Remy Zero is a Los Angeles based alternative rock band made up of Cinjun Tate (vocals, guitar), Shelby Tate (guitar, keyboards, vocals), Gregory Slay (drums, percussion), Cedric Lemoyne (bass guitar), and Jeffrey Cain (guitar).
| Remy Zero | |
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| Origin | Los Angeles, USA |
| Genre(s) | Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 1989–2003, 2006–present |
| Label(s) | Warner/Elektra |
| Members | |
| Cinjun Tate Shelby Tate Jeffrey Cain Cedric Lemoyne Gregory Slay |
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Before Remy Zero had recorded any full length albums, Radiohead found their demo tape and invited them to be part of the US tour for The Bends. After that, the band moved from Birmingham, Alabama to Los Angeles, California to record their first album. Several band mates suffered from substance abuse and homelessness after moving from Alabama. Remy Zero's first album, self-titled, drew from these experiences and received little recognition or sales. The subsequent album Villa Elaine caused them to be praised as "the next big thing". Villa Elaine was recorded when the band was living in an apartment of the same name in Hollywood. Remy Zero's third album The Golden Hum was also received well. A 50 second version of the song "Save Me" from The Golden Hum was used as the theme song for WB's Smallville. Remy Zero's music has also been on KCRW's Morning Becomes Eclectic radio show. Remy Zero's song "Shattered" was used in the films Crazy/Beautiful and Suicide Kings. "Fair" from Villa Elaine was used in the film Garden State, "Prophecy" was used in She's All That, The Last Kiss, and most recently, "Perfect Memory" was used in the film The Invisible. Remy Zero broke up after making The Golden Hum and many of its members have joined new bands. Shelby and Cinjun Tate have created Spartan Fidelity, Jeffrey Cain has joined Isidore, Cedric Lemoyne toured with Alanis Morissette's band, and Gregory Slay has joined Sleepwell. Remy Zero appeared to toy with the idea of reforming in Summer 2006, announcing a possible reunion on their Myspace page - this has now been replaced with a more definite message saying that they have "found the spirit to make music together again".
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Trivia
- Made a cameo appearance in episode 1.21 (entitled "Tempest") of WB's Smallville playing "Save Me", the show's theme song, and "Perfect Memory", from The Golden Hum.
- Cinjun Tate was married to Alyssa Milano for a brief time in 1999.
- Cedric Lemoyne has said that the band's name came from mishearing the repeated phrase "mammy's hero" on the Kate Bush song "Army Dreamers" (originally appearing on her 1980 album Never For Ever; the song is also included on her greatest hits collection, The Whole Story).[1]
