Richard Morel is an American singer-songwriter, DJ,

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er and record producer from the suburbs of

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, Massachusetts. He has worked extensively with Washington D.C.-based duo Deep Dish, co-writing, co-producing, performing and singing on many of their tracks, most notably on their albums ''

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'' and ''

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''. Richard Morel's songs are represented by Downtown Music Publishing.

Dance music

As a

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producer and remixer, he has released an extensive number of club hits using the names Morel and Pink Noise. Notable artists he has provided remixes for include

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, New Order,

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and

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Record label

In 1995 Morel started his own independent record label called Outsider Music. He released "Peterbilt Angel" and the "4-Track" CDs on Outsider. Morel has collaborated with

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and

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for Outsider Music releases. In 2007 Michael Alago (A+R maverick who signed Metallica and White Zombie) began working with Morel at Outsider Music. In 2002 he released ''Queen Of the Highway'' on Deep Dish's

Yoshitoshi Tsukioka Yoshitoshi ( ja, 月岡芳年; also named Taiso Yoshitoshi ; 30 April 1839 – 9 June 1892) was a Japanese printmaker.Louis-Frédéric, Nussbaum, Louis Frédéric. (2005)"Tsukoka Kōgyō"in ''Japan Encyclopedia,'' p. 10 ...

label. The album, which contained not only

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tracks but also had

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, pop and hip-hop elements throughout, impressed many critics. ''Queen Of the Highway'' is an audio portrait of punk photographer

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whom Morel befriended. The autobiographical and introspective lyrics helped to earn the album its critical praise. Included on the record are some of his past club hits: "True (The Faggot Is You)," "Funny Car (Love Is Dead)" and "Cabaret." Technically, the album is released by a band also called Morel, fronted by Richard.

Dance events

Also in 2002, he began running a monthly dance event in Washington, DC with friend and veteran

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Bob Mould Robert Arthur Mould (born October 16, 1960) is an American musician, principally known for his work as guitarist, vocalist, and songwriter for alternative rock bands Hüsker Dü in the 1980s and Sugar in the 1990s. Early years Born in Malone, ...

, titled Blowoff. The Blowoff dance event was so popular that it spurred Blowoff events in other cities such as New York City, Chicago, and San Diego. Blowoff is also the name of an electronic duo that Morel and Mould have been recording an album under. After several more club hits and remixes, Morel returned with a second album, ''Lucky Strike'', in 2004. Again praised by critics, the follow-up was an extension of sounds and lyrical content of his first. Included here are his club hits "If You Love Me," "Under a Disco" and "Escape (Driving To Heaven)," a collaboration with producer 16B.

Touring unit

In 2005, Morel became part of Bob Mould's new touring unit (along with another notable DC musician,

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drummer

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), formed to support the release of Mould's ''

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'' album. Morel also contributed remixes of the track "(Shine Your) Light Love Hope" to the bonus disc included in the limited edition version of the album.

Collaborations

Morel co-produced and co-wrote several songs with

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for her 2008 album '' Bring Ya to the Brink'' including the ''

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No. 1 single " Same Ol' Story". In 2010, Richard Morel produced

's new EP I'm Coming Up. Morel is

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Discography

Albums

* ''Peterbilt Angel'' (1995) * ''Four-Track'' (1997) * ''Queen of the Highway'' (2002), Yoshitoshi * ''Lucky Strike'' (2004), Yoshitoshi * ''Blowoff'' (2006) * ''The Death of the Paperboy'' (2008)

Singles

* "Flawed" (2008) * "If You Love Me" (2005) * "Stoning Of Steven" (2004) * "Cabaret" (2003) * "Funny Car" (2002) * "Dreaming of LA" (2001) * "Wake-Up" (1998) * "True (The Faggot Is You)" (1998)

Collaborations

ith Deep Dish*"Mohammad is Jesus..." (2011) *"Everybody Is Wearing My Head" (2008) * "Stranded" (2007) *"Sacramento" (2005) * "George Is On" (2005) * "Junk Science" (1998) ith 16B* "Escape (Driving To Heaven)" (2001) ith Tom Goss* "Bears" (2013)

Remixes

s Pink Noise*

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"The Lucky Ones" (2012) *

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" (2012) *

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"No I.D." (2011) *

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" (2011) *

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(2010) *

" I'm Coming Up" (2010) *

" Same Ol' Story" (2008) o. 1 Billboard's Club Play Chart* Cyndi Lauper " Set Your Heart" (2008) *

" You're the One" (2007) * Cyndi Lauper " True Colors" (2007) * eMpulse "American Idle" (2007) *

" Stiff Kittens" (2007) *

"Friend or Foe" (2006) *

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"Sweet Troubled Soul" (2006) * Coldfeet "Boom, Clang" (2006) *

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"Promiscuous" *

"All these things That I've Done" (2005) *

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"Music" (2005) *

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"Tired" (2005) o. 1 Billboard's Club Play Chart*

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"Fast Lane" (2005) * New Order "Krafty" (2005) o. 2 Billboard's Club play Chart*

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"After Dark" (2005) *

"Killer"(2005) o. 1 Billboard's Club Play Chart* Luke Wan "The Wish" (2004) *

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"Time " (2003) *

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"Get The Party Started" *

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"(2003) *

"The One" (2003) *

"Not Gonna Get Us" (2003) o. 1 Billboard's Club Play Chart* Clare Quilty "Tremble" (2003) *

"Burning Man" (2002) *

"Where Do We Go From Here" (2002) * Jade Anderson "Sugarhigh" (2002) * Lydia Rhodes "Dreams" (2002) * Bernard Leon Howard III feat. 80 "Marscarter" (2002) * Lo-Fidelity All-Stars "Sleeping Faster" (2001) * Ananda Project feat. Heather Johnson "Breaking Down" (2001) * The Collaboration (

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) "

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" (2001) o. 1 Billboard's Club Play Chart*

"Dream On" (2001) o. 1 Billboard's Club Play Chart* New Order "True Faith" (2001) * David J. "Mickey Rourke Blues" (2000) *

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"Opticon" (2000) * Ali Damisi "Begin 2 Rise" (2000) * Clare Quilty "Secret Sharer" (1999) * Clare Quilty "Roses" (1999) *

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"Marvelous Party" (1997) *

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" (1996) *

"Wildest Dreams" (1996)

References

External links

Metro Weekly interview
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