- Shark (musician)
Infobox musical artist
Name = Shark
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Background = Singer-Songwriter
Years_active = 1992 — Present
Origin =Los Angeles , California, USA
Genre =Americana Country Alternative rock
Label =UMe/Universal w/Wild Colonials
Associated acts =Wild Colonials (band) Wild Colonials
URL = [http://www.sharkadelicmusic.com www.sharkadelicmusic.com]Biography
Shark is the Los Angeles based Singer-Songwriter, DJ, Film Composer and guitarist with the Wild Colonials. And records under the name Shark and Co.
Shark & Co.
Shark has recently completed his first solo album entitled
Greetings from Lost Angeles . Special guest on the album include singers,Julianna Raye ,Shannon Moore , Cindy Wasserman (Dead Rock West ), Rob Shapiro (Populuxe ) and cellist Vanessa Freebairn-Smith (Sonus Quartet ).Special Guests: Gospel Legends and
Elvis Presley backing vocalistsThe Jordanaires on the track "Save Your Dreams".A version of the
Peter Gabriel /Kate Bush song "Don't Give Up" has been recorded withDead Rock West singer Cindy Wasserman to be released as a stand alone single in late 2008.with Wild Colonials
Best known as the guitarist with the critically acclaimed U.S. cult favorites
Wild Colonials . Wild Colonials are an Americanalternative rock band formed in Los Angeles,California in1992 (see1992 in music ) byAngela McCluskey (vocals), Shark (guitar/vocals/percussion),Paul Cantelon (violin/piano), Scott Roewe (multi-instrumentalist) andIan Bernard (drums/percussion). After 1993 members includedThaddeus Corea andJason Payne on drums/percussion.To date the
Wild Colonials have released three long player albums,Fruit of Life andThis Can't Be Life on DGC/Geffen Records and a collection of their music as featured in filmsReel Life vol 1 released on the soundtrack label Chromatic Records. The band's latest fourth albumLife As We Know It will be released as four EP's over the course of the year (2007/2008) on UMe/Universal.The band has toured nationally as headliners as well as the opening act for
Los Lobos ,Chris Isaak ,Midnight Oil ,Cyndi Lauper andThe Kinks . The band headlined the second stage as part of the ground breaking firstLilith Fair '97 tour. Three of the band members, Angela, Shark & Paul went on an acoustic tour of England and Scotland in the summer of 2000. With the exception of a few special event or secret gigs over the years the band has not toured Nationally since the Reel Life tours of 2000.Film Composer
Shark has to date scored seven films, including the recently released "
How To Go Out On A Date In Queens ", "I Shot a Man in Vegas ", and "Me and Will ". Coming in 2008 is the first in a series of releases of Shark's film music. The Wild Colonials music has been featured in over 30 different films, including "Mr. Wrong", "Unhook the Stars " and "The Last Supper".Filmography
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I Shot a Man in Vegas (1995)
* Dead Man's Curve (The Curve ) (1998)
*Me and Will (1999)
*The Spreading Ground (2000)
*The Yard Sale (2002)
*Frozen Stars (2003)
*How to Go Out on a Date in Queens (2006)
*The Key (2007)D.J. Shark
DJ SHARK has DJ'ed many Film Premieres as well as events including
ESPN 's 2004Super Bowl party inHouston ,The Sopranos privateEmmy party and the premiere party forOprah Winfrey's Their Eyes Were Watching God .Shark's remix of "
Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby " forVerve Records appeared in theMichael Douglas filmIt Runs In The Family .Discography
Shark and Co.
* Don't Give Up - Shark and Co. with Cindy Wasserman (2008)
Shark 'N The Smoke
*
A Fair Forgery of Pink Floyd -Pink Floyd tribute album - Various Artists"' (2003)
#High Hopes With Wild Colonials
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Fruit of Life (1994)
*This Can’t Be Life (1996)
*Reel Life vol 1 (2000)
*Life As We Know It EP 1/4 (2007)Soundtrack Albums...
* Dead Man's Curve (
The Curve ) - Original Soundtrack
*Frozen Stars - Original Soundtrack
# Love Theme from Frozen Stars
*How To Go Out On A Date In Queens - Original SoundtrackTrivia
*Shark was the off screen Radio Disc Jockey voice in the feature films,
I Shot A Man In Vegas (1998) andHow To Go Out On A Date In Queens (2006).
*Shark was the singing voice forHarvey Keitel 's Elvis in the feature film,Finding Graceland (1998).
*The Shark/Scardanelli penned song "Save Your Dreams" has been covered by nine different artists including Canadian country singerJustine Stewart who performed the song at the 2006 Aids Benefit TV broadcast in China to an audience of five hundred million viewers.External links
* [http://www.sharkadelicmusic.com www.SharkadelicMusic.com] Shark's official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/sharkadelic Shark] at MySpace
* [http://www.djshark.net www.DJShark.net] DJ Shark's official website
* [http://www.wildcolonials.com www.WildColonials.com] Wild Colonials official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/wildcolonials Wild Colonials] at MySpace
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