| Trans FX | |
| Alias: | Transfix • TFX |
| Origin: | Olympia, Washington |
| Years Active: | – |
| Label: | Joker's Got A Posse • Perennial • K Records • Sister Cylinder |
| Associated Acts: | CCFX • GAG • Happy Bubbles • Cairo Pythian • The County Liners • ANNI D • Defaceman • KZV • White Out • Stand Up • Milk Music |
| Current Members: | C. McDonnell Mirçe Popovic Abby Dahlquist Alex Coxen |
| Past Members: | S. Young Felisha Perez Chris Johnson D.A. Terrence Hayes Waring Nora McKinnon Steve Sharrett Lexxi Lovell Captain Tripps Ballsington (Producer) |
Trans FX is an American rock music band formed in 2011 by songwriters Chris McDonnell and Scott Young in Olympia, Washington.[1] They have released seven albums, and continue to operate a revolving door, communal band, based in Olympia. Their sound has often been compared to Lou Reed, Happy Mondays, Brian Eno, Primal Scream, and The Jesus and Mary Chain.[2] [3] [4]
Created in McDonnell's home studio, then Transfix, started as a self-proclaimed deathrock band, consisting of members Scott Young (keyboards, vocals), Chris McDonnell (guitar, vocals), Nora McKinnon (drums), and Steve Sharrett (bass).[5] The band wrote and recorded a full-length album with Olympia-based recording company Dutch Tilt records, which was released on December 16, 2013.[5] The band's second studio album, Into The Blu, was released on K Records in the fall of 2015. Into The Blu was a change in the band's sound and direction, as McDonnell and Young moved towards electronic pop and abbreviated their name to the current moniker, Trans FX. Young left the band in 2015 to pursue a career in art.[1] In 2017, the band collaborated with fellow Olympians CC Dust on the CCFX EP, released on DFA Records.[6]