Desperate Union is a Toronto based band who have been together for just over a year. The band is old beyond their years. With all of the members being under the age of 19 they have accomplished more in the past year than many bands do in their whole career.
A chance meeting between vocalist Alen Worsoff and 2009 Grammy nominated producer Johnny K (Finger Eleven, Disturbed) led to the band traveling to K's hometown of Chicago to record three songs with him. When the first three recordings turned out beyond anyone's expectations Johnny and the band quickly decided to continue working together. They have just finished their third recording session in Chicago which produced Desperate Union's current single "At The Sun" and the follow-up smash "Surrender".
The band's very first recordings with Johnny K yielded a song called "Black and White Lies". Six time Juno nominee Don Allan (k-os, The Trews) signed on to direct the band's debut video and the resulting clip got added into Medium Rotation on MuchMusic which is no small accomplishment for a band who are completely independent. Desperate Union have enlisted vaunted video director Michael Maxxis (Bedouin Soundclash, Moneen) to direct their next two videos. The current piece for "At The Sun" has been added directly into Heavy rotation at MuchMusic and featured as their "LOUDTested" pick for several weeks.
Worsoff and company are also no strangers to a stage. This year they have toured Canada twice as support for both CKY and Silverstein. The past few months have seen them honing their chops as headliners around Ontario. A well received industry showcase in Toronto in October was one of the band's best performances yet and led to several media opportunities.
Strangely it was also a chance meeting that recently put the band together with another widely respected producer. This time it's three time Grammy winner David Bottrill who's work with Tool, Muse and AFI have made him one of the most in demand rock producers in the business. The band have been working to complete several new songs to take into the studio with David with a tentative release planned for early in 2010.
With such a quick trajectory it's hard to believe that Desperate Union have accomplished so much in the past year while still dealing with the demands of completing high school. With more free time on the horizon the band are planning to keep up their frantic recording schedule while also focusing on promotion and touring. 2010 is shaping up to be a busy year!
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