Bill Majoros

Bill Majoros
Background information
Born Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Genres Psychedelic Rock, Indie Rock, Baroque Pop
Occupation(s) Singer, Songwriter,Producer
Instruments Guitar, drums, keyboards, bass
Associated acts The Foreign Films, Flux AD
Website

Bill Majoros is a Canadian musician, currently a songwriter, lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the psychedelic pop act The Foreign Films.[1]

Born in Hamilton, Ontario, Majoros has toured and recorded with many Canadian acts including Flux A.D., Universal Honey, The Paper Airplane Company, The Nines, Altogether Morris and The Cloudsmen.[1]

From 1997 to 2004, he worked as main writer & guitarist in Flux A.D., winning a Hamilton Music Award in 2004 for "Best Alternative Album of the Year".[2] Fellow members in Flux A.D. included Julie Fader, Erin Aurich of Hey Rosetta! and Graham Walsh from Holy Fuck.[3] Majoros's songs gained support from music luminaries Daniel Lanois and Robbie Robertson. After Flux AD splintered into various projects Majoros began to release new music as The Foreign Films.[3]

The Foreign Films' debut double length CD Distant Star was released in 2007.[1] The 22 song LP was nominated for "Album of the Year" at the Hamilton Music Awards in 2007.[4] He was also nominated as guitar player of the year.

The Foreign Films released a seven-song follow-up EP in November 2011.[3] They have since released several follow-up singles, including "Glitter"/"Night Without the Day", "Sweet Sorrow"/"You Were My Summer Sun" and in Nov 2013 "Fall of the Summer Heart".[3]

As well as recording with The Foreign Films,Majoros produced Mary Avery's album The Fire.

Also in 2013, he was one of many Hamilton-area musicians, including Caribou, Junior Boys, George Pettit of Alexisonfire, Wax Mannequin, Young Rival, Mike Trebilcock of Killjoys and Jeremy Fisher, who participated in a campaign opposing the construction of a new casino in downtown Hamilton.[5]

Discography

Albums/EPs

Singles

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bill Majoros". View Magazine, August 30, 2007.
  2. "2004 Hamilton Music Awards Winners". Hamilton Music Awards. November 2006. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "A Conversation with The Foreign Films". Sticky Magazine, November 10, 2011.
  4. "2006 Hamilton Music Awards Winners". Hamilton Music Awards. November 2007. Retrieved 2006-12-23.
  5. "Musicians Including Caribou, Junior Boys, Alexisonfire's George Pettit Rally Against Proposed Hamilton Casino". Exclaim!, February 8, 2013.

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