Mayday Music

Mayday Music seems to defy category or description. Lush arrangements, a full palate of instrumental sounds, both electronic and organic, graceful and gritty. Lyrics that cover a vast swath of topical space, both personal and universal. Sometimes big, sometimes intimate. Uxbridge, Ontario based multi instrumentalist/producer Jon James and Richmond Hill based singer/songwriter Derek Christie are the heart of this genre and era defying musical entity. Since the late 80’s, they have collaborated musically in numerous bands/projects, with their partnership culminating in this new body of work. Their first album, ‘Miracles and Sin’ (November 2022), is a collection of songs they wrote and recorded during the pandemic lockdown of 2020-22. ‘Song For Alison‘, was originally written in 1986 in response to the tragic disappearance and murder of 11 year old Toronto resident Alison Parrott. The refrain of the song “Did you see Alison?” was directly inspired by a poster seen in many locations around the Varsity Stadium/St George subway station area where she went missing as part of the search effort. This recorded version of the song was produced between 2020 and 2023.