Chris Bottomley and Russ Goozee

Chris Bottomley first burst onto the Canadian music scene in the mid-80s with his post-punk rock band Tulpa, which he formed along with his brother, guitarist John Bottomley and drummer Mike Severin. In the 90s, Bottomley was inspired by the fast-growing funk and groove scene in Toronto and started his band Brainfudge that continues to this day. Bottomley has released five full-length records – 1995’s self-titled debut, the internationally-acclaimed Knotty Bits (2003), which won an International Song Competition grand prize in the world-reggae category for his song ‘Belize City Bakin’‘, the 2006 double instrumental album Cerebral Lubrication which received airplay worldwide, Bright Eye Day in 2014 and recently Brainfudge – Live at Supermarket (2007) and ‘Lonely Days‘ (Single) in 2022. ‘Lonely Days’ is a collaboration with fellow writer and music mixer Russ Goozee.