Shadi Ziaei (vocals, possible other instruments, collaboration on latest tracks)
Rus Stewart (original member, synths, drum programming, instrumentation)
Patrick Gadola (vocals, guitar, drums, electo-acoustic projects, later concerts)
Cliff Disney (our producer for projects with Shadi)
the Electrodroid (a robotique records stage-prop, yes, a real droid!)
Jason Gearin, and Scott Romano (past collaborations, some demos, rehearsal sessions)
Evelyn Johnson (former collaboration, on one unreleased song, in 1999, with Tom Volinchak as producer and guitarist, and Christina Moananu as background words)
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Shadi Z's influences:
"My influences are most likely:
Depeche Mode, Nine Inch Nails, PJ Harvey, Tori Amos, Garbage and most recently, believe it or not, Gwen Stefani! :-)) also recently, Blue October, Citizen Cope..."
"I also cannot get enough of six feet under! and I'm addicted to cheesy reality shows! :-) ..."
Rus Stewart's influences may include, in no particular order of importance:
Joy Division, Xymox (also known as Clan of Xymox), New Order, The Psychedelic Furs, Depeche Mode, The Affordable Floors, Red Flag, Anything Box, Suzzanne Vega, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Camouflage, Book of Love, Kraftwerk, The Mission UK, Simple Minds, Ebyn Ozyn, Trans-X, Klaus Schulze, Tangerine Dream, Kate Bush, The Cure, many others.
"Most things of substance between about '80 and '91 (also certain newer stuff at times) that was of the New Wave sort, I found something within, which I had been able to get something from....also some Ambient music, Trance, and House during various times, even some classical, I may have been able to derive something from."
"Usually, the longer, more abstract tracks, the less commercialised and less-obvious gems on an album, and B-sides from singles, are the ones I like the best, and are the ones I found to be the most innovative, with their more open-minded spirit of sonic experimentation, and these are the ones which I find to be more creatively inclined."
Scott Romano's influences:
New Order, Depeche Mode, The Smiths, The Cure, The Psychedelic Furs, U2
(more info is coming)
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It is music that transcends expectations.
It is music for those who are looking for something that is a bit different.
Simplicity and complexity happening at the same time.
A collection of feedback from some of the posts in our comments is preserved in the blogs now, to see some reaction from fans. It grows as more is added, as you provide your input, read them and see what others think.
At our concerts, the quality of the music is the focus over all other elements.
You will see none of the fluff typical of today's disposable "pop star" culture.
No pre-choreographed dance-moves, no lip-syncing. Just great music.
Most of our tracks are long, leaving the listener enough time to vicariously be taken on a journey as he or she enjoys it.
We do not try to be a "popstar" band.
A brief description accompanies each one where the "lyrics" menu is beside each MP3 file in that section.
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There are many artists who follow a particular genre, and try to follow current trends. (And these usually end up becoming the "flavour of the month" those acts that burn brightly for a short while, but also those that fans quickly become weary of, and usually have a short shelf-life, to ultimately fade into obscurity.)
Others may try to be "a little of this, a little of that" and try to please everyone, instead of focusing on a particuar market. (And usually these end up being nothing at all.)
Every now and then, an artist comes along who defines their own genre, and invents their own sound, maintaining their own niche.
The Fashion Police are one of those rare breed of bands and artists who do just that, staying genre-focused, defining their genre, inventing a sound that is their own, setting their own trends, creating timeless art, forever capturing unforgettable moments, transending time and space.
While "The Fashion Police" have been an artist of international renown for quite some time, having played concerts as large as several thousands, their beginnings, as most artists, were of a humble sort.
See the "Rus Stewart" myspace for full bio on him and about the beginnings of The Fashion Police.
This project began in 1988 from simple demos mailed to college radio stations, which were immediately played by the disc jockeys and swarmed upon by the fans, and by 1990 the airplay became international.
The early '90s, perhaps as late as 1991, brought the first televised concert. The mid '90s brought the one and only MTV video done by this project, "Kick Da Riddim" (a dance music track) and some more televised live concert footage.
The mid to late '90s through 2006, saw a string of collaboration attempts with various artists, which, while some of the talent was promising in quality, did not really last, as the vocalists were always unable to commit to the project.
In 1999 or 2000, Rus Stewart first heard Aastiage, and the vocals of Shadi Ziaei, when listening to a Future Music Readers Demos CD. (probably issue 100) Later, in 2006, he contacted her while Googling her name and finding her site, www.shadi101.com and emailing her regarding the band.
Through contact with Shadi, the renowned Cliff Disney had also become involved as the band's producer and mastering engineer, producing three tracks, (there was to be a fourth, but Cliff never sent it) before the project was put on hiatus.
Scott Romano, and Patrick Gadola, both renowned musicians, have also written some lyrics and participated in some studio jam sessions, and a concert or two, and Jason Gearin has done a few one-off recordings through bits of the 1990s and parts of the millenial years.
Shadi was to become the band's permanent vocalist, but life's twists and turns took the members collaboration in directions whereby the collaboration would not have been possible...at least for the present time....The band split up, at least for now, in 2008, and this project went on hiatus after twenty active years, and the members moved on....and Shadi Ziaei, is at that time, in San Fransisco, with her family, and Rus Stewart has gone back to solo full-time as an artist, but will continue to perform this project's tracks that can be performed solo, when possible, along with his Ambient and Electro music, and is retooling his set...but *could* re-launch this project at some future point in time. All the other past collaborators are doing their own projects, or are in whereabouts unknown at the time of this update.
What is left of The Fashion Police, is their legacy of timeless recordings.
Perhaps these could be re-released at some point in time. ;)
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Also, add yourself to Rus Stewart's solo artist page, myspace.com/russtewart
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I made my first video slideshow and wanted to share it with you. The musician (Elizabeth Ann Middleton) is one I found through MySpace, and she generously let me use her music to set to my images. Visit her MySpace page here - http://www.myspace.com/pianorama - she's fantastic! :-)
Wild Butterflies of Florida from Rich Leighton on Vimeo.
Hi The Fashion Police, thanks for offering to be an Alien Skin friend!
The ATMOSPHERIC melancholia continues on DON’T OPEN TILL DOOMSDAY. The full album is streamed on the ALIEN SKIN website > www.alienskinmusic.com/listen.html
Get free PROMOTIONAL songs including: The Unquiet Grave, After the Funeral & Burning In My Hands from my BabyFace widget on my Profile!
"......A Kaleidoscope of Electronic Melancholia" .
Spring is here and so are the butterflies! This week I have a gallery of a particular group of butterflies called Brushfoots. Brushfoots are the most commonly known and encountered of the large colorful butterflies (excluding the swallowtails) found in Florida and the Americas. These include the monarchs, fritillaries, buckeyes, and the viceroy below (who has nearly identical markings as the toxic monarch butterfly) to keep it from being eaten by birds.... cool trick, huh? :-)
Click the butterfly below to see my gallery - and please let me know what you think!
Check out our newest mixtape officially hosted by a Major Artist! Just go to www.coast2coastmixtapes.com to download all the Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes for free! Coast 2 Coast Mixtapes are the most downloaded mixtapes in the world and feature all the newest music from the biggest names in Urban music!
Artists go to www.coast2coastsubmissions.com to submit your music to be considered for the next Coast 2 Coast Mixtape hosted by a Major Artist!
STANKY LEGG PARTY - GS BOYS ARE COMING TO YOUNGSTOWN!! THE GS BOYZ ARE GOING TO BE AT THE YOUNGSTOWN SKATE THIS SATURDAY SIGNING AUTOGRAPHS, TAKING PICTURES, AND PERFORMING THEIR HIT SONG:
STANKY LEGG
MAKE SURE YOU FORWARD THIS MESSAGE TO OUR FRIENDS, AND LET THEM KNOW WHERE THE PARTY IS GOING TO BE AT!!
YOUNGSTOWN SKATE IN BOARDMAN SATURDAY, MARCH 21 2009 FROM 7:30PM-10:30 PM $20 AT THE DOOR ALL DANCE - NO SKATE SECURITY WILL BE ENFORCED
For the first time ever, The Santa Monica Contemporary Ballet and EarthWalk Dance Company will be presenting The Nutcracker Electronique live in Los Angeles December 18-21, 2008!
"Sexy! Stunning!"
I've created three brand new tracks to accompany the performance, along with the X-Mas music already on the CD!..
Tickets On Sale Now!
www.HighwaysPerformance.org
Drop by and shout out!
Brète
PS: You forgot to buy me a Christmas present last year ;)
More Psychotic Fun at your fingertips from your friend at the fringe!
The fully animated WASP FLIGHT Video is Finally Out and a complete blast!!
Poor little Wendy Wasp gets chased down by a pair of horndogs lookin' for love: Yellow Chopper Wasp and Jet Green Wasp. Little do they know, someone else wants all three of them for dinner. Who's coming out on top?
Catch the whole sordid story right on MySpace! The Vid is up!
And be sure to Shout Out! You know how lonely I get. hehehehehe ;)~
Brète
PS: I love to share, so, if you like the vid, I've enabled embedding. Just click Menu on the vid player and copy the embed code to your profile.
