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russell broom

I liked it better when it sounded broken

About Me

I like to cook, I like being married and having kids, I like scrabble, I like dying my hair, I'm late-a-phobic, I have mild to medium OCD but I like it that way, I play guitar, write songs, produce, mix and engineer records for swell people. Some people who's careers I have tried to ruin by doing some of the aformentioned jobs include; Jann Arden, Chixdiggit, Hidell, SheDaisy, Sam Roberts, Josh Groban, Tariq, Martin Page, A Perfect Day, The Dudes, and lots of other people. I also sincerely hope you have a wonderful day, thanks for dropping by, come again anytime, but if you bring a box of wine to one of our parties, you'll have to drink it outside ........

My Interests

music, movies, books, mid-century modern design, scrabble, travelling, good food

I'd like to meet:

god, but i'm in no hurry, so maybe just someone who's played him/her on television

Music:

Jann Arden, Talk Talk, U2, Keane, Tom Waits, Nick Drake, Simon & Garfunkel, Ours, The Jam, Arvo Part, Daniel Lanois, Cardigans, Booker T & The MG's, The Meters, Umbrellas, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Dudes, Joy Division, Feeder, Chixdiggit, Jeff Buckley, Los Lobos, Rheostatics, XTC, The Who, American Music Club, Kronos Quartet, Crowded House, John Renbourn, Dandy Warhols, Jimi Hendrix, Hidell, New Order, The Blue Van, Blur, DJ Shadow, The Verve, Chocolate Genius, Squarepusher, Coldplay, Emmylou Harris, Talking Heads, Sigur Ros, Morrissey, Devo, Television, Radiohead, Cream, The Zombies, Beatles, B-52's, Weakerthans, Gavin Bryars, Lhasa, Ramones, Bob Dylan, Jimmie Vaughan, Tariq, Squeeze, Powderfinger, Patty Griffin, Shriekback, Doves, Beastie Boys, Blondie, David Bowie, Eels, Interpol, Innocence Mission, Johnny Cash, Muse, Roxy Music, Smiths, Travis, Bjork, Eisley

Movies:

Glengarry Glenross, Barfly, The Life Aquatic, Jackass, Being There, The Party, The Apartment, Gummo, Usual Suspects, Amelie, Million Dollar Baby, Best In Show, Requiem For A Dream, Bad Lieutenant, Royal Tenenbaums, King Of Comedy, Spinal Tap, Waiting For Guffman, Happiness, MP and the Holy Grail, Blue Velvet, Rushmore, Lost In Translation.

Television:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Office, Law & Order, Arrested Development, Boobah, Oz, Larry Sanders, SCTV, Coupling, Little Britain, Extras

Books:

To Kill A Mockingbird, Travels With Charley, A Prayer For Owen Meany, Hollywood, Post Office, The Roominghouse Madrigals, The Grifters, Black Spring, Air Conditioned Nightmare, I Am Not Spock by Leonard Nimoy, The Yellow Pages, Down And Out In Paris and London, anything featuring Ramona Quimby

Heroes:

Spiderman, The Green Hornet, Sid Dithers

My Blog

welcome home!

 our tour ends today, our 14th show in a row (a new record i'd rather not ever break), and it's a bittersweet day, i must admit...  i equate finishing a tour to jumping off of a speedin...
Posted by russell broom on Fri, 18 May 2007 09:14:00 PST

Jann's "Uncover Me" goes platinum

Jann's new album has gone platinum in just under 3 months! Thanks to all Jann's fans for the support, and to my mom for buying 90 000 copies!
Posted by russell broom on Thu, 03 May 2007 08:54:00 PST

what's new? well, lots...

 Jann and I finished mixing her new record last week (yahoo), had a great time working at the Warehouse studios in Vancouver, three cheers for Zach Blackstone and Eric for all of their hard work ...
Posted by russell broom on Wed, 22 Nov 2006 12:45:00 PST

i took some time off!!

 Barb and Simon(the new guy, almost 3 months old) are in Ireland for 10 days, our nanny-type-people and grandparents are all out of town, so i've had to take 10 or so days off to hang out wi...
Posted by russell broom on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 10:07:00 PST

happy happy

on tour in ontario, bunch of jann shows this week, fun fun fun! Been a busy month, finished The Dudes' record (awesome), had another baby (Simon, he's keee-ooooot), sold our house, moved, having new h...
Posted by russell broom on Sat, 25 Feb 2006 01:17:00 PST

ex-mas

 when did christmas become such a giant pain in the ass? this year is looking fairly weird, between the divorces and separations (not me thanks!!), the usual family guilt, neurotic in-law ultimat...
Posted by russell broom on Wed, 14 Dec 2005 07:11:00 PST

welcome home

i think the hardest part of touring is stopping. it's weird to spend weeks and months living in a tour bubble, but its undoubtedly way weirder to come home and slide right back into life as one o...
Posted by russell broom on Mon, 21 Nov 2005 06:07:00 PST

hmm

no really, windsor is great......i found a........no, i saw ummm.......ok, no really, i walked for 3 hours and found.....well..........honestly?.......maybe it needs a bath.....detroit looks nice out ...
Posted by russell broom on Wed, 02 Nov 2005 12:08:00 PST

winnipeg food blog

 oh the glamour of touring! been out 6 weeks now, started in nelson BC, then 3 weeks across australia, now in the middle of a 6 week cross canada jaunt. now i'm starting a food blog, and what bet...
Posted by russell broom on Sun, 30 Oct 2005 09:03:00 PST

tour

just finished night 1 in calgary, 4 of 6 shows in a row, tour is crazy busy. jann is singing great, band sounds great, having a ton of fun playing every night, hope whomever reads thses things can com...
Posted by russell broom on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 02:00:00 PST