Known for energetic and genre-bending live shows, Brightsilver tip their hats to the Bay Area pioneers of psychedelic rock, combined with a heavy dose of cosmic twang and echoes of Laurel Canyon. Truth be told, each member of Brightsilver self-identifies as a massive music nerd with eclectic tastes which is evident in their albums and live shows.
“I believe in creating ‘pleasant surprises’ and I always try to blend two or more contrasting genre elements into a song. In the 21st century, we have the freedom to be ‘unstuck in time’ musically and often that results in something unexpected,” says singer/songwriter Pascal Garneau. Combining synthesizers and pedal steel into the same song is just one example of sound montage throughout their music.
Started in Marin County in 2017, Brightsilver is comprised of Pascal Garneau and Charley Paul on vocals and guitar, Alex Kamages on drums, and Marc Perry on bass. Their debut EP Strikes It Rich! was released in the Fall of 2018 on Payphone Records with a second LP Stay in the Circle released in 2020. Both albums were tracked at the famous Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco and Oakland and mixed at Skywalker Sound in Nicasio CA.