Owen Wright (musician)

Owen Wright is an American musician best known for playing guitar with the Seattle-based metal bands Mistrust^[1] and My Sister's Machine.^[2][3]

Biography

In 1984, Wright formed the band Mistrust along with singer Kevin Wells (later replaced by Jeff L'Heureux from Culprit), guitarist Michael Winston, bassist Tim Wolfe, and drummer Chris Gohde.^[1] They released an album in 1986 called Spin the World, which brought them opening gigs with Alice Cooper, Stryper, and Loudness.^[4] The band continued touring for another two years before they disbanded in 1988.

A year later, Wright and Gohde formed the band My Sister's Machine along with singer-guitarist Nick Pollock and bassist Chris Ivanovich.^[3] Pollock had previously played guitar with the band Alice N' Chains, a precursor to Alice in Chains that also featured Layne Staley on vocals.^[3][5] My Sister’s Machine recorded two albums, Diva and Wallflower, and toured with other notable acts such as Alice in Chains, Pantera, and White Zombie. Wright is credited for co-writing the music to almost every song in the band’s catalog. Although both albums were largely well-received by critics, My Sister’s Machine split up in 1994 after Elektra Entertainment folded the label they were under at that time.

Since the break-up, Wright has played guitar in a band called Old Lady Litterbug whose other members were vocalist Dan Krueger, bassist Nick Reinhardt, and drummer Eliot Freed.^[6] Reinhardt has toured with Alice in Chains members Jerry Cantrell and Sean Kinney in support of Cantrell’s first solo album Boggy Depot. Old Lady Litterbug has recorded a four-track EP called KMG-365 released in 1998.^[7]

In 2009, Wright and Gohde reunited with their Mistrust bandmates at the Feedback Lounge in West Seattle for the CD release of Spin the World.^[4] The following year they reunited with My Sister’s Machine for the 2010 Layne Staley Tribute and Benefit Concert.^[8] In 2011, Wright made a guest appearance on Love’s Gentle Maw by Tanks of Zen, playing guitar solos on the tracks "Alibi" and "Gravity".

Discography

Other appearances

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Mistrust at Encyclopaedia Metallum Retrieved on 27 April 2011.
2. ^ Torreano, Bradley (2001-11-21). "Allmusic review". Allmusic.com. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/my-sisters-machine-p13742. Retrieved 2011-10-16. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} Boehm, Mike (May 15, 1992). "MSM: Newest Vein of Gold in Seattle's Hard-Rock Quarry". Los Angeles Times. Tribune Company. http://articles.latimes.com/1992-05-15/entertainment/ca-2191_1_seattle-bands. Retrieved December 5, 2011. 
4. ^ ^{a b} MISTRUST CD Release Party At Feedback Lounge: Loaded Guns
5. ^ Lip Lock Rock: The Alice 'N Chainz Story
6. ^ Old Lady Litterbug
7. ^ Old Lady Litterbug at Amazon
8. ^ Full Circle’s Comin’ Round: My Sister’s Machine Reunites After 16 Years