Jimi Shields (born James J. Shields; 1967), is an Irish architect and musician. He was a member of 1990s indie rock group Rollerskate Skinny. He formed the band the Wounded Knees with former

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based landscape architecture and garden design practice.

Personal life

Shields is one of five siblings born to a mother who worked as a nurse and a food-industry executive father. The family immigrated to Dublin when he was a child. My Bloody Valentine leader Kevin Shields is his older brother and shoe designer

Eileen Shields Eileen Shields (born ) is a footwear designer and owner of the ''EILEEN SHIELDS'' label and the Dublin-based store/gallery "5 Scarlet Row". Shield's shoe designs have been worn by a number of celebrities, including Eva Longoria's character on ''D ...

is his younger sister. Shields is a graduate of

Technological University Dublin Technological University Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Teicneolaíochta Bhaile Átha Cliath) or TU Dublin is Ireland's first technological university, established on 1 January 2019, and with a history stretching back to 1887 through the amalgamated Du ...

– Bolton Street.Designs On Your Garden
Shields has three daughters with wife and partner Maria Vlahos.

Musical career

Shields started playing drums as a teenager with lessons from Brian Downey of

Thin Lizzy Thin Lizzy are an Irish hard rock band formed in Dublin in 1969. Their music reflects a wide range of influences, including blues, soul music, psychedelic rock and traditional Irish folk music, but is generally classified as hard rock or s ...

. Shields went on to form Rollerskate Skinny with members of the band Shake in 1991 as guitarist/drummer/vocalist. He played on, co-produced and wrote much of their debut 1993 '' Shoulder Voices'' LP, as well as on the ''Novice'' (1992), ''Trophy'' (1993), and ''Threshold'' (1994) EPs. He wrote and recorded a song with Mercury Rev's David Baker for his Shady project in 1994. Shields left Rollerskake Skinny in 1994 and moved from Dublin to Chicago. While in Chicago, he formed Lotus Crown, and released ''Chokin' on the Jokes'' on Reprise Records in 1997. In 2002 Shields worked with Martina Topley-Bird as touring drummer and In 2008, with the Wounded Knees, he released the "All Rise" EP on limited-edition 10" brown vinyl featuring

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and played a string of tour dates supporting Dinosaur Jr. Shields later recorded drum sessions with brother Kevin Shields for sampling purposes on My Bloody Valentine's 2013 release mbv.

TTT (thirtythreetrees)

Established in 2004 by Jimi Shields + Maria Vlahos, TTT is a multi-disciplinary design practice, based in Dublin City, with a particular emphasis on landscape architecture and garden design installations. TTT have completed several award winning projects; including awards from the

Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland The Royal Institute of the Architects of Ireland ( ga, Institiúid Ríoga Ailtirí na hÉireann) founded in 1839, is the "competent authority for architects and professional body for Architecture in the Republic of Ireland." The RIAI's purpose ...

, the Architectural Association of Ireland and a nomination for the

European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture The European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award is a prize given biennially by the European Union and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe, Barcelona, 'to acknowledge and reward quality architectural production in ...

– Mies van der Rohe Award in 2017. TTT have exhibited at the

Venice Biennale of Architecture Venice Biennale of Architecture (in Italian Mostra di Architettura di Venezia) is an international exhibition of architecture from nations around the world, held in Venice, Italy, every other year. It was held on even years until 2018, but 202 ...

, in 2010, with dePaor Architects. The practice also undertakes temporary for artwork installations. TTT were awarded the Arts Council Architecture Project Award in 2011 and were awarded the first affiliate memberships to the Irish Landscape Institute in 2009. Jimi Shields, graduate of the Dublin School of Architecture (TU Dublin), has been invited to speak and teach at various universities and events including, UCD School of Architecture, UCD School of Landscape Architecture, Dublin School of Architecture (TU Dublin), Queens University Belfast and UCC School of Architecture, PechaKucha Dublin, the Royal Institute of Architects of Ireland and the Architectural Association of Ireland. Shields has also written for various publications.

References

External links

TTT (thirtythreetrees) WebsiteMerrion SquareThe Wounded Knees' MySpace ProfileAAI Podcast, Jimi Shields interview
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