The Contributor may refer to:

The Contributor (LDS publication), a 19th-century periodical associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Contributor (street paper), a street newspaper in Nashville, TN

Charles Payne, a clergyman, revised the hymn-book of the Methodist denomination in the late 19th century. He was president of Ohio Wesleyan University and an author.

He was born in Taunton, Massachusetts on October 24, 1830, received an A.B. from Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut in 1856, and an A.M. from the same university in 1859. Payne studied at the Biblical Institute in Concord, New Hampshire and joined the Providence Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1857. Subsequently, he erected St. John's church in Brooklyn, N.Y. at a cost of $200,000 and the Arch Street church in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania at a cost of $260,000. He was president of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware, Ohio from 1876 to 1888.

Payne was an organizer, member, and principal contributor of the committee to revise the hymn-book of his denomination in 1876, a delegate to the General Methodist Conferences of 1880, 1884, 1888, 1892 and 1896, and a delegate to the Ecumenical conference in London in 1881. He traveled extensively in Egypt, Europe, Greece, the Holy Land, and Syria.

He received the honorary degrees D.D. from Dickinson College in 1870 and LL.D. from Ohio State University in 1875. Payne is the author of, among other works:

''The Social Glass, and Christian Obligation'' (1868)

''Daniel, the Uncompromising Young Man'' (1872)

''Young People's Half-Hour Series'' (1872)

''Methodism, its History and Results'' (1881)

''Women, and their Work in Methodism'' (1881)

''Temperance'' (1881)

''Education'' (1881)

''Guides in Character Building'' (1883)

He died at Clifton Springs, New York on May 5, 1899.

References

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Name	Peter Schweizer
Birth place	United States
Occupation	Author, political advisor
Genre	Politics
Notableworks	''Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy''
Website	http://www.peterschweizer.com/
Education	Oxford University (M.Phil.)George Washington University (B.A.) }}

Peter Schweizer (born 1964) is a conservative author and a research fellow at Stanford University's Hoover Institution.

Schweizer's book ''Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy'' received praise from conservative political pundits including Bill O'Reilly. Schweizer's book ''Reagan's War'' was the basis of the documentary film ''In the Face of Evil''. The book recounts Ronald Reagan's multi-decade struggle against Communism and credits him with winning the Cold War.

Schweizer is the editor-in-chief of Bigpeace.com

In March 2009, Schweizer and Marc Thiessen opened Oval Office Writers LLC.

In March 2010, Schweizer joined the Research Advisory Council of the James Madison Institute.

On May 3, 2011, He was hired as a foreign policy adviser to former Republican Governor of Alaska and Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Works

''Architects of Ruin: How a Gang of Radical Activists and Liberal Politicians Destroyed Trillions of Dollars in Wealth in the Pursuit of Social Justice'', 2009 (ISBN 0-061-95334-2)

''Makers and Takers: Why conservatives work harder, feel happier, have closer families, take fewer drugs, give more generously, value honesty more, are less materialistic and envious, whine less … and even hug their children more than liberals'', 2008 (ISBN 0-385-51350-X)

''Do as I Say (Not as I Do): Profiles in Liberal Hypocrisy'', 2005 (ISBN 0-385-51349-6)

''The Bushes : portrait of a dynasty'', 2004, co-authored with Rochelle Schweizer (ISBN 0-385-49863-2)

''Reagan's War: The Epic Story of His Forty Year Struggle and Final Triumph Over Communism'', 2002 (ISBN 0-385-50471-3)

''Disney the Mouse Betrayed'', 1998 (ISBN 0-89526-387-4)

''Victory: The Reagan Administration's Secret Strategy That Hastened the Collapse of the Soviet Union'', 1994 (ISBN 0-87113-567-1)

''Friendly Spies: How America's Allies Are Using Economic Espionage to Steal Our Secrets'', 1992 (ISBN 0-87113-497-7)

References

External links

Peter Schweizer ''official website''

BigPeace.com at Andrew Breitbart Websites

Profile at the Hoover Institution

Profile at the James Madison Institute

Schweizer's Bio at Oval Office Writers LLC

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Name	Dan the Automator
Background	non_performing_personnel
Birth name	Daniel Nakamura
Alias	Nathaniel Merriweather
Birth date	September 09, 1967
Origin	San Francisco, California
Instrument	Synthesizer, sampler, drum machine
Genre	Hip hop, trip hop, alternative hip hop, underground hip hop
Occupation	Producer, arranger, engineer,
Years active	1994 to present
Associated acts	Miles KaneKasabianHandsome Boy Modeling SchoolGorillazDeltron 3030Kool KeithLovageHead AutomaticaMike PattonDJ Quest
Notable instruments	}}

Daniel M. Nakamura (born September 9, 1967), better known by the stage name Dan the Automator, is a Japanese-American hip hop producer. He founded the record label 75 Ark, which was distributed by Tommy Boy Records during its short existence.

He has created tracks for an Adidas advertisement campaign and formed a band with Mike Patton called Crudo.

In August 2010, California band dredg announced via their website that Dan the Automator will be producing their fifth album, set for a release in May 2011.

Discography

This list does not include singles, remixes or instrumental album versions.

''Music To be Murdered By (EP)'' (1989)

''A Better Tomorrow'' (1996)

''Dr. Octagonecologyst'' (Dr. Octagon) (1996)

''When I Was Born for the 7th Time'' (Cornershop) (1997)

''Bombay the Hard Way: Guns, Cars and Sitars'' (with DJ Shadow) (1998)

''So... How's Your Girl?'' (Handsome Boy Modeling School) (1999)

''Deltron 3030'' (with Del tha Funkee Homosapien and Kid Koala) (2000)

''A Much Better Tomorrow'' (2000)

''Gorillaz'' (2001)

''Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By'' (Lovage) (2001)

''Wanna Buy a Monkey?'' (2002)

''hey you. yes you.'' (Ben Lee) (2002)

''Ruckus'' (Galactic) (2003)

''White People'' (Handsome Boy Modeling School) (2004)

''Decadence'' (Head Automatica) (2004)

''2K Sports Mixtape (Hosted By Clinton Sparks), (2006)

''Dan The Automator Presents 2K7'', (2006)

''Peeping Tom'' (Peeping Tom) (2006)

''Naturally'' (Men Without Pants) (2008)

''The Love Album'' (Anais Croze) (2008)

''West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum'' (Kasabian) (2009)

''Chuckles and Mr. Squeezy'' (Dredg) (2011)

''Colour of the Trap'' (Miles Kane) (2011)

''Velociraptor!'' (Kasabian) (2011)

References

External links

Slate article on demand for Dan the Automator in music projects

Dan the Automator page at Yahoo! Music

Waxpoetics' Automator Interview (by David Ma)

Interview with R.U. Sirius

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name	Mike Patton
background	solo_singer
birth name	Michael Allan Patton
born	January 27, 1968Eureka, California, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, various electronic instrumentation/programming, sampler, drums, percussions, bass, guitar, keyboards
genre	Various
occupation	Musician, songwriter, actor, producer
years active	1985–present
label	Ipecac, Tzadik, Warner Bros. Records, Slash
associated acts	Faith No More, Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, Tomahawk, Peeping Tom, Lovage, John Zorn, Kaada/Patton, Dillinger Escape Plan, Hemophiliac, Maldoror, General Patton vs. The X-Ecutioners, Rahzel, Zu
notable instruments	}}

Michael Allan "Mike" Patton (born January 27, 1968) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor, best known as the lead singer of the rock band Faith No More. He has also sung for Mr. Bungle, Tomahawk, Lovage, Fantômas, The Dillinger Escape Plan and Peeping Tom.

Known for his eclectic influences and experimental projects, Patton has earned critical praise for his vocals; which touch on crooning, falsetto, opera, death growls, rapping, screaming, mouth music, beatboxing, and scatting, among other techniques. Critic Greg Prato writes, "Patton could very well be one of the most versatile and talented singers in rock music." While commenting on Patton's extended and diverse music groups, Allmusic called him "a complete and utter musical visionary and a mind-blowing and standard-warping genius."

He has many producer or co-producer credits with artists such as John Zorn, Sepultura, Melvins, Melt-Banana and Kool Keith. He co-founded Ipecac Recordings with Greg Werckman in 1999, and has run the label since.

Biography

Early years

Patton was born and raised in Eureka, California, where he and his friends (including fellow long-time members Trey Spruance and Trevor Dunn) formed Mr. Bungle circa 1984. During the late 80s they recorded the cassette-only demos ''The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny'', ''Goddammit I Love America'', ''Bowel of Chiley'' and ''OU818'' (featuring tracks that would appear on their first Warner Brothers album).

Joining Faith No More

Patton joined Faith No More in January 1989 and filled the vocal void left by the recently-fired Chuck Mosley, who moved on to the band Cement.

Faith No More's ''The Real Thing'' was released later the same year. The album reached the top ten on the charts thanks largely to MTV's heavy rotation of the "Epic" music video (which featured Patton in a T-shirt promoting his own band Mr. Bungle).

In the United States, Faith No More would not again match the commercial success of ''The Real Thing''. After three more studio albums (''Angel Dust'', ''King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime'', and ''Album of the Year'') Faith No More officially disbanded in 1998.

When interviewed about his lyrical content with Faith No More, Patton responded, "I think that too many people think too much about my lyrics. I am more a person who works more with the sound of a word than with its meaning. Often I just choose the words because of the rhythm not because of the meaning".

Mr. Bungle and Beyond

During his time in Faith No More, Patton continued to work with Mr. Bungle. His success in mainstream rock and metal ultimately helped secure Mr. Bungle a record deal with Warner Bros. The band released a self-titled album (produced by John Zorn) in 1991, and the experimental ''Disco Volante'' in 1995. Their final album, ''California'', was released in 1999.

Patton's other projects included two solo albums in the Composer Series on John Zorn's Tzadik label (''Adult Themes for Voice'' in 1996 and ''Pranzo Oltranzista'' in 1997). He is a member of Hemophiliac, in which he performs vocal effects along with John Zorn on saxophone and Ikue Mori on laptop electronics. This group is billed as "improvisational music from the outer reaches of madness". He has also guested on Painkiller and Naked City recordings. He has appeared many times on other Tzadik releases with Zorn and others.

There have been several projects over the years featuring Patton that have not been officially released, although some live bootlegs do circulate. These projects include House of Discipline (with Bob Ostertag and Otomo Yoshihide), Moonraker (with Agata Ichirou of Melt-Banana, Buckethead and DJ Eddie Def), Christian Fennesz and Mike Patton, and Patton & Rahzel. Patton contributed vocals to the Team Sleep song ''Kool-Aid Party'', but the song did not make it onto the final album.

In 2004, Patton worked with Björk and the beat boxer Rahzel on her album, ''Medúlla''.

In 2005, Patton signed on to compose the soundtrack for the independent movie ''Pinion'', marking his debut scoring an American feature-length film. However, this had been held up in production and may be on the shelf permanently. His other film work includes portraying two major characters in the Steve Balderson film ''Firecracker''. He has also expressed his desire to compose for film director David Lynch.

In February 2006, Mike Patton performed an operatic piece, composed by Eyvind Kang, at Teatro di Modena in Italy. Patton sang alongside vocalist Jessika Kinney, and was accompanied by the Modern Brass Ensemble, Bologna Chamber Choir, and Alberto Capelli and Walter Zanetti on electric and acoustic guitars. Patton remarked that it was extremely challenging to project the voice without a microphone.

Patton's ''Peeping Tom'' album was released on May 30, 2006 on his own Ipecac label. The set was pieced together by swapping song files through the mail with collaborators like Norah Jones, Kool Keith and Massive Attack, Odd Nosdam, Jel, Doseone, Bebel Gilberto, Kid Koala, and Dub Trio.

In May 2007 he performed with an orchestra a few concerts in Italy, by the name of Mondo Cane, singing Italian oldies from the 50s and the 60s.

Mike also provided the voices of the monsters in the 2007 film ''I Am Legend'' starring Will Smith.

He is regarded as very hard-working. Faith No More keyboardist Roddy Bottum remarked about Patton "caffeine is the only drug he does", in reference to the Faith No More song "Caffeine" from the album ''Angel Dust'', which Patton wrote while in the middle of a sleep-deprivation experiment. He also worked on the Derrick Scocchera short film "A Perfect Place" for the score/soundtrack, which is longer than the film itself.

In December 2008 along with Melvins, Patton co-curated an edition of the All Tomorrow's Parties Nightmare Before Christmas festival. Patton chose half of the lineup and performed the album ''The Director's Cut'' in its entirety with Fantômas. Patton also appeared as Rikki Kixx in the Adult Swim show ''Metalocalypse'' in a special 2 part episode on August 24.

In 2009 Patton created the soundtrack to the movie ''Crank: High Voltage''. He also performed vocals on the track "Lost Weekend" by The Qemists.

On May 4, 2010 ''Mondo Cane'', where Patton worked live with a 30-piece orchestra, was released by Ipecac Recordings. The album was co-produced and arranged by Daniele Luppi.

"Recorded at a series of European performances including an outdoor concert in a Northern Italian piazza, the CD features traditional Italian pop songs as well as a rendition of Ennio Morricone's 'Deep Down'."

Video game involvement

Patton is known to be an avid video game player. In 2007, he provided the voice of the eponymous force in the video game ''The Darkness'', working alongside Kirk Acevedo, Lauren Ambrose and Dwight Schultz. Record label Ipecac Recordings have confirmed he will reprise the role in The Darkness II in 2011.

He also had a minor role in Valve Corporation's 2007 release ''Portal'' as the voice of the Anger Sphere in the final confrontation with the insane supercomputer, GLaDOS. He has another role in the Valve title ''Left 4 Dead'', voicing the majority of the infected zombies. He also voiced Nathan "Rad" Spencer, the main character in Capcom's 2009 video game ''Bionic Commando'', a sequel of their classic NES title.

Faith No More reunion

In February 2009, Faith No More announced that they were reforming for a tour and possibly new material, first as a footnote on a blurb for Patton's score for ''Crank: High Voltage'' and later as an official announcement on fnm.com. Their first gig on the road again was at the Brixton O2 Academy in London, where 1990's ''Live at the Brixton Academy'' was recorded, on June 10, 2009. They have played as one of three headliners at The Download Festival 2009, in Castle Donington, which was Faith No More's first time at the festival. At the festival they covered "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga with Patton mimicking her vocal style. Bassist Billy Gould has also stated that an American tour is "not out of the question". In June 2009 Faith No More announced that they will be headlining the NME stage at Reading & Leeds festival. On July 4, Faith No More performed a concert together at the Open'er festival in Kosakowo Airport near Gdynia, Poland.

Faith No More also played the large Roskilde Festival near the city of Roskilde, Denmark. Faith No More also performed in Portugal in Optimus Alive'10, where Mike Patton sang one song, "Evidence", completely in Portuguese. They had already played the same song completely in Italian on June 14, 2009, at the Rock in Idro Festival in Milan. 12 August 2009 was the date for FNM's first Turkish live appreance in Istanbul. Faith No More headlined the Australian Soundwave Festival in 2010. On the 27th of August 2009, Faith No More played in the Olympia Theatre in Dublin, Ireland and were supported by local band Adebisi Shank.

On September 1, 2009 Faith No More played at Israel Trade Fairs & Convention Center in Tel Aviv, Israel, supported by Monotonix and Dinosaur Jr. August 2009 Faith No More headlined the Radio 1/NME Stage at both Leeds & Reading Festival where they played the theme tune to popular UK Soap Eastenders as part of their setlist.

Most of the summer shows started with a cover of the song "Reunited" by Peaches & Herb.

Faith No More is still together as of July 2011.

Reactions to fame

Patton has garnered critical praise and has been made a heavy metal icon; however, Patton's reaction to this fame has been unconventional. He has acted irreverently towards the music industry, and expressed his distaste for the infamous lifestyles of rock stars. In a 1995 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, he stated: "It's hard to see as much as you'd like to with our schedule on the road, but it's harder to do coke and fuck whores every night. Now that's a full time job." His attitude towards popular music is also evident in his songwriting, as Allmusic critic Cammila Albertson writes: "When Patton sings 'Roll it up and smoke it again/Bottoms up and drink it again/ Fix it up and shoot it again/ I can't believe I did it again,' (Mojo by Peeping Tom) he is keenly aware of the way it sounds for such an avant-garde composer as himself to recite perfect rock & roll cliches. His lyrics mock the self-important coolness of the music industry and self parody his own place in it." His contempt for the over-the-top antics of figures in popular music is often cited as the main reason that Patton has always been so guarded about his privacy and personal life. On the other hand, Mike Patton has stated that he enjoyed his time in Faith No More:

Personal life

Patton married Italian artist Titi Zuccatosta in 1994. They separated in 2001. During an appearance on the radio show, LOVELINE (Listen), Patton said that it was a case of two people wanting different things and hinted that his excessive work habits may have been a factor. "It's very hard. It's a daily struggle", he commented in regards to the rigors of juggling a busy music career and a marriage. "It had to happen... Even though we knew each other really well when we got married, it doesn't get easier." He later added, "We're trying this. See what happens. There's still hope." Patton used to own a home in Bologna, Italy (which he sold around the time of the break-up), and speaks fluent Italian. He was interviewed by music journalist Lucas H. Gordon and the answers were given by Patton in Italian.

Patton's right hand is permanently numb from an on-stage incident during his third concert with Faith No More, where he accidentally cut himself on a broken bottle and severed the tendons and nerves in his hand. He can use his hand, but he has no feeling in it (despite his doctor telling him the opposite would happen).

Discography

Filmography

1990 - ''Live at the Brixton Academy, London: You Fat Bastards'' by Faith No More (VHS)

1993 - Video Croissant by Faith No More (VHS)

1993 - Video Macumba - Short film compiled by Mike Patton containing abstract and extreme footage

1998 - Who Cares a Lot: Greatest Videos by Faith No More (VHS)

2002 - ''A Bookshelf on Top of the Sky: 12 Stories About John Zorn''

2004 - The Inner or Deep Part of an Animal or Plant Structure by Björk

2004 - ''Wamego: Making Movies Anywhere'' - Documentary on the making of ''Firecracker''

2005 - ''Firecracker'' - Frank/David

2006 - Live at the Brixton Academy, London: You Fat Bastards/Who Cares a Lot?: The Greatest Videos by Faith No More (double disc DVD compilation of previously released VHS titles)

2007 - ''Kaada/Patton Live'' - Live performance DVD

2007 - ''I Am Legend'' - Creature Vocals (voice) (credited as Michael A. Patton)

2008 - ''A Perfect Place'' - Short film soundtrack by Patton (Released with film as CD/DVD special edition)

2008 - ''Live From London 2006'' - Live DVD release of a performance by the Fantomas Melvins Big Band in London on May 1, 2006

2008 - Metalocalypse'' - Patton voices the character of reformed rocker Rikki Kixx on episodes "Snakes N Barrels II" part one and part two. This special 2 part, half hour presentation aired on The Cartoon Network August 24, 2008.

2009 - ''Crank: High Voltage'' - Film Score

2010 - ''Bunraku'' - Narrator

Video games

2007 - ''The Darkness'' - Voice of The Darkness (Starbreeze Studios)

2007 - ''Portal'' - Voice of the Anger Sphere (Valve Software)

2008 - ''Left 4 Dead'' - Infected voices (Valve Software)

2009 - ''Bionic Commando'' - Voice of Nathan Spencer - the Bionic Commando (Capcom)

2009 - ''Left 4 Dead 2'' - Infected voices (Valve Software)

2011 - ''The Darkness 2'' - Voice of The Darkness (Digital Extremes)

References

Zorn, John, ed. (2000). ''Arcana: Musicians on Music''. New York: Granary Books/Hips Road. ISBN 1-887123-27-X.

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External links

Ipecac Recordings

Music Videos

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