Ramona Falls (band)
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Ramona Falls is an indie rock
project founded by Brent Knopf and based in Portland, Oregon
. Brent Knopf was also one-third of the band Menomena
.
Ramona Falls is named after a waterfall
located near Mt. Hood, a place where Knopf used to hike as a child.
It's believed that Brent played a handful of his own material at shows around Portland, Oregon sometime in the years prior to the Ramona Falls project. Most recently is his PDX@CMJ performance October 24, 2008 in New York under the title "Dear Everything." It is believed that at least some of this material was further developed for "Intuit".
Knopf is credited as producer of the album "replace why with funny" from the South African band Dear Reader (formally known as Harris Tweed). Knopf responded to Cherilyn MacNeil's request for a producer via Menomena's Myspace page. The two had not known each other prior but Cherilyn was a fan of Menomena and has since contributed to "Intuit."
, Soren Anders
, Bryan Arakelian, John Askew
, Alva Bostick, Kelly Brickner, Friedrich Brückner, Eric Day, Sayard Egan, Larah Eksteen, Kai Gross, Bonnie Knopf, Sarah Lewis, Loch Lomond
(Ritchie Young, Dave Depper, Amanda Lawrence, Jason Leonard, Laurel Simmons, Scott Magee, Jade Eckler), Cherilyn MacNeil, Lisa Molinaro, Stefan Nadelman, Kevin O'Connor
, Liam Palmer, Michael Papillo, Mark Shirazi, Colleen Sovory, Matt Sheehy, Amy Smidebush, Mike Visser, Benjamin Weikel, Janet Weiss
, Jay Winebrenner
, Mirah Y.T. Zeitlyn
(bass), Paul Alcott
(drums), Matt Sheehy (guitars)
EUROPE : Brent Knopf, Cheri MacNiel (guitar), Darryl Torr (bass), Michael Wright (drums), Jean-Louise Nel (viola and guitar)
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
project founded by Brent Knopf and based in Portland, Oregon
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
. Brent Knopf was also one-third of the band Menomena
Menomena
Menomena are an indie rock band from Portland, Oregon, United States; currently made up of Justin Harris, Danny Seim and more recently Joe Haege of 31Knots and Tu Fawning...
.
History
The project took shape after Menomena's recording process for their third album was delayed. Knopf embarked on the project that gave him the opportunity to work with 35 other colleagues from the Portland and New York areas.Ramona Falls is named after a waterfall
Ramona Falls (Oregon)
Ramona Falls is a waterfall on the upper Sandy River on the west side of Mount Hood, Oregon, United States. It is located in forest along the Pacific Crest Trail at an elevation of . The falls are about tall overall, consisting of a wall of cascades....
located near Mt. Hood, a place where Knopf used to hike as a child.
It's believed that Brent played a handful of his own material at shows around Portland, Oregon sometime in the years prior to the Ramona Falls project. Most recently is his PDX@CMJ performance October 24, 2008 in New York under the title "Dear Everything." It is believed that at least some of this material was further developed for "Intuit".
Other projects
Brent Knopf has been creating music since before his inclusion into Menomena. He initially approached Danny Seim and Justin Harris with a demo tape while the duo were in a different band. Knopf is frequently credited as the creator of the Digital Loop Recorder (sometimes referred to as DLR or Deeler) used to help compose creative ideas for inclusion into Menomena's music. The Menomena song "Rose" is believed to be most wholly contributed to by Knopf among other songs.Knopf is credited as producer of the album "replace why with funny" from the South African band Dear Reader (formally known as Harris Tweed). Knopf responded to Cherilyn MacNeil's request for a producer via Menomena's Myspace page. The two had not known each other prior but Cherilyn was a fan of Menomena and has since contributed to "Intuit."
Guest Appearances on the album Intuit
Paul AlcottDat'r
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, Soren Anders
Soren Anders
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, Bryan Arakelian, John Askew
Tracker (band)
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, Alva Bostick, Kelly Brickner, Friedrich Brückner, Eric Day, Sayard Egan, Larah Eksteen, Kai Gross, Bonnie Knopf, Sarah Lewis, Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond (band)
Loch Lomond is a band based in Portland, Oregon, United States that was started as a solo recording project of Ritchie Young in 2003. With help of engineer/producer Rob Oberdorder, Young crafted the first Loch Lomond album, When We Were Mountains, which was released on In Music We Trust Records...
(Ritchie Young, Dave Depper, Amanda Lawrence, Jason Leonard, Laurel Simmons, Scott Magee, Jade Eckler), Cherilyn MacNeil, Lisa Molinaro, Stefan Nadelman, Kevin O'Connor
Talkdemonic
Talkdemonic is an avant-instrumental duo based in Portland, Oregon. The band consists of Kevin O'Connor and Lisa Molinaro. Talkdemonic recently signed with Isaac Brock's Glacial Pace Recordings to release their fourth record in Fall 2011.- History :...
, Liam Palmer, Michael Papillo, Mark Shirazi, Colleen Sovory, Matt Sheehy, Amy Smidebush, Mike Visser, Benjamin Weikel, Janet Weiss
Janet Weiss
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, Jay Winebrenner
31Knots
31Knots is a band based in Portland, Oregon by guitarist Joe Haege and bassist Jay Winebrenner. It was originally founded in Chicago in 1997. In 1998 the band added Joe Kelly as a drummer; in 2003 he left and was replaced by Jay Pellicci of Dilute...
, Mirah Y.T. Zeitlyn
Mirah
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Touring Members of Ramona Falls
USA : Brent Knopf, Dave LowensohnSpeechwriters LLC
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(bass), Paul Alcott
Dat'r
Dat'r is an Electronic music band consisting of Matt Dabrowiak and Paul Alcott, from Portland, Oregon.-History:Dat'r was originally formed as a side project of the Portland-based Rock band Binary Dolls...
(drums), Matt Sheehy (guitars)
EUROPE : Brent Knopf, Cheri MacNiel (guitar), Darryl Torr (bass), Michael Wright (drums), Jean-Louise Nel (viola and guitar)