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'''Simone White''' (born 1970) is an [[United States|American]] [[singer-songwriter]].
'''Simone White''' is a San Francisco-born drummer who is most known for his time playing drums with Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and Michael Franti & Spearhead. White currently lives in Sydney, Australia.


==Life and career==
===Involvement with Mark Eitzel===
 
White played drums on [[Mark Eitzel]]'s 1996 solo debut ''[[60 Watt Silver Lining]]''.
Simone White appeared in the 1984 comedy-drama "[[The Wild Life (film)|The Wild Life]]" written by [[Cameron Crowe]] and directed by [[Art Linson]]. [[Eddie Van Halen]] and [[Donn Landee]] composed the film's score.
 
White moved to NYC from London in 2000 where she began to play music onstage.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://simonewhite.com/sw_07.html | title=Simone White Biography | work=Simonewhite.com | accessdate=17 February 2015}}</ref> She recorded her first album with producer [[David Domanich]] and musician and friend [[Frank Bango]]. White released the album, ''The Sincere Recording Company Presents'', in 2003 on Bango's label The Sincere Recording Company.  White's albums frequently include covers of songs originally recorded by Frank Bango. Such recordings include ''Roses Are Not Red'', ''Wrong About You'', ''Worm Was Wood'' and ''Bunny In A Bunnysuit''.
 
''[[I Am the Man (Simone White album)|I Am The Man]]'', her second album, was recorded with producer [[Mark Nevers]], ([[Lambchop (band)|Lambchop]]/[[Calexico (band)|Calexico]]/[[Will Oldham]]/[[Silver Jews]]), in Nashville, Tennessee. In 2006 she was signed to the UK label [[Honest Jons]]. ''I Am The Man'' was released by Honest Jons/[[EMI]] in the UK, Japan, Italy and The Netherlands in 2007 and released in France, Germany and the United States in 2008 through distributors Indigo and Forced Exposure. The album was a favourite with critics from [[Mojo (magazine)|MOJO]] [“not just a pretty voice but a mesmerizing intelligence… a summer soundtrack of charm and beguiling depths” ****] and [[Q Magazine]] ["...a feel of the rarest kind." ****] to the [[Daily Mail]] [“a vibrant new talent”].
 
'The Beep Beep Song', one of the songs from White's second album ''I Am The Man'' was used in an [[Audi R8 (road car)|Audi R8]] advert in the UK,<ref>[http://www.audi.co.uk/audi/uk/en2/about_audi_ag/news/The_Audi_R8.html The Audi R8]</ref> [[France]], [[Italy]],<ref>[http://www.audi.it/audi/it/it2/Gamma/r8.html Audi R8 italian advert]</ref> the [[The Netherlands|Netherlands]], [[Poland]], [[Estonia]], [[Latvia]], [[Lithuania]], [[South Africa]], [[Sweden]] and was shown in the half time ad break of the Rugby World Cup Final of 2007.
 
From 2007 to 2009 White toured in the United Kingdom, Europe and Japan headlining and supporting various bands: [[Nouvelle Vague]], [[Alela Diane]], [[Teitur]], [[Stephen Fretwell]], [[Little Dragon]], [[Victoria Williams]] and [[Shugo Tokumaru]]. In 2008 she played at the festivals [[Greenman]] and [[WOMAD]] in the UK.
 
White was a part of [[Damon Albarn]]'s critically acclaimed "Honest Jons Revue" which toured in July 2008 to the [[Barbican Center]] in London, [[Les Nuits de Fourvière]] festival in Lyon, and the [[Lincoln Center]] Festival in New York City. The Honest Jons Revue included the artists [[Tony Allen (musician)|Tony Allen]], [[The Hypnotic Brass Ensemble]], [[Damon Albarn]], [[Kokanko Sata Doumbia]], [[Lobi Traore]], [[Afel Bocoum]], [[Candi Staton]], Simone White and [[Victoria Williams]].
 
On 12 June 2009, White's third album, ''Yakiimo'' was released digitally, with a physical release following on 22 June 2009. This album was again released through Honest Jons in the UK.
 
In 2010 and 2011 White opened for [[Andrew Bird]] and provided backing vocals for shows at the Largo (Los Angeles) and the Rio (Santa Cruz).
 
'Bunny In A Bunnysuit', from the album ''Yakiimo'', was used in the Omega Ladymatic watch ad campaign, featuring Nicole Kidman.
 
White's fourth album, ''Silver Silver'', was released on May 22, 2012 on Honest Jon's and is a collaboration with the producers [[Adam Samuel Goldman]] and [[Julian Wass]] from [[Fol Chen]].
 
White currently lives in Los Angeles, California.
 
==Discography==
 
===Albums===
* ''The Sincere Recording Company Presents Simone White'' (Sincere Recording Co., 2003)
* ''[[I Am the Man (Simone White album)|I Am The Man]]'' (Honest Jons, 2007)
* ''Yakiimo'' (Honest Jons, 2009)
* ''Silver Silver'' (Honest Jons, 2012)
 
===Featured Guest Vocalist===
* The Wedding Present, ''Holly Jolly Hollywood'', (Scopitones, 2008)
* Fol Chen, ''The Longer U Wait (Featuring Simone White)'', (Asthmatic Kitty, 2009)
* Fol Chen, ''Adeline (You Always Look So Bored)'',  Part II: The New December, (Asthmatic Kitty, 2010)
* Fol Chen, ''The Holes'', Part II: The New December, (Asthmatic Kitty, 2010)
* Fol Chen, ''The Holograms'', Part II: The New December, (Asthmatic Kitty, 2010)
* Fol Chen, ''I Walked (Featuring Simone White)'', Sufjan Stevens cover, (Asthmatic Kitty, 2011)
 
===Compilation contributions===
*[[2006 in music|2006]] 'The American War' - ''[[The Sound the Hare Heard]]'' ([[Kill Rock Stars]] compilation disc)


==References==
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==External links==
[[Category:Guest musicians]]
*[http://www.simonewhite.com Official Website]
 
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[[Category:1970 births]]
[[Category:American female singer-songwriters]]
[[Category:American singer-songwriters]]
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Revision as of 22:26, 11 August 2018

Simone White
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Background information
Born San Francisco, CA, US
Occupation(s) musician
Instruments drums
Associated acts Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy
Michael Franti & Spearhead

Simone White is a San Francisco-born drummer who is most known for his time playing drums with Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy and Michael Franti & Spearhead. White currently lives in Sydney, Australia.

Involvement with Mark Eitzel

White played drums on Mark Eitzel's 1996 solo debut 60 Watt Silver Lining.

References

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