Basic Info

Location: Chicago and London

Main Genre: Alternative

Band Page created: Mar 21, 2010

By: rosscrean

Last Updated: Mar 21, 2010

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Band Members

Ross Crean - Vox, Piano, Guitar, Programming

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Band's Influences

Tori Amos, Depeche Mode, Regina Spektor, Sarah McLachlan, Peter Murphy

About The Band

When those who know him are asked to describe Ross Crean in one word, the one word that is never uttered is "normal". Indeed, his life in music and words has been quite atypical, even compared to artists that thrive both inside and outside the music industry. His attachments to rock, folk, opera, celtic, and other world musics have drawn him up to be somewhat of an enigma to those who can not quite grasp what he creates. "When it comes to the creative process," Ross said, "I just do what comes naturally, whether it is writing, recording, or performing. There really is nothing to get. It's just who I am."

Having a great passion for music and singing, Ross began training in several vocal styles in his teens, including rock, opera, sean-nos (old-style Celtic singing), and Indian and Middle Eastern vocal ornamentation. In college, he began his professional career as a classical bass-baritone, but his emphasis in that field switched quickly to avant-garde and twentieth century classical music. His three-octave range brought him several opportunities to perform pieces that required considerable vocal acrobatics. By the age of 25, Ross had performed with the Chicago, Toronto, San Francisco, and Moscow Symphonies, as well as the Parisian Chamber Consort.

Longing for more musical adventures, Ross founded the now-defunct Tremera's Theatre, a world music ensemble that gained much critcal acclaim in Europe, primarily in France and Russia. Ross' part-operatic-part-folk voice lead many fans and critics to compare him to the much-loved Dead Can Dance vocalist Lisa Gerrard. At the same time, he was also performing solo with his own compositions in Europe. The emotionally-violent compositions "Missa Dementia", "The Mysteries of Uncle Archibald", and "Xenophysius Obscura" gave Ross a lot of critical acclaim in Europe. "The one thing I learned from those couple of years," he said, "is that the audience WANTS to be moved. It doesn't matter if it's happy or sad or complete devastation, as long as there is some emotional connection with what they are hearing and seeing."

With two E.P.s and two L.P.s under his belt, Ross most recently released his third full-length CD titled "Lovers and Other Kinds of Monsters". The LP continues Ross' typically unconventional approach to recording and performing. "Some people don't like the way I bring things across", Crean laughs, "but that's how I choose to say the things I say. I like the occasional bout of obscurity and cryptic-ness. It makes people think. It makes ME think."

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