Todd Andrew Pronovost

I'll play anywhere. I love the energy rush when playing live.

It was a special moment on April 15th when Samsara played live for the 1st time in 12 years at the Piranha Bar on Ste Catherines street in Montreal, Canada

He would at every occasion stop by the cabaret/showbar Zaphod Beeblebrox's in Ottawa. There he was introduced to the Ottawa local music scene. He met up with Bass player Joel Carlson of the band The Whirleygigs and side project Dr. Shiny Forehead. He was a good teacher. The Ottawa band Furnaceface were just starting out. They influenced him a lot also, So did his roommate at the time singer/songwriter Stephane Poirier (who was frontman for the band Poor Starving Artists back in '98.)

After Todd was kicked out of the military for being an administrative burden, (He did everything to get kicked out,) He left Ottawa at 19years of age never looking back.

In 91, Todd studied Creative Arts at Dawson college in Montréal. Jammed for a while in a band called ANEMONE 12(douze). Saw Jane's Addiction and later Fugazi at the Rialto. According to him, the best and most intimate concerts he has ever seen.

In 92, Todd took a plane and left for Lake Louise, Alberta. There He met up with Yan Juteau. Honestly the best and most original guitarist he had ever come across. Thanks Yan for your time and patience, and for making Todd`s songs sound so cool. They would write and play together at Stable's Pub and down in the village at Charlie's pub. Todd learned to play guitar and went camping and Mountain Climbing a lot. Rick Sward from R&B sold him a little Yamaha Acoustic guitar for $50.00.

In March 94, Todd left Lake Louise in his $150.00 82 Dodge Challenger with only three cylinders on four that were working and no heating and crossed Canada. In Montreal, Todd started busking in the subways. Todd went solo for three years.

In May 95, Todd busked his way across Canada from Montréal to Victoria, hitchhiking with his Girlfriend (at the time). Then...alone...acousticly opened up for bands in an afterhours club. He also wrote a lot of songs in that period. Todd also sold jewelry and clothing in downtown Vancouver and on Wreck Beach

In Februrary 96, the Vancouver rain got to him. Although he does love you Vancouver. Todd Flew back to Montréal. Todd played at Le Quai des Brumes and Le Zinc on the "Plateau Mont-Royal". Todd got to play for a while with an amazing guitarist from Marseille, France, Jean-Francois Mathieu who would often play blues at Le Bistro a Jojo. Salut J.F!
In September 97, Todd answered an ad in the local paper and joined a bunch of guys... J.F, Macé (guitar/back vocals), Danny Figueredo (drums), Francis Roy (Bass), and Gaetan Briceault (vocals, guitar) and we formed SAMSARA. Thats where he really discovered himself as a singer. Todd didn't have to touch the guitar in SAMSARA. they'd practice at "La Cité De L'Image" next to the Molson Brewery in Montréal. Oh...It was loud in there. No insolation at all in the walls and the poignant smell of hops seething through the windows of the steaming hot jam space.
The SAMSARA experience lasted two years. We had an opening Party on Halloween night in which my's costume was ,I must confess, everything but holy,... sorry. There is an embarrasing Video of that night in circulation. Any one who brings back any copies will be compensated.
No...It was a seriously good time.
Through those years, They played at the JailHouse, Café Chaos, Pegase, Le Cirque, and le Felix.

Through SAMSARA Todd met potion 7. They had double billed with them a couple times. That's were Todd's association with the Goose man started. It's also where he met AGENDA's drummer Mee-shka. (You Should have seen him with his long red beard and dreads).

Goose (Ex-Reactor member - You can hear them at http://www.soundclick.com/reactor) and Todd started to form A band with our Amp wizard Dave Galea (Ex Reactor and Cryptopsy member), and Gery Lecker (Ex Chromosomes), whose name was going to be either Tony Virtue or Virtue 101. lol. We put together songs that may appear in the AGENDA lineup.
"Hourglass" has made it's way in the lineup since Dave has joined the band as of May 2005. Dave brings limitless talents to the band.

In 2008 Agenda The Rock Band went on Hiatus while Todd tends to the Samsara revival.  Check them out at http://www.samsara.rocks