Transistor Sound & Lighting Co.
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Transistor Sound & Lighting Co. | |
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Origin | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada |
Genres | Indie rock, Pop |
Years active | 1996–2000 |
Labels | ViK. Recordings |
Associated acts | Chords of Canada The Paperbacks Mike Trike The Lovedaddies Nathan Boats! The Kill Bros. |
Members | Jason Churko Marty Kinack Dino D'Ottavio |
Past members | Marcy (Marsha) |
Transistor Sound & Lighting Co. was an indie rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The band existed from 1996 to 2000.
History[]
The band formed in 1996, performing shows and distributing cassette tapes of early song demos. They were signed to the Canadian arm of Sony Records, ViK. Recordings, releasing an ep of early mixes, and an eponymous album in 1998.[1] The band toured North America opening for many different bands . They were hired by Emm Gryner to record some versions of Summerlong, as well as Phonecall 45 from her major label debut Public, for a special 12" release. In the course of record label reorganization, they left the label because it wasn't what they hoped it would be ......
Band members[]
- Jason Churko - guitar, bass, drum, keyboards, noises, vocals
- - guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, synths ,percussion
References[]
- ^ "Retrospective Reviews: Transistor Sound & Lighting Co.'s Self-Titled Album". Vice, Matt Williams, Jan 6 2015,
External links[]
Categories:
- Musical groups established in 1996
- Musical groups disestablished in 2000
- Musical groups from Winnipeg
- Canadian indie rock groups
- 1996 establishments in Manitoba
- 2000 disestablishments in Canada
- Canadian musical group stubs