By paNOW

Constant Reminder utilizes family strength

Feb 21, 2013 | 9:59 AM

When you see Constant Reminder set up on stage, you immediately think how nice it is to see two young men and two boys get up and perform.

But as soon as they start to play, everyone who hears them stops in their tracks, transfixed by the music.

And that’s a big part of what Constant Reminder is; a love of music.

That passion for music, mixed with strength of family and love for each other is what has brought Constant Reminder from two teenage brothers learning guitar to a successful band that has played nearly every event worth going to last summer and having their song Someone’s Coming for You play 11 weeks on MBC’s Saskatchewan Countdown, with five weeks at number one.

They are looking forward to an hour’s spot at Telemiricle 2013 at 4 a.m., opening for Big Sugar in La Ronge and putting out their third CD this spring as well as travelling to smaller schools and communities to share their story to encourage others.

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Everything they do is about music. While most homes have a living room set up with couches and stereos, the Luther Constant family has a living room filled with drums, guitars, speakers and music stands and anyone that knows them understands the boys cannot be around a guitar without picking it up and starting to play.

But they did not come from a musical background. About eight years ago, a father of four sons and a daughter knew that teens coming up face many challenges and he was determined to focus their energy on something positive.

“I loved music and I wanted to play. My cousin and I played as best as we could but I continued that love of music and put that into my sons,” Luther said. “I grew them up listening to rock and roll and listening to all kinds of music. Then one day I told my grandpa I wanted to put them in a band, so we could communicate and do this together and then my sons just took this on as their passion.”

The two oldest brothers, Seth, 18, and Cole, 16, started playing eight years ago. Eventually 12-year-old Rene came in as a drummer after watching band practice for a few years and begging to play. Rene was nominated last year for the Saskatchewan Country Music Association award – the youngest person to have ever received such an honour. Ethan, 14, was introduced as the fourth band member at the Canada Day Celebrations on the Riverbank in Prince Albert last year and Luther expects the band to continue growing to accommodate the rest of his family.

In the past eight years Constant Reminder has worked hard travelling the province to play big stage events like Back to Batoche, Nipawin Exhibition, Canada Day, Evergreen Artisan Market to name a few as well as small town events.

Through the years both the band and the boys have been growing up, maturing and evolving to the point where they can draw a crowd by just the mention of their name. Seth, Cole, Ethan and Rene are maturing into charming young men and flawless musicians. On stage the charm and the musicianship melt together to make an amazing show.

The music is sublime and clear but the secret to their success has been this strong root of family and love for each other.

When they play, the boys are laughing and joking with each other. Some have watched them and said they seem like children in a sandbox, which is an accurate description because the music is their game.

“Constant Reminder is all about home, family, loved ones, messages left from family who have passed on. We are about children that are so precious,” Luther said. “We are also about staying away from drugs, alcohol and gambling and to help others as well as ourselves to keep mind, spirit and heart at its purest because we are only given this one opportunity at life.”

So, the Constant Reminder van is often seen travelling to schools to bring their message to others about making a life extraordinary in spite of circumstances.

Currently, the band/family is working on their third CD, recording at St. Louis at Riverbend Sound Studio with David Sinclair. The new CD will feature 10 original songs and will be released Apr. 1 with a CD Launch at the Flute and Fiddle in Birch Hills.

The band will also be playing throughout the province this summer including gigs at the Saskatchewan Transportation Association, Big Sugar in La Ronge and Back to Batoche.

For more information, visit their website and their Facebook page.

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