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Cold Lake Sun members (L to R): Robin Moss, Ian Kaufman, Jordan Elcheson, and Scott MacKay
Cold Lake Sun
Chemistry, Confidence, and a Cool Sound
By Kris Ketonen
D espite being together as a band
for only a few months, the
members of Cold Lake Sun are
feeling pretty confident these days. The
reason is simple: chemistry.
The four members—vocalist/gui-
tarist Robin Moss, drummer Scott
MacKay, bassist Ian Kaufman, and
guitarist Jordan Elcheson—get along
really, really well, for one thing. This
is evident during our recent interview
at a north side bar. Musically, there’s
something else, as well: a strong foun-
dation in the form of a series of demos
recorded by Moss that gives the band
something to start from, and build on.
Each member heard those demos, and
loved them, prior to signing on. It’s
helped things run smoothly as Cold
Lake Sun began jamming and per-
forming during the summer.
“It helped to have those demos
there when it came to playing together,
because it wasn’t like we were sitting
around twiddling our thumbs going
“What are we going to do?’ Moss says.
“Here are the songs we’re going to do.”
But there’s leeway there, as well—Moss
isn’t tied to his original recordings.
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They’re a structure and chords that his
bandmates can build on, writing their
own parts.
“We’re still tinkering with the
songs,” Kaufman says. “We have a really
cool sound at this point. I think it’s the
precondition for a great band—the en-
ergy between the people, and working
towards a common purpose. I feel like
we’ve got that.”
MacKay says the band, working off
those demos, jammed only a few times
before playing its first gig in July. “If we
said ‘We’re friends, let’s start a band. We
don’t know what we’re gonna do yet,
let’s just play,’ there’s this time where
everything’s up in the air,” MacKay
says. But with Cold Lake Sun, he adds,
“there’s something there that we all un-
derstand the same way.”
Now, Cold Lake Sun is looking to
the future. “We’re looking at recording
in the fall or in the winter,” Kaufman
says. “That’s going to be a new experi-
ence, because we’ve really focused on
just jamming and getting some gigs.”
For more information, find Cold Lake
Sun on Facebook.
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