Ultraviolet

 Ultraviolet is a groovy and experimental music project that comprises guitarist Oscar Robles Diaz (from Mexico City), bassist Brittany Christina Bowman (from Vancouver Island), and drummer Beau Stocker (from Toronto). These three come from different backgrounds, both geographically and musically speaking, and their combined touring curriculum boasts performance experience in Latin America, Asia, the United Kingdom, Europe, and Canada.

Global influences and the members’ collective interests in spontaneous composition present a palette of ever-evolving musical ideas unique to each performance. The result is a genre-defying sound that has been described as “refreshingly creative” and “equal parts mysterious, groovy and spacey.” 

Along with a spaceship’s worth of effects and gadgets, the trio employs acoustic drums (often played with driftwood sticks, locally-sourced from Vancouver Island beaches), electric and semi-acoustic bass guitars, electric guitars and the highly innovative U10 Touch Guitar, designed for ‘touch-style’ playing. 

Ultraviolet has performed at such notable BC festivals as the Filberg Festival, Sunshine Coast Music Festival, Woodstove Festival, and 39 Days of July, and in concert series presented by the Georgia Straight Jazz Society and Comox Valley Arts.

In 2022, teaming up with Brother Sea Productions, Ultraviolet  recorded  two original works - ‘Aphrodite’ and ‘Ophidia’ live at the Abbey Studio in Cumberland. Later that same year, they released ‘The Alchemist,’ performed live at the Sid Williams Theatre. Both Touch Guitar features, ‘Aphrodite’ and ‘The Alchemist’ grabbed the attention of the Germany-based company  Touch Guitars – who, in turn, now have the two videos featured on their official Youtube channel. 

In December 2023, Ultraviolet released their debut album -  Ripples & Waves. With the exception of a single vocal dub, the album was recorded fully live-off-the-floor – three musicians, one room. Off the album, the band’s single ‘Nectar’ made Ah World Music Radio’s December 2023 Editor’s Choice.

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