Velvet Chain
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Velvet Chain is a Los Angeles
based band who play a mixture of trip-hop, rock
, and pop
, with a jazz/funk flavor. (The band has sometimes been known to refer to their work as "space-jazz" or "moody groove music" - which is also the title of one of their albums.) Velvet Chain was formed in the mid-1990s by Jeff Stacy and Erika Amato
, the creative core of the band. They found mainstream attention after they appeared on an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and later had a song included in the show's soundtrack
. Their music has also been used on other TV shows, including HBO's Sex and the City
, MTV's Road Rules
, and ABC's Big Shots
.
A large number of collaborators have also been involved with the various albums. See specific albums article for more details.
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based band who play a mixture of trip-hop, rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
, and pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
, with a jazz/funk flavor. (The band has sometimes been known to refer to their work as "space-jazz" or "moody groove music" - which is also the title of one of their albums.) Velvet Chain was formed in the mid-1990s by Jeff Stacy and Erika Amato
Erika Amato
Erika Amato is an American singer and actress, and a founding member of the band Velvet Chain.-Biography:Amato was born in the town of Plainfield, New Jersey and grew up in the town of Summit. She started playing and performing music at the age of three...
, the creative core of the band. They found mainstream attention after they appeared on an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and later had a song included in the show's soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
. Their music has also been used on other TV shows, including HBO's Sex and the City
Sex and the City
Sex and the City is an American television comedy-drama series created by Darren Star and produced by HBO. Broadcast from 1998 until 2004, the original run of the show had a total of ninety-four episodes...
, MTV's Road Rules
Road Rules
Road Rules was an MTV reality show that debuted on July 19, 1995. The series, which was MTV's second reality show after The Real World followed six strangers between the ages of 18 and 24 after stripping them of their money and putting them on an RV traveling from location to location only guided...
, and ABC's Big Shots
Big Shots (TV series)
Big Shots is an American television drama created and executive produced by Jon Harmon Feldman. The pilot was directed by Charles McDougall.-History:...
.
Discography
- Groovy Side (1993), out of printOut of printOut of print refers to an item, typically a book , but can include any print or visual media or sound recording, that is in the state of no longer being published....
- Warm (CD-5) (September, 1997), out of print
- Warm (full length) (December, 1997)
- Frenchie Vinyl (1998), out of print
- The Buffy EPThe Buffy EPThe Buffy EP is the second release by Velvet Chain. It was released to the Internet in February 1999, and for sale in the US in October of the same by the Freak Records label. It arose out of the appearance of Velvet Chain in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, from which it derives its title...
(1999) - Moody Groove MusicMoody Groove MusicMoody Groove Music is Velvet Chain's second album released in April 2000 under the Freak Records label.-Track listing:#"You Got Me" – 3:38#"Wait for Me" – 4:57#"Little Sugar" – 3:51...
(2000) - Velvet Chain Live at the Temple BarVelvet Chain Live at the Temple BarVelvet Chain Live at the Temple Bar is the third album by Velvet Chain, released in December 2000 under the Freak Records label. It is a live recording of a concert at the Temple Bar in Santa Monica, California on August the 4th, 2000 with some additional songs recorded in a studio...
(2000) - The Velvet Chain Custom AlbumVelvet Chain Custom AlbumThe Velvet Chain Custom Album is a unique album first offered by Velvet Chain in June 2001. It is a fully customisable album, with the buyer able to pick the songs, cover art, CD title...
(2001), this album allows the buyer to pick the tracks, artwork and title of the album. There are also several preset choices available. - Asteroid BeltAsteroid Belt (album)Asteroid Belt is Velvet Chain's 5th album. It was released in November 2003 under the Freak Records label. It is a mix between trip-hop/electronica and jazz. It has a very out of this world feel to it, with many references to outer space in song titles and lyrics, sci-fi style noises in the...
(2003) - Space Patrol (2004)
Band members
- Jeff Stacy - bass guitarist
- Erika Amato - lead vocals
- Brian Reardon - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Marc Antonio - keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
- Dan Wistrom - guitar
- Brett Chassen - drumDrumThe drum is a member of the percussion group of musical instruments, which is technically classified as the membranophones. Drums consist of at least one membrane, called a drumhead or drum skin, that is stretched over a shell and struck, either directly with the player's hands, or with a...
s - Jeff Mince - drums and electronicsElectronic musicElectronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
- Arif - guitar
A large number of collaborators have also been involved with the various albums. See specific albums article for more details.
External links
- The Official Velvet Chain Website
- Viva La Diva, the Erika Amato fan clubFan clubA fan club is a group that is dedicated to a well-known person, group, idea or sometimes even an inanimate object . Most fan clubs are run by fans who devote considerable time and resources to supporting them. There are also "official" fan clubs that are run by someone associated with the person...