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Infobox musical artist | name = Geggy Tah| image =| caption =| image_size = | background = group_or_band| alias =| origin = Pomona, California|Pomona , California , United States | genre = Jazz , alternative rock | years_active = 1994–present| label = Luaka Bop , Virgin Records|Virgin | associated_acts = The Bird and the Bee | website =| current_members = Greg Kurstin Tommy Jordan Daren Hahn| past_members = Geggy Tah is a band initially composed of writer/singer Tommy Jordan and keyboard/guitarist Greg Kurstin .cite web|url= http://www.myspace.com/geggytah |title=Geggy Tah & #124; Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2011-10-15 Each of them has a younger sister who was unable to pronounce her brother's name when very young; "Geggy" and "Tah" were the baby girls' mispronunciations of their brothers' names.
Their first release, Grand Opening (album)|Grand Opening , appeared in 1994 on David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne 's label Luaka Bop . For their 1996 release Sacred Cow (album)|Sacred Cow , they added drummer Daren Hahn to the lineup. Also on Luaka Bop, the album spawned the hit single "Whoever You Are" which peaked at #16 on the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chartcite web|last=Prato |first=Greg |url=Allmusic|class=artist |id=p144382 |pure_url=yes |title=Geggy Tah |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2011-10-15 (the song would also appear in a Mercedes-Benz commercial circa 2001). Gina is the name of the last track and the name of the dog on the covers of both Grand Opening and Sacred Cow . Gina's owner was Susan Rogers—who produced Grand Opening and Sacred Cow and whose credits include: Prince, The Jacksons, David Byrne, Barenaked Ladies and Edie Brickell.cite web|author=Maeve Haldane | |url= http://www.mcgill.ca/reporter/39/02/rogers/ |title=Susan Rogers: The grad student formerly known as |publisher=Mcgill.ca |date= |accessdate=2011-10-15
In 1999, the band announced a new album entitled Music Inspired by the Fragrance , and released two songs ("Space Heater" and "Sweat") on the web in mp3 format. However, in part because of Luaka Bop's move from Warner Bros. to Virgin Records , the album went unreleased until 2001, by which point it had acquired a new title: Into the Oh .
In 2006, Kurstin formed a new band, The Bird and the Bee . In 2010, Kurstin was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Producer, Non-Classical division. Kurstin helmed Lily Allen's "It's Not Me, It's You."cite web|last=Roberts |first=Randall |url= http://blogs.laweekly.com/westcoastsound/off-the-record/grammy-nomination-los-angeles |title=Notes on the Grammy Nominations: Excuse Us While We Puke - Los Angeles Music - West Coast Sound |publisher=Blogs.laweekly.com |date=2009-12-03 |accessdate=2011-10-15
Discography
Grand Opening (1994, Luaka Bop )
Sacred Cow (album)|Sacred Cow (1996, Luaka Bop )
Into the Oh (2001, Luaka Bop / Virgin Records )
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http://www.myspace.com/geggytah Geggy Tah on Myspace
Geggy Tah Category:American jazz ensembles Category:American rock music groups Category:Luaka Bop artists
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