Tim Mech is a
Canadian rock guitarist and guitar technician. He is best known as a sometime collaborator with
Rheostatics, for whom he was also a
guitar tech for many years, starting around 1988. Starting around 1982, he was associated with
Ottawa
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punk rock bands such as Civil Terror, Snuff Maximus and Deep Six. Mech later moved back to Toronto, his home town, forming
The Bookmen with
Dave Bookman, and working with Rheostatics. Mech is credited on Rheostatics' record ''
Whale Music ''Whale music'' is a term for whale sound. It may also refer to:
*'' Whale Music'', a 1989 novel by Paul Quarrington
* ''Whale Music'' (film), a 1994 Canadian film based on the Quarrington novel
**'' Music from the Motion Picture Whale Music'', the ...
'' and was featured in their video for "
Stolen Car".
Mech fronts his own band, Tim Mech's Peep-Show, in which he plays the Weissenborn Hawaiian slide guitar and sings. He is also the principal songwriter for the band. Tim Mech's Peep-Show has made two records, ''Cocktails'' in 2001 and ''Topless'' in 2004. In addition, the band was one of the winners of ''
Musician
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'' magazine's "Best Unsigned Band Competition" in 1997. Mech was a featured guest musician on ''
The Mike Bullard Show'', sitting with the house band.
Mech joined
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian rock band formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario. The band developed a following in Canada, with their self-titled 1991 cassette becoming the first independent release to be certified gold in Canada. They reach ...
onstage playing the guitar solo (which he played on the original album version) for a live cover of Rheostatics' "Legal Age Life at Variety Store" for the 2007 Rheostatics tribute album ''
The Secret Sessions''.
Mech has been guitar tech for many notable artists, including
Bob Mould,
The Tragically Hip,
Br