Fanny (artist)

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Fanny is an alias of Winnipeg, Manitoba breakcore producer and Scottish expatriate Fraser Runciman.

Fanny began his musical career in the 1980s at the end of the British punk rock explosion, playing guitar for bands in Edinburgh. He used influences from The Banshees to Def Jam, Stravinsky to P-Funk. This playing style brought him to the attention of local punk rock legends The Exploited, whom he joined in 1993. Fraser toured Europe and South America as guitarist of The Exploited and is featured as "the human bone" on the Live In Buenos Aires concert tape. He also co-wrote and recorded the "Beat the Bastards" lp but quit the band before the album was released, so he wasn't credited for it.

Fraser left Scotland to play in the Canadian funk rock band Bootsauce and moved to Montreal. After the band fell apart Fraser stayed in Winnipeg. By this time he was tired of guitars and rock and having new musical ambitions and visions he returned to the sampler experiments that he first began in the eighties. He traded in his guitars for synths and a PC and released a Booty House/Dub CD titled "Come and get it up yer" in 1999, which went Top 5 on local Winnipeg Radio.

When he met Aaron Funk, Fraser discovered a new musical direction and changed his musical direction towards breakcore. Weekend trips to Wisconsin and the legendary barn parties in East Troy pushed him further in this direction. It was there that he met Destro from Zod record and Eiterherd from Widerstand and plans were made to release his new tracks.

Released the first 2 full length CD's on Germany's Mirex Records (2002,2003)

Has toured Europe & the US several times with Venetian Snares, Sickboy, DuranDuranDuran, Xanopticon & Abelcain.

Signed to Winnipeg's Sublight Records in 2004, releasing Strange Planes (2004) & Shoebomb Hurricane (2006)

Has collaborated with Winnipegs "Out of Line Theatre" writing music & soundscapes for 2 plays "Peepshow" & "Witch"

Founded Girlcum Records (2006)