Craig Northey
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Craig Northey performing at the CBC Toque Sessions
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| Background information | |
| Born | February 9, 1962 |
| Origin | Port Moody, British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | Alternative rock, post-punk, power pop |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, film and television composer |
| Instruments | Guitar, vocals |
| Website | oddsmusic.com |
Craig Northey (born February 9, 1962) is a Canadian musician and film and TV composer. He's one of the founding members of the band Odds. Odds released four albums between 1991 and 1996. They were best known for the radio singles "It Falls Apart", "Eat my Brain", "Heterosexual Man" and "Someone Who’s Cool".
In 1996, Northey composed his first score for a feature film – "The Kids in the Hall" in Brain Candy.
After the breakup of Odds in 1999, Northey embarked on several other ventures, including working with Colin James, Rosanne Cash, Glen Phillips, Bruce McCulloch and many others. He released a solo CD entitled "Giddy Up". In 2003 he collaborated on a CD with the "Gin Blossoms" Jesse Valenzuela, as "Northey Valenzuela", and in 2004 Stripper's Union Local 518 with Rob Baker of the Tragically Hip. With Valenzuela he co-wrote the theme "Not a Lot Goin' On" for the hit TV comedy series Corner Gas. The song was later included on the Northey Valenzuela album.
When the Odds reunited in early 2007 they included the end credit theme from Corner Gas "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 CBC/IFC series Death Comes to Town and CTV's Hiccups.
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