Keep The Change
It was once said by Jack White that, "there aren't many things left that haven't already been done, especially withmusic. I'm interested in ideas that can shake us all up". Keep the Change is a band that likes to explore numerous genres, new sounds, and any/every small venue across southern Ontario. Us guys in Keep the Change try to do all the "shaking up" we can with new music.
With lyrics written and sung by Jacob Dunning, the electric guitar and woodwind styling of Matthew Burt, the rhythmic expertise provided by Nick Burt, and the bright-sounding bass tones output from Zack McVannel's bass, Keep the Change provides a sound unfamiliar to the music scene in southern Ontario. Originating in Bayfield, Ontario, the band enjoys playing all original music touching on many genres (and of course playing your favourite covers by bands from the 90s).
Keep the Change started very small in a backyard shed where the members could experiment with their love of music and grow as a group. Since 2010, the group has grown immensely cranking out 25+ original songs, attending regular shows, and even contributing with a micro-foundation donating food and money raised from not-for-profit iTunes sales, and annual "donation at the door" events.
Although Keep the Change tends to grow a lot on their own, they would have nothing without the endless amount of time and help provided by James Dunning -- a father and friend to all of us. We are forever grateful to all of the fans that attend our shows, to all of those who enjoy listening to our music, and of course to those who had taken the time to help us give back in every way we can. Jack White is right, there isn't a lot that hasn't already been done in music. But if we don't try to do that very thing while having fun all at the same time, then it just won't be music anymore.
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