Damien Rice
(born 7 December 1973) is an Irish singer/songwriter and musician.
So far, he has released two studio albums: O
in 2002, and 9
in 2006.
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Biography
Early life
Rice was born to George and Maureen Rice and raised in
Celbridge,
County Kildare,
Ireland.
[1]
Juniper (1991-1998)
Rice was a member of the
rock band
Juniper under the name of Dodi Ma. Having released the singles "The World Is Dead" and "Weatherman" in Ireland during 1998, the band was due to record their first full album for
Polygram in 1999. However, Rice became disenchanted with the label and left the band to pursue a solo career. His Juniper band mates later became
Bell X1.
Solo career and O
Following the split, Rice moved to rural Italy and
busked around Europe until he was able to form a band and resume gigging in Ireland. Regular members of this band were cellist
Vyvienne Long; percussionist
Tom Osander (aka Tomo), a member of the 1990s jam band
God Street Wine; and bassist
Shane Fitzsimons. Female vocals were provided by
Lisa Hannigan. The lineup of Rice's band has remained the same with the exception of the departure of Hannigan and Osander in 2007.
[2]
Partly due to
David Arnold, his second cousin , Rice was able to record
O
, which was released in 2002.
O
was dedicated to fellow Irish musician
Mic Christopher. The album was a strong commercial success and won the
Shortlist Music Prize.
[3]
Three years later, following extensive promotion of
O
in Ireland and further commercial success worldwide.
9
Rice released his second studio album
9
in 2006.
[4] The album was recorded in 2004 and 2005, and released on November 3 in Ireland, on November 6 in Europe and the rest of the world and lastly on November 14 in North America.
Rice has also recorded an old Juniper track, "Crosseyed Bear" (originally titled "Jewellery Box"), for the new
War Child
album.
Rice 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).
[5]
Concert appearances (2007)
Rice played on the Friday night at the
Glastonbury Festival 2007, in the Acoustic Tent. On 1 July 2007, Rice played at the
Rock Werchter festival in Belgium. 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
[6] in
Marlay Park on 25 August, backed by
Fionn Regan,
Willy Mason,
Guillemots, and
KT Tunstall.
He made a number of appearances in North America through autumn, called
An Evening with Damien Rice
. These shows included a second guitarist, bassist, cellist, and a drummer to support Damien. There were no supporting acts on this tour.
In the media
Rice's songs have appeared featured several times on popular films and television shows, adding to his mainstream success. "The Blower's Daughter" is a popular song for
figure skating, in particular
pair skating.
Jessica Dube and
Bryce Davison have used it for two seasons and
Jamie Sale and
David Pelletier have used it in professional competitions.
[7] [8] "The Blower's Daughter" and "Cold Water" featured prominently in the
2004 film Closer
.
[9]
"Cold Water" was also featured in the 2003 film
I am David
,
[10] the 2005 film
Stay
, the HBO film
The Girl in the Café
,
[11] and on the NBC dramas
ER
[12] and
The Black Donnellys
.
[13] "
Cannonball" also featured in
The Black Donnellys
and the 2004 film
In Good Company
[14] as well as in an episode of
The OC
, as well as in the Korean drama,
Spring Waltz. His music is mentioned frequently in the novel The Suicide Club by Rhys Thomas (published Feb 2009), and the lead characters establish a group called The Eskimo Friends, after Rice's song. "Delicate" was featured on the ABC dramas
Alias
,
Lost
, the Showtime series
Huff
and "The L Word" Season 1, the Fox drama
House
,
[15], and the 2004 British film
Dear Frankie
.
[16] "Older Chests" was featured on the NBC drama
Crossing Jordan
[17] and in CBS science-fiction drama
Jericho
. His song "
9 Crimes" appeared featured during the episode "From a Whisper to a Scream" on the ABC medical drama
Grey's Anatomy
.
[18], on
Spin 1038, Channel 6, and on CBS's
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
, and also at the end of episode 15 of
Standoff
. "Grey Room" appeared featured on
One Tree Hill
,
in an episode of
Criminal Minds
, and on an episode of
House
.
[19] Segments of the single "9 Crimes" featured in an episode of the CBS post-apocalyptic drama
Jericho
, in the computer-generated film
Shrek the Third
(it was not included in the accompanying soundtrack, however).
[20] and was recently featured on the season 2 premier of the Cleaner. Selections from "Eskimo" appeared featured in the 2005 Warren Miller ski movie,
Higher Ground
. "The Blower's Daughter" could be heard in the Fox criminal drama
Bones
and also appeared in an episode of the short-lived series
Hidden Palms
. "Grey Room" featured in the film trailer for 2007's
Reservation Road
but was not featured in the movie. 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.
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).
Damien was given "special thanks" in the end credits of the
Academy Award winning 2007 Irish musical film Once
. The film starred collaborator and fellow Irish musician
Glen Hansard.
Damien Rice was named as an influence by
Diana Vickers, a finalist in the 2008 series of
The X Factor
. She sang "The Blower's Daughter" as her initial audition for the series.
Charity
Rice is known for his charity work. He has helped the
Freedom Campaign, the
Burma Campaign UK and the
U.S. 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.
[21] 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", which they performed at the 2006 Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo. In addition, Rice has links to various charitable
non-governmental organizations.
[22]
In 2008 he participated in a
music album called
Songs for Tibet, which is an initiative to support
Tibet,
Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso and to underline the
human rights situation in
Tibet. The album was issued on 5 August via
iTunes and on 19 August in music stores around the world.
[23]
Discography
Studio albums
Live albums
- 2007 – Live at Fingerprints Warts & All
- 2007 – Live from the Union Chapel
EPs
Singles
Year
| Title
| Album
| UK [24] [25]
| Ireland
|
2001
| "The Blower's Daughter"
| O
| -
| -
|
2002
| "Cannonball"
| O
| 32
| 21
|
2002
| "Volcano"
| O
| -
| 29
|
2003
| "Woman Like a Man"
| -
| -
| -
|
2004
| "Moody Mooday/Lonelily" (Vinyl only)
| -
| -
| -
|
2004
| "Lonely Soldier" (with Christy Moore)
| -
| -
| 4
|
2004
| "Cannonball (re-mix)"
| O
| 19
| -
|
2004
| "The Blower's Daughter (re-issue)"
| O
| 27
| -
|
2005
| "Volcano (re-issue)"
| O
| 29
| -
|
2005
| "Unplayed Piano" (with Lisa Hannigan)
| -
| 24
| 4
|
2006
| "9 Crimes"
| 9
| 29
| 14
|
2007
| "Rootless Tree"
| 9
| 50
| -
|
2007
| "Dogs"
| 9
| -
| -
|
Other contributions
- Eklektikos Live
(2005) - "Volcano"
- Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project
(2007) - "Creep"
Collaborations
- Be Yourself
, Jerry Fish and the Mudbug Club (September 2002)
- Skylarkin'
, Mic Christopher (November 2002)
- "Get The Party Started" (cover version with Lisa Hannigan on Even Better than the Real Thing Vol. 1
) (2003)
- Burn the Maps
, The Frames (September 2004)
- The Beekeeper
, Tori Amos (February 2005)
- "Don't Explain", Herbie Hancock, Lisa Hannigan (August 2005)
- Live At The Olympia
Aslan (2005 - official bootleg)
- The Swell Season
, Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová (April 2006)
- "Que Sera, Sera", David Gray on Live Earth - The Concerts for a Climate in Crisis
(November 2007)
- Chromed Up
, 50 Cent, at Night Shift: Live from Bonnaroo Festival (Bonnaroo Festival 2008)
- Rice and Lisa Hannigan appear on Herbie Hancock's Then and Now - The Definitive Herbie Hancock
, singing "Don't Explain" [26]
- To Love Somebody
, Ray Lamontagne on Taratata
, a French TV show
See also
References
- FAQ - Where was Damien born and where did he grow up?
- Rice & Hannigan no longer working together
- Damien Rice Named 3rd Annual Shortlist Award Winner
- 9 - Release info
- FAQ at DamienRice.com
- Last FM Concert Event Info
- isufs.org
- sale-pelletier.com
- Soundtracks for Closer (2004/I)
- Soundtracks for I Am David (2003)
- The Girl In The Cafe Movie - soundtrack
- ER - If Not Now
- The Black Donnellys - A Stone of the Heart
- Soundtracks for In Good Company (2004)
- Damien Rice
- ''Dear Frankie'' Soundtrack at IMDb
- Crossing Jordan - Music - Season Four
- Grey's Anatomy - From A Whisper to a Scream - Music Featured in this Episode
- House - One Day, One Room - Notes
- The Music of Shrek the Third: Royal Pain
- Aung San Suu Kyi the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize recipient
- 'links' at DamienRice.com
- E-Online (July 22, 2008) Sting, Matthews, Mayer Gamer for Tibet Than Beijing
- British Hit Singles & Albums
- Everyhit.com - accessed April 2009
- Tower Records - Then and Now: The Definitive Herbie Hancock Retrieved on November 3, 2008