- Rebecca Schiffman
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Origin =New York City, New York ,USA
Genre =Indie-Folk
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Label =Recommended if You Like Records andSome Records
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URL = [http://www.rebeccaschiffman.com/ Personal Site]
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Notable_instruments =Rebecca Schiffman is a singer-songwriter from New York City.
Biography
Rebecca Schiffman was born in 1982 in New York City. She studied cello and piano from a young age. She later picked up guitar and in 9th grade joined classmate Colin Kindley to form The Meaningful and Wise whose sound was influenced by The Buzzcocks and The Soft Boys. The Meaningful and Wise performed Kindley's compositions, and Schiffman soon began writing her own songs and recording them on a 4-Track. In 2000, while attending The Cooper Union School of Art, Schiffman began to play bass guitar for the pop-punk band Pearl Harbor, which featured
Walter Schreifels (Quicksand , Rival Schools) on drums,Ryan Stratton (Walking Concert ) on guitar, and Masayoshi Nakamura on vocals. Schreifels began producing Schiffman's recordings and in 2003 her first album "Upside Down Lacrimosa" was released onSome Records . She is now recording an album to be released in 2007 onRecommended if You Like Records .Rebecca Schiffman is also a painter and has a zine about The Upper East Side called The U.E.S. Journal.
Line-Up
Rebecca Schiffman performs solo as well as with a variety of musicians.
Rotating Band Members
*Reka Reisinger - Keyboard, Back-up Vocals
*Chris Bear - Drums
*Paul Jenkins - Bass guitar
*Ryan Stratton - Bass guitar, Guitar
*Mike Stroud - Guitar, Keyboard
*Dan Crowell - Drums
*PJ Ransone - BassDiscography
Albums
* "
Upside Down Lacrimosa " (September 23 ,2003 )Musicians: Colin Kindley, Mike Stroud, Mike Skinner, Andy Action, Walter SchreifelsProduced by: Walter SchreifelsEngineered by: Andy Action and Chuck ScottMastered by: Tom HuttonArtwork by: Jordy Rosenblum
* "
To Be Good for a Day " (to be released2007 )Musicians: TBAProduced by: Jay IsraelsonMixed by: Stephen GlickenArtwork by: Benjamin Degen
External links
Official Websites
* [http://www.rebeccaschiffman.com Rebecca Schiffman's Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/theexit Rebecca Schiffman on MySpace]Articles and Reviews
* [http://www.observer.com/2008/who-s-girl-it-s-rebecca-schiffman Who's That Girl? It's Rebecca Schiffman!] from
George Gurley inThe New York Observer
* [http://www.viceland.com/int/v14n4/htdocs/meet.php?country=us Who's That Ass? Please Meet Our Lovely Cover Girls] inVice Magazine
* [http://www.venuszine.com/articles/music/sounds/723/rebecca_schiffman Review in Venus Zine by Anne Johnson]
* [http://www.lostatsea.net/review.phtml?id=6575019841fc17b0e5e47 Review in Lost at Sea by Sarah Peters]
* [http://www.harpmagazine.com/articles/detail.cfm?article_id=1450 Review by Steve Klinge in Harp Magazine]
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