As their name suggests, Neverest are absolutely relentless in the pursuit of their musical goals. “We all have our own Mount Everest,” says frontman, Spyros ‘Spee’ Chalkiotis, “and we’re never going to rest until we accomplish the things we want to as a band.”
When Spee first began putting together the band that would ultimately become Neverest, he intended it to be a blindingly heavy rock outfit. “Crazy progressive rock with heavy riffs and melodic vocals over it,” he says, a vehicle to challenge the limits of the chops he was developing as a drummer studying jazz percussion at York University. And though the original band drifted apart, Spee’s efforts to keep the project alive led to a lasting musical partnership with Mike Klose (guitar/keys) that ultimately would form the core of Neverest. After a few lineup changes, drummer, Brendan Colameco and guitarist Paul Loduca, joined the band permanently In March 2010.
Neverest also began to attract the attention of VicPark’s managers, 3 Street Management, ultimately winning them the combined expertise and support of CJ Huyer (3Deep) and Howie Dorough (Backstreet Boys).
For a unit that only solidified their lineup in early 2010, they’re already well on their way. With the tremendous success of their debut single, “About Us,” Neverest completed a nationwide tour with Stereos, followed by the honour of supporting the Canadian dates of the highly successful NKOTBSB (Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block) tour. Their second single, “Everything,” is already a success at radio and the accompanying short film, directed by RT!, was nominated for an MuchMusic Video Award. The debut EP, also titled About Us, was released on March 29, 2011 and was co-produced in Toronto by VicPark Productions and internationally acclaimed producer/songwriter, Anthony M. Jones (Ashanti, Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly).
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