After years of hard work creating, performing, and self-promoting music we truly believe in, we feel ready to reach that next level of being an established international band. With your support, we will be able to pay for important industry resources (producers, publicity campaigns, radio promotions, international booking agents, visual artists etc) to properly and effectively promote and market ourselves, our songs, our sound, and our message of love to the rest of the world.
The Story of The Steadies - by Earl Pereira
Hello my name is Earl Pereira, I am the front-man and bassist of The Steadies and have been working solely in the music industry for more than 20 years. Upon finishing 3 years of university I chose to take the chance and pursue my dreams by dedicating my life in becoming a full-time artist. After some rough touring years playing in every seedy bar in Western Canada, I remained focused and determined to build up my band at the time Wide Mouth Mason. By the time I was 22 years old we were on a major label (Warner Music Canada/Atlantic U.S.) and touring with iconic bands like The Rolling Stones and ACDC! Unfortunately, a decade of more downs than ups in the music biz soon followed and I found myself at another crossroads. So in 2011, I chose to follow my heart, continue my life's goal, and build up my own band which we called The Steadies.
We then spent the next 7 years working hard constantly touring across Canada and self-funding our own albums, international tours (China, South Korea and now Europe) and music videos. However, tragically losing our brother and band mate Justin Lee last year almost made me want to give it all up. Instead, I re-focused and worked even harder with drummer Kurtis Schultz performing the most shows The Steadies have played in a single year, while honouring our brother. We also spent a lot of time writing and demoing songs for the next album, which we feel have the potential to touch people all over the world. But we were still missing a key piece and as Juice would always say, "the universe will provide" which it did in the form of guitarist Jesse James Clark! I met Jesse through a close mutual friend and his passion, work ethic, talent, positive attitude and genuine excitement to be part of the band has given us a new hope for the future.
What We Need & What You Get
Exciting things are already happening like Jesse moving to Saskatoon from Victoria B.C, performing our 1st European Tour this October, recording our next album as soon as we get back, and starting this campaign/exclusive fan club 'Support The Steadies'!
With your help through the funds we raise we will have the ability to:
- Donate partial proceeds to our Love Revolution non-profit, which funds music-for-youth programs in Saskatchewan in honour of our brother Justin 'Juice' Lee.
- Make our best sounding album in order to compete with the best artists in the music industry by hiring top level producers and engineers who have already agreed to work with us, like world-class mix engineer Eric Racy (Damian Marley, Katy Perry).
- Manufacture our album on vinyl for the first time ever, as vinyl pressing is a 10 week process and requires the payment up front.
- Effectively market & promote our music worldwide by hiring professional and experienced publicists and radio promoters.
- Hire cutting edge video production teams and talented artists for album and merchandise artwork, in order to have world class visuals to match our sound and brand.
With your support you will not only be helping us reach our goal of being an established international band, but you will also be receiving exclusive perks such as:
- Being the first to receive a copy of the new album in any form you choose (digital, cd, vinyl).
- Getting limited edition merchandise as well some special and unique merchandise items.
- Having a song of your choice (cover or original) be recorded, personally dedicated, and sent in both a high quality video and mp3 format.
- Having The Steadies perform at your home for an acoustic house concert or full electric house party for all of your friends and neighbors!
- Instantly receive a digital playlist of unreleased remixes.
The Impact
We strongly believe that we have the songs, music, work ethic, talent, image, live show and experience to be an established internationally known band. The only thing we are lacking are the funds necessary to sound as best as we possibly can and the resources to properly market and promote ourselves. So with your help and contributions we feel we will be able to take that next jump in reaching our goals and we plan to give right back. As you know, we are all about the positive vibrations, inspiring others, and spreading the message of love that the world needs to hear.
Other Ways You Can Help
We understand that some people just can't contribute financially, but you can still help by spreading the word about our 'Support The Steadies' campaign by telling your friends and sharing our link!