Profile of Dave Genn on Famous Like Me

Biography

Born and still residing in the Vancouver area, thirty-five year old Dave has been a staple of the Canadian music scene since his first bar gigs in the mid-eighties.

Although probably best known for his six years spent with the Matthew Good Band between 1995 and 2001 when he played guitar, keyboards and co-wrote many of that artist’s best known songs, Dave has had a long and prolific musical career both before and after. His association with Canadian punk legend Art Bergmann garnered Dave his first of several Juno Awards for Best Alternative Album in 1995 for Bergmann’s “What Fresh Hell is This?”, an album on which he performed co-writing and keyboard duties. As a founding member and guitarist for Vancouver hardcore veterans DSK in the early nineties Dave fostered relationships within the Vancouver music community that have led him to record and tour with artists as diverse as Strapping Young Lad, Grapes of Wrath, Pure, The Lowest of the Low, Bif Naked, Emm Gryner, Sweatshop Union and Theory of a Dead Man. 2002 saw him co-writing, recording and acting as musical director for Holly McNarland’s “Home is Where My Feet Are” album and subsequent tour. Dave is currently performing and recording with Canadian icons 54-40.

With several film score credits to his name, including the shorts “Second Date” and “The Dogwalker” written and directed by his brother James, as well as the National Geographic documentary “Yukona”, Dave is constantly developing and diversifying as an artist. His more recent forays into production have seen him work with West Coast up-and-comers Pepper Sands, The Dirtmitts, By a Thread, Lillix, Armchair Cynics, Honeysuckle Serontina and Mariana’s Trench.

Selected Discography

1990 Twenty-Four Gone, "The Spin" ‹Oceana/Onslot/BMG›; keyboards

1991 Dead Surf Kiss, "Narcotic Nevada" ‹Oceana/Onslot/BMG›; co-writer, guitar1992 Stigmata, "Up For Air" ‹LSD/A&M›; keyboards

1993 The Lowest of the Low, "Hallucigenia" ‹Yes Boy/A&M›; keyboards

1994 Art Bergmann, "What Fresh Hell is This?" ‹Sony/Epic›; co-writer, keyboards

1995 Matthew Good Band, "Last of the Ghetto Astronauts" ‹Darktown/Universal›; keyboards

1996 Slowburn, "Slowburn" ‹Handsome Boy›; keyboards

1996 DSK, "Exploder" ‹Divine Industries›; co-writer, guitar

1996 Ron Hawkins, "Hey Valerie" E.P. ‹Shake›; keyboards, guitar

1997 Matthew Good Band, "Raygun" E.P. ‹Darktown/Universal›; co-writer, guitar

1997 Ron Hawkins and the Rusty Nails, "Greasing the Star Machine" ‹indie›; keyboards

1997 Matthew Good Band, "Underdogs" ‹Darktown/Universal›; co-writer, guitar, keyboards

1998 Pure, "Feverish" ‹Mammoth›; keyboards

1998 Matthew Good Band, "Lo-Fi B-Sides" E.P. ‹Darktown/A∓M›; co-writer, guitar

1998 Emm Gryner, "Public" ‹Mercury›; guitar

1999 Matthew Good Band, "Beautiful Midnight" ‹Universal›; co-writer, guitar, keyboards

2000 Grapes of Wrath, "Field Trip" ‹Song›; keyboards

2000 Zuckerbaby, "Platinum Again" ‹Universal›; keyboards

2001 Matthew Good Band, "Loser Anthems" E.P. ‹Universal›; co-writer, guitar, keyboards

2001 Matthew Good Band, "The Audio of Being" ‹Universal›; co-writer, guitar, keyboards

2002 Holly McNarland, "Home is Where My Feet Are" ‹Universal›; co-writer, guitar

2002 Pepper Sands, "Pepper Sands" ‹Universal›; co-producer/engineer

2002 The Dirtmitts, "Get On" ‹Sonic Unyon›; co-producer/engineer, keyboards

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