Robin Davey
Encyclopedia
Robin Davey is an English
musician
, record producer
, musical director and photographer.
blues
band
, The Hoax, who were signed to East West Records
in 1994 and released their debut album Sounds Like This to critical acclaim. Q magazine likened the band to the Yardbirds and The Rolling Stones and gave the album a 4 star review. The album was produced by Mike Vernon
whose early work included Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall's Blues Breakers (with Eric Clapton).
The Hoax split in 1999 having released four albums and shortly after Davey formed the Davey Brothers, a blues rock outfit with his older brother Jesse. The duo signed to Interscope records via David A. Stewart
's Weapons Of Mass Entertainment Label. The Davey Brothers' song "Heart Go Faster" was featured over the closing credits in the film
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
and featured on the soundtrack album. The Davey Brothers split in 2006 having never released anything through Interscope Records.
In 2004 Davey played bass guitar on the Alfie soundtrack and also performed on tracks for the Be Cool soundtrack in 2005.
In 2006 Davey directed his debut feature documentary The Canary Effect
, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was also awarded the Stanley Kubrick Award for Bold and Innovative Film Making at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival the same year.
In 2006 Davey also formed his current band The Bastard Fairies
with Native American artist and singer Yellow Thunder Woman. The band released their debut album Memento Mori for free download late that year and shortly after signed to Adrenaline Records. In 2007 an extended physical version of the album with 5 bonus tracks was released on CD.
in 2009 Davey embarked on a European tour with his former band The Hoax. The band recorded the shows for release of a live album and DVD.
Davey recently admitted to being the creator of the Gutbucket Slim's Blues Emporium album. The album is a mash up of old blues recording featuring artists such as Leadbelly
, Howlin' Wolf
mixed with more contemporary artists Mos Def
, Christina Aguilera
and Charles Bukowski
. The album is available as a free download.http://thebastardfairies.bandcamp.com/album/blues-emporium
2010 saw the release of the Wolfbox album from The Davey Brothers.
Davey's band The Bastard Fairies are set to release their new single "DIRTY SEXY KILL KILL" on May 10, 2010. The single will be available exclusively for free via their website.
In late 2010, Davey reported through his facebook page that has teamed up with singer/artist Greta "Gv" Valenti for a new project; a Grunge Pop band called Well Hung Heart.
's "Too Drunk...", Drowning Pool
's "37 Stitches" and Jody Raffoul
's "Stay (with Me)". In 2009 Davey directed the "Black Hearts (On Fire)" video for Australian band Jet
.
. He also co-wrote 7 tracks including the top 30 AAA radio hit "C'Mon Suzie". The album reached number 3 in the Billboard Blues Charts.
's debut album as well as the cover for The Bastard Fairies
Memento Mori album, the cover to Drowning Pool's
"37 Stitches" single and the UK poster for David A. Stewart
's 2007 tour.
1996 The Hoax - Unpossible
1997 The Hoax - Humdinger
1999 The Hoax - Live Forever
2003 The Davey Brothers - Monkey Number 9 (UK only)
2006 The Bastard Fairies - Memento Mori
2003 Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life (featured track" The Davey Brothers - "Heart Go Faster")
2004 Alfie (Bass Guitar - Various Tracks)
2005 Be Cool (Bass Guitar - Various Tracks)
1996 The Hoax - Unpossible
1997 The Hoax - Humdinger
2003 Indigenous - Indigenous
2006 The Bastard Fairies - Memento Mori
2010 The Bastard Fairies - "DIRTY SEXY KILL KILL" (Single)
2011 Well Hung Heart - New Album
2001 Finch (Short Film) Writer / Director / Actor
2004 Dave Stewart - "Everybody All Over The World" (Music Video) Director
2005 The Davey Brothers - "Sunshine Day" (Music Video) Director
2006 The Canary Effect - (Feature Documentary) Director / Writer / Producer
2008 Buckcherry - "Too Drunk" (Music Video) Director / Producer
2008 Drowning Pool - "37 Stitches" (Music Video) Director / Producer
2008 Jody Raffoul - "Stay (With Me)" (Music Video) Director / Producer
2008 Grabtime (Documentary) Writer / Director / Producer
2009 Jet - "Black Hearts (On Fire)" Writer / Director
Inductees into British Blues Connection Hall Of Fame (The Hoax) 1998
The Canary Effect - Winner Stanley Kubrick Award For Bold and Innovative Film - Making Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival 2006
The Bastard Fairies, "The Greatest Love Song" - Winner Best Music Video - American Indian Motion Picture Awards 2006
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, 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...
, musical director and photographer.
Biography
Davey was a founding member of the BritishUnited Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
blues
Blues
Blues is the name given to both a musical form and a music genre that originated in African-American communities of primarily the "Deep South" of the United States at the end of the 19th century from spirituals, work songs, field hollers, shouts and chants, and rhymed simple narrative ballads...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
, The Hoax, who were signed to East West Records
East West Records
East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...
in 1994 and released their debut album Sounds Like This to critical acclaim. Q magazine likened the band to the Yardbirds and The Rolling Stones and gave the album a 4 star review. The album was produced by Mike Vernon
Mike Vernon (producer)
Mike Vernon is an English record producer. He produced albums for British blues artists and groups during the late 1960s, working with the Bluesbreakers, David Bowie, Duster Bennett, Savoy Brown, Chicken Shack, Eric Clapton, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Green, Danny Kirwan, John Mayall, Christine McVie and...
whose early work included Fleetwood Mac and John Mayall's Blues Breakers (with Eric Clapton).
The Hoax split in 1999 having released four albums and shortly after Davey formed the Davey Brothers, a blues rock outfit with his older brother Jesse. The duo signed to Interscope records via David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
's Weapons Of Mass Entertainment Label. The Davey Brothers' song "Heart Go Faster" was featured over the closing credits in the film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life is a 2003 action film directed by Jan de Bont, and starring Angelina Jolie as Lara Croft. It is a sequel to the 2001 film Lara Croft: Tomb Raider...
and featured on the soundtrack album. The Davey Brothers split in 2006 having never released anything through Interscope Records.
In 2004 Davey played bass guitar on the Alfie soundtrack and also performed on tracks for the Be Cool soundtrack in 2005.
In 2006 Davey directed his debut feature documentary The Canary Effect
The Canary Effect
The Canary Effect is a 2006 documentary that looks into the effects of that the United States and its policies have on the Indigenous peoples who are residents...
, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival and was also awarded the Stanley Kubrick Award for Bold and Innovative Film Making at Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival the same year.
In 2006 Davey also formed his current band The Bastard Fairies
The Bastard Fairies
The Bastard Fairies are an American musical group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005. They are described as an "internet phenomenon," becoming at one point the #18 Most Subscribed Musicians and #31 Most Viewed Musician on YouTube...
with Native American artist and singer Yellow Thunder Woman. The band released their debut album Memento Mori for free download late that year and shortly after signed to Adrenaline Records. In 2007 an extended physical version of the album with 5 bonus tracks was released on CD.
in 2009 Davey embarked on a European tour with his former band The Hoax. The band recorded the shows for release of a live album and DVD.
Davey recently admitted to being the creator of the Gutbucket Slim's Blues Emporium album. The album is a mash up of old blues recording featuring artists such as Leadbelly
Leadbelly
Huddie William Ledbetter was an iconic American folk and blues musician, notable for his strong vocals, his virtuosity on the twelve-string guitar, and the songbook of folk standards he introduced....
, Howlin' Wolf
Howlin' Wolf
Chester Arthur Burnett , known as Howlin' Wolf, was an influential American blues singer, guitarist and harmonica player....
mixed with more contemporary artists Mos Def
Mos Def
Dante Terrell Smith is an American actor and Emcee known by the stage names Mos Def and Yasiin Bey. He started his hip hop career in a group called Urban Thermo Dynamics, after which he appeared on albums by Da Bush Babees and De La Soul. With Talib Kweli, he formed the duo Black Star, which...
, Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera
Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...
and Charles Bukowski
Charles Bukowski
Henry Charles Bukowski was an American poet, novelist and short story writer. His writing was influenced by the social, cultural and economic ambience of his home city of Los Angeles...
. The album is available as a free download.http://thebastardfairies.bandcamp.com/album/blues-emporium
2010 saw the release of the Wolfbox album from The Davey Brothers.
Davey's band The Bastard Fairies are set to release their new single "DIRTY SEXY KILL KILL" on May 10, 2010. The single will be available exclusively for free via their website.
In late 2010, Davey reported through his facebook page that has teamed up with singer/artist Greta "Gv" Valenti for a new project; a Grunge Pop band called Well Hung Heart.
Directing work
Davey has also directed a number of music videos including BuckcherryBuckcherry
Buckcherry is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1995. The band released two albums, Buckcherry and Time Bomb , before partially dissolving in the summer of 2002. In 2005, lead vocalist Josh Todd and lead guitarist Keith Nelson reformed Buckcherry and released a new album...
's "Too Drunk...", Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band from Dallas, Texas.-Early days :Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks...
's "37 Stitches" and Jody Raffoul
Jody Raffoul
Jody Raffoul is a Canadian singer/songwriter in the Detroit/Windsor Ontario metro area.From Leamington, Ontario, Raffoul has opened for artists such as Collective Soul, Kid Rock, Nickelback, Joe Cocker, Blues Traveler, Richard Marx, Counting Crows, The Allman Brothers Band, Uncle Kracker, John...
's "Stay (with Me)". In 2009 Davey directed the "Black Hearts (On Fire)" video for Australian band Jet
Jet (band)
Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...
.
Music production
In 2003 Davey produced the eponymous album from native blues rockers IndigenousIndigenous (band)
Indigenous is an American blues-rock group that came to prominence in the late 1990s. The band originally consisted of two brothers, Mato Nanji , Pte , along with their sister, Wanbdi , and their cousin, Horse .Their music is heavily influenced by guitarist...
. He also co-wrote 7 tracks including the top 30 AAA radio hit "C'Mon Suzie". The album reached number 3 in the Billboard Blues Charts.
Photography
Davey's photography has been featured in magazines across the world including Playboy and Hustler. He shot the cover of actress Gina GershonGina Gershon
Gina L. Gershon is an American film, television and stage actress, singer and author, known for her roles in the films Cocktail , Showgirls , Bound , Best of the Best 3: No Turning Back , Face/Off , The Insider , Demonlover , Category 7: The End of the World , P.S...
's debut album as well as the cover for The Bastard Fairies
The Bastard Fairies
The Bastard Fairies are an American musical group from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2005. They are described as an "internet phenomenon," becoming at one point the #18 Most Subscribed Musicians and #31 Most Viewed Musician on YouTube...
Memento Mori album, the cover to Drowning Pool's
Drowning Pool
Drowning Pool is a four-piece alternative metal band from Dallas, Texas.-Early days :Drowning Pool rose to fame while playing along with Ozzy Osbourne during an Ozzfest tour. Their 2001 debut album, Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks...
"37 Stitches" single and the UK poster for David A. Stewart
David A. Stewart
David Allan Stewart , often known as Dave Stewart, is an English musician, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Eurythmics. He is usually credited as David A. Stewart, to avoid confusion with other musicians named "Dave Stewart".-Early life:Stewart was born in Sunderland,...
's 2007 tour.
Albums
1994 The Hoax - Sound Like This1996 The Hoax - Unpossible
1997 The Hoax - Humdinger
1999 The Hoax - Live Forever
2003 The Davey Brothers - Monkey Number 9 (UK only)
2006 The Bastard Fairies - Memento Mori
Soundtracks
1995 Heaven's Prisoners (featured track: The Hoax - "20 Ton Weight")2003 Tomb Raider 2: The Cradle Of Life (featured track" The Davey Brothers - "Heart Go Faster")
2004 Alfie (Bass Guitar - Various Tracks)
2005 Be Cool (Bass Guitar - Various Tracks)
Producer
1994 The Hoax - Sound Like This1996 The Hoax - Unpossible
1997 The Hoax - Humdinger
2003 Indigenous - Indigenous
2006 The Bastard Fairies - Memento Mori
2010 The Bastard Fairies - "DIRTY SEXY KILL KILL" (Single)
2011 Well Hung Heart - New Album
Filmography
2000 Making an Omelette (Short Film) Writer / Actor2001 Finch (Short Film) Writer / Director / Actor
2004 Dave Stewart - "Everybody All Over The World" (Music Video) Director
2005 The Davey Brothers - "Sunshine Day" (Music Video) Director
2006 The Canary Effect - (Feature Documentary) Director / Writer / Producer
2008 Buckcherry - "Too Drunk" (Music Video) Director / Producer
2008 Drowning Pool - "37 Stitches" (Music Video) Director / Producer
2008 Jody Raffoul - "Stay (With Me)" (Music Video) Director / Producer
2008 Grabtime (Documentary) Writer / Director / Producer
2009 Jet - "Black Hearts (On Fire)" Writer / Director
Music
British Blues Connection Best British Blues Band (The Hoax) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.Inductees into British Blues Connection Hall Of Fame (The Hoax) 1998
Film
Making An Omelette - Winner BT Get Out There Awards 2000The Canary Effect - Winner Stanley Kubrick Award For Bold and Innovative Film - Making Michael Moore's Traverse City Film Festival 2006
The Bastard Fairies, "The Greatest Love Song" - Winner Best Music Video - American Indian Motion Picture Awards 2006