Biography
For Those About To Love is the new musical project of Montrealers Martin Pelland, Valérie Jodoin-Keaton and George Donoso III (three former members of internationally acclaimed indie-rock band The Dears), along with two of the most achieved Canadian musicians, François Plante (Plaster, Afrodizz) and Jocelyn Tellier, guitar genius behind French sensation Dumas' catchy pop sound.
Initially Pelland's project, Donoso and Jodoin-Keaton started to play key roles as they brought in their aesthetics and eventually their own songs. The word of a new musical collaboration between the three went around and soon they were asked to play their first concert for O Patro Vys' fifth anniversary party. Having decided that they could switch instruments from song to song, the members of For Those About To Love quickly realized a fourth musician was needed. François Plante joined in and immediately bonded with the band. After three gigs, they were already recognized for their solid live performance and were asked to open for Karkwa and Eleni Mandell. Despite all this positive feedback, they felt they needed to add a fifth member in order to fully achieve their distinctive dynamic songs. Joss Tellier joined in the Summer 2008 and the result was successful from the beginning as they caught the attention of record executives and touring agents after their electrifying performance at the 2008 edition of the Festival des Musiques Émergentes which got them a series of shows with Malajube.
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2009 will see the release of For Those About To Love's first album with C4 Productions. Strong from their vast combined experience in the studio and on the road, For Those About To Love are ready to show the world their varied brand of rock and pop.
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