Colin Cripps

Colin Cripps
Born	January 26, 1961 (1961-01-26) (age 50) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Origin	Toronto, Ontario
Genres	Rock
Occupations	Musician, producer
Instruments	Guitar
Years active	1988–present
Associated acts	Crash Vegas, Junkhouse, Kathleen Edwards, Blue Rodeo, Bryan Adams

Colin Cripps (born January 26, 1961 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician and record producer.

Career

Cripps has been a member and producer of the bands Crash Vegas^[1] and Junkhouse,^[2] and a frequent collaborator with bands such as Blue Rodeo, Jim Cuddy Band,^[1] and The Headstones.

He has also produced and written material for Kathleen Edwards, Big Wreck, Tom Wilson,^[3] Colin James, Craig Cardiff, Jim Cuddy, Blackie and the Rodeo Kings, Stephen Fearing and Oh Susanna and Bryan Adams. He has also worked in film, composing the music for Wrestling with Shadows, The Life and Death of Owen Hart, Machine Gun and Planet Storm.

He produced and played guitar on Jim Cuddy's The Light That Guides You Home, released September 2006.It won the Juno award for best adult alternative album in 2007.,^[4] He also worked with Sarah McLachlan,^[5] Justin Rutledge, Bryan Adams,^[5] Collin Herring and Dawn Langstroth in 2006 and 2007 for upcoming album releases.

In 2007 Cripps worked on Kathleen Edwards' Asking for Flowers^[6] and Bryan Adams 11,^[7] both of which were released in March 2008. He also tours as the main guitarist for Kathleen Edwards and The Jim Cuddy Band.

In 2009 Cripps produced and played guitar on "Ladies of the Canyon" (released on Warner Canada in June 2010) produced and played guitar on U.K band "Count to Fire" (released independently summer 2010), produced and played guitar on Bryan Adams and Kathleen Edwards tracks for release in 2010. As well in 2009 Cripps played on sessions for "The Wailin' Jenny's",(released March,2011) U.K artist Alistair Griffin, Ruth Moody(released late 2010) and Andrew Cole (released in 2010).

In 2010 Cripps worked as session guitarist on Sarah Mclachlan's "Laws of Illusion" (released internationally June 2010), as well starting production and guitar on up coming releases for Gavin Slate and Cindy Doire. In December 2010,Cripps produced three songs for Ladies of the Canyon (one written by and including guitar from Ron Sexsmith) as a Christmas song sampler. In October 2010, Cripps began sitting in with Blue Rodeo. In 2011 Cripps has worked on releases for Bryan Adams, Cindy Doire, JIm Cuddy Band, The Coppertone, Ian Thornley,and Paul Reddick as well as beginning work on his own solo record. .^{[citation needed]} In July,2011 Cripps finished co-producing and playing guitar on Jim Cuddy's 3rd solo record "Skyscraper Soul" (for release on Sept. 27th, 2011) for Warner music Canada.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Midnight cowgirl". Maclean's. March 14, 2005. http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20050314_101978_101978. Retrieved March 26, 2010. 
2. ^ "Junkhouse guitarist dies playing hockey". The Vancouver Sun. March 18, 2010. http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Junkhouse+guitarist+dies+playing+hockey/2696714/story.html. Retrieved March 26, 2010. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ "Wilson makes 'abstract' solo album". CANOE. April 10, 2001. http://jam.canoe.ca/Music/Artists/W/Wilson_Tom/2001/04/10/751909.html. Retrieved March 26, 2010. 
4. ^ "Blue Rodeo’s Jim Cuddy broadens his solo scope". The Georgia Straight. November 9, 2006. http://www.straight.com/article/blue-rodeo-s-jim-cuddy-broadens-his-solo-scope. Retrieved 26 March 2010. 
5. ^ ^{a b} "Band excited by chance to record CD in Canada". Express & Echo. May 18, 2009. http://www.thisisexeter.co.uk/features/Band-excited-chance-record-CD-Canada/article-1000622-detail/article.html. Retrieved March 26, 2010. 
6. ^ Mervis, Scott (April 6, 2008). "Hockey plays a role in Edwards' music". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08097/870352-42.stm. Retrieved March 26, 2010. 
7. ^ "A place to write music". The Hamilton Spectator. May 15, 2008. http://www.thespec.com/article/340147. Retrieved March 26, 2010. ^{[dead link]}

External links

• Colin Cripps on Myspace

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Name	Cripps, Colin
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Date of birth	January 26, 1961
Place of birth	Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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