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Currently Directing The Quintessence Coalition Season 4 on Rogers TV:

• May 7th, 2024: Number 1 on the ReverbNation Indie charts for Hamilton, ON, CA.
• March 11th, 2024: Number 1 on the ReverbNation Indie charts for Hamilton, ON, CA.

• Feb. 3rd, 2024: Number 2 on the ReverbNation Indie charts for Hamilton, ON, CA.

• Jan. 20th, 2024: The Quintessence Coalition: Season 4. The series is directed by Deanna Wells, singer and member of Ophelia Syndrome, who also provides the theme music, and much of the show’s source music. sights sounds spirits. Immersive Experiences & Conscious Collaborations. The Quintessence Coalition brings enthusiasm for crafting dynamic, visually striking and stimulating atmospheres, events, and experiences that encourages participation, nourishes culture, and cultivates good vibrations and wellbeing. Supporting virtuosities and performances through a multiplicity of creative and concerted endeavours. ART & design, food & music, people & spaces on Rogers TV. Available on Rogers TV and On Demand. With performances by Ophelia Syndrome, and Deanna Wells. 

• Jan. 19th, 2024: Number 3 on the ReverbNation Indie charts for Hamilton, ON, CA.
• Jan. 13th, 2024: Number 4 on the ReverbNation Indie charts for Hamilton, ON, CA.
• Jan. 21st, 2023: The Quintessence Coalition: Season 3. sights sounds spirits. Immersive Experiences & Conscious Collaborations. On Rogers TV. Available on Rogers TV and On Demand. With performances by Ophelia Syndrome, and Deanna Wells. 

• Jan. 15th, 2022: The Quintessence Coalition: Season 2. sights sounds spirits. Immersive Experiences & Conscious Collaborations. The Quintessence Coalition brings enthusiasm for crafting dynamic, visually striking and stimulating atmospheres, events, and experiences that encourages participation, nourishes culture, and cultivates good vibrations and wellbeing. Supporting Canadian virtuosities and performances through a multiplicity of creative and concerted endeavours. ART & design, food & music, people & spaces on Rogers TV. Available on Rogers TV and On Demand. With performances by Ophelia Syndrome. The series is directed by Deanna Wells, singer and member of Ophelia Syndrome, who also provides much of the theme music.
• Feb. 12, 2021: “Enjoy High Tea with our Afternoon Tea Artists. This is our chance to introduce our artists, and their work, all while drinking your cup of Darjeeling. It will include artist profiles, and song portraits. We can’t think of a nicer way to enjoy High Tea, then enjoying, and experiencing new art. High art with High Tea. Today’s High Tea profile features Afternoon Tea artists Ophelia Syndrome…” To read the full post, click here. 
• Jan. 9, 2021: The Quintessence Coalition: sounds sights spirits. Immersive Experiences & Conscious Collaborations. The Quintessence Coalition brings enthusiasm for crafting dynamic, visually striking and stimulating atmospheres, events, and experiences that encourages participation, nourishes culture, and cultivates good vibrations and wellbeing. Supporting Canadian virtuosities and performances through a multiplicity of creative and concerted endeavours. ART & design, food & music, people & spaces Coming soon on Rogers TV. Jan. 16th 8:30 pm. Available on Rogers TV and On Demand. With performances by Ophelia Syndrome in episode 1. The series is directed by Deanna Wells, singer and member of Ophelia Syndrome, who also provides much of the theme music. This season includes performances from Allison Crowe (Zack Snyder’s Justice League, Army of the Dead), Brad Weber (Caribou, Pick a Piper, Coy Haste, BisonBison), ZUU (supporting and touring with artists such as Kelis, Rhye, Django Django, and Pumarosa), Johnny Voltik (who graced Glastonbury’s Shangri-La stage and who has supported and toured with such acts as Busta Rhymes, NERD, and Damien Marley), Sean Boots (of the Amateur Lovers who were signed with Loosegroove Records; Stone Gossard of Pearl Jam), Lindsey Alley (All New Mickey Mouse Club; starring alongside JC Chasez of NSYNC, and Keri Russell), and mystic, artist and writer White Owl Mystic (Elfie Kalfakis, whose adult-picture book entitled, Butterfly: A Tale of Misogyny and Systemic Abuse and White Owl Mystic Arcana, has been sold all around the world). Airing on Rogers TV (The Tom Green Show).
• Jan. 8, 2021: There’s A Production: “Hi friends, I am VERY excited to say that the film ‘…and I survived’ will be available NEXT week. Here is a teaser for anyone interested. I am beyond grateful to all that contributed to this project. To the people who shared their stories so bravely to hopefully help others know that they are not alone, that it can happen to anyone and that they should always be believed. #metoo” With music by Ophelia Syndrome. To view the trailer, click here.
• June 14, 2020: The Todd Donald Show: “Deanna Wells is front-woman of Hamilton area-based band Ophelia Syndrome, and a longtime friend of mine since we were in the music program at Mohawk College. There’s a three-part chat in which we talk about going to Mohawk, the new EP that Ophelia Syndrome is releasing and what’s going into that, followed by a chat about embarrassing moments, in the vein of the last few episodes.” Now on YouTube.
• Feb. 21, 2020:Ten minute tea with Afternoon Tea. Spend ten minutes with Afternoon Tea. In the time it takes to boil one kettle, and let one cup of tea steep, we will have your daily art + music fix covered. Take your afternoon tea break with our Afternoon Tea curators. Need an extra lump of sugar? One more sip? If you have five minutes more, we have one more hit. Today’s tea + soundtrack + visuals curated by Deanna Wells of Ophelia Syndrome. To read the full post, click here.
• May 6, 2019: The Coffeehouse Crowd Podcast. Episode 25 – Deanna Wells. Singer/songwriter & podcast veteran Todd Donald seeks informal, interesting and silly conversations with fellow creatives. “If you haven’t yet, listen to my first two podcast interviews (with 4 live-off-the-floor performances) by Ophelia Syndrome, in Episode 2. Whether you do or not, you can’t escape Deanna’s sweet and earthly verbal tone, which has to have something to do with her well-trained vocal abilities. On several occasions, she’s been kind enough to let me chat with her and OS on podcasts prior, so it’s only fair that I have her back on to chat about OS’s new EP – From The Basement. We also chatted more in-depth about our Mohawk College experience, coffee and adolescent awkwardness! – – – – – ‘From the basement.’ is the latest release from Ophelia Syndrome, which is a collection of previously unreleased tracks, B-sides, and videos, which have been digitally re-mastered. Along for the ride are several rarities and oddities accompanying the EP in digital form on Bandcamp available May 12 at 11:59 pm E.T. Listen first at opheliasyndrome.com, and check Bandcamp for further information regarding the release. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/coffeehousecrowd/support.”
• Oct. 11, 2018: The Coffeehouse Crowd Podcast. “Ophelia Syndrome’s relationship with the Open Stage program’s host Todd Donald, spans a decade and a half. Former Mohawk College music alumni Deanna formed the original line-up of the group with other Mohawk grads, one of whom was in Todd’s class. The 2 INTERVIEWS featured here were like reunions, and “lit af” (as the kids say) musical discussions, typically. Ophelia Syndrome is an intensely talented range and mix of collaborative talent, usually fronted by a powerhouse vocalist by the name of Deanna Wells, and based in the GHA of Ontario. Enjoy the conversations, as well as 4 songs performed off-the-floor by the group. Hosted by Todd Donald” Open Stage 001 – Ophelia Syndrome
• Sept. 16, 2017: Northern Morning Music: Peter Banning Coffeepot Sessions.
  “…was not only in-tune with the raw, untamed, rock-purist approach i’m taking with the PBCP Sessions… ” To read more, please click here.
• July 17, 2017: The Cambridge Times.”Cambridge Arts Festival goes out on its own, in a big way. Having its own weekend means growth for art event.” “‘… If you’re coming for music, it’s lots of great music. We’re trying to mix it up with a little more with some international music, as well as the singer songwriters’… Of course, there’s also music, with two stages that will include mostly acoustic sets by acts such as Runaway Nation, Ophelia Syndrome and Saluna…” To read more, please click here.
• June 12, 2017: The Cambridge Times.”It’s good to be ‘weird’ at Cambridge Mayor’s Celebration of the Arts.” “…Performing on the market stage will be Elements Dance Arts, Sarah McGrath, Odd November, Ophelia Syndrome, and Rebekah Stevens…” To read the full article, please visit: CambridgeTimes.ca.
• April 27, 2017: Stop has hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• April 20, 2017: How to Say Goodbye has hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• April 2, 2017: Talentcast Song of the Week:
  “Bait and Switch by Ophelia Syndrome

  

  Most of the members of Canadian indie band Ophelia Syndrome went to school together. cellist Trina Nadeau didn’t, but was invited to join. Together they started Ophelia Syndrome in 2002. The band name was a term Deanna Wells first heard in high school when she was studying the complicated character of Ophelia from Hamlet. They are full-time musicians, teach private music lessons, and play at festivals, pubs, weddings and funerals.

  In this interview by Glodeane Brown you can read more about Ophelia Syndrome.”

  

  Posted on Talentcast.
• March 30, 2017: Heroes and Villains has hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• March 17, 2017: Passing Time has hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• March 10, 2017: Can’t Be Saved has hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• Feb. 20, 2017: Love me right has hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• Feb. 3, 2017: “Weirdos Making Noise Together: Interview with Ophelia Syndrome.” From Culture Fancier.
• Oct. 18, 2016: Magnets hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• Oct. 5, 2016: Wayne hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• Oct. 2, 2016: The Hope hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.

• June 9, 2016: Season 5 Ep. 56 of the iTodd Lounge. “So much to say about this one. As I said to Deanna, I enjoyed the run-on discussion so much, that if we both didn’t have places to go at 7:30pm, it could’ve gone till the next day. I was only meant to be at Deanna’s with Ophelia Syndrome between 4-5pm, get the interview and go, but there was so much laughter, catching up and conversation about all things musical, I’m surprised we ended up GETTING the show recorded. Deanna Wells and Trina Nadeau are wonderful, sweet and (incidentally) badass old friends, that along with a rythym section and whoever they may harvest, make the indie band Ophelia Syndrome. Since they were last on the iTodd Lounge in 2008, they’ve released a few full-length albums, toured Europe, and have allot to tell. Here (in this video interview) is what we covered!” -Todd.
• Feb. 14, 2016: “North Sea” has hit the front page of thesixtyone.com.
• Nov. 16, 2015: OS win song of the week for Can’t be Saved. To view the charts, please click here.
• June 17, 2015: From The Cambridge Times: “The June 20 festival, which will take over the Dickson Street civic square at Cambridge city hall (50 Dickson St.) between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m., will feature live music performances, art exhibits and demonstrations… as well as musical performances by JoJo Worthington, Ophelia Syndrome, Kris Mac Queen Band and the Ever Lovin’ Jug Band. Main stage performances run until 8 p.m.”
• May 20, 2015: From Shiver: Ophelia Syndrome – North Sea (2015 – Autoprodotto) Dopo il debuto con All Things Forgotten, ritorna la band canadese con un nuovo disco. Sonorità pop rock (“Magnets”), soul (“Foolish”), Jazz (“North Sea”), dimostrano la versatilità di questa band che suona per noi di Shiver come una dolce e piacevole sorpresa. Dieci tracce raffinate, creative e ben confezionate che fanno gridare alla completezza di un album che s’impone ad un ascolto attento e meticoloso. Gioiellino non è la parola esatta ma è la prima che viene in mente. Da inserire in playlist tra le altre anche “The hope” e “Not tonight”.
• April 21, 2015: “Ophelia Syndrome are one of the best indie bands around and their latest incredible CD, North Sea shows you why.  The Hamilton group craft their songs well and know how to give each track a unique spin.” To read the rest of the review from Hamilton Blues Lover, please click here.
• Feb. 12, 2015: J.P.’s Music Blog: “Canadian alternative rock band Ophelia Syndrome recently released their latest album “North Sea” last month. The band was looking to balance the depressing themes of loss and failure with the enjoyment of making great music together with friends who enjoy each others company. The new ten-song release begins with slow jaunt of “Magnets” as lead singer Deanna Wells slathers her vocals all over the music’s building rhythm. The passion the band pours into “Love Me Right” as almost unmatched by today’s indie-bands, while the up-tempo grunge/punk feel of “Can’t Be Saved” is an exciting rocker that I hope would catch the attention of the mainstream. Ophelia Syndrome become more playful with the jazz/ska rhythm of “Wayne,” before closing with gentle flow of “Not Tonight.”
• Feb. 6, 2015: Real Sounds OK “Ophelia Syndrome bring us North Sea.” To read the rest of the post, click here.
• Jan. 30, 2015: Son Of Marketing: “Il Canada rappresenta il genitore di una scena musicale prolifica e qualitativamente molto elevata. La versatilità è un’altra caratteristica tipica e da questo punto di vista si inseriscono perfettamente gli Ophelia Syndrome. Il gruppo canadese è compostoda Adrian McFarlane (batteria), Deanna Wells (piano, voce), Trina Nadeau (violoncello), Josh Kohler (basso) e Andrew Barbisan (chitarra). North Sea (che arriva a due anni dal debutto con All Things Forgotten), con le sue dieci tracce, centra perfettamente il concetto di “diversità” all’interno di un impasto omogeneo. La bella voce di Deanna Wells delinea inevitabili trame melodiche  (l’interpretazione in “Foolish” e “North Sea“), che si spingono sino a naturali territori soul e jazzy; gli altri componenti della band provvedono a canalizzare questo aspetto, cercando di rimescolare continuamente la direzione del disco. “Can’t Be Saved” è un brano manifesto di questo lavoro, in quanto ritmicamente parlando riesce a fare luce sulle varie anime della musica della band canadese. Ritroviamo i richiami trip-hop di “Magnets“, la carica “alt-” associata alla grazia del violoncello di “Love Me Right“, la dolcezza armonica della conclusiva “Not Tonight” e di “The Hope”, la leggerezza strumentale nei retaggi chamber-folk di “Stay” e di “Wayne“. Un lavoro completo che esplora tutte le possibilità della band, senza dare chiari punti di riferimento ma creando una chiara identità che rispecchia quella del Paese di origine. Gradevole Scoperta.”
• Jan. 30, 2015: Exploding Head Syndrome: “Lead single Stay definitely raised expectations as this lovely little tune delivers sweet piano chords paired with warm bass tones and a female vocal that could make feathers dance in the air. Ophelia Syndrome allow this very nice beginning to blossom into a wonderful folk-pop track that could have come from the likes of First Aid Kit or maybe even Fleet Foxes if they squeezed on their testicles for a little while. This track definitely had everything going for it. There were hooks, harmonies, melodies and it was all produced by numerous amounts of instruments that formed an instrumental that was just beautiful to listen to.” 
  
• Jan. 8, 2015: Surf Rock Music: Featured a news piece on “North Sea”. 
• Jan. 8. 2015: Son of Marketing: Ophelia Syndrome è un’interessante collettivo statunitense (di Hamilton, Ontario) che ha debuttato nel 2012 con All Things Forgotten e utilizza vari linguaggi musicali. North Sea è il nuovo album che mette in evidenza le intenzioni melodiche dell’opera, grazie anche alla bravura e grazia vocale della cantante, con varie trame che si incrociano dal pop al folk a linee ruvide sino ad incursioni soul.
• Jan. 8, 2015: Ear Buddy: “Featured years ago in our Fresh Wax feature, indie chamber rock band Ophelia Syndrome have released a new album, North Sea, the follow-up to 2012’s All Things Forgotten. The band has shared the new single, “Stay”, from the album, a charming folk single that’s reminiscent of First Aid Kit and The Lumineers. However, the song is merely the tip of the iceberg when examining the versatility of the band’s latest album where Ophelia Syndrome are never pigeonholed to one particular music genre. Get started with “Stay” and then follow it up with the rest of North Sea.
• Jan. 8, 2015: From Floorshime Zipper Boots: Ophelia Syndrome: North Sea “FZB favorites Ophelia Syndrome are back with a stunning new album, North Sea. The band bring a unique and original vision to indie music, with their own brand of rollicking rock, featuring strong vocals, lots of melodic inventiveness and sterling musicianship. Fine songwriting and flawless production cap the 10 tracks to make an absolute must have album.”

• Jan. 5, 2015: Sub-Rock music made “North Sea” their first recommended album of 2015!
• Jan. 5, 2015: iHeartHamilton added “Stay” to their January Playlist.

Older Press:

• Nov. 12, 2014. From 50K Music Mag: I (Deanna) was thrilled to have been asked by Mario of 50K to write a DIY Article about our very first online gig. Thank-you for the lovely introduction written by Mario Putzer:“In the middle of September Ophelia Syndrome thrilled their fans with an online gig via Stageit. Deanna, singer of the band, shares the experience of this gig with all musicians who’ve already thought about performing online straight to their fans.”To read the full article, please click here.
• Nov. 3, 2014. Grassrootsy: “Today’s post is written by Deanna Wells, of the Canadian band Ophelia Syndrome.  She writes about her experience with Stage-it from the perspective of a not-so-internet-savvy computer user. We think this could be a great post for anyone who is sill considering giving Stage-it a try…especially for a last minute Christmas concert. Yea?”

  To read the full article, click here.

• From Sellaband: Congratulations Ophelia Syndrome!

Congratulations Ophelia Syndrome! Already for the third time the Canadian Band Ophelia Syndrome succeeded on SellaBand. This time Ophelia Syndrome collected 7.000 Euro in order to record and produce a full length album including 10 original songs. Further they want use the money for the promotion of the upcoming album. We are all excited and looking forward to the new album!

• CBC Bandwidth: April 12, 2013. “New Country Rehab, Great Lake Swimmers, & Ophelia Syndrome
  New Country Rehab are on tour throughout Ontario to peddle their old-school meets new-folk-rock sound. We sat around the table at their label’s world headquarters in Ottawa to talk about Ghost of Your Charms and the art of writing a good song.
  Great Lake Swimmers’ last album New Wild Everywhere is nominated for a 2013 Juno Award. Hear them play tunes from it live from Glenn Gould Studio, on Bandwidth.
  Hamilton jazz-folk septet Ophelia Syndrome blurt what they really think (contrary to their band name) in a 90 Second Egg speed-interview.”

• Ophelia Syndrome: “The Fuel That Keeps This Band Going” I really have to make my amends for not featuring Ophelia Syndrome earlier. They’ve completed their first funding on Sellaband back in November 2010. Now the band is running their third project on the platform. I talked to Deanna Wells about it and why they feel at home on Sellaband …50K MUSIC: You’ve started your current Sellaband project in November last year. Are you happy with how it goes so far? Deanna: Yes, we really are very happy! It is such a wonderful thing to know that we have people who are willing to pre-order our new album before it is even recorded. We have been so overwhelmed by the support that we have thus far, and we thank every single believer that we have for supporting us. 50K MUSIC: It’s your third crowdfunding project on Sellaband. It seems like you feel at home there. Is there something special that made you come back again? To read the rest of the article, please click here.

TalentCast – Song of the Week

• The new week has started and the new edtion of TalentCast is already online for you to listen to! And our new Song of the Week winner is Ophelia Syndrome from Canada.Saturday November 3, 2012
• EXPAND YOUR BANDWIDTH — the top 10 revealed!
  “Eighty entries and 44,000 votes later… it’s time to share the top 10 in the Expand Your Bandwidth contest! Musician, DJ and CBC producer extraordinaire Adam Saikaley’s in studio with me (left) as we reveal the acts still in the running for a live studio session right here on the show…
  Here, in no particular order, are the top 10 finalists in the Expand Your Bandwidth contest, as determined by online votes:Playlist for November 3rd, 2012: Theme: MICHIGAN LEFT – Arkells
  HOME – Jack Pine and the Fire
  CONTEST REMIX by Adam Saikaley
  (Everyone Knows/Promise; Wake Up/Dry River Caravan; Goodbye/Monday I Retire; The Proposal/The Joynt; Nowhere Near My Heart/Kori Pop; Southbound Amtrack/Lost Anglers; On The Level/Jef Kearns; PAWPWALK/Ron Davis)
  LOVE NOW – Beth Moore
  STUCK TO YOU – Alyson McNamara
  AMADEUS – JoJo Worthington
  HELL TO PAY – The Liquid Edge
  PASSING TIME – Ophelia Syndrome
  DIRTY OLD MAN – Three Little Birds
  ECHO – Zoo Legacy
  TENDER KISSES – NALA
  And the track to Start Your Saturday Night…
  THROUGH TROUBLED TIMES (SAFETY SAVED US) – Advina… the top 10 bands now go to a panel of three judges (Brad Frenette from CBC Music, Steve Venegas from CBC Radio 3, and myself) to decide the winner… and who you’ll soon be hearing LIVE on Bandwidth.
  And don’t forget to check out the CBC playlist I made of the entrants — fantastic musicians from across the province and all sorts of genres, definitely worth a listen!…”
  “Have a fantastic week, and I’ll catch you back here on Saturday to share the EXPAND YOUR BANDWIDTH winner with you!
  Meg.”
• Talentcast – Song of the Week
   Posted on September 17, 2012 13:37

  The winner of the first voting on TalentCast radio programme is Ophelia Syndrome from Canada with their song “How To Say Goodbye”.

• Talentcast – Song of the Week. Posted on June 12, 2012 09:41. “Not for the first time, this week’s TalentCast Song of the Week winner is the Canadian Band Ophelia Syndrome. Out of all the songs in the last TalentCast radio show, their song “Passing Time” gathered the most votes. 

• Hamilton Life Feature. May 3, 2012. To view the interview, click here. Our interview is 10.26 into the clip.

• From Lipstik Indie Reviews May 2012 Issue: The Powerhouse women musicans feature“…Fortunately we have groups like this Hamilton, Ontario wunderkind’s who, realizing this, explore this affect of Late Civilization, make fun of it and then dispose of it and move on especially in songs like, Passing Time, Heroes and Villains and As Long as There’s a Fight and Don’t Care. There is a kind of Cabaret element embedded in these tracks that adds irony to the lyrical refrains…”

• Grayowl Point:”Hamilton’s Ophelia Syndrome aren’t the biggest name in the city’s booming “art is the new steel” movement, but they definitely deserve more recognition than they’ve been getting to this point. The newest release – April’s All Things Forgotten – is an interesting collection of folk-pop, rock, and jazz-inspired tracks that gains momentum with the listener as it progresses. This record really is something where you’re in for it all if you’re in for any.”To read the rest of the review, please click here.

• Michael Chambers of Catherine North:”By contrast, Ophelia Syndrome came in, and they had done a phenomenal job with their demos, just using a little handheld recorder like yours. (ed. note: it’s a Zoom H4n–super cool!) They record all their rehearsals, pick them apart. It was amazing. I had worked with them on their first EP in 2008 and they hadn’t done that homework. So back then, although every part sounded cool on its own, they hadn’t thought about the big picture. To read the rest of the interview, please click here.

• “Ophelia Syndrome has a fresh, distinctive sound. I can’t say why, but when I first heard the name, I was expecting prog rock–Dream Theatre or something like that. I wasn’t expecting All Things Forgotten, a gorgeous album of cello- and piano-based alt- folk/rock songs featuring Deanna Wells’ clarion lead vocals, beautiful ensemble harmonies and a healthy and eclectic melting pot of stylistic influences including Brazilian jazz, Gregorian chant, and many more, all sparkling around the edges of the songs like diamonds around a wedding band.“To read the rest of the interview, please check out: 100 Mile Microphone

• Floorshime Zipper Boots: “All Things Forgotten is the new album from Hamilton, Ontario’s Ophelia Syndrome. The album mixes influences from freak folk, pop, indie, jazz and country into a beautiful basket of flowering tracks. The arrangements are lush, the vocals are stunning and the production is flawless. This is a band with depth, chops and much to say musically. Stream and buy All Things Forgotten at the link below.” To read the full post, please click here.

• Sound of Confusion: Hailing from Toronto and the surrounding areas are folk-pop band Ophelia Syndrome who’ve recently released new album ‘All Things Forgotten’. Taken from it is sweet free tune ‘Passing Time’ which combines a delicate, soulful vocal with strings, twinkling keys and understated production. It’s a welcome change from all the hideously overproduced pop that’s clogging up mainstream radio space.

• Hamilton Music Notes By Ric Taylor“…Compelled to get the music out there, Wells and company went to the fans to fund recordings and now find they have to schedule some dates this summer in Europe to accommodate fan demand. Not bad for a band still relatively based in the Greater Hamilton Area.“I cannot express how absolutely wonderful this is,” beams Wells on the bands new international fans. “We owe these people so much. Everything we do now, we do with them in mind. We push ourselves to be the absolute best that we can be for them.“I think anyone who is playing gigs and recording albums has a goal of reaching people who enjoy listening to the music,” adds Wells. “So very basically put, we just want our music to reach ears. Everything that we do has that basic goal in mind. If we put out the best product that we can muster, or play the best show that we can play, it’s all for the people who enjoy listening to us. It’s our thank-you to them for allowing us to do this…”To read the full article please click here.

• TalentCast Song Of The Week – Ophelia Syndrome “Today”
• Posted on February 29, 2012 16:57

The new Song of the Week on TalentCast is “Today” from the Sellaband-funded album of Ophelia Syndrome, a band from Canada which is coming to tour Europe this summer!

• IHeartHamilton: “…an impressive ensemble that blend jazz, folk, and pop/rock, using guitars, piano, cello, lap steel, trumpet, all sorts of percussion, and more. The result is a rich, smooth sound with lovely vocals…”
• Schreibstoff.com: “…Sehr schöner verspielter Folk-Pop dieser fünfköpfigen Gruppe aus den Canada…”
• Vents Magazine: “…I am completely in love with Deanna Wells’ voice and I love the sound of the band…”
• Hanus TV: “…Ophelia Syndrome approached All Things Forgotten as a chance to reinvent their experimental sound to deliver a truly memorable album…”
• La Mazmorra: “…All Things Forgotten, un álbum de exquisito buen gusto y con una enorme variedad de sonidos, combinando elementos de rock o pop con otros más cercanos al folk e incluso al jazz…”
• Lito Music: (Translated) “‘All Things Forgotten’, an album of exquisite taste and a huge variety of sounds, combining elements rock or pop with others closer to folk and even jazz. If we add a very elaborate instrumentation and rich vocal harmonies details and absolutely delicious, the result can not be better.”
• On Earbuddy: First Listen: ” The band just released their new album, All Things Forgotten, that front-woman Deanna describes as vivid memories. Quite frequently I comment on how horrible my memory is, and these songs are little snapshots of moments and thoughts that I might have forgotten otherwise. At some point everything blurs together, you can only hope for some clarity in the chaos.”
• Muruch: “… Their mellow, indie sound reminds me a little of ’90s femme-fronted bands like The Cranberries, The Sundays and/or 10,000 Maniacs…” To read the full post, please visit Muruch.
• Here on write. click. cook.
• Best in New Music.
• Der Impuls.
• Exit 61:” We spent years doing two things, sitting in traffic and listening to music. Here’s a list of songs to crank in your car.”.
• dans le mur… du son.

• From Sellaband: Congrats! Ophelia Syndrome reached their funding target! Posted on February 06, 2012 12:43 We are happy to announce that Ophelia Syndrome, after already having successfully raised funds for their debut album in 2009, have once again reached their funding target for the promotion of their album!

• Tuesday, December 20, 2011: T.O. Snob’s Music. All Things Forgotten is the debut full length album from Hamilton, ON quintet Ophelia Syndrome, a band who take their name from a popular a condition where you fall in love with a mad Danish prince and then drown ‘accidentally’. The record, fully funded by fans, combines traditional rock and jazz foundations and layers cello, lap steel guitar, keyboards and more over top. Add in gorgeous vocals and you have a warm sound that is both dynamic and lush. I wish I had heard it a little sooner. If I had it may very well have squeaked into my Best Canadian Albums of 2011 list.

• Canadian Musician Magazine: Flip to pages 54-55.

• From Sellaband: Ophelia Syndrome reaches their target on Sellaband. Posted on November 19, 2010 19:06. Just on time before the weekend – congratulations to Ophelia Syndrome for reaching the target! With 11.900€ they are the 59th band on SellaBand to reach the goal and we are very excited about what the results will be of  teaming up with Michael Chambers of Catherine North Studios, where they also recorded their debut EP “Shades of Grey” in October of 2008. So we wish all the best for the upcoming period and are looking forward to hold your album in our hands.https://www.sellaband.com/en/news/229-congratulations-ophelia-syndrome. To view their successful project, click here.
• “Today” won TalentCast Song of the week ending on Feb. 25, 2012.
• “Beautiful Doll” won TalentCast Song of the week for the week ending on March 5th, 2011.
•  “6 8 Song” won TalentCast song of the week for the week ending on Sept. 11th, 2010.
• “Stop” won the TalentCast song of the week again for the week ending on March 13th, 2010.
• “Beautiful Doll” won the TalentCast song of the week for the week ending on Dec. 26th, 2009.
• Ophelia Syndrome’s Shades of Grey on C101 Top 30 from the week of August 17 to September 8th 2009. For the complete chart listings, please visit: Earshot-online, and the C101 page.
• Thursday, August 7th, 2008: The iTodd Lounge: Ep. 20. “So, Deanna the singer also happened to be our piano instructor when I was in the music program at Mohawk College (2003-2004), and IN THAT CLASS, also happened to be Adrian, the drummer. So this show was kinda like a Mohawk Reunion. Trina the cellist, of course was returning to the iTodd Lounge, from being on The Colour Tasters episode. Of course the guitarist Danielle, I was just meeting. The whole band were sweet as hell, and fun to chat with. Very sadly in the last 8 years I’ve lost a handful of video files, including their live performance, but i’ll have to interview them again soon!” -Todd. To view the interview, please click here.