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Mea Fisher aka DJ Mea, born Amy Elizabeth Fisher, is an American electronic music DJ, vocalist, and producer known for singing live vocals over her DJ sets. She gained prominence as the lead singer for the industrial rock band Lords of Acid touring and recording an album with the band.[1][2]
Mea Fisher | |
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 Mea (left) with Praga Khan of Lords of Acid | |
| Background information | |
| Born | Kansas City, United States |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
| Genres | Electronica, house, industrial dance |
| Occupation(s) | Dj, Vocalist, Producer |
| Years active | Around 2000-Present |
| Labels | After Hours |
Musical career edit
Fisher rose to international fame in 2000, working in the Chicago house scene, collaborating with producers. she performed on the Funky Tekno Tribe Tour as its only female DJ.[3] Her first DJ mix compilation was released in 2000, under the label After Hours.[4][5]
In 2008, she formed an industrial band called MeandMyMachine. She later fulfilled her role as the lead singer for electro-industrial rock band Lords of Acid, joining them on their 2011 Sonic Angel tour and Extreme Fest Tour in 2017,[6][7] and providing lead vocals on their 2012 album, Deep Chills.[8]
Shortly after the band's first tour with her as the front woman, she did a live performance at Coachella 2012 as herself, billed as “Mea” with her own live band, opening the festival both weekends where she played The Sahara Tent at the Coachella Festival,[9][10][11]
Her first musical project for film was her part of a movie score that led to a soundtrack single to the major motion picture, “Freelancers” starring Robert Deniro, Forest Whitaker & 50 Cent released by Lionsgate Films.
She has also worked as a music producer for video games and film such as Psylab and Kung Fu Factory, having created music for games available on Xbox and PlayStation.
Discography edit
Lords of Acid edit
- Deep Chills - 2012
Personal life edit
Mea was born and raised in Kansas City, she currently resides in Los Angeles[12]
References edit
- ^ Bodine-Fischer, Diamond (3 March 2011). "Lords of Acid at Club Nokia: The Beat Goes On with New Vocalist". L.A. Weekly. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "DJ Mea from Lords of Acid I was a bad girl and got kicked out of Catholic School". The Gauntlet. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Moss, Corey. "DJ Dan, Donald Glaude Headline Funky Tekno Tribe Tour". MTV News. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ O'Brien, Corey (12 August 2015). "Women Who Owned the 90's". KXRK. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (15 December 2001). Beat Box. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
{{cite book}}:|last1=has generic name (help) - ^ Fisher, Jason. "Lords of Acid Was aMEAzing at the Nokia". The Gauntlet. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Lords of Acid announce touring lineup for Sonic Angel tour". Lollipop Magazine. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Hudson, Alex. "Lords of Acid Get 'Deep Chills' on First Album in More Than a Decade". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ Kinsler, Robert. "Coachella 2012: Mea starts off Coachella's second weekend with soaring vocals, dramatic images". Orange County Register. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "Coachella artist at a glance: Mea". Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "M?a @The Sahara Tent at Coachella Friday April 20". Daily Breeze. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
- ^ "DJ Mea, Mea Fisher, Los Angeles". SoundCloud.
External links edit
- Dj Mea at AllMusic
- Mea Fisher at IMDb