Sebastien Grainger

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Sebastien Grainger
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Grainger in 2011
Background information
Birth nameSebastien Grainger
Born (1979-04-11) 11 April 1979 (age 45)
Origin Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Genres Rock, dance-punk
Instrument(s)
Labels
Member of
Formerly ofFemme Fatale
Website sebastiengrainger.com

Sebastien Alexandre Grainger (born 11 April 1979) is a Canadian singer and musician, best known as drummer and singer of the alternative rock duo Death from Above and the singer and guitarist for his band Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains. [1] He is part owner of Giant Studios in Toronto, Ontario with Jimmy Shaw of Metric.

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Solo career

Sebastien signed with Saddle Creek Records in the US, Outside Music in Canada and JVC in Japan to release his debut solo album, entitled Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, which was released on 21 October 2008. It was recorded between Giant Studio in Toronto and Mountain City Studio in Montreal. Grainger wrote and performed nearly all the parts on the record with the exception of a few songs that were recorded as a full band. He is currently[ when? ] playing shows across North America. When performing live, Grainger is joined by bassist Nick Sewell, drummer Leon Taheny and synthesiser and guitar player Andrew Scott. Together they have toured with Bloc Party, Metric, Hot Hot Heat & Albert Hammond Jr.

In 2009 Sebastien Grainger took part in an interactive documentary series called City Sonic . The series, which featured 20 Toronto artists, had him discuss his past experiences with the El Mocambo. [2]

Other projects

Death from Above 1979

Grainger is best known to the public for being the singer and drummer in the duo Death from Above 1979, with bassist Jesse F. Keeler. The "1979" on the end of the band's name originated from Grainger's birth year, which he has tattooed on his forearm. Death from Above 1979 broke up in 2006, citing personal and artistic differences between the two members of the band. However, on 5 February 2011, Grainger officially announced that the band had reformed, and they since have been playing shows worldwide.[ timeframe? ]

The Rhythm Method

The Rhythm Method is Grainger's dance/computer music alias. He has released one double a-side 7" in the UK for the songs "Renegade Silence/When You Go Out" available from 50 Bones Records. An alternate mix of "Renegade Silence" will be available on Grainger's LP Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains labeled as "featuring The Rhythm Method".

Girl on Girl

Grainger has released remixes for Death from Above's "Black History Month" and Metric's "Poster of a Girl" under the alias "Girl on Girl", a collaboration with The Mountains' Leon Taheny. Earlier similar electronic works were once available, under the aliases "The Great White Hype" and "Synsonic Pro-Model", through a dedicated Myspace page, that has since vanished.

Bad †i†s / Deserts

Bad Tits is Sebastien Grainger's band with Joshua Reichmann, formerly of Jewish Legend and Tangiers. The duo began playing shows in early 2010, with Grainger on drums and samplers, Reichmann on guitar and keyboards, and both singing. They released a debut vinyl 7" and digital EP titled Garbage Night on the label Hand Drawn Dracula. On 26 February 2012, Grainger announced on his Twitter account that Bad Tits had changed their name to Deserts. [3] Desert's Twitter account posted about having been recording music shortly after. [3]

Collaborations and contributions

Discography

Femme Fatale

Death from Above

Note: Sebastien Grainger has performed on all Death From Above recordings to date. Only studio albums have been listed here, for a more complete list of releases see Death from Above discography.

American Lips

Solo

The Rhythm Method

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References

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