Goudie (band)
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Goudie was a glam rock
band from Austin, Texas
fronted by Johnny Goudie
.
Goudie started in 1996 as a solo project of frontman Johnny Goudie. In 1998 Johnny's friend Einar Pedersen (who was also a member of Jez Spencer
with Johnny Goudie) joined on bass and Bill Lefler replaced the original drummer Kyle Schneider, and Jimmy Messer was brought in as lead guitarist.
In the Spring of 1998, after only being together nine months, and still without a band name, the group played a showcase during the South by Southwest
conference in Austin, Texas. Rather than playing a single showscase at a traditional venue, the band rented rehearsal space and played seven showcases throughout the day. The strategy proved successful, and they caught the attention of Dan McCarroll, who was working with Metallica
drummer Lars Ulrich
to scout for bands to sign to a new record label Ulrich was forming as a subsidiary of Elektra Records
. After a second showcase in Los Angeles
, California
, Ulrich quickly signed the band, making Goudie the second band to be signed to the label (Canadian band DDT being the first). The band decided to simply call themselves Goudie and the label decided to call itself "The Music Company" or TMC.
In July 2000 Goudie released their debut album, Peep Show
, to critical praise. The band toured the country with such acts as Blur
, Supergrass
and Unified Theory, building what would become a large and loyal fan base. The second single from the album, "Drag City", was featured on the compilation album ASCAP's EAR Volume 3.
In 2001 Bill Lefler left the band to pursue session work in Los Angeles. The band took a short break from touring, but in April 2001 Nina Singh (formerly of The Borrowers) replaced Lefler and the band continued to tour and write new songs.
In June 2001 Goudie was released from their contract during corporate reshuffling in the wake of Elektra Records
' parent company Time Warner
's merger with AOL
. Shortly thereafter, The Music Company label was dissolved. The band played on, quickly signing with India Records. In July, Jimmy Messer played his last show with Goudie, and Sean Mullens replaced him on lead guitar.
Goudie’s second album, Effects of Madness
, was released March 5, 2002 and was extremely well received, garnering comparisons to Kiss
, Bob Dylan
, The Pretenders
, The Beatles
, and Led Zeppelin
.
After five years together, Goudie finally disbanded in the Spring of 2002. Their music continues to be influential in the Austin music scene
, and Johnny Goudie still performs many of the songs with his new band Johnny Goudie and the Little Champions.
Jimmy Messer and Einar Pedersen are in Kelly Clarkson
's band.
Nina Singh is the drummer for Kitty Gordon (a duo which also includes Mark Addison) and also played drums for the Ian Moore band.
Jonas Wilson sings and plays guitar in the band Lomita and is also a record producer/engineer and manages a recording studio in San Marcos
.
Mark Addison is a record producer/engineer in Austin and also plays in Kitty Gordon with Nina Singh.
Glam rock
Glam rock is a style of rock and pop music that developed in the UK in the early 1970s, which was performed by singers and musicians who wore outrageous clothes, makeup and hairstyles, particularly platform-soled boots and glitter...
band from Austin, Texas
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...
fronted by Johnny Goudie
Johnny Goudie
John Charles "Johnny" Goudie is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, record producer, actor, and podcaster based in Austin, Texas...
.
Goudie started in 1996 as a solo project of frontman Johnny Goudie. In 1998 Johnny's friend Einar Pedersen (who was also a member of Jez Spencer
Jez Spencer
Jez Spencer was a rock band, a project of Spencer Gibb, son of Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees, prior to the formation of 54 Seconds....
with Johnny Goudie) joined on bass and Bill Lefler replaced the original drummer Kyle Schneider, and Jimmy Messer was brought in as lead guitarist.
In the Spring of 1998, after only being together nine months, and still without a band name, the group played a showcase during the South by Southwest
South by Southwest
South by Southwest is an Austin, Texas based company dedicated to planning conferences, trade shows, festivals and other events. Their current roster of annual events include: SXSW Music, SXSW Film, SXSW Interactive, SXSWedu, and SXSWeco and take place every spring in Austin, Texas, United States...
conference in Austin, Texas. Rather than playing a single showscase at a traditional venue, the band rented rehearsal space and played seven showcases throughout the day. The strategy proved successful, and they caught the attention of Dan McCarroll, who was working with Metallica
Metallica
Metallica is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1981 when James Hetfield responded to an advertisement that drummer Lars Ulrich had posted in a local newspaper. The current line-up features long-time lead guitarist Kirk Hammett and bassist Robert Trujillo ...
drummer Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich is a Danish drummer, and one of the founding members of the American thrash metal band Metallica. He was born in Gentofte, Denmark to an upper-middle class family. A tennis player in his youth, Ulrich moved to Los Angeles, California at age sixteen to pursue his training; though rather...
to scout for bands to sign to a new record label Ulrich was forming as a subsidiary of Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
. After a second showcase in Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, Ulrich quickly signed the band, making Goudie the second band to be signed to the label (Canadian band DDT being the first). The band decided to simply call themselves Goudie and the label decided to call itself "The Music Company" or TMC.
In July 2000 Goudie released their debut album, Peep Show
Peep Show (Goudie album)
Peep Show is the debut album by Goudie. It was recorded at Brooklyn Bridge Studio in Austin, Texas. The song Julia is a collaboration between Johnny Goudie and Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's. The song When Will You Be Mine features vocals by Aimee Mann. The album was recorded twice...
, to critical praise. The band toured the country with such acts as Blur
Blur (band)
Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
, Supergrass
Supergrass
Supergrass was an English alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consisted of brothers Gaz and Rob Coombes , Mick Quinn and Danny Goffey ....
and Unified Theory, building what would become a large and loyal fan base. The second single from the album, "Drag City", was featured on the compilation album ASCAP's EAR Volume 3.
In 2001 Bill Lefler left the band to pursue session work in Los Angeles. The band took a short break from touring, but in April 2001 Nina Singh (formerly of The Borrowers) replaced Lefler and the band continued to tour and write new songs.
In June 2001 Goudie was released from their contract during corporate reshuffling in the wake of Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
' parent company Time Warner
Time Warner
Time Warner is one of the world's largest media companies, headquartered in the Time Warner Center in New York City. Formerly two separate companies, Warner Communications, Inc...
's merger with AOL
AOL
AOL Inc. is an American global Internet services and media company. AOL is headquartered at 770 Broadway in New York. Founded in 1983 as Control Video Corporation, it has franchised its services to companies in several nations around the world or set up international versions of its services...
. Shortly thereafter, The Music Company label was dissolved. The band played on, quickly signing with India Records. In July, Jimmy Messer played his last show with Goudie, and Sean Mullens replaced him on lead guitar.
Goudie’s second album, Effects of Madness
Effects of Madness
...Effects of Madness is the second and final album by Goudie. It was recorded at The Slaughter House and at Johnny Goudie's house in Austin, Texas. The song Leave it Alone features vocals by Patty Griffin, and Jeff Klein played keyboard on the track Don't You Love Him When He's Cruel...
, was released March 5, 2002 and was extremely well received, garnering comparisons to Kiss
KISS (band)
Kiss is an American rock band formed in New York City in January 1973. Well-known for its members' face paint and flamboyant stage outfits, the group rose to prominence in the mid to late 1970s on the basis of their elaborate live performances, which featured fire breathing, blood spitting,...
, Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an American singer-songwriter, musician, poet, film director and painter. He has been a major and profoundly influential figure in popular music and culture for five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s when he was an informal chronicler and a seemingly...
, The Pretenders
The Pretenders
The Pretenders are an English rock band formed in Hereford, England in March 1978. The original band consisted of initiator and main songwriter Chrissie Hynde , James Honeyman-Scott , Pete Farndon , and Martin Chambers...
, The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
, and Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, active in the late 1960s and throughout the 1970s. Formed in 1968, they consisted of guitarist Jimmy Page, singer Robert Plant, bassist/keyboardist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham...
.
After five years together, Goudie finally disbanded in the Spring of 2002. Their music continues to be influential in the Austin music scene
Music of Austin
The music of Austin, Texas, USA has gone beyond 6th Street and now includes other areas such as Red River, the University of Texas, the Warehouse District and Downtown, South Lamar, South Austin, East Austin and the Market District where bars and clubs of every kind can be found. Every night over...
, and Johnny Goudie still performs many of the songs with his new band Johnny Goudie and the Little Champions.
Members
- Johnny GoudieJohnny GoudieJohn Charles "Johnny" Goudie is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumental musician, record producer, actor, and podcaster based in Austin, Texas...
- vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
, GuitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, PianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Einar Pedersen - BassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Kyle Schneider - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
(1997–1998) - Bill Lefler - Drums (1998–2001)
- Nina Singh - Drums (2001–2002)
- Jimmy Messer - Lead GuitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
(1998–2001) - Sean Mullens - Lead Guitar (2001–2002)
- Jonas Wilson - Lead Guitar (2002)
- Mark Addison - Keyboard
Where are they now?
Johnny Goudie and Kyle Schneider are currently on tour with Ian Moore.Jimmy Messer and Einar Pedersen are in Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
's band.
Nina Singh is the drummer for Kitty Gordon (a duo which also includes Mark Addison) and also played drums for the Ian Moore band.
Jonas Wilson sings and plays guitar in the band Lomita and is also a record producer/engineer and manages a recording studio in San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas
San Marcos is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, and is the seat of Hays County. Located within the metropolitan area, the city is located on the Interstate 35 corridor—between Austin and San Antonio....
.
Mark Addison is a record producer/engineer in Austin and also plays in Kitty Gordon with Nina Singh.
Discography
- Peep ShowPeep Show (Goudie album)Peep Show is the debut album by Goudie. It was recorded at Brooklyn Bridge Studio in Austin, Texas. The song Julia is a collaboration between Johnny Goudie and Jane Wiedlin of The Go-Go's. The song When Will You Be Mine features vocals by Aimee Mann. The album was recorded twice...
2000
- ...Effects of MadnessEffects of Madness...Effects of Madness is the second and final album by Goudie. It was recorded at The Slaughter House and at Johnny Goudie's house in Austin, Texas. The song Leave it Alone features vocals by Patty Griffin, and Jeff Klein played keyboard on the track Don't You Love Him When He's Cruel...
2002