Raine Maida
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Maida performing with Our Lady Peace in 2010
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Michael Anthony Maida |
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February 18, 1970 Weston, Ontario, Canada |
| Origin | Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Genres | Post-grunge, alternative rock, spoken word, folk |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, songwriter, record producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano, drums, congas |
| Years active | 1992–present (band) 2006–present (solo) |
| Labels | Kingnoise Records, Columbia, Sony BMG |
| Associated acts | Our Lady Peace, Chantal Kreviazuk |
| Website | www.rainemaida.net |
Raine Maida CM (born Michael Anthony Maida on February 18, 1970) is a Canadian musician best known as being the lead vocalist and primary songwriter of the alternative rock band Our Lady Peace. He has come to be known for his unique countertenor nasal falsetto singing voice, as well as his cryptic and poetry-influenced song lyrics. He occasionally plays certain instruments, such as the acoustic guitar, while performing with Our Lady Peace.
Maida began a solo career in 2006, releasing his first solo album The Hunters Lullaby in 2007. He also self-produced Our Lady Peace's seventh studio album, Burn Burn, in 2009. Maida has been married to Canadian singer Chantal Kreviazuk since 1999, and together they have three sons. Maida has been intimately involved with War Child and other charities since 2003, and was an outspoken critic of the Iraq War and former U.S. president George W. Bush.
Maida was born Michael Anthony Maida in Weston, Ontario, Canada, in 1970. His parents split up when he was very young. Prior to pursuing a musical career, Maida studied criminology at the University of Toronto, and prior to that attended Ridley College in St. Catharines although he did not graduate. Around late 1991, Maida changed his given name from "Michael" to "Raine". This was done to avoid confusion over having two Mikes in Our Lady Peace, the other having been former member Mike Turner.
Raine Maida is the vocalist and a founding member of the Canadian rock band Our Lady Peace. Maida started the band with guitarist Mike Turner in 1992. Especially on the albums prior to Gravity, he often sung in a high, nasal voice. This singing style, along with Maida's cryptic lyrics, became one of the features of Our Lady Peace's music. After working with producer Bob Rock on the album Gravity, his voice became less nasal, and his tone became slightly deeper. His lyrics were also less Delphic, although these attributes have been abandoned and his older singing style and lyrical work has returned to a certain degree on the band's most recent album, "Curve" in 2012. Maida has released seven albums with Our Lady Peace, plus a live album and two greatest hits collections, namely A Decade and The Very Best of Our Lady Peace.
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