After being in a string of moderately
successful bands throughout the 1970's, Claude Dubé, a graduate of
McMaster University, moved to Los Angeles in 1980 to pursue a music and
song writing career. Rather quickly, he found himself playing the
Hollywood circuit with the band London (which eventually would spawn
Motley Crue). After London disbanded, Claude partnered with Hollywood
producer Ron Pane (Minute Men, Dokken, Great White) and for 3 years he
honed his production & writing skills. The two went on to release an
album and EP together.
In 1985, Claude returned to Toronto with his family and regrouped with
band mates and song writing partner Dennis Decker (lead guitar) brother
Dan Dubé (bass), Nicholas Holden (guitar/vocals), and discovered drummer
Kevin Camilleri by auditions, thus forming DuBay. Since 1990, the
band created and promoted through their own label, ‘Limozine Records’, 6
original CDs and their singles, including 2 videos. The catalogue
includes Bonjour, Emoceans, Take Note, Earth School, Bienvenue (a French
CD), MOVINON and now Chronology.
When MP3.com was king of the earlier internet's music scene, the band's
back catalogue was being downloaded internationally with more than
644,000 plays. The band has been released in Europe by Austin, Texas
based BSW Records, and garnering Dubay their first favourable radio play
in France, Netherlands, Germany and beyond. By 2000, DuBay had
performed over 500 shows in the Golden Horseshoe at legendary venues
like the El Mocombo, The Diamond, and The Gasworks. They've shared the
stage with some great Canadian artists like April Wine, Alannah Miles
and The Tea Party. They have performed dozens of corporate shows for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the Hamilton Bulldogs, the WWF, Camp Trillium,
and twelve municipal events for the City of Hamilton, including a Canada
Day festival for over 40,000 people! DuBay is a band that loves to play
for their fans. Known for their History of Rock cover set, the band
adapts and performs custom gigs, including Hamilton’s former Mayor elect
Fred Eisenberger’s campaign launch!
As life would have it after 12 years, change was inevitable. With the
addition of Pat Campion (drums) and Peter Bellm (bass), The DuBay Band
as it is now called, has progressed into new and exciting rhythms with
MOVINON. The blues influence these musicians have brings to the
traditionally upbeat music that is DuBay, a darker more "Nietzsche" view
of the world. The songs rock for the most part and the album is rich in
emotions and melodies however this one acknowledges that life is not
without pain and not all relationships will last. MOVINON also credits
Dennis Decker with engineering, recording completely digitally, in
Limozine Records’ ‘Pro Tools Studio’. The young, up and coming
Mellissa Bel offered her vocal talent on two songs and has performed
with the band on several occasions. Chronology; the latest album has 3
new songs, "O Canada", "Do You Believe" and "It's Hockey Night". "O
Canada" is doing well on I-Tunes and on youtube (video). It is being
played at many local schools as an exciting substitute for the old,
slower version of our National Anthem. "Do You Believe" is the latest
music video, released in May 2010. "It's Hockey Night" was written for
the Hockey Night In Canada contest. Other songs on the album were taken
from previous CD.'s as most popular hits. Fast forward to Aug. 2011, Pat
leaves the band and is replaced with Mauro Iacoboni. Moe, as he likes to
be called, has played with Claude and Nicholas in a band from the past
called "Why Not".
Supported by BLR Entertainment’s Rob Rapiti, The
DuBay Band plans to concentrate more on corporate venues and selected
clubs and casinos within the Southern Ontario's golden horseshoe. While
concentrating on marketing their music world wide through publishing and
the internet, The DuBay Band is "Moving On", always adapting and
surviving technologically as well as personally. They are professionals
and are still ever hopeful for our world and the spiritual Universe.
