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

Moncton Moncton (; ) is the most populous city in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Situated in the Petitcodiac River Valley, Moncton lies at the geographic centre of the Maritime Provinces. The city has earned the nickname "Hub City" because o ...

, 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 alternativ ...

, Elevator, Perplexus, and The Unintended. 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 Brian ...

, Orange Glass,

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 genre ...

, One Hundred Dollars,

Dog Day The dog days or are the hot, sultry days of summer. They were historically the period following the heliacal rising of the star system Sirius (known colloquially as the "Dog Star"), which Hellenistic astrology connected with heat, drought, sudden ...

, 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, beg ...

. 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. 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 ...

, 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 oft ...

, February 1995 * ''Part 3'' – mini-LP, Sub Pop, July 1996 * ''Parts 1–3'' – CD, Sub Pop, August 1996 * '' Eerieconsiliation'' – CD/LP Sub Pop, August 1997 * ''Original Music from the Motion Picture The Such'' – CD, Murderecords, May 1998 * '' Vague Premonition'' – CD, Sub Pop, April 1999; LP, Sonic Unyon, June 1999 * ''Live in Concert 24 April 99'' – LP, Great Beyond, June 1999 * ''A Taste of Complete Perspective'' – CD/LP,

Teenage USA Teenage USA Recordings is a Canadian independent record label, founded by Phil Klygo and Mark DiPietro in the fall of 1997 on the back of Klygo's Skull Geek record label and fanzine. The label, based in Toronto, has released records by artists such ...

, 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 Blue is one of the three primary colours in the RYB colour model (traditional colour theory), as well as in the RGB (additive) colour model. It lies between violet and cyan on the spectrum of visible light. The eye perceives blue when ob ...

, 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 * ''

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars, and the fifth of seven months to have a length of 31 days. Its zodiac sign is Leo and was originally named '' Sextilis'' in Latin because it was the 6th month in t ...

'' – 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

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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