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Jesse RoperB次元官网网址檚 new album a new approach to his craft

New album kicks off cross country tour for Metchosin resident
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Jesse RoperB次元官网网址檚 new album marks the start of a new tour and creative resurgence. (Photo contributed)

Metchosin resident Jesse Roper, has just released his latest album, Access to Infinity and although he recorded it 18 months ago, his cautious approach to his musical career is nothing new.

B次元官网网址淚 started playing guitar when I was six years old, but I never really let anyone know, even through high school. I guess my friends knew I could play but I had this fear of playing in front of people,B次元官网网址 Roper said.

Fortunately for his many fans, Roper overcame that fear and seriously embarked on a musical career in 2009, playing clubs and festivals across western Canada.

In 2015 he released his second album, Red Bird, at the Sugar Nightclub in Victoria and since that time, has secured back-up slots with established performers like Colin James, Tower of Power, Beth Hart, Spirit of the West, and Keith Brice.

HeB次元官网网址檚 also a regular on the festival circuit (including Rock the Shores and Riflandia) and has travelled to festivals in the United States as well.

In 2015, Red Bird was nominated for a West Coast Music Award (WCMA) for Best Blues recording, and Roper was invited to represent Victoria at the WCMA gala.

But, given all that success, Roper admits that people might question why he has waited to release this latest album.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 really a waste of time and money to record something and just put it out there. You have to do it right so it travels further and you get some recognition for the work,B次元官网网址 he explained.

B次元官网网址淭his is a really exciting piece of work for me. It has a very different sound that still has the bluesy side to it but is different from Red Bird. I canB次元官网网址檛 stand the thought of writing and recording something that sounds just like something IB次元官网网址檝e already done, so IB次元官网网址檓 really excited about this album.B次元官网网址

To follow up on the album release, Roper is going on tour starting on Feb. 15 with Big Wreck, on a schedule that will see him travel to Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, B.C., Washington and California.

B次元官网网址淲hile IB次元官网网址檓 on the road IB次元官网网址檒l be working on my next release, something IB次元官网网址榙 like to have out by 2019. Then I really want to follow up with an album a year so there wonB次元官网网址檛 be any more long gaps between albums.B次元官网网址

ThatB次元官网网址檚 good news for RoperB次元官网网址檚 fans everywhere.

B次元官网网址淚 recorded Road to Infinity at Bryan AdamsB次元官网网址 studio in Gastown, and it would be great to get back there to record my next work. ItB次元官网网址檚 such a cool studio and it just makes a huge difference in the quality of the work,B次元官网网址 Roper said.

Tour sites and ticket information for RoperB次元官网网址檚 latest tour are available at .


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