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The Canadien Champion, Frtday, D.ommber 24, 1999 - 15 Singer excited about Qmm Milton home-ncoming , efrom FLESCH on page 14 your own country. If you get recognition somnewbere else, then they'1l dlaim you." Ilie band consists of lead guitaiat hIbom Hastings, bass player AI Briant andi the drummer known only as Josh, since his famidly name has temporarily slipped Ms Flesch's mincI. They're cun'eotly sîgneci to the indepen- dent company Aàu0awne Records. It's a help, saïdM:Fllesch, but success is tough without the muscle of a major com- pany such as Sony ýor RCA or Virgin Records. . They have international records deals. When you get signed to them, everything is taken care of," she said. But with indue companies, -They'll put out a CD for you andi tbat's about it," shte said. Since competition is stifi out there, the band has attempteci to goose recognition with the help of a website at www.geoci- tîes.com/d sunsetstrip/ frontrowl3940. lus succeas has been moderate, with. the site taking sorne bits but generating only 20 per cent of CD sales or lesa. Insteaci, live shows are where the CDs really fly, said Ms Flesch. "'We tend to be a lot different than other bands because they started out as cover banda," she said. "We didn't do that." Now 23, Ms Flescb first courteci the music racket at the not so tender age of 1l. Prior to that, ber dreama bad been wrapped arounci acting. But she took to music witb a vengeance, quickly mastering the flute, drums, basa, piano, sax and guitar. "Once you learn one, the reat is really simple," she said. "I've always been arty, so switching wasn't bard." With ail those instruments under ber belt, she didn't neglect ber voice. Taking singing lessons atrengthened the talent that was already there, said Ms Flescb. 'It juat taught me bow to breath, bow to bold a note longer, bow to bit a bigber range," she said. "It iciat fine-tuned wbat I already knew." And sbe's looking forward to entertain- ing Milton residents at the biggest basb of the millennium, wben only the colci coulci pose a problem. "There's a lot more room to move around and we're going to be padded like crazy," site said. "It's really tougb to play stuff fast wben you'oe cold." But despite plans to tour in 2000, tbere's no place like borne for the holidays. "It's home," said Ms Flescb. "It bas been a wbile since we played in Milton." DECEM BCEXRA i~~OCSecespcoeorqaSe l .ê.1no yu nm . yar -nh oe waJ fP Ir Sf,«ffI ~ ~ ~ ~ adi lu'by,.fimM4.ob . BWWa~ f ,fT cas F«kM ILIO Mi#orWbeh esetya LLet-f d akRm '5~~~~~ ~ ~ =NAISTS,8830 INFI93-9:S A9:0-60SU125 * 0* 0 *@ * e * k e. ~0* 0 ta Dur Day. Dlow Dut Noon oeff 5 p.m.