In October, the duo flew to Mumbai for the campaign.
USS were named as the Canadian curators, to deliver Canadian nightlife to India. The countries that participated were Canada, United States, the UK, Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Germany, India, Ireland, Lebanon, Poland, South Africa, Thailand, and Venezuela. In September, Smirnoff launched their "Be There" campaign for the Nightlife Exchange Project. USS brought home their second consecutive COCA Award (Canadian Organization of Campus Activities) for Emerging Artist, (Winner of Emerging Artist Award 2009/2010), on June 25, 2010. USS travelled from Barrie to British Columbia with The Stables, a Durham Region band along for the ride as direct support. In March and April, the band embarked on their Highway to Health tour. That evening, on impulse, Human Kebab played DJ to Canadian hip hop artist Maestro Fresh Wes. USS headlined the event, alongside Choclair, The Salads, Die Mannequin, The Trews, and Moneen. Shortly after the 2010 Haiti earthquake, various musicians from the Toronto area came together on February 2, 2010, at The Sound Academy, for the 102.1 The Edge-sponsored Toronto Plays For Haiti benefit. In November, they supported illScarlett on the Canadian leg of their 1UP! Tour. During their performance, the duo lit up the stage with a high-energy set, complete with handstands and full-size cardboard cutouts of Barack Obama and Albert Einstein. On March 14, they won the award for Favourite Group/Duo at the CMW Indie Awards in Toronto. James Black of Finger Eleven is featured playing guitar on "P.S. Music engineer Bob Ludwig was recruited to master the original album in Portland, Maine. For the recording, the duo teamed up with Matthew Von Wagner ( Crystal Castles, Alpha Galates) for production and engineering, while Chris Davies and Charles Topping 'aided musically'. In March 2009, USS released their first full-length album, Questamation, through their independent label, Smashing World Records. The duo then returned to Toronto to shoot a video for the song, which was later added to the MuchMusic channel. A friend of Parsons' later called him to say that Toronto radio station 102.1 The Edge had begun playing their first single, "Hollowpoint Sniper Hyperbole". The band then parted ways to pursue different avenues Parsons travelled to Alberta to work on an oil pipeline and Buchholz went to the US on a pilgrimage. īy July 2008, the two began to perform live, and they released their first independent EP, Welding the C:/ (pronounced "Welding the C Drive") later that same month. Although this title was to become the band's moniker, the duo says that the name is for everyone: "It's singular - it's the title of a characteristic, not the title of two guys", Buchholz said. At the top, he wrote, "Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker". The band's name came about when Buchholz sketched out a map of exactly who he wanted to be in life. According to Buchholz, "It was love at first scratch", and he later moved into Parsons' parents' basement to begin experimenting musically. A few months later, Buchholz's sister was looking for someone to DJ at her upcoming wedding and Parsons was suggested for the job. They met in 2004 while stocking the beer fridge and discussing music when they worked at a golf course. USS hails from the Greater Toronto Area, Buchholz being from the city of Markham and Parsons from the adjacent town of Stouffville. History Ashley Buchholz of USS Formation and first release: 2004–2008 "We like to call what we do the campfire after-party", Ash Buchholz has said "It's like you're at Nirvana Unplugged but there's a drum and bass party and glow sticks all around you." The duo announced their split in 2021 and performed their final show on June 11, 2022. The band's sound is a mixture of drum and bass beats, grunge-like guitar riffs, and 2-step rhythms. The band was composed of vocalist and guitarist Ashley Buchholz (aka Ash Boo-Schultz) and turntablist/ hype man Jason "Human Kebab" Parsons. USS ( Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker) was a Canadian alternative rock musical duo from Toronto.
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