Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett (born September 7, 1979 in Mississauga , Ontario , Canada ) is a Canadian violinist and singer from Toronto (Ontario, Canada) and appeared until the end of 2009 under the name Final Fantasy , a tribute to the video game series of the same name .
Final Fantasy
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In his Final Fantasy project , Owen Pallett is best known for his live performances. A loop station (a kind of sampler that can be controlled with the feet) can be used to play the sound of his violin with a time delay so that he can play different parts of his pieces simultaneously.
He himself describes his homosexuality as a great influence on his music.
In December 2009 Pallett announced that he would no longer use the name Final Fantasy and would instead only appear and publish under his real name; New editions of earlier publications would be adjusted afterwards. The background for this step, according to Pallett, was the upcoming release of his third album Heartland in Japan. Under these circumstances, he thinks it is best to clearly delineate his music from the video games of the company Square Enix in order to avoid possible copyright claims by the maker of the Final Fantasy video game series.
other projects
Owen Pallett has played in various Toronto bands in the past. Les Mouches no longer exist; Pallett is still a member of the band Picastro and has made concerts and recordings with The Hidden Cameras , The Luyas and Gentleman Reg . He is also known as a (live) member of the band Arcade Fire : One of his songs, This Is the Dream of Win & Regine , is named after the founders of Arcade Fire, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne . With string arrangements recorded with the London Metropolitan Orchestra , he made an indirect contribution to the debut of the band The Last Shadow Puppets . Together with the British pop singer Mika , he also recorded his acoustic EP "Songs of Sorrow". He also worked with the Canadian post-rock band Do Make Say Think . For the album Now, More Than Ever by the Canadian songwriter Jim Guthrie , he played the string instruments and designed the arrangements.
In 2012 he was on the studio album Living Things by the US rock band Linkin Park in the song I'll Be Gone .
Discography
- 2005: Has a Good Home (Tomlab, Blocks Recording Club)
- 2006: He Poos Clouds (Tomlab, Blocks Recording Club)
- 2010: Heartland (Domino)
- 2014: In Conflict (Domino / Secret City)
- 2020: Iceland (Secret City)
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- ↑ Domino Records / Owen Pallett: Finaly Fantasy Change Name To Owen Pallett , December 18, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2010.
- ↑ CMJ Spotlight: The Luyas. (No longer available online.) In: The Alternate Side. Archived from the original on January 7, 2016 ; accessed on January 7, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ jimguthrie.org: Jim Guthrie - News - Now, 10 Years Gone , accessed July 6, 2014
Web links
- Official website
- Final Fantasy ( Memento from March 11, 2005 in the Internet Archive ) at Pitchfork Media
- Article on Final Fantasy in the New York Times
- The sound magic of Owen Pallett - article of the knowledge workshop
- The big sound show interview with Owen Pallett
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pallett, Owen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian violinist and singer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th September 1979 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mississauga , Ontario , Canada |