Madigan Shive
| Madigan Shive | |
|---|---|
 Central Park NYC, 2005 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Madigan Rachel Ruth Shive |
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, United States |
| Genres | avante-garde |
| Instruments | Cello, guitar, vocals |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels |
Kill Rock Stars St. Francis MoonPuss Music |
| Associated acts |
Tattle Tale Bonfire Madigan |
| Website | bonfiremadigan.com |
Madigan Rachel Ruth Shive is an American composer, performing artist, community organizer and international touring musician based in San Francisco. She is a cellist, singer and guitarist, formerly of the band Tattle Tale and currently fronting her own ensemble, Bonfire Madigan.
Biography
Shive's parents were "intentional future community" people; her mother called her Running Pony until she was about six years old, and regularly changed her name. Shive eventually chose one of them, Madigan, as her permanent name when she was a teenager.[1] The family lived in a teepee in Washington for about two years when she was a child, and moved often. At the age of seventeen, she formed the Seattle based duo Tattle Tale with Jen Wood.[2] The band broke up in 1995. She formed Bonfire Madigan with contrabassist Sheri Ozeki, guitarist Shelley Doty, and percussionist Tomas.[3] Also in 1995 Shive formed her own artist run music label, Moonpuss Music. Shive's songs have appeared in many films, including But I'm a Cheerleader, Better Luck Tomorrow, Chain Camera, Don't Need You: the Herstory of Riot Grrrl, D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist. In 2001, Shive made news while raising money to fight tenant eviction and trying to raise awareness of tenant's and poor people's rights.[4] In 2003 Shive became a founding collective member of The Icarus Project alongside Sascha Scatter, Jacks Ashley McNamara and Will Hall. In 2008 Shive was a contributing author to the anthology Live Through This: On Creativity and Self-Destruction on Seven Stories Press.
Discography
- 1993: Julep (Compilation) (with Tattle Tale) – Yoyo Recordings
- 1994: Tattle Tale (with Tattle Tale) – Kill Rock Stars
- 1994: Move into the Villa Villakula (Compilation) (with Tattle Tale) – Villa Villakula Records
- 1994: Post 10: Early daze (with Tattle Tale) – Pillarbox Red Records
- 1994: Unknown cassette
- 1994: Periscope (with Tattle tale) – Yoyo Recordings
- 1995: Alderwood Mall/Loose lips (aka The Alderwood Mall Ep (with Tattle Tale) – Chou Chou records
- 1995: Sew True (with Tattle Tale) – St. Francis
- 1996: Rock Stop – MoonPuss Music
- 1998: ...From the Burnpile (with Bonfire Madigan) – Kill Rock Stars
- 2000: Saddle the Bridge (with Bonfire Madigan) – Kill Rock Stars
- 2002: 88 (EP, with Bonfire Madigan) – MoonPuss Music
- 2003: Plays for Change (with Bonfire Madigan, live) – MoonPuss Music
- 2004/08: I Bleed: a decade of song – MoonPuss Music
- 2009: Lady Saves (EP Single, with Bonfire Madigan Remixed by Neotropic and Dub ID) – Moonpuss Music
Theater Works
- 2006: prepared solo cello suites for Vigil of Light at Grace Cathedral, San Francisco
- 2008: live score written and performed for Tis Pity She's a Whore at the American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco
- 2008: live material for Twisted Christmas program at Barbican Hall, London
- 2008: performing composer for Powerful Voices, Women of Ancient Greek Drama at The Onassis Cultural Center, New York
- 2010: original recorded score for The Lion in Winter at Shakespeare Santa Cruz
- 2010: composer and musical director for Elektra at Getty Villa, Los Angeles
Filmography
- 1998: "Pity Rock" by Madigan featured in Sleeping Beauties by Jamie Babbit
- 1999: "Glass Vase Cello Case" by Tattle Tale featured in But I'm a Cheerleader by Jamie Babbit
- 2001: "Snowfell Summer" by Bonfire Madigan featured in Chain Camera by Kirby Dick
- 2002: "Scraps" by Bonfire Madigan featured in Better Luck Tomorrow by Justin Lin
- 2002: "7 Mile Lane" performed live by Bonfire Madigan in D.I.Y. or Die: How to Survive as an Independent Artist
- 2003: "Mad Skywriting" performed live by Bonfire Madigan in Angel Food by Harper Carter
- 2006: "Mad Skywriting" performed live by Bonfire Madigan in Don't Need You: the Herstory of Riot Grrrl
- 2006: "Cage" by Bonfire Madigan featured in Laibach 3: Divided States of America / Laibach Live (2006)
- 2009: Score, starring role and co-director of Transliminal Criminal
- 2010: Cello compositions for Crooked Beauty by Ken Paul Rosenthal [5]
References
- ↑ Pritchett, Jenny (2002). "An Interview with Madigan Shive". Posthoc.com. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Tattle Tale Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ↑ Ankeny, Jason. "Bonfire Madigan Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ↑ "Bonfire Madigan's Shive Fights Eviction". Aversion.com. 2001-07-03. Retrieved 2007-08-05.
- ↑ http://www.maddancementalhealthfilmtrilogy.com/credits/