Social Repose Informations

Richard M. Giese, known professionally as Social Repose, is an American singer, songwriter and YouTube personality.

Richie Giese began his YouTube channel, Social Repose in April 2011, where he uploaded his original music. He later began posting vlogs, cover songs, comedy sketches and other content. As time progressed, Giese began posting barbershop-style a capella covers as well as loop covers and more humorous music content, while still continuing to upload his original music. His other music content includes videos of him performing songs in other genres,making songs from other Youtuber's Tweets and singing while inhaling helium. Other than music-related content, Social Repose also uploads reaction videos, which he titles "Goth reacts", and surreal artistic videos. His YouTube channel currently has over 1 million subscribers.

When performing, he wears a distinct outfit that includes mechanical wings, face paint and a headdress that resembles a native American war bonnet. Richie progressively adds new components to his outfit, which he tends to get custom-made. He claims that the outfit is meant to be memorable and garner attention to his music. Richie likes to describe his style as "alternative."

Prior to 2015, Social Repose made emo electronic and synth-pop music which he released independently through Youtube and Bandcamp.

Richie began his musical career in 2011 making synth-pop music. His first song "Helium House" was made while Giese was in film school. The accompanying video is the first upload on his Youtube Channel. The song was included on his first album, Paradise. Richie regards this portion of his career as "cringey."

In 2013, Social Repose started making EDM songs. Reckless Closure was his first EDM album. Giese released an EP titled Crazy Manic Love, which includes a song of the same name.

His debut album, Yalta, was released in 2015. This album was the first to feature a new completely new style than what Richie had released prior and was a "transitional record" for him. This album's genre is considered Alternative or Indie and has been compared to the sounds of Owl City and Panic! at the Disco.Yalta has been described as a "a well crafted declaration of inner strength and self confidence and individuality"

Social Repose has collaborated with musician BryanStars on an a capella cover of Bring Me the Horizon's "Follow You."

Social Repose released a song called "Filthy Pride" in 2016 as a single before being included on his EP, Empress. He wrote the rest of the EP around "Filthy Pride" because he felt like the theme of the song needed to be expanded on. Richie wanted Empress to have the same dark, atmospheric sound as Yalta. He released a music video for his song "Villain", which served as the second track on the EP.

Giese embarked on the Empress Tour, spanning the southern and mid-west United States. Hotel Books and The Funeral Portrait served as support. The tour then went overseas to the United Kingdom and Europe, with One-Eyed Doll.

In 2018, Social Repose's cover of "You Should See Me in a Crown" was featured on Glamour magazine's YouTube channel where it was watched by Billie Eilish. Eilish complimented him on his talent and regarded the video as "impressive".

Social Repose is scheduled to travel across the US during Fall 2019 on the Twenty-Ninescene Tour with Secret Tree Fort and Johnnie Guilbert.

Giese's sophomore album, Calamity, is set to be released in 2019.

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