Lindsay Schoolcraft
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| Lindsay Schoolcraft | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Black Metal, Gothic Metal, Gothic Rock, Alternative Metal |
| Instruments | Vocals, keyboard, Harp |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast |
Lindsay Schoolcraft[1], is a singer, songwriter, harpist and pianist born on 26 february 1986 in Oshawa, Canada. She was the singer of the band Mary and the Black Lamb before becoming the keyboardist and backing singer of Cradle of Filth[2]
In 2019, Schoolcraft released their first album "Martyr" in collaboration with Rocky Gray (ex-Evanescence and drummer of We Are the Fallen)
Beginning In Music[edit]
Lindsay fell into music as a child with music from Disney movies while her father taught her country classics on guitar, while at school she was part of the Little Singer choir. She then began, during her adolescence, to think of making a career in music due to the nu metal/alternative wave of the 2000s. She then played bass in the punk band Princess Riot.
Career[edit]
In 2013, she was recruited to the group Black Metal, Cradle of Filth as a member of tours before becoming in 2014 the official keyboardist. She then appeared in the albums Hammer of the Witches and Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay, released under their label Nuclear Blast
"I am here to inform you of my departure from the group. It was a difficult decision to make, but I can assure you that it was the best thing to do, in order to maintain my mental and physical health. I am recovering little by little and I will continue to make music, especially in my 2 other musical projects."[3]
She began her solo project in 2012 under the name Schoolcraft, with a debut EP called Rushing Through the Sky Rushing Through the Sky which was released 25 December 2012.
Then she continued with the single Fading Star, a duet with Dani Filth and a cover of Nymphetamine (Fix). On 6 March 2015, Schoolcraft released their second EP: The Dead of Winter[4] composed of three tracks including a cover of the song Frozen by Madonna.
In 2018, Jussi-Pekka Ahonen, creator of the Belzebubs comic strip, took inspiration from Schoolcraft to create the character of Skvllcraft. The character then appears in one of the books in the series. Lindsay also contributed to the Belzebubs' musical album called “Pantheon of The Nightside Gods” (2019, Century Media Records). Her character "Skvllcraft" made an apperance in the animated music video “Cathedrals of Mourning”.
She released the single Concrete with the band Darkstone Crows 17 june 2019[5]
Lindsay is also the co-founder of black metal band Antiqva alongside vocalist Xenoyr of Australian progressive metal band, Ne Obliviscaris. Their album is currently being composed.
On 11 october 2019, she released her debut solo album Martyr in collaboration with drummer Rocky Gray (ex-Evanescence, We Are the Fallen. Together they managed to combine their love for Gothic Metal and film music. The album also features a cover of The Cure's Lullaby and the two single's released earlier: Savior and See The Light a duet featuring fellow Antiqva band member Xenoyr. The album artwork was designed by Chronasolti. The album is nominated for the Juno Prize of the metal / hard album of the year 2020.[6]
Her EP Rushing Through the Sky was reissued in 2020 during the global quarantine of the Covid-19:
"My first EP, Rushing Through The Sky, has been reprinted and is listed on my store! I was able to reprint 250 more copies and 50 of them were signed. Loved making this EP eight years ago and I can't wait to recreate some of these songs in future releases. It will certainly become a rare item as this is the second and final reissue!"
To celebrate ten years in the music Lindsay Schoolcraft launched an Indiegogo prize pool for a compilation album called Worlds Away. This is an atmospheric harp album featuring rearranged versions of songs from her debut solo album Martyr and new unreleased material.
Apart from her career[edit]
Schoolcraft received her musical training as a vocal teacher at the Royal Conservatory of Music (Toronto), and York University in 2012. She put her studies on hold to join Cradle of Filth. She continued her studies abroad in the fields of business, music theory and the harp. Although her main goal remains to compose for her projects and to make guest appearances, on occasion she mentors some students or takes part in tours with her electric harp in distant destinations like Australia.
She opened a studio, named Cyber Proxy Independent, which also served as a label and office for artist development.[7]
Discography[edit]
Studio Albums[edit]
- Worlds Away (2020)
- Martyr (2019)
- The Dead Of Winter EP(2015)
- Rushing Through The Sky EP(2012)
Single and EPs[edit]
- Your Mind (2012)
- Fading Star feat. Dani Filth(2014)
- Nymphetamine (Fix) (2014)
- Emily (2014)
- Concrete (2019) (feat. Darstone Crows)
With Mary and the Black Lamb[edit]
- As The City Sleeps (2009)
With Cradle of Filth[edit]
- Hammer of the Witches (Nuclear Blast Records, 10 july 2015)
- Cryptoriana – The Seductiveness of Decay (Nuclear Blast Records, 22 september 2017)
Guests[edit]
- A Rose for the dead by Daedalean Complex (2011)
- The Rise of Icarus by Daedalean Complex (2013)
- June from American Murder Song's album III. The Reckoning (2016)
- Magick For The New Aeon by Dawn of Ashes from the album Daemonolatry Gnosis (2017)
- Fear to Rage by Rocky Gray (2018)
- Midnite by Darkcell from the album Darkcell (2019)
- The Ritual by Above the Stars (2019)
- A Dying Season by Blackguard from the album Storm (2020)
References[edit]
- ↑ https://www.lindsayschoolcraft.com/bio
- ↑ https://www.cradleoffilth.com/lindsay-schoolcraft
- ↑ https://metalinjection.net/news/breakups/cradle-of-filth-parts-ways-with-keyboardist-lindsay-schoolcraft
- ↑ https://schoolcraftmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-dead-of-winter
- ↑ https://schoolcraftmusic.bandcamp.com/track/concrete-feat-darkstone-crows
- ↑ https://www.cbc.ca/music/junos/news/alessia-cara-and-tory-lanez-lead-the-2020-juno-nominations-1.5436386
- ↑ https://bravewords.com/news/lindsay-schoolcraft-launches-metal-label-cyber-proxy-records
https://blabbermouth.net/news/cradle-of-filth-parts-ways-with-keyboardist-lindsay-schoolcraft/
https://blabbermouth.net/news/cradle-of-filth-signs-new-worldwide-deal-with-nuclear-blast/
https://blabbermouth.net/news/cradle-of-filth-singer-keyboardist-collaborating-on-fading-star-song/
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