BIOGRAPHY
I Mother Earth first took shape somewhere around 1990.  Brothers Jagori and Christian Tanna had already been playing together for years but it was then that they first met Edwin.
A mutual friend who owned a studio introduced them and they had an impromptu jam session together. But it wasn't until almost a year later that they finally got together to form a band. After finding a bass player (not yet their final choice) and settling on a name they began putting together music for their live show.
IME's live shows were as varied as their music and they would often include spontaneous percussion jams and poetry readings into their set. Word spread quickly on the scene and after only a handful of shows IME had amassed a large local following. Before long the record companies had caught wind of this new act and after meeting with with several different labels the band settled on a joint signing with EMI Music Canada and Capitol Records in the U.S.
It was about this time that I Mother Earth hooked up with Bruce. His old band was breaking up around the same time that IME was in need of a new bassist. They already knew each other from rehearsing in the same building and he quickly joined the fold.
In 1992 I Mother Earth hooked up with producer Mike Clink and temporarily relocated to Los Angeles to record Dig.
I Mother Earth's debut album, Dig, was released during the summer of 1993. After putting over 200,000 miles on their van it has earned them a gold record and a Juno award in Canada.
By the time the album came out the band had already toured across Canada, the American east coast and the southwest for the SXSW music conference in Austin, Texas. Shortly after the release of their album they hit Europe with a three week long intensive tour. The countries they performed in included Denmark, Sweden, England, Germany, Holland, Belgium, France and Italy. One of the highlights of their European tour was experiencing the festival circuit for the first time. They played festivals in several countries, including the Reading festival in England, performing with such bands as Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Primus, Tool, Porno for Pyros, Rollins Band and Stone Temple Pilots.
After returning to North America they continued to tour almost nonstop, crisscrossing the continent over five times. In the U.S., IME toured almost entirely on their own, headlining club dates, halls and theatres. They were asked to join Dream Theater for a month long U.S. tour through the northeast and Midwest. IME also co-headlined tours with Stick(Arista) from Lawrence, Kansas and My Sister's Machine (Chameleon) from Seattle. They also landed a spot opening for Rush in their hometown of Toronto at Maple Leaf Gardens.
Back in Canada, I Mother Earth had a variety of opening acts. They took Our Lady Peace out on their first tour in April of 1994. Other bands that have opened for IME on Canadian tours include Glueleg, The Headstones, DDT, and Liquid Bone Dance.
In January, 1995, I Mother Earth were off the road and began writing material for their next album. A new chapter begins...
As of January, 1995,I Mother Earth had finished touring in support of Dig and had begun writing material for Scenery and Fish. They spent almost every day in their cramped and sweaty rehearsal space jamming out riffs and banging out ideas. By the time summer rolled around they had over fifteen songs written to take into the studio.
After talking to several producers the band finally settled on Paul Northfield. He has done everything from engineering early Rush projects with Terry Brown, to mixing Infectious Grooves, to producing Geezer Butler's latest solo project to name just a few. In the end it was decided that it would be a co-production between Paul and Jag.
Pre-production began in August of 1995. IME spent two weeks in Toronto running the songs under a microscope and then relocated to Morin Heights, Quebec to finish the remainder of pre-production at Studio Morin Heights. Formerly known as Le Studio, it is famous for its picturesque location and for the bands that recorded there over the years such as The Police and Rush.
Drums and guide tracks were cut while still up in Morin Heights taking advantage of a great sounding live room and a vast selection of high quality microphones. IME then returned to Toronto to finish the remainder of the album. Using a combination of different studios, including a home studio and even their rehearsal space with their own recording equipment, they were able to work at their own pace in a relaxed environment without the pressure of an expensive studio hanging over them. Percussion was provided by Luis Conte and Daniel Mansilla.
The album was then mixed by Paul Northfield back up at Studio Morin Heights during November and December of 1995.
Now, I Mother Earth returns to the road to do the whole thing all over again.
An unfortunate turn of events happened in 1997 when frontman Edwin parted ways with the band  to pursue other interest, mainly a solo career and left the band after the Edgefest97 tour.
Since then a replacement has been found in the highly energetic Brian Byrne who hails from Steady Brook Newfoundland, who made his major debut with the band during the Summersault98 tour which featured such groups as Garbage, OLP, BTK, Moist, Crystal Method, Hayden, Joy Drop, Bucket Truck and many others.
IME are currently back in the studios with their new frontman recording the follow-up to the multi-platinum album Scenery and Fish which is scheduled to be released July 13, 1999.  At the same time Edwin is in the studio recording his first "solo" effort titled, Another Spin Around the Sun, which is scheduled to be released April 27, 1999.