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It’s no mean feat to score a Juno award for your very first song, much less take home a second “Canadian Grammy” the following year for your sophomore single. But The Sound Bluntz’ rapid-fire success only whet the duo’s appetite for an even bigger challenge--bringing dance music back to old heights with their first full-length Blame The Bling.
Swet (Cory Bradshaw) and Lil’ Pete (Peter Pantzoures) have been staples of Toronto’s competitive nightlife scene for well over a decade, whether spinning in the city’s biggest clubs or producing and remixing a solid set of booty-shakers. Cory actually started out as a battle DJ in the mid-80s--an interesting choice for the young teen considering his mother is related to legendary Canadian pianist Glenn Gould, his great-uncle worked with Dizzy Gillespie, another uncle played saxophone alongside Edwin Starr (on “War,” no less) and Cory learned to drum by jamming with yet another uncle’s funk band in his grandma’s basement.
The title of their floor-filling first single “(Maybe You’ll Get) Lucky” proved prophetic when they were able to collaborate with Australian pop star Cheyne Coates (the former lead singer of Madison Avenue, the dance duo behind global hit “Don’t Call Me Baby”) whose vocal style had initially inspired the song. The video for the first single was directed by 6 time MMVA Best Director Stephen Scott.