Tying Tiffany

Tying Tiffany
Background information
Also known as
  • TT
  • Tiff Lion
Born 1978 (age 36–37)
Origin Padua, Italy
Genres Electropunk,[1] electroclash,[2] electronic, alternative rock, goth rock[3]
Occupation(s) Musician, singer, songwriter, dj, actress
Instruments Voice, bass, programming
Years active 2004–present
Labels Jato, Get Physical, Ocean Dark, I Scream, Trisol, Zerokilled Music, Mecanica
Associated acts T.T.L.
Website tyingtiffany.com

Tying Tiffany (also known as TT and Tiff Lion) is an electronic music singer and songwriter, born in 1978 in Padua, Italy. She stated that the idea of her stage name was born from a photo book by artist Nobuyoshi Araki.[4][5]

She has released five original studio albums: Undercover (2005), Brain for Breakfast (2007), Peoples Temple (2010), Dark Days, White Nights (2012), Drop (2014).[6] TT has also released two remix albums, Black Neon RMXs (2009) and Peoples Temple Remix Edition (2011), plus the EP One (2013), as well as over fifteen singles.

In 2011, TT started an instrumental music side project, T.T.L., with Italian producer Lorenzo Montanà, creating soundtracks for films and trailers.

Biography

Tying Tiffany was born in 1978 in Padua, Italy. She attended the Art Institute and began experimenting with different artistic paths, from design, photography to music. In the early years of her career, she travelled Europe as a bass player and singer in various indie rock bands. She has also acted in some independent movies, artistic films and theatrical performances.[7][8]

In 2005, she decided to share an electronic music project including her song "You Know Me" in the Full Body Workout vol. 2 compilation for the Berlin based label Get Physical.

Her debut album Undercover, released in 2005 on Jato Music label, moved from her passion for industrial, dark wave and punk music and her DJ experience. Undercover was acclaimed by the international press, the media and the public, and became one of the Italian music successes of 2006.[7]

Tiffany then performed many concerts, playing in Italy and Europe and sharing the stage with artists like Iggy Pop, Buzzcocks, Stereo Total, The Rapture, Eels, dEUS, Tiga, and Alec Empire with whom she toured in 2008.[7][9]

Tying Tiffany live on 2 October 2010 at Zeche Carl, Essen, NRW, Germany

After a show on the NME stage at Groningen's Festival, the label I Scream Records took a deal with Tying Tiffany to release her second album, Brain for Breakfast, in 2007. This album featured collaborations with Wolfgang Schrödl (Liquido), Pete Namlook and Nic Endo (Atari Teenage Riot and Alec Empire). Soon after this second album, a European tour followed, with over 80 dates.[7] The other music video "Slow Motion" (with Nic Endo's remix) was aired in Europe and Asia.[7]

In 2010, Tying Tiffany signed a deal with the German label Trisol for her third album Peoples Temple. The album takes inspiration from the homonymous San Francisco's cult led by Jim Jones, guilty of the 1978 mass suicide.[7][10][11] Peoples Temple features a much darker and heavier sound than the previous two albums. Tiffany issued the singles "Miracle", "Lost Way" and "3 Circle". In 2011, the album was followed by the remix EP, Peoples Temple Remix Edition.

In the fall of 2010, CBS used the song "Storycide" on an episode of the TV series CSI: Las Vegas (season 11, episode 03, title Blood Moon).[3]

In 2011, Tying Tiffany and Italian electronic producer and composer Lorenzo Montanà started a new project T.T.L. (meaning "Through The Lens").[11][12][13] T.T.L. create instrumental music for soundtracks and trailers. Their song "Deep Shadow" was featured in The Hunger Games movie trailer.[5][11] In the same year, Tying Tiffany' single "Drownin'" was featured on FIFA 12 game soundtrack.

In January 2012, her fourth studio album was released, Dark Days, White Nights.[14] The album was supported by the singles "Drownin'" and "New Colony".

On 13 March 2013, Tiffany released the 4-track EP One on ZerOKilled Music. This EP included the free download single "One Second". Also in 2013, she performed in Austin, Texas at SXSW festival.[15]

On 24 February 2014, the new album Drop was released on ZerOKilled Music and Trisol. This album has been supported by a lot of media promotion over Europe and America.[11][13][15][16][17][18][19]

Discography

Live in Florence, Italy (2009)

Studio albums

Extended plays

Remix albums

Singles

Year Single Label
2004 "I'm Not a Peach" Jato Music
2006 "I Wanna Be Your Mp3"
"You Know Me" Get Physical
"Honey Doll" Jato Music
"Honey Doll" (Remix) Ocean Dark
2007 "I Wanna Be Your Mp3" I Scream Records
2008 "I Can Do It" (Remix) Ocean Dark
"Pazza" I Scream Records
"Slow Motion"
2010 "Miracle" Trisol
"Lost Way"
"3 Circle"
2011 "Drownin'"
2012 "New Colony"
2013 "One Second" ZerOKilled Music, Trisol
"One Place"
2014 "A Lone Boy"

Music videos

  • "I'm Not a Peach"
  • "I Wanna Be Your Mp3"
  • "Honey Doll"
  • "Pazza"
  • "I Wanna Be Your Mp3" (Diesel version)
  • "Slow Motion"
  • "Miracle"
  • "Lost Way"
  • "Lost Way" (live version)
  • "3 Circle"
  • "Show Me What You Got"
  • "Border Line" (Alt version)
  • "Drownin'"
  • "New Colony"
  • "Deep Shadow" (as T.T.L.)
  • "5 AM"
  • "One Second"
  • "One Place"
  • "A Lone Boy"

Guest appearances

References

  1. ↑ (French) okCowboy.net: Tying Tiffany interview, 29 Aug 2006
  2. ↑ Chain D.L.K.: Tying Tiffany interview, 26 Dec 2005
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Side-Line.com: Tying Tiffany: The music scene is not easy for a woman (30 Dec 2010 interview)
  4. ↑ "TYING TIFFANY Q&A: I PREFER TO LOOK INSIDE MYSELF – F A M E M A G A Z I N E.co.uk".
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 MTV Iggy – Interview: 19 March 2012
  6. ↑ http://tyingtiffany.tumblr.com/music
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 Tying Tiffany – official website
  8. ↑ (Spanish) Concert at the "Centro Cultural Provincial" in Malaga – Tying Tiffany biography
  9. ↑ (Spanish) Foc & Sound 08 – Tying Tiffany biography
  10. ↑ (Japanese) Peoples Temple – review: 28 June 2010
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Noisey - interview: 5 March 2014
  12. ↑ (Russian) Apelzin – Interview: 1 January 2012
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Wire Trap – interview: 25 April 2014
  14. ↑ Indiesway Magazine – interview: 2013
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Fame Magazine – interview: 22 December 2014
  16. ↑ (French) Obskure Magazine – review: 28 January 2014
  17. ↑ Nerdy Frames – review: 24 January 2014
  18. ↑ LA Weekly – review: 14 March 2014
  19. ↑ (Spanish) Filter Mexico – review: 24 January 2014

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