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After many hours of writing arrangements and spending time in the studio, we are pleased to announce that our new album Nothing But Blue will be released in June! We are so excited to show all of you what we've been up to over the last few months.

Some of you may be wondering how we came up with the album title name Nothing But Blue. It wasn't an easy decision to make and it took a lot of brainstorming. In the end, it came down to a vote and Nothing But Blue was the clear choice. When you listen to the album, you will soon find out where the idea came from, but we'll let you figure that one out on your own! :)

And now for a little Q&A! This month's question is a pretty popular one for musicians. It marks that life-changing moment when we found a special place in our hearts for music.

Q: At what point in your life did you realize that you wanted to be involved in music?

Thom: Every year at my high school, we would have two major music concerts (Spring and Christmas). My friend and I would always put together a song or two, usually making fun of our music teacher. It became a regular thing that the audiences began to expect. They would become more elaborate and creative each time. It was after one of these evenings that I thought to myself..."I could really do this if I wanted to".

Joe: I don't think I've ever come to that realization because it's just always been a part of me. There are a lot of musicians on both sides of my family. We have an old vinyl of my maternal grandmother singing at some point in the late '40's / early '50's. My mom even sung on live radio as a child (she sounds like Connie Francis). My dad and his brothers formed a band in the 60's. Basically, what I'm saying is: it's in my genes.

Dan: In grade 2, at 8 years old, I played the part of Pinocchio in the school musical. That same year I was at the father/son banquet for Cub Scouts and I saw a live band performing at the event and I thought it was really cool.

Janet: My grade 3 teacher would bring in his guitar once a week and play us a few songs instead of story time. He would teach us the song so that we could sing along. It was these sing-along's that made me realize that I really loved music. Two years later, I transferred to a private school for the arts where we had music classes every day. From that point on, music continued to be a big part of my life.