Isaiah "Ikey" Owens
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Birth name | Randolph Isaiah Owens |
Born | December 1, 1974 |
Origin | Long Beach, California, U.S. |
Died | October 14, 2014 Cholula, Puebla, Mexico | (aged 39)
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Years active | 1996–2014 |
Randolph Isaiah "Ikey" Owens (December 1, 1974 – October 14, 2014) was an American keyboardist known for his work with The Mars Volta, Jack White and an array of bands from the Long Beach music scene.
Biography
He notably performed as a member of
Owens was also very active outside the Mars Volta. Beginning in 2002, Owens wrote and recorded solo material under the moniker
Owens later became part of
Death
On October 14, 2014, Owens was found dead due to a heart attack
Discography
Solo
- Looking for Lauryn Hill In Lakewood as Isaiah Ikey Owens (July 27, 2010, as download on iTunes)
With Free Moral Agents
- Everybody's Favorite Weapon (2004)
- The Special 12 Singles Series(2005 as 7-inch vinyl) (October 3, 2006, as download on iTunes [Special Twelve Singles Series])
- Momma's Gun Club Vol. 1 (2006 as download on AlphaPup) (February 27, 2007, as download on iTunes)
- Looking for Lauryn Hill in Lakewood (May 2007 as download on AlphaPup)
- Free Moral Agents 7-inch EP (September 9, 2008, on clear red vinyl, limited to 300 copies)
- Free Moral Agents 10-inch single "North Is Red" b/w Tony Allen remix (2009)
- Control This formerly The Honey in the Carcass of the Lion (September 28, 2010)
With Look Daggers
- That Look – EP (2006)
- The Patience – EP (2007)
- Suffer in Style– LP (2008)
With De Facto
- How Do You Dub? You Fight For Dub, You Plug Dub InEP (1999/2001)
- 456132015 EP (2001)
- Megaton Shotblast LP (2001)
- Légende du Scorpion à Quatre Queues LP (2001)
With The Mars Volta
- Tremulant – EP (2002)
- De-Loused in the Comatorium – LP (2003)
- Live – EP (2003)
- Frances the Mute – LP (2005)
- Scabdates – LP (2005)
- Amputechture – LP (2006)
- The Bedlam in Goliath – LP (2008)
- Octahedron – LP (2009) – credited but did not actually play on the album
Guest appearances
- Turn the Radio Off – Reel Big Fish (1996)
- Forget the World – The Hippos (1997)
- Second-hand Smoke – Sublime (1997)
- "Audio Satellite" – Teen Heroes (1998)
- A Manual Dexterity: Soundtrack Volume 1 – Omar Rodríguez-López(2004)
- Saul Williams – Saul Williams (2004)
- Shifting Gears – Z-Trip(2005)
- Blood Mountain – Mastodon (2006)
- DJ Nobody(2006)
- Wednesday: Modern Folk and Blues – Bob Forrest (2006)
- Patent Pending – Heavens (2006)
- The Moreye – the Visionaries(2006)
- Flight of the Bass Delegate – The Jai-Alai Savant (2007)
- RoadKillOvercoat – Busdriver (2007)
- El-P(2007)
- The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! – Saul Williams (2007)
- Imaginary Foe – Reason To Rebel (2009)
- Ctrl Alt Delete – Free the Robots(2010)
- Cancer 4 Cure – El-P (2012)
- Jack White(2012)
- Venus Breakdown EP – Milk+ (2012)
- "Creation's Finest" – Mother's Cake (2012)
- Band on Wire – Milk+ (2013)
- Run The Jewels(2013)
- Chris Schlarb – Psychic Temple II (2013)
- Rival Sons – Great Western Valkyrie (2014)
- Lazaretto – Jack White (2014)
- Strange Planes of Surveillance – Buzzmutt (2014)
- Once More 'Round the Sun – Mastodon (2014)
- Run The Jewels(2014)
- Arañas en La Sombra – Omar Rodríguez-López(2016)
- Breaking Careless Beds – The Harms "She Turns" EP (2014)
- When I See You – The Harms "She Turns" EP (2014)<https://theharms.bandcamp.com>
As producer
- "Various Artists(1999)
- "Hello Doctor" – Gravy Train!!!
- Dusty Rhodes & The River Band(2007)
- Look Daggers(2008)
- A Future to Kill the Habits on the Witch's Tongue – Mode 2008
- "S/T ep" – Crystal Antlers
- "All the Colors" – Greater California 2009
- "Control This" – Free Moral Agents 2010
- Family E.P' – Wolf Magic 2010
- Jeminism II – MIJA 2010
- Innermachine – The Terrapin 2011
- Houses of Joy – Meladora 2011
- Store Bought Roses – Mode 2011
- Smile Trials – Chase Frank 2011
- She Turns – The Harms 2014
- Midnight Makeup – Melvoy 2011
- Boyfrndz – Boyfrndz EP 2011
- War To Head – Ape Machine 2011
- Holophrase2012
- Massa Confusa – Rubedo 2012
- "Mary Amygdala" – True Aristocrats (2012)
- Mangled by the Machine – Ape Machine 2013
- Band on Wire – Milk+ (2013)
- Buzzmutt – Strange Planes of Surveillance 2014
- Love Is The Answer – Rubedo 2013
- Summer High- Various Blonde 2014
- SoCal Tennis Pros[7][8][9] – MMXV 2014 released on YouTube
- Disfrutalo! - Disfrutalo! 2014
Wheelchair Sports Camp - No Big Deal 2016
References
- ^ a b Ziegler, Chris (April 18, 2007). "From Long Beach to Mars Volta & Beyond". The District. Retrieved April 12, 2009.
- ^ "Juan Alderete Twitter". Retrieved July 2, 2011.
- ^ "r/tabled – [Table] IAmA: Bassist for The Mars Volta – Juan Alderete". reddit. August 2, 2012. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- ^ Consequence of Sound. Townsquare Music. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ Viveros, Ozair (October 14, 2014). "Fallece tecladista de Jack White en hotel Camino Real de Puebla". Periodico Digital. Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ "Isaiah 'Ikey' Owens, Jack White's keyboardist, dies aged 38". BBC News. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ "Pepe and Ybra: S01E06 Carlos Torres, Recording with Ikey Owens (Jack White, The Mars Volta), Punk and Latin Rock Music | Grief Observed, Soulmates, Alcoholism on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
- ^ S01E06 Carlos Torres, Ikey Owens (Jack White, The Mars Volta) Punk & Latin Rock | Grief & Alcoholism, retrieved June 21, 2021
- ^ "Carlos Torres, Ikey Owens (Jack White, The Mars Volta) Punk & Latin Rock | Grief & Alcoholism". Retrieved June 21, 2021.