Ken Tizzard
Encyclopedia
Ken Tizzard is a Canadian
rock bassist
.
He was a member of The Watchmen
, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock
bands of the 1990s. Following that band's breakup in late 2003, he spent time with Thornley
, who released their debut album in 2004. Despite the mainstream appeal of Thornley, he departed in late 2005 along with Sekou Lumumba
(drummer) because of creative differences with Ian Thornley
to pursue other personal musical endeavours. After departing from Thornley, Tizzard started a new musical career as a solo artist. His current album Quiet Storey House... an introduction includes music that falls into the categories of indie
and alternative.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
rock bassist
Bass guitar
The bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
.
He was a member of The Watchmen
The Watchmen
The Watchmen is a Canadian rock band. They were one of the most commercially successful Canadian alternative rock groups of the mid to late 1990s. During their peak years the band had three gold records and one platinum record...
, one of Canada's most successful alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
bands of the 1990s. Following that band's breakup in late 2003, he spent time with Thornley
Thornley (band)
Thornley is a Canadian post-grunge/hard rock band formed by Ian Thornley in 2002. The band was started when Ian Thornley returned to Toronto after the breakup of his earlier band, Big Wreck. With the help of Chad Kroeger of Nickelback, Thornley signed on to Kroeger's 604 Records...
, who released their debut album in 2004. Despite the mainstream appeal of Thornley, he departed in late 2005 along with Sekou Lumumba
Sekou Lumumba
Sekou Lumumba is a Canadian musician, based in Toronto, who has been drummer for such artists and groups as Thornley, Edwin & the Pressure, Goodbye Glory, Ivana Santilli, Kardinal Offishall, and Bedouin Soundclash....
(drummer) because of creative differences with Ian Thornley
Ian Thornley
Ian Thornley is a Canadian rock guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter.Born and raised in Toronto, Thornley studied jazz music at Boston's Berklee College of Music in the 1990s, and formed the band Big Wreck in 1993 with classmates David Henning, Brian Doherty, and Forrest Williams. They soon...
to pursue other personal musical endeavours. After departing from Thornley, Tizzard started a new musical career as a solo artist. His current album Quiet Storey House... an introduction includes music that falls into the categories of indie
Indie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
and alternative.