There may be some small innaccuracies in the era of some members, and of course some guests or stand-ins might have been overlooked. If you know of any errors, PLEASE let us know!! It was a decade's worth of information we had to search through! But this is without question, the MOST accurate historical listing of The Kingpins' band members anywhere!!! Links have been added when members left or came from other projects
The Kingpins original line-up February 1994:
Eric "Boum Boum" Boulanger (founding member) - Drums
Jordan Swift (founding member) - Bass
Ian "Hot Tub" Hodkinson (founding member) - Organ
Lorraine Muller (founding member)- Alto Sax
Patrice ?? - Lead Vocals & Guitar
Changes/additions in mid to late 1994:
Bobby Beaton (replaced Patrice "temporarily") - Guitar
Ian takes over Vocals
Nigel Goddard - Alto Sax and Vocals
added in 1995:
Jesse Radz - Trumpet
Maithe Robert de Massis - Trombone
Paddy Walsh - Lead Vocals
Lorraine Muller switches to Tenor Saxophone and sings one song on the first full length album
The Kingpins circa "Watch Your Back" (1996):
The only change from above was
Nish "The Fish" Herat replaced Maithe on trombone
and Lorraine Muller adds a few more songs live
The Kingpins circa Let's Go To Work (1997-1998):
Paddy Walsh - Vocals
Eric "Boum Boum" Boulanger - Drums
Jordan Swift - Bass
Bobby Beaton - Guitar
Lorraine Muller - Tenor Sax, Vocals
Dave Jager - Organ
John Jordan - Baritone Sax
Nigel Goddard - Alto Sax
Jesse Radz - Trumpet
The Kingpins first Canadian Tour (1998):
same as above except: "JFK" Dave Adams stands in for Bobby Beaton on Guitar
Chris Pung stands in for Nigel on Alto Sax
Some Misc. replacements between 1998 and 2000: Mitch "King Kong" Gírio on misc. dates replaces Guitar & Keyboard
Remi (Bolduc?) on Keyboard for one tour in 1999
"JFK" replaces Paddy Walsh on Lead Vocals late 1999
The Kingpins circa Plan Of Action (2000):
Lorraine Muller - Lead Vocals, Tenor Sax
Eric "Boum Boum" Boulanger - Drums
Josh "Jacko Flavour" Fuhrman - Sax
Jordan Swift - Bass
Mitch "King Kong" Gírio - Guitar (for the album)
Dave Adams "JFK" - Keyboards and Lead Vocals until mid-2000
Johnny Trudel - Guitar starting Sept 2000
The Kingpins 2001 Summer:
as above except:
Mike "G" Gasselsdorfer replaces Eric on Drums
Daryl Meili replaces Jordan on Bass
The Kingpins 2002:
Chris "Raz" replaces Johnny on Guitar
Dan "The Swiss Knight" Meier replaces Josh on Tenor Sax Oliver "Crow" - Bass on our Summer Tour
Sean Scanlan - Bass on our Fall Maritimes Tour
The Kingpins 2003-2004:
Lorraine Muller - Lead Vocals & Baritone Sax
Mike Gasselsdorfer - Drums Chris Raz - Guitar
Dan Meier - Tenor Sax
Russ "Coop-a-Loop" Cooper on Bass
The Kingpins at the Montreal International Jazz Festival 2003:
Lorraine Muller - Lead Vocals & Bari sax
Mike "G" Gasselsdorfer - Drums Chris Raz - Guitar
Dan "The Swiss Knight" Meier - Tenor Sax
Russ Cooper on Bass
and our guests: Liam O'Neil - Keyboards
Josh Katz-Rosene- Trombone
Andy King - Trumpet
The Kingpins US/Canada Tour Summer 2004:
as above except:
Gord "Rumblestrip" Hyland - Sax (standing in for "The Swiss Knight")
The LAST Kingpins line-up (2004):
Lorraine Muller - Lead Vocals & Bari Sax
Mike "G" Gasselsdorfer - Drums
Russ Cooper - Bass
Chris "Raz" - Guitar
Dan "The Swiss Knight" Meier - Tenor Sax & Keyboards
YES! ITS TRUE! THERE IS NOW A MYSPACE PAGE DEDICATED TO THE KINGPINS!
BIOGRAPHY
They planned the plan, then they put it into action... The Kingpins were a road-tested, consumer-approved quintet that rocked toward the future without denying its respectable past as a leading ska unit.
In '94, the world was blissfully unaware of the impending "third wave" of ska. A motley crew of diehard Montreal mods and rudies, musicians all, decided that their town, and by extension their nation, needed a lesson in how old-school ska was done. That meant a solid brass section, warm organ sounds, spy-flick guitar licks and rock-steady rhythms. They called themselves the Kingpins, and in matters of traditional ska party music, they were. They are easily one of the nation's best live acts and party bands.
The first Kingpins single "On the Run" won a MiMi (Montreal Independent Music Industry) award for Best Single in '95, coinciding with swelling crowds and a proliferation of younger bands eager to ape that Kingpin cool.
The following year saw the dawn of their own label Stomp Records and the first Kingpins CD, "Watch Your Back". By '97 the band was on newspaper covers and national TV; all eyes were on the Kingpins, stylish ambassadors of ska. Trapped between grunge and techno, people were hungry for satisfying, kick-ass live music that one could dance to. Who better to turn to?
The band burst out of the alternative sub-category that contained it with mainstream radio play, a second album in '99 "Let's Go To Work" that outdid the first, numerous headline gigs all over Europe, North America, Japan, breakout slots on packages like the Warped Tour, TV appearances, video airplay and soundtrack material for film and TV.
With their last LP, "Plan of Action" aggressive choices were made, and they paid off. First, the lineup was stripped down to a tight, well-oiled five-piece party machine, with Lorraine "The Queen of Ska" taking up vocal duties full-time. While maintaining solid ties to the rhythms and positive energy of ska, they explored punk, pop, new wave, moving balladry and even breakbeats. The results, far from a corny, unfocused cash-in, were vital, solid and the best and most exciting thing the band had done to date. Not surprisingly, the album raced to the top of the Canadian college charts in a time when most ska releases were serving as drink coasters. Canada's Monarchs of Ska, the Kingpins came through shining, and made a massive impact on the North American ska scene.
Former members are continuing to make amazing music under a new name: Please check them out!
***PLEASE NOTE: If you want to contact Lorraine, your best bet would be visiting the above page, the page that she logs into the most (or at all )***
Ahoi Kingpins thanks for the add and your friendship i can not say where i you know but since your finally good enough that the people you know in Germany / Göttingen !
hey (: the last days it wass pretty rainy in austria, but we had about two very hot weeks. maybe u could come with The Kingpins to vienna or graz, i will be there :D
Hey folks, we just wanted to let you know that we'll be playing in Montreal on March 14th at L’Inco (4584 Papineau, corner of Mont-Royal). This show is all-ages. See you there! Cheers
Merci et bonne année à toi aussi. Je vous ai connu grâce à mon ex copain..Et je crois que je t'ai vu au show de Slackers au Rainbow v'la p-e deux ans:P pis quand il ma fait écouter vos chansons,j'ai tout suite adoré votre musique :)
about a few days ago, i didn't know about u guys. then a friend of mine send me a song "the kingpins - backstreet killer", which i (as a very big ska fan) rly loved :D it would be cool, if u come to austria some time. i'll be on ur show ;)
Hello!.. and thank you too. You are great... it was inevitable to meet The Kingpins, for a Ska-lover like me... Your cover of l'Aventurier is very very explosive and i love it. See you! (I would like it...) Bye.
I found out about your band from ex-boyfriend who lived in Calgary. I was shuffling through some papers and found your phone number back from when you were trying to play a show in KC, and then I had the good sense to look you up on here. Hope all is well!
THE PRESS 1984 -1994 RECORD RELEASE SHOW! 10/31/07 HALLOWEEN NYC
Featuring MANINBLACK "aka'" THE PRESS! With Special Guest! SKULL-A- BALL Featuring the Nubian Nightmere Singer of - MEPHISKAPHELES! With More Special Guest TBA: SHOWTIME 8PM -$7 dos- 21up
http://www.myspace.com/maninblack ========================= @ The Pussycat Lounge 96 Greenwich Street. NYC Take 1 Train to Chambers Stop. ==========================
PLAYING ALL THE CLASSIC NYC OI!, SKA , REGGAE, PUNK CLASSICS! ========================= IS IT ANY WONDER? SHUT YOUR FUCK'N MOUTH ASAP TRY REVOLUTION NOW CRACKDOWN 21 GUITAR SALUTE (Covered by the Dropkick Murphys) IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT JUST ANOTHER WARNING FRIDAY 5 PM ( From Oi!/Skamp 1. TC NYSR ) CARRY ON HARRY SHOT HEARD AROUND THE WORLD BREAK UP DUB 21 GUITAR SALUTE IT'S NOT WHAT I WANT
THE PRESS The Complete Press ~ 1984-1994, The Press were the first American Oi! band and this is the first time their collected works, including remastered rarities and unreleased material, have been issued in one slick lookin’ digipack release together with band photos and a pullout lyric-sheet!
1.- Alpha Boy School - Boys Don..t Cry (Alemania) 2.- Open Season - Time To Run (Suiza) 3.- Deal's Gone Bad - Killer Diller (Estados Unidos) 4.- La Big Landin Orquesta - I Should Have Known Better (Venezuela) 5.- Blaster Master - Johnny The Bastard (Finlandia) 6.- Two Tone Club - Talk About Love (Francia) 7.- Rude Rich & The High Notes - Ska Beat (Holanda) 8.- Dr. Calypso - Not Understanding (España) 9.- The Busters - Three Minutes (Alemania) 10.- Inspecter 7 - Junior Guzzler (Estados Unidos) 11.- The Refrescos - Estudiar (España) 12.- Alphonso’Sentrega - Rayos Ranger( Nautilus) (Argentina) 13.- Ska Cubano - Cumbia En Do Menor (Inglaterra-Cuba) 14.- Lo & The Magnetics - Party of One (Canáda)
Aug 4 Townehouse Sudbury Aug 5 the Speak Easy -All Ages- Sault ste Marie Aug 6 Disgraceland -all ages- Thunder Bay Aug 7 the Cavern Winnipeg Aug 8 the Exchange -all ages- Regina Aug 9 Amigos Saskatoon Aug 10 Starlite Edmonton Aug 11 HiFi Club Calgary Aug 12 Scumbala fest Salmo Aug 13 TBA Aug 14 OK Mission Hall -all ages- Kelowna Aug 15 BowlerTime -all ages- Kamloops Aug 16 Hope river Lions hall -all ages- Chilliwack Aug 17 Cobalt Vancouver Aug 18 Logan's Victoria Aug 19 Navy League Hall - all ages - Campbell River Aug 20 TBA Nanaimo Aug 21 Alf House-All ages Vancouver Aug 22 Sound Entertainment - all ages- Prince George Aug 23 P & Q Billiards Ponoka Aug 24 The Black Spot-All Ages Edmonton Aug 25 Unicenter - all ages - Humboldt Aug 26 Manhattan Room Regina Aug 27 Moondragon Cafe -all ages- Winnipeg Aug 28 201 South Syndicate Thunder Bay Aug 29 GV Hotel-All ages Timmins
Thanks for the add! It's such a pleasure meeting other sax players. (I found your band's music on a page about bari sax players.) The big sax that you commented about in my pics section is actually a bass sax...also a Buescher. I played it in a college jazz quintet. That thing sounded like the horn on a battleship and practically required an iron lung to play, but it was SO much fun. And I wonder why I have back problems.
Hi guys!
Don’t miss the ROCKET FILES 4 that is now online on our webpage. This time around, it’s a western trip to Ottawa with the Bella Bombs and Machine Gun Dolly.
Sure laughs…
Also, make sure to check out the dates for our august Canadian tour with the Ripcordz. The confirmations are starting to come in.
And while you’re at it, listen to our two new singles: California and Stay Over Night.
Mouais, ça fait un bail que je n'ai rien fait sur MySpace... beaucoup de changement... je n'ai toujours pas complété ma guitare, j'espère pouvoir la terminer pour noël 2007... si non, nouvelle job... et je continue de jouer sur ma bass.... dit moi, qu'est-ce qui s'en vient de bon comme show?
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