Rachael Yamagata

Rachael Yamagata ( born September 23, 1977 in Arlington, Virginia) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

  • 2.1 studio album
  • 2.2 EP
  • 2.3 Singles
  • 2.4 Live / Compilations

Biography

Life

Rachael Yamagata came on September 23, 1977 in Arlington, Virginia, along with her ​​twin brother Benjamin into the world. Her parents, Barbara and Ben were already divorced two years after their birth. Her mother was born in China, is Italian - German descent and is an artist and painter, her father is a Japanese -born Americans in the third generation and lawyer with a degree in Harvard. Her mother moved to New York after the divorce and her father to Washington, DC, so that Yamagata constantly shuttled between the homes of their parents back and forth. Yamagata graduated from the Holton - Arms School for Girls in Bethesda, Maryland, and then attended the elite high school Vassar College near New York, and the private University of Northwestern in Chicago.

Music

Yamagata was the first time for the native of Chicago funk band Bumpus on the stage, for which they later their two albums Bumpus and Stereoscope wrote and recorded. In 2001 she separated from both the band Bumpus and her boyfriend, who was also a member of the band. The musical direction that wanted to follow Yamagata, no longer matched the style of Bumpus, so she opted for a solo career. Her first solo appearance was in 2001 at the Viper Room in Los Angeles. She received her first recording contract with Arista Records in 2002, where they released an EP with five songs. Your produced by John Alagia debut album Happenstance was finally published in 2004. Several members of the band The Klezmatics were involved in the song I Want You. Their songs were also used in numerous television shows, including in The OC, Nip / Tuck, Brothers & Sisters or Emergency Room. But even in movies such as The Last Kiss, Elizabethtown, In Her Shoes or A for 4th Yamagata, among others, Jason Mraz worked on the song Did You Get My Message? from the album Mr. AZ, which appeared in 2005, and sang along with Rhett Miller Fireflies song on his solo album The Believer. She was also involved in the song Let It Ride, Cold Roses and Friends on the Ryan Adams album Cold Roses.

Discography

Studio album

  • Happenstance (2004)
  • Elephants (2008)
  • Chesapeake (2012 )

EP

  • Rachael Yamagata Ep (2003)
  • Loose Ends Ep (2008)

Singles

  • Worn Me Down
  • Letter Read
  • 1963
  • River
  • Aha!

Live / Compilations

  • Japan 2005 Tour Sampler
  • Sony Connect Sets ( 2005)
  • KCRW Sessions: Rachael Yamagata (2005) exclusively on iTunes
  • Napster session: Rachael Yamagata (2005)
Singing Bethesda (Maryland) Northwestern University Extended Play John Alagía The Last Kiss (2006 film) In Her Shoes (film) Integrated Authority File
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