One Ring Zero | |
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 One Ring ZeroJoshua Camp andMichael Hearst | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Richmond, Virginia;Brooklyn, New York,United States |
| Genres | Indie rock Art rock World Baroque pop[1] |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Urban Geek Record,Planetary Records,Barbes Records |
| Members | Michael Hearst Joshua Camp |
| Past members | Greg Stare Paul Watson Mark Snyder Taylor Bergren-Chrisman Timothy Quigley Ian Riggs Ben Holmes John Gotschalk Randy Mendicino Josh Roseman Lee Epstein Matt Grason Sean Moran Anthony Mascorro Scot Fitzsimmons Karen Waltuch |
| Website | oneringzero.com |
One Ring Zero is a modern music group led by Joshua Camp andMichael Hearst that melds many genres and sounds to create a unique type of music.
Hearst plays thetheremin and guitar, and Camp plays theaccordion and piano. They both play theclaviola and prove to be extremely versatile musicians, often switching instruments for each song. Other instruments include a toy piano, amelodica, ametallophone,jones-O-phone,cajón and a series of everyday sounds looped and altered to create textures and rhythms. Using all these instruments (or noises) together One Ring Zero creates a sound that defies genre. There is an undeniableklezmer influence throughout their music but also a modern rock or indie influence. The band has been denoted "Lit Rock" by the media but they seem to defy any singular name. Both Hearst and Camp sing, Hearst bass and Camp tenor. They often perform as a five-piece band, includingtrumpet,drum kit, andbass guitar.
One Ring Zero on NPR's "Fresh Air" (2004).[1]
One Ring Zero on A&E Television's "Breakfast with the Arts" (2007).
One Ring Zero's on NPR's "Morning Edition" (2007).[2]
One Ring Zero has also performed at music venues and cultural institutions including theWhitney Museum of Art,Central Park SummerStage,The Kennedy Center, Toronto’sHarbourfront Centre,Spring Scream in Taiwan, Era in Tokyo,New Morning in Paris, TheChicago World Music Festival, and theFundación Príncipe de Asturias in Spain.
On their critically acclaimed album "As Smart As We Are", published authors and writers wrote lyrics on request, which Hearst and Camp then set to music. Some writers wrote basic chord progressions or requested a certain genre for their song to fall under but for the most part Michael and Joshua wrote their own music for the lyrics.[2][3]
Track list and contributing author.
For One Ring Zero's 2010 release,Planets, the band composed thirteen new songs to represent the solar system and beyond. Tracks on the album include "An Introduction To Planets," "Mercury," "Venus," "Earth," "Mars Part I," "Mars Part II," "Jupiter," "63 Moons," "Saturn," "Uranus," "Neptune," "Pluto," and "Exoplanets." The concept was inspired byGustav Holst's nearly century-old orchestral suite "The Planets." As Hearst and Camp put it, "Seemed like maybe it was time to revisit our solar system with some new tunes.”[4]
The Recipe Project is a CD-book combo released in 2011 that was the result of a collaboration between One Ring Zero and celebrity chefs includingDavid Chang,Isa Chandra Moskowitz,Chris Cosentino, andTom Colicchio, among others. The recipes are sung word for word, as song lyrics, and as an added bonus, the band asked each chef what kind of genre of music they would prefer their recipe be sung as.[5] Edible Brooklyn called the CD "A feast for the ears."[6] Time (magazine) wrote "Every once in a while you come across a project and think, I can’t believe no one has done this before."[7]
A documentary calledAs Smart As They Are: The Author Project was made about the duo. Directed byJoe Pacheco it shows the evolution of the album "As Smart As We Are".
The song "Radio" from the albumAs Smart As We Are was featured in an episode of the showSuburgatory. In the episode, titled "Sweet Sixteen." the band is depicted by a fictitious group called Average Shelflife.[3]
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