- Formed in 1994 in Huntsville On.
- Began playing at the legendary Black Whole and started playing venues in 1997
- Have played over a 1000 shows in On. alone
- Have opened for Big Sugar, Kim Mitchell, Bedouin Sound Clash, Default, Theory of a Dead Man, Trooper, Sloan, April Wine,
- They continue to donate time to many charity events including : The Heart and Stroke foundation, The Terry Fox Run, Breast Cancer research and The Chrysalis house.
- Recorded their first self-titled release in 2001 at Puck’s Farm studios
- Their original material is a melting pot of rock, reggae, blues and roots music.
- Their shows appeal to a wide audience and are notorious for being high-energy.
- They released The Black Creek Sessions in 2006 and thousands of albums have been distributed under their Etwell Records label
- Released the hit single “ Higher Height “ as the Black Creek Boys.
- André Wahl produced “Higher Height”
- Laganza is currently touring steadily and thriving with their all-star line up
including : Tobin Spring on guitar and vocals, Derek Cochrane on drums,
Brian Hawley on guitar and vocals, and Ryan Murray on bass and vocals.

Tobin Spring : Born in Huntsville in 1980, Spring began playing guitar at age 11. His father Bill was the piano player for the Lost Marbles Boogie Band, so Tobin’s background was filled with blues and rock. Hawksley Workman (Ryan Corrigan) was one of Spring’s first teacher’s and had a large influence on his development. Bill Stewart also taught Spring for a period, and blues guitarist Dave Curry continues to be a teacher and a source of inspiration for Spring. Spring formed Laganza along with original members Derek Cochrane, Benji Jordan and Dan Watson at H.H.S.
Spring began studying at Cambrian College, in Sudbury, in the fall of 2000. He studied classical guitar with Phil Candelaria for three semesters before enrolling in the jazz program at Humber College in Toronto. Tobin spent three years at Humber before receiving his diploma.
Highlights included studying with Ted Quinlan and playing guitar for Dave Stillwell’s “Blue Jackets” : a fourteen-piece R&B band.

Tobin returned to Huntsville in 2005 where he began teaching guitar lessons and promoting Laganza full-time. He is also the coordinator for the Northern Blues Review.

Derek Cochrane : Born in Huntsville in 1979, Derek was first introduced to the drum kit at 11 years of age. First picking up beats from Humber grad Dan Neil, Derek started playing drums left handed. It was not long before Derek started taking lessons from Hawksley Workman. It was here that Derek learned to play a little guitar and bass. At this time Derek switched his drum kit to a right-handed setup, therefore resulting in the open handed style. Derek moved on to study with Rejean Gaumache, a jazz drummer hailing from montreal. It was not long before Derek was inspired to audition for the Humber jazz program.

In 2003 Derek enrolled in the Humber Jazz program in Toronto for three semesters. At this time Derek was taking lessons from Roger Flock, Don Vickory, and Paul Delong. Recently Derek has been teaching, and touring across Ontario. Baffling people with his off beat shots, and original rhythms Derek has been promoting the second album Laganza has released.

Brian Hawley: Born in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia 1980. Brian is a self- taught guitar player, but managed to get a couple of lessons from blues player Matt Minglewood, and Richard Berk. Brian started playing clubs at 12 years of age. Brian has played in many bands such as Higher Ground, Sause Jacks, and Last Exit.

Moving to Huntsville in 2003, Brian has been recording local bands in his own home studio (Hawley Tone). Joining Laganza in 2006, Hawley’s speed licks and smooth playing have impressed many around Ontario.

Ryan Murray: Ryan Murray (Skim) was born in Edmonton in 1978. Moving to multiple location across Canada, Ryan found a home in Huntsville at age 15. Inspired by the well known Hawksley Workman, Ryan is a self taught bass player. Ryan started playing bass at age 13, managing to get a couple of lessons from Adam Barton and Glen Morgan. Ryan has played in bands such as Dead Mini Pop Trio, Ear Goggle, Mob Army Three, and Hay Day. Also joining Laganza in 2006, Ryan’s slapping and popping technique is a perfect fit for Laganza’s ever growing sound.

Etwell Records:

Established in 2004. Located on the outskirts of Huntsville. Home of Laganza productions and Black Creek Sessions. This studio is open to the public to record. For more information on prices and booking times we can be reached at tobin@laganza.com