December 9, 2022
Published December 9, 2022 Friday Faculty Feature! Kelly Nordstrom Genre: Alternatie/Indie, Jazz,Swing Blues, Metal, New Age, Punk, Rock Discipline: Electric Bass, Electric Guitar Programs: Combos Band Mentorship Program, Diploma in Music Performance, Rock Band (Teen/Youth and Adult) Kelly Nordstrom’s unique and personal approach to music education has a reputation for endearing and inspiring his students. Native to Canada’s West Coast Kelly has travelled internationally as a performer, music creator/writer and session musician. In 2013, Kelly celebrated the award winning debut release entitled “Dimensionaut” with the band “Sound of Contact”, featuring Simon Collins, Dave Kerzner and Matt Dorsey. SoC (Sound of Contact) was mixed by Producer Nick Davis (Genesis, Tony Banks, Mike + the Mechanics, XTC, Marillion…) and received the prestigious “Limelight Award” at the “Progressive Music Awards 2013” held in the UK for “Best New Band” marking an important touchstone of Kelly’s career. Co-creator of the concept behind the “Dimensionaut” album, the package also includes an excerpt of Kelly’s original SoC Dimensionaut poetry, providing an example of the inspired diversity Kelly has as an artist which can help elevate projects to such critical and international success. Kelly’s extensive work with Simon Collins and Lightyears Music LTD, LLC since 2004 is not to be overshadowed by the recent success of SoC. On Simon’s 2008 “U-Catastrophe” release Kelly worked with producer Kevin Churko (Ozzy Osbourne, Shania Twain, Ringo Starr, Five Finger Death Punch, In This Moment, Hinder, Britney Spears, Rob Zombie…) who went on to win a Juno for “Best Engineer” for his work on that album. […]