Andre Pettipas and The Giants
Andre Pettipas and The Giants | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Antigonish County, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Genres | Rock, Pop Rock |
| Years active | 2015-Present |
| Associated acts | The Odd Bit, Above All Else, Ashley MacIsaac, Arkells, Natalie Lynn |
| Website | www.andrepettipasandthegiants.com |
| Members | Andre Pettipas
Travis Pettipas Mark Cosh |
Andre Pettipas and The Giants are a Canadian rock band from Antigonish, Nova Scotia. Formed in 2015. The band consists of Andre Pettipas on guitar and lead vocals, Travis Pettipas on bass and backing vocals, and Mark Cosh on drums and backing Vocals.
History[edit]
Andre Pettipas and The Giants formed in 2015 by brothers Andre and Travis Pettipas after adding drummer Mark Cosh to the lineup. following their very first practice the band entered a recording studio in Sydney, Nova Scotia to work on their debut album Stay Gold.
Stay Gold was released in March of 2016 with the first single A Long Way From Home featuring Ashley MacIsaac landing at #1 on The Eastcoast Countdown. Following the success of the first single the band shot a music video for their song Rubber Arm at the award winning Steinhart Distillery in Arisag Nova Scotia which included a cameo by Jeanna Harrison of The Trailer Park Boys.
With great success after releasing their debut album the band entered in a contest in 2017 called the Homegrown Challenge that was put on and sponsored by CFRQ-FM where they took first place which consisted of $15,000 worth of prizes including recording time at Coda Pop Studio based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, an artist development package with Groundswell Music and music equipment from Long & McQuade. With the outcome of this win the band entered the studio to record No Fools, No Fun.
The result of this EP lead the band to multiple Canadian Tours and a trip to perform at Live at Heart Festival in Örebro, Sweden.
Andre Pettipas and The Giants have shared the stage with Big Sugar, Matt Mays, Wintersleep, The Trews, Meghan Trainor, The Stanfields, Haywire and many more.
Discography[edit]
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 2015 | Stay Gold |
| 2018 | No Fools, No Fun EP |
Singles[edit]
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | A Long Way From Home | Stay Gold |
| 2015 | Rubber Arm | Stay Gold |
| 2016 | Richelieu | Richelieu |
| 2018 | Swedish Motel | No Fools, No Fun |
| 2019 | Break | No Fools, No Fun |
References[edit]
https://canadianbeats.ca/2018/08/03/five-questions-with-andre-pettipas-and-the-giants/ August 3rd 2018
http://www.theeastmag.com/2018/07/21/single-andre-pettipas-and-the-giants-prep-for-overseas-festival-with-the-swedish-motel/ July 21st 2018
https://www.trurodaily.com/community/andre-pettipas-and-the-giants-natalie-lynn-begin-mini-tour-and-will-take-stage-in-truro-203040/ April 18th 2018
http://porthawkesburyreporter.com/andre-pettipas-giants-win-q104-homegrown-challenge/ July 17th 2017
http://pictouadvocate.com/2018/07/13/giant-of-a-summer-for-local-band/ July 13th 2017
External links[edit]
- Andre Pettipas and The Giantsofficial website
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