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THE SNOW - Long and Strange
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THE SNOW - Long and Strange
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Released: Jan 1, 2010
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General Info

  • Genre: Acoustic / Experimental / Progressive

    Location BROOKLYN, US

    Profile Views: 31695

    Last Login: 7/15/2012

    Member Since 8/15/2004

    Website pierredegaillande.com

    Record Label Barbes Records, Vermillion, XXS, Soyuz

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    Pierre de Gaillande is a musician-songwriter-composer born in Paris, France, raised in California, and living in Brooklyn. .. .. Pierre is now involved in a new book and recording project called BAD REPUTATION, translating the songs of Georges Brassens into English. The debut album was released on Barbes Records on June 8th, and features guest vocals by Keren Ann. (www.pierredegaillande.com/brassens).. He plays in these New York bands:.. THE SNOW (myspace.com/thesnowmusic).. MELOMANE (www.melomane.org) .. Pierre is also a composer for film and TV. He scored the feature documentary "Dr. Bronner's Magic Soapbox", about the legendary soap-maker and spiritual visionary, directed by Sara Lamm (www.magicsoapbox.com). Pierre also scored "The Perfect Dress," directed by Rose Viggiano and staring Alicia Goranson, as well as the documentary "Danielseon, A Family Movie" about the indie-psychedelic-Christian-folk band the Danielson Famile, directed by Sonny Aronson (www.danielsonmovie.com). .. .. The Snow's new album I DIE EVERY NIGHT is available on cdbaby, iTunes, Rhapsody, and Vermillion Music (www.melomane.org/vermillion)... Melomane recorded a song in French with singer/songwriter Eleni Mandell, available on cdbaby and Vermillion Music, on Melomane's 6-song disaster-themed EP, LOOKOUT!, recorded in the South of France... Pierre also recorded a song with Eleni Mandell for Canadian label Bonsound. (www.bonsound.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_music_info&cPath=3&products_id=124) .. See the video from Pierre's stint as John Entwhistle in a re-creation of the Who's performance of My Generation at the museum of contemporary art in Lyon, France, with artist Christoph Draeger, and members Morex Optimo. It recently aired at MOMA's Documentary Fortnight. (http://www.christophdraeger.com/categories/data/categories/00_New%20Works/My%20Generation/).. If you are still reading this, you might like to know that Pierre once backed Vic Chesnutt on guitar, trumpet, and keyboards for some shows in New York. .. He also used to play bass in a great New York three-piece power-punk trio called Morning Glories, and had a short stint playing trumpet in the San Diego band Creedle. He was a bad trumpet player but they were an amazing band and he wants the world to know it. See their myspace page here: www.myspace.com/creedlepiecompany .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    THE SNOW (myspace.com/thesnowmusic): .. Hilary Downes - Vocals, Keytar, Pianohorn.. Pierre de Gaillande - Guitar, Vocals.. David Spinley - Clarinet.. Christian Bongers - Bass.. Jeff Schaeffer - Drums.. .. BAD REPUTATION (pierredegaillande.com/brassens):.. Pierre de Gaillande - Guitar, Vocals .. Christian Bongers - Bass.. David Spinley - Clarinet.. Quentin Jennings - Charango, Piano, Xylophone.. Tony Jarvis - Bass Clarinet, Guitar.. .. MELOMANE (melomane.org): .. Pierre de Gaillande - Guitar, Vocals .. Quentin Jennings - Keys, Vocals, Guitar.. Daria Grace - Bass, Vocals.. Kenny Savelson - Drums .. Eveline Feldman - Trombone.. Frank Heer - Cello, Keys, Harmonica ..

  • Influences

    George Brassens, Donovan, Fugazi, Leonard Cohen, Squeeze, Chet Baker, Can, The Minutemen, Echo and the Bunnymen, Palace Brothers, Pixies, Elvis Costello, Love, Francoise Hardy, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Charles Trenet, Beat Happening, Meat Puppets, Les Etrangers, Larry Brown, Jacques Brel, Violent Femmes, Elliot Smith, The Kinks, Sebadoh, Lee Hazelwood.

  • Sounds Like

    A bobcat sleeping in a wooden rocking chair.

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