Arlene Bishop
Encyclopedia
Arlene Bishop is a Canadian lyricist
, screenwriter
, artist
and singer-songwriter
.
and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. As a songwriter Arlene Bishop has released four CDs independently and has placed several songs in film and television, most notably her song "98 Points" appearing in the Canadian fim "New Waterford Girl" (directed by Allen Moyle
) and "The Michael Jackson Story: The Man in the Mirror" for VH1
. As a first time music producer (along with Scott Dibble
), Arlene released "Begin Again" with two parts: Part One as an acoustic guitar
and voice production and Part Two with an array of special guests ranging from Amin Bhatia
, Blair Packham
, Simon Law
(Soul II Soul
) and Will Ackerman.
As a screenwriter Bishop penned (along with Blair Packham
, David Mackenzie and Brigitte Gall) the Fringe Festival one-woman play Joan of Montreal, which became Brigitte Gall's Joan of Montreal for The Comedy Network
, and she has written several unproduced screenplays. As an experimental artist she created the "I, Butterfly" digital collage for Begin Again and as a videomaker she created an animated video series for the same CD.
As a theme lyricist Arlene Bishop has written for "Pandalian
", "Pecola
", "BeyBlade
" and "BeyBlade Metal Fusion", and "Jane and the Dragon
" and as a guest singer she has appeared on recordings by Marc Nadjiwan, Scott Dibble
and Barenaked Ladies
. Arlene Bishop songs and co-writes have appeared on recordings by Blair Packham
, John Alcorn, Suzie Vinnick, Jackie Richardson, and Marie Rottrova.
Snarky Girlpop
Cut a Man's Heart Out
Begin Again (Part One of Two)
Lyricist
A lyricist is a songwriter who specializes in lyrics. A singer who writes the lyrics to songs is a singer-lyricist. This differentiates from a singer-composer, who composes the song's melody.-Collaboration:...
, screenwriter
Screenwriter
Screenwriters or scriptwriters or scenario writers are people who write/create the short or feature-length screenplays from which mass media such as films, television programs, Comics or video games are based.-Profession:...
, artist
Artist
An artist is a person engaged in one or more of any of a broad spectrum of activities related to creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art. The common usage in both everyday speech and academic discourse is a practitioner in the visual arts only...
and singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
Biography
Arlene Bishop was born in Churchill, ManitobaChurchill, Manitoba
Churchill is a town on the shore of Hudson Bay in Manitoba, Canada. It is most famous for the many polar bears that move toward the shore from inland in the autumn, leading to the nickname "Polar Bear Capital of the World" that has helped its growing tourism industry.-History:A variety of nomadic...
and raised in Ottawa, Ontario. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario. As a songwriter Arlene Bishop has released four CDs independently and has placed several songs in film and television, most notably her song "98 Points" appearing in the Canadian fim "New Waterford Girl" (directed by Allen Moyle
Allan Moyle
Allan Moyle is a Canadian film director. He is best known for directing the films Pump Up the Volume and New Waterford Girl .-Biography:His first major film was Times Square...
) and "The Michael Jackson Story: The Man in the Mirror" for VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
. As a first time music producer (along with Scott Dibble
Scott Dibble
Scott Dibble is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer.He was the leader of the band Scott Dibble and Watertown in the early 1990s...
), Arlene released "Begin Again" with two parts: Part One as an acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
and voice production and Part Two with an array of special guests ranging from Amin Bhatia
Amin Bhatia
Amin Bhatia is a recording artist, film and television music score composer and producer. In 1981 his compositions won the Roland Corporation International Synthesizer competition for two consecutive years. The judges included Oscar Peterson, synth veterans Robert Moog and Ralph Dyck, and Japanese...
, Blair Packham
Blair Packham
Blair Packham is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was a guitar and lead vocalist for The Jitters in the 1980s and has released material as solo singer/songwriter since 2000. He has also written for numerous films and television programs and is a co-host for CFRB 1010's Rock Talk...
, Simon Law
Simon Law
Simon Law is a former keyboardist and songwriter for Soul II Soul.While Law was with Soul II Soul, the band had a #1 UK hit single with "Back To Life ", where he appeared in one of the song's two music videos, and a Top 10 hit with "Keep On Movin'"...
(Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul
Soul II Soul are a British group that was created in London in 1988. They are best known for their 1989 UK chart-topper and U.S. Top 5 hit, "Back to Life ".-Career:...
) and Will Ackerman.
As a screenwriter Bishop penned (along with Blair Packham
Blair Packham
Blair Packham is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was a guitar and lead vocalist for The Jitters in the 1980s and has released material as solo singer/songwriter since 2000. He has also written for numerous films and television programs and is a co-host for CFRB 1010's Rock Talk...
, David Mackenzie and Brigitte Gall) the Fringe Festival one-woman play Joan of Montreal, which became Brigitte Gall's Joan of Montreal for The Comedy Network
The Comedy Network
The Comedy Network a Canadian English language Category A specialty channel owned by Bell Media specializing in comedy programming.The channel operates two time shifted feeds, East and West ....
, and she has written several unproduced screenplays. As an experimental artist she created the "I, Butterfly" digital collage for Begin Again and as a videomaker she created an animated video series for the same CD.
As a theme lyricist Arlene Bishop has written for "Pandalian
Pandalian
Pandalian is a multinational developed animated series, with characters created by the Taiwanese company named TVbean, animation produced by Fuji Creative Corporation and Planet Inc. in Japan, with Nelvana and FUNimation jointly control sales, distribution and merchandising rights outside of Asia...
", "Pecola
Pecola
Pecola is a Japanese 3-D Anime series that was computer-generated in Canada, with cube-shaped anthropomorphic animals in a place called Cube Town. It is based on a series of children's picture books by Naomi Iwata. The show stars Pecola, a curious and hyperactive penguin that tries to help the...
", "BeyBlade
Beyblade
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Aoki. Originally serialized in CoroCoro Comic from 2000 to 2002, the individual chapters were collected and published in 14 tankōbon by Shogakukan...
" and "BeyBlade Metal Fusion", and "Jane and the Dragon
Jane and the Dragon
Jane and the Dragon is a series of children's books written and illustrated by Martin Baynton. The three books are "Jane and the Dragon" ; "The Dragon's Purpose" ; and "Jane and the Magician" ....
" and as a guest singer she has appeared on recordings by Marc Nadjiwan, Scott Dibble
Scott Dibble
Scott Dibble is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician and record producer.He was the leader of the band Scott Dibble and Watertown in the early 1990s...
and Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies
Barenaked Ladies is a Canadian alternative rock band. The band is currently composed of Jim Creeggan, Kevin Hearn, Ed Robertson, and Tyler Stewart. Barenaked Ladies formed in 1988 in Scarborough, Ontario, then a suburban municipality outside the City of Toronto...
. Arlene Bishop songs and co-writes have appeared on recordings by Blair Packham
Blair Packham
Blair Packham is a Canadian singer/songwriter. He was a guitar and lead vocalist for The Jitters in the 1980s and has released material as solo singer/songwriter since 2000. He has also written for numerous films and television programs and is a co-host for CFRB 1010's Rock Talk...
, John Alcorn, Suzie Vinnick, Jackie Richardson, and Marie Rottrova.
Discography
Pinky- Spin Another One
- Cherry Moon
- Small Girlish Hand
- I Can't Stand It
- Black Cat
- Rabbit
Snarky Girlpop
- NV
- 98 Points
- Hurricane
- Bow Before Your Love
- Six Little Angels
- Eleven Seconds
- Eddie Standing Ready
- My Way of Saying Goodbye
- Sympathy
- Irresponsible Thing
- Human Being
Cut a Man's Heart Out
- Metaphor For Your Life
- Cut A Man's Heart Out (Angel Mix)
- Invisible Woman
- Ruin Me
- One Shoe
- Arctic Wolf
- (You Can't) Bend the River
- Insomniac
- Half Plus Half More
- Au Revoir
- Superstar
- In Context
- Cut A Man's Heart Out (Devil Mix)
Begin Again (Part One of Two)
- Save Me
- My Time Will Come
- Beehive
- Let Them Swing
- Now
- Once it Changes
- Get Back Home
- Window
- Your Name Carved
- If There’s a God (You’ll be with Me)
- Ring of Truth
- Begin Again