Stephen
K. Donnelly
(V.P.,
New Media) has an extensive background in graphic design
and music. His design work includes work for numerous web
sites and several dozen c.d. packages for bands such as FurnaceFace
and Punchbuggy, among other things. Has been programming and
designing since the era of the Commodore VIC 20 with its 6502
machine language and bitmapped fonts. Worked for Corel Corporation
and appears in the credits for CorelDraw 6. Develops database
applications, one of which was sold
commercially.
Current
music:
- singer, songwriter, guitarist
for power-pop band Laguna,
currently working their debut CD
-
bass player, mandolin player, singer for celtic rock band
Jimmy George
- bass player for roots-rock band The
Lowbellies
- recording and mixing roots-rock band Saw Dogs
- mixing Lawson/Dannenberg/Connolly (ex-Sugarbush) indie rock
project
- working on acoustic album
Past
music:
- Jimmy George released
two full-length CD's and a compilation CD, two videos, appeared
on national television on Rita & Friends, MuchMusic,
CityTV, The Tom Green Show and various telethons in
Canada. Also toured Canada twice.
- Mystic Zealots released one full-length cassette
and one full-length CD and toured Canada.
- live sound engineer for many bands including Furnaceface,
Black Boot Trio, The Age of Faith, Ritual Treehouse and more
at venues throughout the Ottawa area.
Writing:
- editor
and writer of most reviews and features for TuneVault.com
site
- Road Trip (2-page article
and accompanying photos detailing the exploits of Jimmy George
on a cross-Canada tour, published in The Ottawa Xpress,
also reproduced here)
- Across the Pond (2 page article and tables detailing
the Jimmy George busking trip to England and Ireland)
- Who Really Cares fanzine - editor, writer, artist
for 5 issues of this small arts/music/politics magazine.
Influences:
Alison Black (Cowie), grade
12 & 13 Computer Science teacher; Lorne Williams, grade
5 & 6 English teacher; Kurt Cobain (musician); David Carson
(graphic designer); Douglas Hofstadter (author); M.C. Escher
(artist).
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