Citizen Cope
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| Citizen Cope | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Folk Blues Reggae Rock R&B |
| Years active | 2000–present |
| Label(s) | DreamWorks Records Arista Records |
| Associated acts | Basehead, Rhymefest |
| Website | www.citizencope.com |
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| Clarence Greenwood | |
Citizen Cope is a pseudonym of Clarence Greenwood, keyboardist, guitarist, singer, DJ, and record producer, and the name of the band that he leads. Citizen Cope now lives in Brooklyn, New York.
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[edit] History
Born in Memphis, Tennessee, Greenwood started his musical career as a DJ for the hip hop act Basehead, a group that would have a significant impact on his style as a solo-musician. Citizen Cope blends many genres of music, such as folk, blues, reggae, hip hop, rock, and R&B.
Greenwood first released a demo tape under the name Cope Citizen in the late '90s. He would follow up the release of the demo by donating songs to several independently issued compilations, movie soundtracks, as well as appearing on the Jay Leno Show to promote his demo.
In 2000 Greenwood signed with the DreamWorks Records label, which released his first album in September 2002, Citizen Cope. Greenwood toured to promote the record as an opener for Nelly Furtado. He performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California, in 2002.
After the release of Citizen Cope, Greenwood felt the label "mishandled" the record, creating tension between the two. The tension prompted Greenwood to buy out his contract with the label, using the advance he received from his next label, Arista Records and RCA Records, to do so.
In September of 2004, Citizen Cope released his second record, The Clarence Greenwood Recordings, which earned him much critical success as well as minor touring success as an opening act for a popular touring band, Robert Randolph & the Family Band.
In 2005, Cope continued to tour the United States promoting his second major label record. In April, his song "Son's Gonna Rise" began appearing in a Pontiac commercial and was distributed as the album's second single.
On September 12, 2006, Citizen Cope released the new album, Every Waking Moment.
In early 2008, Citizen Cope parted ways with RCA records.[1]
[edit] Use in other media
- "Sideways"
- Featured in the episode "My Jiggly Ball" of the television series Scrubs.
- "Holdin' On"
- Played during a scene in the 2005 film Prime.
- "Brother Lee"
- Featured in a commercial for ClickNET, a Romanian ISP.
- "Bullet"
- Featured on rapper Rhymefest's album Blue Collar,
- "Nite Becomes Day"
- Featured in the movie Fracture.
- "Penitentiary"
- Played in the Series Premiere in 2005 of the CBS TV Series Criminal Minds
- "Sons Gonna Rise"
- Was featured in Pontiac commercial.
- In the television series, One Tree Hill on July 18, 2007.
- "Bullet and a Target":
- An episode of HBO'S hit series Entourage ( Season 2, "Blue Balls Lagoon")
- The end credits of the 2006 film The Sentinel.
- In a 2006 episode of the CBS TV Series Cold Case.
- A scene in the 2007 film Alpha Dog.
- in the end credits of the 2006 film 16 Blocks.
- In the soundtrack of Seasons, a mountain biking film by The Collective.
- "Let The Drummer Kick"
- "Entrance Wound" of the CBS TV Series CSI: Miami
- In the films Accepted and Coach Carter.
- In a 2005 episode of the CBS TV Series Cold Case.
- On the hit FOX show So You Think You Can Dance in a contemporary dance routine by Neil Haskell and Lauren Gottlieb. The next day, the track reached #50 on the iTunes Top 100 Singles Chart.
- The HBO series Entourage during the fourth season finale "The Cannes Kids." Entourage also featured the song "Awe" during the second part of the third season's (3B) episode "The Prince's Bride".
- Was featured in a 2008 Acura TSX commercial.
- Featured on the album Radiodread with his cover of Radiohead's "Karma Police".
[edit] Discography
- Cope Citizen (unknown)
- Citizen Cope (2002)
- The Clarence Greenwood Recordings (2004)
- Every Waking Moment (2006) #69 U.S.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Citizen Cope's official website
- Citizen Cope's myspace
- AOL Music: Citizen Cope performs Bullet with rapper Rhymefest
- Citizen Cope collection at the Internet Archive's live music archive
