Artist description An acoustic singer/songwriter from Sudbury, Ontario, run amok in a studio with a mad scientist producer.

Music Style Originally acoustic rock and folk, branching ever more deeply into eclectic rock.

Musical Influences Pearl Jam, Creed, Gordon Lightfoot, and many more.

Similar Artists Depending on the song, anybody from I Mother Earth to Soul Coughing to the Violent Femmes, with a healthy smattering of Canadian Folk.

Artist History Owen is a singer/songwriter/actor/poet in Sudbury, ON, Canada. He met Producer and chief co-conspirator Dave Miner during a summer performance of "Grease" in 1999, and every summer the two hole up to take Owen's sound in groovy new directions. We really really hope you all like it.

Group Members Owen McLaughlin - Vocals and occasional acoustic guitar. Dave Miner - Guitars, bass, keyboards and sequencing, and very occasional backing pipes. Assorted miscellaneous session players who were nice enough to come and share in the fun.

Instruments Many acoustic and electric guitars, VG-8 guitar processor, just about any weird gizmo Roland ever put out, and anything that makes a neat sound when you whack it with something.

Albums Who Wants To Be A Rock Star Anyways? (1999); The Man With The Shades (2001)

Press Reviews "What happened to all that money we gave you for tuition?" (Owen's Mom); "Can you turn that bass down?" (Dave's landlord); "Ooh. Aah. Oh." (Excited throngs of music fans everywhere)

Additional Info It's out! Owen's sophomore release. Here is the poem that the CD is named after, and based on;

Location Sudbury, Ontario - Canada

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