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:''The classical composer is Joseph Haydn.'' Paul Hayden Desser (born February 12, 1971)〔(Biography at Billboard.com, Retrieved: 26 December 2006 )〕 who records as Hayden, is a Canadian singer-songwriter from Thornhill, Ontario.〔CBC Radio 3 Podcast #139, Chapter 2〕 His early works are a largely eclectic mix of genres from grunge to alternative country, as demonstrated by his first full album, ''Everything I Long For'', released in 1995. Since then his work has become progressively more refined. == History == His father is Sherwin Desser, a retired University of Toronto professor of parasitology and current visual artist. Hayden received a B.A.A. in Radio and Television Arts from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute (now Ryerson University) in 1993.〔Michael Barclay, Ian A.D. Jack and Jason Schneider, ''Have Not Been the Same: The Can-Rock Renaissance 1985-1995''. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-55022-992-9.〕 He turned to music after his song "Take" was selected for CFNY-FM's annual ''New Music Search'' competition in 1993. Hayden played guitar on the track and enlisted two friends (Lorraine Ursomarzo and Noah Mintz of hHead) to sing vocals. Hayden continued to recruit vocalists until 1995 when he began to showcase his grainy baritone. "Take" has never been officially released on any of Hayden's albums. Hayden released an independent cassette, ''In September'', in 1994,〔 and followed with the album ''Everything I Long For'' in 1995.〔 Released on his own Hardwood Records with distribution by Sonic Unyon, the album was a commercial success.〔 He subsequently found himself in a bidding war between record labels in the United States, with one early offer coming directly from Neil Young, whose manager Elliott Roberts had just launched Vapor Records.〔 He ultimately signed to Geffen Records' subsidiary imprint Outpost Records, which gave him a contract worth over $1 million, along with complete creative control of his music, in what was widely reported as one of the most lucrative contracts ever given to a new artist in the alternative rock era.〔"Hayden war raises bid floor". ''Variety'', March 18, 1996.〕 Outpost rereleased the album in the US the following year. Also in 1996, Hayden performed both nights of Neil Young's annual Bridge School Concert, and contributed the title track to the soundtrack for Steve Buscemi's film ''Trees Lounge''.〔("Hayden confronts the agony of success" ). ''Ottawa Citizen'', February 11, 2013.〕 For his second album, 1998's ''The Closer I Get'', Hayden worked with several big name record producers, including Steve Fisk, John Hanlon and Scott Litt.〔("Hayden's doing things his way" ). canoe.ca, June 5, 1998.〕 He toured North America with a full band, including Josh Malinsky and Mitch Roth of Poledo and Damon Richardson of Change of Heart, to support that album.〔 However, Outpost was subsequently dissolved due to the commercial decline of alternative rock in the late 1990s, leaving Hayden without an international label.〔 In 2001, Hayden very quietly distributed 100 hand-written, packaged and numbered copies of ''Skyscraper National Park'' to friends and independent record shops throughout Toronto.〔 This was quickly followed by an additional 1,500 hand-numbered copies, this time with professionally printed liner notes. These copies were primarily sold at live shows. The critical success of these two limited-edition runs led to a full commercial release of the recording later that same year.〔("The cat's comeback" ). ''Toronto Sun'', February 22, 2002.〕 In 2004, Hayden released his follow up album, ''Elk Lake Serenade'', and toured North America with Oshawa's Cuff the Duke acting as his back-up band. He subsequently released ''In Field & Town'' in 2008,〔Whibbs, Chris.("Naturally Hayden" ), ''Exclaim!'', February 2008.〕 and ''The Place Where We Lived'' in 2009. In 2010, he produced the debut album of singer-songwriter Lou Canon, his sister-in-law. It was his first time producing material for another artist.〔 In November 2012, it was announced that Hayden would release his seventh studio album on Canadian indie label Arts & Crafts,〔("Hayden Signs to Arts & Crafts for New Album" ). ''Exclaim!'', November 8, 2012.〕 and would play five shows in Europe as a warm up to his performance at All Tomorrow's Parties Festival, curated by The National.〔Robert Everett-Green, "Hayden: An elusive Toronto musician drops back into sight". ''The Globe and Mail'', January 18, 2013.〕 These were Hayden's first live performances since his two-song set at a benefit in Ontario over a year earlier.〔 On February 5, 2013, Hayden released his seventh full-length studio album ''Us Alone'' on Arts & Crafts, his first release on a record label besides his own Hardwood Records.〔(Song Premiere: Hayden - Rainy Saturday ). ''Paste Magazine'', January 7, 2013.〕 The album is largely biographical in nature, with tracks like "Almost Everything" noting how family now takes precedence over art in his life, and "Instructions", which details what he wants done with his body when he dies. In June 2013, the album was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize. Hayden is currently on tour with Canadian singer-songwriter Dan Mangan along with Astral Swans in support of Mangan's 2015 album ''Club Meds''. Tour stops include Brooklyn, Vancouver and Toronto's Massey Hall. 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「Hayden (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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