MAKE YOUR EVENT AWESOME WITH us!
The Mid-Century Modernes are four guys and a girl who rock the soundtrack of your life. Bring lozenges and sensible shoes because you’ll be singing and dancing all night!
MAKE YOUR EVENT AWESOME!
The Mid-Century Modernes will make your event an unforgettable experience for you and your guests. We are available for private events - weddings, parties, corporate events, fundraisers and other special occasions like birthdays and anniversaries.
Our set list covers the spectrum from The Beatles, Rolling Stones,
Neil Young, David Bowie, Queen, an array of one-hit wonders, and
many, many more.
We also play your requests.
Meet the Mid-Century Modernes!
Jaime Valentine
Doug McClement
Lynda Kraar
Rob Andrews
Kevin Bell
Band member bios
Jaime Valentine - guitar, vocals
Born in New York City, veteran vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/composer Jaime Valentine is now a proud resident of Toronto. He began his musical life playing the New York club scene with his all-original band Majesty in the early 1980s. In the '90s FarQ, his next original outfit, played countless dates. The band was featured on Q104.3 The Underground Garage. As the band grew in popularity, FarQ performed alongside Don Henley at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center. His original songs and spectacular voice have received raves. Jaime has studied with legendary vocal coach Katie Agresta (Jon Bon Jovi, Cyndi Lauper, Annie Lennox). Jaime is co-founder of renowned Beatles band OBLADI, which has performed hundreds of shows around New York. He is a founding member of the NY-based Palisades All-Star Revue with Lynda Kraar. Jaime is also an experienced producer and recording engineer.
Lynda Kraar - guitar, bass, vocals
Lynda hit the Toronto bar scene in 1979 with her bands The Marksmen (R&B) and Culture Shock (reggae). She also performed in smaller combos around town. Lynda moved to Asbury Park, NJ, in 1985 where she formed a band and recorded with notable musicians bassist Al "Doc" Berger (Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes), award-winning blues guitar hero Billy Hector, and drummer Vinnie “Mad Dog” Lopez (Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band). After moving to Freehold she founded a country and bluegrass band called Blue Moo. She also played with the likes of her neighbor, jazz guitar virtuoso Tal Farlow, and Texas State champion fiddler and mandolinist Tiny Moore (Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys). She was a bassist for many Philadelphia Folk Festival performers. She sang alto with NYC's Jewish People's Philharmonic Chorus and spent 15 years with Musicians on Call, performing at bedside in NYC hospitals. Lynda played Renaissance lute in the New York Continuo Collective, and appeared at the Boston Early Music Festival. She is a veteran of Renaissance music lute camps, and is an alumna of Tommy Emmanuel’s guitar camp in Memphis. She performed with Tommy Emmanuel at the BergenPAC. Lynda is also a composer and an award-winning fiction and non-fiction writer. Lynda is the bass player for Toronto band The Original Pairs.
Doug McClement - bass, vocals
Kingston-born, Toronto-based Doug is Vice President/Chair for the Audio Production Program at Harris Institute in Toronto. One of Canada’s most prominent concert recording engineers, Doug has won two Gemini Awards and three Canadian Screen Awards for best sound in a television variety special. Doug is President of LiveWire Remote Recorders, Canada’s premier mobile audio facility and has engineered in remote locations like Nigeria, Jamaica, Germany, Cyprus, Spain and Kuwait. He has received platinum albums for Blue Rodeo’s “Diamond Mine” and “Five Days in July”; and “Bargainville” for Moxy Fruvous. He has recorded over 5000 concerts in Canada and the USA over the past four decades. Doug was chief concert recording engineer for MuchMusic from 1984-2002, and was also part of the audio crew for the past five Olympic Games. He's recorded history-making major arena performances that make up "the soundtrack of your life.” But most of all, Doug enjoys playing bass and singing the songs he loves with the Mid-Century Modernes.
Kevin Bell - guitar, vocals
During the mid- to late 1970s, Montreal-born Kevin toured and contributed to recordings with the renowned Toronto band, Edward Bear. He has performed with British guitarist/session player Chris Spedding (the Pretenders, Robert Gordon, Roxy Music, Elton John, Brian Eno, Jack Bruce). In 1980 Kevin played with Johnny Winter in Miami. He has played on recording sessions by internationally renowned producers including Bob Ezrin, Jack Richardson and Doug Riley. Kevin co-produced the album "Stubborn Ghost" by Norm Hacking, a project that received a Canadian music award nomination.
Rob Andrews - drums
Milton resident Rob is a veteran recording and live drummer in the greater Toronto area. He has played in bands with Doug McClement and Kevin Bell for decades. A lefty drummer, he has a special fondness for rare and old drums, and continues to grow his drum collection.
DISCLAIMER: I/we hereby declare that I/we do not own the rights to any cover music/songs that we perform.
All rights belong to the owner. No Copyright Infringement Intended.
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Phone
647-295-9632
Email
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RAVES FROM OUR FANS!
"I danced and I drank and I was in my bliss. I had a moment, it was the extended Cheap Trick groove, that did it for me. Thanks band."
"You guys ROCK! Not only are you talented musicians, I love that you play Classic Rock, you keep me dancin! Dancing has been a part of me since a teenager and I'll never stop! Music & dancing keep me young!"
"Had a blast last night at The Dogfish Pub at the Bluffs. The Mid-Century Modernes rocked the house with their flawless interpretations of the Classic Rock canon! Thanks to Lynda, Jaime, and crew for getting us up out of our seats to shake it to their perfect mix of both the usual suspects and treasured deeper cuts!"
Eric Gall
I just wanted to say how much Brian’s partygoers and I loved the Mid-Century Modernes' performance. I’m sure glad I showed Brian the video I recorded from your show that I attended. From that moment he was determined to have you guys for his 60th. He thanked me over and over again! You guys ROCKED the party!!
Gary Tompkins
The Mid Century Modernes Thank you is an understatement to express our appreciation for your talents! We loved every minute of the live music at our client appreciation event! We still have people compliment us on the band and ask where we found such awesome entertainment. Everything was beyond our expectations, and we had high expectations! Please pass on our gratitude to the rest of the band.
Lisa Joy MacDonald
This is a good band! I would come to see them again!
VS, LB@40 Social Club
They were awesome!
AMCD, LB@40 Social Club
It was a fun night - lots of singing and dancing!
KH, LB@40 Social Club
This great band played at our 60th anniversary bash, and they were delightful, both musically and personally. Very stylish performances of fun and well-known tunes. Our guests loved it and told us so. Just right for the event and just right in general!
Phil Morehead
This is a good band! I would come to see them again!
VS, LB@40 Social Club
They were awesome!
AMCD, LB@40 Social Club
It was a fun night - lots of singing and dancing!
KH, LB@40 Social Club
This great band played at our 60th anniversary bash, and they were delightful, both musically and personally. Very stylish performances of
fun and well-known tunes. Our guests loved it and told us so. Just right for the event and just right in general!
Phil Morehead