Big John Bates is a Canadian singer, guitarist and songwriter. He cofounded and performed in Annihilator, Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz and the Noirchestra.

Early life

John D Bates was born in

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and raised in

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. His adopted father Bill "Hank" Bates was an amateur ice hockey goalie in Toronto and was drafted by the

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. Before he learned of their interest Bill had registered with the

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and went to

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as a mechanic and pilot in

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. When informed of the draft decision Bill's father Harry told the Rangers "Hank's joined a bigger team". John's birth father was a self-taught musician in the style of

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who wrote songs with the

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from Montreal. John initially wanted to be a professional ice hockey goalie, practicing with the

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until his attention turned to guitar at age 15. Bates' early guitar bodies were made by his brother in high-school shop with electric parts and necks scavenged from old Silvertone guitars. He has publicly stated that the nickname, Big John Bates, was given to him in his early 20's by close friends and was "re-purposed" by a Vancouver promoter before announcing the band's first show at the Piccadilly Pub. John grew up listening to his parents' swing albums and

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until he eventually discovered hard rock through a guitarist friend from Syracuse, NY. John then took a few lessons at a local music shop in order to meet Exciter guitarist John Ricci. Bates' first real guitar was a

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that was stolen when his parents' house was burgled during a party. While saving for a replacement he focused on lyrics and vocals which led to the formation of his first band Annihilator with

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. The original Big John Bates sound came from his interpretations of 60's Surf, Garage, Exotica and

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. After forming the

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Noirchestra in 2012 with Brandy Bones, Bates and Bones have partnered with various musicians to release both the "Headless Fowl" EP and the "Battered Bones" LP (2012), the "From the Bestiary" LP (2015) and the "Skinners Cage" LP (2019).

Career

Annihilator

John Bates first band was as a founding member of Annihilator, a

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band. His meeting

was through mutual neighbourhood friends with the intention to cover

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songs. After meeting they decided to instead write original songs together and the two of them formed Annihilator. Bates recruited bassist Dave Scott while Jeff brought in drummer Paul Malek. The band rehearsed daily in the basement of a women's fashion shop under Bank Street in Ottawa. for a two-year period before settling in

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after a residency there. During this time, Waters and Bates co-wrote most of the tracks from the albums ''Alison Hell'' and ''Never, Neverland'' before the first incarnation of the band dissolved. John and Dave quit the group to form Ligeia, notably recording a version of

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in 1987 that was pre-dated the Annihilator release (on cassette only). Following that John went to business school in

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while he started Bates Motel. After graduation he moved to Vancouver, where Bates Motel recorded a

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-funded LP produced by Jeff Waters in 1996. The CD was released by Tomcat Records, owned by Doug Bennett from

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and sold out all four pressings. During the recording of the follow-up John's songwriting had developed into more of a

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style and the record was scrapped with four songs surviving as the first "Big John Bates" seven inch which was released on red vinyl in 1999. John later co-wrote songs on ''King of the Kill'', engineered the demos for the record deal, and subsequently wrote songs included on the three following albums. Bates also contributed a guitar track to "Remains".

Bates Motel

Bates Motel was formed in Ottawa in 1987. They self-released four cassettes to college radio across Canada and the band moved with John to Vancouver in 1992. In Vancouver, John teamed up with Kermit McFedries (drums) and Sandy Matusik (bass) to record the debut album "Tales of Ordinary Madness" (title taken from a work by

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). The album was recorded at Fiasco Brothers studio in

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and was released on Tomcat Records (owned by Doug from

. The studio and engineer (Paul Blake) were also involved in the recording of the Annihilator debut

. After a few cross-Canada tours the band folded and John briefly performed as guitarist with

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for her Plum Records period –

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Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz

The group was formed in 2000 and peers considered the group's style garage/rock'n'roll music that was part of the neo-psychobilly scene. The band cited influences such as

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, early

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, the pioneers of

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and the

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revolution. They were the first touring band to incorporate burlesque performers including Little Miss Risk and performed over 1000 shows and festivals throughout Europe and North America. The group received one of Canada's first Jagermeister music sponsorships as the group used Jager onstage with shots, syringes and flaming pasties. A

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guitar sponsorship also followed with John featured in the 2006 Gretsch catalogue with his Black Falcon. Bates supported notable artists such as the

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and

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. Bates brought the group to an end in December 2010 though a version continued touring as the Big John Bates Grindshow until John and Brandy had new music ready for the launch of the Big John Bates: Noirchestra in 2012.

Noirchestra

Big John Bates' Noirchestra project with Brandy Bones officially launched in Vancouver in 2012. However their initial recording for the song "Scarecrow Close" was done in 2010. The single was featured in Hot Topic stores across the US and was released as a seven-inch by Rookie Records. Brandy Bones also received a Hofner Strings endorsement for upright bass. During the 2011 US tour the band completed demo recordings at Mark Robertson's studio (

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) in

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from which a cover version of the TV theme song Rawhide was released. The LP/EP pair Battered Bones / Headless Fowl was recorded in early 2012 at Todd Simko's New Westminster studio. The tracks were mixed and mastered in

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by Robert Ferbrache (

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, Tarantella and

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), creator of the "Denver Sound". These sessions were split with six songs, released in North America as ''Headless Fowl'' in April 2012 by Frontman Records and the remainder released in Europe as "Battered Bones" on Rookie Records (

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) in Sept 2012.

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frontman

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claimed that "Headless Fowl was extremely cool" and included the release in the

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catalogue. The EP was accompanied by a March/April 2012 co-headlining tour of the US and Canada with Murder By Death (band). Videos for the post-rock instrumental "Amerkin" and "Taste the Barrel" were produced by Chris Ray and Hora Morrior and released on YouTube to support the tour. "Battered Bones" was supported by a Fall 2012 headlining tour through Europe and North America. These dates included

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and the

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where their dramatic performance earned the festival's highest rating among bands such as

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and

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. The band began this tour as four-piece, but the fourth member subsequently disappeared without a trace during the tour. Following the tour Frontman Records compiled 13 tracks from the sessions and released them digitally as ''The Headless Fowl LP''. 2014 saw the dark rock band release the 7" single "Black Timber, Bitter Root" mixed by

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guitarist David Carswell and released on Rookie Records and completed a 22-date headlining tour of Europe in May 2014. The band again became a four-piece, adding cello to their live sound and completed a Canadian and American tour with White Cowbell Oklahoma (CA) and The Paceshifters (NL) in winter of 2014. On their time off, the band wrote and recorded their sophomore LP ''From the Bestiary to the Leathering Room'' in their studio aboard the ''Caleuche'', Bates' boat moored in Vancouver's

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. The LP saw its Canadian release in Spring 2016 and the group was joined by drummer Ty-Ty. They performed dates in the U.S. and on their second 2016 European tour they were completed by chamber-punk violinist RequiEmily. In March 2017 the Noirchestra completed their first tour of Japan; playing nine shows in six cities and recording two songs in Kyoto with Alternative Tentacles artist Ultra Bide. In early summer 2017 a third round of European touring that completed the promotion for "Bestiary" with both club and festival shows. In summer 2018 the band performed festivals and shows while in Germany to record the drums and bass for their release "Skinners Cage" in

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. Additional recording for the LP was once again aboard the Caleuche in Vancouver and was mixed by Felix Fung at Little Red Sounds. The LP was released by Rookie Records April 12, 2019, and garnered exceptional acclaim by press in Europe and Canada. In 2017 their song "Taste the Barrel" appeared on the

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''. In 2020, the Noirchestra appeared on the

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'' (season 2, episode 4) as the band in the Night Lounge.

Band members

; Current members * Big John Bates * Brandy Bones * Ty (aka Ty-Ty the Saviour) * RequiEmily ; Past members * JT Brander (aka JT Massacre) * Leanne Chapman * Kris Miehm (aka Brother Kris) * Timothy Hagberg

Discography

Big John Bates: Noirchestra * 2010: Scarecrow Close 7" – Rookie Records (EU) * 2012: Headless Fowl 12" EP – Frontman Records (CAN) * 2012: Battered Bones LP+CD – Frontman Records (CAN) / Rookie Records (EU) * 2014: Black Timber, Bitter Root 7" – Rookie Records (EU) * 2015: From the Bestiary to the Leathering Room LP+CD – Frontman Records (CAN) / Rookie Records (EU) * 2019: Skinners Cage LP+CD – Frontman Records (CAN) / Rookie Records (EU) Big John Bates & the Voodoo Dollz * 1999: Vibro-Psychotic 7" – Nearly Nude Music (CAN) * 2001: Flamethrower / Voodoo BBQ CD – Devil Sauce Recordings (CAN) / El Toro Records (SPAIN) - * 2003: Mystiki CD – Devil Sauce Recordings (CAN) * 2006: Take Your Medicine CD – Devil Sauce Recordings (CAN) / Wolverine Records (DE) * 2007: Live at the Voodoo Ball DVD – Devil Sauce Recordings (CAN) * 2009: Bangtown LP+CD – Frontman Records (CAN) / Rookie Records (DE) / Stag-o-Lee Records (EU) / Devil's Ruin Records (USA) * 2010: Clockwork Blues DVD – Frontman Records (CAN) Bates Motel * 1988–1992: Various Cassettes (self-released) * 1996: Tales of Ordinary Madness CD – Tomcat Records (CAN) / Nearly Nude Records (CAN) Ligeia * 1986–1987: Various cassettes (self-released) Annihilator * 1986: Welcome to Your Death (demo – lead vocals) * 1987: Phantasmagoria (demo) * 1989:

(Roadrunner Records) * 1990:

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(Roadrunner Records) * 1994:

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(Hypnotic) * 1996: Refresh the Demon (Music For Nations) * 1997:

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(CMC International) * 1999:

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(Roadrunner Records)

References

External links

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