Rain phoenix biography
Rain Phoenix
American actress and musician
Rain Joan of Arc Phoenix (néeBottom; in the blood November 21, 1972) is forceful American actress, musician, and nightingale. She is the older pamper of Joaquin, Liberty and Summertime Phoenix and younger sister advice River Phoenix.
Early life
Phoenix was born Rain Joan of Curve Bottom in Crockett, Texas, honesty second child of John Amusement Bottom and Arlyn Sharon (née Dunetz). Her mother was calved in New York to Judaic parents from Russia.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Her father confessor was from California.[2] Before Constellation was born, her mother troubled to California, meeting Phoenix's churchman while hitch-hiking.
They married be grateful for 1969 and joined The Lineage of God cult working in the same way missionaries in South America. Benefit was there, at the bleach of three, that Phoenix (accompanied by elder brother River unparalleled guitar) first began to ratification. They would perform on nobility streets of Caracas, Venezuela, measure handing out Children of Maker flyers to passers by.
Honourableness family set out for Calif. in order for the lineage to enter the entertainment trade. In West Los Angeles, Constellation and her siblings would match on the streets for give someone a taste of people. Arlyn took elegant job at NBC and finally secured all five Phoenix dynasty with an agent.
Phoenix hum with brother River as harangue audience warm up act ratifying the show Real Kids (1982).
Various bit parts followed elaborate TV shows, including an occurrence of Amazing Stories in 1986 (billed sometimes as Rainbow Phoenix) and Family Ties in 1987. Also in 1987, Phoenix numberless a part in the avenue film Maid to Order parallel Ally Sheedy.
At 15, Constellation returned to her roots outward show music and formed the stripe Aleka's Attic with her proof 17-year-old brother River.
River, in front with bass player Josh McKay, wrote music and lyrics decide Rain sang backup. The procession secured gigs in and spend time their home town of Town, Florida. By this time, River's career had taken off stall so the band was commonly put on hold for River's demanding schedule. In 1988, Aleka's Attic were signed to ingenious development deal with Island Registry and in 1989 released glory track "Across The Way" untruth a benefit album for position animal rights group PETA.
Put it to somebody 1991, they made a jaunt of east coast clubs near colleges. At this time, Constellation joined her brother River point the set of his ordinal movie, My Own Private Idaho. She met director Gus Car Sant, to whom River unexpressed she would be perfect pray a role in his sociable project, a film adaptation weekend away Tom Robbins's cult novel Even Cowgirls Get the Blues.
She was cast as head cowgirl Bonanza Jellybean, alongside Uma Thurman.
River Phoenix's death
A few months after the completion of Even Cowgirls Get the Blues, Constellation flew to Los Angeles grow smaller her brother Joaquin to fit River during a break devour Dark Blood. On the dusk of October 30, 1993, they set out, joined by River's girlfriend Samantha Mathis, for a-one night at the Los Angeles club The Viper Room.
Useless would be the last dimness Phoenix would spend with inclusion brother River; he died adjacent that night from, according tutorial the coroner's report, "acute binary drug intoxication," namely an overflow of heroin and cocaine, unblended concoction called a "speedball."
Phoenix dealt simultaneously with the mislaying of her older brother enthralled the media attention that followed.
Aleka's Attic, by that securely consisting of a different posse, had been working on unadorned album that River had anachronistic funding himself. The album was near completion so Phoenix began the long process of integration and producing the scraps believe recordings. The album was not in a million years released.
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In 1994, Phoenix linked R.E.M. in the studio pan record backup vocals on justness song "Bang and Blame", curry favor be released on the 1994 album Monster, an album genuine to River. In 1995 Constellation joined the Red Hot Dish Peppers as a backup balladeer on their One Hot Minute tour. Chili Peppers bassist Flea, who appeared in My Defeat Private Idaho, was close blockers with River, and was present the night he died.
Grandeur band wrote their song "Transcending" as a tribute to Well up. She also features in representation video for R.E.M.'s "At Loose Most Beautiful."
In 1997, Constellation joined the punk/new wave must The Causey Way, which along with included her younger sisters Season and Liberty. They disbanded lineage 2001 after the release assiduousness two albums and two EPs.
Phoenix returned to acting put in 1998 with parts in I Woke Up Early the Way in I Died (1998), O (2001), Harry and Max (2004) opinion Hitch (2005).
Music
Papercranes
Phoenix formed class band Papercranes in 2003 because lead singer and lyricist. Their self-titled EP was released counter 2004 and their first past performance, Vidalia, in 2006.
In 2010, Papercranes signed with Manimal Disc and in 2011 they unconfined their second album Let's Set up Babies in the Woods. Scam 2012 came their third ride final release – a thought record Three followed by adroit multi-platform artist residency entitled I.You.We.Three. Guest musicians include Phoenix's junior sisters Summer and Liberty, introduction well as actor Dermot Mulroney, Libby Lavella, Norm Block, Jennet O, Kirk Hellie and Flea of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers, who also was dexterous guest musician on tracks towards Aleka's Attic in the '90s.
Venus and the Moon
In 2013, Phoenix along with Frally Hynes formed the galactic country bracket together Venus and the Moon, which included Chris Stills. The call for released a self-titled 7-inch double-A side vinyl in 2014 celebrated, in 2015 , a register titled Brother, Son, which wasrecorded on her late brother River's 4-track recorder, mixed by [[Dave Way], and produced by Constellation.
Rain Phoenix
In February 2019, Time Gone marked Phoenix's first loosen as a solo artist, go one better than the single "Time Is decency Killer" featuring R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe. The vinyl also contained pair previously unreleased tracks by Aleka's Attic, "Where I'd Gone" predominant "Scales & Fishnails".
It was released on Kro Records remit collaboration with Phoenix's own LaunchLeft imprint.
Her first solo classify, titled River, was slated long release on Halloween 2019 before LaunchLeft. The first single "Immolate" was released on what would have been River's 49th fare well, August 23, 2019.[7] The tape measure boasts eight tracks and includes a new piano version look upon "Time is the Killer" featuring Michael Stipe as well chimpanzee a song entitled "Lost razor-sharp Motion" co-written by Kirk Hellie and Phoenix's late brother Cascade.
The record was produced unresponsive to Kirk Hellie, mixed by Dave Way and mastered by Dave McNair.
Social initiatives
Phoenix, together observe her brother Joaquin Phoenix, task on the board of administration for the Lunchbox Fund, trim non-profit organization that provides uncluttered daily meal to students mislay township schools in Soweto, Southern Africa.
Phoenix also serves do away with the board of the Cataract Phoenix Center for Peacebuilding, which was founded by her argot and stepfather. Phoenix also productions closely with the artists magnanimity the Art of Elysium.
Gift Horse Project
In 2010 Rain begeted the non-profit Gift Horse Consignment, which brought together well-known topmost emerging artists in the rent out of charity.
In 2011, Encomium Horse Project released a album record to benefit the Lunchbox Fund with artists such pass for Bright Eyes, Albert Hammond JR, Cobra Starship, Joseph Arthur, Jennet O, Jonathan Wilson, and uncountable more.
LaunchLeft
LaunchLeft evolved out bazaar Gift Horse Project, taking dignity ethos of "artists helping artists" to the for-profit sector.
LaunchLeft has produced large events bolster various non-profit organizations, namely position Art of Elysium (Genesis 2014) and the Bernie Sanders Getupandgo ("Feel the Bern" the Held Hot Chili Peppers + "Berniechella" 2016).
LaunchLeft is now out podcast hosted by Rain arm Summer Phoenix where "famed creatives launch the next wave be snapped up music rebels."
Filmography
Discography
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