Corwin Fox

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Over a decade ago this eco-activist and father of two was playing in what was likely the most banned punk band to come from Ottawa's Canterbury School for the Arts. From there, Corwin Fox went on to play in countless bands, tour the country numerous times with Ottawa prog-popsters Big Fish Eat Little Fish, write several scores for the Counternotes theatre group and compose an original score for the CBC documentary Don't Pass Me By. The years 2000 to 2002 saw Corwin marry and head back to school, studying recording engineering at Fanshawe College. There, he met Christiaan Anderson and Dean Watson with whom he soon formed the art-rock band, Balls Falls and label, Coqi Records. In 2001 he won EMI Music Publishing Canada's award for best song for "Doctor God", appearing on the Balls Falls album. Corwin's debut solo album Can You Sleep? was Coqi's first release and was followed up in 2002 by Compassionate Relay which contained the classic tracks "Bring Me Back", "We Love the Beehive Burners" (theme song for an air quality activist group) and "Fantastic Mr. Fox," (named after Roald Dahl's children's book). A move to Victoria, just off Canada's West Coast, allowed Fox time to regroup and have a second child, though not slowing for a minute. Amidst touring up and down the West Coast, Fox found time to record and produce albums for The Overlanders (teachers who put Canadian history into song) and David Roy Parsons, write and record with at least three bands (including Colorado ba

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