David Usher performing in 2005.

David Usher (born on April 24, 1966) is a British-born rock singer-songwriter who currently lives in Montreal. Formerly the frontman for the Canadian band Moist (1992-2000), he embarked on a solo career in the late 1990s. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (740x752, 282 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): David Usher ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (740x752, 282 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): David Usher ... is the 114th day of the year (115th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Nickname: Motto: Concordia Salus (well-being through harmony) Coordinates: , Country Province Region Montréal Founded 1642 Established 1832 Government  - Mayor Gérald Tremblay Area [1][2][3]  - City 365. ... This article is about the band and not to be confused with the Moist, fellowers of Moism. ...

Personal life

David Usher was born in Oxford, England to a Thai Buddhist, artist Samphan Usher, and a Jewish Montrealer, Dan Usher, who is a professor of economics at Queen's University.^[1] He has lived in various places such as Malaysia, New York City, California and Thailand since early childhood, before his family settled in Kingston, ON. He attended high school at Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute. David attended Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia, majoring in political science. His degree would later influence his music career. David is a humanist, and has been involved in such causes as War Child Canada, White Ribbon Campaign and Amnesty International. Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 ( 2001 census). ... A silhouette of a Buddha statue at Ayutthaya, Thailand. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... This article needs cleanup. ... Queens University, or simply Queens, is a coeducational, non-sectarian university located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, on the edge of Lake Ontario. ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Kingston, Ontario, with a 2001 Canadian census population of 114,195 people, is a Canadian city, located in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor at the eastern end of Lake Ontario, where the lake runs into the St. ... Kingston Collegiate and Vocational Institute (K.C.V.I.) is a secondary school in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. ... Simon Fraser University (SFU) is located on Burnaby Mountain in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada, part of the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia. ... Aerial view of Metrotown and central Burnaby from the south, with Burrard Inlet and North Vancouver beyond. ... Motto: Splendor sine occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Steven Point - Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 36 - Senate seats 6 Confederation July 20, 1871 (6th province) Area  Ranked 5th - Total 944,735 km... This article discusses Humanism as a non-theistic life stance. ... For other uses of the name War Child, see the disambiguation page. ... The white ribbon, as other ribbons, is used by political movements to signify or spread their beliefs. ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Amnesty international Amnesty International (commonly known as Amnesty or AI) is an international non-governmental organization which defines its mission as to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience...

David married photographer and co-artistic director for the performance theatre company Bluemouth Inc. Sabrina Reeves in 1997 and their daughter Coco was born on January 10, 2003. A photographer at the Calgary Folk Music Festival Paparazzi at the Tribeca Film Festival A photographer is a person who takes a photograph using a camera. ... The artistic director of a theatre is responsible for choosing the material staged in a season, and the hiring of creative/production personnel (such as directors), as well as other theatre management tasks. ... The USO Show Troupe of Metropolitan New York A troupe is a theatre company of touring actors, singers and/or dancers. ... For the band, see 1997 (band). ... is the 10th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Musical Career

Moist

David Usher met his Moist bandmates in 1992 while in university and their 1994 debut release, Silver, went quadruple platinum in Canada. Moist went on to release their multi-platinum follow-up, Creature, in 1996, Mercedes 5 and Dime in 1999 and Machine Punch Through, a collection of singles, in 2001. Moist was a five-piece Canadian alternative rock band that was popular in the mid-to-late-1990s. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Silver is Canadian band Moists debut album. ... Creature was the second album from Canadian alternative rock band Moist, released in 1996. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... This is the last album released by the Canadian alternative rock, Moist. ... Machine Punch Through: The Singles Collection was a greatest hits CD by the Canadian alternative rock band Moist, released in 2001. ...

Solo career

Recorded in David's kitchen in three, 10-day stretches, Little Songs, David's debut solo album, shines in its acoustic simplicty. Little Songs was released in April of 1998 during Moist's hiatus following the release of Creature. Little Songs was the debut solo album by David Usher, released on March 17th 1998. ... Little Songs was the debut solo album by David Usher, released on March 17th 1998. ...

Following Moist's Mercedes 5 and Dime, David revived his solo career and released the highly successful Morning Orbit in the summer of 2001. It contains the hit singles "Alone in the Universe", as well as "Black Black Heart" which was co-produced by Jeff Martin, former frontman for the Canadian rock group The Tea Party. Other "special guests" on Morning Orbit include rapper Snow, Jagori Tanna and Bruce Gordon from I Mother Earth as well as Gord Sinclair from The Tragically Hip. Morning Orbit is the second solo album released by Canadian musician David Usher. ... The Tea Party was a Canadian rock band with blues, progressive rock and Middle Eastern influences. ... Morning Orbit is the second solo album released by Canadian musician David Usher. ... This article is about Snow, the musician. ... Jagori Tanna (born in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian musician. ... Bruce Gordon, St. ... I Mother Earth, or IME, is a Canadian alternative rock band consisting of Brian Byrne (vocals), Bruce Gordon (bass), Christian Tanna (drums), and Jagori Tanna (guitar). ... Gord Sinclair is the bass guitarist for the popular Canadian rock group the Tragically Hip. ... The Tragically Hip is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and occasional acoustic guitar), Paul Langlois (guitar), Rob Baker (guitar), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums). ...

In 2003, he released another solo album entitled Hallucinations, which features a cover track by Manic Street Preachers entitled "If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next", as well as a bonus disc which includes live tracks and one remixed track. A hallucination is a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. ... Manic Street Preachers (often known colloquially as The Manics) are a Welsh rock band often associated with the Britpop scene, who gained mainstream popularity in the UK in the late 1990s. ... If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next was the lead single from the Manic Street Preachers fifth studio album, This Is My Truth Tell Me Yours. ...

After Hallucinations, David left EMI in favour of a smaller record company MapleMusic, moved his family to New York, and released the predominantly acoustic If God Had Curves in 2005. This effort featured a collaboration with Tegan Quin, on the track "Hey Kids", as well as a guest guitar performance by Bruce Cockburn on the track "Long Goodbye". That same year David released a DVD entitled "Walk.Don't.Run", which gives us a look into the making of If God Had Curves. A hallucination is a false sensory perception in the absence of an external stimulus, as distinct from an illusion, which is a misperception of an external stimulus. ... For other uses, see EMI (disambiguation). ... MapleMusic Recordings is a Toronto based record label, whose innovative web based marketing strategy has made them a major player in the Canadian music industry. ... If God Had Curves is the fourth album by David Usher, released in 2005. ... If It Was You Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Kiersten Quin (born September 19, 1980, identical twins) are Canadian singer-songwriters, performing as Tegan and Sara. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... If God Had Curves is the fourth album by David Usher, released in 2005. ...

David's fifth solo album, released in March of 2007, is titled Strange Birds. David is currently on tour in support of Strange Birds. Strange Birds is the fifth album by David Usher, released in 2007. ... Strange Birds is the fifth album by David Usher, released in 2007. ...

Discography

Moist

• Silver (1994)
• Creature (1996)
• Mercedes 5 and Dime (2000)
• Machine Punch Through (2001)

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Solo

Albums

Videography

• Appears in Building a Mystery from Sarah Mclachlan's Surfacing (1997)
• Forestfire from Little Songs (1998)
• Jesus Was My Girl from Little Songs (1998)
• St. Lawrence River from Little Songs (1998)
• Alone In The Universe from Morning Orbit (2001)
• Black Black Heart V 1.0-2.0 from Morning Orbit (2001)
• A Day In The Life from Morning Orbit (2002)
• My Way Out from Morning Orbit (2002)
• Time of Our Lives from Hallucinations (2003)
• Surfacing from Hallucinations (2003)
• Love Will Save The Day from If God Had Curves (May 2005)
• The Music from Strange Birds (2007)
• Ugly is Beautiful from Strange Birds (July 2007)

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Notes

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External links

• Official Website and Blog
• Myspace page
• The Playdoh Mask - fan website
• Interview with David Usher which originally appeared in the Queen's Journal
• Video interview and performance recorded March 2007
• Building A Mystery (1997)
• Forestfire (1998)
• St.Lawrence River (1998)
• Alone In The Universe (2001)
• Black Black Heart v2.0 (2001)
• Black Black Heart radio mix (2001)
• A Day In The Life (2002)
• My Way Out (2002)
• Time Of Our Lives (2003)
• Surfacing (2003)
• Love Will Save The Day (2005)
• The Music (2007)
• Ugly Is Beautiful (2007)