With a smattering of smaller projects to their name, Busty and the Bass used the subsequent year to work on their debut studio album, Uncommon Good. A third EP, 2016's LIFT, offered the band a surprising endorsement: after the EP's cover of Macy Gray's "I Try" found viral success online, Gray herself offered the group a resounding co-sign. The ambitious GLAM was released in June 2015, after the group inked a deal with Indica Records. With $10,000 of winnings behind them, the group set to work on recording a second EP. Their success was followed with a debut EP, Bustified, described as a "retrospective of the development.over the last eight months." In late 2014, they made their first transition to national success - the group entered into the competition for Canada's Top University Band 2014, and were announced as the winners in October that year.
Growing gradually over the course of a few years, the group’s original lineup settled with nine members: Nick Ferraro (vocals, alto sax), Scott Bevins (trumpet), Alistair Blu (vocals, keyboard, synthesizer), Julian Trivers (drums), Louis Stein (guitar), Milo Johnson (bass), Eric Haynes (piano, keyboard), Chris Vincent (trombone), and Mike McCann (trumpet). Since forming at the Schulich School of Music, the group have moved from success to success, releasing the studio albums Uncommon Good and Eddie, and touring worldwide.īusty and the Bass' roots started at Montréal's McGill University the band's founding members met while studying at the institution's renowned Schulich School of Music, building a rapport and a wide-ranging sound through a series of informal jam sessions. A funk-driven octet hailing from Montréal, Busty and the Bass brought together a diverse set of genres with their instrument-spanning lineup.
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