Soul Filter

Soul Filter

Based out of Summerside PEI, this husband and wife duo have been staple performers in their local bar scene, performing in pop-rock cover bands for over 16 years. An increasing desire to write and a gnawing curiosity to see what kind of music they would create helped push members Karen & Mike Penton to form Soul Filter in 2017. Baring a unique yet reminiscent vibe to the 90’s soft rock female era, the island duo get their musical inspiration from artists like The Cranberries, Alanis Morissette & Sheryl Crow; with heartfelt, lyrically melodical verses and a punch of crunchy electric guitar to rock out to. Most recently the band announced their upcoming performance at PEI's annual Rock The Boat music festival this summer opening for Big Wreck, The Road Hammers, Honeymoon Suite & Haywire. In February, they were voted into the Top 100 in CBC's Searchlight 2019 with their song Like Water and have been featured on CBC's Mainstreet with Matt Rainnie, Q93's "Keep It Local", CBC Music Hour with Bill Roach, The East Coast Countdown, and CIOE FM's "Fresh From the East". December 14th, 2018 saw the release of their debut album, A Minor Conspiracy; a 10 song journey through, love, life, loss and discovery. Infusing pop, blues and folk into their rock roots sound, acoustic rhythm serves as the backbone to melodically sweet electric guitar riffs and punchy choruses. Dynamically weaving between soft falsetto and full on power vocals, Karen delivers emotional, soul baring catchy lyrical melodies. The album is now available on all streaming and downloading platforms. Would love you to check it out! https://song.link/album/i/1446698503

Profile

• Band
• Duo

Instruments

• Guitar
• Drums
• Vocals
• Electric Guitar
• Bass Guitar
• Acoustic Guitar

Genres

• Rock
• Folk
• Indie
• Alternative Rock
• Pop

Influences

• Alanis Morissette
• The Cranberries
• The Tragically Hip
• Sass Jordan
• Led Zeppelin
• Fleetwood Mac
• Sheryl Crow
• Janice Joplin
• Amy Winehouse
• Matt Mays

Equipment

• Takamine Guitar
• Shure Sm57
• Shure
• Fender Bass
• Gibson Les Paul
• Flying V
• Yamaha Accoustic

Languages

• English

What is music to you? What does it give you?

Life, soul, inspiration, nourishment.

What is your music dream?

To keep writing, performing, recording. To inspire and connect.

If you could change the world - what would you start with?

Egos.

Which is the most memorable song from your childhood?

Way too many to list...

Who are your favorite musical artists or bands?

Alanis Morisette, Sheryl Crow, Led Zeppelin, The Cranberries, Amy Winehouse, Fleetwood Mac, Stevie Nicks, Matt Mays, The Cult, Black Sabbath, Sass Jordan, No Doubt .....

What inspires you to make music?

Life. Soul. Sadness. Happiness.

What is the message you want to send with your music?

Sometimes life sucks but it's also amazing.

How do you feel when you perform in front of an audience?

Nothing else matters.

How do you see the musicians’ reality nowadays? What could be improved?

Playing more local artists on local radio stations..

What do you think of Drooble?

It's cool ✌

What frustrates you most as a musician?

Indifference.

Do you support your local scene as a fan? How?

Yes.. promote other artists and their music. Go to show a when we can. Perform with other artists.

What qualities should a musician nowadays have in order to get their music heard by a larger audience?

Business skills. Lose the fear.

Share some awesome artists that we’ve never heard of.

Rick Sparkes & The Enablers Will Allen The Royal North Brad Milligan Band Defuser

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