Owen Pallett Drops Final Fantasy Name
Owen Pallett goes back to original name after trademark infringement charge.
Violinist Owen Pallett has been going by Final Fantasy for his past two solo records but for his next release Heartland, expected to be out in January, he's going back to Owen. Pallett took his name from the famous RPG video game series Final Fantasy in 2004 when he started playing violin and keyboards as a part of his solo career. In his letter to the press this morning Pallett said, "Although it was essentially a solo project, I named the band Final Fantasy, as the experience--and the tone of the material--was reminiscent of the hours and hours I had spent as an adolescent playing those epic JRPGs [Japanese Role Playing games]." It was really only a matter of time before Square/Enix slapped him with a trademark infringement. Instead of fighting the ruling Pallett volunatarily dropped the name. Pallett's reasoning behind the decision is pretty solid. "In the new year, my record Heartland is coming out, and it is my first to be released in many territories, including Japan. With this in mind, I feel it is in my own best interests to definitively distinguish my music from Square/Enix's games." His upcoming album Heartland will release under Owen Pallett on January 12th, 2010.
Posted by Amy Dittmeier on Dec 18, 2009 @ 11:00 am
