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Biography
Infobox musical artist | name = Johnette Napolitano| background = solo_singer| birth_name = Jonette L. Napolitanocite web|url= http://www.familytreelegends.com/records/calbirths? c=search& first=& last=Napolitano& spelling=Exact& 4_year=1957& 4_month=0& 4_day=0& 5=Female& 7=& SubmitSearch.x=64& SubmitSearch.y=22& SubmitSearch=Submit |title=Family Tree Legends |publisher=Family Tree Legends |date= |accessdate=2012-02-21| birth_date = Birth date and age|1957|9|22| origin = Hollywood , California , United States | instrument = Bass guitar , vocals | genre = Alternative rock | occupation = Musician , songwriter | years_active = 1982–present| label = Hybrid Recordings , Warner Bros. Records|Warner Bros. cite web|url= http://web.archive.org/web/20091027160114/ http://geocities.com/patmil007/5838.jpg |title=Internet Archive Wayback Machine |publisher=Web.archive.org |date=2009-10-27 |accessdate=2012-02-21| associated_acts = Dream 6, Vowel Movement, Pretty & Twisted, Concrete Blonde | website = URL| http://www.johnettenapolitano.com/ Johnette Napolitano (b. September 22, 1957, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California ) is an United States|American singer, songwriter and bassist best known as the lead vocalist/songwriter and bassist for the alternative rock group Concrete Blonde .cite book|title=Concrete Blonde's Ambition - Concrete Blond leaves a little blood on the tracks|author=Amy Linden|month=September|year=1990|publisher= Spin (magazine)|Spin |url= http://books.google.com/books? id=b9_qs_-pof8C& pg=PA56& dq=johnette+napolitano+spin+magazine& hl=en& ei=y_NuTISDLYm8sQP92pmICw& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=1& ved=0CC4Q6AEwAA& safe=active#v=onepage& q& f=false|accessdate=2010-08-20
Solo career
She has also recorded as a solo artist, with the albums Sketchbook (2002), Sketchbook 2 (2006), Scarred (2007), Sketchbook 3 (2010) and as a member of:
Dream 6 (a precursor to Concrete Blonde).
Vowel Movement, a side project; a semi-improvisational musical collaboration with Holly Vincent|Holly Beth Vincent
Pretty & Twisted, a side project; a band that also featured former Wall of Voodoo guitarist Marc Moreland .
Lead singer for the album tour for Talking Heads#1992–present: Post break-up|The Heads , the re-formed Talking Heads ' project, with Jerry Harrison , Chris Frantz and Tina Weymouth . She is featured on the 1996 album No Talking, Just Head . This was, at the time, intended to turn into a full-time project, with further studio albums and tours. A live CD/video of the first tour was planned, featuring performances from many of the album's guest artists & Johnette on vocals for the songs originally recorded by The Talking Heads . David Byrne (musician)|David Byrne sued the band, saying their name and presentation was too evocative of Talking Heads , and put an end to those plans.
Johnette also recorded a solo album titled Sound of a Woman around 1996-1997, and performed many of the songs on a solo tour opening for Paul Westerberg . The album was set to be released on I.R.S. Records|IRS (a subdivision of Island Records ), the label of her old band, Concrete Blonde . 1997-1998 was a bad time for Island, starting with the sudden departure of founder/CEO Chris Blackwell and ending with the total reorganization of the label. Sound of a Woman was, effectively, lost in the shuffle, and at this point is unlikely to ever be officially released. Bootleg copies of this album are rare and highly valued.
Johnette is currently a resident of Joshua Tree, California .cite web|url= http://www.kittysneezes.com/index.php? option=com_content& view=article& id=383:interview-johnette-napolitano& catid=20:interviews& Itemid=29|author=Aila Slisco|title=Interview: Johnette Napolitano|work=Kittysneezes.com|date=January 17, 2009|accessdate=2010-08-20 She composes music for films and works as a gallery artist, specializing in working with discarded and reclaimed materials.
Other projects
She has contributed music to many films, including the 2006 Australia n film Candy (2006 film)|Candy , and "Suicide Note" from Underworld (Soundtrack)|Underworld . The following films and TV programmes also feature songs performed by Concrete Blonde:
Beavis and Butt-Head (1993) (TV) - "Blood Drive" episode
Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990) (TV) - "One Man and a Baby" episode
Girls in Prison (1994) (TV)
Deadly Love (1995) (TV)
The Sopranos (1999) (TV) - "Calling All Cars" episode
The Sopranos - "Nobody Knows Anything" (1999) ("Highs Are Too High")
The Basketball Diaries (1995) ("Dancing Barefoot")
The Third Watch (2004) (Season 5, Episode 17)
Composer:
West (2007)
Pep Squad (1998)
Actress:
Cry Radio (1998) - Narrator
In 1996, Johnette produced an album by Australian group In Vivo.
Napolitano collaborated with Danny Lohner ( Nine Inch Nails , A Perfect Circle , Black Light Burns ) on the horror film Dead Silence . The pair had successfully collaborated previously for the films Underworld (2003 film)|Underworld and Wicker Park (film)|Wicker Park .
Napolitano contributed vocals to an album by John Trudell , and performs backing vocals in " Struck a Nerve " by Bad Religion on the Recipe For Hate album.
Napolitano also performed the main vocals on the score of the Australian film West (2007 film)|West , written and directed by Daniel Krige . She also sang the title song, "Falling in Love".
Napolitano also performed the duet "My Little Problem" with Paul Westerberg on The Replacements "All Shook Down" release.
Napolitano provided vocals on the track "I Am Where it Takes Me" by metal band Black Light Burns .
Napolitano is credited as co-writer of the Ashes Divide song "Too Late".
Pretty & Twisted
Johnette Napolitano joined Marc Moreland and Danny Montgomery to form Pretty & Twisted in 1995.cite book|title=Napolitano Makes Warner Her Pretty & Twisted Nest|author=Craig Rosen|url= http://books.google.com/books? id=ygsEAAAAMBAJ& pg=PA8& dq=napolitano+makes+warner+her+pretty+%26+twisted+nest+billboard& hl=en& ei=ZglvTPjfForQsAPNgqy9Cw& sa=X& oi=book_result& ct=result& resnum=1& ved=0CCgQ6AEwAA& safe=active#v=onepage& q=napolitano%20makes%20warner%20her%20pretty%20%26%20twisted%20nest%20billboard& f=false|date=July 15, 1995|publisher= Billboard (magazine)|Billboard |accessdate=2010-08-20 Their self-titled debut, Pretty & Twisted , was released and produced by Johnette Napolitano on Warner Brother Records, Inc., a Time Warner Company in New York City .
The tracklisting for the album was:
#The Highs Are Too High - 6:10 #Mother of Pearl - 5:05 (written by Bryan Ferry ) #Souvenir - 5:09 #No Daddy No - 4:34 #iRide& #33; - 3:40 #Train Song (Edge of Desperation) - 6:30 #Stranger - 2:59 (written by Paul Westerberg & Johnette Napolitano) #Singing is Fire - 3:11 (Lyrics by Charles Bukowski) #Don't Take Me Down - 4:37 #Come Away With Me - 5:55 (words: Janis Joplin , music: Johnette Napolitano) #Dear Marlon Brando - 3:30 #Billy - 3:39 #Watching the Water - 4:17
Scarred
Napolitano's solo album, Scarred , was released May 28, 2007 on Hybrid Recordings in New York City .
'Scarred' track list
"Amazing"
" The Scientist(song)|The Scientist " - ( Coldplay cover)
"Scarred"
"Poem For The Native"
"My Diane"
"Just Like Time"
"Save Me"
"Like A Wave"
"Crazy Tonight"
"Everything For Everyone"
" All Tomorrow's Parties (song)|All Tomorrow's Parties " - ( The Velvet Underground cover)
"I'm Up Here"
References
External links
http://www.johnettenapolitano.com/ Johnette Napolitano's official site (warning - resizes browser)
http://www.myspace.com/johnettenapolitanosketchbook3 Johnette Napolitano on MySpace
Persondata|NAME= Napolitano, Johnette |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= Musician , Songwriter |DATE OF BIRTH= 1957-9-22 |PLACE OF BIRTH= Hollywood , California , United States |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= DEFAULTSORT:Napolitano, Johnette Category:1957 births Category:Living people Category:American female singers Category:American rock bass guitarists Category:Female rock singers Category:People from Hollywood, Los Angeles Category:Female bass guitarists Category:American contraltos Category:Concrete Blonde members
