Ask Nora / Jeffrey Mettlewsky
Genre: Indie/Experimental Dreampop
Location: Vancouver, BC

"If you keep what is inside your soul very quietly, you may find a deep surprise waiting. Whether or not this is a desired surprise may be questionable. Of course there are always things you desire above others, but in the long run you may have no choice to release them or not. Once I knew a man who waited 40 years for the one thing he could not find. In the end, it was right there inside of him. Not many of us will admit to having made the right choice in every step of life's paths. We move with time, however, not against it..." - Jeff Mettlewsky

Jeffrey Mettlewskey

As writer, and sole instrumentalist of Ask Nora, Jeffrey Mettlewsky's vision is to maintain a steady course of writing music based around musicianship and experimentalism. Working with engineer, Kurt Wilkinson, and drummer, Steve Watts, he created Circling As Warmth on his own independent label, Viridian Records, and released it at 20 years old in the year 2001 to the public.

His songs are eclectic, working in many styles like folk, psychedelic rock, blues, and even some funk. All songs flow in similar artistic notions, bringing repeated listens just as entertaining as the first. With a large palette of sound colours used, and with the help of his growing keyboard collection, Jeffrey created what not even some bands could achieve in the studio.

"Are You Wormwood?" his first single off the album was released to all campus and co-op radio stations in Canada. This song was even discovered on mp3.com by talent scouts Kid Antrim Music for their unsigned compilation disc to be releaed in 2002 to supporting radio and major record labels in the US.

In May 2002, Ask Nora was chosen amoung hundreds of local recording acts to showcase in the singer/songwriter category at Vancouver's foremost new music festival, New Music West.

Whether it's by staying solo, or by forming a band to perform his songs, the depth and characteristics of his songwriting will remain constant and thoroughly individual. It's the sort of thing that makes for a fine reputation - and that's something that Ask Nora strongly aspires towards.