Russell Mael
Encyclopedia
Russell Mael is an American
singer
and songwriter
who, with his older brother Ron
, is in the band Sparks
.
His most notable vocal
trait is a far-reaching falsetto
, especially evident on song
s such as "Equator" from Sparks' Kimono My House
album
. he is also known for his flamboyant and hyperactive stage presence
He has recorded 22 albums with the critically acclaimed band, "Sparks."
The band has a huge cult following around the world and are best known for the song This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
which reached number 2 in the U.K. Singles Chart.
The pair appear as themselves in the 1977 disaster film
Rollercoaster, performing live. They also appeared in episode twenty-two of season six of the Gilmore Girls
.
United States
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singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
who, with his older brother Ron
Ron Mael
Ronald David Mael , is an American musician and songwriter. He and his younger brother Russell, make up the pop duo Sparks.Ron Mael was born in Culver City, California. Ron plays keyboard and writes most of the songs for Sparks...
, is in the band Sparks
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
.
His most notable vocal
Human voice
The human voice consists of sound made by a human being using the vocal folds for talking, singing, laughing, crying, screaming, etc. Its frequency ranges from about 60 to 7000 Hz. The human voice is specifically that part of human sound production in which the vocal folds are the primary...
trait is a far-reaching falsetto
Falsetto
Falsetto is the vocal register occupying the frequency range just above the modal voice register and overlapping with it by approximately one octave. It is produced by the vibration of the ligamentous edges of the vocal folds, in whole or in part...
, especially evident on song
Song
In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...
s such as "Equator" from Sparks' Kimono My House
Kimono My House
-21st Century Edition:-Personnel:*Russell Mael, vocals*Ron Mael, keyboards*Martin Gordon, bass*Adrian Fisher, guitar*Norman "Dinky" Diamond, drums-Other credits:*Recording engineers - Richard Digby-Smith, Tony Platt*Mixdown engineer - Bill Price...
album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
. he is also known for his flamboyant and hyperactive stage presence
He has recorded 22 albums with the critically acclaimed band, "Sparks."
The band has a huge cult following around the world and are best known for the song This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us
"This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us" is a song written by Ron Mael of the American pop group Sparks. It is the opening track on their 1974 album Kimono My House, and was the lead single from the album, reaching number two in the UK singles chart....
which reached number 2 in the U.K. Singles Chart.
The pair appear as themselves in the 1977 disaster film
Disaster film
A disaster film is a film genre that has an impending or ongoing disaster as its subject...
Rollercoaster, performing live. They also appeared in episode twenty-two of season six of the Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls is an American family comedy-drama series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. On October 5, 2000, the series debuted on The WB and was cancelled in its seventh season, ending on May 15, 2007 on The CW...
.