West-end musician Rob Teehan releases first ever-CD Come Home
Instrumental album boasts a cinematic style; prepares to leave for L.A. to pursue film composing
New album
Courtesy/Zahra Saleki
Rob Teehan, a Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road-area resident hosts a CD release party Wednesday, June 10 at Lula Lounge. This is his first-ever CD that boasts a "cinematic instrumental style."
Bloor West Villager
By Lisa Rainford
Rob Teehan very easily could have followed his identical twin brother into an engineering career; the siblings shared an affinity for math and sciences, however, he wanted to set himself apart from his counterpart.
“I gravitated to art and creativity because I wanted to be different than my brother,” Teehan said.
Since then, Teehan says he’s followed whatever “whim” that has come his way. Those whims have led to his latest work, his first-ever CD, Come Home, which he is debuting at a release party at Lula Lounge, Wednesday, June 10.
Come Home, an instrumental album, boasts a “cinematic instrumental style,” said Teehan, a Bloor Street West and Dovercourt Road-area resident, with classical, folk and jazz influences.
“It has a film-centric feel to it,” said Teehan, who is about to embark on his latest adventure, a move to Los Angeles where he’ll pursue film composing.
For the June 10 release party, Teehan has assembled a mini orchestra, comprised of piano, violin, cello, accordion, guitar, bass and drums.
Before delving into the world of composing, Teehan got his start playing tuba at the age of 14 in his school band, in his hometown of Oshawa. He went on to get a classical degree from the University of Toronto and has dabbled in most musical genres, playing the sousaphone, co-founding the New Orleans jazz-inspired band, ‘The Boxcar Boys,’ and the ‘Heavyweights Brass Band’ and joined the 16-piece “Balkan-Klezmer-Gypsy-Party-Punk-Super Band” the Lemon Bucket Orkestra, with whom he toured throughout Eastern Europe, and across Canada.
He would compose classical scores during the day and play with bands at night. Now, Teehan is ready to step out as a composer with his CD release this month at Lula Lounge, 1585 Dundas St. W.
It’s a familiar and favourite venue of Teehan’s, one he played at regularly with the Lemon Bucket Orkestra.
“It was my first choice to launch my CD,” he said. “The sound is great. The stage has a great set up for playing music.”
Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m.
Visit www.on.fb.me/1K778SL for details.
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