Rebecca Schiffman
| Rebecca Schiffman | |
|---|---|
| Origin | New York City, New York, United States |
| Genres | Indie-Folk |
| Labels | Recommended if You Like Records and Some Records |
| Website | Personal Site |
Rebecca Schiffman is a singer-songwriter, jewelry designer, and visual artist from New York City.[1]
Biography
Rebecca Schiffman was born in 1982 in New York City. She lived on The Upper East Side for most of 30 years. In 2013, Schiffman moved to Los Angeles where she currently resides.
Music career
Rebecca Schiffman studied cello and piano from a young age. She later picked up guitar and in 9th grade joined Dalton School classmate Colin Kindley to form The Meaningful and Wise whose sound was influenced by The Buzzcocks and The Soft Boys. The Meaningful and Wise performed Kindley's compositions, and Schiffman soon began writing her own songs and recording them on a 4-Track. In 2000, while attending The Cooper Union School of Art, Schiffman began to play bass guitar for the pop-punk band Pearl Harbor, which featured Walter Schreifels (Quicksand, Rival Schools) on drums, Ryan Stratton (Walking Concert) on guitar, and Masayoshi Nakamura on vocals. Schreifels began producing Schiffman's recordings and in 2003 her first album "Upside Down Lacrimosa" was released on Some Records. In 2009, Schiffman self-released her second album "To Be Good for a Day" via Tunecore. The album was named "Best Album of the Month" in the February 2009 issue of Vice Magazine.[2] In 2010, Schiffman's song "Aaron" was featured in the soundtrack to Lena Dunham's breakout film "Tiny Furniture." Schiffman also lent her vocals to "When U Come Home" by Teddy Blanks which plays during the movie's end credits. Schiffman's vocals also appear on another Teddy Blanks song for the soundtrack to Alex Karpovsky's movie "Red Flag".
Line-Up
Rebecca Schiffman performs solo as well as with a variety of musicians.
Past Band Members
- Jay Israelson - Piano
- Reka Reisinger - Keyboard, Back-up Vocals
- Christopher Bear - Drums
- Paul Jenkins - Bass guitar
- Ryan Stratton - Bass guitar, Guitar
- Mike Stroud - Guitar, Keyboard
- Dan Crowell - Drums
- James Ransone - Bass
Discography
Albums
Upside Down Lacrimosa (September 23, 2003, Some Records)
Personnel: Rebecca Schiffman, Walter Schreifels, Colin Kindley, Mike Stroud, Mike Skinner, Andy Action, Chuck Scott, Tom Hutten, Jordan Rosenblum (artwork)
To Be Good for a Day (January 28, 2009, Self-released)
Personnel: Rebecca Schiffman, Mike Musmanno, Jay Israelson, Don Piper, Alex Walker, Tony Leone, Ryan Stratton, Matthew Morandi, Peter Toh, Benjamin Degen (artwork)
Rebecca Schiffman (self-titled) (August 12, 2016, Fayettenam Records)
Personell: Rebecca Schiffman, Money Mark, Nels Cline, Jay Israelson, Ethan Glazer, Mike Bloom, Clinton Patterson, Justin Sullivan
Angelo Hatgistavrou, Max Bernstein, Eric Broucek, Jeff Kolhede, Manuel Jimenez, Raina Hamner (cover photo), CHIPS (design)
Art career
Rebecca Schiffman graduated from The Cooper Union School of Art in 2004 with a BFA. Her paintings have been included in group shows at Ratio3 in San Francisco[3] and the now closed New York City gallery, Guild & Greyshkul.[4] In 2006, Rebecca Schiffman and fellow Cooper Union alum, Javier Hernandez-Gatti exhibited paintings in a two-person exhibition titled "Faster Sleeper" at The Bas Fisher Invitational gallery in Miami, Florida. Schiffman's watercolor portrait of philosopher Slavoj Žižek appeared as the author image on the inside book jacket for the UK edition of his book "Violence." Schiffman painted the portrait from a photograph she took of the philosopher after one of his lectures on New York's Upper East Side.
Jewelry Design
From 2010-2013 Rebecca Schiffman studied wax carving with the Dutch-born master model maker Fred de Vos. Previously she had earned a certificate in casting and mold making from Studio Jewelers in New York. In 2009, Schiffman launched her Ill-Made Knight (IMK) Collection of chainmail accessories. IMK was carried by Henri Bendel and featured in Nylon Magazine and Jalouse Magazine, among other publications. In 2011, Rebecca Schiffman used Kickstarter and her wax carving skills to launch her "Upper East Side Collection" of sterling silver jewelry inspired by architectural ornament in her native neighborhood. The collection was profiled in The New York Times.[5] Schiffman was then invited by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority to design a similar collection for Grand Central Terminal's centennial anniversary. The musician and artist Grimes has performed wearing Schiffman's chainmail jewelry, including at both 2016 Coachella performances.
External links
Official Websites
Articles and Reviews
- Review by Kelly Amner in Vice Magazine February 2009
- Who's That Girl? It's Rebecca Schiffman! from George Gurley in The New York Observer
- Who's That Ass? Please Meet Our Lovely Cover Girls in Vice Magazine
- Review in Lost at Sea by Sarah Peters
- Review by Steve Klinge in Harp Magazine
References
- ↑ http://nymag.com/news/intelligencer/breaking/56158/
- ↑ Amner, Kelly. Best Album of The Month. Vice Magazine, February 2009.
- ↑ http://www.sfweekly.com/2006-07-26/culture/our-critics-weigh-in-on-local-exhibits/
- ↑ Smith, Roberta. "A Gallery Goes Out in a Burst of Energy" The New York Times, February 6, 2009.
- ↑ http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/garden/rebecca-schiffmans-jewelry-inspired-by-architectural-details.html