Shyne Factory

Shyne Factory was a Canadian progressive rock and power pop band from Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]

Shyne Factory
OriginHalifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
GenresProgressive rock
Alternative rock
Years active1992 (1992)–2004 (2004)
LabelsEMI Canada
Red Liquorice
Release Records
No Records
MembersShawn Scott
Mike Johnson
Matt Johnson

History

Shyne Factory was formed in 1992 in by Shawn Scott and twin brothers Mike and Matt Johnson. After releasing two EPs in 1994 and 1995, the band recorded it first full-length album of power pop music, Candy Coated, in 1997.[2]

In 2000, the band was nominated for an East Coast Music Award.[3] That year, the band's self-produced video, "I'm Not Sorry", was played regularly on MuchMusic.[4]

The band continued to perform in eastern Canada,[5] including an appearance at the Snow Jam festival in Halifax in 2001.[6] An album, Hell or High Water, was released in 2003,[7] and toured across Canada in support, including a stop in Montreal.[8]

By 2004, Shyne Factory had disbanded.[9]

Discography

EPs
  • 1994: Canvas (Release Records)
  • 1995: Pop Art (Release Records)

Albums
  • 1997: Candy Coated (No Records)
  • 1999: Lava (Red Liquorice)
  • 2003: Hell or High Water (EMI Canada)

Singles
  • 2000: "Bring Me Down"
  • 2003: "The Moment"
  • 2003: "Losing Out"

References
  1. "ECMA goes digital", CBC News, February 9, 2001
  2. "Shyne Factory Candy Coated". AllMusic review by Stewart Mason
  3. "Doyle tops East Coast music list", Globe and Mail, Canadian Press. December 8, 2000
  4. "Shyne Factory Exposed", Chart Attack, March 27, 2000
  5. "Furtado Digs Shyne Factory", Chart Attack, November 14, 2002
  6. Ryan O'Connor (September 19, 2001). "Live: Snow Jam Halifax Citadel Hill Halifax, NS". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on November 21, 2001.
  7. "Shyne Factory Tour Coast To Coast", Chart Attack, September 18, 2003
  8. "The Sainte Catherines, Small Brown Bike, Selfmade Man et Shyne Factory à l’Anti", Voir, October 1, 2003
  9. "LIVE: Cymbria Music Festival Rocks The Island", Chart Attack, September 16, 2004
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