Wendy Rae Fowler
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Wendy Rae Fowler is an American singer-songwriter and half of the experimental English rock band 'We Fell to Earth
'.
as second bassist. Immediately following, Earthlings? supported Queens of the Stone Age
on a small tour of the west coast of America as well as a European tour supporting QOTSA's self titled debut album
.
Fowler, under QOTSA appointed pseudonym 'Wendy Ray Moan', contributed backing vocals on two songs on QOTSA's second release Rated R
. She has also appeared in four of the bands videos between 2000 and 2007.
Work with Earthlings? and QOTSA led to meeting singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan
in 1998 which resulted in collaborations on Lanegan's 'Field Songs
', and more notably his most recent release, 'Bubblegum', as well as their marriage and eventual divorce.
In 2005, Fowler met Richard File
(UNKLE
, We Fell to Earth
) at a social gathering in LA while UNKLE were in town recording their 4th album War Stories. The pair decided to schedule a writing session after an initial conversation revealed they had very similar influences. That first session would mark the birth of We Fell to Earth
.
Alongside their debut 2009 self titled release, tracks by the group have been featured in US dramas:
"The Double" in Gossip Girl
and CSI: NY
and The Prisoner
"Lights Out" In Numb3rs
"Careful What You Wish For" in CSI: NY
.
In winter of 2010 the group composed the theme song to AMC'S 'The Killing' from writer, executive producer, and series showrunner, Veena Sud. The show is based on the Danish television series Forbrydelsen and tells the story of the murder of a young girl in Seattle and the subsequent police investigation. The show debuted with a 2 hour premiere on Sunday, April 3, 2011.
Fowler has made various appearances on American film and TV From 1996-2007.
Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) "Feel Good Hit of the Summer
" and "Quick and to the Pointless"
Mark Lanegan
- Field Songs
(2001) "No Easy Action"
Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum (2004) *"When Your Number Isn't Up", "Wedding Dress", "Methamphetamine Blues", "Bombed", "Strange Religion",
Eagles of Death Metal
- Death by Sexy
(2006) "I Like to Move in the Night", "The Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck", and "Poor Doggie"
The Duke Spirit
- Neptune (2008) **"The Step and the Walk/Rich File Remix"
Yawning Sons - Ceremony to the Sunset (2009) "Ghostship - Dead Water"
UNKLE
- Where Did the Night Fall/Another Night Out (2011) "Money and Run" (feat. Nick Cave)
We Fell to Earth
We Fell to Earth are an experimental rock band from London, England, consisting of Wendy Rae Fowler and Richard File. They performed their debut live show on 21 April 2009, at London's ICA to a sold out audience. They are represented by William Morris Agency.-Biography:Fowler and File met at Rancho...
'.
Career
In fall of 1998 Fowler joined Joshua Tree California's Earthlings?Earthlings?
Earthlings? are a psychedelic rock band based in Joshua Tree, California. The band includes members from Queens of the Stone Age, Desert Sessions, Eagles of Death Metal, Kyuss, Masters of Reality, Goatsnake, The Twilight Singers, Gutter Twins, Yellow#5, Legal Weapon, Sea Hags, Modifiers, Orquesta...
as second bassist. Immediately following, Earthlings? supported Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age
Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, United States, formed in 1997. The band's line-up has always included founding member Josh Homme , with the current line-up including longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen and Joey Castillo , alongside Michael Shuman and...
on a small tour of the west coast of America as well as a European tour supporting QOTSA's self titled debut album
Queens of the Stone Age (album)
-Re-release track listing:All tracks written by Alfredo Hernández and Joshua Homme, except where noted.Tracks 6, 11 & 13 are tracks that were included in the re-release. "The Bronze" & "These Aren't the Droids You're Looking For" were included in the 1998 EP The Split CD with the band Beaver...
.
Fowler, under QOTSA appointed pseudonym 'Wendy Ray Moan', contributed backing vocals on two songs on QOTSA's second release Rated R
Rated R (Queens of the Stone Age album)
Rated R is the second studio album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age. It was released on June 6, 2000 through Interscope Records. Rated R was a critical and commercial success and became the band's breakthrough album. It peaked at number 16 on the Top Heatseekers and reached high...
. She has also appeared in four of the bands videos between 2000 and 2007.
Work with Earthlings? and QOTSA led to meeting singer/songwriter Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
in 1998 which resulted in collaborations on Lanegan's 'Field Songs
Field Songs
Field Songs is an album by Mark Lanegan, released in 2001 on the Beggars Banquet label.The two largest instrumental contributors are Mike Johnson and Ben Shepherd. The album also features Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver as well as Lanegan's ex-wife, Wendy Rae Fowler.The album represents a...
', and more notably his most recent release, 'Bubblegum', as well as their marriage and eventual divorce.
In 2005, Fowler met Richard File
Richard File
Richard File is a musician and producer, best known for his work with James Lavelle as part of Unkle. He has also released singles under the aliases DJ Aura and Forme.-Career:...
(UNKLE
UNKLE
Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
, We Fell to Earth
We Fell to Earth
We Fell to Earth are an experimental rock band from London, England, consisting of Wendy Rae Fowler and Richard File. They performed their debut live show on 21 April 2009, at London's ICA to a sold out audience. They are represented by William Morris Agency.-Biography:Fowler and File met at Rancho...
) at a social gathering in LA while UNKLE were in town recording their 4th album War Stories. The pair decided to schedule a writing session after an initial conversation revealed they had very similar influences. That first session would mark the birth of We Fell to Earth
We Fell to Earth
We Fell to Earth are an experimental rock band from London, England, consisting of Wendy Rae Fowler and Richard File. They performed their debut live show on 21 April 2009, at London's ICA to a sold out audience. They are represented by William Morris Agency.-Biography:Fowler and File met at Rancho...
.
Alongside their debut 2009 self titled release, tracks by the group have been featured in US dramas:
"The Double" in Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl
Gossip Girl is an American young adult novel series written by Cecily von Ziegesar and published by Little, Brown and Company, a subsidiary of the Hachette Group. The series revolves around the lives and romances of the privileged teenagers at the Constance Billard School for Girls, an elite...
and CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
and The Prisoner
"Lights Out" In Numb3rs
NUMB3RS
Numb3rs is an American television drama which premiered on CBS on January 23, 2005, and concluded on March 12, 2010. The series was created by Nicolas Falacci and Cheryl Heuton, and follows FBI Special Agent Don Eppes and his mathematical genius brother, Charlie Eppes , who helps Don solve crimes...
"Careful What You Wish For" in CSI: NY
CSI: NY
CSI: NY is an American police procedural television series that premiered on September 22, 2004, on CBS. The show follows the investigations of a team of NYPD forensic scientists and police officers as they unveil the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths as well as other crimes...
.
In winter of 2010 the group composed the theme song to AMC'S 'The Killing' from writer, executive producer, and series showrunner, Veena Sud. The show is based on the Danish television series Forbrydelsen and tells the story of the murder of a young girl in Seattle and the subsequent police investigation. The show debuted with a 2 hour premiere on Sunday, April 3, 2011.
Fowler has made various appearances on American film and TV From 1996-2007.
Cameos
(all vocals except *piano and **drums)Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R (2000) "Feel Good Hit of the Summer
Feel Good Hit of the Summer
"Feel Good Hit of the Summer" is a song by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age and written by band members Josh Homme and Nick Oliveri. It is the opening track of their second album, Rated R and in 2000 became the second single to be released from it. The song also accompanied the UK release...
" and "Quick and to the Pointless"
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan
Mark Lanegan is an American rock musician and songwriter. Lanegan began his music career in the 1980s, forming the grunge group Screaming Trees with Gary Lee Conner, Van Conner and Mark Pickerel. During his time in the band Lanegan would start a low-key solo career...
- Field Songs
Field Songs
Field Songs is an album by Mark Lanegan, released in 2001 on the Beggars Banquet label.The two largest instrumental contributors are Mike Johnson and Ben Shepherd. The album also features Duff McKagan of Velvet Revolver as well as Lanegan's ex-wife, Wendy Rae Fowler.The album represents a...
(2001) "No Easy Action"
Mark Lanegan Band - Bubblegum (2004) *"When Your Number Isn't Up", "Wedding Dress", "Methamphetamine Blues", "Bombed", "Strange Religion",
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal
Eagles of Death Metal is an American rock band from Palm Desert, California, formed in 1998 by Jesse Hughes and Josh Homme. Despite their band name, Eagles of Death Metal are not a death metal band. Hughes stated that a friend was introducing Josh Homme to the death metal genre...
- Death by Sexy
Death by Sexy
Death by Sexy is the title of the second album by the American rock group Eagles of Death Metal. It was rumoured to be released in summer 2005 but was pushed back to April 11, 2006....
(2006) "I Like to Move in the Night", "The Ballad of Queen Bee and Baby Duck", and "Poor Doggie"
The Duke Spirit
The Duke Spirit
The Duke Spirit are an English rock band based in London. Their sound has been seen as a melding of many influences ranging from the alternative noise of 1980s/90s guitar bands such as My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and Spacemen 3, the tremulous rock n roll of bands such as The Gun Club and The...
- Neptune (2008) **"The Step and the Walk/Rich File Remix"
Yawning Sons - Ceremony to the Sunset (2009) "Ghostship - Dead Water"
UNKLE
UNKLE
Unkle are a British musical outfit founded in 1994 by school friends James Lavelle and Tim Goldsworthy. Originally categorized as trip-hop, the group once included producer DJ Shadow and have employed a variety of guest artists and producers.-First incarnation :Lavelle and Goldsworthy were joined...
- Where Did the Night Fall/Another Night Out (2011) "Money and Run" (feat. Nick Cave)