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TRACENINE
TRACENINE Bio:

From the opening line of their latest release (“Breaking Silence”) TRACENINE go straight for the throat and immediately command the respect and attention of listeners. By fusing real world events with captivating melody and justifiable anger, T9 detonates an unparalleled sound with mass appeal. They’ve scored nominations for best live and metal band, won $10,000 as Paragon Band Battle Champions, showcased at Canadian Music Week and were Rock Search finalists in the same competition that helped launch the career of Finger Eleven. Renowned for delivering powerful live performances, T9 has entertained countless sold out crowds in support of bands like Hedley, State Of Shock, Matthew Good, Nazareth, Social Code, Bif Naked, The Salads, Faber Drive and Meredith Brooks.
Like many great bands that have come before them,
TRACENINE has experienced first hand the multiple levels of corruption which exist in the industry today. As James Hetfield so eloquently put “when it comes to be that the soothing light at the end of your tunnel is just a freight train coming your way” is an all too familiar feeling that the band has faced time and time again. The last big heartbreak came as recent as January 2008 when a recording agreement with an independent label out of LA, worth over $1.2 million dollars, turned out to be fraudulent. After many broken promises and missed deadlines the band licked their wounds and set fire to the contract. Not ones to dwell on the negative, T9 took fate into their own hands and created a label, publishing and management company called Armed Music Inc. in silent partnership with a handful of trustworthy industry reps.
The members of TRACENINE share a sincere passion for life, music and justice. From day one they made a pact to check their ego’s at the door and focus on what was best for the band. The end result is an extraordinary synergy which cannot be denied. Without question ‘09 is the year of T9!

Some of their more recent accomplishments are …

•“Music Not Mischief” Program Partner (with Toronto Police Service & Dot on Shaft ‘08)
•Featured Live-to-Air on Hollywood Music TV – (Oct. 2008)
•Confirmed Appearance at North Rocks the Bay Fest - August 2009
•Fully Endorsed by Dot On Shaft Guitars (www.dotonshaft.com)
•13 Track CD entitled “Breaking Silence” Global Release Date - Jan. 2009
•Showcase Appearance at Canadian Music Week 2007
•Toronto Independent Music Award “Best Live Band” Nominee (July 2007)
•Toronto Independent Music Award “Best Metal Band” Nominee (Oct. 2007)
•Most Requested Artist of 2006 on Power Cast Radio
•Featured in Wild Child Canada, The Mag – UK and Toronto Indie webzines
•Featured in Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles, and Caustic Truths magazines
•Indie Film Score & Soundtracks
•Multi song deal with Thunderstruck Film Productions
•Ready to Roll selected as Teaser and lead-off track for Thunderstruck 6
•97.7 HTZ FM Rock Search Finalist (1st Runner Up) (2006)
•Paragon Band Battle Champions $10,000 grand prize (2004)



• “Music Not Mischief” posted: 09 Dec 2008 10:03 AM
•	“Music Not Mischief” Program Information “MUSIC! Not Mischief” is a Toronto Police youth mentoring programme in which members of the Service engage youth in an extra-curricular school programme in conjunction with DOT ON SHAFT Guitars. By sharing a connection through music and the guitar, police officers will have regular group interaction with youth to share a supportive message about pursuing positive and creative ventures, such as music and academic excellence, as opposed to an idle lifestyle which may lead to exposure to gang and gun culture, criminality and drug use. Troubled Times...Troubled Kids: Youth violence and drug exposure has been the unfortunate reality to too many of today's kids. When we as adults reflect back on our own youth, we can reference those changes as we ask ourselves, "When is it going to end? Is there something more that we could be doing? Maybe kids need more opportunity to get invovled in something healthy." The same music asks them to embrace their youthful angst by engaging in fringe activities and distancing themselves further from the positivity that family and REAL devotion to music has to offer. Music has to be more than just a voyeuristic experience. And we can't allow the worst of modern music to suck our kids into a vacuum of negativity. The impact of the headline news and the modern reality of what our kids face everyday made Dot On Shaft reach out to the Toronto Police, Canada's largest municipal police service. Together with funding from ProAction and support from Dot On Shaft sponsored recording artists Tracenine,“MUSIC! Not Mischief” is exactly that mechanism to engage kids with the message that music, like life, is not about anger, power, altered states and the reckless accumulation of wealth that so much of today's music seems to embrace. Proficiency in music comes from discipline and commitment. In achievement and excellence we find positivity, opportunity and a sense of community. What better way to teach the "leaders of tomorrow" about commitment and community then by reaching out to them with some of the bravest and most committed members of our community, the men and women of our police. Growth and Achievement for Communities: MUSIC! Not Mischief” kids play guitar with police "mentors" every week. Some will prepare a piece of music to play with Tracenine at a show near the end of the school year. The timeline of show preparation allows for programme participants to dedicate themselves to their performance and be a rock star for a day. We hope that the monument of their achievement in this venture will be one of many enduring memories of their involvement in music and in their communities. Each partnership brings a unique perspective and piece of the puzzle to the “MUSIC! Not Mischief” equation. Together, we stand for growth, achievement and a life free from the negativity of drugs, violence and crime. It is our dream that “MUSIC! Not Mischief” participants will become life long ambassadors for healthy communities. www.musicnotmischief.com