Cranston Foundation is a well-respected, well-established band that consistently packs houses. Their music is a prefect blend of originality and accessibility and the lyrics are clear, considered and meaningful. They perform an entertaining high-energy show with a tightness and style possible only through years of focused playing.
The bands' live spirit was captured and translated to album by muti Juno award winning and Grammy nominated producer Brandon Friesen of Studio 11 Inc.
Brandon has been credited with ‘Studio of Year’ and ‘Engineer of the Year’ from the PMA’s and has produced over 300 bands from every genre. This experience served Cranston well as their style blends rock, ska, punk, reggae and hip hop into a truly unique listening experience.
Some of the bands' notable shows include the Kokanee Summit in Creston B.C., where they took home the top honors, Kokanee Free Ride, and the Vans Warped Tour. They have been featured on TSN’s ‘Drop In’ and “Good Girls Don’t” on Oxygen Netwerk. Through the years they have opened for Smalls, I Mother Earth, Treble Charger, Bif Naked, Swollen Members, 54-40, Default, Sweat Shop Union, Wide Mouth Mason and Chixdiggit to name a few. Cranston Foundation also readily donates their talents to charitable functions such as Rock against Racism, Rock for a Cause and the World Trade Center Relief Benefit.
