Background
Wright was born in Montreal, Quebec, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
Wright was born in Montreal, Quebec, and currently resides in Vancouver, British Columbia.
He has also recorded with Ford Pier, Itch and the instrumental progressive power-trio Removal (as the Mr Wrong character in the latter) In the late "70s and early "80s, Wright dabbled in record production, recording and/or producing many noted underground British Columbia punk groups, most notably the Neos. As a bassist, Wright utilizes a distinct technique to create a sound that relies on frequencies traditionally associated with a guitar. He took the inspiration for his amplification (involving a Marshall solid state head through a Marshall guitar 4x12 cabinet) from Lemmy Kilmister of Motörhead, and has cited jazz bassists such as Jimmy Blanton and Paul Chambers as influential players.
His hard-picked, fast-fretted playing is highly respected among bassists, and has been praised by Mike Watt of The Minutemen, among other musicians.
Wright co-operates the record label Wrong Records. He has one son.
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