User:Madapedia

The Madafakaz is a Surf Thrash band based in Montreal, Quebec. It consists of founding members Phang House (a.k.a. Phil Hughes) : guitar & backing vox and RJ Simpson (a.k.a. Fred St-Aubin) guitar & Vox, along with Sharx Alot (a.k.a. Zach Scholes) : bass & backing vox and Bones Bonus (a.k.a. Corey Tardiff) : Drums. The band also plays, keyboards, drum machine, samplers, and homemade electronics. They occasionally have guests join in on trumpet, baritone sax, and trombone. They are especially known for their explosive high energy performances. They have been voted as part of the « favorite concerts of 2010 » by msn entertainment. They released their self-titled debut album, “The Madafakaz” with BoneWof Productions, in late 2010 and have been actively performing in bars and festivals in Montreal, New York & Ottawa since 2008.

The Madafakaz is a project that developed based on 4 basic rules in mind.

- Whatever you do, as long as you make ‘em dance. - Do what your gonna do, but baby do it with attitude. - Create a band that you’ve always wanted to see live. - Whatever music you decide to do, it has to stem from a singular style.

From experimental techno to straight vintage guitars:

Having worked together for over 10 years on many projects that mainly involved electronic instruments, founding members Phang and Rj decided it was time to attempt one that involved instruments they both had been playing since the age of 12. Only this time, playing guitar was to be different. Their focus would be more about exploiting the strong sonic character traits it can produce.

Surf:

Using the net, they went a the mission to hunt down a style that would “make ‘em dance!”. All agreeing that guitar “twang” was something that portrayed strong sonic character, they began to do some research and it happened! They found a video called “Moondawg” by Davie Allan and the Arrows. It was perfect. It had 4 chords; it had singable melodies and of course, it had the girls & boys dancing.

And so with new instruments and new ideas, they were ready to start their next group. Surf music with a unique twist. Writing the songs in a style they wanted to hear and being the band they had always wanted to see.