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Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker Also known as USS Origin Toronto, Ontario Genres Alternative dance, Drum and bass, Electronica Instruments Guitar, Erhu, Turntables, Electronic instrumentation/programming Years active 2007 to present Labels Smashing World Records Website http://www.ussmusic.com/ Members Ashley Boo-Schultz, Human Kebab Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS) is a musical duo that began working out of Parkdale,[1] a neighbourhood situated in the west-end of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The band is composed of vocalist, guitarist and erhu player Ash Buchholz (aka Ashley Boo-Schultz) and turntablist and hypeman Jason Parsons (aka Human Kebab). The USS sound is a mixture of drum and bass beats, grunge-like guitar riffs and 2-step rhythms. "We like to call what we do the campfire after-party," Buchholz said. "It's like you're at Nirvana Unplugged but there's a drum and bass party and glow sticks all around you."[2] Contents 1 History 2 Albums 2.1 Welding the C:/ 2.2 Questamation 3 References 4 External links // History USS hails from the outskirts of the Greater Toronto Area — Ashley Buchholz being from the town of Markham and Jason Parsons from the adjacent town of Stouffville.[3] They met in 2004, while stocking the beer fridge and discussing music when they worked at a golf-course;[2][3][4] the pair hit it off instantaneously.[5] A couple of months later, when Buchholz's sister was looking for someone to DJ at her upcoming wedding, Buchholz suggested Parsons for the job.[4] "It was love at first scratch" said Buchholz, who later moved into Parsons' parents' basement and began to experiment musically with Parsons.[4] The band's name came about when Buchholz sketched out map of exactly who he wanted to be in life. At the top of this life-plan he wrote "Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker."[2] Although this title was to become the band’s moniker, the duo says that the name is for everyone: “It's singular — it's the title of a characteristic, not the title of two guys”, Buchholz said.[2] “Opportunity exists as a result of what you’re putting out to the world,” said Parsons.[6] By July of 2007 they began to perform live, and they released their first independent EP, Welding the C:/ (pronounced: Welding the C Drive) later that same month.[1][2] They both did not predict the success that was to follow the EP’s release. The band parted ways to pursue different avenues; Parsons went west, to the province of Alberta to work on an oil pipeline and Buchholz went south, to the US, on an emotional pilgrimage. Everything changed when a friend of Parsons' called to report some good news.[1][5] The friend called-in to report that the Toronto based radio station, 102.1 The Edge had put their first single, Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole, into heavy rotation. The duo then returned to Toronto, to shoot their first video for Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole which was soon featured across Canada on the MuchMusic channel.[1][5] Albums Welding the C:/ The band's EP, Welding the C:/ released July 30, 2008 and became a hot seller across Canada. After the video for Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole started airing regularly on MuchMusic, the band was offered a music video production grant from VideoFACT to do a partially animated video for the follow-up single, 2 15/16 - which also found its way onto the MuchMusic charts. On May 30, 2008 the band headlined 102.1 The Edge's "Next Big Thing" to a record-setting capacity crowd of over 2600 people. The pair performed at the 2008 World Electronic Music Festival and were also the opening act on the main stage of the annual new-music festival, Edgefest, held by 102.1 The Edge.[1][2][3] August 2008 saw the duo opening at the Cutting Edge Music Festival in Grand Bend Ontario.[7] On Sep 16, 2008 the duo performed live on MTV Canada.[8] By October 22,2008, USS won both of the CASBY Awards for which they were nominated: Best New Artist, and Best New Single, for the song Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole. In winning the 'as voted by fans' awards, USS bested the likes of Bedouin Soundclash, Sam Roberts, Die Mannequin and Tokyo Police Club. [9] The duo also signed a worldwide publishing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing later that October.[10] Hollowpoint ('Sniper Hyperbole' was commonly publicly dropped, due to pronunciation issues) was featured on the 13th edition of EMI's Big Shiny Tunes. Welding the C:/ track list: "2 15/16" (3:34) "Hollow Point Sniper Hyperbole" (3:43) "Drop Around The Clock" (3:12) "Form Onederful" (3:19) "Pornostartrek" (4:16) The original version of the EP contained the song "Turquoise 1:11", but later versions have "The Honeypot". Questamation USS released their first full-length album, Questamation, on Mar 9, 2009, through their independent label, Smashing World Records[10]. For the recording, USS teamed up again with Matthew Von Wagner (Crystal Castles, Alpha Galates) for production and engineering - Chris Davies and Charles Topping 'aided musically'.[10] Music engineer Bob Ludwig was recruited to master the original album in Portland, Maine.[5] James Black of Finger Eleven is featured playing guitar on "P.S. I Can Change".[citation needed] The CD packaging was based on the patented Z-CARD design, folding out much like a map. USS was the first band in North America to adopt this design for their album packaging.[11][12] Parallel to the album release, USS created the video for Laces Out, which followed onto MuchMusic in March 2009[13] USS won the award for Favourite Group/Duo at the CMW Indie Awards on March 14, 2009 in Toronto. During their performance, the duo lit up the stage with a high-energy set, complete with handstands and full-size cardboard cutouts of Barack Obama and Einstein.[14] The duo sat down and talked to Gene Simmons of Kiss in Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern after meeting at a local radio station.[15] During the holiday season of 2008, USS found themselves touring the Western provinces for a second time.[16] Come March 18 and 19, 2009 USS crossed the border to showcase in the RedGorilla Music Fest, in Texas.[17] USS made their way to LA to play the Viper Room March 31, 2009[18] and continued on to New York City's Mercury Lounge on April 6, 2009. Between April 14-25, 2009, the duo returned to play Western Canada, this time performing at the TELUS World Ski & Snowboard Festival, April 21 in Whistler, British Columbia.[19] In honour of the Questamation album, USS hosted their 'Let's Get Weird' concert to a variety of artists at Toronto's Sound Academy on May 1, 2009.[20] Describing the intention of the evening, Parsons said, "It's our official hello to the world."[5] Up first were The Good Times, contest winners from Etobicoke, Ontario, followed by 15-year old rockers from the US; Crooked X. Blackie Jackett Jr's set was next featuring James Black and Rick Jackett from Finger Eleven. USS finished the night with singing, smoothies and a volcano.[20] Below is the track listing of Questamation: "Cloudboy" (3:56) "Laces Out" (2:33) "P.S. I Can Change" (4:49) "Anti-Venom" (3:47) "Neurochemical Warfare Gas Masquerade" (4:19) "Stationery Robbery" (2:58) "Better Living Centre" (1:14) "3 Purple Butterflies" (3:31) "Stranger to Myself" (4:15) "Man Makes The Zoo" (5:08) "Visionary Science Patrol" (4:37) "Me vs Us" (19:03) *11 minutes of meditation included. References ^ a b c d e Artist bio on MuchMusic.com Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ a b c d e f Carey, Steve, “Good old fashioned Victoria block party”, Victoria Times Colonist, Aug 17, 2008 Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ a b c Higgins, Alyshia, “Stouffville’s Jason Parsons spins turntables to Edgefest, top of Toronto radio charts”, yorkregion.com, Jul 5, 2008 Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ a b c Interview for Crave TV Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ a b c d e Paul, Andrew, “Vocab Junkies”, See Magazine, Aug 14, 2008 Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ http://chronicle.durhamcollege.ca/story.php?id=5023&issue= ^ Alexisonfire, Arkells And IllScarlett To Play Cutting Edge Music Festival Last accessed June 12, 2009 ^ MTV Canada performance, Sept 16, 2008 Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ 2008 CASBY Award Winners Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ a b c "USS Ready To Be Ubiquitous Again", ChartAttack, Jan 27, 2009 Last accessed Mar 11, 2009 ^ "U.S.S. Questamation", Kill The 8 Merch Last accessed June 12th, 2009 ^ Greene, Mike, "CD Review: USS Questamation", Toronto Music Scene, Apr 9, 2009 Last accessed Jun 12, 2009 ^ MuchMusic "The Wedge" message board Last accessed June 12th, 2009. ^ "Canadian Music Week: USS Takes Fav Group At 2009 Indies. Last accessed June 12th 2009 ^ Gauntlet, "Smoothie Virtues" Last accessed June 12th, 2009. ^ ChartAttack, "USS Announce Canadian Dates" Last accessed June 12th, 2009 ^ RedGorilla Music Fest, "USS at RedGorilla" Last accessed June 12th, 2009 ^ seanward.net, "USS at Viper Room" Last accessed June 12th, 2009 ^ Zune Concert Series Last accessed June 12th, 2009 ^ a b ChartAttack, "USS Seek Synergy At Sound Academy" Last accessed June 12th, 2009 External links USS official website USS myspace profile USS Facebook fan page Video of the above mentioned 'Next Big Thing' concert