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Calm Down (EP)
''Calm Down'' is the debut extended play from Australian electronic DJ and producer Alison Wonderland. In an interview with ''Beat Magazine'', Wonderland said, "I wrote all of those songs in a week. I had this huge burst of creativity, got really inspired and just wrote them all." It was released on 27 June 2014 via EMI Music Australia. Critical reception Steph Payton from ''The AU Review'' gave the EP 9.7 out of 10, saying: "Before even reaching the one minute mark of the first track on Alison Wonderland's debut EP ''Calm Down'' you know this is the one you have been waiting for. Wonderland has packed everything that makes her live shows instant sell out's into five incredible songs. Powerful bass, stunning vocals and exciting samples." Stephanie Tell from ''The Music'' gave the EP 3.5 out of 5, saying: "Drawing heavily on Flume, The Knife and M.I.A., Alison Wonderland's ultra-hip ''Calm Down'' has a split personality; straddling trashy club and clever EDM. Either way, liste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alison Wonderland
Alexandra Margo Sholler (born 27 September 1986), known professionally as Alison Wonderland, is an Australian electronic dance music producer, DJ, and singer. Her debut album, ''Run'', was released on 20 March 2015, which peaked at No. 6 on the ARIA Albums Chart and was certified gold by ARIA. Her second album, ''Awake'', debuted at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Dance/Electronic Albums. She was listed at No. 96 on ''DJ Mag''s Top 100 DJs in October 2018. She is also the highest billed female DJ in Coachella history. Outside of being well-known for her music, she is outspoken about her support for mental health and frequently shares her experiences with her fans. Personal life Early years Alison Wonderland was born as Alexandra Sholler in 1986. Note: For additional work user may have to select 'Search again' and then 'Enter a title:' or 'Performer:' Note: celebrates her 31st birthday. Note: celebrates her 30th birthday. She is of Croatian descent. She grew up in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run (Alison Wonderland Album)
''Run'' is the debut studio album from Australian electronic DJ and Producer Alison Wonderland. It was released on 20 March 2015 via EMI Music Australia. The album features 3 singles; "U Don't Know" featuring Wayne Coyne, "Run" and "Games". A deluxe edition of the album featuring remixes of the four singles and her debut single "Get Ready", was released on 30 October 2015. At the J Awards of 2015, the album was nominated for Australian Album of the Year. Promotion Alison Wonderland toured North America in 2015, including a set at Coachella. The Hermitude remix of "Games" and the Dre Skull remix of "Games" which features Konshens were released as promotional singles for the album. In addition, "Run" appears on the soundtrack for the 2015 reboot of Need for Speed. During a string of interviews that occurred in March and April 2015 as part of promotion for Run, Wonderland said to ''The Vine'' that the final track on the standard edition of the album titled "Already Gone" featurin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want U
"I Want U" is a song by Australian electronic DJ and Producer Alison Wonderland. It was released on 2 May 2014 as the lead single from Wonderland's debut extended play studio album, '' Calm Down''. The song peaked at number 38 in Australia and was certified gold in 2016, then platinum in 2018. It was also featured in the video games ''NBA 2K17'', ''Forza Horizon 3'', and '' Audica''. This song was then recently featured on the Netflix television show "The Haunting of Hill House". Reception Lachlan Kanoniuk from Beat Magazine described the song as "a tidy banger that doesn't shatter new ground, but hits the crest of previous years' wave of trends." Greg Moskovitch from Music Feed said " t'sdestined to be one of the anthems of season for dance floors nationwide." Stephanie Tell from The Music said the song "is a scintillating beast with a solid, satisfying breakdown to boot." Everett True from The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electronic Music
Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroacoustic music). Pure electronic instruments depended entirely on circuitry-based sound generation, for instance using devices such as an electronic oscillator, theremin, or synthesizer. Electromechanical instruments can have mechanical parts such as strings, hammers, and electric elements including magnetic pickups, power amplifiers and loudspeakers. Such electromechanical devices include the telharmonium, Hammond organ, electric piano and the electric guitar."The stuff of electronic music is electrically produced or modified sounds. ... two basic definitions will help put some of the historical discussion in its place: purely electronic music versus electroacoustic music" ()Electroacoustic music may also use electronic effect units to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
EMI Music Australia
EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd (called EMI Music Australia until May 2013) is an Australian imprint of Universal Music Australia, formerly a subsidiary label of EMI Recordings Ltd and, between 1979 and 1996, that of Thorn EMI. It is Australia's largest major dance music label as well it was one of Australia's largest major labels overall until the Universal acquisition. Corporate headquarters are located in Sydney, Australia. History EMI Recorded Music Australia Pty Ltd has its origins as the local branch of The Gramophone Company in 1925. Together with other labels taken over by RCA Corporation it became EMI in 1931 with the local branch in Australia known as The Gramophone Co. (Australia). According to Australian music commentator, Duncan Kimball, "the vast majority of jazz and dance records released here between the two world wars were by British artists and orchestras." In 1949 the branch was incorporated as EMI (Australia) Pty Ltd and was headquartered in Sydney as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flume (musician)
Harley Edward Streten (born 5 November 1991), known professionally as Flume, is an Australian DJ and music producer. He is regarded as a pioneer of future bass who helped popularise the genre. His self-titled debut studio album, ''Flume'', was released in 2012 to positive reviews, topping the ARIA Albums Chart and reaching double-platinum accreditation in Australia. Flume has remixed songs from such artists as Lorde, Sam Smith, Arcade Fire, Hermitude and Disclosure. His second studio album, ''Skin'', was released in 2016, again topping the ARIA Albums Chart. The album won the Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. The album gained international recognition from the album's first single, " Never Be like You", which was nominated for Best Dance Recording. After the release of ''Skin'', Flume released ''Skin Companion EP 1'' in November 2016 and ''Skin Companion EP 2'' in February 2017 as the album's B-side EPs. In 2019, he released a mixtape, ''Hi This Is Flume'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Renowned For Sound
''Renowned for Sound'' is an Australian online magazine An online magazine is a magazine published on the Internet, through bulletin board systems and other forms of public computer networks. One of the first magazines to convert from a print magazine format to being online only was the computer mag ... that publishes music reviews, articles, and interviews with artists. The website was founded on 1 March 2013 by Australian music journalist Brendon Veevers and technical director Robert Lee. Rating system ''Renowned for Sound'' operates a simple five-star rating system, starting at 1 and allowing for intervals. Users are not allowed to vote. References External linksOfficial Website Australian music websites [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ARIA Charts
The ARIA Charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling songs and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA became the official Australian music chart in June 1988, succeeding the Kent Music Report, which had been Australia's national music sales charts since 1974. History The ''Go-Set'' charts were Australia's first national singles and albums charts, published from 5 October 1966 until 24 August 1974. Succeeding ''Go-Set'', the Kent Music Report began issuing the national top 100 charts in Australia from May 1974. The compiler, David Kent, also published Australia's national charts from 1940 to 1974 in a retrospective fashion using state-based data. In mid-1983, the Australian Recording Industry Association commenced licensing the Kent Music Report chart. The first printed national top 50 chart available in record stores, branded the ''Countdown'' chart, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Recording Certification
Music recording certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording, recording has shipped, sold, or streamed a certain number of units. The threshold quantity varies by type (such as album, single, music video) and by nation or territory (see List of music recording certifications). Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after precious materials (gold, platinum and diamond). The threshold required for these awards depends upon the population of the territory where the recording is released. Typically, they are awarded only to international releases and are awarded individually for each country where the album is sold. Different sales levels, some perhaps 10 times greater than others, may exist for different music media (for example: videos versus albums, singles, or music download). History The original gold and silver record awards were presented to artists by their own record companies to publicize t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djemba Djemba
Andrew Swanson (born August 4, 1987), better known by his stage name, Djemba Djemba, is an American multi-platinum record producer of Pop, EDM and bass music, from Fairfield, IA. Notable works include "Elastic Heart" and " Gangsta". He has produced for Major Lazer, Alison Wonderland, Elijah Blake, Justin Bieber, Lu Han, Britney Spears, Sia, Madonna, and Kehlani Kehlani Ashley Parrish (born April 24, 1995) is an American singer, songwriter, and dancer. Kehlani is originally from Oakland, California, and achieved initial fame as a member of the teen group Poplyfe in 2011. In 2014, Kehlani released the .... He also makes music aMagic in the Rain Songwriting and other appearances References External links * 1987 births Living people American electronic musicians American dance musicians People from Los Angeles Musicians from Los Angeles American hip hop record producers 21st-century American musicians Record producers from California {{US-music-bio-s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music Download
A music download (commonly referred to as a digital download) is the digital transfer of music via the Internet into a device capable of decoding and playing it, such as a personal computer, portable media player, MP3 player or smartphone. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyrighted material without permission or legal payment. According to a Nielsen report, downloadable music accounted for 55.9 percent of all music sales in the US in 2012."All music sales" refers to albums plus track equivalent albums. A track equivalent album equates to 10 tracks. By the beginning of 2011, Apple's iTunes Store alone made 1.1 billion of revenue in the first quarter of its fiscal year. Music downloads are typically encoded with modified discrete cosine transform (MDCT) audio data compression, particularly the Advanced Audio Coding (AAC) format used by iTunes as well as the MP3 audio coding format. Online music store Paid downloads are sometimes encoded with d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
