There have been four groups/artists under the same name:

1) A russian group from Novosibirsk, plays medieval music.

2) A brazilian group from Florianópolis that plays medieval music and music from the Renaissance period.

3) Past name of Independence, MO native Mckinley Evan Jones, who now goes by Breathing Flowers. Haunting and psychedelic dream music. Mckinley has also participated in Expo 70 with friend Justin Wright.

4)An emo band from Pella, IA.
"A Chris Boat Band Feature: Cantus Firmus Compels You!"
Having just recently played two amazing shows, right here in their hometown of Pella, Iowa, Cantus Firmus proves they have what it takes to please the fans.

The band consists of Kellee Van Hemert (guitar, vocals), Kerry Van Hemert (drums), and Phil Davidson (Bass). Before Cantus Firmus, Kellee and Phil played together in a popular local band by the name of Ish, before they broke up to go to different colleges.

The three boys decided to come together in the name of music to challenge current “emo” trends.

Too many bands had all fallen into the same post-hardcore/screamo monotony trap, and Cantus Firmus was on a mission to be different.

“I try as hard as I can to avoid that at all costs. It’s overdone and will soon be a thing of the past” says Kellee. Most fans agree they’ve accomplished just that.

With inspiration from bands like Gatsby’s American Dream and Brand New, they’ve managed to create a unique sound that has gotten them shows booked with more famous bands like The Plain White Tees.

Overall, they wish to expand their music ever further away from what’s being played these days.

“The stuff we're writing right now is hopefully going to turn out to be much less dependent on our influences” says Kellee.

The first CF show was at The Vaudeville Mews in Des Moines. They played six songs that the sound manager claimed was the best first show he’d ever seen from a band.

From this point, Cantus Firmus proceeded in scrapping their old songs, thinking they could do better.

Thirty-eight hours in High Octane Audio Studio with John Bain proved them right, producing their first EP in the form of “The Pablo Cruise EP” a five song disc now available for sale at two dollars.

The band can be reached at thatpsychostud@hotmail.com or vanhemertk1@central.edu for copies of the EP or t-shirts.

In some cases, the band will even deliver to where you live. Also, www.myspace.com/cantusfirmusmusic is a great site to keep up to date on when and where the band is playing.

They’re currently scheduling shows for all over Iowa this fall, and by next summer they hope to be touring full time. As for now, the future of the band is unknown, but their goals are clear:

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