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Little Joy
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Los Angeles, United States (2007 – present)
Little Joy is formed by Binki Shapiro, Rodrigo Amarante and Fabrizio Moretti, three friends who dropped their routine at their respective hometowns to make a record in Los Angeles, California in 2007.
Through a chance encounter at a Portuguese festival in Lisbon, where both Amarante (Singer/Guitarist of Los Hermanos) and Moretti (drummer of The Strokes) had performed, the two chatted well through the night and into the morning by the side of the river, humoring the idea of working together on music that had no affiliation to their particular bands.
A year later, Amarante traveled to the United States to record with Devendra Banhart on his Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon album. On the off hours of an arduous recording process, Amarante would meet with Moretti to discuss anything but music.
Binki Shapiro, musician and native of Los Angeles, was introduced to the pair through mutual acquaintances and became a fast friend, encouraging the two to focus on the music they had spoken of long before. Through the process of late night “show-and-tell” the three developed and arranged songs Moretti had begun and soon after started writing original music for the group as a band.
A couple of months later they all moved into a house in Echo Park to demo songs and soon after, with the help of producer Noah Georgeson, who had recorded Banhart’s album, they finished their self-titled debut, Little Joy, named after the cocktail lounge just down the street from their home.
Through a chance encounter at a Portuguese festival in Lisbon, where both Amarante (Singer/Guitarist of Los Hermanos) and Moretti (drummer of The Strokes) had performed, the two chatted well through the night and into the morning by the side of the river, humoring the idea of working together on music that had no affiliation to their particular bands.
A year later, Amarante traveled to the United States to record with Devendra Banhart on his Smokey Rolls Down Thunder Canyon album. On the off hours of an arduous recording process, Amarante would meet with Moretti to discuss anything but music.
Binki Shapiro, musician and native of Los Angeles, was introduced to the pair through mutual acquaintances and became a fast friend, encouraging the two to focus on the music they had spoken of long before. Through the process of late night “show-and-tell” the three developed and arranged songs Moretti had begun and soon after started writing original music for the group as a band.
A couple of months later they all moved into a house in Echo Park to demo songs and soon after, with the help of producer Noah Georgeson, who had recorded Banhart’s album, they finished their self-titled debut, Little Joy, named after the cocktail lounge just down the street from their home.
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wal-in-space wrote:
check out my band!! hope u like it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOPRmEh441E
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sacorpe wrote:
When are they touring?? Come to Montreal please!!!!!
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Vespapreta wrote:
Nossa..até q enfim cara..tomara q saia + um msmo...passou da hra jah \o/
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Daniel_Lira wrote:
Esse mês um novo album do Little Joy!! *----------------------------------------------------*
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katieisachump wrote:
love.
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ahnini wrote:
more!!
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theozqar wrote:
Hello! My name is Oscar and I’m from Mexico. I have a little favor to you. My best friend’s name is Ana Laura and she celebrates her 17 birthday this year. She’s such a great person, so I would like to give her a special gift – a video with people from all over the world, who wish her all the best (you can say whatever you want :) ). If you want to help me, please, record yourself with wishes for my friend in your native language or English (It would be great if you could record a video in a famous place, for example: Big Ben in London, but it's not necessary, of course). I ask you to write me what language is this and to write your wishes in English too, because I’ll translate them from English into Spanish. I’ll be thankful if you could send a video to my e-mail address. I’ll be very grateful for every video. Thanks in advance! E-mail: fluorocarbono@hotmail.com :) If you would like to ask about something write on my shout box or e-mail too. Gracias!
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singingbirds wrote:
i love them so much! they NEED to release another album.
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serginhooo wrote:
segundo álbum? apoiado! haha
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cajamanga wrote:
Que bom!...
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Ananda-- wrote:
esperando ansiosamente outro show no RJ.
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ar99 wrote:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vainSulVWlc
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sarayuki wrote:
estava sentindo falta de ouvir Little Joy...saudade de ouvir música de verdade :)
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sarayuki wrote:
Fevereiro deste ano... e finalmente um novo album... *----------* [3]
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lillizinha wrote:
Alguém sabe sobre o DVD que foi gravado no Circo Voador em fevereiro do ano passado???
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millskii wrote:
I absolutely love the music, it makes me so happyyy =]
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theusg wrote:
E que o segundo supere o primeiro, e que assim seja. Little Joy se encaixa em tudo, nunca é demais.
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hecgutierrez wrote:
bom saber!
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wetb wrote:
Fevereiro deste ano... e finalmente um novo album... *----------* [2] ... Muito esperado por mim!
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steeee_ wrote:
eles fazem a trilha sonora do lugar onde eu queria estar :)
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