Linda Strawberry is an American artist, director, editor and musician, best known for her work on tours and music videos.

Career

Initially working under her birth name Linda Rowberry, Strawberry collaborated with Especially For Youth on ''I Know My Redeemer Lives'' (2000) and with David Coverdale on ''Into the Light (David Coverdale album), Into the Light'' (2001) She spent some time working as a recording engineer, most notably working on Sarah Mclachlan's ''Afterglow (Sarah McLachlan album), Afterglow'' (2002) which has since sold over 4 million copies. In, 2001 she performed with Djali Zwan (the second, acoustic incarnation of Corgan's Zwan project), appearing on the soundtrack to the movie ''Spun''; she is the lead singer on the version of "Love to Love" from that soundtrack. Strawberry was signed to Chrysalis Records with a publishing development deal from 2004 to 2006. She started her own label called Lovely Chaos Records, on which she released ''The Lost Record EP'' in August 2007, and ''Lip Distortion'' in 2009. She has appeared on The Jimmy Chamberlin Complex album ''Life Begins Again'', and on the soundtrack of 2002 movie ''Spun'' as well acting as an engineer on Sarah McLachlan's latest record. She has worked with Bjorn Thorsrud, Alan Moulder, Bon Harris. She sang a duet with David Coverdale on his 2001 solo record Into the Light (David Coverdale album), ''Into the Light''. She appeared with Billy Corgan on the last Bozo the Clown Show. She was also active as a production assistant to the Zwan project. August 2009 Strawberry joined Billy Corgan, Dave Navarro, Mark Tulin, Mike Byrne (musician), Mike Byrne, Kerry Brown (musician), Kerry Brown, Mark Weitz, Ysanne Spevack, and Kevin Dippold to do a tour under the band name Spirits in the Sky. In 2011 she sang a duet with Curt Smith from Tears for Fears for a song by The Shadow Bureau titled "Don't Give Yourself Away", and was responsible for some of the artwork for Peter Murphy (musician), Peter Murphy's video of "I Spit Roses." Strawberry co-wrote and produced a song "Dancing in the Sunshine" for Disney television show ''Phineas and Ferb'' for the episode "Just My Luck". In 2012 she began working as a producer, video director, editor, and colorist. Some of her work includes Kat Von D "I Am Nothing" Director, Production Designer, Editor, Colorist, Peter Murphy (musician), Peter Murphy "I Spit Roses" Illustrator, Smashing Pumpkins "Cyr" Director/Editor, and AFI (band), AFI "Tied To A Tree" Director/Editor. In 2017 she co-directed and edited a 41 minute psychedelic silent art film titled ''Pillbox'' accompanying Billy Corgan's record ''Ogilala''. Later that year she also directed a live solo performance of Corgan playing songs from ''Ogilala'' and Smashing Pumpkins that was released under the title 'Neath the Darkest Eves'.

Live Concert Work

In 2018 Strawberry was brought on as Creative Director for the Smashing Pumpkins Shiny And Oh So Bright Tour, and the 30th Anniversary Series Mini-Tour. In 2019 she was Creative Director for Smashing Pumpkins European and North American tours, featuring 31 foot tall Bauhaus Movement inspired puppets. Also in 2019, she provided live visual content and creative direction for Bon Jovi This House is Not For Sale European Tour. In 2021 she created video content for the Green Day song "She" for the Hella Mega Tour. 2022 she was brought on to create tour visuals and provide creative direction for Deftones, Cardi B, Lizzo, Maxwell, and Smashing Pumpkins.

Solo discography

*2007: ''The Lost Record'' *2009: ''Lip Distortion''

Filmography

*"Pillbox" co-directed with Billy Corgan (2017) *"'Neath the Darkest Eves" a solo performance by Billy Corgan

Music videos

*2012: "I Spit Roses" - Peter Murphy (musician), Peter Murphy - Illustration *2015: "Run 2 Me" - Smashing Pumpkins - Production, Editing, Direction, VFX *2016: "Gentrification Blues" - David J - Production, Editing, Direction, VFX *2017: "The Spaniards" - William Patrick Corgan - Production, Editing, Direction, VFX *2018: "Silvery Sometimes" - Smashing Pumpkins - Production, Editing, Creative Direction *2020: "CYR" - Smashing Pumpkins - Production, Editing, Direction, VFX *2020: "Ramona" - Smashing Pumpkins - Production, Editing, Direction, VFX *2021: "What's Coming To Me" - Dorothy (band), Dorothy - Production, Editing, Direction, VFX *2021: "Tied To A Tree" - AFI (band), AFI - Production, Editing, Direction, VFX *2021: "I Am Nothing" - Kat Von D - Production, Production Design, Editing, Direction, VFX *2021: "Enough" - Kat Von D - Editing, Color, VFX *2022: "Beguiled" - Smashing Pumpkins - Director, Production Design, Styling *2022: "Rest In Peace - Dorothy (band), Dorothy - Editing, Color Grading

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Strawberry, Linda 1981 births American keyboardists American women rock singers American music video directors Female music video directors Living people The Smashing Pumpkins 21st-century American women singers 21st-century American singers