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Saturday, 08 August 2009 22:57

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Hot One - Hot OneEmm Gryner is a “hot one.” Her resumé includes: singer-songwriter (eight albums); producer; label owner (Dead Daisy Records); David Bowie band member (keyboards and backup vocals). Recently, Gryner has joined fellow Torontonian Jordan Kern and New York City’s Nathan Larson and Kevin March in a cross-border side project. Hot One’s debut bristles with loud ’n’ angry rockers like “Get Your Priest On!” and “Daddy Was a Pilot,” and the versatile Gryner can now add kickass bass to her impressive list of credits.

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