John O'Regan (born July 6, 1985) is a Canadian artist and musician. He is best known by his stage name Diamond Rings .
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Tahun-tahun awal di The D'Urbervilles dan Habitat
O'Regan started his career in music as one of the founding members of the post-punk quartet The D'Urbervilles (renamed Matters in 2011), where he is known as John O with Tim Bruton, Kyle Donnelly and Greg Santilly.
O'Regan also formed the Casio-pop duo Habitat in 2006 with his colleague at the time, Sylvie Smith of The Barmitzvah Brothers.
Solo solo and solo (2008-2010)
O'Regan began writing Diamond Rings songs in the summer of 2008 after graduating with a degree in Studio Arts from the University of Guelph. The commencement of new moniker and songs originally written during long hospital stay when diagnosed and treated for Crohn's disease.
According to O'Regan, Diamond Rings root comes from a desire to challenge people's expectations for a male pop star: "I want to do something that will annoy not just me, but the audience also... I spend my whole life at that point as an artist who plays a relatively unclear indie stone, but I feel there is a part of me that really needs to get out.I want to express myself in ways that are just musical outside - something dramatic and flamboyant and beyond my self in a way.And it becomes a Diamond Rings. "
- Singles
His first release was a limited edition that divided 7 "single vinyl titled" All Yr Songs "which was distributed through his own Hype Lighter boutique label in August 2009. His friends PS I Love You was featured on the opposite side of the single." All Yr Songs "featured by CBC Radio 3, Exclaim !, and Pitchfork Media.This music video invited controversy in December 2009 when the video was removed from YouTube on the orders of Sony/BMG on the basis of copyright infringement. is due to confusion between O'Regan's stage name and the song "Diamond Rings" by a UK-based rapper and Sony UK Chipmunk artist.When word slips caught across the blogosphere Sony/BMG resigns the claim and removes O'Regan and video director Colin Medley official apology.
In March 2010, Diamond Rings released a new 7 "single with the German label Tomlab titled" Wait & amp; See ", featuring vocal backing from Toronto Gentleman Reg. B-side musicians featuring cover of" On Fire "from Sebadoh Video for" Wait & amp; See "premiered at Pitchfork Media in February 2010. The next single was an inspired dance song from House" 12 "titled" Show Me Your Stuff ", released in June 2010 on Mike Haliechuk's One Big Silence guitarist. cameo of vocalist Fucked Up Damian Abraham and has drawn comparisons to different artists such as Klaus Nomi, Nirvana, and Britney Spears
Special Attention (2010-2011)
Her debut album, Special Affection , was released in North America on October 25, 2010, by Montreal's Secret City Records. So far it has attracted positive reviews from Pitchfork, Exclaim!, And AllMusic. Lead single "Something Else" was released a month earlier and featured cover of Milla Jovovich's song "The Gentleman Who Fell," with string arrangement by Canadian musician and Polaris Prize winner Owen Pallett. Following this album, Diamond Rings was opened for Swedish pop star Robyn during the duration of the American American Talk tour in the winter of 2011. He also toured with PS I Love You to support "Leftovers," a single roughly written by both. O'Regan and the band and released on Paper Paper Records based in Toronto.
In May 2011, Diamond Rings embarked on a six-week remix series entitled "Rainbow Remix," which was conceived as a thank-you to a select group of selected musicians whose latest work gave the newly discovered Diamond Rings inspiration. Among those featured in the series are Theophilus London, Junior Boys, and Handsome Furs. The artwork for each remix represents the different colors of the Rainbow Diamond Rings.
Diamond Rings has since signed a contract with Astralwerks Records based in New York City, formerly a division of Virgin/EMI Records, which has re-released Special Infection on June 21, 2011.
Free Dimensions (2012)
In May 2012, the Diamond Ring is featured on the Kids On TV song "Bobby", which appears on the album "Pantheon".
Diamond Rings released his sophomore album, Free Dimensional, on October 23, 2012. He and his band appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman on October 27, 2012 to perform his first single "I'm Just Me"; they also performed the song on The Tonight Show on November 7, 2012.
The second single "Put Me On" is listed as Free Single Of The Week on iTunes Canada during the third week of November 2012.
To support the album, Diamond Rings toured North America with a full live band. She started as an opening act for Stars on their fall tour starting in Portland, ME on September 20, 2012; its own cross-Canada tour, accompanied by Gold & amp; Youth, concluded in Quebec City, QC on December 8, 2012.
Diamond Rings made an opening act for the Dark orchestra Maneuver in North America in April and July 2013. The tour stopped in a number of US cities, plus shows in Vancouver and two shows in Toronto. He did a number of additional solo dates during this time as well.
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Personal life
O'Regan was often asked about his flamboyant personality and experienced a lot of sarcasm about his personal life: "[A] my profile is getting more and more people hear my music and see my video, that is something I realize: people want to know And I guess it it depends on me to really decide how much more I want to give. "
He has stated that he would rather let his work speak for itself: "I think now for what I do, I want my music and I want my lyrics and I want the songs and what I do on stage and in my videos hopefully speak for themselves... I think some of the wonders and mysteries in music have been lost in contemporary culture.I think we as people have lost a bit of mystery or a sense of wonderment about the world and about each other.If there is, I hope what I do can help maintain some of it. "
Discography
Albums
Singles
- Special releases
Collaboration
References
External links
Media related to Diamond Rings on Wikimedia Commons
- the Diamond Rings official website
- the O'Regan boutique label
- Diamond Rings interview by The Block magazine [1]
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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