# One Ring Zero

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{{Infobox musical artist
| name                = One Ring Zero
| image                 = Orzlivethumb.jpg
| caption            = One Ring Zero [Joshua Camp](/source/Joshua_Camp) and [Michael Hearst](/source/Michael_Hearst)
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| background          = group_or_band
| alias               = 
| origin              = [Richmond, Virginia](/source/Richmond%2C_Virginia); [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York), [United States](/source/United_States)
| genre               = [Indie rock](/source/Indie_rock)<br>[Art rock](/source/Art_rock)<br>[World](/source/World_music)<br>[Baroque pop](/source/Baroque_pop)<ref>{{cite news
 |url         = http://gothamist.com/2008/03/04/one_ring_zero_b.php
 |title       = One Ring Zero, Band
 |author      = Jen Carlson
 |work        = [The Gothamist](/source/The_Gothamist)
 |date        = 2008-04-03
 |accessdate  = 2008-04-07
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20080420112352/http://gothamist.com/2008/03/04/one_ring_zero_b.php
 |archivedate = 2008-04-20
}}</ref>
| years_active        = 1998–2015
| label               = [Urban Geek Record](/source/Urban_Geek_Record), [Planetary Records](/source/Planetary_Records), [Barbes Records](/source/Barbes_Records)
| website                 = [http://www.oneringzero.com/ oneringzero.com]
| current_members     = [Michael Hearst](/source/Michael_Hearst)<br />[Joshua Camp](/source/Joshua_Camp)
| past_members   = [Greg Stare](/source/Greg_Stare_(musician))<br />[Paul Watson](/source/Paul_Watson_(musician))<br />[Mark Snyder](/source/Mark_Snyder_(musician))<br />[Taylor Bergren-Chrisman](/source/Taylor_Bergren-Chrisman)<br />[Timothy Quigley](/source/Timothy_Quigley)<br />[Ian Riggs](/source/Ian_Riggs)<br /> [Ben Holmes](/source/Ben_Holmes_(musician)) <br />[John Gotschalk](/source/John_Gotschalk)<br />[Randy Mendicino](/source/Randy_Mendicino)<br />[Josh Roseman](/source/Josh_Roseman)<br />[Lee Epstein](/source/Lee_Epstein_(musician))<br />[Matt Grason](/source/Matt_Grason)<br />[Sean Moran](/source/Sean_Moran_(musician))<br />[Anthony Mascorro](/source/Anthony_Mascorro_(musician))<br />[Scot Fitzsimmons](/source/Scot_Fitzsimmons_(musician))<br />[Karen Waltuch](/source/Karen_Waltuch_(musician))
}}

'''One Ring Zero''' is a modern music group led by Joshua Camp and [Michael Hearst](/source/Michael_Hearst) that melds many genres and sounds to create a unique type of music.

==Instruments==
Hearst plays the [theremin](/source/theremin) and guitar, and Camp plays the [accordion](/source/accordion) and piano. They both play the [claviola](/source/claviola) and prove to be extremely versatile musicians, often switching instruments for each song. Other instruments include a toy piano, a [melodica](/source/melodica), a [metallophone](/source/metallophone), [jones-O-phone](/source/jones-O-phone), [cajón](/source/caj%C3%B3n) and a series of everyday sounds looped and altered to create textures and rhythms. Using all these instruments (or noises) together One Ring Zero creates a sound that defies genre. There is an undeniable [klezmer](/source/klezmer) influence throughout their music but also a modern rock or indie influence. The band has been denoted "[Lit Rock](/source/Lit_Rock)" by the media but they seem to defy any singular name. Both Hearst and Camp sing, Hearst bass and Camp tenor. They often perform as a five-piece band, including [trumpet](/source/trumpet), [drum kit](/source/drum_kit), and [bass guitar](/source/bass_guitar).

==Appearances==
One Ring Zero on NPR's "[Fresh Air](/source/Fresh_Air)" (2004).[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=3312149]

One Ring Zero on A&E Television's "[Breakfast with the Arts](/source/Breakfast_with_the_Arts)" (2007).

One Ring Zero's on NPR's "[Morning Edition](/source/Morning_Edition)" (2007).[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12773509]

One Ring Zero has also performed at music venues and cultural institutions including the [Whitney Museum of Art](/source/Whitney_Museum_of_Art), [Central Park SummerStage](/source/Central_Park_SummerStage), [The Kennedy Center](/source/The_Kennedy_Center), Toronto's [Harbourfront Centre](/source/Harbourfront_Centre), [Spring Scream](/source/Spring_Scream) in Taiwan, Era in Tokyo, [New Morning](/source/New_Morning_(club)) in Paris, The [Chicago World Music Festival](/source/Chicago_World_Music_Festival), and the [Fundación Príncipe de Asturias](/source/Fundaci%C3%B3n_Pr%C3%ADncipe_de_Asturias) in Spain.

==''As Smart As We Are'' (aka The Author Project)==
On their critically acclaimed album ''As Smart As We Are'', published authors and writers wrote lyrics on request, which Hearst and Camp then set to music. Some writers wrote basic chord progressions or requested a certain genre for their song to fall under but for the most part Michael and Joshua wrote their own music for the lyrics.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://themorningnews.org/article/one-ring-zero | title=One Ring Zero | work=[The Morning News](/source/The_Morning_News_(online_magazine)) | date=May 6, 2004 | accessdate=January 5, 2018 | author=Sudbanthad, Pitchaya}}</ref><ref name="The Author Project">{{cite web | url=http://www.oneringzero.com/?page_id=37 | title=As Smart As We Are (The Author Project) | publisher=One Ring Zero | accessdate=January 5, 2018}}</ref>

Track list and contributing author.

*1. "Introduction"
*2. "Natty Man Blues" - lyrics by [Paul Auster](/source/Paul_Auster)
*3. "Radio" - lyrics by [Daniel Handler](/source/Daniel_Handler)
*4. "We Both Have A Feeling You Still Want Me" - lyrics by [Darin Strauss](/source/Darin_Strauss)
*5. "Kiss Me, You Brat" - lyrics by [Rick Moody](/source/Rick_Moody) - vocals by [Allyssa Lamb](/source/Allyssa_Lamb)
*6. "Deposition Disposition" - lyrics by [Lawrence Krauser](/source/Lawrence_Krauser)
*7. "Half And Half" - lyrics by [Clay McLeod Chapman](/source/Clay_McLeod_Chapman) - vocals by [Hanna Cheek](/source/Hanna_Cheek)
*8. "The Ghost Of Rita Gonzolo" - lyrics by [Dave Eggers](/source/Dave_Eggers) 
*9. "Frankenstein Monster Song" - lyrics by [Margaret Atwood](/source/Margaret_Atwood)
*10. "Honku" - lyrics by [Aaron Naparstek](/source/Aaron_Naparstek)
*11. "Blessing" - lyrics by [Denis Johnson](/source/Denis_Johnson)
*12. "On The Wall" - lyrics by [Neil Gaiman](/source/Neil_Gaiman)
*13. "All About House Plants" - lyrics by [Amy Fusselman](/source/Amy_Fusselman)
*14. "Golem" - lyrics by [Myla Goldberg](/source/Myla_Goldberg) - vocals by [Syd Straw](/source/Syd_Straw)
*15. "Snow" - lyrics by [A.M. Homes](/source/A.M._Homes)
*16. "Nothing Else Is Happening" - lyrics by [Ben Greenman](/source/Ben_Greenman) - vocals by [F.A. Blasco](/source/F.A._Blasco)
*17. "The Story Of The Hairy Call" - lyrics by [Jonathan Ames](/source/Jonathan_Ames)
*18. "Water" - lyrics by [Jonathan Lethem](/source/Jonathan_Lethem)

==''Planets''==
For One Ring Zero's 2010 release, ''Planets'', the band composed thirteen new songs to represent the [Solar System](/source/Solar_System) and beyond.  Tracks on the album include "An Introduction To Planets," "Mercury," "Venus," "Earth," "Mars Part I," "Mars Part II," "Jupiter," "63 Moons," "Saturn," "Uranus," "Neptune," "Pluto," and "Exoplanets."  The concept was inspired by [Gustav Holst](/source/Gustav_Holst)'s nearly century-old orchestral suite "[The Planets](/source/The_Planets)."  As Hearst and Camp put it, "Seemed like maybe it was time to revisit our solar system with some new tunes.” <ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.wired.com/underwire/2010/09/one-ring-zero/#ixzz119Xg5uYN | magazine=Wired | first=Scott | last=Thill | title=One Ring Zero Reboots Holst's Planets, Keeps Pluto in Mix | date=2010-09-03}}</ref>

==The Recipe Project==
[The Recipe Project](/source/The_Recipe_Project) is a CD-book combo released in 2011 that was the result of a collaboration between One Ring Zero and celebrity chefs including [David Chang](/source/David_Chang), [Isa Chandra Moskowitz](/source/Isa_Chandra_Moskowitz), [Chris Cosentino](/source/Chris_Cosentino), and [Tom Colicchio](/source/Tom_Colicchio), among others. The recipes are sung word for word, as song lyrics, and as an added bonus, the band asked each chef what kind of genre of music they would prefer their recipe be sung as.<ref name="therecipeproject">{{cite web|url=https://www.therecipeproject.com/?page_id=5 |title=About the Book |publisher=RecipeProject |date= |accessdate=2013-10-21}}</ref> Edible Brooklyn called the CD "A feast for the ears."<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=https://www.ediblebrooklyn.com/magazine/now-chefs-really-are-the-new-rock-stars/ |title=Now Chefs Really Are the New Rock Stars |publisher=Ediblebrooklyn.com |date=2011-11-19 |accessdate=2013-10-21}}</ref> Time (magazine) wrote "Every once in a while you come across a project and think, I can't believe no one has done this before."<ref>{{cite news|last=Suddath |first=Claire |url=https://entertainment.time.com/2011/11/03/the-recipe-project-will-make-you-hungry-for-music/ |title=One Ring Zero Sets Mario Batali's Recipes to Music |publisher=[Time](/source/Time_(magazine)) |date=2011-11-03 |access-date=2013-10-21}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Albums===

* ''One Ring Zero "Tranz Party”'' (1999) (Planetary Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "Alice”'' (2001) (Urban Geek Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "Interludes and Out-takes from The Pumpkin Pie Show”'' (2001) (Urban Geek Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "Memorandum”'' (2002) (Urban Geek Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "As Smart As We Are”'' (2004) (Soft Skull Press)
* ''One Ring Zero and Rick Moody'' (2004) (Isota Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "New York Spleen” French Edition'' (2005) (Naïve Records)
* ''Sophie Auster'' (2005) (Actes Sud / Naïve Records)
* ''One Ring Zero  "As Smart As We Are” Deluxe Edition with DVD'' (2006) (Barbes Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "Wake Them Up”'' (2006) (Barbes Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "Wake Them Up" Japanese Edition'' (2007) (MoorWorks)
* ''One Ring Zero "Live at Barbes"'' (2008) (Barbes Records)
* ''One Ring Zero “Ten Years Of Extra Stuff”'' (2009) (Urban Geek Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "Planets"'' (2010) (Urban Geek Records)
* ''One Ring Zero "Planets" Japanese Edition'' (2010) (MoorWorks)
* ''One Ring Zero "As Smart As We Are" Japanese Edition'' (2010) (MoorWorks)
* ''One Ring Zero "The Recipe Project"'' (2011) (Black Balloon)

===EPs===
* ''One Ring Zero “The Sirens of Red Hot”'' (2004) (Isota Records)
* ''One Ring Zero and Rick Moody'' (2004) (Isota Records)

===Video===
* ''One Ring Zero “Addendum”'' (2005) (Urban Geek Records)
* As the subject of ''“As Smart As They Are - The Author Project”'' (2007)

== Notes and references ==

A documentary called ''As Smart As They Are: The Author Project'' was made about the duo. Directed by [Joe Pacheco](/source/Joe_Pacheco) it shows the evolution of the album "As Smart As We Are".

The song "Radio" from the album ''As Smart As We Are'' was featured in an episode of the show ''[Suburgatory](/source/Suburgatory)''. In the episode, titled "Sweet Sixteen." the band is depicted by a fictitious group called Average Shelflife.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lio4HnTVcyI]

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==External links==
* [http://www.oneringzero.com One Ring Zero Band Homepage]

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Category:American experimental musical groups

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