We are a modern Rock cover band situated in Victoria BC. With a setlist full of crowd favorites, we bring the right energy to keep everyone entertained and the good vibes flowing. Our band uses modern, versatile gear that lets us deliver great sound at low volumes for intimate venues, while still having the power to rock loud outdoor concerts with ease.
And in the role of Lead Singer/Frontman is Karen….because of course it is.
Karen has been melodically screaming into microphones all over Calgary, Alberta and the Bow Valley for the last 20 years, but now calls Vancouver Island home.
Early on, Karen and her dad had a travelling ventriloquist show, playing to churches all over rural Alberta and Karen then went on to sing the lullaby to Jesus in the Christmas play. But she didn’t stop there. Oh no. Not Karen.
Fast forward to a few years later and Karen can be found competing in local talent shows like the Calgary Stampede Youth Talent Show, and the Marlborough Mall Food Court Talent Show and spending all her time singing jazz, showtunes, pop, songs she just made up a second ago, rock, harder rock, even harder rock, and the Amy Grant Christmas album. All that experience culminated into a 5 year career as Calgary’s favorite karaoke host and then launched Karen onto the Calgary cover band scene. Karen fronted House of Eden, Stranger Than Fiction, Lethologica, and 3rd Party Damage in the years that followed.
And now she’s Victoria’s problem.
It turns out that if you collect enough gear eventually the only excuse remaining to buy more is that you "need it for the band". Out of that barely feasible justification was born the spark that became Karen and The Managers.
On stage you will find Rob nestled between the largest amp he could justify transporting and a pedalboard of biblical proportions that can, and will, induce seizures and disrupt pacemakers (only in the first two rows).
Off stage Rob's main activities are Rock Climbing and invalidating the warranty on any piece of technology that crosses his path.
Adam has been the assistant to the assistant general manager for 12 years. He believes Karen is the world’s greatest boss while simultaneously sending daily emails to corporate in order for him to disparage her in order to be promoted to regional manager.
Mike Croy is the bass player/low frequency manager for Karen and the managers and has been playing bass for 30 years. Mike has played with many Victoria local bands in the past such as Black Kronstadt, The Sophisto's, The Reactions, Fast Jacket(former zone band of the month), Yum Yum Bang Bang and The Vic High Rhythm and blues band.
If Mike isn't busy Rawking out he can be found being a master baker at work, riding his bike all over town or obsessing over random weird Craigslist ads, which is how he met Karen and The Managers!
Mikey Tousignant aka Tous aka Tous Juice is thrilled to be the newest member of KATMAN. He hails from Grimsby, Ontario.
He likes baking in the sun, baking in the kitchen, and cooking on the drums. He's in no Rush to tell you his favourite band, or favourite drummer Pearticularly ;)
Tous has lived in Banff, Whistler, Vancouver, and now Victoria. He is finishing his masters in WTF/OIC at Rut-Ro University.
Tous has worked in cruiseline, ariline, and now works on his hairline while holding down the bell desk at the prestigious Empress hotel. Ding Dong. Let's Rock! The Touse is Loose!
