Ainsley McNeaney

A native of Dundas, Ontario now living and working in Toronto, Ainsley McNeaney began her musical studies at an early age, starting with piano and voice, and eventually moving into percussion. Throughout her school years, she had extensive theatrical training, and was the lead singer for the Cro-Nasal Sapiens, a 13-piece funk band started by Dundas electro-alumni Dan Snaith (aka Caribou, formerly Manitoba). Ainsley entered the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music in 1999, where she studied with such renowned percussion teachers as Russell Hartenberger (Nexus), Robin Engelman (Nexus), Beverley Johnston and John Rudolph (TSO). During her studies at U of T, she was fortunate to have the opportunity to perform Steve Reich's 'Drumming' with Nexus at PASIC 2002; she also completed two formal recitals to much acclaim, both of which included personal compositions. In 2001, Ainsley was a featured vocal and percussion soloist on the university's Percussion Ensemble CD 'Rondino', a performance for which she was hailed as a "bright-futured young-ster" by Wholenote Magazine. Ainsley graduated with Honours in 2003, at which time she started to develop more intensely her own musical style, incorporating classical piano, voice and percussion composition techniques into a pop music setting. This past fall, she completed a Long-Term Residency at the Banff Centre for the Arts, where she gave her break-out solo performance, the live recording of which can be heard on her web site www.ainsleymcneaney.com. Since then, Ainsley has been playing with her eight-piece band to sold-out audiences in and around the Toronto area, earning a reputation as an intimate and engaging performer.

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