Philip Sayce was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, and grew up in Toronto, Canada… Read Full Bio ↴Philip Sayce was born in Aberystwyth, Wales, and grew up in Toronto, Canada. He started his career recording and touring with Jeff Healey, Melissa Etheridge, Uncle Kracker, and others. In 2009 he released a solo album, "Peace Machine". In 2010 he released "Innerevolution" (Europe/UK only), "Ruby Electric" in 2011, "Silver Wheel Of Stars" in 2012 (EP version), and "Steamroller" was released in 2013. He currently lives in Los Angeles.
Growing up in a musical household and exposed to his parentsâ eclectic record collection that included the likes of Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Dire Straits, he was particularly drawn to the guitar â being taken by his parents to an Eric Clapton concert left the young Sayce awestruck and in no doubt about which was the instrument for him.
By the time he was 15 he was playing guitar in his first band; he was up and running. He soon became a regular fixture on the Toronto club scene, where his fluid soloing and mesmerising overall musicality turned heads an earned him many fans. With an insatiable appetite for jam sessions at the likes of Grossman's Tavern in Toronto, Sayce began rapidly distilling his own singular guitar style and tonal palette from a melting pot of influences that included such greats as Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Cray, and in particular Stevie Ray Vaughan, to whom he is, understandably, probably most often compared.
While still a teenager, Sayce was held in such high regard that, after jamming on stage with one of his heroes, guitar player and fellow Canadian Jeff Healey, he was invited to join Healeyâs band. Sayce was now living the dream. He can still remember the first time he heard Healey â and the effect it had: âIt was in a supermarket car park. I was 11 and my parents had gone into the store. This song, See The Light, came on and I was just overwhelmed. I literally punched the radio.â
After three-and-a-half years with Healeyâs band, playing with them at the Montreux Jazz Festival and at gigs around the world, Sayce, the apprentice having learned well from the master, felt it was time to move on.
Looking to further expand his musical horizons, in 2001 he moved to Los Angeles. He joined Uncle Kracker, and was with the band when they had their massive US No.1 hit song Drift Away. He starred in and wrote the music for the short film Cockroach Blue, directed by the award-winning Robert Crossman, which received high acclaim when it was shown at the Woodstock Film Festival. Then, in 2003, Grammy and Oscar winner Melissa Etheridge came calling (âvery talented â like Stevie Ray Vaughan,â she enthused), and he enjoyed an âawesomeâ time playing and recording with her band until 2008.
During his stint with Melissa, Sayce released his debut solo album, Peace Machine, using what he describes as Etheridgeâs âshit-hotâ band and producer Michael Nielsen. Recorded live in the studio in just a couple of days, itâs full of raw, high-energy, low-maintenance retro-blues delivered with startling punch and real style, and showcases Sayce as a soulful, powerfully expressive vocalist as well as a supremely talented guitarist and all-round musician. The album also includes a crunching version of the Neil Young classic Cinnamon Girl, the song often a resonant inclusion in Sayceâs thrilling live shows.
And live is where Sayce, his jam-club years in his pocket, shines brightest, he and his band performing with a potent mixture of power and finesse, the guitarist regularly pulling the trigger and unleashing visceral, mesmerising solos. And while theyâre checking out the hot licks, itâs clear that many of the girls in the audience are equally taken by the good-looking guy with the swept-back blond hair and charisma to spare. If youâve got itâŠ
May 2010 saw the release of, INNEREVOLUTION, recorded with his live band - keyboardist Fred Mandel (Queen, Supertramp, Elton John, Alice Cooper), bassist Joel Gottschalk and drummer Ryan MacMillan (Matchbox 20). This collection of songs, some co-written with Richard Marx, busbee, Mike Bradford, Dave Cobb and Marti Frederiksen among others, further establishes Philip Sayce not only as one of the finest blues guitarists around, but also as a musician, singer and songwriter with tremendous talent and potential.
âRichard came out to a show and we immediately hit it off,â Sayce explains of how he came to write with Richard Marx. âHe's a massive talent and to have the opportunity to collaborate and learn from him is something I am grateful for. Anyone I collaborate or co-write with, the goal is to be open and learn, and I've been blessed to work with some of the best of the best.â
More varied than Peace Machine, and overall more sophisticated and more polished in terms of songwriting, sonics and performance, Innerevoltuion is a stylish, engaging and thrilling album that should bring Philip Sayce to the attention of a bigger and wider audience.
With Peace Machine, Innerevolution, Ruby Electric, Silver Wheel Of Stars, and Steamroller, Philip Sayce continues to write his own chapter in the long and continuing history of popular music. And itâs clear that this gifted young musician has many more pages yet to write.
Growing up in a musical household and exposed to his parentsâ eclectic record collection that included the likes of Eric Clapton, Ry Cooder and Dire Straits, he was particularly drawn to the guitar â being taken by his parents to an Eric Clapton concert left the young Sayce awestruck and in no doubt about which was the instrument for him.
By the time he was 15 he was playing guitar in his first band; he was up and running. He soon became a regular fixture on the Toronto club scene, where his fluid soloing and mesmerising overall musicality turned heads an earned him many fans. With an insatiable appetite for jam sessions at the likes of Grossman's Tavern in Toronto, Sayce began rapidly distilling his own singular guitar style and tonal palette from a melting pot of influences that included such greats as Clapton, B.B. King, Buddy Guy, Jimi Hendrix, Robert Cray, and in particular Stevie Ray Vaughan, to whom he is, understandably, probably most often compared.
While still a teenager, Sayce was held in such high regard that, after jamming on stage with one of his heroes, guitar player and fellow Canadian Jeff Healey, he was invited to join Healeyâs band. Sayce was now living the dream. He can still remember the first time he heard Healey â and the effect it had: âIt was in a supermarket car park. I was 11 and my parents had gone into the store. This song, See The Light, came on and I was just overwhelmed. I literally punched the radio.â
After three-and-a-half years with Healeyâs band, playing with them at the Montreux Jazz Festival and at gigs around the world, Sayce, the apprentice having learned well from the master, felt it was time to move on.
Looking to further expand his musical horizons, in 2001 he moved to Los Angeles. He joined Uncle Kracker, and was with the band when they had their massive US No.1 hit song Drift Away. He starred in and wrote the music for the short film Cockroach Blue, directed by the award-winning Robert Crossman, which received high acclaim when it was shown at the Woodstock Film Festival. Then, in 2003, Grammy and Oscar winner Melissa Etheridge came calling (âvery talented â like Stevie Ray Vaughan,â she enthused), and he enjoyed an âawesomeâ time playing and recording with her band until 2008.
During his stint with Melissa, Sayce released his debut solo album, Peace Machine, using what he describes as Etheridgeâs âshit-hotâ band and producer Michael Nielsen. Recorded live in the studio in just a couple of days, itâs full of raw, high-energy, low-maintenance retro-blues delivered with startling punch and real style, and showcases Sayce as a soulful, powerfully expressive vocalist as well as a supremely talented guitarist and all-round musician. The album also includes a crunching version of the Neil Young classic Cinnamon Girl, the song often a resonant inclusion in Sayceâs thrilling live shows.
And live is where Sayce, his jam-club years in his pocket, shines brightest, he and his band performing with a potent mixture of power and finesse, the guitarist regularly pulling the trigger and unleashing visceral, mesmerising solos. And while theyâre checking out the hot licks, itâs clear that many of the girls in the audience are equally taken by the good-looking guy with the swept-back blond hair and charisma to spare. If youâve got itâŠ
May 2010 saw the release of, INNEREVOLUTION, recorded with his live band - keyboardist Fred Mandel (Queen, Supertramp, Elton John, Alice Cooper), bassist Joel Gottschalk and drummer Ryan MacMillan (Matchbox 20). This collection of songs, some co-written with Richard Marx, busbee, Mike Bradford, Dave Cobb and Marti Frederiksen among others, further establishes Philip Sayce not only as one of the finest blues guitarists around, but also as a musician, singer and songwriter with tremendous talent and potential.
âRichard came out to a show and we immediately hit it off,â Sayce explains of how he came to write with Richard Marx. âHe's a massive talent and to have the opportunity to collaborate and learn from him is something I am grateful for. Anyone I collaborate or co-write with, the goal is to be open and learn, and I've been blessed to work with some of the best of the best.â
More varied than Peace Machine, and overall more sophisticated and more polished in terms of songwriting, sonics and performance, Innerevoltuion is a stylish, engaging and thrilling album that should bring Philip Sayce to the attention of a bigger and wider audience.
With Peace Machine, Innerevolution, Ruby Electric, Silver Wheel Of Stars, and Steamroller, Philip Sayce continues to write his own chapter in the long and continuing history of popular music. And itâs clear that this gifted young musician has many more pages yet to write.
Steamroller / Powerful Thing
Philip Sayce Lyrics
We have lyrics for these tracks by Philip Sayce:
All I want Light from your window pane Cuts like a knife through my…
Angels live inside Woke up at midnight no sun on my face A cold…
Better Days When your love has moved away You must face yourself and…
Bitter Monday Well you are This tangled thing called life Can be as dark…
Black Roller Coming Step out into the night Follow where I lead Take a shot…
Blood on Your Hands Wicked pearl where did you go wrong? Blizzard child with a…
Blues Ain't Nothin' But a Good Woman On Your Mind Oh, the blues ain't nothin' But a woman cryin' for her…
Burning Out Too many complications in my life No more # should make…
Changes Saw the writing on the wall today It was calling for…
Daydream Tonight Tonight alone in your room You carry your worries And cry wi…
Dream Away Sunshine Rains Through An Open Cloud Sets My Mind At Ease …
Fits Me Good She's had my number since she walked through that door Her…
Give Me Time IâČve been watching you Everyday Standing on a corner, baby W…
morning star Morning Star shook me from my sleep Callin' me up from…
My Pearl As long as time allows, You'll be my treasure queen. What yo…
Oh My The people, they need you For what youâČre gonna feed them Wh…
Oh! That Bitches Brew Rolled up to a Castle high up on a hill…
Once I wanna believe That you don't have to leave I wanna believe…
One foot in the grave Won't you get down off my cloud Before i shoot you…
Out of My Mind Don't know your number Don't know your name But I can't get…
Over My Head Help me now i'm floating away Don't leave me flowers on…
Peace Machine Sunrise, sunshines, chaos bleeds the world below Night fall…
Powerful thing I - i ain't got nobody I - i don't want…
Ruby Electric up from the midnight, with diamonds in her eyes daydream ato…
Sailin' Shoes There's a lady in a turban, in a cocaine tree She…
Save me from myself How does it feel all alone and afraid With nothing but…
Scars I will surrender no more. To the wicked dreams that wake…
Slip Away i never thought that i'd be so amused i never thought…
Slipaway I never thought that i'd be so amused I never thought…
Steamroller Steamroller Like sweet molasses SheâČs more woman than a man …
Sweet Misery I can't hide what i feel inside Maybe i'm losin' my…
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@rbirdwell59
I,be been playing for over 40 years. Say what you want. This guy is the real deal, writes his own stuff and goes for it. Heâs not the only one who wears out the paint and finish on his strat and he wonât be the last. Play full on like he does and yours will look like that too.
@chuckmckee2741
You r so write. People talk about who is the greatest guitarists. There isnât one. Itâs a matter of sharing what you enjoy. And I wish I could be as inventive as Mr Sayce.
@franklinwilson3783
And he plays fucking LOUD....like he's supposed to
@wesharkins6716
I agree, he's the real deal. Love his tone and intensity. Reminds me a lot of Chris Duarte.
@JayMon39
Yup - this guy is why I pick up my guitar every day. He is authentic and just loves to play. I play loud because my hearing went years ago, but he plays about as loud as I do. He also beats the crap out of that guitar, and that's why they make 'em. Play on, Young Jedi Master.
@larrygoodman610
â@@wesharkins6716Hey Wes, I saw Chris Duarte in Memphis years ago and went and bought his Cassette at the time, and I also believe that Phillip Sayce sounds like Duarte.. Thought I was the only one! Sayce is really, really a Great player!
@divinesouls5535
The bass players face when Philip plays steamroller shows everything we need to know
@kaneroberts8951
I think Philip might be the best rock guitarist alive
@KingKull1971
This isn't rock, its pure hardcore-blues with that Lenny Kravitz funk thang thrown in.
@benoitbrule1893
Agreed !!