Bocce (band)

Bocce
Origin	Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Genres	Electronic rock
Years active	2005–2016
Labels	Dadmobile Records
Members	Mike Bond Ben Ong Tony Salomone Nik Must
Website	www.kwbocceclub.com

Bocce was an electronic rock band from Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

Biography

Mike Bond and Ben Ong formed the band in 2005, and added Tony Salomone and Nik Must. Bocce toured throughout Canada and played several music festivals including Pop Montreal,[1] Hillside Inside, LOLA and Canadian Music Week.

Their first EP, Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It?,[2] was released in 2006 to positive reviews[3][4][5] and reached #9 on Earshot!'s Canadian campus and community radio charts.[6]

Bocce released a limited edition EP, …Should Be an Olympic Sport, in 2008 and remixed several Canadian artists including You Say Party! We Say Die!'s "Poison" and Slow Hand Motem's "Mathemagical" in the year following. In Spring 2010, Bocce released their first full-length album, Disambiguation, both as a physical disc and as a Pay what you can digital download.[7][8][9][10] In 2012, they released the album Future 1.0.[11][12]

Bocce's social media accounts have been inactive since 2016.

Members

• Mike Bond (Drums)
• Ben Ong (Synthesizer, Omnichord)
• Tony Salomone (Vocals, Synthesizer)
• Nik Must (Synthesizer, Piano)

Discography

Albums

• Disambiguation (album) (2010)
• Future 1.0 (2012)

EPs

• Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It? (2006), Independent
• …Should Be an Olympic Sport (2008)

Contributions

• Friends in Bellwoods II (2009): "Inspiration"
• You Say Party! We Say Die! - Remik's Cube (2009): "Poison"
• Slow Hand Motem - Mathemagical (2009): "Mathemagical"

References

1. Nelles, Drew. "Pop Montreal: Maisy's Picks, Sept 2009". maisonneuve.org. Maisonneuve. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
2. "Bocce – Hi Birdbear / Can't Reason Do It?". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
3. Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Chart magazine^[usurped]
4. Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Montreal Mirror Archived June 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
5. Review of "Hi Birdbear" in Exclaim! magazine
6. Earshot! Canadian Campus and Community Radio Charts for the Week Ending: Tuesday, December 19, 2006
7. "Bocce – Disambiguination". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
8. Download Bocce's "Disambiguation"
9. Guelph Mercury article about release of "Disambiguation"
10. North By East West article about free release of "Disambiguation"^[permanent dead link‍]
11. "Bocce – Future 1.0". discogs.com. Discogs. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
12. Whalen, Emily. "Bocce Future 1.0". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 April 2022.

External links

• Official website