Christian Tanna

Christian Tanna is a Canadian drummer and music event organizer based in Peterborough, Ontario. He is best known for his work with the band I Mother Earth.

Early life

Tanna was born Christian Koshowski in Hamilton, Ontario. His family moved to Peterborough when he was in elementary school.[1][2] Tanna began playing drums in high school.

Career

Tanna, along with his brother, Jagori Tanna, and vocalist Edwin, formed I Mother Earth in 1990.[3][4] Tanna played on 1993's Dig; in 1994 the band won a Juno Award for Best Rock Album.[5]

Tanna also drummed on the band's 1996's double platinum album Scenery and Fish,[6] 1999's Blue Green Orange, and 2003's The Quicksilver Meat Dream. He wrote all of I Mother Earth's lyrics.

After I Mother Earth broke up in 2004, Tanna created and organized Blue Sky Revival, an event to support Earth Day, in Toronto on 22 April 2005. He took over management duties for the band dodger, and also worked as a manager at the record label UpperLeftSide Music. Tanna also drummed in ex-I Mother Earth bandmate Brian Byrne's band in 2008.

Tanna worked as the event planner for the Park Playhouse in Cobourg, Ontario.[7] He also drummed for the indie band the Flaming Hoops,[8] and in 2010 became the general manager of The Venue, a concert and events venue in Peterborough, Ontario.

Tanna and the rest of the final I Mother Earth lineup reunited in 2012 to play several live performances at venues across Canada and release a new song. They continued to perform together from time to time,[9] and in 2016 came together with their former lead singer, Edwin, to tour with Our Lady Peace and Finger Eleven.[10][11] Also that year, Tanna became the event manager for the Oshawa Music Hall.[12]

Tanna continued to tour with I Mother Earth, including a performance in St. John's, Newfoundland in 2018.[13][14]

References
  1. "General manager of The Venue named". Feb 04, 2010 by Paul Rellinger, Peterborough This Week.
  2. "In depth, in present tense: Peterborough's biggest alternative rock exports set to play a rare local show to benefit Corus Feeds Kids". Dec 03, 2014, Peterborough Examiner
  3. "Edwin to leave band after Edgefest gig". Canoe.ca. 22 April 1997. Retrieved 22 October 2009.
  4. "WTFEST PREVIEW: I Mother Earth has got the love". Jun 05, 2015 by Sean Allen . Brant News
  5. "Reunited I Mother Earth Continues Cross-Canada Tour, Readies For Road Trip with Our Lady Peace ". Music Life, August 25, 2016 by Jim Barber
  6. Larry LeBlanc (1 June 1996). "Capital sees Canadian band as more than metal". Billboard magazine. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 17. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. "Christian Tanna to be manager The Venue when it opens". Peterborough Examiner. 20 February 2010. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  8. "PtboPics: The Flaming Hoops At The Venue Wine Bar". PTBO Canada, May 07, 2011
  9. "The Dadbods Came in Droves for I Mother Earth". Noisey, May 4, 2015
  10. "I Mother Earth will bring the buzz for Day 2 at Rock On The River". Timmins Daily Press, John Emms, July 19, 2019
  11. " A nineties rock revival at the Rose". Peel Region Review, December 12, 2018 Jeff Jones
  12. "Oshawa venue, originally the Biltmore Theatre, gets new name, owners". Apr 30, 2016 by Sean Heeger. Oshawa This Week
  13. "Review – I Mother Earth, Finger Eleven & Sea Dogs at George Street Festival 2018". Canadian Beats, By Melissa Wiseman on August 4, 2018
  14. "Rockers bring it home". Peterborough Examiner, Jul 4, 2016
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