Defunct Local Band Profile Series: Bizotic

It's now time for our latest Defunct Local Band Profile, as we continue our monthly spotlight of defunct and inactive local metal, hard rock, and punk bands in our inactive band links, all randomly selected as usual! This month's band is a more recent one than normal for this series, and they made a good impression on many fans, so here's what you should know on them!
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Bizotic

Genre: Alternative/Hard Rock

Hometown: Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Members: (Members not in their last full lineup in italics)

Brad Griffith (No Arrow, SBD), vocals/guitar
B.J. Swire (Man Feelings), keytar
Louise Lamothe (The Dynowaves), trumpet
Travis St. Amour (Bring The Fallen), drums
Kevin Overton (Gates of Winter, Smeltzer), drums

Audio/Video: Bizotic never released a studio album, but their sets were full of original material, and a fair amount of videos survive from their active run. Their official Facebook page has a live video of them playing "Subway Delay" at The New American Pub in February 2017, while Chris Paci shot this video that month at LopLops, Live705 shot this soundcheck video at a show that March, this Soundcloud copy of "Record Light" was recorded in Wawa, and our Facebook page has videos shot by myself of Bizotic originals like "Dirty Time Machine" & "Psychic Vampire", among others. Featured here is Shaw TV's high quality, 20+ minute video of Bizotic in March 2017!

Info/Analysis: Debuting as a mystery band at December 2016's Six, Two, Oh.-promoted holiday funk show, Bizotic were spiritual successors to Brad & B.J.'s 2011 two man band Sounds From The Green Room, albeit with a softer sound and more eclectic instrumentation, including the use of a plasma disc in their branding & stage setup. Bizotic would become a frequent sight in support roles at local concerts in 2017, opening for familiar out of town acts like K-Man & The 45s, The OM Sound, and Garbageface, while also playing at a number of early Live705 events, a pair of tour dates in Wawa, and The Din's Suburban Sendoff concert, among others, with official pins and stickers distributed at shows along the way. After opening for Dany Laj & The Looks at The Rockstar Bar that November, Bizotic updates quietly ceased, with the band belatedly confirming their dissolution in the summer of 2018.

Any band whose lineup has a keytarist AND a trumpeter will immediately turn heads, but Bizotic's  nice melodic sound stood alone, with some psychedlic, indie, and alternative tinges suiting their tracks well! Though not as heavy as Brad and Travis' past bands in particular, they had their moments, and they adapted well to various themed concerts without ever seeming wildly out of place, though it's a shame their sets were largely short, and nothing came in studio of their originals. Hopefully Bizotic resurface down the road, and don't miss B.J. with Man Feelings!
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I hope you guys liked this month's Defunct Local Band Profile! This series will return on or around August 10th as our rotation returns us to Sault Michigan, and as luck would have it, our random selection has given us a band who just announced their disbandment not very long ago, namely Kinross classic/hard rockers Banned! Look for their profile then, and stay tuned for weekend concert previews on the site next! Thanks everyone!