New Design

New Design was formed in Brampton, Ontario in 2008. The four members—Joseph, Jeffrey, Zachary, and Melissa—had played in various bands growing up, but from the first practice, they knew this was it.

Growing up in Brampton during the emo heyday with influences like Moneen, the band recorded their first album Burn Out The Sky with Kenny Bridges from Moneen in 2012. New Design members can still be found at all of Moneen’s shows.

 At the time, New Design was still in school and couldn’t afford to record an EP, but Kenny took the band under his wing. All of their songs at the time were five-plus-minute-long epics that bounced around genres—he taught them a lot. The band would spend hours in his studio getting the guitar sounds just right. With the release of their first full-length album Far From Home, New Design had finally found their sound. “Upon hearing the first beautiful moments of the opening track, ‘When We Drown’ and the following nine songs, it’s safe to say that I was blown away.” —The Prelude Press.

This release marked a major milestone for the band. The album told a consistent story from front to back. Music journalists described it as a coming-of-age record—not just in terms of the story it told about finding one’s place in life, but also in finding a musical voice. What truly meant the world to New Design was that listeners connected with the songs in the same way the band did. It’s been 10 years since the release of Far From Home in June of 2015, and New Design couldn’t think of anything more fitting to celebrate.