Owen Pallett
Owen Pallett (born Michael James Owen Pallett-Plowright, on September 7, 19… Read Full Bio ↴Owen Pallett (born Michael James Owen Pallett-Plowright, on September 7, 1979) is a violinist and singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and winner of the inaugural Polaris Music Prize. On December 18th, 2009, Pallett announced the retirement from the old artist name, Final Fantasy, and would be henceforth releasing material under Owen Pallett. Previous albums released under the Final Fantasy name are planned to be re-packaged and re-released under the new name of Owen Pallett.

Pallett has been noted for their live performances, wherein they play the violin into a sampler controlled by foot pedals, which then loops back one or more of the previously played musical phrases as they play additional parts simultaneously. Pallett has also performed with more traditional string quartets as backing musicians.

Owen believes their work is somewhat influenced by their sexuality, saying "As far as whether the music I make is gay or queer, yeah, it comes from the fact that I'm gay, but that doesn't mean I'm making music about it." in a recent interview.

"I'm taking a cue from Joel Gibb," Pallett begins, "he and I are very different people, and we're very different in terms of the way we've assessed our sexual identities, but one thing I really respect about him is that his music has less to do with his identity and more to do with the more interesting aspects of himself", states in an earlier interview in Toronto's NOW Magazine concerning Owen's sexual identity and its use in their music.

On 12 February 2005, their debut album, Final Fantasy Has A Good Home, was released by the recording club Blocks (sometimes referred to as 'BlocksBlocksBlocks'), a cooperative, Toronto-based record label of which they are a member. A second album is entitled "He Poos Clouds", and inspiration for the songs are based on the eight schools of magic used for Dungeons & Dragons and how they relate to modern times. It is released under Tomlab.

Owen's previous projects included a 3-piece Toronto-based band, Les Mouches, now defunct. Pallett is still a member of another Toronto band called Picastro. They have also recorded and toured with The Hidden Cameras and Arcade Fire. One of Owen's songs, "This Is the Dream of Win & Regine", was inspired by the principal members of the latter group, Win Butler and Régine Chassagne, and a Dntel song of a similar name ((This is) The Dream of Evan & Chan). Owen also co-wrote the orchestral arrangements for both of Arcade Fire's albums, along with Régine Chassagne.
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A Man with No Ankles Somewhere between her window and my doorstep I remembered w…
Chorale Out from the heavens One of the Seven Comes to collect me …
E Is For Estranged I think that 80% of a good show is rooted…
Fire-Mare Oh, I never learned how to hate I never learned how…
Flare Gun The wella woods of Belvedere. The peat and moss of Avenroe.…
I Am Not Afraid I am not afraid, ze said, of the non-believer within…
In Conflict Spun out on the highway, the car inverted. What are you…
Infernal Fantasy Across the overpass it starts to rain. We leave your father…
Keep The Dog Quiet My body is a cage. This union is cage about a…
Lewis Gets Fucked Into Space Then I thought I saw a totem Mounted on my northern…
Lewis Takes Action I got a message for the acolytes. I am your man…
Lewis Takes Off His Shirt As soon as I got on the horse I forgot…
Lewis' Dream Benito was fifteen when he went off to college I stayed…



Midnight Directives Cross her off the shortlist. My blood is a red-winged bird.…
Mount Alpentine Lead on, oh horse of mine, we will climb the…
Oh Heartland Up Yours! The stars collected Each world accounted for Freed all the…
On A Path Dig, dig for silver in the name of keeping the…
Perseverance Of The Saints I wake up in the night My body is paralyzed Mind is…
Polar Vortex If I wake before the sun rises I remember stories old Told…
Red Sun No. 5 I'd been living through days Carrying no burden But the sh…
Scandal At The Parkade Your equations, your essays never hit an illogic mind. Aim …
Soldier's Rock Out on a bicycle a reflection left behind The desires of…
Soldiers Rock Out on a bicycle your reflection left behind A fast-moving …
Song For Five & Six At five and six Even as a child you felt the…
Song Song Song Got a daughter who'll eat anything They like to feed her…
The Great Elsewhere Talking, what's it good for? Absolutely nothing. Wrestle, …
The Passions We talked about the drugs and we Decided to abstain but…
The Riverbed Heart, heart in your mouth, hand on the paper The new…
The Secret Seven Moon it rises and breaks across the river and a…
The Sky Behind The Flag The only girl I ever fell in love with Taught me…
The Sound Of The Engines Oh, I dream of starships Starships and the void The faces of…
Transformer Every time I sing You say that I'm gas-lighting Falsifying a…
Tryst With Mephistopheles I stumbled on the summit's path. Clumsy, clumsy. No parago…
What Do You Think Will Happen Next The difficulties of my story Despite discomforts, despite my…
What Do You Think Will Happen Now? The difficulties of my story: Despite discomforts, despite …


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