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 Lisa Gerrard, Dead Can Dance
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Lisa Gerrard |
| Born | April 12, 1961 |
| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Occupation(s) | Singer Musician Composer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals Yangqin Accordion |
| Voice type(s) | Contralto |
| Years active | 1981 - present |
| Associated acts | Dead Can Dance |
| Website | Lisa Gerrard |
Lisa Gerrard (born April 12, 1961) is an Australian musician, singer and composer who rose to prominence as part of the music group Dead Can Dance with Irish former partner Brendan Perry. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. The trapezoidal yangqin ( is a Chinese Hammered dulcimer originally from the Middle East ( Persia (modern-day Iran) The accordion is a portable box-shaped Musical instrument of the hand-held Bellows -driven free-reed aerophone family sometimes referred to as a Squeezebox A voice type is a particular kind of human Singing voice perceived as having certain identifying qualities or characteristics This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a Singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the
Gerrard is best known for her deep, haunting contralto voice. This article is related to a series of articles under the main article Voice type. Her career began in 1981 and she has been involved in a wide range of projects. Gerrard received a Golden Globe award and an Academy Award nomination for the score for the 2000 film Gladiator on which she collaborated with Hans Zimmer. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Gladiator is a 2000 Epic film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden She also sings and is an instrumentalist for much of her work, most prolifically using the Yangqin (a Chinese hammered dulcimer). The trapezoidal yangqin ( is a Chinese Hammered dulcimer originally from the Middle East ( Persia (modern-day Iran) The hammered dulcimer is a stringed Musical instrument with the strings stretched over a Trapezoidal sounding board
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Early life
Born April 12, 1961 in Melbourne, Lisa Gerrard grew up in the multi-ethnic suburb of Prahran with her Irish immigrant parents, where she was exposed to Greek, Turkish, Italian, Irish and Arabic cultures. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Melbourne ( is the second most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 3 Prahran (pronounced "pruh-RAN" also known colloquially as "Pran" is an Inner city Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, The Turkish people (Türk Halkı also known as " Turks " ( Türkler) are defined mainly as being speakers of Turkish as a First language Her upbringing in this diverse suburb had a large influence on her music, particularly on later Dead Can Dance albums and in her solo and collaborative work.
Career
Dead Can Dance
Dead Can Dance originally formed as a quartet in 1981 in Melbourne, but in 1982 moved to London with members Brendan Perry, Lisa Gerrard and bass player Paul Erikson. Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Brendan Perry (born June 30, 1959 in Whitechapel, London) is a Singer and multi-instrumentalist best known for his work as the Shortly after coming to England Erikson flew back to Australia, leaving the band as a duo. Dead Can Dance recorded eight albums on the 4AD Records recording label beginning with the 1984 LP, Dead Can Dance. Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Long play (LP record albums are 33⅓ Rpm vinyl Gramophone records (phonograph records generally either 10- or 12- Inches in diameter Dead Can Dance is the debut album recorded by the Dead Can Dance in 1984 The band split in 1998, but reunited in 2005 for a world tour.
Solo and collaborative career
In 1995 she recorded and released her first solo album, titled The Mirror Pool. The Mirror Pool was Lisa Gerrard 's first solo album released in 1995 (one year before the release of Spiritchaser, the last work After the release of this album, she continued to work with Dead Can Dance, releasing their final album, Spiritchaser, in 1996. Spiritchaser (1996 was the last studio album of Dead Can Dance before Brendan Perry and Lisa Gerrard went their separate ways Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Following this, in 1998 she recorded Duality in collaboration with Pieter Bourke. Duality is a collaborative album by Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke released in 1998 Pieter Bourke is an Australian percussionist composer and audio engineer This would mark an extensive collaboration together for a number of film scores, including The Insider and Ali. The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes Television series exposé of the Tobacco industry Ali is a 2001 American Biographical film directed by Michael Mann. Gerrard begin a new collaboration with Patrick Cassidy in 2004, marked by the release of Immortal Memory. Patrick Cassidy (born 1956 in Claremorris, County Mayo) is an Irish classical Composer. Immortal Memory is an album by ex- Dead Can Dance member Lisa Gerrard and Irish classical composer Patrick Cassidy, released in 2004 Again, this collaboration was furthered in film work, including Salem's Lot. 'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror Novel written by Stephen King, and was the author's second published novel
In 2006, Sanctuary, a documentary about the life and work of Lisa Gerrard, was recorded and was released in September 2006. Sanctuary or Sanctuary Lisa Gerrard A Portrait by Clive Collier is a 2006 documentary film about life and work of Australian musician and singer Lisa Gerrard It is the work of multi-skilled producer / director Clive Collier and features extensive interviews with Lisa Gerrard and various people who have collaborated and worked with her in the past including Michael Mann, Russell Crowe, Hans Zimmer and Niki Caro. It will be released on DVD by Milan Entertainment on April 24, 2007.
In the same year, Lisa Gerrard released her second solo album, titled The Silver Tree. The Silver Tree is a 2006 album by Lisa Gerrard. It is her first solo album since The Mirror Pool. This album was markedly different from her previous work and was also her first album released outside of 4AD. 4AD is a British Independent record label that was started in 1979 by Ivo Watts-Russell and Peter Kent funded by Beggars Banquet Records, and is still The album was first released on iTunes, with a wider physical release planned at a future date. iTunes is a proprietary digital media player application introduced by Apple Inc The album was nominated for the Australian Music Prize for 2006. The Australian Music Prize (AMP is an annual award of $25000 given to an Australian band or solo artist in recognition of the merit of an album released during the year of award It is currently shortlisted as one out of nine of the best Australian albums. In 2007, a retrospective album, entitled The Best of Lisa Gerrard, was released covering her career in Dead Can Dance, solo work and film work. A total of 15 songs were compiled.
A world tour was undertaken in 2007 beginning in April in Melbourne, Australia. This tour marked the first time Lisa Gerrard has toured in Australia, with a performance in three cities. This tour was followed by performances in Europe and North America. More performances took place in Europe and Russia from October 30th to November 22nd 2007. [1]
Film career
Lisa Gerrard's first experience in composing music for a film came with the 1989 Spanish film El Niño de la Luna, directed by Agustín Villaronga. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) The film score was composed by Dead Can Dance and the film featured Lisa Gerrard in her first acting role. El Niño de la Luna describes the story of a young orphan with special powers, David, escaping an institution with the help of a fellow institute inmate, Georgina, played by Lisa Gerrard. Gerrard participated in a number of scores but came to fame as a film composer after recording The Insider in 1999, with Pieter Bourke, and Gladiator in 2000, with Hans Zimmer. The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes Television series exposé of the Tobacco industry Pieter Bourke is an Australian percussionist composer and audio engineer Gladiator is a 2000 Epic film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Russell Crowe, Joaquin Phoenix, Connie Nielsen Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden In 2005 she collaborated with Ennio Morricone for Fateless. Ennio Morricone OMRI (born November 10, 1928) is an acclaimed Italian Academy Award -winning composer Fateless ( Sorstalanság, lit 'fatelessness' in Hungarian) is a movie directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005 Lisa (along with Dead Can Dance) also did a number of contributions to the soundtrack of Baraka, A visual journey showcasing mankind's impact on our planet. Dead Can Dance is a band comprising Lisa Gerrard ( Contralto) and Brendan Perry ( Baritone) Baraka ( 1992) is a Todd-AO ( 70 mm) non-narrative film directed by Ron Fricke, cinematographer for Koyaanisqatsi
Discography
Dead Can Dance
- Further information: Dead Can Dance
Career after Dead Can Dance
- Solo Albums
- The Mirror Pool (1995)
- Whalerider (Original Soundtrack) (2003)
- The Silver Tree (2006), release on iTunes and by Rubber Records
- The Best of Lisa Gerrard (2007)
- Singles
- Sanvean (1995)
- The Human Game (with Pieter Bourke, 1998)
- Abwoon (with Patrick Cassidy, 2003)
- Collaborations
- Duality (1998), with Pieter Bourke
- The Insider (Music From The Motion Picture) (1999), with Pieter Bourke
- Immortal Memory (2004), with Patrick Cassidy
- A Thousand Roads (2005) with Jeff Rona
- Ashes and Snow (2006) with Patrick Cassidy
- View from a Window collaborative song recording in track title: "There in your Arms" (2008) with Josiah Brooks
- Miscellaneous
- MICROFILM: Centerfold 7" ("Centerfold" & "Window") (1981)
- Compilation entitled "From Belgrave with love" ("Mossaic" by Lisa Gerrard & "Summer house" by Microfilm)1981
- The Future Sound of London sample her vocals from the song Dawn of the Iconoclast for their 1992 hit single Papua New Guinea (1992)
- French promo CD-single "La bas" & "Lament"
- Compilation entitled "These wings without feathers" ("Dreamsong" & "Untitled") (1996)
- "The wings of a film - the music of Hans Zimmer" ( "Now we are free" live)
- With Orbital: "One Perfect Sunrise" on the album The Blue Album 2004
- Orbital featuring Lisa Gerrard: One perfect sunrise (radio mix) CD single
- Orbital featuring Lisa Gerrard: One perfect sunrise (Phil Hartnoll mix) CD single
- With Denez Prigent: "J'Attends - Gortoz A Ran" with Denez Prigent on the Album "Irvi"
- "An Hini a Garan" with Denez Prigent on the Album "Sara'c"
- "Mantras of a lost archetype" (unreleased solo album)
- The Ashes and Snow art exhibit by Gregory Colbert, (with Patrick Cassidy and Michael Brook ,"Devota" ,"Vespers" ,"Womb" ,"Wisdom")
Movie score composing/contribution
- The Greater Meaning of Water (2006) previously recorded material
- Seoul Train (2005)
- Fateless (2005) with Ennio Morricone ("A song" ,"A voice from the inside" ,"Return to the life")
- Constantine (movie) (2005) (score incomplete and withdrawn)
- A Thousand Roads (2005) with Jeff Rona
- Layer Cake (2004)
- Salem's Lot (TV mini-series) (2004) with Patrick Cassidy and Christopher Gordon
- Man on Fire (2004) vocals for the Harry Gregson-Williams score
- The Passion of the Christ (2004) with Patrick Cassidy (score withdrawn)
- One Perfect Day (2004)
- The West Wing (Television) (2003) - Song: "Sanvean" in the episode "7A WF 83429"
- Tears of the Sun (2003) with Hans Zimmer
- Whale Rider (2002)
- Ali (2001) with Pieter Bourke
- "Ali" original soundtrack II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Seoul Train is a 2005 award-winning documentary that deals with the dangerous journeys of North Korean Defectors fleeing through or Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fateless ( Sorstalanság, lit 'fatelessness' in Hungarian) is a movie directed by Lajos Koltai, released in 2005 Ennio Morricone OMRI (born November 10, 1928) is an acclaimed Italian Academy Award -winning composer Constantine is a 2005 American Film based on Vertigo Comics ' Hellblazer Comic book, with some Jeff Rona is an American Composer for film. He was a member of Hans Zimmer's Media Ventures. Layer Cake is a 2004 British Gangster thriller, directed by Matthew Vaughn. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror Novel written by Stephen King, and was the author's second published novel Patrick Cassidy (born 1956 in Claremorris, County Mayo) is an Irish classical Composer. Man on Fire is a 2004 American action Drama Thriller film about an ex- CIA operative/assassin who takes the job as Harry Gregson-Williams (born December 13, 1961) is a Golden Globe - and Grammy -nominated British Film score Composer The Passion of the Christ is a 2004 film co-written co-produced and directed by Mel Gibson. One Perfect Day is an Australian film released in 2004. Plot The central character of the film is Tommy Matisse his name combines the title of Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Tears of the Sun is a 2003 War film directed by Antoine Fuqua depicting a rescue mission by U Hans Florian Zimmer (born September 12, 1957 in Frankfurt/Main, Germany) is an Academy Award, Grammy, and Golden Whale Rider is a 2002 film directed by Niki Caro, based on the 1987 novel The Whale Rider by New Zealand Māori author See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Ali is a 2001 American Biographical film directed by Michael Mann. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Pieter Bourke is an Australian percussionist composer and audio engineer
- Black Hawk Down (2001) - Song: "J'Attends - Gortoz A Ran" with Denez Prigent
- Mission: Impossible II (2000) with Hans Zimmer
- Gladiator: More Music From the Motion Picture (2000, released 2001) with Hans Zimmer
- Gladiator (2000) with Hans Zimmer
- The Insider (1999) with Pieter Bourke
- The 13th Warrior (1999) with Graeme Revell (score later withdrawn)
- Nadro (1998)
- Heat (1995) featured previously recorded material from The Mirror Pool. Black Hawk Down is a 2001 Academy Award -winning War film directed by Ridley Scott, based on the book Black Hawk Down a Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Denez Prigent ( IPA:) born 17 Feb, 1966, is a French singer from Santec, in Finistère ( Breton: Penn Mission Impossible II, or MI-2 as it is also known is a 2000 film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise, 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. The Insider is a 1999 film that tells the true story of a 60 Minutes Television series exposé of the Tobacco industry Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) The 13th Warrior is a 1999 Action film based on Michael Crichton 's Novel Eaters of the Dead, directed by Graeme Revell (born in Auckland, New Zealand on October 23, 1955) is a composer of Film music. Nadro (Nàder in Camunian dialect) is an italian hamlet ( Frazione) of the Comune of Ceto ( BS) Lombardy Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Heat is a 1995 American crime drama Film written and directed by Michael Mann. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 The Mirror Pool was Lisa Gerrard 's first solo album released in 1995 (one year before the release of Spiritchaser, the last work
- Baraka (1992) (as Dead Can Dance, with Michael Stearns)
- El Niño de la Luna (1989) (as Dead Can Dance, also with Lisa Gerrard in her Acting debut)
- Demoni 2 (1986) (as Dead Can Dance)
- The Mist (2007) (The Host Of Seraphim)
Notes
- ^ deadcandancelibrary.com OCTOBER 30 HOLLAND ROTTERDAM SCHOUWBURG, NOVEMBER 1 FRANCE PARIS PALAIS DES CONGRES, 2 FRANCE STRASBOURG PALAIS DES CONGRES, 4 GERMANY MUNICH HERKULESSAAL, 6 ITALY ROME TEATRO AMBRA JOVINELLI, 7 ITALY, 9 GREECE ATHENS PALACE THEATRE, 11 FRANCE LILLE SALLE VAUBAN, 13 BELGIUM ANTWERP ELISABETH HALL, 15 GERMANY STUTTGART THEATERHAUS, 16 GERMANY DRESDEN KULTURPALAST, 18 LATVIA RIGA LATVIAN NATIONAL OPERA, 20 RUSSIA ST PETERSBURG TBC, 22 RUSSIA MOSCOW SVETLANOV HALL
Sources
External links
- Lisa Gerrard: Official Site
- DEAD-CAN-DANCE.COM (Dead Can Dance | Italian Site)
- Dead Can Dance at the Internet Movie Database
- Dead Can Dance Discography
- Dead Can Dance interviews from the Echoes public radio show
- Lisa Gerrard and Pieter Bourke interview from the Ultima Thule Ambient Music radio show
- Dead Can Dance Library
- Lisa Gerrard at Allmusic
- Lisa Gerrard at the Internet Movie Database
- Maddox, Garry (2005) "Gerrard's scores are on the board" in smh.com.au
- Sanctuary: Lisa Gerrard - A Portrait by Clive Collier Official Film Site
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