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Guest Artists

JEANS ‘N CLASSICS BAND

PETER BRENNAN - Arranger,
Guitarist, Jeans ‘N Classics Founder

Born in England, Peter Brennan was heavily influenced
by bands like the Beatles. He studied Music Composition
and Theory at Western University in London, Ontario
where he now resides. During the ‘70s and ‘80s, he toured
extensively throughout North America, establishing himself as a guitarist and music
director with a variety of groups. He also became an in-demand producer/arranger
with top-ten successes in the UK, producer awards, and grants in Canada, where
he was selected as a Juno Awards judge. Peter has always loved the sound of a
rock band with an orchestra. In the early ‘90s, this dream became a reality with the
establishment of Jeans ’n Classics. Peter recently received the Mayor’s Award for
the Arts in London, Ontario, and was named to the University Of Western Ontario/
Faculty of Music “Wall Of Fame”.

DAVID BLAMIRES - Vocalist

David Blamires was born in Yorkshire, England but grew
up in London, Ontario, Canada. He got his start in music
as a session vocalist in Toronto, singing on thousands
of jingles, album recordings, and soundtracks. As a
member of the Pat Metheny Group from 1986-1997, he
appeared on three Grammy Award-winning albums and
performed for fans all over the world. During this time, he
also recorded and released a contemporary jazz album titled
The David Blamires Group.

In 1997, David and his family moved from Toronto to Chicago, where he began
working as a staff composer for a very successful music and audio production
company. David writes and records music for TV and radio commercials, for clients
such as American Airlines, Coors, Proctor & Gamble, McDonald’s, Kraft, and many
more. David is the father of an AAA hockey-playing daughter and is consequently
never home and always broke.

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