ABOUT

Rubbish is an alternative, five-piece band from Ottawa Canada. Since 1997, Rubbish has been playing around their hometown polishing up their skills and quickly becoming a local favorite and soon to be discovered by the rest of Canada.

Childhood friends Mike Datson and Pat Gervais began playing music together in 1995. A year and a half later, they acquired Chris Wyllie for lead vocals and rhythm guitar. The trio spent two years sharpening their skills in whatever venues they could find. After working with a couple of bassists, the band teamed up with Ryan Berthiaume. Tristan Knott is the newest member of RUBBISH. He joined the band in early January of 2001. Dedication and hard work has helped the band break into the local scene.

Rubbish released their debut CD �Us Against the World� on October 25th, 2000. This long awaited debut independent release sold over 300 copies in one week. The guys have done many interviews in various newspapers as well as web magazines. The growing popularity of the band led them to the Barrymore's stage in Ottawa Ontario, Canada on January 27th, 2001, opening for Ottawa greats Hydrofoil. The band�s debut single �Once In A While� has received lots of airplay on local and other college radio stations across Canada, and broke "Us Against The World" onto local college charts. rubbish returned to the studio in July of 2001 and recorded their latest release, an EP entitled "Home". Recorded with local production great Jay Ruston at Distortion Studios One, "Home" demonstrates the band's work at its finest. The band is hoping to solidify a recording deal before they graduate from high school so that when they do graduate, they can jump right into their recording career.

The well-crafted songwriting talent of Pat Gervais, the unique and versatile vocal styling of Chris Wyllie, the roughneck riffs coming from Tristan Knott�s guitar, the exceptional bass playing of Ryan Berthiaume and the thundering beats from Mike Datson create a tight and memorable sound. All these elements blended together will lead rubbish to become one of Canada�s premiere acts.