True Myth
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True Myth was a Canadian musical group formed in London, Ontario
. The band members were students at that city's Fanshawe College
who began the group for a class project.
band signed by A&R man Gary Muth, released their self-titled Warner Bros. Records
album in 1979. This was only the second digitally-recorded album ever produced and a first in Canada. Tom Treumuth and Gary Furniss co-produced the album, and also co-produced such bands as The Fictions, The Demics
, Figgy Duff
and The Briet Brothers. Tom also produced albums for Helix
and Honeymoon Suite
in Canada.
Their first album, True Myth, on Warner Bros. Records
, was recorded live to a two-track digital
recorder called "Soundstream". The album's technical producer was Jack Richardson
(Guess Who
, Bob Seger
and Alice Cooper
, among others).
The members for this album were:
Additional musicians included:
The first album met with critical acclaim. Not long after that, the Tom Treumuth and Gary Furniss formed their own independent label, Hypnotic, where True Myth's second (and last) album Telegram was released through that company. Some of this album was recorded with Daniel Lanois
engineering at Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario.
The band made some line-up changes before and during the making of Telegram. The musicians who played on this album were:
Additional musicians included:
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
. The band members were students at that city's Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College
Fanshawe College is one of the largest colleges in Ontario, Canada. The main campus is in London, Ontario, with additional campuses in Simcoe, St. Thomas, Woodstock, and Tillsonburg. There are about 15,000 full-time students and 40,000 part-time students. Fanshawe College has more than 112,000 alumni...
who began the group for a class project.
History
True Myth, a progressive rockProgressive rock
Progressive rock is a subgenre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s as part of a "mostly British attempt to elevate rock music to new levels of artistic credibility." John Covach, in Contemporary Music Review, says that many thought it would not just "succeed the pop of...
band signed by A&R man Gary Muth, released their self-titled Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
album in 1979. This was only the second digitally-recorded album ever produced and a first in Canada. Tom Treumuth and Gary Furniss co-produced the album, and also co-produced such bands as The Fictions, The Demics
The Demics
The Demics were a Canadian punk rock band, active in the late 1970s.Originally formed in London, Ontario in 1977, the band consisted of vocalist Keith Whittaker, guitarist Rob Brent, bassist Iain Atkinson-Staines and drummer J. D. Weatherstone. Through 1978, the band were rising stars in the...
, Figgy Duff
Figgy Duff
Figgy Duff was a Canadian folk-rock band from Newfoundland. They played a major role in the Newfoundland cultural renaissance of the 1970s and 80s. Formed in 1976 by Noel Dinn, who named the band after a kind of traditional white pudding, Figgy Duff travelled across Newfoundland, learning...
and The Briet Brothers. Tom also produced albums for Helix
Helix (band)
Helix are a Canadian hard rock/heavy metal band. They formed in 1974, and are best known for their 1984 single "Rock You". The original lineup was formed by drummer Bruce Arnold, and consisted of lead vocalist Brian Vollmer, guitarists Ron Watson and Rick "Minstrel" Trembley, keyboardist Don...
and Honeymoon Suite
Honeymoon Suite (band)
Honeymoon Suite is a Canadian rock band formed in 1981 in Niagara Falls, Ontario. The band's name was a nod to the fact that Niagara Falls is the unofficial honeymoon capital.-Band history:...
in Canada.
Their first album, True Myth, on Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records
Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label. It was the foundation label of the present-day Warner Music Group, and now operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of that corporation. It maintains a close relationship with its former parent, Warner Bros. Pictures, although the two companies...
, was recorded live to a two-track digital
Digital recording
In digital recording, digital audio and digital video is directly recorded to a storage device as a stream of discrete numbers, representing the changes in air pressure for audio and chroma and luminance values for video through time, thus making an abstract template for the original sound or...
recorder called "Soundstream". The album's technical producer was Jack Richardson
Jack Richardson (record producer)
Jack Richardson, CM was a Juno Award-nominated Canadian record producer and Order of Canada recipient. He is perhaps best known for producing the biggest hit records from The Guess Who from 1969 to 1975...
(Guess Who
The Guess Who
The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. Initially gaining recognition in Canada, they also found international success from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s with numerous hit singles, including "American Woman", "These Eyes" and "Share the Land"...
, Bob Seger
Bob Seger
Robert Clark "Bob" Seger is an American rock and roll singer-songwriter, guitarist and pianist.As a locally successful Detroit-area artist, he performed and recorded as Bob Seger and the Last Heard and Bob Seger System throughout the 1960s...
and Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades...
, among others).
The members for this album were:
- Tony Cook (guitar)
- Brian Bolliger (drums)
- Steve McKenna (bass/slide guitar)
- Bruce Cumming (vocals)
- Tom Treumuth (many keyboards)
Additional musicians included:
- Ian Thomas (background vocals)
- Marek Norman (background vocals)
- Erik Cadeski (percussion and wind-up fish in a tank)
- Matt McKenna (guitar and organ)
The first album met with critical acclaim. Not long after that, the Tom Treumuth and Gary Furniss formed their own independent label, Hypnotic, where True Myth's second (and last) album Telegram was released through that company. Some of this album was recorded with Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois
Daniel Lanois born September 19, 1951 in Hull, Quebec) is a Canadian record producer, guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter. He has released a number of albums of his own work and has produced albums for a wide variety of artists, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Peter Gabriel, Emmylou Harris, Willie...
engineering at Grant Avenue Studios in Hamilton, Ontario.
The band made some line-up changes before and during the making of Telegram. The musicians who played on this album were:
- Kirk Devereux (drums)
- Brian Bolliger (drums)
- Malcolm McGuigan (vocals)
- Steve McKenna (bass)
- Bob Stirajs (guitar)
- Tom Treumuth (keyboards)
- Tony Cook (guitar)
Additional musicians included:
- David Roberts (vocals)
- Domenic TroianoDomenic TroianoDomenic Troiano was a Canadian rock guitarist, most notable for his contributions to Mandala, The James Gang, The Guess Who and as a solo artist.-History:...
(guitar) - Jim Gilmour from SagaSaga (band)Saga is a progressive rock quintet, formed in Oakville, Ontario, Canada. Jim Crichton and Welsh-born vocalist Michael Sadler have been the principal songwriters for Saga. Ian Crichton is the band's guitarist; apart from his work with Saga, he has recorded several solo albums as well as sessions...
(clarinet)