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Geggy Tah

 
Artist: Geggy Tah
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Geggy Tah

Group Members:

Greg Kurstin

Similar Artists:

Cake, No Doubt, Dave Matthews, That 1 Guy

Influenced By:

Talking Heads, The Police

Performed Songs By:

Greg Kurstin, Tommy Jordan

Formal Connection With:

Greg Kurstin
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Into the Oh," "Sacred Cow," "Grand Opening"

Biography

There is nothing ordinary about the Pomona, California trio Geggy Tah. The group's unpredictable sound is a quirky mix of funk, jazz, alternative, and experimental rock. Starting out as a duo (comprised of Greg Kurstin and Tommy Jordan), the band got their name when their baby sisters had problems speaking their names. Signed to David Byrne's Luaka Bop label in the early '90s, Geggy Tah issued their debut album, Grand Opening, in 1994 (with Byrne himself signed on as one of the album's executive producers). Although it wasn't a major hit, it garnered universal praise from rock critics, which carried over to their next release, 1996's Sacred Cow. Although the material was still all over the place, it did prove to be a successful follow-up, as the band became a three-piece with the addition of drummer Daren Hahn. The album was entirely home-recorded, with producer Susan Rodgers helping the band for a second time (she handled production and engineering duties for Geggy Tah's debut as well). Six years later, Geggy Tah created another layered piece of perfection with Into the Oh, released on Virgin in June. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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Geggy Tah
Origin Pomona, California, United States
Genres Jazz
Alternative rock
Post-grunge
Years active 1994–present
Labels Luaka Bop, Virgin
Associated acts The Bird and the Bee
Members
Greg Kurstin
Tommy Jordan
Daren Hahn

Geggy Tah is a band initially composed of writer/singer Tommy Jordan and keyboard/guitarist Greg Kurstin.[1] Each of them has a younger sister who was unable to pronounce her brother's name when very young; "Geggy" and "Tah" were the baby girls' mispronunciations of their brother's names.

Their first release, Grand Opening, appeared in 1994 on David Byrne's label Luaka Bop. For their 1996 release Sacred Cow, they added drummer Daren Hahn to the lineup. Also on Luaka Bop, the album spawned the hit single "Whoever You Are" which peaked at #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart[2] (the song would also appear in a Mercedes-Benz commercial circa 2001). Gina is the name of the last track and the name of the dog on the covers of both Grand Opening and Sacred Cow. Gina's owner was Susan Rogers -- who produced Grand Opening and Sacred Cow and who's credits include: Prince, The Jacksons, David Byrne, Bare Naked Ladies and Edie Brickell.[3]

In 1999, the band announced a new album entitled Music Inspired by the Fragrance, and released two songs ("Space Heater" and "Sweat") on the web in mp3 format. However, in part because of Luaka Bop's move from Warner Bros. to Virgin Records, the album went unreleased until 2001, by which point it had acquired a new title: Into the Oh.

In 2006, Kurstin formed a new band, The Bird and the Bee.

Discography

References

  1. ^ http://www.myspace.com/geggytah
  2. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:fxfixqegldke~T51
  3. ^ http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/39/02/rogers/

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