Mir (6)

Mir is a Canadian alternative rock and pop music group based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Asif Illyas is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist. His brother Shehab Illyas is the bassist and vocalist, and Adam Dowling is drummer and a second vocalist. Contents. Mir formed in 1998 in Halifax. In 2000 the group organized the MIR Supershow, a fundraiser in support of the Centre For Diverse Visible Culture. Their projects have been released in Canada and Europe, and their 2006 itinerary included four tours in Germany after being signed to Silversonic Records in Germany. In 2004 MIR was signed to East West Warner Records for 2 years and toured extensively in Germany playing large festivals including Rock am Ring and Rock im Park in 2005. Also in 2005 they organized a fundraiser for victims of the tsunami in Sri Lanka, and in 2006 they traveled to Sri Lankha with a CBC news crew who were documenting the relief and reconstruction efforts. In 2008, the band was nominated at the East Coast Music Awards for Rock/Group of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Mir also received over thirty various ECMA nominations in previous years.