THREE ARTISTS USING THIS NAME: (Finnish hip-hop artist, American Neo Folk artist, and British DJ)
1. Finnish hip-hop arist (featured on photo): His real name is Karri Miettinen. He has released three albums: The Pale Ontologist (2001), Quarter Past (2003) and Studio Tan (2007). Guest appearances in his albums include: Zaq Coldly, Capenape, Fat Beat Sound System , Mark B & Blade , Jinx, DJ Slow , Emma Salokoski , Tommy Lindgren a.k.a. Father Metro (from
Don Johnson Big Band ),.
2. American singer, songwriter, musician, and artist: PALEFACE was schooled personally by
Daniel Johnston , and discovered in NYC, 1990 by Danny Fields (
The Stooges , The
Ramones ,
MC5 ).
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He soon became the first Antifolk/Neo-folk artist signed to major labels (Sire Records and Polydor Records), followed by college radio hits and national tours with the likes of Billy Bragg , and The Breeders ....
While hanging around the city's Lower East Side with Beck , Paleface became a major influence on Beck's early work: "We used to go to all the open mikes 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'". Beck on Paleface (American Music, Annie Leibovitz).
After touring with The Breeders, PF collapsed and nearly died from alcohol. Following long recovery & cleansing PF returned to NYC's Antifolk scene in the early 2000's and befriended a new breed of artists (The Moldy Peaches/Kimya Dawson & Adam Green, Regina Spektor, and Langhorne Slim, among others).
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