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Prolead. A name that can only be defined by the music Nick Gagnon,
Ryan Stevenson, Gab Prévost and Max Gosselin create. All of them from
the little suburban town of Montreal called Ile-Bizard, each one brings a new
angle and personality to the band. In a time where image and trends take
center stage in front of the music and song writing, Prolead as done
everything to bring it back where it belongs. Instead of flashy hair styles
and clothes, trying to fit in or thinking about what to sound like, they stand
out with their memorable live performances and unforgettable songs.
Call them what you want, but I think great music is the category they
rightfully fall under.Band/artist history
In the summer of 2000, Nick Gagnon had a vision: to sing, to write
and to be heard by whomever wanted to listen. But he knew he couldn’t
do it aloneand he didn’t want to do it alone. After meeting Gab Prévost on
his first day of Junior High, the 2 of them discovered a friendship they had
never imagined possible. Prolead was born, even if over the years the band
name may have changed. Nick decided to sum up the courage and money
to buy his first guitar, and never stopped playing it till today. Writing
songs that ranged from Punk to Rock to Pop (inspired by legendary great
such as The Police, Phil Collins, Blink 182 and Aerosmith just to name a few),
Gab also found a similar passion, but in the bass guitar; taking after his
idols as a child. Now armed with the passion and commitment to make
themselves heard, all they needed was the last piece of the puzzle;
a drummer. Max Gosselin, a friend a Gab’s was looking to play, and all
3 guys hit it off instantly. Almost everyday the 3 rehearsed in Max’s room,
writing and singing about anything that moved them. Their first concert
ever was in front of over 800 people, at the young age of 12 years old, for
their fellow students after a teacher found them practicing in the local
music room. For the next year to come, they kept doing what they
loved, no matter what anyone said.
Now fast forward to the year 2003, Prolead hit a slump, personal fights
between the members caused the departure of Max, and Nick and Gab
found themselves without a drummer. For months they searched in and
out for someone, and just when they least expected it, Ryan Stevenson asked
to play with them. Before they knew it, they were playing shows, recording
their own CD’s and promoting their band all over Montreal. Attracting acts
almost twice their ages, sharing the stage with popular Quebec acts such as
Exterio, Suburbs, people were soon taking notice to this young band, seeing
an undeniable potential in the songs they were writing.
But it wasn’t always good news for Prolead, over the years, their unique style
and methods we’re not liked by all. In a scene where heavier the better,
weirder the better and down with mainstream was the cool thing, they
were criticised for their outstanding passion for bigger and better. They wrote
what moved them, they sang about thing they wanted to sing about and
nothing else mattered. Even after being underpaid, shot down, rejected
by labels, made fun of and were told they were never going to make it,
they never gave up. They didn’t care, they never caved in. And that passion
and determination paid off. Not only did it attract popular figures such as
Terry Dimonte from CHOM 97.7fm, and famous producer guitarist Gary
Moffet (formerly of April Wine) to work with them, suddenly people starting
taking notice. Even the popular Montreal label Aquarius seemed to see a
potential. After the trends started fading, the shows got bigger, and the
fans started gathering.
In 2005, the band settled their differences with their pal Max, and invited him
back into the band on drums, putting Ryan on his other instrument, the
guitar. Prolead was now complete. After years of struggling to get noticed,
and writing the best songs they could, it was finally Prolead’s time. As they
wrote the best songs they had ever written, while playing all over Quebec in
place such as Mont-Tremblant and Princeville and almost every club and bar
in Montreal including the famous Club Soda, Prolead is still striving to make it.
All they ever wanted was to make great music and take it as far as they
could ever imagine. To this day, Prolead is still trying, and will someday not
only be heard, but change the world of Rock musicjust like they always
wanted toHave you performed in front of an audience?We do play live! We have a upcoming tour with THE PETITE PROJECT and HOLLYWOOD MURDER
... We're playing April 8th in montreal (Quebec), the 9th in Gatineau Quebec) the 10th in the city of Quebec and the 11th in Toronto ... for more info go to our website www.prolead.ca!
Your musical influences
Nick Gagnon ( Vocals/RTH guit) : The Police, Sting,
Blink-182, Jimmy Eat World,
Rolling Stones, Green Day, Aerosmith, The Used,
he Killers, Smash Mouth,
Genesis, Anti-Flag, Box Car Racer, The Beatles, many more...
Gab Prevost(bass/Backvocals) : Simple plan,
Blink 182, Good Charlotte,
Story of the Year, Sum 41,
Green Day, Rage against
the machine, Audioslave,
Yellowcard, Jimmy Eat World,
The Used, New found glory,
Maroon 5, Linkin Park,
Bryan Adams, plus
many fucking more!!!
Ryan Stevenson : Simple Plan,
GoodCharlotte, NFG,
Green Day, HateBreed, Blink 182,
Eminem, Arnold Schwarzenegger,
Papa Roach, Adam Sandler,
Sum 41, plus many
many more...
Max Gosselin : Metallica,
Simple Plan, Pink Floyd,
Blink 182, Sum 41,
The Cranberries, Bon Jovi,
Pantera, The Cult, ...