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RICHARD CHEESE
& LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE America's loudest lounge singer Richard Cheese performs swingin' Vegas versions of rock and rap songs, "swankifying" popular Top40 hits into retro vocal standards. Imagine Sinatra singing Radiohead, and you've got Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine. Since 2000, Cheese has released more than 30 albums and sold zillions of CDs, LPs, and downloads; his music is available on all music platforms and at music.richardcheese.com. Richard Cheese's songs have been featured in the movies "Army Of The Dead," "Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar," "The LEGO Batman Movie," "Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice," and "Dawn Of The Dead," on HBO's "The Leftovers," and on ABC-TV's "Dancing With The Stars," and he's performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, CNN with Anderson Cooper, ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show, Jack Black's "Festival Supreme," England's "Sonisphere" Festival, MTV's Say What Karaoke?, KROQ's Kevin & Bean Show, Howard Stern, The Jonathon Brandmeier Show, Dr. Demento, Opie & Anthony, and as the house band 20 times on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly. Backed by Bobby Ricotta on piano, Frank Feta on drums, and Billy Bleu on bass, RC&LATM have played hundreds of sellout concerts all over the world, from Las Vegas to London, from Portland to Portugal, from Honolulu to Hollywood. With his snappy jazz trio, his tiger-striped tuxedo, and his enormous microphone, lounge legend Richard Cheese presents the perfect mix of music, martini, and madcap. Viva Las Queso! |
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Richard Cheese as Richard Cheese
in the 2021 Lionsgate comedy motion picture "Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar" (2021) Download High-Res Barb & Star Photo More info about the film: barbandstar.movie |
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"Tiger Tux 1 (Square)" (2021) photo by Chris Haston Download High-Res Photo |
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"Tiger Tux 2 (Wide)" (2021) photo by Chris Haston Download High-Res Photo |
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"Band Portrait" (2016) photo by Allison Green Download High-Res Band Photo L-R: Frank Feta, Billy Bleu, Richard Cheese, Bobby Ricotta. |
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"Band Portrait" (2021) photo by Daniel Stafford Download High-Res Band Photo L-R: Bobby Ricotta, Richard Cheese, Billy Bleu, Frank Feta. |
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"Live From Hollywood" album (2023) Download High-Res Album Cover Photo |
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"Big Cheese Energy" album (2021) Download High-Res Album Cover Photo |
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"Numbers Of The Beast" album (2020) Download High-Res Album Cover Photo |
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"Licensed To Spill" CD (2017) Download High-Res Album Cover Photo |
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"Live On Stage In Las Vegas with Horn Section" photo by Adrian Leon Download High-Res Band Photo |
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BIO
RICHARD CHEESE & LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
LOUNGE MUSIC VERSIONS OF ROCK & RAP HITS
America's loudest lounge singer Richard Cheese performs swingin' Vegas versions of rock and rap songs, "swankifying" popular Top40 hits into retro vocal standards. Imagine Sinatra singing Radiohead, and you've got Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine. Since 2000, Cheese has released 30 albums and sold zillions of CDs, LPs, and downloads; his music is available on iTunes, in stores, and at music.richardcheese.com.
Richard Cheese's songs have been featured in the movies "Barb & Star Go To Vista Del Mar," "Army Of The Dead," "The LEGO Batman Movie," "Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice," and "Dawn Of The Dead," on HBO's "The Leftovers," and on ABC-TV's "Dancing With The Stars," and he's performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live, CNN with Anderson Cooper, ITV's The Jonathan Ross Show, Jack Black's "Festival Supreme," England's "Sonisphere" Festival, MTV's Say What Karaoke?, KROQ's Kevin & Bean Show, Howard Stern, The Jonathon Brandmeier Show, Dr. Demento, Opie & Anthony, Hangin' With Dr. Z, and as the house band 20 times on NBC's Last Call with Carson Daly. Backed by Bobby Ricotta on piano, Frank Feta on drums, and Billy Bleu on bass, RC&LATM have played hundreds of sellout concerts all over the world, from Las Vegas to London, from Portland to Portugal, from Honolulu to Hollywood.
With his snappy jazz trio, his tiger-striped tuxedo, and his enormous microphone, lounge legend Richard Cheese presents the perfect mix of music, martini, and madcap. Viva Las Queso!
RICHARD CHEESE & LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
TOMORROW'S STANDARDS TODAY!
OFFICIAL BIO (2023)
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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. With his Lounge Against The Machine swing band, Cheese has released more than 30 albums, sold a zillion CDs, LPs, and album downloads, and played hundreds of sellout concerts around the world, from Las Vegas to London, from Portland to Portugal, and from Hollywood to Honolulu.
The finger-snapping, liquor-lapping, night-capping crooner first stepped into the spotlight in 2000 with his LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE album. This critically acclaimed CD featured "swankified" versions of alternative rock songs, such as CREEP, LAST RESORT, and 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 with The Stray Cats!
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. RC 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 concert at 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, Richard Cheese was back in blacktie with his TUXICITY CD, an album of uncensored alternative, rap, and pop covers, including loungey remakes of BABY GOT BACK, HOT FOR TEACHER, and CHOP SUEY. RC'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 in Los Angeles. Cheese also made appearances on The Opie & Anthony Show, The Jonathon Brandmeier 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 RC crisscrossed 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 GIN AND JUICE, and an inspired version of Michael Jackson's BEAT IT accompanied by a children's choir. RC performed 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 Richard Cheese fan Zack Snyder. Cheese played concerts all over the world in 2004, including a private party performance at the Playboy Mansion, and sellout gigs in Los Angeles, New Orleans, Las Vegas, Portland, Seattle, Honolulu, Portugal, and London.
In 2005, Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine released their 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, 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 and the Daytime Emmy Awards.
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 RC's cheesiest favorites. The album boasted newly re-recorded 2006 versions of Cheese. 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, 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. And, Cheese's versions of SILENT NIGHT and Beyonce's NAUGHTY GIRL were featured in the NBC-TV soap series PASSIONS.
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, and The Derby in Los Angeles, plus venues in San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Orlando, and San Diego. Richard Cheese also began headlining at The Hard Rock Hotel in Las Vegas, including a sellout show on New Year's Eve. RC&LATM released their 7th CD in fall 2007, DICK AT NITE. This album features lounge-style versions of classic TV theme songs, such as THE BRADY BUNCH and SPONGEBOB SQUAREPANTS. Several tracks from the album were included in promotional events for TVLand.
In 2009 and 2010, Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine released three all-new CDs. The first album, VIVA LA VODKA: RICHARD CHEESE LIVE presented live performances from RC’s 8 years of concerts, radio interviews, television
appearances, and private party gigs. The band’s next release, O.K. BARTENDER, was an all-new studio album, featuring covers of hits by Lady Gaga, Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, Weezer, and Radiohead. And, Richard Cheese produced a new CD for Waikiki lounge singer Johnny Aloha called JOHNNY ALOHA: LAVAPALOOZA, featuring Hawaiian-style “tiki music” versions of popular rock and rap songs. Richard Cheese was also interviewed in a feature article in The Wall Street Journal, and performed live on The Kevin & Bean Morning Show on KROQ/Los Angeles.
RC returned in 2011 with his 10th album, LIVE AT THE ROYAL WEDDING, an unbelievable live performance recorded at Wills & Kate's reception at Buckingham Palace in England! The band headlined a sold-out show at London's Forum, and also played for 15,000 people -- at 11:30AM -- at England's SONISPHERE FESTIVAL. RC&LATM also toured the U.S. with big concerts in Vegas, San Francisco, Minneapolis, Portland, Seattle, Denver, Houston, Boston, Atlanta, and on a boat in New York City. And, the band performed at a private party at Muse drummer Dominic Howard's home in Hollywood.
Later that year, Richard Cheese released his 11th album, A LOUNGE SUPREME, with a whole new collection of new loungified hits like LIKE A G6, BOOM BOOM POW, MARGARITAVILLE, and TIK TOK. The album also introduced two new original songs, RC's new original BIRTHDAY SONG, and his swingin' salute to laziness, LET'S LOUNGE.
In 2012, Richard Cheese released BACK IN BLACK TIE, a new album paying tribute to the deadest rockstars in music history. The CD includes songs originally by Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Bob Marley, and Eazy-E. The band also performed in Las Vegas, Seattle, Houston, San Francisco, and returned to London for a headlining concert at Cadogan Hall, and a private Halloween party performance at the home of British TV presenter Jonathan Ross! On the same London trip, the band also appeared as the house band on THE JONATHAN ROSS SHOW on ITV1, and at the band Muse's concert after-party on a boat on the Thames River! Also in 2012, Richard Cheese released two new greatest hits compilation albums, DOWN WITH THE DICKNESS and HAIL TO THE CHEESE.
In 2013, RC returned to the road with headlining shows in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Orlando, Honolulu, and of course, Las Vegas. And, the band released THE ROYAL BABY ALBUM, a studio version of their 2011 Royal Wedding album performances. Then, just in time for Christmas, the band released RICHARD CHEESE: COCKTAILS WITH SANTA, an all-new CD collection of holiday standards, recorded in Santa's workshop at the North Pole! Next, RC performed several U.S. concerts in 2014 on his ON THE RUM tour. Meanwhile, a new digital compilation album, MUCHO QUESO: 13 COMPLETE RICHARD CHEESE ALBUMS, was released exclusively at shop.richardcheese.com. And, RC wrote and sang the theme song THINK AGAIN for a World Hepatitis Day music video.
In 2015, Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine released three new CDs: BAKIN' AT THE BOULDER: RICHARD CHEESE LIVE AT THE BOULDER THEATER, a live album from their sold out April 2015 concert; SUPERMASSIVE BLACK TUX, an all-new studio album; and a Star Wars tribute album titled THE LOUNGE AWAKENS: RICHARD CHEESE LIVE AT THE MOS EISLEY SPACEPORT CANTINA. The band also performed a dozen tour dates around the U.S. In the fall, Richard Cheese presented the first-ever LOUNGING MAN MUSIC FESTIVAL at Bimbo's San Francisco, and, RC&LATM headlined Jack Black's FESTIVAL SUPREME concert at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.
But the best was yet to come: In 2016, director Zack Snyder featured two songs by Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine as background music in his Warner Brothers motion picture BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE. And, in 2017, Warner Brothers included two songs by Richard Cheese on THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE soundtrack -- and Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine appeared on-screen as LEGO minifigs in the film!
Also in 2017, the RC's recording of PERSONAL JESUS was used as the opening theme song on an episode of HBO's THE LEFTOVERS, and the band performed live on ESPN in Las Vegas for NCAA March Madness. An all-new studio album LICENSED TO SPILL was released in October 2017, followed in February 2018 by a new greatest hits digital compilation album, LORD OF THE SWINGS: THE BEST OF RICHARD CHEESE, VOLUME 2. In 2019, RICHARD CHEESE'S BIG SWINGIN' ORGAN was released, a digital album featuring instrumental organ versions of RC&LATM tunes. The band continued to headline Las Vegas with a new residency at Red Rock Casino Resort.
In summer 2020, the band released another all-new album titled NUMBERS OF THE BEAST, RC's first-ever vinyl LP. And, in February 2021, Richard Cheese made his on-screen motion picture debut in the Lionsgate motion picture comedy hit BARB & STAR GO TO VISTA DEL MAR. Then, in May, Richard Cheese sang "Viva Las Vegas" in the opening sequence of director Zack Snyder's horror hit ARMY OF THE DEAD. Two more albums were released in 2021, BIG CHEESE ENERGY and SNAPPIER THAN EVER: THE ORIGINAL SONGS. Since touring was suspended due to the global pandemic, RC&LATM released a live concert film, RICHARD CHEESE LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD.
In 2021, 2022, and 2023, several more Richard Cheese albums were released on vinyl and CD, including NUMBERS OF THE BEAST, COCKTAILS WITH SANTA, BESAME QUESO, PUSSY PARTY, OK BARTENDER, THE SUNNY SIDE OF THE MOON, and JOHNNY ALOHA: LAVAPALOOZA. And, in 2023, the band released LIVE FROM HOLLYWOOD, an hour long live album featuring 25 songs and a dozen laughs. Richard Cheese also announced that an all-new studio album would be released in 2024, and Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine would soon resume performing live concerts.
Now, more than two decades after the debut of his LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE CD, Richard Cheese is the subject of a new career retrospective book. "GRATEFUL: 24 YEARS OF RICHARD CHEESE & LOUNGE AGAINST THE MACHINE" by Mark Jonathan Davis will be published in 2024; info is at richardcheese.com.
Thanks to hundreds of covers and concerts, 200,000 social media followers, and a million martinis, RC has earned a prominent place in that prestigious pantheon of lounge legends: Frank ... Sammy ... Dean .......... and Richard Cheese.
Website: richardcheese.com
Social Media: @RichardCheese
bio updated July 2023
FILM & TV APPEARANCES
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RICHARD CHEESE SINGS IN
"THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE" (2017) Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine appear in 2017's THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE! Watch for Richard Cheese and the band on-screen for 2.8 seconds, performing "Man In The Mirror" at the Gotham Winter Gala at 00:22:58! And also listen for our "elevator music" version of the song "Everything Is Awesome" at 00:56:37! THE LEGO BATMAN MOVIE was released worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on February 10, 2017. The soundtrack album for the animated feature, featuring 2 songs by Richard Cheese, is now available on a special colored vinyl edition! Jazzed! |
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SUPER CHEESE NEWS!
RICHARD CHEESE SINGS IN "BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE" (2016) Thanks to my pal Director Zack Snyder, two songs by Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine are featured as background music in the 2016 blockbuster movie "BATMAN V. SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE"!!! Listen for Richard Cheese singing the Cole Porter standards "NIGHT AND DAY" (at 0:49:48) and "EV'RY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE" (at 1:50:32) during the film! We are so grateful to all of our loyal fans who have supported us ever since Zack Snyder used our "DOWN WITH THE SICKNESS" track in his 2004 "DAWN OF THE DEAD" movie. And now, he's lounging against the machine with us again in "DAWN OF JUSTICE"!! To celebrate, we just released a brand new FREE Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine album, "RICHARD CHEESE: LIVE AT WAYNE FINANCIAL TOWER IN METROPOLIS," available now at shop.richardcheese.com !!! Buy "Batman v. Superman: Dawn Of Justice" on Blu-Ray and DVD today! |
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"JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE" (2004) Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine performed two songs on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" (2004) |
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ZACK SNYDER'S "DAWN OF THE DEAD" (2004) Listen for "Down With The Sickness" by Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine in Zack Snyder's 2004 blockbuster "Dawn Of The Dead"! |
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PERFORMS LIVE ON CNN NEW YEAR'S EVE 12/31/2007 Richard Cheese & Lounge Against The Machine perform live from the Las Vegas strip on CNN with Anderson Cooper, Kathy Griffin, and Kareen Wynter, New Year's Eve December 31, 2007! |
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PROFILED ON CNN SHOWBIZ TONIGHT 08/29/2001 See Richard Cheese interviewed by CNN Showbiz Tonight's Paul Vercammen. Originally aired August 29, 2001 on CNN. |