Tal Bachman


Talmage Charles Robert "Tal" Bachman is a Canadian singer-songwriter and musician. He is best known for his late 1998 hit, "She's So High", a pop rock tune from his self-titled 1999 album that led to a BMI award.

Musical career

1999–2000: Debut album

Bachman got his musical break when executives at EMI Music Publishing in New York City heard a demo tape, and aided him in securing a record deal with Columbia Records. Bob Rock signed on to co-produce his debut album. His first album, Tal Bachman, featured what would eventually become his hit single, "She's So High", which reached No. 1 on three different radio formats in Canada. The song became a multi-format Top 10 hit in the United States and internationally, earning BMI's "Song of the Year" award. The album earned Bachman two Juno awards in Canada, and much media exposure, including appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, MTV, MuchMusic, and E Network; and profiles, interviews, and reviews in Rolling Stone, Q Magazine, USA Today, Interview, and the Los Angeles Times. In support of the record, Bachman toured as an opening act for Bryan Adams and the Barenaked Ladies, and also toured in his own right.

2004–2005: ''Staring Down the Sun''

Bachman's second album, Staring Down the Sun, was released in Canada on Sextant Records in August 2004 and was released in the United States by Artemis Records in 2006. The single "Aeroplane" reached No. 20 on the Canadian charts and was used in the 2005 film, . It was played as an instrumental and during the credits.

Personal life

Bachman lives in Victoria, British Columbia, and is the son of Canadian rocker Randy Bachman of the classic rock bands The Guess Who and Bachman–Turner Overdrive. His sister Lorelei Bachman is also a writer and a musician.
He is a former member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and went on a two-year mission to Argentina, but after two years of research into that church's origins, Bachman concluded that the church's founder Joseph Smith had invented his stories, and severed his ties to that church. He talks about Mormonism in the 2008 documentary film Religulous with Bill Maher.
As the holder of a bachelor's degree in political science, Bachman has moonlighted as a political commentator.
He plays right-wing and outside-centre for the Victoria, BC rugby club Castaway Wanderers RFC.
In 2006, Bachman was interviewed for the 2007 PBS documentary called The Mormons. In it, he discussed his departure from the LDS church. In 2008, Bachman also discussed his departure from the LDS church when interviewed for the Bill Maher documentary Religulous.

Discography

Studio albums

Compilation albums

Singles

Awards

Third Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards
29th Annual Juno Awards