artist The Reverb Syndicate

In the five years since its inception over beers at Irene's Pub, Ottawa's The Reverb Syndicate has become one of the city's premier instrumental rock bands. The group has spent its short time together thrilling local and foreign audiences with a highly danceable blend of 60s surf, spy and go-go music. 

The Reverb Syndicate was formed in 2005 by guitarist Mike Bradford, guitarist/keyboard player James Rossiter, bassist Jeff Welch and drummer Mike Rifkin with the simple concept of exploring and re-imagining the music of groups like The Ventures and The Shadows and the soundtracks of old spy movies. Following this concept has lead them to two independently released albums of original music (2006's "Operation: Jet Set!" and 2007's "Sputnik A-Go-Go"), heavy gigging throughout Ontario and Quebec, and a headlining performance in New York City. In September 2008, The Reverb Syndicate played a series of dates in England and Scotland, hooking up with a variety of UK surf, rock and punk bands. 

The band is currently writing new material and is expanding on its original surf concept. The Reverb Syndicate plans on hitting stages in Ottawa and beyond in the coming months with even more of the energy that has made the last five years so exciting for everyone who has experienced this band.