Goudie (band)

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Goudie
Origin	Austin, Texas, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Glam rock
Years active	1997–2002
Label(s)	The Music Company (1998–2001) India Records (2001-2002)

Goudie was a Glam rock band from Austin, Texas fronted by Johnny Goudie.

Goudie started in 1997 as a solo project of frontman Johnny Goudie. In 1998 Johnny’s friend Einar Pederson (who was also a member of Jez Spencer with Johnny Goudie) joined on bass and Bill Lefler replaced the original drummer Kyle Schneider, and Jimmy Messer was brought in as lead guitarist .

In the Spring of 1998, after only being together nine months, and still without a band name, the group played a showcase during the South by Southwest conference in Austin, Texas. Rather than playing a single showscase at a traditional venue, the band rented rehearsal space and played seven showcases throughout the day. The strategy proved successful, and they caught the attention of Dan McCarroll who was working with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich to scout for bands to sign to a new record label Ulrich was forming as a subsidiary of Elektra Records. After a second showcase in Los Angeles, California, Ulrich quickly signed the band, making Goudie the second band to be signed to the label (Canadian band DDT being the first). The band decided to simply call themselves Goudie and the label decided to call itself "The Music Company" or TMC.

In July 2000 Goudie released their debut album, Peep Show, to critical praise. Their first single Baby Hello went double platinum as the band toured the country building what would become a large and loyal fanbase. The second single from the album, Drag City was featured on the compilation album ASCAP's EAR Volume 3.

In 2001 Bill Lefler left the band to pursue session work in Los Angeles. The band took a short break from touring, but in April 2001 Nina Singh replaced Lefler and the band continued to tour and write new songs.

In June of 2001 Goudie was released from their contract during corporate reshuffling in the wake of Elektra Records parent company Time Warner's merger with AOL. Shortly thereafter, The Music Company label was dissovled. The band played on, quickly signing with India Records. In July Jimmy Messer played his last show with Goudie, and Sean Mullens replaced him on lead guitar.

Goudie’s second album, Effects of Madness was released March 5, 2002 and was extremely well received, garnering comparisons to Kiss, Bob Dylan, The Pretenders, The Beatles, and Led Zeppelin.

After five years together, Goudie finally disbanded in the Spring of 2002. Their music continues to be influential in the Austin music scene, and Johnny Goudie still performs many of the songs with his new band Johnny Goudie and the Little Champions.