Kevin Shields
| Kevin Shields | |
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Shields performing at Coachella Festival in 2009.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Kevin Patrick Shields |
| Born |
21 May 1963 Queens, New York City |
| Origin | Dublin, Ireland |
| Genres | Alternative rock, shoegazing, dream pop, noise pop, ambient |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer-songwriter, composer, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, bass, sampler |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Labels | Creation, Island, Sony, PASK, Pickpocket, mbv |
| Associated acts | The Complex, A Life in the Day, My Bloody Valentine, Primal Scream, Patti Smith |
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Fender Jaguar Fender Jazzmaster Mosrite Mark IV |
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Kevin Patrick Shields (born 21 May 1963) is an American-Irish musician, singer-songwriter, composer and producer, best known as the vocalist and guitarist of the alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine. Shields performed in a number of small unsuccessful bands in Dublin, Ireland, as a teenager, before forming My Bloody Valentine with drummer Colm Ó Cíosóig in 1983. Although initially experiencing limited success, the band would later become extremely influential on the evolution of alternative rock with their two original studio albums Isn't Anything (1988) and Loveless (1991), both of which pioneered a subgenre known as shoegazing. Shields' texturised guitar sound and his experimentation with his guitars' tremolo systems resulted in the creation of the "glide guitar" technique, which became a recognisable aspect of My Bloody Valentine's sound, along with his meticulous production techniques.
Following My Bloody Valentine's dissolution in the late 1990s, Shields became a frequent guest musician, producer, engineer and remixer with various bands and artists, including Experimental Audio Research, Yo La Tengo, Dinosaur Jr and Mogwai. In 1998 he became a touring member of Primal Scream. Shields contributed several original compositions to the soundtrack of Sofia Coppola's 2003 film Lost in Translation, which earned him nominations for British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) and Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA) awards. In 2008, Shields released a collaborative live album together with Patti Smith entitled The Coral Sea.
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