Born: August 13, 1968 in Winnipeg, Manitoba
Tal Bachman is the son of legendary Guess Who/BTO guitarist Randy Bachman, who learned to play drums, piano and guitar at an early age, and rebelled against music after graduating high school, fled his home in the Vancouver suburb of White Rock and took up Philosophy at a University in Utah near his mother's home. After graduating he left to to be a missionary and study Spanish in Argentina for two years.
After returning to British Columbia he spent the next three years writing songs and trying to land a record deal with help from his father. Randy pushed some record label connections and soon, Tal found himself signed to the US Columbia label where fellow Vancouver native Bob Rock co-produced the debut album.
Bachman's self-titled debut was released in 1999 and the lead-off single, "She's So High", became a monster smash hit for him globally. Soon Bachman's songs began appearing on such television shows as 'NYPD Blue' and 'Dawson's Creek'.
But the failure for the album's second single to chart significantly left Bachman at the mercy of the industry declaring him a one-hit wonder.
Troubles with management and A & R direction from Columbia Records found Tal switching management and labels.
His sophomore CD, 'Staring Down The Sun', was released in August 2004 on the Sextent label and he made the Top20 on Canadian charts with the song "Aeroplane".
Singles
1999 She's So High (Columbia)
Albums
1999 Tal Bachman (Columbia)
2000 If You Sleep [EP] (Columbia)
2004 Staring Down The Sun (Sextent)
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