Paleface (musician)
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Indie Folk, Neofolk, Americana Folk rock, Anti-folk |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter |
| Instruments | Guitar, harmonica, banjo, piano, vocals |
| Years active | 1989–present |
| Associated acts | Beck, The Avett Brothers, Langhorne Slim, Billy Bragg, Daniel Johnston, The Moldy Peaches, Kimya Dawson, Adam Green (musician), Regina Spektor, Jeffrey Lewis, |
| Website | www.PalefaceOnline.com |
| Notable instruments | |
| Guitar, harmonica, vocals, drums, bass, keys, melodica, accordion, piano and musical keyboard | |
Paleface is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist who has been active in the music business in the United States since 1989. He has never publicly revealed his real name. He tours on a full-time basis as duo with longtime girlfriend, Puerto Rican drummer Monica "Mo" Samalot
Paleface met songwriter Daniel Johnston in 1989. Johnston taught him how to write songs and Paleface began to make homemade tapes. At this time Paleface was roommates with Beck in New York City. Beck says, "We used to go to all the open mics together. He taught me Daniel Johnston songs on the sidewalk and let me sleep on his couch. He was a great songwriter, a generous friend, and a big influence on my early stuff". In 1990 Danny Fields (manager of The Stooges, The Ramones, MC5, and The Doors) discovered Paleface at an "Lach's Anti-hoot" (NYC open mic), and signed on as his manager.
Polygram signed Paleface to a major label deal in 1991. He wrote and recorded his first album, which includes "Burn and Rob" and "There's Something About A Truck" among others. He went on tour with The Judybats and then The Crash Test Dummies to showcase the album in 1992. He next toured with Billy Bragg, and appeared in Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine.
In 1994 Paleface recorded Generic America produced by Kramer for the independent label Shimmy Disc. The producer inadvertently erased the masters, and the album was never made.
Paleface was the subject of a Lisa Robinson column in The New York Post in 1995. Toward the end of 1995 he signed to Sire Records. The album Get Off was released in 1996 on that label.
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