Dave Ullrich

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Dave Ullrich
Born1970 (age 52–53)
Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
Origin Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres Indie rock
Occupation(s) Drummer
Record producer
Years active1992–present

Dave Ullrich (born c. 1970) is a Canadian musician and entrepreneur.

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Early life

Ullrich attended O'Neill Collegiate and Vocational Institute in Oshawa, Ontario [1] and Queens University. [2]

Career

Ullrich performed as drummer and vocalist with bassist Mike O'Neill in the alternative rock duo The Inbreds in the 1990s. [3] [4] [5] The pair released a number of EPs, [6] and singles, as well as seven albums, [7] and were nominated for an East Coast Award and a Juno Award [8] before disbanding in 1998. [7]

Following the band's breakup, Ullrich formed the independent record label Zunior Records, [9] [10] [11] Canada's first online-only music label. [12] "Zunior" is Ullrich's childhood nickname. [13] [14]

In 2005, Ullrich started a band called Egger, [1] [15] [16] with guitarist/singer Paul Linklater, bassist Doug Friesen and drummer/singer Don Kerr. The band features Ullrich's songwriting and singing. [17] Egger released one album, Force Majeure, in 2005, through Zunior Records. The band made one public performance. [18]

In addition to his work with Zunior, Ullrich has worked as an IT consultant. [12]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Many bands have benefited from the Hip's 'ultimate rock-and-roll mentorship program'". by Peter Hendra, Kingston Whig-Standard, August 20, 2016
  3. ↑ Cross, Michelle. "Biography: The Inbreds". Allmusic . Retrieved 6 May 2010.
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  6. ↑ Lydia Anderson (October 1995). "On the Verge". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc.: 26–. ISSN   1074-6978.
  7. 1 2 "‘I’ll always be writing music’". Queens University Journal, July 30, 2012. Mark Louie
  8. ↑ "Juno nominees reflect success of female singers". The Globe and Mail , February 1, 1996.
  9. ↑ Mallory, Luther (2009 March–April). "The Biz: The digital transition", Canadian Musician 31 (2): 54–57.
  10. ↑ Khanna, Vish (2005 February). "Dave Ullrich: Founder of Zunior.com", Exclaim! . Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  11. ↑ Khanna, Vish (2004 October). "Zunior Gone Wild Archived 2007-08-08 at the Wayback Machine ", Exclaim! . Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  12. 1 2 MacKinnon, Chris (2004 October 9). "Winding road to Danforth: Musician, record producer Dave Ullrich", National Post , p. TO2.
  13. ↑ Van Buskirk, Eliot (2007 January 22). "Zune and Zunior: A Potential Trademark Dispute", Wired . Retrieved 15 May 2010.
  14. ↑ "Welcome to Reunionmania, Canadian edition". Macleans, Aaron Brophy, March 9, 2012
  15. ↑ "Devon Sproule and Mike O'Neill". New Canadian Music.
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