Whiskey Jane

Whiskey Jane is Rock 'n Roll in a cowboy hat!!

Formed in the spring of 2006 in Vancouver, BC, this high energy/big attitude band has quickly become a fixture in the West Coast country scene. With influences ranging from Gretchen Wilson and Sugarland to Big and Rich and Aerosmith, Whiskey Jane brings a fresh and exciting approach to New Country.

After only a few months, Whiskey Jane was, and still is, in demand in all the A-List venues in British Columbia and Alberta.

“Whiskey Jane is one of the best new, young country bands in the Lower Mainland. The energy of the band is infectious - everyone is on their feet by the end of a Whiskey Jane show! This band is going places.. Keep an eye on them! You’ll be seeing a lot of Whiskey Jane in the future!” Don Buchanan (President, Notable Entertainment)

Featuring Natalye Vivian and Amber Locker sharing lead vocals, Kirby Kaye (Guitars, Banjo, Mandolin, keys, vocals), Donny Ducharme (bass) and Rafe Haines (drums, vocals); the group combined their experience and talent to produce the Whiskey Jane sound. WJ finished recording their debut album "Things Left Unsaid" in January, 2009 at Topspinn Studios (Vancouver, BC) produced by Kirby Kaye with mix and overdubs done at Hipposonic Studios with John Webster.  Their debut single "Summertime" reached #23 on the top 30 in their hometown of Vancouver, and hit #83 on the Canadian top 200. "Music City" reached #57 on the Canadian Country Charts. Not too bad for an Indie band!


In March of 2009, Kirby Kaye and Natalye Vivian were invited to do some writing for Canadian Idol 1st runner-up, Jaydee Bixby. The result was a song called “Hard to love you” featured on Jaydee’s top 10 debut, “Guitars and Cadillac’s”, produced by John Webster and Bill Buckingham.

Whiskey Jane's third release "Rodeo Girl" was selected to be played on the new documentary "Hell on Hooves" which airs on RUSH HD, an Extreme HD channel with just over a million subscribers.

Some of the highlights include opening for Terri Clark at the Cloverdale Rodeo, Merrit Mountain Music Festival and headlining Lethbridge Exhibition as well as Peachfest in Penticton. The band was also selected to perform for the "New Artist Showcase" at the 2009 Canadian Country Music Awards in Vancouver, and nominated for "Group of the Year" at the British Columbia Music Awards held at the Red Robinson Show Theatre.  In addition, Whiskey Jane recently performed at the BC Lions half time show at BC Place stadium and played in front of thousands at the Richmond O-Zone Olympic site during the 2010 Winter Olympics.  

Whiskey Jane’s live show is a Must See. Big Vocals, Big Guitars, Big Drums with high energy to Burn!

Their Album “Things Left Unsaid” reflects the band perfectly. Great song writing and hooks, awesome Vocals and goes from traditional country to flat-out Rockin” New Country!

Enjoy the album and thanks for listening!

www.WhiskeyJane.com

Whiskey Jane is...

Natalye Vivian: Lead and Harmony Vocals, Acoustic Guitar  

Natalye recorded her first professional album when she ten years old! A founding member of Whiskey Jane, Natalye is also an accomplished actress, appearing in many movies and television shows. Her debut solo single “ Holding out for a Hero” received airplay from Newfoundland to Vancouver. Along with performing throughout BC, Natalye is busy writing material for the Whiskey Jane's second album.  She has also cowritten a song for Jadee Bixby's (Canadian Idol runner-up) debut album titled "Hard to Love you". 

Amber Locker: Lead and Harmony Vocals 

Amber has been performing since she was six years old. She began in musical theatre which led her to country music and songwriting.  She has collaborated on many of the songs on the Whiskey Jane album, and is currently writing for the next album.  Amber has been performing throughout BC, in both Whiskey Jane and the Gabby’s Girls dance team. Amber's performance is a force to be reckoned with onstage!

Donny Ducharme: Bass Guitar, Vocals 

Donny started off in the Bobby Curtola Band. he is known all o BC as a great and dedicated player in the music industry. His energetic approach on stage is a lot of fun to watch and another reason to see the band live. He has toured North America extensively with Peacemaker and B.O.D.M.

Rafe Haines: Drums and Harmony Vocals 

Rafe Haines has been drumming professionally for the past 15 years. Upon achieving a B.A. in music from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Rafe toured extensively throughout North America, Germany,Austria,Czech Republic,Serbia and Croatia. Rafe also works as a session player for Topspinn studios as well as for other studios and bands in Vancouver. 


 

Kirby Kaye: Lead, Rhythm and Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards, Banjo, Dobro and Harmony Vocals.

Kirby started playing and touring in bands at the very young age of 15. A talented Multi-instrumentalist, Kirby has toured all over Canada and the U.S. Kirby is Chief producer at Topspinn Studios in Vancouver where he just finished producing Whiskey Jane's debut album, and has produced many independent artist albums along with many music scores for Film and Television and Thousands of logged studio hours as a session player and engineer. Kirby studied Music at McGill University and Later at UBC for music for Film and Television.