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DEBUT CD!  What began as a 3-song performance two years ago has blossomed into a fully engaged writing and performing team.  Victoria songwriting duo Paul Mowbray and Tracy Mills present GAME, their debut CD.  The 10-original songs showcase their musicality and love of lyrics.  The songs range from luxurious to playful and feature Paul’s acoustic guitar stylings, Tracy’s lush violin licks, and distinctive vocals from both.    www.mowbrayandmills.com

CD release parties happen this fall. 

For GAME reviews click here.

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Victoria songwriters Paul Mowbray and Tracy Mills delight audiences with their original pop-classical-funk fusion.  Guitar, violin, and vocals. www.mowbrayandmills.com

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Victoria songwriting duo Paul Mowbray and Tracy Mills play upbeat original music that travels wide and touches many.  Pop/funk grooves mix with classical melodies, blues/jazz riffs, and distinctive vocals. Guitar, violin and vocals. www.mowbrayandmills.com   

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Victoria performers and songwriting duo Paul Mowbray (guitar/vocal) and Tracy Mills (violin/vocal) play upbeat original music that entertains and delights.  Drawing from lyric-based folk, sophisticated blues, Pac-Rim funk, and classical sensibilities, their music moves and changes.  Just when you think you know what to expect – you’re surprised.  Just when you think you know what’s coming next – they’ve moved.  So grab hold and hang on, Mowbray and Mills offer something new.  www.mowbrayandmills.com

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Mowbray and Mills play upbeat original songs that draw from contemporary pop, lyric-based folk, blues, Pac-Rim funk, and classical sensibilities – a pretty wide influence, but it shows as their music moves and changes.  A recent review of their debut CD GAME commented “the fine-wine of music; the songs are lovingly crafted…and performed in such a way as to let the lyrics, the emotions, and the melodies shine forth.”  (To listen visit New Music Canada at http://radio3.cbc.ca/bands/Mowbray-and-Mills/.)

Past audiences have remarked:

"They have such a remarkable rapport with one another and really made me feel engaged”  J.B., Victoria

"I felt a bit like I was listening to a musical conversation between two friends - interesting, intimate, and beautiful.” E.H., Sidney

Paul and Tracy met preparing for the release of Paul’s solo acoustic album Prairie Stop. Their 3-song “first date” has since blossomed into a fully engaged writing and performing effort. They’ve entertained audiences of all ages on and around the Islands for the past two years.  Current plans are to entertain further abroad this summer at music festivals and new venues, and catch the ears of music lovers Canada-wide. tin

Paul Mowbray comes from Saskatchewan via Afghanistan and Java, but has called the West coast his some since 1985.  He is a prolific songwriter, a gifted guitarist, and a caring and effective teacher. (In a funny six-degrees-of-separation kind of way, he taught Tracy’s cousin guitar in Saskatoon over 15 years ago, years before Paul and Tracy met).  Paul draws musical influence from the great pop songwriters of Tin Pan Alley to today.  He has been passionate about writing songs since high school, and believes pop music is the soundtrack to our lives. Previous releases include "Prairie Stop", a gorgeous instrumental disc of solo acoustic guitar reflecting his prairie roots, and "The Wave Project",  a world jazz CD of original instrumentals with Mike Wall on sax.  Paul's 2001 release, "A Sweet Kind of Blue", which featured three Salt Spring vocalists interpreting his songs, received national airplay on "Discdrive" and Ross Porter’s jazz show, ”After Hours".

Tracy Mills comes from Edmonton.  She grew up on classical Suzuki Violin (one of Canada’s “original 26 Suzuki kids”), then developed her improvisational and songwriting ear playing pop/blues/rock. Tracy’s classical background fuses with her love of pop music to give the guitar/violin sound that defines much of the Mowbray and Mills material. Her vocal influences tend to blues/jazz stylings and her strong improvisational abilities lead to much excitement live.  Tracy released a CD of original material, "Passion and Pain" with James Ross in 2003.  Always into music, but never exclusively so, Tracy competed for Canada's National Volleyball team in the 1980’s and later played professionally in Europe. An athletic highlight was competing in the Olympic Games in 1984.

As Mowbray and Mills say, “art makes sense of what will never make sense, it dances, it sings, it is beautiful, it is shocking, it tells us who we are, it is an essential part of our many lives.  Hope you like the tunes.”