“There are only a few women that have rocked our world throughout the ages… Janis Joplin, Etta James, Heart, and The Pretenders… but guess what? There's a new chick that rocks my socks off, and her name is Basia Lyjak – and she kicked my ass! She's got the whole package. I think she will be a force in rock n’ roll, and once you hear her, you wont forget her… I haven’t!” – Mark Hudson (Songwriter/Producer; Livin’ on the Edge, Aerosmith)
Basia Lyjak is a straight up rock chick with catchy, well crafted tunes and simultaneously powerful, raw and femme-charged vocals that bring you back to a day when singing came from your heart and your gut, rather than a pitch corrector in a studio.
"Basia Lyjak has broken the mold, folks. This incredibly talented female rock practitioner from Toronto has emerged with a laughingly brilliant and innovatively excellent EP that rips at the very foundations of once sleepy North American rock and wakes the whole world up with the kinda force that could repair the melting ice sheets at either ends of the north or south poles!" - Elley Wilson, IOM Magazine
Involved in the industry in various capacities from the moment she graduated from high school, Basia has finally found her niche as a songwriter, vocalist and performer. Her current EP, “Writings on the Wall” has been knocking down doors all year, and few who hear its catchy, rock-driven and empowering tracks can honestly deny their booming potential.
“Basia’s natural way with melody is the perfect fusion of pure vocal ability and grit, and her song arrangements are delivered to maximize her gifts.” – Rick Tyrrell, Musicblood!
Rave response from fans, industry and press alike has only further deepened Basia’s passion for what she does, inspiring her to keep striving for that next level, while having a blast and creating great songs in the process.
"It's actually quite unsettling for the music industry, as Basia Lyjak has arrived at a time when we all thought stage and studio 'magic,' 'presence,' and 'charisma' had long since fallen off the pages! Rewriting the A&R chapters is easy but I really do feel sorry for the label execs that ran out of ink!" - Colin Lynch, Jimmy Stilettos magazine
Now the frontwoman of an all-star band featuring guitarist Ron Bechard (Sin Dealer, Edwin, Three Days Grace), bassist Dave Carreiro (Nigel's 11, Slash Puppet) and drummer Glenn Nash (Q107 house drummer, Ozonebaby), Basia’s ready to rock any stage, anywhere! 2007 was a whirlwind year, which saw her play NXNE and MQMusicFest, open for April Wine, develop a merch line with C-Squared Promotions, win several IOM. Magazine awards, launch a new website, film a live video with John Holosko and record a new track!
The single, “Don’t Talk,” was written with the prodigious Kyle Riabko and has been recorded and mixed at Whirlwind Sound Studios with producer Brian Moncarz, and mastered by Joao Carvalho. Now, Basia hopes to make 2008 even busier and more productive that 2007 with a tour and a full-length album! Some would say it's a lot for one woman to handle, but Basia says bring it on -- she's just living the dream!
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