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Blinker the Star is the recording and performance name of Jordon Zadorozny , a Canadian solo artist who has worked with various musicians to create eleven albums. Notable musicians who have appeared on Blinker the Star albums include Leland Sklar , Ken Andrews , and one of Jordon's childhood heroes, Lindsey Buckingham .[1] [2]
History [ edit ]
Zadorozny launched his musical career with a solo album created in his Pembroke basement. Aside from two songs featuring Reg Wick (a pseudonym for Doug Hempstead, who became a journalist and head of his own music project, Area Resident) on drums and Phil (last name unlisted) on bass (or "bace," as the credits spell it), and a guitar intro by Randy Pederson on one of those songs, he played all of the instruments and used elementary and improvised production techniques to create the self-titled album, which was released in 1993.[3]
Zadorozny moved to Montreal and on the strength of favourable reviews from the debut album,[4] which featured complex, hard guitar-pounding riffs mixed with softer, melancholy tracks, was signed to A&M Records. In 1996, with drummer Colin Wylie,[5] bass player Peder Jakobsen, and Guns N' Roses keyboardist Chris Pitman , Blinker the Star recorded the album A Bourgeois Kitten .[6]
In 1997, Zadorozny moved to Los Angeles, where he was tapped by Courtney Love , and her band Hole , to help with their 1998 album Celebrity Skin . Zadorozny contributed to the song Reasons to Be Beautiful .[7]
In Los Angeles, Blinker signed with DreamWorks Records and released the album August Everywhere in 1999.[8] [9] [10] Singles from the album, particularly "Below the Sliding Doors", enjoyed considerable airplay on Canadian radio stations such as 102.1 The Edge ; the album was number 89 on The Edge's top 102 albums of 1999.[11]
After being dropped from DreamWorks, Blinker re-emerged in 2003 with the album Still in Rome ,[12] [13] then, in the spring of 2012, We Draw Lines .[14] [15] [16] Blinker drew in several musicians for 2013's Songs From Laniakea Beach , then went solo again with 11235 (2015)[17] and 8 of Hearts (2017).[18] That was followed by Careful With Your Magic (2019),[19] Juvenile Universe (2020)[20] and another solo album, Arista (2021).[21] [22]
Zadorozny has put together live bands to open for Sam Roberts [23] and Sloan .[24] His band played Toronto's Horseshoe Tavern with Wide Mouth Mason , The Pursuit of Happiness , The Killjoys and Local Rabbits during Canadian Music Week ,[25] and has played Edenfest [26] and the North by Northeast festival.[27] He last appeared at the Horseshoe Tavern in 2019.[28]
In November 2021, Buckingham gave Zadorozny and Brad Laner retroactive song-writing credit after it was found that he accidentally plagiarized their song "Swan Song".[29]
Discography [ edit ]
Blinker the Star (Treat & Release 1993, Vibra Cobra Records 1995), with Reg Wick.[30]
August Everywhere (Dreamworks Records 1999), with Brad Laner , Greg Wells , Leland Sklar , Kellii Scott,[31] Ken Andrews , Pete Frolander,[32] Justin Meldal-Johnsen , Charlie Bisharat , Vinnie Colaiuta , Joel Derouin , John Parish and Chris Pitman.
Still in Rome (Maple Nationwide Records 2003), with Kellii Scott.
We Draw Lines (Nile River Records 2012), with Brad Laner, Sofia Silva[33] and Gilden Tunador.[34]
11235 (Independent, 2015), solo
8 of Hearts (Independent, 2017), solo
Careful With Your Magic (Nile River Records 2019), with Bob Wilcox[36] and Stella Panacci
Juvenile Universe (2020), with Bob Wilcox, Filippo Gaetani , Ken Stringfellow , Paul D'Amour , Jarek Leskiewicz,[37] Chris Church,[38] Lexi Stern, John Fields , Gregory Macdonald,[39] Joni Fuller , and Stella Panacci.
See also [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ "Blinker The Star – Blinker The Star" . discogs.com . Discogs. 1994. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ Jeffries, Vincent. "Blinker the Star Review" . allmusic.com . AllMusic. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ Johnson, Emma (10 December 2020). "Six Months In A Leaky Boat...Dec 2020" . lightning100.com . Lightning 100. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ Raggett, Ned. "Blinker the Star, A Bourgeois Kitten" . allmusic.com . AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-08-30 .
^ Helms, William Ruben (6 September 2019). "New Audio: Blinker the Star" . joyofviolentmovement.com . The Joy of Violent Movement. Retrieved 2021-08-31 .
^ Lee, Catherine. "Video Vision Exclusive Interview: Blinker the Star" . videovision.org . Video Vision. Retrieved 2021-08-31 .
^ "BLINKER THE STAR: NOT RICH AND FAMOUS YET" [usurped] . Chart Attack , interview by Daniel T. Smallegange, 1999
^ Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (17 December 2020). "Jordon Zadorozny Interview" . popmatters.com . Pop Matters. Retrieved 2021-07-31 .
^ Edge.ca. "Top 102 Albums of 1999" . CFNY. Archived from the original on 2009-05-29. Retrieved Dec 16, 2008 .
^ "Blinker the Star - Still in Rome" . silentuproar.com . Silent Uproar. Retrieved 2021-08-30 .
^ "Open Your Eyes to Blinker the Star" . therevue.ca . The Revue. 24 October 2013. Retrieved 2021-08-30 .
^ Sylvester, Daniel. "Blinker the Star - We Draw Lines" . exclaim.ca . Exclaim!. Retrieved 2021-08-30 .
^ Gahan, Sebastian. "Blinker the Star - We Draw Lines" . verbicidemagazine.com . Verbicide Magazine. Retrieved 2021-08-30 .
^ Harrison, Tom. "Blinker the Star: We Draw Lines" . theprovince.com . The Province. Retrieved 2021-08-30 .
^ "Blinker The Star – 11235" . discogs.com . Discogs. 7 December 2015. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ MacIntyre, David. "Blinker the Star - 8 of Hearts" . taisawards.com . Tais Awards. Retrieved 2021-08-31 .
^ "Blinker the Star shares...Oct 2019" . medium.com . GIGsoup. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ Doole, Kerry (2 December 2020). "Blinker The Star: Terror Of The Heart, Dec 2020" . fyimusicnews.ca . FYI Music News. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ Lepage, Mark. "Blinker the Star brightens the summer" . montrealgazette.com . Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 2021-08-31 .
^ "Spill Album Premiere: Blinker the Star - Arista" . spillmagazine.com . The Spill Magazine. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-31 .
^ "Blinker the Star - Below the Sliding Doors (live)" . youtube.com . YouTube. 29 March 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Sloan / Blinker The Star, Apr 2004" . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Canadian Music Week, March 1997" . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Eden Festival 1996" . concertarchives.org . Concert Archives. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "BLINKER THE STAR - SEPTEMBER ALREADY - DUNDAS SQUARE - NXNE 2013" . youtube.com . YouTube. 24 June 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Blinker The Star - September Already (live)" . youtube.com . YouTube. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ Helman, Peter (23 November 2021). "Lindsey Buckingham Gives Retroactive Credit...Nov 2021" . stereogum.com . Stereogum. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Reg Wick" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 . and Phil.
^ "Kellii Scott" . remo.com . Remo Inc. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Pete Frolander" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Sofia Silva" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Gilden Tunador" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Tony Rabalao" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Bob Wilcox" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Jarek Leskiewicz" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Chris Church" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
^ "Gregory Macdonald" . discogs.com . Discogs. Retrieved 23 January 2022 .
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