Canadian Indie Singer-Songwriter: Basia Lyjak

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Basia Lyjak

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada
member since: May 2, 2008

Biography

"There are only a few women that have rocked our world throughout the ages... Janis Joplin, Etta James, Heart, and The Pretenders, but guess what? There's a new chick that rocks my socks off, and her name is Basia Lyjak - and she kicked my ass! She's got the whole package. I think she will be a force in rock n' roll, and once you hear her, you wont forget her... I haven’t!" - Mark Hudson (Songwriter/Producer; Livin' on the Edge, Aerosmith)

Basia Lyjak is a straight up rock chick with catchy, well crafted tunes and simultaneously powerful, raw and femme-charged vocals that bring you back to a day when singing came from your heart and your gut, rather than a pitch corrector in a studio.

"Basia Lyjak has broken the mold, folks. This incredibly talented female rock practitioner from Toronto has emerged with a laughingly brilliant and innovatively excellent EP that rips at the very foundations of once sleepy North American rock and wakes the whole world up with the kinda force that could repair the melting ice sheets at either ends of the north or south poles!" - Elley Wilson, IOM Magazine

Involved in the industry in various capacities from the moment she graduated from high school, Basia has finally found her niche as a songwriter, vocalist and performer. Her current EP, "Writings on the Wall" has been knocking down doors all year, and few who hear its catchy, rock-driven and empowering tracks can honestly deny their booming potential.

"Basia Lyjak has arrived at a time when we all thought stage and studio 'magic,' 'presence,' and 'charisma' had long since fallen off the pages! Rewriting the A&R chapters is easy but I really do feel sorry for the label execs that ran out of ink!" - Colin Lynch, Jimmy Stilettos magazine

The wave of success from "Writings on the Wall" carried Basia into Brian Moncarz's Whirlwind Sound Studios to record a song co-written by the prodigious Kyle Riabko. The resulting track, "Don’t Talk," is now available at her website, and showcases the talents of the all-star band she is now the frontwoman of, featuring guitarist Ron Bechard (Sin Dealer, Edwin), bassist Dave Carreiro (Nigel's 11, Slash Puppet) and drummer Glenn Nash (Q107 house drummer, Ozonebaby).

"We spent a day on vocals, doubling and harmonies, and she maintained the same enthusiasm and professionalism for the tenth take that she did for the first, always performing with incredible tone. It's great when you're having fun recording with someone, doing take after take just to see what you come up with, rather than out of necessity for better quality." - Brian Moncarz (Pilot Speed, The Junction)

2007 was a fantastic year that saw Basia filmed live by the legendary John Holosko and play NXNE, The Phoenix and gigs with April Wine and The Mudmen. Thrilled as she is about her successes, it's a new year now, and the Basia team is going full-speed ahead. Already, her EP has won 5 International Online Music Awards this year and gotten her a segment on OMNI's Na Luzie TV show, and her new single has been pressed, printed and released! Tons of fantastic gigs are in the pipeline, including an opening slot for Lee Aaron, and she and the guys are busy writing and recording new tunes. For 2008, She's ready to rock a tour, any stage, anywhere, and record a full-length album - bring it all on, 'cause Basia Lyjak is just living the dream!

"Come on, Canada! Listen to Basia Lyjak - you don't know what you're missing!" - Jon Long, Long & McQuade Musical Instruments