Moonshine Orchestra
THE STORY
Longtime friends and studio wizards Claus Frostell and Jack Nicholls joined musical forces in 1999 and decided to combine their complimentary talents to create big, beautiful music.
They call it The Moonshine Orchestra.
Frostell, a Finnish-born, multi-talented producer/engineer/arranger/musician has worked with Moist, David Usher (solo), Bran Van 3000, Odds, Bertine (Norway), The Planet Smashers, and Sly & Robbie – to name just a few. However impressive his resume, his passionate light shines brightest with The Moonshine Orchestra.
Nicholls began writing songs when he was 18 – and has received critics’ raves for his melodic, thought provoking work at the helm of his previous band, Atomic Folk. The songs are brought to life by Frostell and Nicholls with a stable of outstanding musicians – depending on the instrumentation desired.
PREVIEW THE SONG ‘LAST WISH’ FROM THE UPCOMING NO ORDINARY SUN ALBUM
HIGHLIGHT REVIEW
“After proving his mettle with the stripped-down pop-rock perfectionism of locals Atomic Folk, Jack Nicholls has done an about-face. Whereas AF was top-shelf, purist guit-rock, the Moonshine Orchestra enriches the palette, drawing in keys, strings and percussion for a veritable sonic banquet – laid out with exquisite taste by Montreal’s golden boy of studio recording, Claus Frostell. At the heart of MO, however, is Nicholls’ established musical voice, precise and passionate, rooted in rural honesty and satisfying lyricism.”
- Rupert Bottenberg, Music Editor The Montreal Mirror
THE LOOK
