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Brian Ritchie (born November 21, 1960) is the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes. Ritchie was born and raised in the United States and is currently a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia, with his full-time residence in Australia. In addition to his bass playing, Ritchie is proficient at the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. He acquired a Jun Shihan (shakuhachi teaching license) in March 2003 from James Nyoraku Schlefer, and his professional name is "Tairaku" ("big music" in Japanese).

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  • Brian Ritchie (* 21. listopadu 1960 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) je americký baskytarista. V roce 1980 spoluzaložil skupinu Violent Femmes, ve které působil až do jejího prvního rozpadu v roce 1987 a od následujícího roku byl jejím členem až do jejího druhého rozpadu v roce 2009. Ve stejném roce byl kurátorem festivalu MONA FOMA. Mimo své působení ve Violent Femmes hrál na albu I Spent a Week There the Other Night hudebnice Maureen Tucker z roku 1991. (cs)
  • برايان ريتشي (بالإنجليزية: Brian Ritchie)‏ هو موسيقي أمريكي، ولد في 21 نوفمبر 1960 في ميلواكي في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Brian Ritchie (born November 21, 1960) is the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes. Ritchie was born and raised in the United States and is currently a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia, with his full-time residence in Australia. In addition to his bass playing, Ritchie is proficient at the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. He acquired a Jun Shihan (shakuhachi teaching license) in March 2003 from James Nyoraku Schlefer, and his professional name is "Tairaku" ("big music" in Japanese). Ritchie has released three solo albums: in 1987, "The Blend," in 1989, "Sonic Temple & Court of Babylon" and "I See A Noise" in 1990. In 2007 Ritchie produced and toured with the Italian punk/folk band The Zen Circus, which subsequently changed its name to The Zen Circus and Brian Ritchie. The first international album of the band, Villa Inferno, was released in 2008 for the Italian record label Unhip Records. In 2008, Ritchie and his wife, Varuni Kulasekera, moved to Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, where he has guested in a band called . Ritchie does most of his work in DV (David Vartanian) Studios. On Australia Day 2012, Ritchie and his wife were naturalised as Australian citizens. In 2009 he curated the first Mona Foma (MoFo) festival in Hobart, Tasmania. Since 2009 he has curated Mona Foma every year. At the 2012 MoFo, he organised an impromptu performance of the entire Violent Femmes first album by a 'super band' consisting of musicians playing at MoFo: the Dresden Dolls (Amanda Palmer, vocals, and Brian Viglione, drums), two musicians touring with PJ Harvey's band (Mick Harvey, guitar, and John Parish) and with Brian Ritchie himself on bass guitar and vibraphone. In 2010 he toured as bassist with the Australian surf instrumental band called The Break, composed of Midnight Oil members Rob Hirst, Jim Moginie and Martin Rotsey. Their debut album Church of the Open Sky was released on April 16, 2010 on the independent label Bombora, distributed by MGM. In 2011 his home in Tasmania, designed by architect Stuart Tanner, was featured on the TV series Sandcastles. (en)
  • Brian Ritchie (Milwaukee, 21 novembre 1960) è un musicista statunitense. È il fondatore e bassista del gruppo rock Violent Femmes, costituitosi nel 1980. Nel 2007 ha collaborato dal vivo e in studio con il gruppo italiano Zen Circus, partecipando alle sessioni di Villa Inferno, album uscito nel giugno 2008. Nel 2008 si è trasferito con la moglie in Tasmania (Australia), dove l'anno seguente ha organizzato il festival Mona Foma. Nel 2010 ha realizzato un album con un gruppo chiamato The Break e composto anche da alcuni ex membri del gruppo Midnight Oil. (it)
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  • Ritchie performing at a benefit for Wayne Goodwin, Sydney, Australia August 2008 (en)
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  • Thylacine, Unhip, Slash, Warners, Reprise, Electra, Rough Trade, London (en)
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  • Brian Ritchie (* 21. listopadu 1960 Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA) je americký baskytarista. V roce 1980 spoluzaložil skupinu Violent Femmes, ve které působil až do jejího prvního rozpadu v roce 1987 a od následujícího roku byl jejím členem až do jejího druhého rozpadu v roce 2009. Ve stejném roce byl kurátorem festivalu MONA FOMA. Mimo své působení ve Violent Femmes hrál na albu I Spent a Week There the Other Night hudebnice Maureen Tucker z roku 1991. (cs)
  • برايان ريتشي (بالإنجليزية: Brian Ritchie)‏ هو موسيقي أمريكي، ولد في 21 نوفمبر 1960 في ميلواكي في الولايات المتحدة. (ar)
  • Brian Ritchie (Milwaukee, 21 novembre 1960) è un musicista statunitense. È il fondatore e bassista del gruppo rock Violent Femmes, costituitosi nel 1980. Nel 2007 ha collaborato dal vivo e in studio con il gruppo italiano Zen Circus, partecipando alle sessioni di Villa Inferno, album uscito nel giugno 2008. Nel 2008 si è trasferito con la moglie in Tasmania (Australia), dove l'anno seguente ha organizzato il festival Mona Foma. Nel 2010 ha realizzato un album con un gruppo chiamato The Break e composto anche da alcuni ex membri del gruppo Midnight Oil. (it)
  • Brian Ritchie (born November 21, 1960) is the bass guitarist for the alternative rock band Violent Femmes. Ritchie was born and raised in the United States and is currently a dual citizen of the U.S. and Australia, with his full-time residence in Australia. In addition to his bass playing, Ritchie is proficient at the shakuhachi, a Japanese bamboo flute. He acquired a Jun Shihan (shakuhachi teaching license) in March 2003 from James Nyoraku Schlefer, and his professional name is "Tairaku" ("big music" in Japanese). (en)
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