Brampton - Inertia’s course is a fairly new band in the Brampton scene, but that doesn’t mean that the collective members haven’t worked hard to pay their dues.

Inertia’s Course play next January 27^th at The Hype as part of their special local musician Beatles Tribute night.

Lead singer Jarred (24), lists their single biggest role models in music as “Alice in Chains, the harmonies between Layne Staley and Jerry Cantrell are incredible... over my life though everyone from Pink Floyd, The Doors, Alice in Chains, Zeppelin, Lennon, Pearl Jam, Tea Party, Jimmy Page, Jimi Hendrix, Zack Wylde, Anthony Gomes, Slash, the list is endless...” Inertia’s Course has a sound you may not be expecting. They layer classic rock riffs with progressive changes and vocals unlike any other band. “We're definitely getting a great reaction from our sound... we're getting people moving in all sorts of ways.”

Jared laughs when I ask him how and when he learned how to play. “When I was 14, I wasn't very popular and I thought if I were to play guitar than people would like me.... who doesn't like a guitar player?” He loves being on stage and in front of a crowd. “It's my outlet...I feel most comfortable on a stage performing music... it's the feeling I get in my stomach before I go on, it's like the best natural high there is.”

Handsome Jarred grew up in Streetsville although the other members are from right here in Brampton. Jarred brings raw lead vocals as well as strong guitar and piano work. His best friend Chris Pysanczyn, brings the bass to the band. They have worked together for 4 years now. “He used to strictly play guitar but at one point just after meeting him I persuaded him to pick up a bass and now I sure as hell am not going to let him put it down.” Ian Uddenberg is a drummer “with drive and a passion that explodes on stage.” Ian completed their trio when he joined the band earlier this year.  These days the internet seems to be proving a very useful tool for band creation. “[Although] I've been writing, rehearsing, perfecting, jamming and all that fun stuff with my bass player for 3 years... we've gone through about 8 drummers since then and they all seem to not work out. Ian we met online through classified ads, where else.” The best thing to happen to their band so far is meeting Ian. “With all the drummer losses we've gone through it started to look like we would never find that critical piece to help get us off the ground.” Ian has been in many different bands in the past and has been a great asset to Independent music through aid to bands like DAME, Dali Circus and An Effigy.

Inertia’s Course like many other bands from around the world utilize myspace to promote their music. They have two sites dedicated their band: http://www.myspace.com/inertiascourse & http://www.myspace.com/inertiascoursepart2 On these sites you can hear samples of their sounds. Some songs they present in acoustic and some in full band arrangement, illustrating their musical range. One of my personal favorites is “Show Me”. Here, Jarred’s voice rings strong and clear and I believe the heart of Inertia’s course can be found. It is this voice and distinct sound that is building them quite a reputation. I had the pleasure of seeing them perform at The Hype a few months back and even then they held their own against local favorites. Jarred’s voice is hard to portray accurately without actually hearing it. Perhaps this quote from his personal myspace is the best description (and shows well that Jarred is quite the poet): “Like the Razor, cutting through, passion and lust, a sexual view, twisting and turning, tearing and burning, something so primal, and deliciously primeval... From the ashes darkness falls, death arrives to answer the call, entwined with life to the bitter end…”

They have a clear idea of the promotion needed to get their name out there and are willing to work hard to make that happen. “It's hard in the beginning... there's a lot of promotion 24/7... out on the street, handing out free demos... but it just takes that one person to start the word of mouth... keep promoting and you can double that ONE person who will give you the word of mouth... you just need to do whatever it takes... even renting a bus and jamming full of people to come to an out of town show can work.”  Their role in the southern Ontario music scene may still be developing but they have studied it to try and pave their own path. “It's growing faster than we know... this is the best place to be an independent band...[and] there are so many good Toronto area bands.” Handing out demos has always proved to be a good way to pass on your music and make new fans. They want these new fans to experience “a warm fuzzy feeling inside... something that jumps up and down inside them and makes them turn it up... to have them listen to a song and feel like they can relate to it.” The band has a very simple goal that they keep focused on. “[Our goal is] to share our music with as many people as possible... period...”  With the huge turnout at their recent shows, I see that goal happening very quickly and being achieved swiftly. Especially since Rogers Television will be filming their upcoming Beatles Tribute show (air date and time TBA on their website). It is planned on being their first of many ‘all local musicians’/classic band tribute shows featured at The Hype.

Their musical roots are also an important part of Inertia’s Course. I asked Ian why the band wanted to be involved with the Beatles tribute night. “The Beatles Tribute is a great way to show respect for one of the greatest bands to step foot on American Soil. I’m a big fan of British Rock Bands. From The Beatles, to The Who, T Rex and The Sex Pistols. Face it, every note and every word has been used in a song before from Generation to Generation. The Beatles brought us so many classic songs. They really started things for so many bands to come. No matter how old you are, you know at least 1 Beatles tune.” I’m sure that with the local musician participation fans of all ages will find something that night to dance to. I ask Ian what would be at ultimate thing to come out of this show. He smiles wickedly. “I would really love to see everyone get together at the end and play Let it Be.” I can’t wait to hear Jarrod’s voice wrap around those class tunes and hear Chris and Ian bring the rock.



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