Rachael Yamagata




































Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata2005.jpg
Rachael Yamagata on stage in 2008

Background information
Born
(1977-09-23) September 23, 1977 (age 41)
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Genres
Adult alternative, indie
Occupation(s) Singer-songwriter
Instruments Piano, guitar, vocals
Labels
RCA Victor, Warner Bros., Frankenfish/Megaforce
Associated acts Bumpus
Website www.rachaelyamagata.com

Rachael Yamagata (born September 23, 1977)[1] is an American singer-songwriter and pianist from Arlington, Virginia. She began her musical career with the band Bumpus before becoming a solo artist and releasing five EPs and four studio albums. Her songs have appeared on numerous television shows and she has collaborated with Jason Mraz, Rhett Miller, Bright Eyes, Ryan Adams, Toots and the Maytals and Ray Lamontagne.[2][3]




Contents






  • 1 Early life and education


  • 2 Career


  • 3 Personal life


  • 4 Discography


    • 4.1 Studio albums


    • 4.2 EPs


    • 4.3 Singles


    • 4.4 Live/Compilations


    • 4.5 Other contributions


    • 4.6 Compilation appearances




  • 5 Songs in other media


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Early life and education


She was born to a Japanese-American father and an Italian-German mother. Yamagata graduated from the Holton-Arms School[citation needed] and attended Northwestern University and Vassar College.[4][5]



Career


Yamagata became the vocalist for the Chicago group Bumpus and spent six years touring, writing and recording with the band before leaving in 2001 to begin a solo career. In September 2002, she obtained a two-record deal with Arista's Private Music and her self-titled EP produced by Malcolm Burn, Rachael Yamagata EP was released in October.[6] Her first full-length album, Happenstance, followed in 2004. The album was produced by John Alagía at Compass Point Studios.


Yamagata was featured on the album True Love by Toots and the Maytals, which won the Grammy Award in 2004 for Best Reggae Album, and showcased many notable musicians including Willie Nelson, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck, Trey Anastasio, Gwen Stefani / No Doubt, Ben Harper, Bonnie Raitt, Manu Chao, The Roots, Ryan Adams, Keith Richards, Toots Hibbert, Paul Douglas, Jackie Jackson, Ken Boothe, and The Skatalites.[7]


Yamagata toured with Mandy Moore and contributed a song to Moore's 2007 album, Wild Hope.[8]


In May 2008, Yamagata released a three-song EP, Loose Ends. Her second full-length album Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart was released in October 2008.[9]Billboard characterized the album as much darker and sadder in tone than its predecessor.[10] That month, her two-song live acoustic video performance appeared on LiveDaily Sessions and featured the songs "Faster" and "Sunday Afternoon".[11] In April 2009, Yamagata performed her song "Elephants" on the television drama One Life to Live.[12]


Yamagata digitally released a new album in the fall of 2011 through Pledgemusic. Her third studio album Chesapeake was released through Frankenfish Records in October 2011.[13] In 2012 Yamagata released her next EP called Heavyweight.[14] Yamagata has appeared numerous times as a guest vocalist for other artists including: Jason Mraz's "Did You Get My Message?", "Fireflies" and "The Believer" by Rhett Miller, on Toots & the Maytals's album True Love, the song "Barfly" by Ray Lamontagne, and several songs on Ryan Adams' Cold Roses album. She contributed vocals to six songs on the Bright Eyes album Cassadaga.[15] Yamagata contributed writing, keyboards and vocals to the song "Kaleidoscope" by Jill Cunniff a former member of Luscious Jackson. Yamagata also performs with an ensemble cast on the 30 Rock episode "Kidney Now!"[16] The soundtrack for the film Dear John features the song "You Take My Troubles Away", Yamagata's duet with Dan Wilson. She also performs the Muppets song "I'm Going to Go Back There Someday" on a cover album, Muppets: The Green Album.[17]


Yamagata again partnered with PledgeMusic for her album Tightrope Walker, released on September 23, 2016. She also offered an acoustic digital version of Happenstance as a pledge reward.[18]



Personal life


Yamagata has a twin brother, Benji.[2] Her half brother, Josh Ruben, is an actor and director for CollegeHumor.[19]



Discography











Compilation appearances



  • I. C. Independent Celebration, Vol. 1 (2015, Birdstone Records) (song: "Saturday Morning")


Songs in other media


Yamagata's songs have appeared in a number of films and television shows. These include:[24]







































































































































































































































Year Title Type Song
2003 Miss Match TV series episode: "Who's Sari Now?" "Worn Me Down"
2004 One Tree Hill TV series episode: "The Trick is to Keep Breathing" "Be Be Your Love"
2005 Elizabethtown Film "Jesus Was a Cross Maker"
ER TV series episode: "Back in the World" "I'll Find a Way"
In Her Shoes Film "Collide"
The O.C. TV series episode: "The Second Chance" "Reason Why"
TV series episode: "The New Kids on the Block" "Worn Me Down"
One Life to Live TV series episode "I'll Find a Way"
Prime Film "I Wish You Love"
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants Film "Be Be Your Love"
Smallville TV series episode: "Smallville Beginnings" "Reason Why"
2006 Bella Film "Meet Me By the Water"
How I Met Your Mother TV series episode: "Nothing Good Happens After 2 A.M." "Quiet"
Brothers & Sisters TV series episode: "Patriarchy" "Be Be Your Love"
The Last Kiss Film "Reason Why"
One Fine Day TV series episode "I'll Find a Way"
Men in Trees TV series episode: "The Caribou in the Room" "I Want You"
TV series episode: "Talk for Tat" "I Want You"
2007 Definitely, Maybe Film "Meet Me By the Water"
Holiday in Handcuffs Film "I Want You"
The L Word TV series promo: Fifth season preview "Be Be Your Love"
Los Serrano TV series episode: "Las Fases del Amor" "I'll Find a Way"
2008 Brothers & Sisters TV series episode: "Just a Sliver" "Duet"
Cashmere Mafia TV series episode: "The Deciders" "Reason Why"
The L Word TV series episode: "Lifecycle" "The Other Side"
2009 30 Rock TV series episode: "Kidney Now!" "He Needs a Kidney" (as part of supergroup)
The City TV series episode "Horizon"
Fuga de cerebros(Brain Drain) Film "The Reason Why"
Grey's Anatomy TV series episode: "I Always Feel Like Somebody's Watchin' Me" "Brown Eyes"
TV series episode: "I Will Follow You into the Dark" "Duet"
Hotel for Dogs Film "Reason Why"
One Life to Live TV series episode: "Elephants" "Elephants"
Private Practice TV series episode: "Homeward Bound" "Don't"
So You Think You Can Dance TV series episode: "The Top 16 Perform" "Be Be Your Love"
Taking the Stage TV series episode: "Dance Off" "Elephants"
2010 Gravity TV series episode: "Damn Skippy" "Elephants"
Life Unexpected TV series episode: "Love Unexpected" "Duet"
Dear John Film "You Take My Troubles Away" with Dan Wilson[25][26]
2012 Hope Springs Film "I Don't Want to Be Your Mother"
A Gentleman's Dignity TV series episode 1 "Saturday Morning"
2014 The Appearing Film "Disappear" with David Das[27]
2018 Something in the Rain TV series episode 1 "Something in the Rain"
TV series episode 2 "La La La"[28]

In season 2018/19 French ice dance team Gabriella Papadakis and Guillaume Cizeron used Yamagata's songs "Duet" and "Sunday afternoon" for their free dance program.



References





  1. ^ "Rachael Yamagata". BBC Music. Retrieved September 27, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab Garcia, Cathy Rose A. (2009-03-31). "Singer Rachael Yamagata to Take Stage for First Time in Seoul". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2009-05-18.


  3. ^ Jenkins, Mark (October 28, 2011), "Rachael Yamagata: Album review: "Chesapeake"", Washington Post


  4. ^ Notable Alumni, School of Communication


  5. ^ Vassar Hub[dead link]


  6. ^ Earl Dittman (November 11, 2015). "Rachael Yamagata recounts her journey to musical independence". Digital Journal. Retrieved October 13, 2016.


  7. ^ "Toots and the Maytals - In Depth - Linear Notes". Toots and the Maytals. Retrieved November 9, 2016.


  8. ^ "Mandy Moore's 'Wild Hope' Set for May Release". KEYT3 Santa Barbara. February 8, 2007. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved August 12, 2014.


  9. ^ "Elephants...Teeth Sinking Into Heart - Rachael Yamagata". AllMusic.com. Retrieved November 10, 2016.


  10. ^ Peters, Mitchell (February 22, 2007). "Yamagata Wraps 'Darker, Grittier' New Album". Billboard. Retrieved November 10, 2016.


  11. ^ "Rachael Yamagata: Exclusive Video Performance At LiveDaily Sessions". LiveDaily Sessions. Archived from the original on October 10, 2008. Retrieved November 10, 2016.


  12. ^ "One Life to Live News". SOAPnet.com. March 2009. Archived from the original on August 7, 2009. Retrieved April 2, 2009.


  13. ^ Evan Schlansky (27 September 2011). "Song Premiere: Rachael Yamagata, "The Way It Seems To Go"". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2016-10-12.


  14. ^ "Rachael Yamagata :: Store". Rachaelyamagata.spinshop.com. Retrieved 2014-08-12.


  15. ^ Cassadaga liner notes


  16. ^ [1] Archived May 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine


  17. ^ Lifestyle News, Wawzenek, Bryan. My Morning Jacket, Amy Lee, Weezer Cover the Muppets, Gibson.com, 27 June 2011.


  18. ^ ab Dittman, Earl (November 11, 2015). "Rachael Yamagata recounts her journey to musical independence". Digital Journal. Retrieved July 14, 2016.


  19. ^ Ruben, Josh. "JOSH'S MINDHOUSE". Retrieved 22 September 2011.


  20. ^ Grace Lee (28 September 2016). "In New Roles on Fourth Album, Rachael Yamagata Is a 'Tightrope Walker'". NBC News. Retrieved 2016-10-12.


  21. ^ Yvonne Kim (6 October 2016). "Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata explores deeper, personal themes in newest album". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2016-10-12.


  22. ^ Nicole Evatt (10 October 2016). "Allison Janney clowns around in Rachael Yamagata's new video". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved 2016-10-12.


  23. ^ "Here Comes the Reign Again: The Second British Invasion by Andrew Curry — Kickstarter". Kickstarter.com. 2014-07-03. Retrieved 2014-08-12.


  24. ^ "Rachael Yamagata Filmography". Retrieved 2010-07-15.


  25. ^ Aly Comingore (20 June 2013). "Up Close with Rachael Yamagata". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2016-10-13.


  26. ^ "Dear John Soundtrack List". Screen Junkies. Retrieved 2016-10-13.


  27. ^ The Appearing Soundtrack. "32 Disappear (featuring Rachael Yamagata)". Soundcloud. Retrieved 2016-10-13.


  28. ^ beansss (30 March 2018). "American singer Rachael Yamagata singing the first OST for 'Pretty Noona Who Buys Me Food'". allkpop.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.




External links







  • Official website

  • Elephants Review

  • Rachael Yamagata on NPR










-

這個網誌中的熱門文章

Tangent Lines Diagram Along Smooth Curve

圖片
7 1 I am trying to replicate a diagram and have a minimal example. I don't know how to add additional tangents between the specified points and preserve smoothness. documentclass{article} usepackage{tikz} usetikzlibrary{calc,intersections} begin{document} begin{tikzpicture} % Axes draw [->, name path=x] (-1,0) -- (11,0) node [right] {$x$}; draw [->] (0,-1) -- (0,6) node [above] {$y$}; % Origin node at (0,0) [below left] {$0$}; % Points coordinate (start) at (1,-0.8); coordinate (c1) at (3,3); coordinate (c2) at (5.5,1.5); coordinate (c3) at (8,4); coordinate (end) at (10.5,-0.8); % show the points foreach n in {start,c1,c2,c3,end} fill [black] (n) circle (2pt) node [below] {}; % join the coordinates draw [thick,name path=curve] (start) to[out=70,in=180] (c1) to[out=0,in=180]
閱讀完整內容

Yusuf al-Mu'taman ibn Hud

圖片
Main article: Taifa of Zaragoza Al-Mu'taman Ruler of Zaragoza Reign 1081–1085 Predecessor Ahmad al-Muqtadir Successor Al-Mustain II Born Zaragoza Died 1085 Full name Yusuf ibn Ahmad al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd House Banu Hud Yusuf ibn Ahmad al-Mu'taman ibn Hūd (Arabic: المؤتمن بالله يوسف إبن أحمد إبن هود ‎, al-Mutaman bi l-Lah , died c. 1085) was the third king of the Banu Hud dynasty who ruled over the Taifa of Zaragoza from 1081 to 1085. Yusuf al-Mutaman reigned during the height of power of Muslim Zaragoza , following the thriving period of his father Ahmad al-Muqtadir. He continued his father's efforts and created around him a court of intellectuals, living in the beautiful palace of Aljafería, nicknamed as "the palace of joy". Al-Mu'taman was also a scholarly king and a patron of science, philosophy and arts. As an example of a wise king, he knew astrology, philosophy, and especially mathematics, a discipline in which
閱讀完整內容

Zucchini

圖片
This article is about the vegetable. For other uses, see Zucchini (disambiguation). Zucchini (courgette) A striped and a uniform color zucchini Genus Cucurbita Species Cucurbita pepo Origin 19th century northern Italy The zucchini ( / z uː ˈ k iː n i / , American English) or courgette ( / k ʊər ˈ ʒ ɛ t / , British English) is a summer squash which can reach nearly 1 metre (100 cm; 39 in) in length, but is usually harvested when still immature at about 15 to 25 cm (6 to 10 in). [1] A zucchini is a thin-skinned cultivar of what in Britain and Ireland is referred to as a marrow. [2] [3] In South Africa, a zucchini is known as a baby marrow. Along with certain other squashes and pumpkins, the zucchini belongs to the species Cucurbita pepo . It can be dark or light green. A related hybrid, the golden zucchini, is a deep yellow or orange color. [4] In a culinary context, the zucchini is treated as a vegetable; it is usually cooked and presented as a savory dish o
閱讀完整內容