LISA PAPINEAU

An interview is one of the most authentic and honest windows into the hearts and minds of the artists and musicians we’ve come to admire. And, in this particular case… an added dose of humility. Logistics and self-deprecating humor aside, there is no better approach towards familiarizing yourself with the music you know and love, than by speaking with the musicians who have created the compositions that their fans have come to hold dear to their hearts. Throughout the years Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete of Big Sir have created a fan base dedicated to the evolution of their multifaceted sound.

With the two having such a diverse creative output that extends far outside of their album releases, Lisa and Juan always seem to give the time needed to Big Sir for stages of growth in the bands legacy to continue and 2012 marks the next cycle. The ethereally haunting vocal and synth work of Lisa Papineau along with the sea of effects bassist of The Mars Volta Juan Alderete utilizes combine for a compositional mastery in which the sum is greater than the parts. With this Los Angeles dynamic duo’s third full length album, Before Gardens After Gardens, set to release on February 7th of this year via Rodriguez Lopez Productions / Sargent House, Big Sir has created an authentic and diverse harmonious experience bound to have you yearning for more. When we received the album from Sargent House and dove in together, it felt like love at first sight.

Sound Colour Vibration was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to speak with Big Sir and get a firsthand look at the creative dynamic behind this band and their insight regarding a shared passion for music enriched with Los Angeles tradition, trust and mutual respect for one another, the influence of fearless whip-cracking manager and Sargent House matriarch, Cathy Pellow, creative contributions and unique signature musicality of fellow artists, and the strong camaraderie setting the foundation for their beautifully cultivated sound. Ladies and Gentlemen… It’s our pleasure to present to you Sound Colour Vibration’s exclusive interview with LA band, Big Sir.

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Big Sir, the longtime collaboration between singer/composer Lisa Papineau (Air, M83 collaborator) and The Mars Volta’s bassist Juan Alderete, will release a new effort on February 7 via Rodriguez Lopez Productions /Sargent House. The album, Before Gardens After Gardens, is a collection ethereal prog-rock numbers, as evident on this premiere of “Our Pleasant Home.” The track features The Mars Volta singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala on drums, and is buoyant and eclectic – a marriage of noises that somehow creates something beautifully cohesive. - Emily Zemler

Stream or DL : Big Sir - Our Pleasant Home

Big Sir the long time band of Lisa Papineau & Juan Alderete have a fantastic new album called Before Gardens After Gardens coming out on RLP/Sargent House on February 7th. You can stream or get a Free Download of the track Ready On The Line  HERE . We have the CD and some new merch now available for Pre-Order HERE and we are offering a great Deluxe Bundle for only $30. To find out more about the Album and all the special contributors that played on it go HERE.

Big Sir, the Los Angeles-based project of vocalist Lisa Papineau (ME & LP, M83, Air) and The Mars Volta bassist Juan Alderete, will release their third album, Before Gardens After Gardens, in February. The two composers’ articulate, electronic-tinged blend of R&B, jazz, and hip-hop falls somewhere between Papineau’s acoustic solo work and Alderete’s forays into prog-rock as part of The Mars Volta.

Before Gardens After Gardens’ first single “Ready on the Line” spikes Papineau’s exquisitely harmonized Bjorkian voice with whistles, chimes, and mechanical claps. The subtle background heartbeats, reminiscent of Timbaland’s early work with Aaliyah, anchor the buoyant track, which otherwise threatens to float away on Papineau’s upper range, especially when she screams, “Get so high!” Stream it or download it below.

Big Sir – “Ready on the Line”

Before Gardens After Gardens is out February 7th on Rodriguez Lopez Productions / Sargent House. The album also features contributions by The Mars Volta’s Cedric Bixler-Zavala, RX Bandits’ Matthew Embree,  bassist Jonathan Hischke, and Beastie Boys producer “Money” Mark Ramos-Nishita.

Cgak at it again, check out the Remix / video of Lisa Papineau’s Out for a Swim. - He plagarized the video made by Sven van der Hart. This track is also on the Don’t Sleep Remix album HERE

The AFI Fest, which takes place November 3rd - November 10th 2011, will be hosting two screenings of the documentary “Pina” about the late German choreographer Pina Bausch directed by Wim Wenders. The film features the song “The Here And After”, co-written by  Lisa Papineau (ME & LP , Big Sir) and Jun Miyake. The news comes as Pina was today named a nominee for the European Film Academy’s Documentary for 2011.

Make sure to reserve tickets here for the screenings on November 5th and November 7th.

PINA - Dance, dance, otherwise we are lost - International Trailer from neueroadmovies on Vimeo.

Big Sir will be playing some special shows on the West Coast to debut new songs from their upcoming album and some classics. We will be announcing the full details soon. For now we can officially announce September 30th Show at the Bootleg in Los Angeles. Juan Alderete, Lisa Papineau and Cedric Bixler Zavala = Big Sir line up for this show. Make sure to come support and hear the incredible new songs. We can’t wait! 

Here is a live Video from the Reel to Reel: An Evening With Tyler Bates held at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles on August 15, 2011. Lisa Papineau (Me&LP, Big Sir)  sings her song White Tide, accompanied by Bates and string section. 

Guitar: Tyler Bates 
Vocals: Lisa Papineau
Drum Kit: Brian Cachia
Violins: Mark Robertson, Alyssa Park, Joel Pargman, Mia Matsumiya, Amy Wickman
Celli: Vanessa Freebairn- Smith, Tim Loo

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me&LP “Chez Raymond” now available at Itunes, Amazon, Bandcamp and all digital retailers worldwide. CD available for order HERE. 

 

Tyler Bates, Lisa Papineau, Brian Cachia & String Section performing at the Grammy Museum’s ‘Reel to Reel: An Evening WIth Tyler Bates’

Tyler Bates composed the score to the James Gunn film called Super - Lisa Papineau (Me&LP, Big Sir) provided the vocals on the track in this teaser starring Liv Tyler and Rainn Wilson. Check out Two Perfect Moments trailer above. 

This should be an amazing night. Tyler is the rare talented musician who is also very articulate speaking about his craft. In addition to the interview, he will take questions from the audience, screen and discuss various film clips, and conduct a live composing demonstration on the GuitarViol. The evening will finish with a performance of Tyler and Lisa Papineau’s  new song White Tide accompanied by 6 strings and percussion.

REEL TO REEL: AN EVENING WITH TYLER BATES

Monday, August 15, 2011; 8:00pm at the Grammy Museum, Los Angeles

With more than 49 films and 17 years scoring movies, film composer Tyler Bates is at the forefront of innovation in film music. From the early stages in his career composing low-budget films, to creating music for movies like Zack Snyder’s battle epic 300, which embodies orchestral and choral themes with a rock n’ roll attitude to the new Warner Bros. soundtrack for Conan The Barbarian, which will be released on August 16, Bates continuously provides ambient electronic textures, intoxicating vocal melodies and driving hypnotic rhythms. His work has appeared in countless movies and television shows; The Day the Earth Stood Still, Showtime’s hit series Californication, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, Slither and The Devil’s Rejects. He’s also composed for numerous videogames such as Army of Two: The 40th Day, Activision’s Transformers, and the 300and Watchmen games. Currently, Bates is generating some of the most exceptional scores, consistently finding fresh ways to unite the emotional with the abstract and the organic with the electronic. Bates will engage in a discussion with the GRAMMY Museum’s Executive Director Bob Santelli regarding his career and the process of writing pieces for films. Along with the discussion, he will take questions from the audience and instruct a live composing demonstration.

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They used to be in band called Pet together in the 90’s. Now Lisa Papineau (Me&LP, Big Sir) works with her old time band mate Tyler Bates on the incredible Soundtracks he does. Here is a great tune they did for the movie “Super”.

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Big Sir is Lisa Papineau and Juan Alderete. After a five year wait Big Sir have just finished their 3rd album and it will be coming out on RLP / SH in January 2012 with a lot of great special guest players including Cedric Bixler Xavala on drums. We have already been talking a lot about Lisa and Juan’s other projects; Sargent House put out Lisa Papineau’s solo album Red Trees in 2010 and is releasing the new EP she just did with our own Matthew Embree under the moniker ME&LP entitled Chez Raymond on August 9, 2011. Juan plays bass in The Mars Volta, as well as in the Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group and Vato Negro. So we figured it was time to start talking about their new Big Sir album and to introduce to you this music if you are not familiar already. So we will be giving away for FREE Download their last album entitled Und Die Scheiße Ändert Sich Immer all weekend, just enter your email address - we won’t spam you and you can unsubscribe anytime if you don’t want any further news from Big Sir.  Enjoy and share it with friends! - Sargent House / Rodriguez Lopez Productions.

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Pre-Orders for Chez Raymond CD’s are now up, you can also order a nifty bundle that comes with a choice of T-Shirt both are printed on American Apparel and first 250 orders recieve the limited edition poster (seen below) items are also available individually.  Orders ship on or around August 9th, 2011 to anywhere in the world. 
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