Damien Rice

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Damien Rice
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Damien Rice at The Troubadour nightclub, 2003
Background information
Birth name Damien Rice
Born December 7 1973 (1973-12-07) (age 35)
Origin Image:Flag of Ireland.svg Celbridge,
County Kildare, Ireland
Genre(s) acoustic, folk, indie
Instrument(s) Vocals, guitar
Associated
acts 		Juniper, Bell X1
Website www.damienrice.com

Damien Rice (born December 7, 1973) is an Irish folk singer. He has released three albums; O, 9 and Live from the Union Chapel.

He was born in Dublin, Ireland, to George and Maureen Rice and was raised in Celbridge, County Kildare, Ireland.[1]

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[edit] Career

Rice was originally a member of Juniper, a rock band which released the singles "The World Is Dead" and "Weatherman". On the eve of recording their first full album for Polygram in 1999, Rice became disenchanted with the commercial label and quit. His Juniper band mates became Bell X1. He moved to rural Italy where he played acoustic guitar, wrote songs, and busked around Europe until he was able to form a band and get coffee shop gigs in the Dublin area. Exploiting a lucky connection to David Arnold, his second cousin, Rice was able to record O, for which he won the Shortlist Music Prize in 2003.[2] The members of his band are cellist Vyvienne Long; percussionist Tom Osander (aka Tomo), a member of the 1990s jam band God Street Wine; and bassist Shane Fitzsimons. Rice recently decided that his professional relationship with Lisa Hannigan, who performed vocals and occasionally the guitar and bass, "has run its creative course." As a result, Hannigan will not be appearing at any of his upcoming live shows. She is embarking on her own artistic endeavours and there are no plans for them to work together in the foreseeable future.[3]

Rice recorded an old Juniper track, "Crosseyed Bear" (originally titled "Jewellery Box"), for the new War Child album. He spent 2004 and 2005 recording the follow-up to O. His latest studio album, 9, was released on November 3 in Ireland, 2006, on November 6, 2006 in Europe and the rest of the world, except for North America, where it was released on November 14, 2006.[4]

In recent years, with the increase of digital cameras and mobile phone cameras, Rice has stopped mid-song to ask the audience members to simply watch the concert rather than record it. At a gig in Toronto in 2006, he changed the lyrics of his song, "I Remember" from "I remember it well, taxied out of a storm, to watch you perform, and my ships were sailing" to "I remember it well, when we used to watch concerts, not through a camera, please turn, them off please".[1]

[edit] 2007 concert appearances

Rice played on the Friday night at the Glastonbury Festival 2007, in the Acoustic Tent. On 7 July 2007 Rice performed with David Gray at the UK leg of Live Earth at Wembley Stadium, London. Rice played the backing rhythm to Gray's "Babylon" before Rice played "Blower's Daughter" (Gray now doing the rhythm). The pair then finished with a cover of "Que Sera Sera". On 8 July Rice played at the T in the Park music event in Scotland. He also headlined the Latitude Festival in Suffolk on 12 July and the V Festival at Weston Park in Stafford, Staffordshire on 18 August and at Hylands Park in Chelmsford, Essex on 19 August. Another performance was at Osheaga Festival in Montreal on 8 September.

Rice also headlined his first outdoor show in Ireland[citation needed] in Marlay Park on 26 August, backed by Fionn Regan, Willy Mason, Guillemots, and KT Tunstall.

Rice is also scheduled to play the Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, Texas on 15 September. He has also scheduled a limited number of appearances in North America through autumn, called An Evening with Damien Rice. These shows include a second guitarist, bassist, cellist, and a drummer to support Damien. There are no supporting acts on this tour.

[edit] In popular culture

Rice's songs have been featured several times on popular films and television shows. "The Blower's Daughter" is also a popular song for figure skating, in particular pair skating. Jessica Dube & Bryce Davison have used it for two seasons and Jamie Sale & David Pelletier have used it in professional competitions.[5][6] "The Blower's Daughter" and "Cold Water" featured prominently in the 2004 film Closer.[7] "Cold Water" was also featured in the 2003 film I am David,[8] the HBO film The Girl in the Café,[9] and on the NBC dramas ER[10] and The Black Donnellys.[11] "Cannonball" also featured in The Black Donnellys[11] and the 2004 film In Good Company.[12] "Delicate" was featured on the ABC dramas Alias, Lost, and the Fox drama House.[13] "Older Chests" was featured on the NBC drama Crossing Jordan[14] and in CBS science-fiction drama Jericho. His song "9 Crimes" was featured during the episode "From a Whisper to a Scream" on the ABC medical drama Grey's Anatomy.[15], and on CBS's CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. "Grey Room" was featured on One Tree Hill,[13] in an episode of Criminal Minds, and on an episode of House.[16] Most recently, "The Blower's Daughter" could be heard in the Fox criminal drama Bones, and segments of his single "9 Crimes" were featured in the major motion picture Shrek the Third.[17] Rice recorded a live session at Abbey Road Studios in October 2006 for Live from Abbey Road. His performance was screened in an episode alongside those of Jamiroquai and the Goo Goo Dolls. His rendition of “I Fought in a War” was used during the closing credits of the 2005 documentary film Why We Fight.

In addition to his music featured in films and TV shows, Rice has been a guest performer on such shows as The Ellen DeGeneres Show (December 6, 2006), Late Night with Conan O'Brien (2006), the Tonight Show with Jay Leno (multiple appearances) and the Late Show with David Letterman (2004).

[edit] Activism

Rice has helped the Freedom Campaign and the US Campaign for Burma to free Burmese democracy movement leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who is presently being subjected to her third term of house arrest in Rangoon by the Burmese military junta.[18] Aung San Suu Kyi has been confined to her home since September 2003. Rice and Hannigan recorded a charity song, campaigning for her release, called "Unplayed Piano". In addition, Rice has links to various charitable non-governmental organizations.[19]

[edit] Discography

[edit] Albums

  • O (2002)
Ireland # 3
United Kingdom # 8 — 3xPlatinum (900,000)
USA # 114 — Gold (500,000)
IFPI — Platinum (1,000,000)
UK # 143

  • 9 (2006)
Ireland # 1
UK # 4 — Gold (100,000)
USA # 22 — No certification (200,000)
World :849,250
UK # 179

[edit] Singles

Year Title Album UK
2001 "The Blower's Daughter" O -
2002 "Cannonball" O 32
2002 "Volcano" O -
2003 "Woman Like a Man" - 43
2004 "Moody Monday/Lonelily" (Vinyl only) - 143
2004 "Lonely Soldier" - 142
2004 "Cannonball (re-mix)" O 19
2004 "The Blower's Daughter (re-issue)" O 27
2005 "Volcano (re-issue)" O 29
2005 "Unplayed Piano" - 24
2006 "9 Crimes" 9 29
2007 "Rootless Tree" 9 50
2007 "Dogs" 9 84

[edit] Collaborations

[edit] Record Labels

Damien releases albums under his record label Heffa (originally named DRM) in Ireland. For album releases in North America, they are handled by Vector Records. Record releases in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world are handled by 14th Floor Records (through Warner Music).[20]

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ FAQ - Where was Damien born and where did he grow up?. DamienRice.com (no date). Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
  2. ^ Damien Rice Named 3rd Annual Shortlist Award Winner. Shortlist of Music (October 6, 2003). Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
  3. ^ Rice & Hannigan no longer working together. RTÉ (March 27, 2007). Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
  4. ^ 9 - Release info. DamienRice.com (no date). Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
  5. ^ isufs.org
  6. ^ sale-pelletier.com
  7. ^ Soundtracks for Closer (2004/I). IMDb (no date). Retrieved on May 28, 2007.
  8. ^ Soundtracks for I Am David (2003). IMDb (no date). Retrieved on May 28, 2007.
  9. ^ The Girl In The Cafe Movie - soundtrack. TheGirlInTheCafe.com (no date). Retrieved on May 28, 2007.
  10. ^ ER - If Not Now. CNET Networks (no date). Retrieved on May 28, 2007.
  11. ^ a b The Black Donnellys - A Stone of the Heart. CNET Networks (no date). Retrieved on May 28, 2007.
  12. ^ Soundtracks for In Good Company (2004). IMDb (no date). Retrieved on May 28, 2007.
  13. ^ a b Damien Rice. IMDb (no date). Retrieved on June 3, 2007.
  14. ^ Crossing Jordan - Music - Season Four. CNET Networks (no date). Retrieved on June 3, 2007.
  15. ^ Grey's Anatomy - From A Whisper to a Scream - Music Featured in this Episode. CNET Networks (no date). Retrieved on June 3, 2007.
  16. ^ House - One Day, One Room - Notes. CNET Networks (no date). Retrieved on June 3, 2007.
  17. ^ The Music of Shrek the Third: Royal Pain. RealNetworks (May 18 2007). Retrieved on June 3, 2007.
  18. ^ Aung San Suu Kyi the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient. The Burma Campaign UK (no date). Retrieved on April 24, 2007.
  19. ^ 'links' at DamienRice.com
  20. ^ FAQ at DamienRice.com

[edit] External links

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