Red Orkestra is the main musical project of Canadian singer-songwriter Johnny Charmer. The band itself has been an ever-changing cast of supporting characters, all of whom are distinguished musicians who have been members of—or have made contributions to—numerous bands (e.g. Galore, Ohbijou, Danny Michel, The Candidates, Neil Leyton, The Pariahs, the Ghosts, The Machines , Boy, Night Crash Noir…).

After having played in Toronto-based bands Red Autumn Fall, Charmer, and Neil Leyton, Johnny formed his own band at the end of 2003 and quickly released the début album—‘After the Wars’—by the spring of 2004, to critical acclaim. 2006 witnessed the release of the second full-length Red Orkestra album, ‘Life with the Machines’. The album was promoted in Canada and later overseas during two extensive European tours in 2007. The ‘Enola’ EP was also released worldwide at the end of 2007.

The band’s most recent work, ‘All’s Well in Heaven and Hell’ will be released in early 2010, while the recording of the next Red Orkestra record will begin later in the year. A tour to promote the new album will take place in Europe in July 2010. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.