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America's loudest
lounge singer Richard Cheese performs swingin' Vegas versions of rock,
rap, and Top40 hits, "swankifying" contemporary songs into traditional
pop vocal standards. Cheese has sold more than 175,000 CDs; his albums
include Lounge Against The Machine, Tuxicity, I'd Like A Virgin, Aperitif For
Destruction, The Sunny Side Of The Moon, his Christmas album Silent
Nightclub, and his TV Themes album Dick At Nite, all
available in stores and at
iTunes. He's just released a new live album, VIVA LA
VODKA, and is working on two more all-new CDs, OK Bartender and Lavapalooza.
The
hardest working Dick in show business has played sellout shows all over the
world, and will be performing concerts around the U.S. on his 2009 "Martini Hero" Farewell Tour,
including stops in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Orlando,
Seattle, Houston, New Orleans, Denver, Washington DC, and Las Vegas.
Richard Cheese's songs have been featured in the movie
Dawn Of The Dead and the NBC-TV shows Las Vegas and
Passions, and he's appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live, CNN with Anderson
Cooper, KROQ's Kevin & Bean Show, Opie & Anthony, Howard Stern, MTV's Say What Karaoke?, Fox & Friends
on the Fox News Channel, and as the house band 20
times on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly.
With his snappy jazz trio, his tiger-striped tuxedo, and his enormous
microphone, Richard Cheese presents the perfect mix of music, martini, and
madcap. Swank that!
Following is a complete BIO and Richard
Cheese's fabulous CAREER
HIGHLIGHTS.
BIO
► RICHARD CHEESE - OFFICIAL BIO
America's loudest lounge singer Richard
Cheese sings swingin' Vegas versions of rock, rap, and Top40 hits,
"swankifying" contemporary songs into traditional pop vocal standards.
With his swanky Lounge Against The Machine swing band, his tiger-striped
tuxedo, and his enormous microphone, Cheese presents the perfect mix of
music, martini, and madcap. Just imagine Sinatra singing a Radiohead
song, and you've got Dick.
Cheese has sold more than 175,000 CDs, and his albums are available in
retail stores, on iTunes, and at his official website richardcheese.com.
His albums include LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, TUXICITY, I'D LIKE A
VIRGIN, APERITIF FOR DESTRUCTION, THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOON, his
Christmas album SILENT NIGHTCLUB, his TV Themes album DICK AT
NITE, his all-new live album VIVA LA VODKA, and his
forthcoming album of Hawaiian-style “tiki music” versions of popular
rock/rap songs, LAVAPALOOZA.
The finger-snapping, liquor-lapping, night-capping crooner first stepped
into the spotlight in 2000 with his LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
CD. This critically acclaimed album featured "swankified" versions of
alternative rock songs, such as Radiohead's CREEP and Limp Bizkit's
NOOKIE, arranged for a big band sound. Thanks to radio stations
including KROQ/Los Angeles, Z100/New York City, and the
nationally-syndicated Dr. Demento Show, Cheese soon found an audience
that shared his love of lounge music, including rockstar Brian Setzer,
who hired Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine to play at his
private Christmas party!
Soon, Dick landed a gig as the co-host and bandleader on MTV's "Say What
Karaoke" series. He was also interviewed in 2001 on CNN, profiled in The
Los Angeles Times, and featured as a category on VH1's "Rock 'N' Roll
Jeopardy." Dick also headlined frequent concerts at The House Of Blues
in Los Angeles and Anaheim, The Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas, and radio
station festivals like 91X X-Fest in San Diego, The WHFS HFSmas
Nutcracker in Washington DC's Patriot Center, and the Y100 Feztival at
Philadelphia's Tweeter Center. Richard Cheese was also hired to
entertain at Blink182 drummer Travis Barker's first wedding!
In 2002, Cheese was back in blacktie with his TUXICITY CD, an
album of uncensored alternative, rap, and pop covers, including loungey
remakes of Sir Mix-A-Lot's BABY GOT BACK, Van Halen's HOT FOR TEACHER,
and System of a Down's CHOP SUEY. Dick's popularity grew with sell-out
concerts around the U.S.A., plus a slot as the opening act for the Brian
Setzer Orchestra Christmas Concert at the world famous Universal
Amphitheater. RC & LATM also made appearances on The Opie & Anthony Show
and The Howard Stern Show, Fox News Channel's "Fox & Friends" Morning
Show, and RC & LATM appeared a dozen times as the Vegas house band on
NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly." The standing-room-only concerts
continued in 2003, as Dick criss-crossed the country playing venues from
the Mercury Lounge in New York City to Sunset Station Casino in Las
Vegas.
Cheese returned in 2004 with his I'D LIKE A VIRGIN CD, an
intuxicating collection of "loungified" covers, including a snazzy
remake of Snoop Dogg's GIN AND JUICE, and an inspired version of Michael
Jackson's BEAT IT accompanied by a children's choir. That same year,
Dick performed PERSONAL JESUS and BABY GOT BACK on ABC-TV's Jimmy Kimmel
Live, and his cheesey version of Disturbed's song DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS
was featured in the 2004 Universal Motion picture "Dawn Of The Dead"
thanks to director and cheese fan Zack Snyder. Dick played concerts all
over the world in 2004, including a private performance at the Playboy
Mansion, and sellout gigs in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Lake
Tahoe, Portland, Seattle, Honolulu, Portugal, and London.
In 2005, Dick released his fourth album, APERITIF FOR DESTRUCTION,
an all-new CD of kooky covers for lounge lovers. This 18-track record
included Vegas versions of songs originally by Guns 'N' Roses, U2, Black
Eyed Peas, The Beastie Boys, Metallica, Slipknot, and many more. From 2
Live Crew's ME SO HORNY to Green Day's AMERICAN IDIOT, Cheese served up
another "fromage homage" to the hottest hits in music. Richard Cheese &
Lounge Against The Machine performed a giant sellout concert at the El
Rey Theater in Los Angeles, and the band was hired to entertain at
big-time showbiz events like the TVLand Awards, the Daytime Emmy Awards,
and a Hollywood benefit for Hurricane Katrina.
In 2006, RC released two new albums. His greatest hits CD, THE SUNNY
SIDE OF THE MOON: THE BEST OF RICHARD CHEESE, featured 10 all-new
recordings plus 8 of Dick's cheesiest favorites. The album boasted newly
re-recorded 2006 versions of Cheese classics RAPE ME, CLOSER, CREEP,
NOOKIE, COME OUT AND PLAY, and FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHT. Backed by a big
band and a bigger sound, this was the biggest Dick yet!
In the winter of 2006, Cheese was back with his sixth CD, SILENT
NIGHTCLUB, a collection of happenin' holiday hits just in time for
Christmas. The all-new album included 14 spirited covers of songs like
HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA, DO THEY KNOW IT'S CHRISTMAS, PERSONAL JESUS, I MELT
WITH YOU, LIKE A VIRGIN, IMAGINE and ICE ICE BABY. Plus, Richard Cheese
recorded an all-new original song called CHRISTMAS IN LAS VEGAS, which
was featured on the NBC-TV series "Las Vegas." Dick's versions of SILENT
NIGHT and Beyonce's NAUGHTY GIRL were featured in the NBC soap
"Passions," and his CDs debuted for digital sale on iTunes.
In 2007, RC & LATM hit the road for their nationwide "Drinkchronicity"
tour. The band performed sellout shows for thousands of fans at the
House Of Blues in Chicago and New Orleans, the Bowery Ballroom in New
York City, The Derby in Los Angeles, The Red Devil Lounge in San
Francisco, and The Social in Orlando, plus venues in Seattle, Portland,
Sacramento, and San Diego. Richard Cheese also began headlining monthly
at The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, including a sellout show on New
Year's Eve..
Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine released their 7th CD in
Fall 2007, DICK AT NITE. This album features lounge-style
versions of classic TV theme songs, including THREE'S COMPANY, THE BRADY
BUNCH, THE JEFFERSONS, and GILLIGAN'S ISLAND, plus more recent theme
song hits like SOUTH PARK and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS. The album was also
released on iTunes with exclusive bonus tracks, and several of Dick's
tracks were featured in promotional events for TVLand.
In 2008 and 2009, Richard Cheese & Lounge
Against The Machine will release three all-new CDs excusively to members
of the Richard Cheese Superfan Funclub fan club. The first album,
VIVA LA VODKA: RICHARD CHEESE LIVE presents live performances from
Dick’s 8 years of concerts, radio and television appearances, and
private party gigs. The band’s next album LAVAPALOOZA features
Hawaiian-style “tiki music” versions of popular rock and rap songs, and
will be followed by another studio CD release, O.K. BARTENDER in
2009/2010. An autobiography, documentary, and video game are also in
the works.
The hardest working Dick in show business continues to perform sellout
shows all over the world, from Las Vegas to London, from New York to New
Orleans, from Honolulu to Hollywood. Thanks to ten CDs, a dozen tours,
hundreds of concerts, 75,000 MySpace, 15,000 FaceBook fans, and a million
martinis, Richard Cheese has earned a prominent place in that
prestigious pantheon of lounge legends: Frank ... Sammy ... Dean
.......... and Dick.
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Here are some noteworthy Richard Cheese & Lounge
Against The Machine appearances:
ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live - Live
Television Network Performance
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Featured in Universal Motion Picture
"Dawn Of The Dead" (2004)
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CNN Anderson Cooper 360° New Year's
Eve - Live From Las Vegas
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NBC's Las Vegas Series - featured
"Christmas In Las Vegas" song
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NBC's Last Call With Carson Daly -
25 appearances as Co-Host and House Band for live show
tapings at NBC New York City, Los Angeles, and
The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas
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Howard Stern Show - featured on
nationally syndicated radio program
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Fox News Channel Fox &
Friends - Live outdoor concert performances on 6th Avenue in New
York City
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Three soldout concerts at The Bowery
Ballroom in New York City; three soldout concerts at The Derby in
Los Angeles
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Opie & Anthony Show on XM Satellite Radio -
numerous live on-air radio show
performances (including WNEW/New York City)
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NBC's Passions Soap Opera - featured "Silent Night"
and "Naughty Girl" songs
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KROQ/Los Angeles - Concert
performances at KROQ Acoustic Christmas Concert,
Kevin & Bean Valentine's Day Singles Party,
and at KROQ Christmas CD Release Party, plus
numerous on-air morning show performances; "Christmastime
Is Here" featured on KROQ Holiday CD; "Last
Resort" featured on Top106.7 Songs of 2000 Countdown
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CNN Showbiz Today - Full feature
story on CNN Network, Headline News, and CNN.com
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MTV "Say What Karaoke: Las
Vegas" Show - Series Co-Host and House Band
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SpikeTV Launch Party Broadcast at
Playboy Mansion
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Monthly Headlining Performances at
The Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas
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TVLand Awards - House
Band for event parties
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Daytime Emmy Awards - House
Band for Creative Arts Ceremony in 2004 and 2005
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Universal Amphitheater - Headlining
Performance with Brian Setzer Orchestra
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House Of Blues - Numerous Headlining
Concert Performances at Hollywood, Anaheim, Vegas
venues, plus sold out shows at Chicago (1400 tickets) and New
Orleans (1100 tickets)
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WHFS/Washington DC - Headlining
performance at HFSmas Nutcracker Concert at
Patriot Center (12,000 people), plus on-air
performances; headlining concert performance in
Centreville;
"Chop Suey" featured on "Top 99
HFS Songs of 2002" Countdown
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Z100/New York City - on-air
interviews and in-studio performance on Z Morning
Zoo
WPLJ/New York City - live in-studio performance
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Tower Records - in-store performance
at Tower Sunset and Sherman Oaks Galleria
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The Highlands in Hollywood - Hurricane Katrina
Benefit Concert
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Mercury Lounge/New York City -
Headlining Concert Performances
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XM Satellite Radio - Live concert
special on "The 80's Channel"
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Las Vegas - Regular Headlining
Concerts at Sunset Station Hotel & Casino,
The Venetian Hotel Venus Lounge, Palace Station Casino, Santa Fe
Station Casino, and The Double Down Saloon, plus morning
show appearances on KOMP-FM, KLUC-FM, KSFN-AM,
and XTREME RADIO, including OBC-6 Concert
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Premiere Radio Networks - weekly
syndicated morning show feature, plus live
performances at Radio Megablast Convention at
Aladdin Hotel/LasVegas
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Travis Barker (Blink182 drummer)
Wedding Reception - Private Concert Performance
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Playboy Mansion - Headlining
Entertainment for SPIKE-TV Premiere Party
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Y100/Philadelphia Feztival, Tweeter
Center, Camden, NJ - Performances on mainstage
and sidestage, plus on-air morning show
performances, and gig at The Trocadero/Philadelphia
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TVLand Awards Party - House Band (2005)
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Morning Show Bootcamp Convention -
headlining performance at Aladdin Hotel Las Vegas
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91X/San Diego - Headlining X-Fest
concert performances at Coors Amphitheatre,
Headlining shows at San Diego Street Scene,
Frosty The Showman concert performance, live
morning show and headlining concerts at Canes Bar
& Grill, plus numerous on-air morning show
performances
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Los Angeles Times - Calendar feature
story and concert review
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RollingStone Magazine - on-line
feature story at rollingstone.com
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El Rey Theater - sold
out concert 2005 performance
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CitySearch Los Angeles - Winner of
"Best Cover Band" Reader Poll 2001
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Associated Press - national feature
story, syndicated to all AP affiliates
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Citysearch.com - voted #1 "Best Tribute/Cover Band"
Audience Pick on The Best of Citysearch 2001
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Brian Setzer Christmas Party -
Private Concert Performance
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VH1 - Featured as "Lounge
Against The Machine" category on VH1's Rock
& Roll Jeopardy
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National Radio Station Tour with live
performances/interviews at 200 stations including:
KNRK/Portland
- Two concert performances at station Mardi Gras events, plus
morning show on-air appearances
WRZX/Indianapolis - MayDay Concert performance,
plus on-air morning show performance
K-BEAR/Salt Lake City - Concert performance at
Hard Rock Cafe station event
KZON/Phoenix - live concert performance, plus
headlining appearance at Phoenix Greyhound Park
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Appearances on nationally syndicated
Opie & Anthony, Bob & Sheri, Bob & Tom, Rod Ryan, Kid Kraddick, and Frank Radio Shows
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UCLA and Cal State Universities - On-campus
lunch-time concert performances
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Spaceland / Los Angeles - headlining
concert appearance
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BB King's Blues Club at Universal
Citywalk - headlining concert appearance
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Cinegrill/Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel
- debut concert, October 2000
ABOUT THE BAND
Bobby Ricotta - Piano & Arrangements
Pianist Bobby Ricotta has been playing piano since he was just a kid. His
phenomenal talent is the end result of years of formal education, thousands of
professional concerts, and a 39-hour period during which he was locked in a
minivan with Anna and Ines Walachowski,
a Casio MT-40, and a bottle of Belvedere Vodka.
FUN FACT: Bobby is deathly allergic to ivory, so he must take cortisone
shots before he goes near a piano.
Frank Feta - Drums
Frank Feta is one of the most innovative drummers working in the music business
today. He is considered a pioneer in the field, and has developed a unique
style of playing that has revolutionized the percussion genre. His
inventive methodology is difficult to describe to the layman, but essentially,
Feta uses two wooden sticks, held simultaneously in his hands, to produce sounds
from the drums by hitting their surfaces at different tempos, intervals, and
intensities, generating a variety of thumps, clicks, bangs, and pops. It has to
be seen to be believed.
FUN FACT: Frank's ATM card PIN is 9982.
?? - Bass
The Richard Cheese band has had so many upright bass players in the last 8 years
that there isn't enough bandwidth on the internet to include them all here.
FUN FACT: Hey, do you know anyone
who plays upright bass?
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