Staggered Crossing
| Staggered Crossing | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Rock |
| Years active | 1997–2007 |
| Labels | Bent Penny Records (2004-present) Warner(1999-2001) |
| Members |
Julian Taylor Dan Black David E.G. Marshall Jeremy Elliott |
| Past members |
Darrell O'Dea Bruce Adamson |
Staggered Crossing, sometimes nicknamed StagX, are a Canadian roots rock band formed in 1996 in Toronto.
The original group was formed in 1996 (according to some sources about 1997) in Toronto by four high school friends, Julian Taylor (JT), David E.G. Marshall, Dan Black and Jeremy Elliott. The group quickly gained a local following in North Toronto due to their frequent performances. Later in 1996 they recorded their first EP with Toronto musician and producer, Darrell O'Dea
In 1997 the group was quitted by David Marshall who had entered the Montreal University and the group was ought to find a new lead guitarist. They re-formed the group cast by adding Darrell O'Dea, their producer, and having found a new guitarist Bruce Adamson. Staggered Crossing firmly made their reputation in Toronto and gained a lot of fans playing in the venues such as Lee's Palace, the Horseshoe Tavern, Reverb, the El Mocambo now as a permanent member.
In 1997 producer and publisher, Frank Davies, president of The Music Publisher (TMP),after listenning to their first EP signed with them.. Durinng their joint cooperation from 1997 to 1999 almost 40 songs were written and recorded by the group.
The band were signed to Warner Music Canada in 1999. Later that year they signed with manager Larry Wanagas, founder of Bumstead Records, who had managed acts such as Big Sugar, k.d. lang, Susan Aglukark, The Trews and BOY. The band's self-titled full-length debut came out in 2001. The first single, "Further Again" was a notable success, ending the year as the sixth most played song on rock radio in Canada . Subsequent singles "A Million Works of Art" and "Old Man" also received significant airplay.
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