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Remy Zero is a Los Angeles based alternative rock band made up of Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Shelby Tate (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Gregory Slay (drums, percussion), Cedric Lemoyne (bass guitar), and Jeffrey Cain (guitar). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Cinjun Tate is an American singer songwriter and occasional rhythm guitarist for the American Band Remy Zero. The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles

Remy Zero
Origin	Los Angeles, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Post-grunge Dream pop Experimental rock
Years active	1989–2003, 2006–present
Label(s)	Warner/Elektra
Members
Cinjun Tate Shelby Tate Jeffrey Cain Cedric Lemoyne Gregory Slay

Before Remy Zero had recorded any full length albums, Radiohead found their demo tape and invited them to be part of the US tour for The Bends. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Post-grunge is a subgenre of Alternative rock that emerged in the early 1990s as a derivative of Grunge music. Dream pop is a type of Alternative rock that originated in Britain in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, The Chameleons, The Passions Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre and/or which pushes the boundaries Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Warner Music Group (WMG is the third-largest of the "big four" major record labels, the others being Sony BMG, EMI, and Universal Elektra Records is a now-dormant American Record label owned by Warner Music Group (WMG and from 2004 on operating under WMG's Atlantic Records Cinjun Tate is an American singer songwriter and occasional rhythm guitarist for the American Band Remy Zero. Radiohead The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Bends is the second album by the English Alternative rock band Radiohead. After that, the band moved from Birmingham, Alabama to Los Angeles, California to record their first album. Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Several band mates suffered from substance abuse and homelessness after moving from Alabama.

Remy Zero's first album, self-titled, drew from these experiences and received little recognition or sales. The subsequent album Villa Elaine caused them to be praised as "the next big thing". Villa Elaine was recorded when the band was living in an apartment of the same name in Hollywood. Remy Zero's third album The Golden Hum was also received well. A 50 second version of the song "Save Me" from The Golden Hum was used as the theme song for WB's Smallville. " Save Me " is a song by rock band Remy Zero. Taken from their album The Golden Hum, it reached #27 on the United States Remy Zero's music has also been on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show. KCRW (899 MHz FM) is a Public radio station broadcasting from the campus of Santa Monica College in Santa Monica California Morning Becomes Eclectic (MBE is a three-hour Adult album alternative (triple-A Radio program first aired in 1977 and broadcast live every weekday from Remy Zero's song "Shattered" was used in the films Crazy/Beautiful and Suicide Kings. Crazy/Beautiful is a 2001 drama / Romance film starring Kirsten Dunst and Jay Hernandez. Suicide Kings is a 1997 American movie, starring Christopher Walken, Denis Leary, Sean Patrick Flanery, "Fair" from Villa Elaine was used in the film Garden State, "Prophecy" was used in She's All That, The Last Kiss, and most recently, "Perfect Memory" was used in the film The Invisible. Garden State is a 2004 film written directed by and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring She's All That is a 1999 Romantic comedy film, directed by Robert Iscove, and is a modern remake of George Bernard Shaw 's For the Wayne Cochran song later covered by Pearl Jam, see Last Kiss. The Invisible is a 2007 Supernatural thriller starring Justin Chatwin, Margarita Levieva, Chris Marquette

Remy Zero broke up after making The Golden Hum and many of its members have joined new bands. Shelby and Cinjun Tate have created Spartan Fidelity, Jeffrey Cain has joined Isidore, Cedric Lemoyne toured with Alanis Morissette's band, and Gregory Slay has joined Sleepwell. Spartan Fidelity is a Tennessee based Alternative rock duo made up of brothers Cinjun Tate ( Vocals, Guitar) and Shelby Tate (Vocals

Remy Zero appeared to toy with the idea of reforming in Summer 2006, announcing a possible reunion on their Myspace page - this has now been replaced with a more definite message saying that they have "found the spirit to make music together again".

Discography

Trivia

Cinjun Tate and Cedric Lemoyne (formerly Cedric Williams) met and attended middle school together at Gresham Middle School in Birmingham, Alabama, prior to dropping out to form Remy Zero. Remy Zero is a 1996 self-titled album by Remy Zero, and was produced for Geffen Records. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Villa Elaine is a 1998 album by Remy Zero, and was produced for Geffen Records. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) The Golden Hum is the most recent album by Remy Zero, released in 2001 and was produced for Elektra Records. Events 96 - Nerva is proclaimed Roman Emperor after Domitian is assassinated Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
Made a cameo appearance in episode 1. 21 (entitled "Tempest") of WB's Smallville playing "Save Me", the show's theme song, and "Perfect Memory", from The Golden Hum. " Save Me " is a song by rock band Remy Zero. Taken from their album The Golden Hum, it reached #27 on the United States The Golden Hum is the most recent album by Remy Zero, released in 2001 and was produced for Elektra Records.
Cinjun Tate was married to Alyssa Milano for a brief time in 1999. Alyssa Jayne Milano (born December 19, 1972) is an American actress and former singer
Cedric Lemoyne has said that the band's name came from mishearing the repeated phrase "mammy's hero" on the Kate Bush song "Army Dreamers" (originally appearing on her 1980 album Never For Ever; the song is also included on her greatest hits collection, The Whole Story). Kate Bush (born Catherine Bush on 30 July 1958 is an English singer songwriter musician and Record producer. Never for Ever (1980 is the third album by Kate Bush. The singer co-produced the album with Jon Kelly it features a more eclectic production than Bush's previous The Whole Story is Kate Bush 's 6th album and her first and to this date only greatest hits collection [1]

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