Air Traffic Control

Air Traffic Control is a power pop/rock band from Nova Scotia's South Shore. History Brothers Kirk and Jordi Comstock made their first foray into music while in elementary school. By 1991, both were playing all-ages and bar shows in and around the Maritimes, under the name Madhat. In 1993, they released the independent EP Freak, produced and engineered by Len frontman Marc Costanzo and released on Halifax indie label No Records. This received the attention of local radio station CKBW, which would feature the trio prominently in local programming. In 1995, they released their second EP Hardhitters. Full Length was released in 1998. This was Madhat's first full album and its success brought Madhat to a national audience. Madhat released two more albums, both of which included musician Simon Reinhardt: From the Outside in 2000 and To the World in 2002. In 2005, Madhat added guitarist and keyboardist Phillip Clark to the band and changed their name to Air Traffic Control. On February 12, 2005, they released the album Air Traffic Control, and garnered a nomination for New Group of the Year at the Nova Scotia Music Week conference. The trio's opening track, "Feel Proud", was selected as the title song for the Electronic Arts game Rugby 2005 and was featured in the YTV series 15 Love.