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| Remy Shand | |
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| Born | 1978 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genre(s) | R&B, neo soul |
| Years active | 2001-unknown |
| Label(s) | Motown, Universal Music |
Remy Shand (born 1978) is a Canadian R&B/soul singer, who released his debut album, The Way I Feel, on Motown Records in 2002.
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Biography
Early years
Shand was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba to Doug and Lana Shand. His father was of Scottish/English descent and his mother was of Italian descent. By the age of 12, Shand had learned to play the guitar and acoustic bass. While many people during the 1980s and 1990s were influenced by early hip hop and pop, his father was into soul. Shand says that instead his father influenced and exposed Shand to R&B/soul such as Steely Dan, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Herbie Hancock, The Isley Brothers and Stevie Wonder. During his home schooling in Winnipeg he listened to his parents' R&B, blues, and soul albums, spending a lot of time in his basement sampling retro music. Shand's love of funk music made him an outcast. His parents encouraged him to earn his GED, and to work on his music as a project. He also attended Garden City Collegiate for his Grade 11 year of studies.
Music career
At the age of 19, Shand sent a demo tape to Steve Warden. Warden then became his manager and helped to find Shand a prominent record deal. Two different labels gave Shand offers for a recording deal but he turned down the offer. Fortunately Universal Music Canada had signed Shand to a record deal with Motown Records in the United States.
The Way I Feel
Shand began recording and mixing his debut album, The Way I Feel during the spring of 2001 at his home in Winnipeg. The album features songs such as "The Colour of the Day" and "I Met Your Mercy", examples of his particular style. Shand was quoted as saying the track "Everlasting" was the blueprint towards the content of The Way I Feel, as it was the oldest track on the album, recorded in 1998. The Way I Feel was released on March 12 2002, and Shand won a Juno Award for Best R&B/Soul Recording at the 2003 Juno Awards. The album was successful in Canada and sold roughly 500,000 copies in the United States. Shand received four Grammy nominations for his work. In October 2003, Shand's official website stated that he was working on his second album, to be called Day In The Shade. The album has yet to be released, and since then, there has been no public information regarding Shand's whereabouts or recording projects. As of December 7, 2007, Shand's official website domain (www.remyshand.ca) had not been renewed by his record label.
Discography
Albums
- The Way I Feel (2002), Motown
Singles
- "Take a Message" (2002), Universal
- "The Way I Feel" (2002), Universal
- "Rocksteady" (2002), Unversal
