Craig Northey (born February 9, 1962) is a

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musician and film and TV composer. He is one of the founding members of the band

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, which released four albums between 1991 and 1996. They were best known for the radio singles " It Falls Apart", " Eat My Brain", "

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" and " Someone Who's Cool".

Career

Like many musicians, Northey praises the Tragically Hip's generosity to up-and-coming bands, specifically the Odds: "Last year, they paid for us to come down to Seattle to see them play and then play ourselves...then, they invited us to play with them on

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. It really paid off for us." In 1996, Northey composed his first score for a feature film, The Kids in the Hall's '' Brain Candy''. In 1997, Northey wrote the entrance music for

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after he joined WCW. After the breakup of Odds in 1999, Northey embarked on several other ventures, including working with

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, Glen Phillips,

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and many others. He released a solo CD entitled '' Giddy Up''. In 2003 he collaborated on a CD with Jesse Valenzuela of

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, under the band name Northey Valenzuela. In 2004 he was part of a side project, Stripper's Union, with Rob Baker, Doug Elliott, Simon Kendall and Pat Steward. The group produced an album, '' Stripper's Union Local 518'', which was released in 2005. With Valenzuela he co-wrote the theme "Not a Lot Goin' On" for the hit TV comedy series ''

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''. The song was later included on the ''Northey Valenzuela'' album. When the Odds reunited in early 2007 they included the end credit theme from ''

'' "My Happy Place" on their album ''Cheerleader''. Currently Northey, along with Murray Atkinson, Doug Elliott and Pat Steward comprise the reunited Odds. Concurrently he has composed all the episodes for the Kids in the Hall's

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/ IFC series '' Death Comes to Town'' and CTV's ''

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''. Northey continues to collaborate with other artists. He co-wrote songs on ex-

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singer Steven Page's first solo album '' Page One'' and toured with Page in 2012. His collaboration with Rob Baker in Strippers Union yielded another album ''The Deuce'' in 2012. In February 2014 Odds released an EP called ''The Most Beautiful Place on Earth''. After performing a show in Niagara in July, 2016, Northey toured Canada in 2017 as part of The Trans-Canada Highwaymen with Page,

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of The Pursuit of Happiness and

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of Sloan. In 2018, he composed and performed music for the web series '' This Blows'', created by his children Cole and Aleita Northey."Family figures big in new CBC web series"
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'', February 14, 2018.

Associated acts

* Stripper's Union *

Brent Butt Brent Leroy Butt (born August 3, 1966) is a Canadian actor, comedian, and writer. He is best known for his role as Brent Leroy on the CTV sitcom ''Corner Gas'', which he created. He also created the television series ''Hiccups'' and wrote the 2 ...

* The Kids in the Hall *

* Trans-Canada Highwaymen

Discography

With Odds

*1991: '' Neopolitan'' *1993: '' Bedbugs'' *1995: '' Good Weird Feeling'' *1996: ''

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'' *2009: ''

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'' *2013: '' the Most Beautiful Place on Earth''

Solo

*2002: Giddy Up

Collaborations

*1999: Sharkskin: ''

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'' *2003: Northey Valenzuela: '' Northey Valenzuela'' *2005: Stripper's Union: '' Stripper's Union Local 518'' *2011: Stripper's Union: ''The Deuce''

Writer

*1997: Waltons: '' Empire Hotel'' *2000:

: '' Fuse'' *2000: Paul Hyde: '' Living off the Radar'' *2000: Damhnait Doyle: '' Hyperdramatic'' *2000: Wide Mouth Mason: ''

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'' *2001: Glen Phillips: '' Abulum'' *2001:

: '' Drunk Baby Project'' *2001: Waltons: '' Liv'' *2002: Jesse Valenzuela: '' Tunes Young People Will Enjoy'' *2003: Wide Mouth Mason: '' Rained Out Parade'' *2003:

: '' Traveler'' *2003:

: '' Rules of Travel'' *2003: Glen Phillips: ''Live at Largo'' *2004:

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: ''

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'' *2004: Damhnait Doyle: '' Davnet'' *2004:

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: '' Back on Track'' *2005:

: ''

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'' *2006:

: '' Colin James & The Little Big Band 3'' *2006: Tom Wilson: '' Dog Years'' *2006: Rex Goudie: '' Under the Lights'' *2007: Liam Titcomb: '' Can't Let Go'' *2007: Jimmy Rankin: '' Edge of Day'' *2007: Adam Levy: '' Washing Day'' *2009: Jason Plumb & the Willing: '' Wide Open Music'' *2009:

: '' Rooftops and Satellites'' *2010:

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'' *2011:

: '' No Chocolate Cake'' *2011: Steven Page: '' Page One'' *2012: Steven Page: '' A Different Sort of Solitude''

Film and television composer

*1995: The Kids in the Hall in '' Brain Candy'',

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*1996: ''

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'', Lions Gate Pictures *2002: '' The Kids in the Hall'', Tour of Duty DVD *2004-2009: ''

'', CTV, theme music *2006: ''

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7 episodes *2010: '' Kids in the Hall'' in " Death Comes to Town",

, 8 episodes *2010: '' The Brent Butt Comedy Special'',

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, 20 episodes

Personal life

Northey is the father of actress Aleita Northey, star of the CBC series '' This Blows''.

References

External links

Craig Northey
official website * *

{{DEFAULTSORT:Northey, Craig 1962 births Living people Canadian male singers Canadian rock singers Canadian alternative rock singers Odds (band) members

Career

Associated acts

Discography

With Odds

Solo

Collaborations

Writer

Film and television composer

Personal life

See also

References

External links