the
rooster
project



The Rooster Project is electronic soul, a fusion of digital technology and traditional blues music.  It's Transistor Hoodoo.  The arrangements are built exclusively from digitally effected vocal and harmonica sounds.  When performed , these sounds are recorded live on stage as loops to create very cool, electronica influenced blues. 

Rooted in the blues, TRP's first release Clusters and Associations is filled with stories of loss and urban hardship.  These influences are clear in the Robert Johnson inspired protagonist of “Someone To Love”  or in the moody cover of Bo Didley’s "Who Do You Love".  While less apparent in others, like the pop-blues balad April Showers

Some History
Marty performed on television for the first time at age 18.  He played a Sonny Terry song on a national telethon.  The following year he was featured on the show Stormy Mondayswith blues great, Danny Marks.  By 20, Marty was cast in the musical production Rainboworld by Canadian rhythm and blues icon and Grammy award winner Salome Bey.  Performing along side Jackie Richardson and Deborah Cox, he also blew harp and sang with Salome's touring band The Relatives.  Playing nightclubs and music festivals throughout Canada, this band also included bassist Orin Isaacs (Open Mike with Mike Bullard), Washington Savage (Blaxam, The Jeff Healey Band) and on occasion, legendary Hammond deity, Doug Riley.

Aside from The Rooster Project, Marty is a busy session player for television, film, commercials and a wide range of Canadian recording artists from folk crooner Jory Nash, to pop idol, David Usher.  Marty's last band, Bonewagon, played exclusively sold out shows over it's short life of two years.  Their music held steady rotation on college radio while their video for Ma' Song siezed the indie spotlight for a full month on MuchMusic.

The Rooster Project is Marty's latest venture in contemporary blues.  Conceived in Halifax, TRP played the Canadian east coast from November 2004 before relocating back in Toronto in June.  The shows are chill but seriously powerfull  Audiences consistantly reflect on the shows as a wash of sound they let pour over them.  Performances often involve a live, experimental film element that tips the vibe over the top.

Which brings us to which brings us to the end.
The Rooster Project is not to be missed.
Chant it as your mantra.
Play it in the lottery.
Review the CD.
Book a show.


If you have any questions, please contact:

Marty Stelnick
416.516.4812
marty@theroosterproject.com