The Short Story:

Tirelessly driven, Paris Pick has been busy building her musical empire since 2013. Now a decade later with several promotional tours across Canada, as well as both national (Breakout West, Pop Montreal) and international showcasing (Focus Wales, Liverpool Sound City) under her belt, Pick has successfully managed to carve a niche for herself and earn her title as “Yacht-Pop Princess” with her distinctive voice, bold sense of fashion and uplifting songs about personal growth, life, love and heartache all perfectly weaved together with crunchy-cute fuzz guitar solos and mid-70’s inspired vocal melodies that’ll make you swoon. 

The Long Story:

Coming in at just over five feet in height, Paris Pick is the definition of short and sweet. But looks can be deceiving. Over the years, a lot of people have been fooled by Picks size and composure to be completely knocked out by both fierce and heartfelt performances that reveal a voice far bigger than the vessel it’s held in.

The honesty of Pick’s lyrical delivery makes listeners feel as if they’re being let in on a secret as they’re swept away by her expressive mix of optimism and frustration, sensuality and sensitivity. Together, Pick and her listeners share in the constant war between self-confidence and insecurity that her music exposes. Tuning into Pick’s music is like being gently pat on the back while you scream out in anguish the unheard truths of an old lover. Love, loss and redemption served up hot. Heartbreak has never felt so good.

Paris cites contemporary artists such as Mac Demarco, Brittany Howard, and Bahamas as inspirations, while her soulful pop style and vocal bravura recalls the sounds of Hall and Oates in their heyday. “Imagine the Eagles, but with more fem-power and funk” says Pick.

Currently Pick is working on her third full length record “Third Time’s a Charm” with Yukon based producer Jordy Walker at Stackwall Sound which was partially funded by Government of Yukon with hopes of release in 2024.

At this time, Pick resides in the beautiful Kootenay region of British Columbia in Nelson, BC where she recently completed her first year of the Music & Technology program at Selkirk College in 2023 though Pick has never fully detached from her musical roots back in her hometown of Whitehorse, Yukon where she’s resided for the last decade and continues working during the fall/winter months.

Pick also stays plenty occupied in her downtime as a bassist for hire and is currently performing with indie psychedelic folk artist, Damien Alblas (Christina Lake, BC) as well as new wave alt-rock front, The Automation (Nelson, BC).

About “The Pricks”

“The Pricks” add flavor to Pick’s original repertoire with tasteful 70’s inspired back-up vocals, disciplined electric guitar parts, and hot grooves provided by a super funky rhythm section. Depending on the occasion, the Pricks come full force with horn section and keys.

The band name “The Pricks” is less of a reflection on Pick’s band members themselves, but more so a reflection of some of Pick’s past lovers.