4 guys from Toronto
who've been together for about 14 months make a 3 song demo and get
signed to a major label. This is not a common story in today's market,
but a familiar one to the members of Our Lady Peace.
It began with them wanting to make an indie record, so they recorded a 3 song demo at Arnyard Studios, owned by Arnold Lanni (their current producer) in Weston, Ontario. Lanni obviously saw talent in these guys and gave a copy of the tape to his brother Robert, who was head of the Coalition Entertainment Group at the time. He, in turn, got in into the hands of Rick Camilleri, the President of Sony.
By the time Sony had put in their offer to these young rising stars, Geffen and Interscope were already in their doorstep. The members of Our Lady Peace were faced with a major decision. Both Geffen and Interscope wanted to hear more of their material before signing them, but Sony's offer of recording more songs like the ones they had had on their demo without the outside interference was the sweetest.
