Founding
members, and brothers, Jason and Shane Lamotte had
been born and raised in Northern BC, in a small town
called Fort Nelson. Jason was born on June 1 1981 and
Shane on April 30 th 1984 to Shirley and Murray Lamotte.
The two of them began their musical training at age
6 and both performed nationally at Music Fest Canada
for there talents. When Jason completed his high school
in 1999, the family decided it was time for a change
of venue and relocated to Parksville in southern BC.
Jason came to that moment in life when he had to decide
what to do with the rest
of it. He was faced with the idea of leaving a town he had known all his life
and going off to college. Always musically inclined it never occurred to Jason
that he could be anything other than a musician, so after graduating he moved
to Grande Prairie Alberta and started working towards his Bachelor of Arts. While
there he met fellow musicians and had joined a band of his own. Jason only lasted
two years in college but now a musical vision had begun to form. Dissatisfied
with Grande Prairie and strapped for cash he returned home to Fort Nelson, home
of many different oil rigs and mills (also known as money) while Shane was still
finishing high school in Parksville. After being in a town of 50’000 for
two years returning to a place 1/10 th its size was hard on Jason. Despite having
grown up in Fort Nelson he now found the small town frame of mind something he
could no longer understand. With Shane’s coming graduation in 2002 and
the contemplation of a musical project with him, Jason jumped at the chance to
get out of dodge.
Music for Shane has been in his blood since he could walk.
At age 6 he started
playing the piano and by the time he was 13 he had expanded his musical interests
to include the saxophone and guitar. In addition to playing in the school band
he also formed his own band in Parksville with other like-minded individuals.
In addition to music Shane has a head for business, starting
a web-based company
by the time he was 16, it was not surprising when he began to use his talents
for web design on the band. It went almost without saying that he would handle
the financial aspects of the band, which include organizing and completing orders
for their newly released, self-titled CD. Shane couldn’t have been more
different than his older brother while they were growing up if he had tried.
Soft spoken and thoughtful he was almost Jason’s exact opposite. It was
well known that the boys had there differences growing up and so when they decided
to let go of there past for the sake of something they both loved there were
some who were surprised. The idea, however, paid off greatly when they found
Owensound Studios and began to put their ideas to work. In music the boys found
a way to bond, and the music world shall be grateful they did.
Both of these young men have been involved with music for
as long as they can
remember. Between them they play a variety of instruments including the piano,
saxophone, guitar (bass, electric and acoustic), and trumpet. While they were
influenced growing up by bands like Metallica they still manage to have a sound
that is truly their own, instead of ending up sounding like a high paid cover
band. The brothers had a talent not only for the musical side of being a musician
but also managed to mix, record, produce, write, and well you get the picture.
These boys can do it all. It will be nothing short of amazing if they DON’T
find their way to fame. It is easy for any who know them to picture Jason playing
music until he dies with Shane heading up a multi-million dollar record company.
Today
Living Illusion consists of Shane & Jason Lamotte,
Mark Stephens, and Sean Kamenski.
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