Koan is an independent Canadian Band based out of the city of Edmonton where Vocalist Ross Crockett, Guitarist Jeff Mclellan, Bass Player Shawn Berke and Drummer Francis Mella live, work, play, dream, love and make music. Koan was formed in 1998 much like any other band. Four guys with diverse musical backgrounds coming together somewhat by purpose but mostly by chance or fate or whatever you want to call it……..Hmmm we are Koan so lets call it Karma! The result is a group of guys that have produced two CD’s over the past two years. Their first CD titled “At Anywhere” a self recorded and produced full length CD has done well on a local level and opened the doors to their second CD titled “Pushing Back at the Sun” a 10 song CD produced by respected and successful Canadian producer Nick Blagona. The outcome of this partnership is a sound difficult to categorize with one critic saying, “there is something familiar here yet still fresh and new.” Koan’s Bass player Shawn, half jokingly, describes the sound as “Southern Influenced Arctic Rock” Ross Crockett’s lyrics deal with the struggles of the “inner self”. His strong and powerful voice draws you into a space where almost everyone has been at one time or another. The Bands live show has been defined as powerful, tight and understated. Their goal? To be successful enough to make music for a living……….that, would be good Karma.