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Evil Ebenezer | |
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| Also known as | Evil |
| Born | Gaelan Anthony Bleasdale |
| Origin | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| Genre | Hip-hop |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1992; 2002–present |
| Labels | Camobear Records Urbnet Records |
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| Website | evilebenezer |
Gaelan Anthony Bleasdale, better known by his stage name Evil Ebenezer, is a Canadian rapper and actor from Vancouver, British Columbia. His song "Told You So" won Best Music Video at the 2006 Leo Awards and he has been nominated five times at the Western Canadian Music Awards.[1] He also performed at the Breakout West Festival in 2014 and 2015.[2][3]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | The Odyssey | U.V. |
| 2002 | The Water Game | Chad |
| 2018 | The Doctor's Case | Detective Constable |
Discography
[edit]Albums
[edit]Solo
- Evil (self-released, 2004)
- Call Me Evil (Camobear Records, 2006)
- The Wanderer (Camobear, 2008) [4]
- Evil Eye (Camobear, 2010)
- The Birds (Camobear/Ephin, 2011)
- Howl (Camobear, 2013)
- Bandit (self-released, 2018)
- The Collateral Damage LP (self-released, 2020)
- Evil Thoughts Good Intentions (self-released, 2021)
- The Garden of Evil (self-released, 2023) [5]
- The Birds II (self-released, 2024) [6]
- I'm Good (self-released, 2025)
Collaborations
- By Hook or By Crook (Urbnet, 2010) (produced by Metty the Dert Merchant of Sweatshop Union, as Trillionaires) [7]
- Zzbra: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Camobear, 2012) (with Moka Only, produced by Draft Dodgers, as Zzbra)
- All That's Left (Urbnet Records, 2015) (produced by Factor) [8]
- Cultus (self-released, 2017) (produced by Stuey Kubrick)
- Rambo (self-released, 2019) (with Jyay)
- Force of Habit (Merkules Music Inc, 2020) (with Merkules) [9]
- Steroid Era (Urbnet, 2026) (produced by C-Lance) [10]
EPs
[edit]- Widows Creek (self-released, 2011) (produced by Factor)
- Penguin (Camobear, 2012) [11]
- Kush Ups (self-released, 2012) (with Merkules)
- Skyscraper (self-released, 2017) (produced by Factor)
- Ghost Town (self-released, 2020)
- The Storm (One Love Records, 2021) (with Mr. ESQ)
Awards and nominations
[edit]| Year | Award | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Best Music Video
"Told You So" (with Draft Dodgers) |
Won | [12] |
| Year | Award | Result | Ref(s) |
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| 2011 | Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
Evil Eye |
Nominated | [13] |
| 2012 | Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
The Birds |
Nominated | [14] |
| Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
Zzbra: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (with Moka Only and Draft Dodgers) |
Nominated | [14] | |
| 2014 | Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
Howl |
Nominated | [15] |
| 2016 | Rap/Hip-Hop Artist of the Year | Nominated | [16] |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Rap fans are about to get Evil". Vernon Morning Star. 2013-02-06.
- ↑ "BreakOut West announces key WCMA awards, performer lineup". CBC. 2014-07-22.
- ↑ Music, Manitoba (2015-07-07). "BreakOut West Unveils 2015 Festival Lineup". Manitoba Music.
- ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (2009-03-23). "Evil Ebenezer - The Wanderer". Exclaim!.
- ↑ "West Coast artist Evil Ebenezer returns with latest album The Garden of Evil". HipHopCanada. 2023-09-10.
- ↑ "Vancouver's Evil Ebenezer Releases The Birds II & New Video". HipHopCanada. 2024-09-29.
- ↑ Quinlan, Thomas (2010-09-20). "The Trillionaire$ - By Hook or By Crook". Exclaim!.
- ↑ Murphy, Sarah (2015-10-08). "Evil Ebenezer - "Get Mine" (video)". Exclaim!.
- ↑ "Merkules & Evil Ebenezer team up for Force of Habit". HipHopCanada. 2020-05-29.
- ↑ Ormand, JD (2026-08-13). "Evil Ebenezer & C-Lance - Steroid Era". Cups N Cakes Network.
- ↑ Marrack, Peter (2012-05-14). "Evil Ebenezer - Penguin". Exclaim!.
- ↑ "2006 Nominees & Winners" (PDF). Leo Awards.
- ↑ Hudson, Alex (2011-06-29). "The Pack A.D., Imaginary Cities, Brasstronaut, We Are the City Nominated for Western Canadian Music Awards". Exclaim!.
- 1 2 Sterdan, Darryl (2012-09-27). "Western Canadian Music Awards to go on without Carly Rae Jespen". Toronto Sun.
- ↑ Derdeyn, Stuart (2014-06-04). "2014 Western Canadian Music Awards announce nominees". The Province.
- ↑ Slingerland, Calum (2016-05-04). "Western Canadian Music Awards Announce 2016 Nominees". Exclaim!.
External links
[edit]- Evil Ebenezer discography at Bandcamp
- Evil Ebenezer discography at Discogs
- Brass Tackz discography at Discogs
- Gaelan Bleasdale at IMDb