Joan Wasser
Musician
Navigator / Reveal Records Mixtape giveaway...to join her band to make a movie and Rainy tip-toed back in with other work with Lloyd Cole and Dave Derby. The next call was from Joan Wasser, who had recently started Joan As Police Woman, and Rainy also played bass on Antony And The... In this article: Kris Drever, Chris Wood, and Lau |
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Independent.co.uk - Music | November 12, 2009
Caught in the net: Braids weave magic
...the same name in Derby, run by a fellow called Tom Rose. In 2007, Rose set up the label to release music by Joan Wasser (left), better known as the alt-pop act Joan As Policewoman. The label has been growing ever since and their roster now...
In this article: Them Crooked Vultures, Braid, Colonia, Ringer, Individualism, CMJ Music Marathon, and Lau
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Village Voice | October 26, 2009
The Great Jazz-Drummer Takeover of 2009
...assemblage that combines jazz and trip-hop, with guest vocals from such luminaries as Miho Hatori, Bebel Gilberto, and Joan Wasser of Joan as Police Woman (another frequent Perowsky collaborator). Those vocals were added last, and in a...
In this article: Ben Perowsky, Peeping Tom, Chad Taylor, Chicago, Bebel Gilberto, Iron & Wine, New York, and Manic Depression
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boston.com - Latest music news | October 18, 2009
Moodswing Orchestra, 'Moodswing Orchestra'
...piano keys. Radio static. Bowed strings. A slow, insistent drum beat. A whispered chant. A lovely female voice enters - it belongs to Joan Wasser - and weaves around the rhythm. An electric piano digs out a groove. A muted trumpet blows...
In this article: Steven Bernstein, Ben Perowsky, Elysian Fields, Miho Hatori, Bebel Gilberto, Dave Douglas, and John Zorn
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Wikipedia | October 08, 2009
Joan Wasser
...tour, as well as contributing backing vocals and violin to the track "Redwings" on their debut album Through the Windowpane. Joan Wasser provides vocals and plays the violin on the song' Ballad of a Deadman' alongside David Sylvian on Steve...
In this article: Dambuilders, Antony and the Johnsons, Jeff Buckley, Parker Kindred, Guillemots, Rufus Wainwright, Nathan Larson, and Through the Windowpane
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Independent.co.uk - Music | December 16, 2008
Joan as Police Woman, Shepherds Bush Empire, London
From backing musician to arresting performer Wednesday, 17 December 2008 At the moment Joan Wasser strides onstage, it's hard to picture her a few years ago, in the shadow of Antony Hegarty and Rufus Wainwright, for whom she was a...
In this article: Timo Ellis, To Survive, Antony Hegarty, Real Life, Elliott Smith, Rufus Wainwright, and Jeff Buckley
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Sydney Morning Herald - Top Headlines | October 06, 2008
As Police Woman, Joan knows how to get her sound - Stay In Touch - Entertainment
...Content. Text Version. As Police Woman, Joan knows how to get her sound `Learning to sing was my way of growing up'... Joan Wasser, aka Joan As Police Woman, on her path to the microphone. WHEN Joan Wasser played violin in bands, she was...
In this article: Sharon Osbourne, Lou Reed, Malcolm Turnbull, Dannii, Carl Williams, Cheryl Cole, Anthony LaPaglia, and Australian Idol
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scotsman.com - Entertainment | June 21, 2008
Album review: Joan as Police Woman - Scotsman.com
To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. Album review: Joan as Police Woman Published Date: 22 June 2008 Joan Wasser studied piano, violin and guitar as a child, performed and recorded in various line-ups...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, Jeff Buckley, Scotland, and Boston
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Independent.co.uk - Music | June 11, 2008
Joan As Police Woman, Classic Grand, Glasgow
This is only the second date of Joan Wasser's latest European tour, and she confesses she has "nervous bumps" about the whole experience. This gig will have taught her two things, though. The first, by her own admission, is that "before we...
In this article: Glasgow, Jeff Buckley, Parker Kindred, Antony Hegarty, P J Harvey, Rufus Wainwright, and Carly Simon
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www.washingtonpost.com | August 10, 2007
POP MUSIC
...Joan as Police Woman and you'll find references to the singer's heady "punk R&B" or "indie soul." Watching Joan (a.k.a. Joan Wasser) at Iota on Thursday night made it clear those notions are so much lazy online prattle. Sure, songs...
In this article: Rufus Wainwright, New York, Knights of Cydonia, Invincible, The Ride, Sweet Thing, Starlight, Matthew Bellamy, and Dominic Howard
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www.washingtonpost.com | May 17, 2007
ANDREW BIRD Armchair Apocrypha Fat Possum JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN Real Life Cheap Lullaby Records
...speedier delivery and a Latin-flavored beat, but his base message about the solitude of the human condition remains. Like Bird, Joan Wasser creates stunning violin soundscapes. But with "Real Life," she showcases her soulful voice in...
In this article: Andrew Bird, Real Life, Armchair Apocrypha, Fat Possum, Trademark, Black Beetle, Halliburton, Dambuilders, and Rufus Wainwright
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Joan Wasser (born July 26, 1970, in Biddeford, Maine) is a violinist and singer/songwriter in the indie rock world. Her best known album is Real Life, released in 2006 under the moniker Joan As Police Woman. In addition to her time with the Dambuilders, Wasser's resume includes live performances and studio work with Lou Reed, Tanya Donelly, Sheryl Crow, Sparklehorse, Dave Gahan, Elton John, the Scissor Sisters, Antony and the Johnsons, Joseph Arthur and Rufus Wainwright.
- Name At Birth:
- Joan Wasser
- Also Known As:
- Joan As Policewoman
- Instrument Played:
- Violin, guitar, piano
- Record Label:
- Reveal Records
- Years Active:
- 1991 –present
- Associated With:
- The Dambuilders, Antony and the Johnsons, Rufus Wainwright, Joseph Arthur
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