Dopamine Dream

DOPAMINE DREAM gives us the permission to take what Jim Carrey calls a "deep rest" from the character we've been playing. Their edgy and innovative approach to music results in what they often playfully refer to as Gnome Rock: essentially the secret soundtrack that wakes the static garden gnomes and gets them to resume their mischievous frolicking throughout the forests where they belong. As described by one of Canada and Newfoundland's most treasured writers Michael Winter in the West End Phoenix: "Dopamine Dreams' music is full of tremolo and Jethro Tull and Devandra Banhart and Jesus Christ Superstar if sung by Bowie while Synchronicity by the Police was filtered through a mellotron." Dopamine Dream live, work and record in Toronto as well as various locations throughout the near north of Ontario. Peirson Ross is the main songwriter and voice for the band. Jay Crafton aka Boy Wonder (Good Brothers progeny) is a multi-instrumentalist drummer and sound engineer pushing the boundaries in every sense of the word. His incredible versatility enables him to sing harmony while invoking the driving subtleties of Bonham, Baker and Ringo. On bass, Ben Bombier helps Jay hold down the rhythmic low end while also contributing to the lyrical songwriting. Andrew Rucklidge aka Bobbe Ruck (Wurlitzer B3 and synths) takes a painterly approach to sound design. Together they are Dopamine Dream. Dopamine Dream is currently set to release their sophomore record in July 2024.