Floor Thirteen

Floor Thirteen
Floor Thirteen on Arbor Live Season One.
Background information
Origin	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genres	Alternative rock
Years active	1998 (1998)–present
Labels	C4
Website	floor13.ca

Members	Jeremy Koz Marc Jaworski Aaron Vandall Billy Kiely

Floor Thirteen is a Canadian alternative rock band formed in Winnipeg in 1998.^[1] The band has always classified their music as "rock and roll" and their 1960s and 1970s influenced yet modern sound have often been compared to bands such as AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, Mötley Crüe, Jet, and Wolfmother.^[2]

History

Formation and Mmmm!

Floor Thirteen entered 441 Studios in Winnipeg with Brandon Friesen to produce their debut album Mmmm!. Brandon has won two Juno Awards and was previously nominated for a Grammy Award. Since its release, the LP debuted at number one in Winnipeg record sales for the week of August 10, 2008, outselling albums such as Miley Cyrus' Breakout, Coldplay's Viva La Vida, and Kid Rock's Rock N Roll Jesus.^[3]

Floor Thirteen's song, "Blame It On Me," was licensed to major video game company EA Games in August. Since then, EA Games has placed the song in the games Need For Speed: Undercover and The Sims 3. Since the summer release of their debut full length album Mmmm!, the band has been turning up in more than just games. In September, "Blame It On Me" popped up on George Stroumboulopoulos' The Strombo Show. The next month, the band headed to the UK to showcase for major industry bigwigs in London's MUSEXPO Europe. Floor Thirteen was also the featured artist on internationally syndicated import radio show, Passport Approved, which airs all over the US and has a presence in Germany and the U.K.

Discography

Mmmm! (2008)

Track listing:

"Let It Go"
"Blame It on Me"
"Shut 'Em Out"
"Bite My Nails"
"Call Me What You Will"
"Love Until the Money"
"Road Less Travelled"
"Running Away"
"Bright Light Rockin' City"
"Jenny Lane"
"Go Home Girl"
"Night Train"

Band members

Marc Jaworski (left), Jeremy Koz (center), and Aaron Vandall (right) at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Jeremy Koz – lead vocals (2004–present)
Marc Jaworski – lead guitar, backing vocals (1998–present)
Aaron Vandall – bass guitar, backing vocals (2000–present)
Billy Kiely – drums, percussion (1998–present)

Devon Sapach – vocals (2000–2004)

References

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