Mimi Goese
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Mimi Goese is the former vocalist for college rock
band Hugo Largo
. Two collaborations with Moby
, Into the Blue
and When It's Cold I'd Like to Die appear on the latter's album Everything Is Wrong
. (The latter song appears during the closing credits
of The Sopranos
episode "Join the Club
".) She also appeared in the 1996 short film "Black Kites", directed by Jo Andres
.
Under the name Mimi (no last name) she has released one solo album, Soak, on the Luaka Bop
label, which French record producer
Hector Zazou
worked on. She also released a single in which she covered
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
' "I Put A Spell On You". As well as occasionally continuing to perform, she now also gives classes in performing arts
.
In 2006, Goese collaborated and performed on stage with the 'mutantrumpeter' Ben Neill
on a project called XIX. Later, in 2010, Ben and Mimi collaborated on a musical theater piece entitled "Persephone" which was premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival in 2010. Goese and Neill were commissioned by BAM to create the staged work with multimedia company Ridge Theater. "Persephone" co-starred actress Julia Stiles
with book by Tony award winning playwright Warren Leight
, and grew out of the 19th-century themes that Goese and Neill were exploring in the music. An album featuring music from the project "Songs For Persephone" will be released in Fall 2011 by Ramseur Records.
Her voice has been confused with that of Annie Lennox
. It has also frequently been mistaken for other artists, such as Happy Rhodes
and Alison Moyet
.
"Mimi’s voice conjures up a long plummet through white light and space. It’s like a parachutist still in free fall, who seems briefly weightless and adrift in an ocean of air."
-Melody Maker
College rock
College rock is a term that was used in the United States to describe 1980s alternative rock before the term "alternative" came into common usage. The term's use of the word "college" refers to campus radio stations located at institutions of higher education in Canada and the United States, where...
band Hugo Largo
Hugo Largo
Hugo Largo was an American musical group known for their unique line-up: two bass guitars, a violin and singer/performance artist Mimi Goese.The band formed in 1984, initially featuring Tim Sommer and Goese. Later they were joined by Hahn Rowe and Adam Peacock, releasing their Michael Stipe...
. Two collaborations with Moby
Moby
Richard Melville Hall , better known by his stage name Moby, is an American musician, DJ, and photographer. He is known mainly for his sample-based electronic music and his outspoken liberal political views, including his support of veganism and animal rights.Moby gained attention in the early...
, Into the Blue
Into the Blue (song)
"Into the Blue" is a song by American electronica musician Moby, released as the fourth single from his studio album Everything Is Wrong. Mimi Goese cowrote the song with Moby and provided the vocals. Goese also appears on "When It's Cold I'd Like to Die", another song from Everything Is Wrong...
and When It's Cold I'd Like to Die appear on the latter's album Everything Is Wrong
Everything Is Wrong
Everything Is Wrong is the third studio album by American electronica musician Moby, released in 1995. The album was Moby’s first acclaimed electronica album, but true mainstream success did not come about until the release of his 1999 album, Play....
. (The latter song appears during the closing credits
Closing credits
Closing credits or end credits are added at the end of a motion picture, television program, or video game to list the cast and crew involved in the production. They usually appear as a list of names in small type, which either flip very quickly from page to page, or move smoothly across the...
of The Sopranos
The Sopranos
The Sopranos is an American television drama series created by David Chase that revolves around the New Jersey-based Italian-American mobster Tony Soprano and the difficulties he faces as he tries to balance the often conflicting requirements of his home life and the criminal organization he heads...
episode "Join the Club
Join the Club (The Sopranos episode)
"Join the Club" is the second episode of the sixth season and sixty-seventh episode overall of the HBO television drama series The Sopranos, which premiered on March 19, 2006 in the United States...
".) She also appeared in the 1996 short film "Black Kites", directed by Jo Andres
Jo Andres
Jo Andres is a U.S. filmmaker, choreographer, and artist.Andres first became known on the kinetic downtown New York performance scene of the 1980s for her film/dance/light performances, shown at the Performing Garage, La Mama E.T.C., P.S. 122, St...
.
Under the name Mimi (no last name) she has released one solo album, Soak, on the Luaka Bop
Luaka Bop
Luaka Bop is a world music-oriented record label established by David Byrne, former guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer of the art rock/new wave band Talking Heads. It has been a wholly independent label since leaving V2 in 2006. Previous distribution relationships included Warner and Virgin...
label, which French record producer
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
Hector Zazou
Hector Zazou
Hector Zazou was a prolific French composer and record producer who worked with, produced, and collaborated with an international array of recording artists...
worked on. She also released a single in which she covered
Cover version
In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Jalacy Hawkins , best known as Screamin' Jay Hawkins was an American musician, singer, and actor...
' "I Put A Spell On You". As well as occasionally continuing to perform, she now also gives classes in performing arts
Performing arts
The performing arts are those forms art which differ from the plastic arts insofar as the former uses the artist's own body, face, and presence as a medium, and the latter uses materials such as clay, metal or paint which can be molded or transformed to create some physical art object...
.
In 2006, Goese collaborated and performed on stage with the 'mutantrumpeter' Ben Neill
Ben Neill
Ben Neill is a composer and trumpeter who has studied with La Monte Young. His music has been recorded on the Thirsty Ear, Astralwerks, Verve, and Six Degrees labels. Neill spent seven years as the music curator for The Kitchen in New York. He has collaborated with DJ Spooky, David Wojnarowicz...
on a project called XIX. Later, in 2010, Ben and Mimi collaborated on a musical theater piece entitled "Persephone" which was premiered at Brooklyn Academy of Music's Next Wave Festival in 2010. Goese and Neill were commissioned by BAM to create the staged work with multimedia company Ridge Theater. "Persephone" co-starred actress Julia Stiles
Julia Stiles
Julia O'Hara Stiles is an American actress.After beginning her career in small parts in a New York City theatre troupe, she has moved on to leading roles in plays by writers as diverse as William Shakespeare and David Mamet...
with book by Tony award winning playwright Warren Leight
Warren Leight
Warren Leight is an American playwright, screenwriter, film director and television producer. He is best known for his work on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Lights Out and the showrunner for In Treatment and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit....
, and grew out of the 19th-century themes that Goese and Neill were exploring in the music. An album featuring music from the project "Songs For Persephone" will be released in Fall 2011 by Ramseur Records.
Her voice has been confused with that of Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox
Annie Lennox, OBE , born Ann Lennox, is a Scottish singer-songwriter, political activist and philanthropist. After achieving minor success in the late 1970s with The Tourists, with fellow musician David A...
. It has also frequently been mistaken for other artists, such as Happy Rhodes
Happy Rhodes
Happy Rhodes is an American singer, songwriter, instrumentalist and electronic musician with a four-octave vocal range. She has released 11 albums since 1986.- Family :...
and Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet
Alison Moyet , is an English singer, songwriter and performer noted for her bluesy voice.Her UK album sales have reached a certified 2.3 million, with 800,000 singles sold, all in the UK, where all seven of her studio albums and three compilation albums have charted in the Top 40 UK Album Chart,...
.
"Mimi’s voice conjures up a long plummet through white light and space. It’s like a parachutist still in free fall, who seems briefly weightless and adrift in an ocean of air."
-Melody Maker
Melody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...