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Artist
Remy Shand
12+ albums
soulNeo-SoulCanadianjazzsinger-songwriter
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Remy Shand is a Canadian songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist and self-producer known for first and only album The Way I Feel. Released by UMC and Motown on March 12, 2002, the record was written, arranged and produced by Shand; he also performed all instruments. The Way I Feel received rave reviews, accolades and awards, including being nominated for 4 Grammys and winning a JUNO Award. The record was number 1 for six consecutive weeks in Canada, where it is certified platinum. In the United States it reached the top 40 on Billboard’s Top 200 Albums chart, #15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, and had a top 5 Adult R&B chart success for the single, “Take a Message.” --- Remy Shand was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada in 1978 to Jeremy Shand and Ana Olsson. His father was of English descent and his mother was of Swedish descent. Remy credits his musical education to a crate of classic albums salvaged by his dad from a club his construction crew was remodeling. Home-schooled through 10th grade, Remy enrolled at the local high school (mainly to play in the jazz band, whose teacher Remy would later hire for a recording session) but left after just one year. He’d started on acoustic guitar and bass around age 12, and his record collection provided his benchmarks. While most people his age during the 80s and 90s were influenced by early hip hop and pop music, his father was into soul - exposing him to R&B/soul such as Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, The
