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About Ken Tizzard Ken Tizzard New CD - "Lost In Awe" Coming Spring 2008 For a more Official perspective on me please check out my website at www.kentizzard.com

Below are some other people’s words about me.

“The debut from the bass player of The Watchmen has a Canadian sound in line with contemporary offerings from some of this country's music hall of famers, namely Tom Cochrane and Bruce Cockburn. This is the type of stuff you'd hear in a (pre-bylaw) smoky bar, with a harsh, heavy domestic beer in your hand, listening to a crooner sing his heart out for truck drivers and seasoned cougars.” Bill Alexander – Soundproof Magazine

With a voice that oozes tenderness and angst and drips with cool, Tizzard has crafted an engaging album of thoughtful, melodic material that is moving, touching and memorable. The album is as far away from his material with Thornley as New Dayton is from New York. It's mellow, soothing, and captivating, the type of music a person would want to listen to cruising down the highway on a melancholy rainy afternoon. Relying on his voice and bass, he's crafted nine songs that showcase his varied talents. On Quiet Storey House, Tizzard emerges as a songwriter with the heart of Dylan and the soul of Mellencamp. Al Beeber - The Lethbridge Herald

“His new release, Quiet Storey House...an introduction, shows him to be a fine songwriter and sculptor of sound, and possessor of a gently haunting vocal style. Two cover songs here, NICK DRAKE's : Fly," and TEARS FOR FEARS' "Mad World," reveal some of his influences, and his intelligent ambient style merits wider exposure.” Kerry Doole – Tandem (Toronto)

“While he concedes not everyone understands his current bass-centric direction, his experimental project is capturing the essence which characterizes the definition of genuine artistry.” Chris McCluskey – The Coast (Halifax)

“With nary a trace of his post-grunge roots showing, Tizzard fits in nicely with the current batch of singer-songwriters.” Dave Clark - Scene - London

-“The next time I'm sharing dinner and a bottle of wine with my girl, I will probably slip Quiet Story House... in with Avalon, Let's Get It On, MCMXC a.d, Chet Baker Sings, and Otis – Blue.”

-“… All Because of You…has that certain ambiance, a kind of unrequited love thing that works so well in the deep, dark night.”

“…this is one smooooth CD. Translation: Ken Tizzard wants you to get laid, and he wants you to listen to him while you do it.”“Tizzard treats his bass guitar like a lead instrument, which adds a kind of surreal jazz effect to these obviously well-written pop songs.” Paul Wiggins – Here Magazine – Moncton

And my favorite from the mind of a true wordsmith...

“…dude's not a vocalist.” Bryan Borzykowski – Now Magazine