Raine Maida
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| Raine Maida | ||
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 Raine Maida, 2006.
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| Background information | ||
| Birth name | Michael Anthony Maida | |
| Born | February 18, 1970 Weston, Ontario, Canada |
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| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | |
| Genre(s) | Rock, Alternative | |
| Occupation(s) | musician, songwriter, producer | |
| Instrument(s) | singing, guitar | |
| Years active | 1992 - present | |
| Label(s) | Kingnoise Records | |
| Associated acts |
Our Lady Peace | |
| Website | http://www.rainemaida.net | |
Raine Maida, full name Michael Anthony Maida (b. February 18, 1970) is the front man of the Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace. He added Raine to his birth name as a personal statement on his pursuit of the arts. He has always written all of his bands lyrics and attributes his influences ranging from Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen to Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and U2's Bono.
Maida has also been co-producing/producing music since 1999, when he co-produced Our Lady Peace's albums Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch and Spiritual Machines. he has developed numerous indie bands, including Texas based Sleepway, Lightbreak, and LA based Neuromance.
He produced 4 songs on the dance/punk band Men, Women & Children self titled debut for Warner Bros. Records.
In 2004, he co-wrote and produced five tracks on Avril Lavigne's sophomore album Under My Skin.
Maida and his wife Chantal Kreviazuk contributed to Kelly Clarkson's song "Where Is Your Heart?", which Kreviazuk actually helped write. Maida and Kreviazuk also helped write the international Hit "Walk Away", another song on Clarkson's album, Breakaway.
Maida and his wife contributed to the The Veronicas first album The Secret Life Of...; they wrote and produced the song "Revolution".
Maida and Kreviazuk also co-wrote "Outside of You" for Hilary Duff's 2007 release, Dignity (album).
Maida also had a small role in a Canadian movie released in 2001, Century Hotel. He interpreted a character named Damon Riley.
The two wrote and produced both the first single and theme for Cheyenne Kimball's MTV reality show and album The Day Has Come. They wrote "Meant To Fly" for the winner of the 4th season of Canadian Idol, Eva Avila and the first single of Rex Goudie's 2nd album "Look Closer" called "You Got To Me".
Maida and Kreviazuk wrote an original song for the HBO documentary "Ithuteng."
Maida released a 4 song EP called Love Hope Hero on November 14th, 2006. The EP contains the songs One Second Chance, Earthless, Sex Love and Honey, and Be Careful What You Wish For. Raine will be selling this EP at tours with his wife, on his website, and on iTunes.
Both Maida and Kreviazuk are strong advocates of the organization War Child. Maida produced a War Child Canada benefit album entitled Help: A Day in the Life. Maida and Kreviazuk both also co-hosted the 2006 MADD video.
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[edit] Discography
| Cover | Date of Release | Title | Tracklisting | Available |
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November 14, 2006 | Love Hope Hero (EP) |
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iTunes Nettwerk |
[edit] Singles
"Lebo's River" (with Chantal Kreviazuk, Lebo Kgasapane, and Archie Khambula) from Help: A Day in the Life.
[edit] Personal life
Maida's parents split up when he was very young. He has a half brother named Adam, who is 18 years younger than he is. Prior to pursuing a musical career, Maida studied criminology at the University of Toronto, and prior to that attended Ridley College in St. Catharines. He married Winnipeg, Manitoba singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk in December, 1999. On January 16, 2004 their son, Rowan Michael K. Maida, was born. Their second child, a boy named Lucca Jon, was born on June 3, 2005.
[edit] External links
| Our Lady Peace |
| Raine Maida | Duncan Coutts | Jeremy Taggart | Steve Mazur |
| Mike Turner | Chris Eacrett | Jamie Edwards | Joel Shearer | Mike Eisenstein | Jim Newell |
| Discography |
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| Albums: Naveed | Clumsy | Happiness...Is Not a Fish That You Can Catch | Spiritual Machines | Gravity | Live | Healthy in Paranoid Times | A Decade |
