Leah Randi
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Leah Randi is an American bass player and vocalist. She has recorded or performed live with bands including Abandoned Pools
, Front Line Assembly
, Paradise Lost
, Delerium
, Conjure One
and Pink
.
, The Tonight Show
and The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as part of Pink's band, playing bass on songs such as "God Is a DJ".
She can also be seen in music videos "The Remedy" and "Monster" by Abandoned Pools, and "Last To Know" and "Try This Live" by Pink. Her vocal work on Front Line Assembly's 2004 album Civilization
has been singled out for praise.
In May 2010, she joined fellow musicians Slash
, Ace Frehley
and Charlotte Caffey
and Kathy Valentine
of The Go-Go's
, among other artists, for a performance benefiting the MusiCares
Musicians Assistance Program.
Randi is the daughter of musician Don Randi
, a member of the legendary "Wrecking Crew
", a group of top Los Angeles session musician
s in the 1960s best known for their work on Phil Spector
productions and The Beach Boys
' Pet Sounds
album.
Abandoned Pools
Tommy Walter is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his Alternative rock band, Abandoned Pools, as well as being the former bassist and one of the founding members of Eels....
, Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly
Front Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
, Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost (band)
Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
, Delerium
Delerium
Delerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
, Conjure One
Conjure One
Conjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...
and Pink
Pink (singer)
Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
.
Career
Randi has performed on Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...
, The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show
The Tonight Show is an American late-night talk show that has aired on NBC since 1954. It is the longest currently running regularly scheduled entertainment program in the United States, and the third longest-running show on NBC, after Meet the Press and Today.The Tonight Show has been hosted by...
and The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres. Debuting on September 8, 2003, it is produced by Telepictures and airs in syndication, including stations owned by NBC Universal. For its first five seasons, the show...
as part of Pink's band, playing bass on songs such as "God Is a DJ".
She can also be seen in music videos "The Remedy" and "Monster" by Abandoned Pools, and "Last To Know" and "Try This Live" by Pink. Her vocal work on Front Line Assembly's 2004 album Civilization
Civilization (album)
- Personnel :* Bill Leeb – production, vocals* Rhys Fulber – production, programming* Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards ; vocals * Leah Randi – vocals ; bass * Sean Ashby – guitar * Christian Olde Wolbers – guitar - External links :*...
has been singled out for praise.
In May 2010, she joined fellow musicians Slash
Slash (musician)
Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...
, Ace Frehley
Ace Frehley
Paul Daniel "Ace" Frehley is an American musician best known as the lead guitarist of the rock band Kiss. He took on the persona of the "Spaceman" or "Space Ace" when the band adopted costumes and theatrics...
and Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Caffey
Charlotte Irene Caffey is an American rock and roll guitarist and songwriter, best known for her work in the Go-Go's in the 1980s, including writing "We Got the Beat."...
and Kathy Valentine
Kathy Valentine
Kathy Valentine is the American bass guitarist for the all-girl rock band, The Go-Go's....
of The Go-Go's
The Go-Go's
The Go-Go’s are an all-female American rock band formed in 1978. They made history as the first all-female band that both wrote their own songs and played their own instruments to top the Billboard album charts....
, among other artists, for a performance benefiting the MusiCares
MusiCares
The MusiCares Foundation, Inc., was established in 1989 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. Meant for musicians to have a place to turn, in times of financial, personal, or medical crisis, its primary purpose is to focus the resources and attention of the music industry on human...
Musicians Assistance Program.
Randi is the daughter of musician Don Randi
Don Randi
Don Randi is an American keyboard player, bandleader and songwriter. He has performed on innumerable recordings, including many as a session musician and member of "The Wrecking Crew", as well as releasing his own jazz records...
, a member of the legendary "Wrecking Crew
The Wrecking Crew (music)
The Wrecking Crew was a nickname coined by the drummer Hal Blaine after the fact for a group of session musicians in Los Angeles, California, who earned wide acclaim in the 1960s. They backed dozens of popular singers, and were one of the most successful "groups" of studio musicians in music history...
", a group of top Los Angeles session musician
Session musician
Session musicians are instrumental and vocal performers, musicians, who are available to work with others at live performances or recording sessions. Usually such musicians are not permanent members of a musical ensemble and often do not achieve fame in their own right as soloists or bandleaders...
s in the 1960s best known for their work on Phil Spector
Phil Spector
Phillip Harvey "Phil" Spector is an American record producer and songwriter, later known for his conviction in the murder of actress Lana Clarkson....
productions and The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, The Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962...
' Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds
Pet Sounds is the eleventh studio album by the American rock band The Beach Boys, released May 16, 1966, on Capitol Records. It has since been recognized as one of the most influential records in the history of popular music and one of the best albums of the 1960s, including songs such as "Wouldn't...
album.
Discography
- Chris PolandChris PolandChris Poland is an American guitarist, best known for being a former member of heavy metal band Megadeth.-Early career:...
- Rare Trax (2000) - Abandoned PoolsAbandoned PoolsTommy Walter is an American musician and songwriter, best known for his Alternative rock band, Abandoned Pools, as well as being the former bassist and one of the founding members of Eels....
- HumanisticHumanistic (album)Humanistic is the debut album by Abandoned Pools. It was released in September 2001. Though two songs were co-written by Pete Pagonis, the album is considered a solo work of Tommy Walter's in which he used new material, as well as several songs he'd worked on beforehand in both Tely and Metromax,...
(2000) - DeleriumDeleriumDelerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
- Chimera (2003) - Front Line AssemblyFront Line AssemblyFront Line Assembly is a Canadian electro-industrial band formed by Bill Leeb in 1986 after leaving Skinny Puppy. Influenced by early Industrial acts such as Cabaret Voltaire, Portion Control, D.A.F., Test Dept, SPK, and Severed Heads, FLA has developed its own unique sound while combining...
- CivilizationCivilization (album)- Personnel :* Bill Leeb – production, vocals* Rhys Fulber – production, programming* Jamie Muhoberac – keyboards ; vocals * Leah Randi – vocals ; bass * Sean Ashby – guitar * Christian Olde Wolbers – guitar - External links :*...
(2004) - L'Âme ImmortelleL'Âme ImmortelleL' Âme Immortelle is an Austrian band. Many of L'Âme Immortelle's songs feature melancholy or lovelorn lyrics in German or English, and juxtaposed harsh male and emotional female vocals...
- GezeitenGezeiten (album)Gezeiten is the sixth studio album from Austrian electronic music band L'Âme Immortelle. The three singles, Fallen Angel, 5 Jahre and Stumme Schreie, are some of their most popular songs...
(2004) - Paradise LostParadise Lost (band)Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
- Forever After (2005) - PinkPink (singer)Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....
- Try This Live (DVD) (2005) - Conjure OneConjure OneConjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...
- Extraordinary WaysExtraordinary WaysExtraordinary Ways is an album by Canadian electronic music project Conjure One. Released in August 2005, it was the second album for the project headed by Rhys Fulber .-Track listing:#"Endless Dream"- 4:30...
(2005) - DeleriumDeleriumDelerium is a band from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, formed in 1987, originally as a side project of the influential industrial music act, Front Line Assembly...
- Nuages du Monde (2006) - Serena RyderSerena RyderSerena Ryder is a Juno Award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter raised in Millbrook, Ontario.Ranging musically between folk, roots, country, and adult contemporary music, Ryder possesses a five-octave range...
- If Your Memory Serves You WellIf Your Memory Serves You WellIf Your Memory Serves You Well is the second major label album by Serena Ryder, released in 2006 on EMI Music Canada. The album is primarily a collection of covers of classic songs by Canadian songwriters, although it also includes three original songs by Ryder...
(2007) - FauxliageFauxliageFauxliage is a musical project made by members of the Canadian electronic music group Delerium and Leigh Nash in 2007. The vocals are performed exclusively with Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer.-Track listing:...
- FauxliageFauxliageFauxliage is a musical project made by members of the Canadian electronic music group Delerium and Leigh Nash in 2007. The vocals are performed exclusively with Leigh Nash of Sixpence None the Richer.-Track listing:...
(2007) - Paradise LostParadise Lost (band)Paradise Lost are a heavy metal band that formed in 1988 in Halifax, England.-History:Their first three full-length albums are examples of the death/doom style, although the latter two incorporated some melodic and gothic elements...
- In RequiemIn RequiemIn Requiem is Paradise Lost's eleventh studio album, again with Rhys Fulber on production duties. Greek artist Seth Siro Anton was responsible for the artwork.The first single to be released from the album was The Enemy....
(2007) - Conjure OneConjure OneConjure One is a Canadian electronic music project, headed by Rhys Fulber, better known as a member of Front Line Assembly and Delerium, as well as other musical groups alongside Bill Leeb.-History:...
- ExilarchExilarch (album)Crafted by Canadian producer Rhys Fulber, Exilarch is the third studio album released under his alias Conjure One, after five years since the previous effort. The album was initially released as a worldwide digital download on October 19, 2010, while the physical release was made available in the...
(2010)