Said The Whale

The band came to fruition after the two musicians, Ben Worcester (guitar, vocals) and Tyler Bancroft (guar,vocals), who had been in previous acts, My Buddy Dave, The Millionaires and WordsOverMusic, decided to create a new project, named Said the Whale. Consolidating their lineup, the band added additional members Spencer Schoening (drums), Jaycelyn Brown (keyboards) and Jeff LaForge (bassist), who was replaced with Nathan Shaw (bassist) in 2011. Through relentless touring and a string of early EPs, the band developed a steady grassroots following, who warmly received their debut album "Howe Sounds/Taking Abalonia" in 2008.

Their next two albums, "islands Disappear" (2009) and "little Mountain" continued to raise their profile, gaining significant airplay on radio stations and attention from various media outlets, such as Spin, BBC 6 Music and Consequence of Sound. The band also came second place in CKPK-FM's 2010 Peak Performance Project, to which they won $75,000, losing out to rapper Kyprios for the top spot.

The band became the focus of a CBC documentary in 2011, titled "Winning America," directors Brent Hodge and Thomas Buchan documented the band's first tour in the US, following them as they travelled down along the West Coast and made their way to Austin, US, music festival SXSW (South by Southwest). Through the documentary, Said the hale gained more fans and exposure, winning the Juno Award for 'New Group of the Year' at the 2011 awards ceremony. They also received two Juno Awards nominations in 2013 for their album, "Little Mountain."

In 2013, their fourth full-length "hawaii" was released, a record which looked to push their summery sound to new levels, featuring more infectious melodies yet also incorporating a darker, serious tone that permeated through tracks such as "the Weight of the Season" and "Helpless Son." With another successful record, the band secured their place in Canada's indie-rock scene, proving their designation as one of the "Top 12 RockStars to Watch" in Rockstar Weekly's annual poll in 2012.