Tim Mech
Encyclopedia
Tim Mech is a Canadian
rock guitarist. He is best known as a sometime collaborator with Rheostatics
, for whom he was also a guitar tech for many years, starting around 1988. Starting around 1982, he is formerly associated with Ottawa
punk rock bands such as Civil Terror, Snuff Maximus and Deep Six, Mech later moved back to Toronto, his home town, forming The Bookmen with Dave Bookman, and working with Rheostatics. Tim played the guitar solo on Rheostatics
legendary record Whale Music
and was featured in their video for Stolen Car
.
He currently fronts his own band, Tim Mech's PEEP-SHOW, in which he plays the Weissenborn Hawaiian slide guitar and sings. He is also the principal songwriter for the band. "Tim Mech's PEEP-SHOW" made 2 records, "Cocktails" in 2001 and "Topless" in 2004. In addition, "PEEP-SHOW" was one of the winners of the Musician Magazine's "Best Unsigned Band Competition" in 1997. Tim was even a featured guest musician on Canadian TV's "Mike Bullard Show", sittiing with the house band. Tim joined Barenaked Ladies
onstage playing the guitar solo (which he played on the original album version) for a live cover of Rheostatics' "Legal Age Life at Variety Store" for the 2007 Rheostatics tribute album The Secret Sessions
.
Also a full time touring guitar technician, since May 2011 he has been the guitar tech for Elvis Costello
. Many years of playing music and being a guitar tech for such artists as Bob Mould
, The Tragically Hip
, Bruce Cockburn
and Barenaked Ladies
has allowed him to continue to forge a solid career in the industry.
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 guitarist. He is best known as a sometime collaborator with Rheostatics
Rheostatics
Rheostatics was a Genie Award-winning Canadian indie rock band, active from 1980 to 2007.Although they had only one Top 40 hit, "Claire" in 1995, they were simultaneously one of Canada's most influential and unconventional rock bands, a band whose eclectic take on pop and rock music has been...
, for whom he was also a guitar tech for many years, starting around 1988. Starting around 1982, he is formerly associated with Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
punk rock bands such as Civil Terror, Snuff Maximus and Deep Six, Mech later moved back to Toronto, his home town, forming The Bookmen with Dave Bookman, and working with Rheostatics. Tim played the guitar solo on Rheostatics
Rheostatics
Rheostatics was a Genie Award-winning Canadian indie rock band, active from 1980 to 2007.Although they had only one Top 40 hit, "Claire" in 1995, they were simultaneously one of Canada's most influential and unconventional rock bands, a band whose eclectic take on pop and rock music has been...
legendary record Whale Music
Whale Music
Whale Music is a novel by Canadian writer Paul Quarrington. It was first published by Doubleday Canada in 1989.The novel's central character is Desmond Howl, a reclusive former rock star who has lived in virtual seclusion from the world since the death of his brother Danny in a car accident...
and was featured in their video for Stolen Car
Stolen Car
"Stolen Car" is a song by Beth Orton, released as a single in 1999. It was released as a two part CD, and peaked at #34 in the UK charts. The song features Ben Harper, contributing slide guitar...
.
He currently fronts his own band, Tim Mech's PEEP-SHOW, in which he plays the Weissenborn Hawaiian slide guitar and sings. He is also the principal songwriter for the band. "Tim Mech's PEEP-SHOW" made 2 records, "Cocktails" in 2001 and "Topless" in 2004. In addition, "PEEP-SHOW" was one of the winners of the Musician Magazine's "Best Unsigned Band Competition" in 1997. Tim was even a featured guest musician on Canadian TV's "Mike Bullard Show", sittiing with the house band. Tim joined Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
onstage playing the guitar solo (which he played on the original album version) for a live cover of Rheostatics' "Legal Age Life at Variety Store" for the 2007 Rheostatics tribute album The Secret Sessions
The Secret Sessions
The Secret Sessions is a tribute album to Canadian indie rock band Rheostatics, released March 16, 2007 through the web label Zunior. The album was released to coincide with the band's farewell show scheduled for March 30, and features Canadian indie rock artists performing Rheostatics songs...
.
Also a full time touring guitar technician, since May 2011 he has been the guitar tech for Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
. Many years of playing music and being a guitar tech for such artists as Bob Mould
Bob Mould
Robert Arthur "Bob" Mould is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s.-Early life:...
, The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip
The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie , Paul Langlois , Rob Baker , Gord Sinclair and Johnny Fay . Since their formation in 1983 they have released 12 studio albums, two live albums, and 46 singles...
, Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Cockburn
Bruce Douglas Cockburn OC is a Canadian folk/rock guitarist and singer-songwriter. His most recent album was released in March 2011. He has written songs in styles ranging from folk to jazz-influenced rock to rock and roll.-Biography:...
and Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
has allowed him to continue to forge a solid career in the industry.