|
Ella Riot is a musical group based in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 2007 by Tyler Duncan as My Dear Disco, the name change came in March 2011. The band first released the eponymous EP ''My Dear Disco'' in 2007, releasing its first album ''Dancethink LP'' in January 2009. The album fused electro-pop, funk, rock, and techno into a distinctive sound the band members have dubbed "DanceThink". The band released two more EPs in 2010 and their last EP ''Love Child'' in March 2011, before going into an "indefinite hiatus" in October 2011.〔 In 2013, band vocalist Michelle Chamuel took part in the fourth season of ''The Voice'' and finished in second place. ==Career== Ella Riot, originally called My Dear Disco, evolved from founding member Duncan's 2005 instrumental endeavor, Toolbox. Duncan who played bagpipe, with percussionist Aaron Gold, guitarist Theo Katzman, and bassist Christian Carpenter, all undergraduate students at the University of Michigan - Ann Arbor, developed experimental tracks using Irish bagpipe as the lead instrument and a laptop to mix bass music and techno drum beats.〔 Later guitarist Robert "DJ Body-Rock" Lester and keyboardist Joey Dosik joined the group. Michelle Chamuel, a classmate of Duncan, recorded a track named "My Dear Disco" with Lester independent of the Toolbox project. Later she worked with the band on a track named "White Lies". The band was impressed with her vocals and asked her to join. My Dear Disco was officially founded with her inclusion in 2007.〔 Duncan switched from bagpipe to synthesizer, but occasionally played bagpipe during live performances. The band members area of study at the University of Michigan ranged from classical drum to jazz to performance and technology.〔 They graduated in 2008. The lineup changed with Mike Shea replacing Gold on drums. Named one of the most promising college bands in the nation by the New American Music Union, My Dear Disco was invited to perform at the 2008 A.E. Music Festival hosted by Anthony Kiedis.〔 In the summer of 2008, the band performed at BlissFest,〔 Hoxeyville, Dunegrass,〔 Feel Good Festival, and Jazz Aspen Snowmass. The band's debut album, ''Dancethink LP'', was co-produced by Mark Saunders.〔 It was released in January 2009.〔 An album review characterized the music as having diverse influences and called the album "a trance album with a rock and roll spine". The newly released techno-pop tracks earned the band a spot on the rosters of 2009 Wakarusa Festival, 10,000 Lakes Festival and South by Southwest, where they performed alongside Dave Matthews Band, Wilco, Widespread Panic and others.〔 In October 2009 the band appeared on Fox 5 television show Fearless Music in Episode 8-02. The band was named BMI's Pick of the Month artist in November 2009.〔 In 2009 the band performed over 150 live shows.〔 In September 2009 Dosik left the band and relocated to California. Soon after guitarist Katzman and then in September 2010 bassist Carpenter left to pursue solo careers.〔 Joe Dart filled in for Carpenter.〔 Dart played bass on the 2011 ''Love Child EP''. After Dart's departure from the group, in 2011 Matt Henninger became the next bass player.〔 Katzman's departure in early 2010 marked the group's change from a seven piece to a five piece band. The band's remix of Kanye West's "Love Lockdown" earned high praise from ''Arjanwrites'' music blog, citing the use of live instruments as a reason. The band's remix of Todd Edwards' "I Might Be" was made for and released on a Scion A/V remix collection. The two tracks were later released on the 2010 ''The Remixes EP''. As of July 2010 the band had performed over 250 live shows in a two-year period. In August 2010 the band performed at Lollapalooza music festival.〔 In December 2010, the band completed work on their second studio release ''Love Child EP''. It was engineered by Oliver Strauss and recorded at Mission Sound studio in New York.〔 In March 2011, My Dear Disco changed its name to Ella Riot, citing legal concerns and the old name's implied genre. The new name was in part a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald. In Greek, "Ella" means bright light or torch, and "Ella Riot" was a tribute to the goals and image of the band.〔 Shortly after the name change, the ''Love Child EP'' was released in March 2011. Being a studio recording and final release, it was the band's second definitive work. An album review characterized the music as pop influenced by funk, techno and house, and called the approach "hardly doctrinaire". The band released a music video of the EP's fourth track "It Could Be". In September 2011, the band announced the decision to put Ella Riot on an indefinite hiatus,〔 citing the need to develop other aspects of their lives.〔 Soon after, Duncan and Chamuel as a duo released an album titled ''s/he''.〔 The album credits contributions by all then current band members. As of July 2013, eight band members have continued to make music as independent artists – Duncan, Lester, Chamuel, Katzman, Dosik, Dart, Carpenter and Gold.〔Band members, independent works: * * * * * * * *〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ella Riot」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
|