Owen Wright (musician)
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Owen Wright is an American
musician
best known for playing guitar
with the Seattle-based metal
bands Mistrust
and My Sister's Machine
.
along with singer Kevin Wells (later replaced by Jeff L'Heureux from Culprit), guitarist Michael Winston, bassist Tim Wolfe, and drummer Chris Gohde
. They released an album in 1986 called Spin the World
, which brought them opening gigs with Alice Cooper
, Stryper
, and Loudness
. The band continued touring for another two years before they disbanded in 1988.
A year later, Wright and Gohde formed the band My Sister's Machine
along with singer-guitarist Nick Pollock
and bassist Chris Ivanovich
. Pollock had previously played guitar with the band Alice N' Chains, a precursor to Alice in Chains
that also featured Layne Staley
on vocals. My Sister’s Machine recorded two albums, Diva
and Wallflower
, and toured with other notable acts such as Alice in Chains
, Pantera
, and White Zombie
. Wright is credited for co-writing the music to almost every song in the band’s catalog. Although both albums were largely well-received by critics, My Sister’s Machine split up in 1994 after Elektra Entertainment folded the label they were under at that time.
Since the break-up, Wright has played guitar in a band called Old Lady Litterbug whose other members were vocalist Dan Krueger, bassist Nick Reinhardt, and drummer Eliot Freed. Reinhardt has toured with Alice in Chains members Jerry Cantrell
and Sean Kinney
in support of Cantrell’s first solo album Boggy Depot
. Old Lady Litterbug has recorded a four-track EP
called KMG-365 released in 1998.
In 2009, Wright and Gohde reunited with their Mistrust bandmates at the Feedback Lounge in West Seattle for the CD release of Spin the World. The following year they reunited with My Sister’s Machine for the 2010 Layne Staley Tribute and Benefit Concert. In 2011, Wright made a guest appearance on Love’s Gentle Maw by Tanks of Zen
, playing guitar solos on the tracks "Alibi" and "Gravity".
Other appearances
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musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
best known for playing guitar
Guitar
The 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...
with the Seattle-based metal
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
bands Mistrust
Mistrust (band)
Mistrust was a heavy metal band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. This band primarily consisted of Jeff L'Heureux , Owen Wright , Michael Winston , Tim Wolfe , and Chris Gohde . They recorded one album in their brief existence called Spin the World, which was originally released through C.O.M.A...
and My Sister's Machine
My Sister's Machine
My Sister's Machine was a grunge band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989. Its members were Nick Pollock , Owen Wright , Chris Ivanovich , and Chris Gohde ....
.
Biography
In 1984, Wright formed the band MistrustMistrust (band)
Mistrust was a heavy metal band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. This band primarily consisted of Jeff L'Heureux , Owen Wright , Michael Winston , Tim Wolfe , and Chris Gohde . They recorded one album in their brief existence called Spin the World, which was originally released through C.O.M.A...
along with singer Kevin Wells (later replaced by Jeff L'Heureux from Culprit), guitarist Michael Winston, bassist Tim Wolfe, and drummer Chris Gohde
Chris Gohde
Chris Gohde is an American musician best known for playing drums with the Seattle-based metal bands Mistrust and My Sister's Machine.-Biography:...
. They released an album in 1986 called Spin the World
Spin the World
Spin the World was the only full-length album released by the American heavy metal band Mistrust. It was originally released in 1986 through C.O.M.A...
, which brought them opening gigs with Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, Stryper
Stryper
Stryper is a Christian glam metal band from Orange County, California. The group's lineup consists of Michael Sweet , Oz Fox , Tim Gaines , and Robert Sweet...
, and Loudness
Loudness (band)
is a Japan-based heavy metal band formed in 1981 by guitarist Akira Takasaki and drummer Munetaka Higuchi. They were the first Japanese heavy metal act signed to a major label in the United States, releasing twenty-three studio albums...
. The band continued touring for another two years before they disbanded in 1988.
A year later, Wright and Gohde formed the band My Sister's Machine
My Sister's Machine
My Sister's Machine was a grunge band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989. Its members were Nick Pollock , Owen Wright , Chris Ivanovich , and Chris Gohde ....
along with singer-guitarist Nick Pollock
Nick Pollock
Nick Pollock is a Seattle-based guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band My Sister's Machine. He has also played in various bands with other notable musicians, including Alice in Chains singer Layne Staley and Queensrÿche guitarist Michael Wilton...
and bassist Chris Ivanovich
Chris Ivanovich
Chris Ivanovich is an American musician whose sole act to date has been playing bass guitar with the Seattle-based grunge/metal band My Sister's Machine, which he co-founded in 1989 along with former members of the bands Mistrust and Alice N' Chains. The band recorded and released two albums, Diva...
. Pollock had previously played guitar with the band Alice N' Chains, a precursor to Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
that also featured Layne Staley
Layne Staley
Layne Thomas Staley was an American musician who served as the lead singer and co-lyricist of the rock group Alice in Chains, which was formed in Seattle, Washington in 1987 by Staley and guitarist Jerry Cantrell. Alice in Chains rose to international fame as part of the grunge movement of the...
on vocals. My Sister’s Machine recorded two albums, Diva
Diva (My Sister's Machine album)
-Tracklist:-Reception:This album currently holds an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars at CDNOW based on 4 Amazon.com customer reviews. -Personnel:My Sister's Machine*Chris Gohde - drums*Chris Ivanovich - bass, artwork...
and Wallflower
Wallflower (album)
Wallflower is the second and final album by rock band My Sister's Machine. The song "Enemy" was included on the compilation album Hard Music, Volume 1 in 1994.-Tracklist:All tracks written by Pollock/Wright, except where noted.-Reception:...
, and toured with other notable acts such as Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains
Alice in Chains is an American rock band formed in Seattle, Washington, in 1987 by guitarist and songwriter Jerry Cantrell and original lead vocalist Layne Staley. The initial lineup was rounded out by drummer Sean Kinney, and bassist Mike Starr...
, Pantera
Pantera
Pantera was an American heavy metal band from Arlington, Texas. Formed by the Abbott brothers, Vinnie Paul and Dimebag Darrell in 1981, bassist Rex Brown would join in late 1981 with vocalist Terry Glaze. Looking for a new and heavier sound, Pantera had Terry replaced in 1987 with Phil Anselmo as...
, and White Zombie
White Zombie
White Zombie was a Grammy Award-nominated American heavy metal band. Based in New York City, White Zombie was originally a noise rock band. White Zombie are better-known for their later heavy metal-oriented sound...
. Wright is credited for co-writing the music to almost every song in the band’s catalog. Although both albums were largely well-received by critics, My Sister’s Machine split up in 1994 after Elektra Entertainment folded the label they were under at that time.
Since the break-up, Wright has played guitar in a band called Old Lady Litterbug whose other members were vocalist Dan Krueger, bassist Nick Reinhardt, and drummer Eliot Freed. Reinhardt has toured with Alice in Chains members Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Cantrell
Jerry Fulton Cantrell Jr. is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter best known for his work with the grunge/metal band Alice in Chains, as lead guitarist, backing and co-lead vocalist, and co-lyricist. He performs lead vocals on his solo projects, and is part of Alice in Chains' harmonizing...
and Sean Kinney
Sean Kinney
Sean Howard Kinney is an American musician best known for being the drummer of the influential grunge band Alice in Chains....
in support of Cantrell’s first solo album Boggy Depot
Boggy Depot
Boggy Depot is the debut solo album by Alice in Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell. It was released on April 7, 1998 through Columbia Records.-Background:...
. Old Lady Litterbug has recorded a four-track EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
called KMG-365 released in 1998.
In 2009, Wright and Gohde reunited with their Mistrust bandmates at the Feedback Lounge in West Seattle for the CD release of Spin the World. The following year they reunited with My Sister’s Machine for the 2010 Layne Staley Tribute and Benefit Concert. In 2011, Wright made a guest appearance on Love’s Gentle Maw by Tanks of Zen
Tanks of Zen
Tanks of Zen is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, led by singer-guitarist Nick Pollock, who has previously fronted the bands My Sister's Machine and Soulbender...
, playing guitar solos on the tracks "Alibi" and "Gravity".
Discography
| Year | Album details | Band |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 1986 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1986.-January-June:*January 23 – The first induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame takes place... |
Spin the World Spin the World Spin the World was the only full-length album released by the American heavy metal band Mistrust. It was originally released in 1986 through C.O.M.A...
|
Mistrust Mistrust (band) Mistrust was a heavy metal band formed in Seattle, Washington in 1984. This band primarily consisted of Jeff L'Heureux , Owen Wright , Michael Winston , Tim Wolfe , and Chris Gohde . They recorded one album in their brief existence called Spin the World, which was originally released through C.O.M.A... |
| 1992 1992 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1992.-January–February:*January 11**Nirvana's Nevermind album goes to #1 in the US Billboard 200 chart, establishing the widespread popularity of the Grunge movement of the 1990s.... |
Diva Diva (My Sister's Machine album) -Tracklist:-Reception:This album currently holds an average rating of 5 out of 5 stars at CDNOW based on 4 Amazon.com customer reviews. -Personnel:My Sister's Machine*Chris Gohde - drums*Chris Ivanovich - bass, artwork... Caroline Records Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or... |
My Sister's Machine My Sister's Machine My Sister's Machine was a grunge band from Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989. Its members were Nick Pollock , Owen Wright , Chris Ivanovich , and Chris Gohde .... |
| 1993 1993 in music This is a summary of significant events in music in 1993.-January–February:*January 8 – The U.S. Postal Service issues an Elvis Presley stamp. The design was voted on in February 1992.... |
Wallflower Wallflower (album) Wallflower is the second and final album by rock band My Sister's Machine. The song "Enemy" was included on the compilation album Hard Music, Volume 1 in 1994.-Tracklist:All tracks written by Pollock/Wright, except where noted.-Reception:... Chameleon (label) Chameleon was a record label formed by industry veterans Andy Frances and Steve Powers, and was funded by Dan Protzker.Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz was an employee and Chameleon had distributed some early Epitaph releases, such as L7's self-titled debut.In the first years of the label's... |
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| 1998 1998 in music This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 1998.-Events:*January 28 – "Weird Al" Yankovic gets LASIK surgery to cure his myopia... |
KMG
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Old Lady Litterbug |
Other appearances
| Year | Album details | Band | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Love’s Gentle Maw
|
Tanks of Zen Tanks of Zen Tanks of Zen is an American rock band from Seattle, Washington, led by singer-guitarist Nick Pollock, who has previously fronted the bands My Sister's Machine and Soulbender... |
Guitar solos on the songs "Alibi" and "Gravity" |