Stutter: c-c-coming to a m-m-mall near you!

Unless you have several million-dollar movie credits, an eating disorder or paparazzi following you 24 hours a day, it's hard to launch a successful pop music career.

Although Stutter can't add these instant pop star qualifications to their resume, they are well on their way to instigating the comeback of the 80's era pop band.

Stutter“If you are trying to do pop in Canada, and you're not Nickelback or wearing flannel, it's really hard,” complained Mo, lead vocalist and female front of Stutter.

Like most pop bands their name and music are both catchy, but Stutter has an edge about them that puts their music beyond the likes of Hilary Duff and Britney Spears.

Stutter is first, and foremost, a band with guitars, drums, a bass and keyboard. Unlike some “musicians,” who Mo says come across as divas and prefabricated, her band writes most of their own music with a little help from some big names in the pop music industry.

The only other female in the band, Linz, plays keyboard; she and Jol, who plays guitar, back up Mo on vocals, while Dom plays bass and Marty is on the drums.

“We have vocal harmony. You don't hear that much anymore,” Mo said. “We are a band you can dance to.”

Alex Greggs, who has also worked with N'SYNC, Britney Spears and Michael Jackson, produced their first single, “Twenty-one.” Greggs liked Stutter's sound so much he agreed to produce the song free of charge.

“Anyone we worked with we made sure they were big pop guys,” Mo said.

Stutter, who have been together almost a year, hopes to do to the new millennium what Duran Duran and the GoGo's did for new rock in the 80's.

“The Gogos dry humping Gwen Stefani in the backseat of Billy Idol's car!” is just one way Stutter has been described.

Even though Mo lists Elastica as one of the band influences, Stutter didn't get their namesake from the Elastica song by the same moniker. Mo said they chose the name because of the connotations attached to the word.

“People who stutter are usually turned on or excited… That's what we want people to think of when they hear our music.”
Stutter will soon host a contest on their award winning website that will asks their fans the question, “what makes you stutter?” The winner will be featured in the bands next video.

Stutter's website is like a Gem flashback from the mid-80's. With stars floating around on the screen and their sugary tunes playing in the background, it's not hard to tell young females are their target demographic.

Mo said the Internet has been the driving force in terms of exposure for the band. Their forum on Myspace.com has almost 4,000 members from across Canada, and by their fan postings, Stutter has found their audience in teenage girls.

“Any of the guys that like us are usually gay,” Mo admitted, which is probably because the band includes three aesthetically pleasing, young males.

Recently, Stutter signed with Thunderbox Records and have had songs featured on the television programs Joan of Arcadia and Radio Free Roscoe. MuchMoreMusic and Musique Plus have also picked up the video for “Twenty-one”.

“I would be thrilled to tour across Canada and come into some club in Edmonton and it would be packed. I would love that,” Mo said.

Due to the fact most bars and clubs don't cater to all ages and Stutter's fan base ranges anywhere from 13 to late 30's, the band is currently looking for a sponsor to support a national mall and community centre tour, rather than alienating their younger fan base.

“The fun part is getting to play live,” admitted Mo, which is what Stutter will get to do at their CD release party at Salt Lounge in London on Friday, November 25. The band will also debut their video for “Twenty-one” and a commercial they plan to air on the A-Channel.

Stutter's self-titled debut album will be released to distributors across Canada in January 2006.