- Fredo Viola
Infobox musical artist
Name = Fredo Viola
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Birth_name = Alfred Viola
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Origin =London ,England
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Genre =Folk , Ambient,Post Rock
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Years_active = 2004 - present
Label =Because Music
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URL = http://fredoviola.com/
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Past_members =Fredo Viola is an American singer/songwriter and multi-media artist. He was born in London, England but has resided in the US for most of his life. He currently lives in Woodstock, NY.He graduated from Tisch Film school at NYU - but has always been most passionate about music.Viola lists some influential artists as Shostakovich, Britten, Bartok, Stravinsky, and Belle & Sebastian to name a few.
He became an internet hit on youtube with [http://www.vimeo.com/1408814 "Sad Song"] in 2004. In 2007 he signed with French label
Because Music and plans on releasing his debut album late 2008.In late 2007, Fredo devoted his attention to a long series of live to digital performances he called "cluster videos," releasing one per month on his website. [http://www.fredoviola.com/media/cluster "Cluster Videos"]
Discography
Albums
*"The Turn" (October 2008)
ingles and EPs
* "The Sad Song EP" (February 2008)
*Red States EP (September 2008)Other Notes
In 2004 "Let the Sad Out" was licensed for use in
Jonathon Demme ’s film theManchurian Candidate .In 2005 he had four songs licensed for use in
Mike Binder 's filmMan About Town , for which he produced a second version of his "Sad Song" Video."The Sad Song" was used on
The O.C , season four "The Shake Up " & "The Night Moves " and also appeared in , Season 5, Broken Home.Videography
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRqjZtr6JaE/ "The Sad Song"] (2004)
*"The Turn"
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTP1Ha_pjNk/ "Silent Night"]
References
* [http://www.djmag.com/music/6969 "The Sad Song" - Review]
DJ Magazine , December 19, 2007.
* [http://www.guardian.co.uk/theguide/music/story/0,,2256589,00.html "The Sad Song" - Review]The Guardian , February 16, 2008
* [http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/fredo-viola-sad-song-ep "The Sad Song EP" - Review]Clash (magazine)
* [http://www.themilkfactory.co.uk/st/2008/01/fredo-viola-the-sad-song-ep-because-music/ "The Sad Song EP" - Review] The Milk Factory
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3404366.ece The Hottest Downloads]The Times , February 24, 2008.
* [http://music.wikia.com/wiki/Fredo_Viola Overview of Fredo Viola]
* [http://www.because.tv/en/artists/fredo-viola/index.php/ Biography from his Music labal]External links
* [http://fredoviola.com/ Fredo Viola official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/fredoviola/ Fredo Viola official Myspace page]
* [http://www.because.tv/en/artists/fredo-viola/index.php/ Fredo Viola's Music Label page]
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