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Simple Plan announce their return to Indonesia: will perform at Lalala Fest in April

by Dominika | Jan 31st, 2020 | no comments

Slowly, Simple Plan’s touring schedule is starting to fill up and they are beginning to announce more and more of their plans for concerts in 2020. After appearing in the United Kingdom with Bowling For Soup in February and Walt Disney World in March, the boys will then be heading to Indonesia, where they’ve just been confirmed to perform at Lalala Fest in April.

The festival will be taking place from April 18th to 19th and it’s currently unknown which date Simple Plan will be appearing at. Besides Simple Plan, the fans will be able to enjoy other acts such as Tori Kelly, Aurora or Heize.

Check out the announcement video, featuring Chuck and Jeff:

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Simple Plan return to the studio to record final songs for 6th album

by Dominika | Jan 12th, 2020 | 1 comment

Starting this weekend, the members of Simple Plan are back in Los Angeles, CA, where they started recording their upcoming 6th studio album last summer, and which is where they are now continuing to finish the job with a couple more studio sessions. The plan is to finish the last 4 songs before the entire album is officially complete – and all that by the beginning of February, when they’re heading back on tour.

Jeff already shared his excitement over being back to business on Instagram by announcing that all Seb’s parts have now been finished. Check out what he wrote:

“We’re back in the studio to complete album 6. Sebastien finished his parts already and he killed it. He sounds soooo good! I’m up next. I’m already thinking about how to annoy the guys with wall to wall shreddy guitars all over the tracks… In all seriousness, these are some very good songs and I’m proud to be working on them. Can’t wait to share…”

– Jeff Stinco –

To keep track of Simple Plan’s progress on their new album and make sure you don’t miss any important news about it, keep checking our special section about the 6th album for everything we know about it so far!

Info about album #6

Jeff Stinco on David’s smooth return back after long absence due to fighting depression

by Dominika | Nov 19th, 2019 | no comments

David’s recent return to the band after a two year absence, while he had been focusing on his own mental health after suffering from depression for the past couple of years, has been something many fans have been anxiously anticipating for quite some time. But what was it like for the band’s dynamics, after they’ve already gotten used to performing as a four-piece act for the past two years, to welcome their fifth member back this summer?

A brand new interview with Jeff Stinco for Substream Magazine recently dived into this exact topic and the lead guitarist’s thoughts on David return.

All in all, despite his and his bandmates’ initial worries about the smoothness of David’s eventual return – since “the chemistry of the band seemed to have reestablished as a four-piece, and they thought they’d have to relearn living with him”, according to Jeff, the actual return of David came very naturally and all members very quickly got used to having David around once again.

Check out what else Jeff had to say about the importance of mental wellness:

“A lot of things in life just happen, and it just, you know, hits you. Physical injuries and illnesses are easy to conceptualize – if someone’s leg is in a cast, clearly they can’t walk – but there’s a stigma associated with admitting you’re not well in your mind. Struggling with your mental health is often criticized as a weakness or personal failing, but it’s not. I think David was actually quite courageous to take every single step possible to get better and get back on the road. He’s changed his lifestyle quite a bit, and now he’s on the road with us.“

– Jeff Stinco –

Simple Plan return to studio to work with producer Zakk Cervini

by Dominika | Sep 7th, 2019 | no comments

After a couple weeks away from the recording studio, during which the members of Simple Plan had the time to come back on stage to rock out at a number of festivals, attend a few charity events and also spend some time with their families, the boys finally got back together this week and all five of them returned to Los Angeles to continue recording their 6th studio album.

The band confirmed their return to the studio in a number of Instagram posts. In two of them, Jeff even discussed the current recording process, in which he also revealed that the band is currently working with producer/mixer Zakk Cervini. Zakk is known for recently having produced for a number of bands and artists including Waterparks, Good Charlotte, Blink 182, Simple Creatures, All Time Low, State Champs or 5 Seconds Of Summer. As of right now, it is unknown whether Zakk will be producing the entire new Simple Plan album or whether he will be involved only with certain songs.

Check out what Jeff said about Zakk and the last few days of recording album no. 6:

“Back in the studio working on new music. Yesterday, I found myself head banging, smiling, nerding on my guitar toys, digging for little hooks just like I did when I played guitar in my room as a teenager…The vibes are good, the music is amazing and the band is one again. I can’t stop listening back to the song we finished yesterday. This morning, I cranked it up while shaving: I was so absorbed that I cut myself (just a nick, don’t worry)…oddly enough, that’s a good thing!”
“We’re moving along quickly on those new songs. Even if yesterday, Pierre and I dug for hours to better a guitar part that actually didn’t need fixing. Sometimes the process is as important as the result even if it’s tedious. We circled back to the original (but effective) idea Pierre had for the song. After that, we zipped along. Zakk Cervini, with whom we’re working, coined a new expression. He says: « Jeff, put your Stank on this part »…I’m not sure if I like it but Zakk’s a nice guy so I’ll let him have it ;-)”

– Jeff Stinco –

Make sure to check out all the brand new pictures from the studio in our gallery:

Jeff Stinco to give a music lecture at Sherbrooke University this fall

by Dominika | Sep 5th, 2019 | no comments

The music students of Sherbrooke University’s School of Music (located in Sherbrooke, QC, Canada) are getting a really amazing treat in the upcoming two semesters!

From September 2019 to April 2020, the university will be offering a number of special music classes each month, given by nearly 40 well-known performers and composers. By attending these special master classes, the students will be able to play with one of the best jazz guitarists in the world, create soundtracks with an Oscar-winning audio editor, receive commentary from a classic piano legend and also hear one of Quebec’s greatest modern rock guitarists discuss music with them. Would you like to guess who that might be?

Yes, indeed! Simple Plan’s Jeff Stinco will be a part of University of Sherbrooke’s lecturers this fall and according to the University’s schedule, he will be giving his lecture on “Interpretation” on October 10th.

Stay tuned for more info.