Rick White (born 5 December 1970) is a Canadian musician and singer-songwriter. Born in

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the The Maritimes, Maritime Provinces. The ...

, New Brunswick, he was a member of

indie Indie is a short form of "independence" or "independent"; it may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Gaming *Independent video game development, video games created without financial backing from large companies *Indie game, any game (board ...

bands

Eric's Trip Eric's Trip is a Canadian indie rock band from Moncton, New Brunswick. Eric's Trip achieved prominence as the first Canadian band to be signed to Seattle's flagship grunge label Sub Pop in the early 1990s. The band had a minor hit in alternative ...

, Elevator, Perplexus, and

The Unintended The Unintended is a Canadians, Canadian indie Supergroup (music), supergroup, consisting of Dallas Good (died 2022), Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky of The Sadies, Greg Keelor of Blue Rodeo and Rick White (musician), Rick White of Eric's T ...

. White first played music, in a band called "Bloodstain", in 1984, before starting his own band "in 1986", called "T.C.I.B", which later transitioned into the band name, "The Underdogs", which lasted from the summer of 1987, until June 1988. By the summer of 1989, The Underdogs had broken up, and Rick had joined another band, "The Forest", which lasted from the 1989, until June 1990, with a one-off recording session happening in December, 1990. Prior to Eric's Trip, and while in Eric's Trip, White also recorded two solo-produced albums, one in March 1990, and another in August 1991, but both were not released until 2022. Known for

lo-fi Lo-fi (also typeset as lofi or low-fi; short for low fidelity) is a music or production quality in which elements usually regarded as imperfections in the context of a recording or performance are present, sometimes as a deliberate choice. The ...

recording, he has also recorded and produced music for

The Sadies The Sadies are a Canadian rock and roll / country and western band from Toronto, Ontario. The band consists of Dallas Good, Travis Good, Sean Dean and Mike Belitsky. Dallas and Travis are the sons of Margaret and Bruce Good, and nephews of Bria ...

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Joel Plaskett William Joel MacDonald Plaskett (born April 18, 1975) is a Canadian rock musician and songwriter based in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He was a member of Halifax alternative rock band Thrush Hermit in the 1990s. Plaskett performs in a number of genres ...

One Hundred Dollars One Hundred Dollars, sometimes seen as $100, is a Canadians, Canadian alternative country band. Based in Toronto, Ontario, the band currently consists of Simone Schmidt on vocals, Ian Russell on acoustic guitar, Stew Crookes on pedal steel, Paul M ...

, Dog Day, HotKid and his former Eric's Trip bandmate

Julie Doiron Julie Doiron (born June 28, 1972) is a Canadian singer-songwriter of Acadian heritage. She has been the bass guitarist and co-vocalist for the Canadian indie rock band Eric's Trip since its formation in 1990. She has released ten solo albums, begi ...

. White released his first solo album, ''The Rick White Album'', in late 2005. He followed it with ''Memoreaper'' in 2007. White's next album, ''137'', is a double album which was released in 2009 on

Blue Fog Recordings Blue Fog Recordings is a Canadian independent record label."Blue Fog sneak out anot ...

. He released a record in 2019, ''The Opening'', and was recorded with Eiyn Sof. His most latest album, with all original material, is ''Where It's Fine'', which was released in 2021.

Discography

The Underdogs

*''The Underdogs'' – (Compilation & live tracks, recorded Summer 1987- Jun. 1988) -

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, April 2020

The Forest

*''The Forest'' – (Compilation, recorded Nov. 1989- Dec. 1990) -

, Nov. 3, 2019.

Eric's Trip

Elevator

EPs

* ''Forward to Snow'' – 7" EP, Sappy Records, April 1995 * ''Backwards May'' – 7" EP, Sappy, September 1996 * ''Onwards and Away'' – 7" EP,

Squirtgun Squirtgun is an American punk rock band from Lafayette, Indiana formed by record producer Mass Giorgini in 1993. History 1993–1998 Squirtgun originally consisted of Mass Giorgini (Bass, Vocals), Matt Hart (Vocals, Guitar), Flav Giorgini (Gu ...

, March 1997

Cassettes

* ''Elevator to Hell'' (demo) – cassette, September 1994 * ''Parts Four and Five'' – cassette,

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, September 1997; CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001 * ''Recorded Live in Halifax on 2 August 1997'' – cassette, September 1997

Albums

* ''Elevator to Hell'' – LP,

Sub Pop Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seattle bands such as Nirvana, Soundgarden, and Mudhoney, central players in the grunge movement. They are often ...

, February 1995 * ''Part 3'' – mini-LP, Sub Pop, July 1996 * ''Parts 1–3'' – CD, Sub Pop, August 1996 * ''

Eerieconsiliation ''Eerieconsiliation'' is an album by Elevator to Hell. It was released on September 9, 1997, via Sub Pop Sub Pop is a record label founded in 1986 by Bruce Pavitt and Jonathan Poneman. Sub Pop achieved fame in the early 1990s for signing Seat ...

'' – CD/LP Sub Pop, August 1997 * ''Original Music from the Motion Picture The Such'' – CD,

Murderecords Murderecords is an independent record label that releases the music of the Canadian rock band Sloan. Originally formed in 1992 to produce just the records of that band, it later released work of other bands including Eric's Trip, The Hardship ...

, May 1998 * '' Vague Premonition'' – CD, Sub Pop, April 1999; LP,

Sonic Unyon Sonic Unyon Recording Company is an independent record label based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Their former retail store was located on Wilson Street near James Street North. The label has put out releases by bands including Tristan Psioni ...

, June 1999 * ''Live in Concert 24 April 99'' – LP, Great Beyond, June 1999 * ''A Taste of Complete Perspective'' – CD/LP, Teenage USA, September 2000 * ''Early Band Recordings: February 1995 – June 1997'' – CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001 * ''Live in Concert 2001'' – CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001 * ''Lost During Headquake'' – CDR, Great Beyond, December 2001 * ''4D'' – CDR, Great Beyond, February 2002 * ''Darkness → Light'' – CD, Blue Fog, October 2002 * ''The Sightseer Project'' – CDR, Great Beyond, February 2003 * ''Parts Six and Seven'' – CDR, Great Beyond, Spring 2004 * ''Live in Toronto, 24 October 2003'' – CDR, Great Beyond, Spring 2004 * ''

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'' – CD, Blue Fog, 2005

Solo/Rick White Album

*''Live at the Paramount Lounge. 13 August 2003'' (Great Beyond) – 2003 *''The Rick White Album'' (Bluefog) – 2005 *''Memoreaper'' LP (Bluefog) – 2007 *''137'' LP (Bluefog) – 2009 *''The Opening'' LP w/ Eiyn Sof (Bluefog) – 2019 *''Where It's Fine'' LP (Bluefog) – 2021 *''4 O'Clock In The Morning Sessions (March 1990)'' - (recorded March 1990) - March 4, 2022 *''Pop Hits 91 (Aug. 1991)'' - (recorded Aug. 1991) - April 1, 2022

References

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* 1970 births Living people Canadian rock singers Canadian rock guitarists Canadian male guitarists Canadian record producers Canadian indie rock musicians Musicians from Moncton Sub Pop artists 21st-century Canadian guitarists 21st-century Canadian male singers {{Canada-guitarist-stub