Suomi began singing in church as a child[1] and later took up the guitar after his parents' divorce as a means to feel more connected to his father, who also played guitar.[2] Suomi attended Bible college for a year before choosing to take a new direction with his life: "They give the students this great experience, but then I realized later that I was having the same experiences at concerts and bars, where there's this collective conscious, you're surrounded by the people you love, everyone's singing songs, and something just clicks. It's completely the same feeling."[1]
Beginning songwriting in his early twenties, Suomi played with Dame[3] before moving to Ireland for a year and a half. He returned home to Florida with a catalog of Irish rebel and drinking songs, which he would later perform at local Irish pubs.[4] Following this, Suomi found regional success with pop band Memoranda but left shortly thereafter to pursue music closer to his own heart.[5] Suomi set out on a solo career, with his debut album Self Titled ("a straight-ahead look at disillusionment and the walls people put up to avoid pain"[6]) being released in early 2009, following with the EP Needs a Little Water ("brief, by most recording standards, but a lion nonetheless"[7]) in December of that year, both released by Atlanta-based record label P is for Panda, an affiliate of Hopeless Records.
Touring tirelessly since November 2009 with Andy Zipf and Lauris Vidal, Suomi rejoined former Memoranda bandmates Ian and Gavin Little, Zac Sullivan, and along with David Fountain, in January 2010 to resume touring as Damion Suomi and the Minor Prophets. Suomi and band appeared at the 2010 SXSW music festival, garnering a spot on Esquire Magazine's "Great New Songs from SXSW... in a Sentence Each" list.[8]
The poster for Suomi's Self Titled can be seen in Fox's Sons of Tucson.[9]
Charity
Aside from P is for Panda proceeds, one third of which are donated to various charities,[10] Suomi frequently shares his time, his profits, and his story[11] to support TWLOHA (To Write Love on Her Arms),[12] "a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury and suicide."[13]
Self-Titled (2008) Self-released, (2009) P is for Panda
Go, and Sell All of Your Things (2011) Hopeless Records
EPs
Needs a Little Water (December 2009) P is for Panda
References
^ ab. www.pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 20 June 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
^Parker, Chris. "Singer/songwriter Damion Suomi found his voice in Ireland and a purpose in Florida", OK Gazette, March 24, 2010.
^"Damion Suomi @ Hotel Café on July 31st | LA Music Blog". Lamusicblog.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^"DAMION SUOMI PLAYS WELL WITH P IS FOR PANDA". Doyouplaywell.wordpress.com. August 15, 2009.
^Ferguson, Jason. "Musical Therapy: Damion Suomi" 2010-02-05 at the Wayback Machine, Blurt Magazine, August 19, 2009.
^Reidy, Julia. "CD Review: Damion Suomi -- Self Titled" 2009-03-27 at the Wayback Machine, Atlanta Music Guide, March 24, 2009.
^Bennison, Tobin. "Damion Suomi" 2009-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, The Beachside Resident, December 2009.
^Miller, Jeff. "Great New Songs from SXSW... in a Sentence Each", Esquire Magazine, March 21, 2010.
^Episode 3, "The Golden Ticket". Original air date: March 28, 2010.
^"chorus.fm". Chorus.fm. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^Strout, Justin. "Artists Perform to Fight Suicide and Depression", Spin Magazine, January 11, 2010.
^Ross, Jennifer. "Musicians gather for night ‘bigger than themselves’", CentralFloridaFuture.com, January 13, 2010.
^"To Write Love On Her Arms". Twloha.com. Retrieved March 27, 2020.
^Sullivan, Rich (June 17, 2009). "Getting to Know... Damion Suomi". Paste. Retrieved May 28, 2019.
External links
Official website
Official MySpace
Official Facebook
Official YouTube Channel
- Damion Suomi's Record Label
March 03, 2023
damion, suomi, american, singer, songwriter, guitarist, currently, resides, cocoa, beach, florida, origincocoa, beach, united, statesgenresindie, rockfolkdrinking, songsyears, active2007, presentlabelsp, panda, hopeless, recordsmemberswebsitewww, damionsuomi, . Damion Suomi is an American singer songwriter and guitarist He currently resides in Cocoa Beach Florida Damion SuomiOriginCocoa Beach FL United StatesGenresIndie RockFolkDrinking SongsYears active2007 presentLabelsP is for Panda Hopeless RecordsMembersDamion SuomiWebsitewww damionsuomi com Contents 1 Music career 2 Charity 3 Personal life 4 Discography 4 1 Albums 4 2 EPs 5 References 6 External linksMusic career EditSuomi began singing in church as a child 1 and later took up the guitar after his parents divorce as a means to feel more connected to his father who also played guitar 2 Suomi attended Bible college for a year before choosing to take a new direction with his life They give the students this great experience but then I realized later that I was having the same experiences at concerts and bars where there s this collective conscious you re surrounded by the people you love everyone s singing songs and something just clicks It s completely the same feeling 1 Beginning songwriting in his early twenties Suomi played with Dame 3 before moving to Ireland for a year and a half He returned home to Florida with a catalog of Irish rebel and drinking songs which he would later perform at local Irish pubs 4 Following this Suomi found regional success with pop band Memoranda but left shortly thereafter to pursue music closer to his own heart 5 Suomi set out on a solo career with his debut album Self Titled a straight ahead look at disillusionment and the walls people put up to avoid pain 6 being released in early 2009 following with the EP Needs a Little Water brief by most recording standards but a lion nonetheless 7 in December of that year both released by Atlanta based record label P is for Panda an affiliate of Hopeless Records Touring tirelessly since November 2009 with Andy Zipf and Lauris Vidal Suomi rejoined former Memoranda bandmates Ian and Gavin Little Zac Sullivan and along with David Fountain in January 2010 to resume touring as Damion Suomi and the Minor Prophets Suomi and band appeared at the 2010 SXSW music festival garnering a spot on Esquire Magazine s Great New Songs from SXSW in a Sentence Each list 8 The poster for Suomi s Self Titled can be seen in Fox s Sons of Tucson 9 Charity EditAside from P is for Panda proceeds one third of which are donated to various charities 10 Suomi frequently shares his time his profits and his story 11 to support TWLOHA To Write Love on Her Arms 12 a non profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and finding help for people struggling with depression addiction self injury and suicide 13 Personal life EditSuomi is of Finnish descent 14 Discography EditAlbums Edit Self Titled 2008 Self released 2009 P is for Panda Go and Sell All of Your Things 2011 Hopeless RecordsEPs Edit Needs a Little Water December 2009 P is for PandaReferences Edit a b Getting to Know Damion Suomi Features Music Articles Paste www pastemagazine com Archived from the original on 20 June 2009 Retrieved 15 January 2022 Parker Chris Singer songwriter Damion Suomi found his voice in Ireland and a purpose in Florida OK Gazette March 24 2010 Damion Suomi Hotel Cafe on July 31st LA Music Blog Lamusicblog com Retrieved March 27 2020 DAMION SUOMI PLAYS WELL WITH P IS FOR PANDA Doyouplaywell wordpress com August 15 2009 Ferguson Jason Musical Therapy Damion Suomi Archived 2010 02 05 at the Wayback Machine Blurt Magazine August 19 2009 Reidy Julia CD Review Damion Suomi Self Titled Archived 2009 03 27 at the Wayback Machine Atlanta Music Guide March 24 2009 Bennison Tobin Damion Suomi Archived 2009 12 23 at the Wayback Machine The Beachside Resident December 2009 Miller Jeff Great New Songs from SXSW in a Sentence Each Esquire Magazine March 21 2010 Episode 3 The Golden Ticket Original air date March 28 2010 chorus fm Chorus fm Retrieved March 27 2020 Strout Justin Artists Perform to Fight Suicide and Depression Spin Magazine January 11 2010 Ross Jennifer Musicians gather for night bigger than themselves CentralFloridaFuture com January 13 2010 To Write Love On Her Arms Twloha com Retrieved March 27 2020 Sullivan Rich June 17 2009 Getting to Know Damion Suomi Paste Retrieved May 28 2019 External links EditOfficial website Official MySpace Official Facebook Official YouTube Channel Hopeless Records Damion Suomi s Record Label Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Damion Suomi amp oldid 1106241881, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
