Pranatricks

Pronounced (Praaaaahhhhh-naaaaahhhh-tricks)

Indie, Psych, Folk artist, Pranatricks, envelops his audience in a soundscape guided by an insatiable quest for truth. Combining sonic qualities of indie folk, psych and alternative rock, Pranatricks delivers traditional songwriting amongst instrumental loops to create a soundscape that pushes the boundaries of the indie singer songwriter genre into performance art awakening.

Pranatricks is an Indie-Psych-Folk artist and multi-instrumentalist/producer currently based on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. His debut album ‘Cherished’ released in January of 2023 garnered several accolades including 11 weeks of charting on Earshot and significant appearances on the National Top 50 including a #1 at CJSF 90.1fm the week of May 2nd. The music blog Indie Boulevard named ‘Cherished’, Best Album of 2022. In April of 2024 Pranatricks released his second album ‘Elements of’ and was featured by Exclaim! as a part of their New Faves for June 2024 and one of 8 Emerging Canadian Artists You Need to Hear. Other notable press included an interview from Read Range and coverage from numerous music blogs including Last Day Deaf, York Calling, Indie for Bunnies, The Wild is Calling etc. Having been active in the Canadian independent music scene since 2006 he continually shapes his outward expression through simple songwriting and instrumentation. In 2008 his band Fur Bearing Animals, an electro funk duo, released a ‘Self-Titled EP’ that sold over 1500 units and charted extensively on Earshot. The title track Ivy Harvey Shoes has over 100K streams worldwide and was featured on Departures, a Canadian Travel TV Show. In a prolific spree of releases Pranatricks is actively working on a third album slated for release sometime in 2025.