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Lady Rizo

Lady Rizo at Joe's Pub 2009 01.jpg
Lady Rizo performing at Joe's Pub in 2009

Background information
Birth name Amelia Zirin-Brown
Also known as "Lady Rizo"
Born
New York City, U.S.
Genres

  • R&B

  • pop

  • burlesque
Occupation(s) Singer
Years active 2004–present
Labels Sony Classical

Lady Rizo (aka Amelia Zirin-Brown) is an American singer, comedian and actress who began her career performing in New York City in 2004. She is featured on the gospel song "This Little Light of Mine" on Yo-Yo Ma's 2008 Christmas album Songs of Joy & Peace.




Contents






  • 1 Career


  • 2 Acting


  • 3 Discography


    • 3.1 with Moby


    • 3.2 with Yo-Yo Ma




  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Career


In 2005, Amelia Zirin-Brown co-created the show "Lady Rizo and the Assettes" with Amber Star Merkens. The show drew from theater, vaudeville, burlesque, cabaret and performance art. Lady Rizo sang largely vintage arrangements of 1980s and 1990s pop songs. She has a solo residency at Joe's Pub[1] entitled "Lady Rizo: Unescorted", that began in the winter of 2009.


She is featured on the track "Pale Horses" for Moby's album Wait for Me (as Zirin-Brown).[2]


Zirin-Brown was featured on the gospel song "This Little Light of Mine" for Yo-Yo Ma's 2008 Christmas album Songs of Joy & Peace which won the Grammy Award for Best Classical Crossover Album in 2010.[3] She also starred in Taylor Mac's five-hour show at HERE Arts Center, The Lily's Revenge.[4][5]


Lady Rizo released her debut album Violet on November 19, 2013.[6] Her second album Indigo was released in late 2017. The recording was completed in Royal Studios in Memphis, Tennessee.



Acting


As an actress she has collaborated with Tony Award winner Bartlett Sher in his 2001 production of Cymbeline and with Adam Rapp in Los Angeles at the Flea Theatre (for which she co-wrote the original score). She is also featured in the 2013 film Joy de V.



Discography



  • 2013 Violet

  • 2017 Indigo



with Moby


  • 2009 "Pale Horses" (as Amelia Zirin-Brown) on Moby's album Wait for Me


with Yo-Yo Ma


  • 2008 "This Little Light of Mine" (as Amelia Zirin-Brown) on Yo-Yo Ma's album Songs of Joy & Peace


References





  1. ^ "Joe's Pub". Joespub.com. 2013-06-11. Retrieved 2013-11-15..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ "Moby Picks: Lady Rizo And The Assettes". Magnetmagazine.com. 2009-07-03. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


  3. ^ "Amelia Zirin-Brown | The Official Yo-Yo Ma Site". Yo-yoma.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


  4. ^ Risinger, Zak. "Theatre Is Easy | Reviews | The Lily's Revenge". Theasy.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


  5. ^ Cohen, Alix (2009-11-08). "The Lily's Revenge—A Flowergory Manifold « Woman Around Town". Womanaroundtown.com. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


  6. ^ "Violet - Lady Rizo". Retrieved January 3, 2013.


  7. ^ "Employees Only Repeal Day Party Was Quite the Bacchanal - Grub Street New York". Newyork.grubstreet.com. 2007-12-04. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


  8. ^ "The Official Site of Music's Biggest Night". GRAMMY.com. 1964-08-04. Archived from the original on 2012-02-01. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


  9. ^ [1] Archived October 18, 2012, at the Wayback Machine


  10. ^ "Fern Siegel: Stage Door: Behanding in Spokane, Sin, Lady Rizo". Huffingtonpost.com. 2010-03-17. Retrieved 2013-11-15.


  11. ^ "The Little Death w/ Lady Rizo & the Assettes - Flavorpill New York". Flavorpill.com. 2011-01-20. Retrieved 2013-11-15.




External links








  • Lady Rizo discography at Discogs


  • Lady Rizo at AllMusic


  • Lady Rizo on IMDb


  • Lady Rizo discography at MusicBrainz

  • Lady Rizo Official Site









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