A new album, a Top 20 video, national touring --
and now a guest spot on MuchMusic's
TooMuch4Much.

Yes, this has been a good spring for Dave
Swiecicki and Trevor Tuminski -- the Winnipeg
duo who form the basis of Jet Set Satellite, the
fledgling rock group which has taken Canadian
modern rock radio by storm with its riff-happy first
single Best Way to Die. The video for the tune has
even cracked the Top 20 on the MuchMusic
Countdown.

The pair's first album for Nettwerk Records,
called Blueprint, is selling quite nicely, too,
especially now the group is on the road opening for
Bif Naked, rounded out by local players Jeff
Tetrault (drums), Mike Keller (guitars) and Josh
Eskin (bass).

"Everything is working great, we've got an
excellent cast of characters along for the ride,"
Tuminski said before the band's two Winnipeg
shows last weekend. "It's been great to see the
songs come to live fruition and we've been making
new fans everywhere we go."

Tuminski will be hoping to win more friends and
influence people with his appearance on
TooMuch4Much Monday afternoon (3:30
Winnipeg time) to discuss the controversial subject
matter of Best Way to Die.

The panel discussion program offers artists the
opportunity to explain their intentions in song which
may be misinterpreted by young audiences.

"I'm going on basically to talk about our album and
our song, so it can't really hurt us," says the
affable, 24-year-old singer/guitarist. "I'm actually
really looking forward to it."

Describing the experience of touring as the "most
enjoyable" of his short musical career, Tuminski
says the band loves being able to play.

"We're still very, very hungry for everything," he
says. "We try to concentrate on putting on the
most energetic show that we can and prove that
we're ready for anything.

"We're so pumped at the moment, we're like an
engine in the red."

Swiecicki and Tuminski are hoping to bury the
needle with the group's next single, the high-energy
Baby Cool Your Jets. The video for the tune was
shot two weeks ago in Toronto and should hit
MuchMusic this coming week, Tuminski said.

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