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I've been slaving away on the Devin Townsend wikipedia articles, and have been questioning the validity of the list of supporting musicians Townsend has had over the years, and this includes the dates as well as the people themselves.

Adrian White – drums (1994–1995)
Jed Simon – guitar (1995–2006)
Byron Stroud – bass (1995–2006)
JR Harder – bass (1996–1998)
Gene Hoglan – drums (1996–2006)
Marty Chapman – drums (1997–1998)
Craig McFarland – fretless bass (2001)
Jamie Meyer – keyboards (2001)
Will Campagna – keyboards (2006)

If any diehard Townsend fans can help me out with this, it'd be greatly and immensely appreciated. For what Townsend's accomplished throughout his career, he indefinitely needs an accurate wiki page for all the fans to read up on-- am I right?

Thanks!

Munesh Sami - he played keyboards during the tour in 2003(maybe 2004 aswell, not shure)

And what about the rest of DTB?

jason filipchuk, jamie meyer - official bootleg keyboarders 1999
john morgan - syl dev live keyboarder 1997

who was on keys in 2005?

Here's the list I've compiled:

Devin Townsend:
Will Campagna – keyboards
Marty Chapman – drums
Jason Filipchuk – keyboards
JR Harder – bass
Gene Hoglan – drums
Craig McFarland – fretless bass
Jamie Meyer – keyboards
John Morgan – keyboards
Jed Simon – guitar
Byron Stroud – bass

Strapping Young Lad:
Gene Hoglan – drums
Jed Simon – guitar
Byron Stroud – bass
Adrian White – drums

Punky Brüster:
JR Harder – bass, backing vocals
Jed Simon – backing vocals
Byron Stroud – backing vocals
Chris Valagao – vocals
Surrey Wagner – drums
Adrian White – drums

The Devin Townsend Band:
Ryan van Poederooyen – drums
Brian Waddell – guitar
Dave Young – keyboards
Mike Young – bass

The years of presence varied often and were hard to manage, so only their name and the project they were involved with are mentioned. So far this is (I think) a very accurate listing of supporting musicians, but I am always checking to see if anyone has contributed with Townsend.

I think Willy Campagna and perhaps Jamie Meyer and John Morgan played keys on Strapping, not the solo work.

I could be wrong though (except about Willy)

Biert wrote:I think Willy Campagna and perhaps Jamie Meyer and John Morgan played keys on Strapping, not the solo work.

I could be wrong though (except about Willy)

Didn't John Morgan play on OM?

edit: yes he did, and Jamie Meyer did on Terria, IIRC.

Ginger on Christeen?

Christian Olde Wolbers played bass on Infinity

Deborah Tyzio n Heather someone did female vocals on Synchestra
and i think sang on almost again from TNB

I played udu drums on Synchestra. Minute 3:55 of "Sunshine and Happiness".





Ok.... Sorry. I didn't resist.

Probably the best way to get this list assembled is to dig up the old newsletter HDR sent out. Off the top of my head, I can't really help too much. HAARHT sold well enough SYL put in some Japanese appearances but I'm really not sure with whom playing.
Keyboard wise... John Morgan handled the City/No SLeep era duties. Then he left around 1999 I think it was to persue his own career (Unit:187 and EAGames if memory serves). So in came either Meyer or Fillipchuck or Meyer AND FIllipchuck. At that time, there wasn't a DTB so Devin Townsend sets consisted of two parts with Jed&Co. playing songs from SYL, OM, Infinity etc. It's possible they used different keyboardists for different styles. I think after those guys were gone it was Willy Campagna for a little while until he left to make more money. So their old friend Munesh Sami from Dean Zimmer's band Bombscare swapped from drums to keys up until he got an offer from Hank III. At that point, I think they used one of the Youngs for supplemental keys on Alien and Willy rejoined for the live shenanigans.
Other than that... my recollection is pretty fuzzy. Sorry.