Bio

Since the ‘80s, Vancouver singer-songwriter Id Guinness has performed and recorded with many Canadian artists and bands. He has been an active session keyboardist and songwriter whose work appeared on several independent releases. He has been a touring member of the Juno-nominated folk group ‘The Wyrd Sisters,’ and spent the summers of 2007 and 2008 criss-crossing Western Canada with ‘Canada’s First Ladies of Folk.’ As an artist, Id returned to the music scene in 2007 to release the album "Cure for the Common Crush" which was hailed by critics across North America and Europe as one of the strongest releases of the year. A video for the song “Wailing Wall,” directed by Kailey Carruthers, was recently screened at the 2010 Chicago International Music and Movie Festival. Id’s music has also been featured in several other recent and upcoming independent films. In December 2008, Id released “Crush’d: Remixes, Re-recordings and Rarities Vol I.” An album of remixed and re-imagined songs from "Cure for the Common Crush" as well as many rare and previously unreleased songs from his vast back-catalogue, “Crush’d” has just gone back into the shop for an overhaul. It will be remixed, remastered and re-released at some point in the near future with additional tracks. THE BRAND NEW 14 TRACK ALBUM 'SOUL ENVY' HAS JUST BEEN RELEASED. "...PACKED FULL OF IMAGINATIVE SONGS. THE PRODUCTION IS EXCELLENT..." - Mydadrocks.co.uk "...A BEAUTIFUL THRILL..." - Progressia.net, Paris "...SOUNDS SUPERB..." - New Horizons, UK Hear it at www.idguinness.com PRAISE FOR 'CURE FOR THE COMMON CRUSH': "ONE OF THE TOP 25 ALBUMS OF 2008" - Indie-Music.com “UNDERGROUND ALBUM OF THE YEAR ... A TREASURE” – Ryan’s Smashing Life blog, Boston "PINK FLOYD FANS WHO BEMOAN THE FACT THAT ROGER WATERS IS NO LONGER IN THE BAND CAN BE THANKFUL THAT ID GUINNESS AT LEAST IS MAKING MODERN MUSIC THAT EVOKES THE BEST OF THE WATERS ERA" - Hard Rock House, UK “CANADIAN INDIE SOLE ARTIST OF THE YEAR” – Leeds Music Promotions, UK “9 OUT OF 10” – Indie Launchpad, Canada “4.5 OUT OF 5" - The Phantom Tollbooth, Brooklyn, NY “A RARE GEM ... WITHOUT DOUBT ONE OF THE BEST DEBUTS OF THE YEAR” - Progressia, Paris, FR "A SOUND THAT COMBINES THAT OF MID-CAREER PORCUPINE TREE WITH LATTER DAY PINK FLOYD ... AN ALBUM OF INTELLIGENT, WHOLLY LISTENABLE SONGS" - Losing Today, Rome, IT