//  Origin:  St. Johns, Newfoundland

 

//  Genres:  Hard rock, Alternative rock, Metal 

 

//  Years Active:  2017-Present 

 

//  Label:  Gene Phillips Recording & Publishing co. 

 

//  Website:  GeneJPhillipsMusic.com

 

 

 

Short Bio

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MusicNL nominated artist Gene Phillips has just released his second album, Fade Away. This album follows his debut album East Grey. His new work features all original material.  His most recent song  Falling is Number 4 on East Coast Rising's Top 30 Count Down.

 

Gene has been writing and performing his own songs all his life. While initially a drummer, he branched out to play guitar, bass and piano. He has taken private instruction in voice, drums, guitar and piano. In recent years he performed at venues such as the VOCM Happy Tree Concert at the Arts and Culture Centre Dec. 2015, Co-host at Open Mic at The Ship May 2017, Colliers Folk Festival July 2016, MusicNL Showcase October 2018, and various fundraisers/open mics.

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Gene’s musical influences are diverse. As a child he was enamoured with the local band The Fables and their traditional song Heave Away. In his teens it was Finger Eleven, Big Wreck, Johnny Cash, The Tea Party, Collective Soul, Ron Hynes, Merle Haggard, Gordie Sampson, Foo Fighters and, some Tenacious D. Currently, Gene spends his time in his studio and attending classes at the CNA. He has co-written, recorded, engineered and produced songs in his home studio with his father John, Juan O’Quinn, Zachary Norman, Bernie Halloran , Dan Lavalle, Glenn Simmons, and others. 

 

He was featured on the popular 97.5 K-Rock Under the Influence World Album Premier show with Jlac in March 2018. He was featured on CBC radio’s First Listen with Jamie Fitzpatrick on June 3, 2018. He gets radio play on local, national and international radio stations. Gene is a member of Music NL and is anxious to share his new tunes with the province and the world at large.

 

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