Simon Kendall
Simon Kendall is a Canadian rock musician and film composer. The longtime keyboardist for Doug and the Slugs,[1] he won the Genie Award for Best Original Score at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993 for the film Cadillac Girls,[2] and was shortlisted for Best Original Song at the 22nd Genie Awards in 2001 for "Parting Glass", a song which he cowrote with Tom Landa and Geoffrey Kelly for the film Lunch with Charles.[3]
In 2005, Kendall joined with Rob Baker, Craig Northey, Doug Elliott and Pat Steward in the supergroup project Stripper's Union.[4] He has also been a frequent session musician for Colin James,[5] and with The Stellar Band of Neighbours, an occasional touring band whose members include Wyckham Porteous, Steven Drake, Kevin Kane and Johnny Fay.[6]
References
- "No stepping on Doug and the Slugs". The Globe and Mail, January 2, 1981.
- "Genies honor Gould film: B.C. comedy the Lotus Eaters a big winner with three awards". Waterloo Region Record, December 13, 1993.
- "Nominees for this year's Genie Awards". Toronto Star, December 13, 2001.
- "Baker, Northey certify Stripper's Union". The Province, June 20, 2005.
- "Master of Canadian blues-rock rolls into town; Singer and guitarist Colin James arrives in Ottawa with a tasty new album and a smokin' hot band". Ottawa Citizen, October 13, 2012.
- "Crowd gets Stellar at Capitol Theatre". Alberni Valley Times, December 14, 2010.