Paradise Alley Historic Biography
With their blend of rough-hewn melodic vocals, virtuoso guitar playing, driving bass lines and thundering drums, Toronto based Paradise Alley made music with a cutting edge, hard rock sound.
Originally formed in 1988 by brothers Rob and George Tardik and vocalist Menno Vaz, Paradise Alley wrote, produced and recorded over twenty songs for their debut recording which caught the attention of MCA Canada/Duke Street Records and landed them their first recording contract by 1990. Partially recorded at Manta Sound in Toronto with the help of A-list session players, drummer Randy Cooke, bassist Rob Laidlaw and co-produced by then manager Ross Munro, (Triumph, Rik Emmett, Kim Mitchell, Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), April Wine and The Gandharvas).
Their five-piece band, Paradise Alley would go on to secure a spot as finalists in the 1991 Rock Radio Affiliate Q-107 Homegrown Contest, in a competition that involved over 1000 artists vying for a top spot.