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pagodamusic - music artist

Pagoda's Profile

The OFFICIAL Pagoda MySpace page

Location: Brooklyn, New York
Country: United States United States
Last Login: May 7, 2008 (158 days back)
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About Me



I had first encountered Michael Pitt in 2000 while composing music for Larry Clark’s film Bully. Of the ensemble of young and crazy actors, it was Pitt who made the most resonant impression on me. His character was of a teenager I had remembered from the recesses of High School USA; giddy, feral and recklessly alluring. Two years later I was introduced to him through filmmaker Gus van Sant when Gus was developing the film concept which became Last Days. Michael arrived at my New York apartment and we immediately hit it off. He was very anxious to work with Gus on the character of Blake, based on Gus’ impressionistic take on Kurt Kobain’s final hours. Michael talked about his band PAGODA which prompted Gus to ask him to play me a song. All I had lying around the apartment was a crummy electric guitar and after some hesitation Michael took it and began to belt out a solo rendition of Lesson Learned, the first track off the Pagoda CD. I was taken aback. Not only by his rag-tag confidence in playing to an audience of two but by the song which was hook driven and emotionally genuine. It was at that moment that I said, “dude let’s do a record.”
After the release of Last Days Michael brought Pagoda to Italy to spend a solid month in Luca Amendolara’s studio to record most of what has become their premier CD. Over 40 songs were recorded as well as a handful more back in Pagoda’s hometown of Brooklyn. By the end of 2004 we had whittled our initial selection down to the tracks which exist on this first disc. Since this time Pagoda has changed radically as a band with almost all new members in place of the recording unit but the intense musical mind of Michael Pitt remains constant.
From what I glean from Michael, he was young kid from New Jersey who migrated to New York City to play rock n’ roll. He fell into a drama workshop of some sort and was cast in a few television programs, and then theatrical film. His star has always been on the rise though his ambitions do not lie in the Hollywood meat market. Pagoda is not a part time job for Pitt; he is not an actor out on vacation here. He is an artist with living expression as his goal and music is where he thrives. And Pagoda as a live band kicks much ass.
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Member Since: 8/10/2005
Band Website: pagodaonline.com
Band Members: Michael Pitt - Guitars, Vocals
Willie Paredes - Bass
Reece Carr - Drums
Chris Hoffman- Cello
Influences: The Pixies, Operation Ivy, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Iggy Pop and the Stooges, etc.
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Record Label: Ecstatic Peace / Universal
Type of Label: Indie

My Background and Lifestyle

Occupation: Music Artist (Grunge / Alternative / Garage)

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My Blog

Happy New Year & Upcoming Show!

Happy New Year from Pagoda to everyone out there!Our first show of the year is going to be in New York on February 5th at the Living Room 11pm so, if you around town, come on down and here some new so...
Posted by Pagoda on Wed, 30 Jan 2008 09:02:00 PST

Share your photos!!!

If you have any photos from the shows, you'd be helping out big time by posting them over at The PagodaOnline.com forum. Full credit will be given if used on the site.Thanks to all who have attended t...
Posted by Pagoda on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:59:00 PST

First glimpse of the 2007 tour t-shirt

Shirts are now available to purchase exclusively on tour.Here are some pictures sent in by a fan named Caroline:More info coming soon......
Posted by Pagoda on Sat, 16 Jun 2007 12:30:00 PST

Pagoda heads off to the UK to kick off European Tour!

Yesterday, Pagoda left headed for London to kick off the European tour, which starts with a FREE & ALL AGES! show at Camden Roundhouse on the 16th at 2:00pm. Other dates for the tour include:Europ...
Posted by Pagoda on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:31:00 PST

kind of last minute show.....

Pagoda will be playing Hank's Saloon in Brooklyn, NY (46 3rd Ave) on May 19th at midnight. 
Posted by Pagoda on Sat, 19 May 2007 04:07:00 PST

Pagoda's summer European tour

Pagoda will be on tour in europe from june 14-28th. They will be performing in London, Madrid, Barcelona, Paris, Milan & more. Please check the calendar for more details.
Posted by Pagoda on Sun, 22 Apr 2007 10:53:00 PST

Pagoda show @ The Lucky Cat

Pagoda will be playing The Lucky Cat in Brooklyn on May 11th at 11PM. The Lucky Cat is located at 245 Grand Street(between Driggs & Roebling) in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. For more info call (718) 782-04...
Posted by Pagoda on Sat, 21 Apr 2007 09:41:00 PST

Cellar Door Studio update

The official website for Pagoda producer Luca Amendolara's Cellar Door recording studio has launched today! Click here to visit the site.
Posted by Pagoda on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 02:15:00 PST

Pagoda in ID Magazine

Check out the latest issue of ID Magazine for a feature on Pagoda. Three scans have been added to our gallery which you can check out by clicking here....
Posted by Pagoda on Thu, 12 Apr 2007 07:52:00 PST

Pagoda video from SXSW

Nylon magazine has updated their site with this video of Pagoda from SXSW. Check it out!And click here to download the clip to your iPod....
Posted by Pagoda on Tue, 10 Apr 2007 12:32:00 PST

My Friends

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