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Jakalope is a Canadian Indie pop/rock group, formed in 2003 and named for the mythical creature of the jackalope, and started by noted Canadian industrial musician and producer Dave "Rave" Ogilvie, most famous for his studio work with such acts as Skinny Puppy, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, and Marilyn Manson. The band gained much popularity after playing the opening theme song to seasons 4–7 of the TV series Degrassi: The Next Generation.

Jakalope
OriginCanada
GenresPop rock, industrial, electronica
Years active2003–2011
LabelsOrange Record Label, 604 Records
MembersChrystal Leigh
Dave "Rave" Ogilvie
Phil Caivano
Allie Sheldan
Nik Pesut
Kevin James Maher
Matt Warhurst
Sean Stubbs
Anthony Valcic
"The Three Dons"
Past membersKatie B
Websitehttp://jakalope.ca/

History



Beginnings and It Dreams


Jakalope began in 2003 as an open-concept project headed by Dave Ogilvie. His conceptual aim was towards a new musical genre rooted in industrial rock (for which Ogilvie is famed), but would be able to flow smoothly between searing rock and melodic pop. It was around this time that Ogilvie became acquainted with the vocal stylings of Katie B while she was working at Bryan Adams' The Warehouse Studio in Vancouver. The two of them had instant chemistry, and Katie took her position center stage as the front woman of Jakalope.

Their debut album, It Dreams, was released in 2004, and spawned the hit singles and videos "Pretty Life", and "Feel It". The third single was "Go Away", but the video received little play on MuchMusic and was unsuccessful compared to the two previous singles. In 2005 It Dreams was released in Japan.

For this album, the band collaborated with a large number of guest musicians, including Trent Reznor (who contributed production work, as well as song writing, and instrumentation), Kat Bjelland and members of Acid Polly Sloan, Monster Magnet and Malhavoc.

The cover art for It Dreams received the Juno Award for Best CD/DVD Artwork Design of the Year in 2005, and was designed by artist Vincent Marcone.


Born 4


In early October 2005, the Orange Record Label confirmed that Jakalope would return to the studio in late October to record their next album, Born 4. The first single off the album, "Upside Down (And I Fall)", was released to radio in March 2006. There was some controversy with the release date constantly changing, from an initial date set for spring 2006. Due to undisclosed reasons the release date was postponed several times, until the release on October 3.

Trent Reznor returned as co-producer and other guests on the second album include Allie Sheldan (Rio Bent), Thom D'arcy (Small Sins), Bob Pantella (Monster Magnet), Alex Lifeson (Rush), Jeremy Fisher and Bill Rieflin (Ministry, R.E.M., Married To Music). Vincent Marcone returned once more to do the CD design.

Born 4 was released on June 7, 2006 in Japan, and on October 3 in Canada. It was later made available for purchase on iTunes in both the United States and Canada.


Katie B's departure and the arrival of Chrystal Leigh


In spring 2007, frontwoman Katie B. left the band to pursue a solo career. She summarizes her experience with Jakalope as a time where she "grew as a songwriter, a performer, an artist, and learned many a valuable lesson".[1] The split was said to be amicable and there is no ill will between the two parties.

The spot of lead singer was eventually filled by Chrystal Leigh, former lead singer for now-defunct Vancouver band The Perfect Strangers. She also fronted the Chrystal Leigh Band during a stint in Kelowna, and contributed supporting vocals to the song "Vertebrae" by Closing Iris. Of Chrystal, Ogilvie has said: "I was blown away by her personality, her voice, and the fact that she's a piano player. I was dying to have someone to collaborate with, who actually is a musician and not just a singer."[2]

For the next few years, Jakalope slowly put together new material and searched for a new label. They still played the occasional show, such as playing at the 2009 Juno Festival[3] and released the occasional song via their Myspace.


Things That Go Jump in the Night


First, the band released two new songs, via their official Myspace, the first titled "Delicious" and the second, a cover of the Julee Cruise song, "Falling". Ogilvie announced that the album would be named Delicious. Another song, titled "Last Song", was released via the official Jakalope fansite. A remix of "Delicious" by Alkatraz was also released to their Myspace.

In August 2009, Jakalope released yet another new song, titled "a.k.a. Cupcake",[4] through their YouTube account and announced that final recording for their second album had begun.

In February 2010, the band announced that they had signed to 604 Records[5] and soon after announced that filming of a video for a single titled "Witness" would be taking place the following week.[6]

In March 2010, the band announced via Twitter that the first single would be released at the end of March and the new album would be out by the end of May.[7]

On May 19, 2010, Jakalope posted three new songs on their MySpace page, "Witness", "Baby Blue" and "Combine", as well as a trailer for the music video for "Witness".

On July 13, 2010, "Witness", the first single from the band's third album, was made available through the iTunes Store. The Kevvy Mental remix of "Witness" by Kevin James Maher was also made available for purchase.[8]

A music video was later made for the song "Magnolia".


Members


Due to the nature of the band, there are constantly rotating members, however the core members of the band are:


Past members



Discography



Albums



Singles



Trivia





References



На других языках


[de] Jakalope

Jakalope sind eine kanadische Pop-/Rock-/Electronica-Gruppe. Die Bezeichnung leitet sich vom gleichnamigen nordamerikanischen Fabeltier Jackalope ab (eine, dem deutschen Wolpertinger ähnliche, Mischung aus Hase und Gabelbock). Gegründet wurde sie 2003 von Dave Ogilvie, einem kanadischen Musiker und Produzenten.
- [en] Jakalope

[es] Jakalope

Jakalope es un grupo canadiense de Industrial / Pop-Rock. Ellos tomaron su nombre de un animal de ficción del mismo nombre, aunque el animal es comúnmente llamado "jackalope". La banda fue formada el 2003 por músico y productor canadiense Dave Ogilvie que ha trabajado con artistas como Marilyn Manson, David Bowie, Nine Inch Nails, Skinny Puppy, y actualmente trabaja con The Birthday Massacre.



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