HILOTRONS (l to r): Mike Dubue, Phil Bova, Mike Schultz, Damian Sawka, Paul Hogan

FEBRUARY 2008
We are so very proud and excited to welcome HILOTRONS to the fold! Featuring some of the hardest working musicians in Ottawa, HILOTRONS offer a sound that is hard to pinpoint. And it's pointless to try anyway.

Frantic melodies fuelled by driving keys/synths, steady-tight drums, trebly/tremlo'd guitars and rump-roasting bottom ends are the HILOTRONS' specialty. Taking the "good parts" from funk/soul, new wave, Asian pop and rock traditions, the HILOTRONS create a fresh, striking sound that is sweaty as sin.

Their two albums to date (2003's HILOTRONS and 2006's Bella Simone) have earned them a very devoted following across the country and beyond, despite limited touring and distribution. In 2008, the band unleashes Happymatic, a step up both in production and songwriting, and no less sweaty. Look for them this spring and summer as they light up dancefloors beyond the Capital!

THE PRESS SAID:

"The HILOTRONS' jerky syncopated beats will get under your skin..." - Chartattack.com
"Supremely catchy!" - Ottawa Citizen
"Quirky, unabashedly poppy and irreverent like a motherf#*$er!" - HOUR
"Dubue and his cohorts play high-energy dance-pop-rock with a dash of outer space in the lyrics and stuttering, percussive vocals that recall The Cars’ Ric Ocasek." - Toronto Sun
"(They) know exactly how to bring New Wave together with indie rock without sounding contrived." - Mocking Music
"The band's sound is inspired by the jittery desperation of the early 80's new wave exemplified by performers like Thomas Dolby, XTC and the Vapors." - Ottawa Sun