Hello!
If you've unexpectedly landed here I dare say it can only be for one reason... you've googled a name that is included in what I fondly call "The Tremendous 200".
The Tremendous 200
I originally began this list to test my
memory and to revel in past glories :). I knew nothing about the
internet when I first posted it online, so imagine my surprise when I
began hearing from
people who ended up here when they were actually searching for someone
other than me. BONUS, I say! As I continue to
collaborate with new artists and continue to remember the past the list
will continue to grow.
People I have made noise with:
Live Only ("in concert" somewhere; on a stage, in a kitchen, around the campfire, in a rock opera*, at a party.....):Graeme Kirkland, The Katherine, William New, Gordie Johnson &
Big Sugar, Mary Margaret O'Hara, The Rusty McArthy Orchestra, Melleny
Melody, John
Borra, Ian Blurton, The Shadows of Darkness, Evangeline Marsh, Travis
Good,
Richard Underhill, Iona Campagnolo & the cast & crew of the
Prince
Rupert B.C.
production of "Fiddler On The Roof", the cast & crew of the Port
Arthur Collegiate Institute production of "The Old Lady Shows Her
Medals", Richard Carstens, Dallas Good, Leslie Becker, Ron
Boch,
Suzy Richter, Bill Priddle, Steve Banks, Blitz, Dave Martin, Gary
Robertson,
Maria Del Mar, Steve Rhodes, Kevin Kelly, Jim Field, Nancy Raich,
Allyson
Mitchell, Michael O'Hagan, Scott McCullough, John Kastner, Jeff
Beardall, Steve Hubbard, Bartok Guitarsplatt, Crawford (Crocky)
Teasdale, Chris Houston, Gord Cumming, Louise Carniato, George Reinke,
Johnny Green & The Green Men, Greg Keelor, Stacey Hammond, Craig
Downie, Christine Cruse, The Bug Nite Band, Paul DeBoy, Rob Mallion,
Helen/Stella, Chris Roskelley, John Grove, Rick Wahl, Stephanie
Cormier, Scott B., Charlie Ringas' & Christine Carson's "Numb/Hum"
(Subterranean Metropolitan Choir)**, Greg Miller, Christian Wagner, MCs
Fusty Fustradid the Half Page Rapper (That's Fusty or or Mr.
Fustradid and Half Page for short) and Propaganda, Darl, Annette, Howie
Richards,
Scott Reynolds, Mark Johnson, Jay, Juice, Sue & Chantal Northey,
The
Nationals, Brian Cober, Paul "Pablo Dulce" Sweet, Johnny Mcleod, Ashley
Wey,
Lemphane Mafata, Jim Heineman, Nelly Dios, Jack Buchanen, Gord X.,
Mike King, Bruce Skerritt, Martin Lesmond, Dave Girdlestone, Russell
Williams, Jerome Tucker, Bernard Maiezza, Kid Chaos,
Nick Yaksich, Tai Chi, Alfred Gertler, Dane Wedderburn, Curtis
Robinson, Dave West,
Barry Ridley, Bone, Helen Killer, Kristin Meuller-Heaslip,
Ronley Teper, Fred Spek, Jared Meit, Jason Farrar, Damon Hines, Victor
Cruz, John Kneeland, "Uncle" John Matheson, Frank Horvat, Adam Rawski,
Sunday Wilde, Rod Larson, Jay Larson, Kevin Sands, Philip Krawchuk,
Manitoba Hal, Chrissy Ewacha, Peter Gleeson, Heather Blush, Steve
Hazlett, Shane Sutherland, Andrew Stewart, Billy Manzik, that howling
drunk singing along from the audience the other night,
Edgar LeBel, Mark Northey, Chris Green, Steve Koch, Donald Quan, Xena Zwicker, Jamie Stager, Don Kerr, Tom Paterson, Frank Nevada, Glenn Milchem, Mitch Perkins, Ron Anicich, Ann Soley, Liz deBoer, Chris Bryen, Ali Riley, Tom Hope, Isabelle Noel, Jennifer Gillmor, Debbie August-Moffatt, Drew Atkins, Steve Shortell, Wailin' Wayne Pattern, Duane Robertson, Chris Childs, Mark Barnes, J.P. Wasson, Neil McGrath, Neil Exall, Clive McNutt, Geoff Marshall, Tony D'Onofrio, The Dave Howard Singers, Shaun Bowring, Reno Jack, Al Miller, Dan Zupansky, Etric Lyons, Mike Rosenthal (so far, the drummer from Toronto only, not the singer/songwriter from Austin Texas, whom I've only met), Brynda Browning, Eejune Sims, Dale Morningstar, Sarah McElcheran, Derek Marshall, Aimee O'Connor, Mark deBoer, DJ Daddy Long Fingaz, Keef, Andrea Slonetsky, Todd Knapp, Iain Green, Bryan Huntley, Antimatter, Kenmi Chank, Dave "Slopey" Powell, Justin Snikkar, Leslea Keurvorst, "Saint" Benjamin Heaslip, Marco DiFelice, Madam Hair, Mike Hopkins, Michael "Trout" Jones,
Studio Only (my sessions or theirs/others'. includes misc. collaborators, producers, engineers etc.):Shannon Paterson, Michael Johnson, Daryl Purdy (Derrol Flynn), Kenny Meinzinger, Fraz, Pier Rubessa, Sean Dignan, Melanie Bone, Dr. Derek Thorlackson, The Chocolate Bunnies From Hell, Jamie Stanley, Cyril Prono (Indy), Kevin Gould, Sarah Cashman, Gary Stinson, Anne Bourne, Andy Maize, Roland "Dainis" Rainer, Larry Hennessey, Pete Hudson, Shawn A. Edmondson, Jeff McCulloch, Lee Warren, Ray Blake, Walter Sobczak, Dan Williams, Harry Serabian, Michael Philip-Wojewoda, Josh Finlayson, Alfio Annibalini, Ken Chiu, Dave Falco, Daryl Smith, Chris Haggi, Andy Krehm, Alec Fraser, Rod Phillips, Michael Keith, Michael Fonfara, Dubmatix, Jason Wilson, Jeremy Cowie, Vicky Poulakakis, Rebecca Campbell, Wayne Charles, Garfield Stoddart, Yohann Francoise, Ted Onyszczak,
Other Miscellaneous People Who Either Work In The Music Industry Or Are Artists, Or Else Simply Love Music, Or Maybe They Just Love(d) Me, But In Any Case Have Been There For Me And/Or Have Helped Me (yes, I know that is a mouthful, but it's very important and not all that hard to swallow, really...) Note: if you think you should be here you might also be in one of the other sections instead, so please check first before you get all annoyed with me...(BTW, this new section is a work in progress, so please bear with me... details are fuzzy)Greg "Scratch" Anderson, Steve Shehan, Pam
Lewis, Dave Porter, John Alexander Mackett, Andrew Brennan, Ray Brown,
Blair Holder, Jessie & Rita King, Walter Kytayko, Nancy Remnant,
Rob Keehn, Robert Browning, Rose
Browning, Dick Faubert, Jim & Judy Winberg, Joe Podwinski, Scott
Chacko, Mike Duemo, Pancho Sardinha,
Helen Parkinson, Mark Ciale, Graham Kennedy, Olga Green, Vince &
Carol Bucci, The O'Hagan Family, Rick Palidwor, Scott Remnant,
Maddellana di Gregoria, Christopher Fairbairn, Richard Beamish, Rob
Maclean, Peter Rivington, Leann Parker, Jon Nix,
Note:
I don't actually know if there are 200 names on this page! In some
cases I've listed, for simplicity and in
order to not hurt my brain too much, the name of an entire band rather
than the individual members' names. So there could be more, and I
suppose there even could be less. Do you really think I have time to
count them! I've very grateful to say that the list is continually
growing, especially given the jam opportunities afforded to me by Blues
Element. So at some point I will probably just change the name of the
page to the Fabulous 400 for a while.
I also want to mention that recordings exist of many live
performances, but unless they have actually been released and are
somehow available to be heard I've kept the musicians involved in the "Live
Only" section. Unless they were already in "Live & Studio"
of course. In general, names currently in either "Live Only"
or "Studio
Only" may migrate to the "Live & Studio" section as
time goes by.
Is your name here yet? If
it isn't and it should be, please let me know. If I've spelled it wrong
please let me know. If you don't remember why your name is here
(particularly those involved in party jams) write
to me and I'll attempt to refresh your memory. But I really can't
make any
promises!
*In the case of the "rock opera", the entire cast of J.C.
Superstar (if not already there) may need to be moved to "Live
& Studio" if Geoff
ever finishes the dvd box set...both audio and video of this historic
event does indeed exist!
** The choir's performance was filmed and recorded live for a documentary about the event but I don't know if it was ever released, so right off the bat I wasn't sure if this should be mentioned in "Live & Studio" instead. But then again, if anyone is even actually reading all of this I'd be surprised. Let me know!
