Dave Genn
Encyclopedia
David Robert Madison Genn is a musician and a member of Canadian rock group 54-40
. Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 2 March 1969.
between 1995 and 2001, when he served as the band's lead guitarist
and keyboardist
, co-writing many of the band's songs with Matthew Good
.
. In February 2006, Genn married local Vancouver weather personality Tamara Taggart
. Dave and his wife, Tamara, have a son, Beckett born August 2, 2007, daughter Zoë born September 24, 2008, and daughter Poppy born August 16, 2010.
54-40
54•40 is a Canadian alternative rock group from Tsawwassen, British Columbia.The band takes their name from the slogan "Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!", coined to express the expansionist agenda of James K...
. Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on 2 March 1969.
Matthew Good Band
Genn spent six years with the Matthew Good BandMatthew Good Band
Matthew Good Band was a Canadian alternative rock band formed by Matthew Good that existed from 1993 to 2002. The band consisted of Good , Dave Genn , Ian Browne and Geoff Lloyd from 1995 to 1999...
between 1995 and 2001, when he served as the band's lead guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
and keyboardist
Keyboardist
A keyboardist is a musician who plays keyboard instruments. Until the early 1960s musicians who played keyboards were generally classified as either pianists or organists. Since the mid-1960s, a plethora of new musical instruments with keyboards have come into common usage, requiring a more...
, co-writing many of the band's songs with Matthew Good
Matthew Good
Matthew Frederick Robert Good is a Canadian rock musician. He was the lead singer for the Matthew Good Band, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock bands in the 1990s, before dissolving the band in 2002...
.
Trivia
- In 1995, through his association with Canadian punk musician Art BergmannArt BergmannArt Bergmann is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter who was one of the key figures in Canadian punk rock in the late 1970s.-Punk bands:...
, Dave earned the first of his several Juno Awards. With Genn co-writing much of the material and playing keyboard on a number of the tracks, Bergmann’s What Fresh Hell is This? won the award for "Best Alternative Album".
- He was a founding member of and guitarist for Vancouver hardcore veterans DSK (originally Dead Surf Kiss) in the early nineties. At that time he also played with local punk bands Lick the Pole and Sex with Nixon. He has toured with artists Strapping Young LadStrapping Young LadStrapping Young Lad was a Canadian extreme metal band formed by Devin Townsend in Vancouver, British Columbia, in 1994. The band started as a one-man studio project; Townsend played most of the instruments on the 1995 debut album, Heavy as a Really Heavy Thing...
, The Grapes of WrathThe Grapes of Wrath (band)The Grapes of Wrath are a Canadian folk rock band, who were one of Canada's most successful pop bands in the late 1980s and early 1990s before disbanding in 1992. With the band name tied up in litigation, most of the band continued to record through the 1990s as Ginger. The Grapes of Wrath briefly...
, PurePure (band)Pure was a Canadian rock band, formed in Vancouver in 1991. Previously, the band was known as After All and Grin Factory. Signed to the Reprise label, the band reached a greater audience once their song "Greedy" was featured on the soundtrack album Songs from the Cool World, and the single "Blast"...
, The Lowest of the LowThe Lowest of the LowThe Lowest of the Low is a Canadian alternative rock group formed in 1991 from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They were one of the most influential bands on the Canadian alternative music scene in the early 1990s, garnering widespread critical acclaim and radio play...
, Bif NakedBif NakedBif Naked is a Juno Award-winning, Indian-born American-Canadian multi-platinum record selling, rock singer, writer, poet, motivational speaker and actress.-Personal life:...
, Emm GrynerEmm GrynerEmm Gryner is a Canadian singer-songwriter and occasional actress.-Biography:Gryner's childhood was spent in Forest, Lambton County, Ontario. Her father was of half Irish heritage and her mother was Filipina....
, Sweatshop UnionSweatshop UnionSweatshop Union is a Canadian hip hop collective formed in 2000 when four politically minded rap acts—Dirty Circus, Pigeon Hole, Kyprios and Innocent Bystander —came together "to create a powerful, distinctive voice", and to produce their first album, which was published in 2001.Known for an...
, HedleyHedley (band)Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...
and Theory of a Dead Man.
- In 2002 Genn was co-writer, musical director, and a musician for Holly McNarland’sHolly McNarlandHolly McNarland is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter.She collaborated with Matthew Good on the song "Flight Recorder From Viking 7" from the album Loser Anthems as well as on the song "Pony Boy" from Matthew Good's greatest hits package In a Coma...
Home is Where My Feet Are album and subsequent tour.
- His film score credits include the shorts Second Date and The Dogwalker written and directed by his brother JamesJames GennJames Douglas Genn is a filmmaker, writer and director, born in Vancouver, British Columbia in 1972.He is the son of Canadian artist Robert Genn, the brother of musician Dave Genn, and is the twin brother to artist and musician Sara Genn...
, as well as the National Geographic documentary Yukona. He has also worked with new West Coast Pepper Sands, The Dirtmitts, By a Thread, LillixLillixLillix is a pop/rock band from Cranbrook, British Columbia, Canada, formed under the name Tigerlily in 1997 when the early members were in high school. The band was originally composed of guitarist Tasha-Ray Evin, keyboardist Lacey-Lee Evin, bassist Louise Burns, and drummer Sierra Hills...
, Armchair CynicsArmchair CynicsArmchair Cynics are a rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. In 2004 the band signed a recording and development contract with Vancouver based 604 Records. The initial release with 604 records was the EP Killing the Romance and is distributed by Universal Music Canada. The recording...
, Honeysuckle Serontina, Marianas TrenchMarianas Trench (band)Marianas Trench is a Juno-nominated Canadian pop punk band from Vancouver, British Columbia, formed in 2001. They have released three full length albums, the most recent titled Ever After, released on November 21, 2011...
, and HedleyHedley (band)Hedley is a Canadian pop rock band comprising lead singer Jacob Hoggard, Tommy Mac on bass, Dave Rosin on lead guitar and Chris Crippin on drums. The current band retains the original name of Hoggard's pre-Canadian Idol group, although the membership has changed. The band originated in Abbotsford,...
.
- Dave was the producer of Canadian rock band Ten Second EpicTen Second EpicTen Second Epic is a five-piece rock band from Edmonton, Alberta. The band formed in 2002 and still consists of original lineup Andrew Usenik , Daniel Carriere , Craig Spelliscy , Sandy MacKinnon and Patrick Birtles . The band has released two full-length albums, Count Yourself In and Hometown...
's third full-lenth album, Better Off. The album was released on September 20th, 2011.
Personal life
Genn's father is artist Robert GennRobert Genn
Robert Douglas Genn is a well known Canadian artist, who has gained recognition for his style, which is in the tradition of Canadian landscape painting.-Life and work:...
. In February 2006, Genn married local Vancouver weather personality Tamara Taggart
Tamara Taggart
Tamara Taggart is a Canadian television presenter. She currently serves as the weekday anchor of CTV News at Six alongside with Mike Killeen on CIVT-TV in Vancouver, British Columbia....
. Dave and his wife, Tamara, have a son, Beckett born August 2, 2007, daughter Zoë born September 24, 2008, and daughter Poppy born August 16, 2010.