Owen Pallett
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Michael James Owen Pallett (born September 7, 1979) is a Canadian composer, violinist, keyboardist, and vocalist from Toronto
, Ontario. He won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize
for the album He Poos Clouds
.
Pallett is best known as a solo artist, formerly under the name Final Fantasy. Leon Taheny is also credited as drummer and engineer. Following the release of Heartland, Pallett has toured with guitarist/percussionist Thomas Gill and more recently with his former collaborators in Les Mouches, Rob Gordon and Matt Smith.
Pallett has been noted for his live performances, wherein he plays the violin into a loop pedal, a technique also used by musicians such as Andrew Bird
, Jeremy Larson
, Emily Wells
and Zoë Keating
. Pallett uses Max/MSP and SooperLooper to do multi-phonic looping, which sends his violin signal to amplifiers across the stage.
; he moved on to scoring films, to composing two operas while in university. Apart from the indie music scene, he has had commissions from Bang on a Can
, the Vancouver CBC Orchestra, and Fine Young Classicals.
He believes his work is implicitly influenced by his sexuality, saying, "As far as whether the music I make is gay or queer
, yeah, it comes from the fact that I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I'm making music about it."
Pallett received an Honours Bachelor of Music for Composition from the University of Toronto
in 2002.
Patrick Borjal, Pallett's boyfriend, began working as his manager in 2006, and formed the management company Boyfriend Management.
, although he admits to not having the patience to play the games.
Pallett's debut album, Has a Good Home
, was released on February 12, 2005, by the Blocks Recording Club
, a cooperative
, Toronto-based record label of which he is a founding member. "An Arrow in the Side of Final Fantasy" borrows the music from the Space Zone's final level in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
. "Adventure.exe" from this album was used in a series of 2006 commercials by Orange
in the United Kingdom. Pallett did not intend to sell the song for this purpose, but its use was authorized due to an alleged miscommunication with his record label, Tomlab
. All of Pallett's income from this use is donated to Doctors Without Borders.
Pallett's second album, He Poos Clouds
, was released in June 2006, though the video, directed by Jesse Ewles
, was released on March 1, 2006. The album consists entirely of string quartet arrangements. Eight of the ten songs are about each of the schools of magic as described in the rules to the Dungeons & Dragons
fantasy
role-playing game
. The album was named winner of the 2006 Polaris Music Prize
. Uncomfortable with receiving a prize sponsored by a mobile phone conglomerate, Pallett gave the money away to bands he liked who needed financial assistance.
On November 11, 2006, Pallett posted to a fan forum to announce a new album, tentatively titled Heartland. Subsequently on July 9, 2007 on the CBC Radio One
program Q
, Pallett said that the album would be released no earlier than mid 2008. In the same interview he confirmed that it would be titled Heartland, and that it was an album about nothingness.
In 2007, the song "This Is The Dream Of Win & Regine" was used in a commercial for Wiener Stadtwerke without Pallett's permission. Instead of litigation, Pallett and his booking agent Susanne Herrndorf approached the company for sponsorship for a music festival of their curation. The resultant Maximum Black Festival featured Final Fantasy, The Dirty Projectors, Deerhoof
, Frog Eyes
, Max Tundra
, Six Organs Of Admittance
and others. It played Vienna, Berlin and London. In September 2007 they did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by Vincent Moon
.
In October 2007 Final Fantasy released a vinyl 7" on Tomlab's Alphabet Single series ( The Letter "X" ). The two tracks on "X", recorded in Montreal with Zach Condon, of the band Beirut
; predate the album He Poos Clouds
. The tracks – "Hey Dad" and "What Do You Think Will Happen Next?" are both played regularly at live shows. The song "Hey Dad" contains a melody borrowed from the Nintendo video game "Super Mario Bros. 3
"; specifically it is the music from the "Coin Heaven" bonus/hidden stages. Also, the song is quite similar in melody, lyrics and tone to another of Pallett's songs – "→".
In March 2008, Owen Pallett under the alias Final Fantasy, collaborated with Grizzly Bear's
Ed Droste
on a cover of Björk
's "Possibly Maybe
" as part of Stereogum's
tribute to Björk's album, Post.
In Fall 2008, Pallett released two EPs. The first one, Spectrum, 14th Century, was a collaboration with Beirut
. The second EP, Plays To Please
, found Pallett paying homage to fellow Torontonian Alex Lukashevsky, his group Deep Dark United, and his unique personality. On it, six Lukashevsky originals were reconfigured for a 35-piece big band, the Toronto-based St. Kitts Orchestra (which includes Drumheller's Nick Fraser, Paul Mathew of the Hidden Cameras
, and a whistling Andrew Bird
, among others).
On December 18, 2009, Pallett announced "I am voluntarily retiring my band name" and that Heartland "will be issued under my own name, Owen Pallett" to "definitively distinguish my music from Square Enix
's games". The album was released on Domino Records on January 12, 2010. It was mixed by New York producer Rusty Santos
. Also he played Primavera Sound Festival
2010. In August 2010, Pallett announced the release of a four track EP entitled A Swedish Love Story on September 28 via Domino.
. He was once the violinist of another Toronto band called Picastro
, and briefly played keyboard in SS Cardiacs
(with Leon Taheny, Jessie Stein and Michael Small
in 2005). Pallett has also recorded and toured with Jim Guthrie, The Hidden Cameras
, Royal City, The Vinyl Cafe
, Gentleman Reg
, and Arcade Fire (he co-wrote the strings arrangement for their albums Funeral
and Neon Bible
). One of his songs, "This Is the Dream of Win & Regine", was inspired by the principal members of the latter group, Win Butler
and Régine Chassagne
, and is a play on a Dntel
song called, "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan
."
Pallett contributed remixes for the bands Stars, Grizzly Bear
and Death from Above 1979
. He also wrote string arrangements for the Canadian bands Immaculate Machine
, on their 2007 album, Fables
, and Fucked Up
, on their 2006 album Hidden World
. He also wrote the string arrangements for the Beirut
album The Flying Club Cup
, as well as provided vocals for the track "Cliquot". Most recently, he provided orchestration for the side project of Arctic Monkeys
frontman Alex Turner
and former Rascals frontman Miles Kane
, as The Last Shadow Puppets
, entitled The Age of the Understatement
. Pallett also conducted the London Metropolitan Orchestra
in the recording of this project.
In June 2009 at Luminato
, Toronto's annual festival of arts and creativity, Pallett provided part of the live soundtrack for the outdoor screening (at Yonge-Dundas Square) of the 1919 silent German horror film Tales of the Uncanny (Unheimliche Geschichten
), alongside Canadian instrumental band Do Make Say Think
and electronica
music artist Robert Lippok from Berlin, Germany.
On October 17, Pallett posted on his Twitter
page that he had just completed "10 days on the best album I've ever had the pleasure of working on". This was ten days after a previous comment suggesting he was in the studio with Arcade Fire, who were working on their 2010 album The Suburbs
at the time.
In 2009, Pallett worked with Win Butler and Régine Chassagne on the score for Richard Kelly
's film The Box. Pallett was also initially set to score Rabbit Hole
, a film by John Cameron Mitchell
, but in the end the film was scored by Anton Sanko. Pallett also played along on several songs from the second album of The Luyas
.
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Ontario. He won the 2006 Polaris Music Prize
2006 Polaris Music Prize
The inaugural edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize presented on September 18, 2006, at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre. The winning album was Final Fantasy's He Poos Clouds.-Nominees:...
for the album He Poos Clouds
He Poos Clouds
He Poos Clouds is the second album by Canadian indie rock artist Final Fantasy, released June 13, 2006 on Blocks Recording Club in Canada and Tomlab internationally....
.
Pallett is best known as a solo artist, formerly under the name Final Fantasy. Leon Taheny is also credited as drummer and engineer. Following the release of Heartland, Pallett has toured with guitarist/percussionist Thomas Gill and more recently with his former collaborators in Les Mouches, Rob Gordon and Matt Smith.
Pallett has been noted for his live performances, wherein he plays the violin into a loop pedal, a technique also used by musicians such as Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...
, Jeremy Larson
Jeremy Larson
Jeremy Larson is a Springfield, MO based solo musician. He has so far released an EP and a full length album on Outlook Music Co. as well as two independent albums and two DVDs....
, Emily Wells
Emily Wells
Emily Wells is a violinist whose style "merge[s] ... hip-hop and classical". She also uses many other instruments in her work, including glockenspiels, analog synthesizers, and even toy pianos and other toy instruments. In live performances, she does not use any pre-recorded loops, rather she...
and Zoë Keating
Zoë Keating
Zoë Keating is a Canadian-born cellist and composer based in San Francisco, California.In her solo performances and recordings , she uses live electronic sampling and repetition in order to layer the sound of her cello, creating rhythmically dense musical structures...
. Pallett uses Max/MSP and SooperLooper to do multi-phonic looping, which sends his violin signal to amplifiers across the stage.
Life and career
Pallett's father is an avid church organist who provided Owen with a background in classical music until his early preteens. From the age of a toddler, Owen studied classical violin and composed his first piece at age 13. A notable early composition includes some of the music for the game Traffic Department 2192Traffic Department 2192
Traffic Department 2192 is a top down shooter game for IBM PC, developed by P-Squared Productions and released in 1994 by Safari Software and distributed by Epic MegaGames. The full game contains three episodes , each with twenty missions, in which the player pilots a "hoverskid" about a war-torn...
; he moved on to scoring films, to composing two operas while in university. Apart from the indie music scene, he has had commissions from Bang on a Can
Bang on a Can
Bang on a Can is a multi-faceted classical music organization based in New York City. It was founded in 1987 by three American composers who remain its artistic directors: Julia Wolfe, David Lang, and Michael Gordon...
, the Vancouver CBC Orchestra, and Fine Young Classicals.
He believes his work is implicitly influenced by his sexuality, saying, "As far as whether the music I make is gay or queer
Queer
Queer is an umbrella term for sexual minorities that are not heterosexual, heteronormative, or gender-binary. In the context of Western identity politics the term also acts as a label setting queer-identifying people apart from discourse, ideologies, and lifestyles that typify mainstream LGBT ...
, yeah, it comes from the fact that I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I'm making music about it."
Pallett received an Honours Bachelor of Music for Composition from the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
in 2002.
Patrick Borjal, Pallett's boyfriend, began working as his manager in 2006, and formed the management company Boyfriend Management.
Final Fantasy
The name Final Fantasy, under which Pallett recorded prior to the release of Heartland, was a tribute to the well-known video game seriesFinal Fantasy
is a media franchise created by Hironobu Sakaguchi, and is developed and owned by Square Enix . The franchise centers on a series of fantasy and science-fantasy role-playing video games , but includes motion pictures, anime, printed media, and other merchandise...
, although he admits to not having the patience to play the games.
Pallett's debut album, Has a Good Home
Has a Good Home
Has a Good Home is the first album by Canadian musician Owen Pallett, under the name of his solo project Final Fantasy.-Track listing:All songs written by Owen Pallett except where noted.# "None of You Will Ever See a Penny" – 2:32...
, was released on February 12, 2005, by the Blocks Recording Club
Blocks Recording Club
Blocks Recording Club is a Canadian co-operative of musicians, which serves as both a collaborative artist community and a record label for its member artists.The label's name may also be cited graphically as □□□□□□ rather than the word "Blocks"...
, a cooperative
Cooperative
A cooperative is a business organization owned and operated by a group of individuals for their mutual benefit...
, Toronto-based record label of which he is a founding member. "An Arrow in the Side of Final Fantasy" borrows the music from the Space Zone's final level in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
is a platforming video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy. It was released in Japan on October 21, 1992, in North America on November 2, 1992, and in Europe on January 28, 1993...
. "Adventure.exe" from this album was used in a series of 2006 commercials by Orange
Orange SA
Orange is the brand used by France Télécom for its mobile network operator and Internet service provider subsidiaries. It is the fifth largest telecom operator in the world, with 210 million customers . The brand was created in 1994 for Hutchison Telecom's UK mobile phone network, which was...
in the United Kingdom. Pallett did not intend to sell the song for this purpose, but its use was authorized due to an alleged miscommunication with his record label, Tomlab
Tomlab
Tomlab is a German record label based in Köln. It has released works by bands such as The Books, Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, Deerhoof, Thee Oh Sees, Les Georges Leningrad, and acts associated with Blocks Recording Club, such as Final Fantasy, Ninja High School, and The Hank...
. All of Pallett's income from this use is donated to Doctors Without Borders.
Pallett's second album, He Poos Clouds
He Poos Clouds
He Poos Clouds is the second album by Canadian indie rock artist Final Fantasy, released June 13, 2006 on Blocks Recording Club in Canada and Tomlab internationally....
, was released in June 2006, though the video, directed by Jesse Ewles
Jesse Ewles
Jesse James Ewles is a Canadian independent visual artist in Toronto, Canada.He has directed music videos for the bands Grizzly Bear, Of Montreal and Owen Pallett. In January of 2010, he completed his first short film for Bravo! TV entitled Kingdom of Frogs...
, was released on March 1, 2006. The album consists entirely of string quartet arrangements. Eight of the ten songs are about each of the schools of magic as described in the rules to the Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons & Dragons is a fantasy role-playing game originally designed by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson, and first published in 1974 by Tactical Studies Rules, Inc. . The game has been published by Wizards of the Coast since 1997...
fantasy
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
role-playing game
Role-playing game
A role-playing game is a game in which players assume the roles of characters in a fictional setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within a narrative, either through literal acting, or through a process of structured decision-making or character development...
. The album was named winner of the 2006 Polaris Music Prize
2006 Polaris Music Prize
The inaugural edition of the Canadian Polaris Music Prize presented on September 18, 2006, at Toronto's Phoenix Concert Theatre. The winning album was Final Fantasy's He Poos Clouds.-Nominees:...
. Uncomfortable with receiving a prize sponsored by a mobile phone conglomerate, Pallett gave the money away to bands he liked who needed financial assistance.
On November 11, 2006, Pallett posted to a fan forum to announce a new album, tentatively titled Heartland. Subsequently on July 9, 2007 on the CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One
CBC Radio One is the English language news and information radio network of the publicly-owned Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. It is commercial free and offers both local and national programming...
program Q
Q (radio show)
Q is a Canadian radio show, which airs on CBC Radio One. Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi, the program is a national arts magazine show. The program is also now syndicated to public radio stations in the United States through Public Radio International....
, Pallett said that the album would be released no earlier than mid 2008. In the same interview he confirmed that it would be titled Heartland, and that it was an album about nothingness.
In 2007, the song "This Is The Dream Of Win & Regine" was used in a commercial for Wiener Stadtwerke without Pallett's permission. Instead of litigation, Pallett and his booking agent Susanne Herrndorf approached the company for sponsorship for a music festival of their curation. The resultant Maximum Black Festival featured Final Fantasy, The Dirty Projectors, Deerhoof
Deerhoof
Deerhoof is a musical group consisting of Satomi Matsuzaki, John Dieterich, Ed Rodriguez and Greg Saunier.-Origins:In 1992, Greg Saunier, having recently graduated with a degree in music composition from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, joined a short-lived San Francisco quartet called Nitre Pit, on...
, Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes
Frog Eyes is an indie rock band from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada known for their highly idiosyncratic songs, which pit Carey Mercer's melodic falsetto whoops against an avalanche of guitar, keyboards, piano, and drums. Their 2010 album Paul's Tomb: A Triumph was a longlisted nominee for the...
, Max Tundra
Max Tundra
Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...
, Six Organs Of Admittance
Six Organs of Admittance
Six Organs of Admittance is the primary musical project of guitarist Ben Chasny. Chasny's music is largely guitar-based and is often considered new folk, however it includes obvious influences, marked by the use of drones, chimes, and eclectic percussive elements...
and others. It played Vienna, Berlin and London. In September 2007 they did a Take-Away Show acoustic video session shot by Vincent Moon
Vincent Moon
Vincent Moon is an independent filmmaker from Paris mainly known for his field work music videos of indie rock related musicians as well as some notable mainstream artists like Tom Jones, R.E.M. or Arcade Fire. Besides making music videos he also makes experimental films and documentaries...
.
In October 2007 Final Fantasy released a vinyl 7" on Tomlab's Alphabet Single series ( The Letter "X" ). The two tracks on "X", recorded in Montreal with Zach Condon, of the band Beirut
Beirut (band)
Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...
; predate the album He Poos Clouds
He Poos Clouds
He Poos Clouds is the second album by Canadian indie rock artist Final Fantasy, released June 13, 2006 on Blocks Recording Club in Canada and Tomlab internationally....
. The tracks – "Hey Dad" and "What Do You Think Will Happen Next?" are both played regularly at live shows. The song "Hey Dad" contains a melody borrowed from the Nintendo video game "Super Mario Bros. 3
Super Mario Bros. 3
, also referred to as Super Mario 3 and SMB3, is a platform video game developed and published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System , and is the third game in the Super Mario series. The game was released in Japan in 1988, in the United States in 1990, and in Europe in 1991...
"; specifically it is the music from the "Coin Heaven" bonus/hidden stages. Also, the song is quite similar in melody, lyrics and tone to another of Pallett's songs – "→".
In March 2008, Owen Pallett under the alias Final Fantasy, collaborated with Grizzly Bear's
Grizzly Bear (band)
Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, composed of Edward Droste , Daniel Rossen , Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear . The band employs traditional and electronic instruments...
Ed Droste
Ed Droste
Edward "Ed" Droste is an original member of the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group, Grizzly Bear. The group began as the solo effort of Droste with the release of 2004's Horn of Plenty, originally released on Kanine Records. All songs were written and performed by Droste...
on a cover of Björk
Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
's "Possibly Maybe
Possibly Maybe
"Possibly Maybe" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth single from her 1995 album Post. It is a song with deep electronic tones and soft beats that reflects on potential love....
" as part of Stereogum's
Stereogum
Stereogum was one of the first MP3 blogs. It was created by Scott Lapatine in January 2002 with a focus on independent and alternative music news, downloads, videos, and gossip. Stereogum has received several awards and citations, including the 2008 Plug Award for best music blog, Blender's...
tribute to Björk's album, Post.
In Fall 2008, Pallett released two EPs. The first one, Spectrum, 14th Century, was a collaboration with Beirut
Beirut (band)
Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...
. The second EP, Plays To Please
Plays to Please
Plays to Please is an EP by Canadian musician Owen Pallett, under the name of his project Final Fantasy. It pays tribute to the songs of Toronto’s Alex Lukashevsky and Deep Dark United.-Track listing:#"Horsetail Feathers" – 3:25#"Ultimatum" – 2:44...
, found Pallett paying homage to fellow Torontonian Alex Lukashevsky, his group Deep Dark United, and his unique personality. On it, six Lukashevsky originals were reconfigured for a 35-piece big band, the Toronto-based St. Kitts Orchestra (which includes Drumheller's Nick Fraser, Paul Mathew of the Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras are a Canadian indie pop band. Fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the band consists of a varying roster of musicians who play what Gibb once described as "gay church folk music"...
, and a whistling Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird
Andrew Bird is an American musician, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist.- Early life and the Bowl of Fire :...
, among others).
On December 18, 2009, Pallett announced "I am voluntarily retiring my band name" and that Heartland "will be issued under my own name, Owen Pallett" to "definitively distinguish my music from Square Enix
Square Enix
is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...
's games". The album was released on Domino Records on January 12, 2010. It was mixed by New York producer Rusty Santos
Rusty Santos
Rusty Santos is a Record producer and Singer-songwriter based in New York City. He is known for producing, recording, mixing and/or mastering records like Animal Collective’s Sung Tongs and the reissue of Danse Manatee, Panda Bear’s Young Prayer and Person Pitch, Born Ruffians’ Red, Yellow & Blue,...
. Also he played Primavera Sound Festival
Primavera Sound Festival
San Miguel Primavera Sound, commonly known as Primavera Sound or simply Primavera, is an annual music festival which takes place in Barcelona, Spain in late May and, in some years, early June...
2010. In August 2010, Pallett announced the release of a four track EP entitled A Swedish Love Story on September 28 via Domino.
Other contributions
Pallett's previous projects included a 3-piece Toronto-based band, Les Mouches, now defunct. He also played fiddle for a short time with the celtic rock band Enter the HaggisEnter the Haggis
Enter the Haggis is a Canadian Indie/Celtic/Folk Rock world-fusion band based in Toronto, Canada. Commonly called ETH, the band has been playing and recording since 1996. Their latest studio album, "Whitelake" is the band's ninth album....
. He was once the violinist of another Toronto band called Picastro
Picastro
Picastro is a sleep rock band from Toronto.Currently members include guitarist/vocalist Liz Hysen, cellist Nick Storring and drummer Brandon Valdivia...
, and briefly played keyboard in SS Cardiacs
SS Cardiacs
SS Cardiacs was a Canadian indie rock band, briefly active in the early 2000s.First formed in 2004 by Jessie Stein, Andy Lloyd and Dana Snell, the band released its sole album, Fear the Love, on Blocks in 2005. Stein's brother, José Miguel Contreras of By Divine Right, also participated in the...
(with Leon Taheny, Jessie Stein and Michael Small
The Meligrove Band
The Meligrove Band is a Canadian indie rock band, based in Toronto, and consisting of Jason Nunes on vocals, guitar and piano, Darcy Rego on vocals and drums, Brian O'Reilly on guitar and synthesizer, and Michael Small on bass guitar.-History:...
in 2005). Pallett has also recorded and toured with Jim Guthrie, The Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras
The Hidden Cameras are a Canadian indie pop band. Fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the band consists of a varying roster of musicians who play what Gibb once described as "gay church folk music"...
, Royal City, The Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe
The Vinyl Cafe is an hour-long radio variety show hosted by Stuart McLean and broadcast on CBC radio, BBC Radio 7 and on several U.S. public radio stations. It airs on Sunday at noon on Radio One and Saturday at 9 a.m...
, Gentleman Reg
Gentleman Reg
Reg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power...
, and Arcade Fire (he co-wrote the strings arrangement for their albums Funeral
Funeral (album)
Funeral is the debut full-length album by the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 in North America by Merge Records and on February 28, 2005 in Europe by Rough Trade Records...
and Neon Bible
Neon Bible
Neon Bible is the second album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released in March 2007 on Merge Records. Originally announced on December 16, 2006 through the band's website, the majority of the album was recorded in a church that the band bought and renovated.Neon Bible became Arcade...
). One of his songs, "This Is the Dream of Win & Regine", was inspired by the principal members of the latter group, Win Butler
Win Butler
Win Butler is the lead vocalist and songwriter of the Montreal-based indie rock band Arcade Fire. His wife Régine Chassagne and his brother William Butler are both members of the band.-Life and career:...
and Régine Chassagne
Régine Chassagne
Régine Chassagne is a Canadian multi-instrumentalist musician and singer, and a founding member of the band Arcade Fire. She is married to co-founder Win Butler.-Life and career:...
, and is a play on a Dntel
Dntel
James Scott "Jimmy" Tamborello, more commonly known as Dntel , is an electronic music artist. He is sometimes cited as James Figurine, the co-programmer and vocalist for the electropop outfit Figurine. Other projects include Strictly Ballroom, Headset and The Postal Service. Tamborello has...
song called, "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan
(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan
" The Dream of Evan and Chan" is a song by Dntel , featuring the vocals and lyrics by Ben Gibbard. The song was recorded for the album Life Is Full of Possibilities in 2001...
."
Pallett contributed remixes for the bands Stars, Grizzly Bear
Grizzly Bear (band)
Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, composed of Edward Droste , Daniel Rossen , Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear . The band employs traditional and electronic instruments...
and Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979
Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:...
. He also wrote string arrangements for the Canadian bands Immaculate Machine
Immaculate Machine
Immaculate Machine was a Canadian indie pop band from Victoria, British Columbia, active from 2003 to 2011.The band's name is taken from the lyrics of "One-Trick Pony" from the album One-Trick Pony by Paul Simon.-History:...
, on their 2007 album, Fables
Immaculate Machine's Fables
Immaculate Machine's Fables is the third full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Immaculate Machine. Released on Mint Records on June 12, 2007, the album was available for sale on iTunes as of May 29.-Track listing:# "Jarhand" – 3:27...
, and Fucked Up
Fucked Up
Fucked Up is a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. The band won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for the album The Chemistry of Common Life.-History:The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001...
, on their 2006 album Hidden World
Hidden World
Hidden World is the debut album by hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on double vinyl by Deranged Records and on CD by Jade Tree. It is the band's first long-play record...
. He also wrote the string arrangements for the Beirut
Beirut (band)
Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar...
album The Flying Club Cup
The Flying Club Cup
The Flying Club Cup is the second studio album by Balkan folk band Beirut, released on October 9, 2007 on 4AD Records. The album was pre-released on iTunes on September 4, 2007....
, as well as provided vocals for the track "Cliquot". Most recently, he provided orchestration for the side project of Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
frontman Alex Turner
Alex Turner (musician)
Alexander David Turner is an English musician, best known as the lead vocalist, guitarist and main songwriter of the English rock band Arctic Monkeys...
and former Rascals frontman Miles Kane
Miles Kane
Miles Peter Kane is an English musician originally from Meols on the Wirral near Liverpool, best known as the co-frontman of The Last Shadow Puppets and former frontman of The Rascals...
, as The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets
The Last Shadow Puppets is a band consisting of Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane formerly of The Rascals, and composer/producer James Ford.-Formation:...
, entitled The Age of the Understatement
The Age of the Understatement
Different versions of the album list the last two tracks in a different manner. Catalog number WIGCD208 lists track #11 and #12 as "The Meeting Place" and "Time Has Come Again" respectively while catalog number WIGCD208S lists them as "Meeting Place" and "The Time Has Come...
. Pallett also conducted the London Metropolitan Orchestra
London Metropolitan Orchestra
London Metropolitan Orchestra , founded in 1994, is a London-based studio orchestra whose primary function is to record music for film, television, and other multimedia projects...
in the recording of this project.
In June 2009 at Luminato
Luminato
Luminato - Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity, is a publicly-attended, multi-disciplinary arts festival held annually for 10 days each June in Toronto, Ontario, Canada...
, Toronto's annual festival of arts and creativity, Pallett provided part of the live soundtrack for the outdoor screening (at Yonge-Dundas Square) of the 1919 silent German horror film Tales of the Uncanny (Unheimliche Geschichten
Unheimliche Geschichten
Unheimliche Geschichten is a 1932 German horror/black comedy film directed by the prolific Austrian film director Richard Oswald, starring Paul Wegener, and produced by Gabriel Pascal....
), alongside Canadian instrumental band Do Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think
Do Make Say Think is a Canadian instrumental post-rock band from Toronto, Ontario. Their music combines jazz style drums, distorted guitars and wind instruments, as well as a prominent use of the bass guitar.-Biography:...
and electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
music artist Robert Lippok from Berlin, Germany.
On October 17, Pallett posted on his Twitter
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
page that he had just completed "10 days on the best album I've ever had the pleasure of working on". This was ten days after a previous comment suggesting he was in the studio with Arcade Fire, who were working on their 2010 album The Suburbs
The Suburbs (Arcade Fire album)
The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released in August 2010. Coinciding with the announcement the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing two tracks from the album, “The Suburbs” and “Month of May”. The album debuted at #1 on the Irish...
at the time.
In 2009, Pallett worked with Win Butler and Régine Chassagne on the score for Richard Kelly
Richard Kelly (director)
James Richard Kelly is an American film director and writer, best known for writing and directing the cult classic Donnie Darko in 2001.-Early life:...
's film The Box. Pallett was also initially set to score Rabbit Hole
Rabbit Hole (film)
Rabbit Hole is a 2010 drama film starring Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, and Dianne Wiest, and directed by John Cameron Mitchell; the screenplay is an adaptation by David Lindsay-Abaire of his 2005 play of the same name. Kidman produced the project via her company, Blossom Films. The film premiered...
, a film by John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell
John Cameron Mitchell is an American writer, actor, and director. He is best known for his motion pictures Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Shortbus and Rabbit Hole.- Early life:...
, but in the end the film was scored by Anton Sanko. Pallett also played along on several songs from the second album of The Luyas
The Luyas
The Luyas are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:The Luyas did their first live performance in December 2006...
.
With Les Mouches
- The Polite Album (CD-R) - 2002
- Blood Orgy!!! (EP) - 2003
- You're Worth More to Me Than 1000 Christians – 2004
Studio albums
- Has a Good HomeHas a Good HomeHas a Good Home is the first album by Canadian musician Owen Pallett, under the name of his solo project Final Fantasy.-Track listing:All songs written by Owen Pallett except where noted.# "None of You Will Ever See a Penny" – 2:32...
(as Final Fantasy) – February 12, 2005 - He Poos CloudsHe Poos CloudsHe Poos Clouds is the second album by Canadian indie rock artist Final Fantasy, released June 13, 2006 on Blocks Recording Club in Canada and Tomlab internationally....
(as Final Fantasy) – May 15, 2006 - Heartland – January 11, 2010
EPs
- Young Canadian MothersYoung Canadian MothersYoung Canadian Mothers is an EP by Canadian musician Owen Pallett, released in 2006 under the name Final Fantasy. It was limited to 500 copies.-Track listing:#"This Is the Dream of Emma & Cam" – 3:11#"The Sea " – 3:07...
– March 10, 2006 - Spectrum, 14th CenturySpectrum, 14th CenturySpectrum, 14th Century is an EP by Canadian musician Owen Pallett, under the name of his project Final Fantasy.-Track listing:#"Oh, Spectrum" – 2:00#"Blue Imelda" – 3:36#"The Butcher" – 4:12#"Cockatrice" – 3:17#"The Ballad of No-Face" – 4:38...
– September 30, 2008 - Plays to PleasePlays to PleasePlays to Please is an EP by Canadian musician Owen Pallett, under the name of his project Final Fantasy. It pays tribute to the songs of Toronto’s Alex Lukashevsky and Deep Dark United.-Track listing:#"Horsetail Feathers" – 3:25#"Ultimatum" – 2:44...
– October, 2008 - A Swedish Love Story – September 28, 2010
- Export [Demo EP
] (digital EP) – December 18, 2010
Singles
- Many Lives → 49 MP – May 29, 2006
- Alphabet Series: X – October 2007
- Lewis' Dream (FloraFlora (margarine)Flora is a brand of margarine, sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Finland, Sweden, Spain, Poland, Portugal, South Africa, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand and Australia. It is produced by Unilever and sold in other parts of the world under the brand name of Becel...
Advert) – February 25, 2008 - Lewis Takes ActionLewis Takes Action"Lewis Takes Action" is the first single from the album Heartland by Canadian musician Owen Pallett. It was released by Domino records in January 2010 in a limited edition on 7" vinyl. It features one track from the album and one exclusive track called "A Watery Day"...
– January, 2010 - Lewis Takes Off His Shirt – March 29, 2010
Various songs
- "Joys" – appears on Worried Noodles (2007), a compilation of David ShrigleyDavid Shrigley-Life and career:Shrigley was born in Macclesfield on 17 September 1968, the younger of two children born to Rita and Joseph Shrigley. Shrigley grew up in Oadby, Leicestershire, England...
's lyrics set to music. - "Flare Gun" – appears on #8: SPAM (2007), a compilation released by EsopusEsopus (magazine)Esopus is a twice-yearly nonprofit arts and culture magazine founded in 2003 by Tod Lippy and published by the Esopus Foundation. Its primary objective is to give artists a noncommercial forum in which to publish their projects...
. - "Possibly MaybePossibly Maybe"Possibly Maybe" is a song by Björk, released as the fifth single from her 1995 album Post. It is a song with deep electronic tones and soft beats that reflects on potential love....
" – duet with Ed DrosteEd DrosteEdward "Ed" Droste is an original member of the Brooklyn-based indie-rock group, Grizzly Bear. The group began as the solo effort of Droste with the release of 2004's Horn of Plenty, originally released on Kanine Records. All songs were written and performed by Droste...
of Grizzly BearGrizzly Bear (band)Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, composed of Edward Droste , Daniel Rossen , Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear . The band employs traditional and electronic instruments...
. Appears on the StereogumStereogumStereogum was one of the first MP3 blogs. It was created by Scott Lapatine in January 2002 with a focus on independent and alternative music news, downloads, videos, and gossip. Stereogum has received several awards and citations, including the 2008 Plug Award for best music blog, Blender's...
compilation Enjoyed (2008), a tribute to BjörkBjörkBjörk Guðmundsdóttir , known as Björk , is an Icelandic singer-songwriter. Her eclectic musical style has achieved popular acknowledgement and popularity within many musical genres, such as rock, jazz, electronic dance music, classical and folk...
's Post. - "The Donor" – appears on Crayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee SillCrayon Angel: A Tribute to the Music of Judee SillCrayon Angel: A Tribute To The Music of Judee Sill is a tribute album to Judee Sill released in 2009.-Track listing:#Ron Sexsmith - "Crayon Angel"#Beth Orton - "Reach for the Sky"#Daniel Rossen - "Waterfall"#Frida Hyvönen - "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"...
(2009). - "Red Sun (demo version)" – appears on Friends in Bellwoods IIFriends in Bellwoods IIFriends in Bellwoods is a compilation album, released in 2009 by Out of This Spark as a benefit for Toronto's Daily Bread Food Bank. The album is a sequel to the 2007 compilation Friends in Bellwoods....
(2009). - "Hard to ExplainHard to Explain"Hard to Explain" is the first single from New York garage rock band The Strokes . It was released first in the UK and was later released in the U.S. with different album artwork. "Hard to Explain" is the first single from New York garage rock band The Strokes (their only previously released...
" - appears on the StereogumStereogumStereogum was one of the first MP3 blogs. It was created by Scott Lapatine in January 2002 with a focus on independent and alternative music news, downloads, videos, and gossip. Stereogum has received several awards and citations, including the 2008 Plug Award for best music blog, Blender's...
compilation Stroked (2011) a tribute to The StrokesThe StrokesThe Strokes are an American indie rock band formed in 1999 in New York City. Consisting of Julian Casablancas , Nick Valensi , Albert Hammond, Jr. , Nikolai Fraiture and Fabrizio Moretti ....
debut album Is This ItIs This ItIs This It is the debut studio album by American indie rock band The Strokes. Recorded at Transporterraum in New York City with producer Gordon Raphael, after meeting at an early show at Luna Lounge, a former venue on the Lower East Side in NYC, the album was first released on July 30, 2001 in...
.
Other contributions
| Year | Artist | Album | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Jim Guthrie | Morning Noon Night Morning Noon Night Morning Noon Night is Jim Guthrie's second album on Three Gut Records.-Track listing:# "In The Hour Of Her Sore Need" – 1:45# "Evil Thoughts" – 3:49# "Virtue" – 3:37# "3 AM" – 3:23# "Turn Musician" – 3:22# "Days I Need Off" – 5:10# "Trouble" – 5:36... |
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| 2003 | Jim Guthrie | Now, More Than Ever Now, More Than Ever Now, More Than Ever is an album by Jim Guthrie. It was mastered by George Graves, sequenced by Kristian Galberg. The album's artwork was done by Stephen Evans.... |
violins, viola, string arrangements |
| The Hidden Cameras The Hidden Cameras The Hidden Cameras are a Canadian indie pop band. Fronted by singer-songwriter Joel Gibb, the band consists of a varying roster of musicians who play what Gibb once described as "gay church folk music"... |
The Smell of Our Own The Smell of Our Own -Track listing:# "Golden Streams" – 4:28# "Ban Marriage" – 4:15# "A Miracle" – 2:50# "The Animals of Prey" – 4:04# "Smells Like Happiness" – 3:08# "Day Is Dawning" – 5:06# "Boys of Melody" – 4:59# "Shame" – 5:28# "Breathe on It" – 2:52... |
violin, viola | |
| 2004 | The Hidden Cameras | The Arms of His 'Ill' The Arms of His 'Ill' The arms of his "ill" is the title of a 10 inch EP by the band The Hidden Cameras.The EP was released in 2004 on the Berkeley, California-based label, Absolutely Kosher. It was later re-released as a CD also. All songs were written, performed and recorded by Joel Gibb. The EP features Lex... |
viola on "Builds the Bone" |
| The Hidden Cameras | Mississauga Goddam Mississauga Goddam Mississauga Goddam is a 2004 album by The Hidden Cameras.The title is an allusion to Nina Simone's civil rights anthem "Mississippi Goddam" , suggesting suburbia as the real battleground for LGBT equality.The album was released on Rough Trade Records in the United Kingdom and EvilEvil in... |
violin, piano, celeste | |
| Arcade Fire | Funeral Funeral (album) Funeral is the debut full-length album by the Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released on September 14, 2004 in North America by Merge Records and on February 28, 2005 in Europe by Rough Trade Records... |
violin, string arrangements | |
| Gentleman Reg Gentleman Reg Reg Vermue is a Canadian indie rock singer from Guelph, Ontario. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he records as Gentleman Reg. His musical style has been compared to Elliott Smith, Aimee Mann, The Smiths and Cat Power... |
Darby & Joan Darby & Joan (album) Darby & Joan is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Gentleman Reg, released in 2004 on Three Gut Records.-Track listing:# "Bundle"# "Over My Head"# "First Time Everything"# "It's Not Safe"# "All My Love"# "Untouchable"# "The Deal"... |
string arrangements | |
| Dan Goldman | Through a Revolution | ||
| Royal City | Little Heart's Ease Little Heart's Ease -Track listing:# "Bring My Father a Gift" – 3:02# "Jerusalem" – 3:48# "She Will Come" – 2:37# "Count the Days" – 3:36# "Can't You" – 4:09# "Cabbage Rolls" – 2:53# "My Body Is Numbered" – 5:10# "O Beauty" - 3:45# "Ain't That the Way" – 2:53... |
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| Death from Above 1979 Death from Above 1979 Death from Above 1979 are a Toronto-based Canadian dance-punk/noise rock duo. Their album, You're a Woman, I'm a Machine, was released in late 2004. The band broke up in 2006, but announced a reunion in 2011.-History:... |
Romance Bloody Romance: Remixes & B-Sides | violin on "Black History Month" | |
| 2005 | Picastro Picastro Picastro is a sleep rock band from Toronto.Currently members include guitarist/vocalist Liz Hysen, cellist Nick Storring and drummer Brandon Valdivia... |
Metal Cares | viola |
| Grizzly Bear Grizzly Bear (band) Grizzly Bear is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band, composed of Edward Droste , Daniel Rossen , Chris Taylor and Christopher Bear . The band employs traditional and electronic instruments... |
Horn of Plenty (The Remixes) Horn of Plenty (The Remixes) Horn of Plenty is a remix album from Brooklyn based indie rock group Grizzly Bear.-Track listing:# "Campfire" – 4:04# "Merge" – 3:38# "A Good Place" – 4:51... |
"Don't Ask" – Remix | |
| 2006 | Grizzly Bear | Yellow House Yellow House (album) Yellow House is the second studio album by indie rock band Grizzly Bear, released on September 5, 2006 on Warp Records. The album's title is in reference to vocalist Ed Droste's mother's house where a majority of the recording took place... |
string arrangements |
| Fucked Up Fucked Up Fucked Up is a hardcore punk band from Toronto, Canada. The band won the 2009 Polaris Music Prize for the album The Chemistry of Common Life.-History:The band formed and played their first shows in early 2001... |
Hidden World Hidden World Hidden World is the debut album by hardcore punk band Fucked Up. It was released on double vinyl by Deranged Records and on CD by Jade Tree. It is the band's first long-play record... |
string arrangements | |
| 2007 | Arcade Fire | Neon Bible Neon Bible Neon Bible is the second album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released in March 2007 on Merge Records. Originally announced on December 16, 2006 through the band's website, the majority of the album was recorded in a church that the band bought and renovated.Neon Bible became Arcade... |
orchestral arrangements, violin |
| C'mon | Bottled Lightning (of an All Time High) | string arrangements | |
| Great Lake Swimmers Great Lake Swimmers Great Lake Swimmers is a Canadian band built around the melodic folk rock songs of singer-songwriter Tony Dekker. Originally from Wainfleet, Ontario, the band is currently based in Toronto.... |
Ongiara Ongiara Ongiara is an album by Canadian folk rock band Great Lake Swimmers, released on March 27, 2007. The album was released on Nettwerk.The band recorded most of the album in London, Ontario's historic music venue Aeolian Hall with producer Andy Magoffin.... |
string arrangements | |
| Beirut Beirut (band) Beirut is an American band which was originally the solo musical project of Santa Fe native Zachary Francis Condon, and later expanded into a band. The band's first performances were in Wollaston, United Kingdom, in May 2006, to support the release of their debut album, Gulag Orkestar... |
The Flying Club Cup The Flying Club Cup The Flying Club Cup is the second studio album by Balkan folk band Beirut, released on October 9, 2007 on 4AD Records. The album was pre-released on iTunes on September 4, 2007.... |
violin, organ, backup vocals, string arrangements | |
| Immaculate Machine Immaculate Machine Immaculate Machine was a Canadian indie pop band from Victoria, British Columbia, active from 2003 to 2011.The band's name is taken from the lyrics of "One-Trick Pony" from the album One-Trick Pony by Paul Simon.-History:... |
Immaculate Machine's Fables Immaculate Machine's Fables Immaculate Machine's Fables is the third full-length album by Canadian indie rock band Immaculate Machine. Released on Mint Records on June 12, 2007, the album was available for sale on iTunes as of May 29.-Track listing:# "Jarhand" – 3:27... |
violin | |
| Montag Antoine Bédard Antoine Bédard is a Canadian electronic musician, best known for his recordings under the stage name Montag.Originally from Montreal, he sings in both French and English, and is currently residing in Montreal again, after a stint in Vancouver, British Columbia... |
Going Places | vocals on "Softness, I Forgot Your Name" | |
| Picastro Picastro Picastro is a sleep rock band from Toronto.Currently members include guitarist/vocalist Liz Hysen, cellist Nick Storring and drummer Brandon Valdivia... |
Whore Luck | piano on "Hortur", violin and organ on "All Erase" | |
| Holy Fuck | LP LP (Holy Fuck album) LP is the second album from lo-fi improvisational electronica band Holy Fuck. The album was nominated for Alternative Album of the Year at the 2008 Juno Awards and was nominated for the 2008 Polaris Music Prize. Owen Pallett contributed to the album, playing the violin part on 'Lovely Allen'... |
violin on "Lovely Allen" | |
| Stars | Do You Trust Your Friends? Do You Trust Your Friends? Do You Trust Your Friends? is the first remix album released by Stars consisting of covers and remixes from Stars' 2004 album Set Yourself on Fire. It was released in 2007 on the Arts & Crafts label in North America to average reviews.-Track listing:... |
"Your Ex-Lover Is Dead" – Remix | |
| The Phonemes | There's Something We've Been Meaning to Tell You | back-up singing on "Pain Perdu", violin and piano on "Kim Rogers", guitar on "Pine Needles" | |
| 2008 | Luxury Pond | Luxury Pond | string quartet arrangements |
| The Last Shadow Puppets The Last Shadow Puppets The Last Shadow Puppets is a band consisting of Alex Turner of the Arctic Monkeys, Miles Kane formerly of The Rascals, and composer/producer James Ford.-Formation:... |
The Age of the Understatement The Age of the Understatement Different versions of the album list the last two tracks in a different manner. Catalog number WIGCD208 lists track #11 and #12 as "The Meeting Place" and "Time Has Come Again" respectively while catalog number WIGCD208S lists them as "Meeting Place" and "The Time Has Come... |
arranged and conducted orchestrations | |
| 2009 | The Rumble Strips The Rumble Strips The Rumble Strips are an English band from Tavistock, Devon. The band take their name from Rumble Strips, which are small, continuous lines of bumps along the edge of a road. Having known each other since childhood, a precise conception date for the band doesn't really exist. The current line-up... |
Welcome to the Walk Alone Welcome to the Walk Alone -Personnel:The Rumble Strips*Charles Waller – guitar, vocals*Henry Clark – trumpet, vocals, piano*Tom Gorbutt – saxophone, vocals, guitar*Matthew Wheeler – drums*Sam Mansbridge – bass guitarTechnical personnel*Mark Ronson – producer... |
violin, string arrangements |
| Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards.... |
Yes Yes (Pet Shop Boys album) Yes is the tenth studio album by English electronic duo Pet Shop Boys. The album was recorded throughout 2008 and is produced by Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania. Xenomania also co-wrote three of the tracks. Guitarist Johnny Marr and string arranger Owen Pallett appear as well... |
orchestra arrangement | |
| The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats The Mountain Goats is an American indie rock band formed in Claremont, CA by singer-songwriter John Darnielle. For many years, the sole member of the Mountain Goats was Darnielle himself, despite the plural moniker.... |
The Life of the World to Come The Life of the World to Come (album) -Track listing:-Personnel:*John Darnielle - acoustic guitar, vocals, piano, keyboards*Owen Pallett - strings, arrangement*Peter Hughes - bass, electric guitar*Jon Wurster - drums, percussion*Vaughan Oliver - art direction, design*Phoebe Richardson - artwork... |
violin, string arrangements | |
| Mika Mika (singer) Mika is a British singer-songwriter.After recording his first extended play, Dodgy Holiday EP, Mika released his first full-length studio album, Life in Cartoon Motion, on Island Records in 2007. Life in Cartoon Motion sold more than 5.6 million copies worldwide and helped Mika win a Brit... |
The Boy Who Knew Too Much The Boy Who Knew Too Much (album) The Boy Who Knew Too Much is the second studio album by singer Mika. It was released on 21 September 2009, under Casablanca Records in the United States and Polydor and Island Records in the United Kingdom.-Background:... |
violin, string arrangements | |
| 2010 | Arcade Fire | The Suburbs The Suburbs (Arcade Fire album) The Suburbs is the third studio album by Canadian indie rock band Arcade Fire, released in August 2010. Coinciding with the announcement the band released a limited edition 12-inch single containing two tracks from the album, “The Suburbs” and “Month of May”. The album debuted at #1 on the Irish... |
String arrangements |
| Gigi Gigi (music project) Gigi is a Canadian music recording project, based in Vancouver, formed in 2005 by songwriter Nick Krgovich and record producer Colin Stewart after Stewart got possession of two vintage plate reverb units and asked Krgovich to write songs— Phil Spector-inspired 1950s and 60s-style pop music—to make... |
Maintenant | vocals on "I'll Quit" | |
| Diamond Rings Diamond Rings (musician) John O'Regan is a Canadian artist and musician best known by his stage name Diamond Rings. In addition to writing, recording, and producing his own music, he is also noted for transcending traditional representations of gender and identity in his live performances and videos.-2003 - 2008: Early... |
"Something Else" single | piano, string arrangements on "Gentleman Who Fell" | |
| Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran Duran are an English band, formed in Birmingham in 1978. They were one of the most successful bands of the 1980s and a leading band in the MTV-driven "Second British Invasion" of the United States... |
All You Need Is Now All You Need Is Now All You Need Is Now is the thirteenth studio album by the British pop/rock band Duran Duran. Produced by Grammy Award-winner Mark Ronson, a truncated version of the album was released as a download on 21 December 2010. It is the band's first album not released by a major record label; it appeared... |
string arrangements, conductor on "The Man Who Stole a Leopard" | |
| 2011 | The Luyas The Luyas The Luyas are a Canadian indie rock band formed in 2006 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:The Luyas did their first live performance in December 2006... |
Too Beautiful to Work | strings and string arrangements |
| Alex Turner Alex Turner Alex Turner is the name of:*Alex Turner , Virginian slave, who escaped at the beginning of the American Civil War and fought in the Union army*Alex Turner , film director... |
Submarine soundtrack | string arrangements on "Piledriver Waltz" | |
| The National The National (band) The National is an indie rock band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1999 and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger, a baritone... |
"Exile Vilify" single | strings | |
| Jim Guthrie | Sword & Sworcery LP: The Ballad of the Space Babies | violin on "The Cloud" | |
| R.E.M. R.E.M. R.E.M. was an American rock band formed in Athens, Georgia, in 1980 by singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry. One of the first popular alternative rock bands, R.E.M. gained early attention due to Buck's ringing, arpeggiated guitar style and Stipe's... |
Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 Part Lies, Part Heart, Part Truth, Part Garbage 1982–2011 is a 2011 greatest hits album from alternative rock band R.E.M. Intended as a coda on their career, this is the first compilation album that features their early work on independent record label I.R.S. Records in addition to their 10 studio... |
orchestral arrangements on "We All Go Back to Where We Belong" and "Hallelujah" | |
| Snow Patrol Snow Patrol Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band from Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland. Formed at the University of Dundee in 1994 as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow... |
Fallen Empires Fallen Empires Fallen Empires was the ninth Magic: The Gathering set and the fifth expansion set, released in November 1994. Out of the set of 187 cards, 102 were functionally unique, with the remainder being variant illustrations of other cards in the set. The mechanics of Fallen Empires include a tribal... |
orchestral arrangements, conductor |