts and Bolts was born. Breaking attendance records, packed solid every weekend for years. Eventually, a small room surrounded by gear, first studio working diligently experimental music, fused by Rock, Disco, Electro-Pop And Punk. gave way to a Chicago sound. Techno House continued to experiment in the studio. House project duo, Boy's Life, new studio in a funky Toronto downtown loft. Finally a control room with good acoustics and an isolation booth, fully equipped for writing and recording. JL Studios. Several projects followed, often simultaneously each fostered its own direction each adopted its own guise/mantle Boy’s Life Black vs White teamed up with legendary Manchester DJ Paul Walker to explore harder underground techno in Monogamy. EK~O project Compel. 1999. A new House project. Solo. The sound took on driven beats underpinned by earthquake basslines cool and funky grooves conspired people began to respond. Branding himself as Shirtlifter, it felt right. Visit www.shirtlifter.ca for additional information.

Jeffrey Leclair music artist / producer