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Craig Bernard
Craig Bernard is a Canadian film director and executive producer. He is best known for his music videos for musical groups such as Disturbed, Stone Sour, Avicii, Bruno Mars, and Grouplove, along with his work in the VR space. In 2003, Bernard received two separate nominations for The Juno Award’s Video of The Year, for his videos for David Usher’s “ Black Black Heart” and Danko Jones’ “Lovercall”. Career Bernard studied English at the University of Toronto, then worked as a concert photographer in Vancouver. After becoming involved with production and writing treatments for several productions, he directed his first music video in 2001 for the Canadian band Jersey. In 2003, Bernard received two separate nominations for The Juno Award’s Video of The Year, for his videos for David Usher’s “ Black Black Heart” and Danko Jones’ “Lovercall”. Most recently, Bernard directed the music video for Disturbed’s “ The Light”. Bernard later transitioned from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Toronto
The University of Toronto (UToronto or U of T) is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, located on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada. Originally controlled by the Church of England, the university assumed its present name in 1850 upon becoming a secular institution. As a collegiate university, it comprises eleven colleges each with substantial autonomy on financial and institutional affairs and significant differences in character and history. The university maintains three campuses, the oldest of which, St. George, is located in downtown Toronto. The other two satellite campuses are located in Scarborough and Mississauga. The University of Toronto offers over 700 undergraduate and 200 graduate programs. In all major rankings, the university consistently ranks in the top ten public universities in the world and as the top university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Korn (band)
Korn (stylized as KoЯn, or occasionally KoRn) is an American nu metal band from Bakersfield, California, formed in 1993. The band is notable for pioneering the nu metal genre and bringing it into the mainstream. Originally formed in 1993 by three members of the band L.A.P.D., Korn's current lineup features founding members James "Munky" Shaffer (guitar); Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu (bass); Brian "Head" Welch (guitar, backing vocals); and Jonathan Davis (lead vocals, bagpipes), with the addition of Ray Luzier (drums) in 2007, replacing the band's first drummer David Silveria. Korn made a demo tape, ''Neidermayer's Mind'', in 1993, which was distributed free to record companies and on request to members of the public. Their debut album ''Korn'' was released in 1994, followed by '' Life Is Peachy'' in 1996. The band first experienced mainstream success with '' Follow the Leader'' (1998) and '' Issues'' (1999), both of which debuted at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colbie Caillat
Colbie Marie Caillat (; born May 28, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter. She rose to fame through social networking website Myspace. At that time, she was the number one unsigned artist of her genre. After signing with Universal Republic Records, she released her debut album, '' Coco'', in July 2007. The album included the hit singles " Bubbly" and " Realize", and has sold 2,060,000 copies in the US, and is certified 2× Platinum. In 2008, she recorded a duet with Jason Mraz, " Lucky", which won a Grammy Award. In August 2009 she released '' Breakthrough'', her second album, which became her first album to debut at number one on the ''Billboard'' 200. It has been certified gold by the RIAA. ''Breakthrough'' was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2010 Grammy Awards. She was also part of the group that won Album of the Year at the 2010 Grammy Awards for her featured vocals and writing on Taylor Swift's ''Fearless'' album. In July 2011, she released her third studio a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hey Brother
"Hey Brother" is a dance song by Swedish DJ and record producer Avicii from his debut studio album, ''True'' (2013). American bluegrass singer Dan Tyminski provides vocals for the track. It was written by Avicii, Ash Pournouri, Salem Al Fakir, Vincent Pontare and Veronica Maggio. "Hey Brother" sees Avicii giving his brother advice. The song, which serves as the album's third single, was solicited to Australian radio on 9 October 2013 and later released on 28 October 2013 in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. In March 2014, a version of the track remixed by Avicii himself was released on his remix album ''True'' (Avicii by Avicii), this time featuring new vocals from singer Salem Al Fakir. Composition The song is written in the key of G minor, at a tempo in common time of 125 beats per minute. The song is in 4-4 time signature, with a 2-4 measure during parts of the chorus. Lyric video On 1 November 2013, the lyric video for "Hey Brother" was released onto YouTube by AviciiOffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chromeo
Chromeo is a Canadian electro-funk duo from Montreal, formed in 2002 by musicians David "Dave 1" Macklovitch and Patrick "P-Thugg" Gemayel. Their sound draws from blue-eyed soul, dance music, rock, synth-pop, disco and funk. , the band has released five studio albums, with three of them hitting the Billboard 200 charts. In 2018, Chromeo received their first Grammy Award nomination for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical in the 61st Grammy Awards for their album ''Head over Heels''. History The duo met in the mid-1990s at Collège Stanislas in Montreal. Speaking on their different ethnic backgrounds, the two jokingly describe themselves as "the only successful Arab/Jewish partnership since the dawn of human culture." Around the time when they were both 15, Macklovitch joined Gemayel's band. During this time, Macklovitch's younger brother A-Trak (of Duck Sauce) started winning the Disco Mix Club Championships, becoming World Champion in 1997. After the band, Dave 1 and P-Thug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaskade
Ryan Gary Raddon (born February 25, 1971), better known by his stage name Kaskade, is an American DJ, record producer and remixer. ''DJ Times'' voted Kaskade "America's Best DJ" in 2011 and 2013. ''DJ Mag'' named Kaskade fifty-first on its 2009 list of Top 100 DJs. Early life Born in Chicago, Kaskade grew up in nearby Northbrook and attended Glenbrook North High School. As a teenager, he would shop for music at Gramaphone Records on Clark Street in Chicago. His brother, Rich Raddon, became an entrepreneur and film producer. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah from 1989 to 1990, working on his DJ skills in his dorm room. At age 19, Raddon served a two-year full-time mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Japan. Following his mission, in 1992, he moved to Salt Lake City to attend the University of Utah, eventually graduating with a degree in communications. While attending school, Kaskade and his close friend Jodi Call ran a record store ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You're A Germ
"You're a Germ" is a song by English alternative rock band Wolf Alice. It was released on 10 June 2015 as the third single from their debut studio album, '' My Love Is Cool''. Background and release Wolf Alice announced "You're a Germ" as '' My Love Is Cool''s third single on 10 June 2015. In an interview with ''Consequence of Sound'', bassist Theo Ellis described the song as "the spark to some of our first mosh pits and holds a solid place in our hearts as one of our older songs." In popular culture "You're a Germ" is featured in an episode of '' The Royals''. Track listing *UK 7" single # You're a Germ # Baby Ain't Made of China Personnel Credits adapted from the liner notes of "You're a Germ". * Mike Crossey Mike Crossey (born 1979) is a Northern Irish record producer, songwriter, and mixing engineer. He produced the debut single by Arctic Monkeys, collaborating with them over two albums. He is known for his ongoing relationship with The 1975 in ad ... – production, mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wolf Alice
Wolf Alice are an English rock band from London, England. Formed in 2010 as an acoustic duo comprising singer Ellie Rowsell and guitarist Joff Oddie, Wolf Alice have also featured bassist Theo Ellis and drummer Joel Amey since 2012. Wolf Alice played their first gig at Highbury Garage, December 2010 supporting April in the Shade, after Rowsell and Oddie met the band at an open mic at the Hope and Anchor, Islington. They released their debut single " Fluffy" in February 2013 and followed it with " Bros" in May. They released their debut EP '' Blush'' in October, and its follow-up '' Creature Songs'' in May 2014. In February 2015, the band released the lead single "Giant Peach" from their debut album '' My Love Is Cool'', which was released in June 2015. It includes their 2014 single "Moaning Lisa Smile", which peaked at number nine on US ''Billboard''s Alternative Songs chart in August 2015, and was nominated for the 2016 Grammy Award for Best Rock Performance. The band release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Treble Charger
Treble Charger is a Canadian rock band formed in 1992 in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, consisting of vocalist and guitarist Greig Nori, vocalist and guitarist Bill Priddle, bassist Rosie Martin and drummer Richard Mulligan. They began with a melodic indie rock style but evolved into more of a pop punk band after signing to a major label in 1997. They disbanded in 2006 and reunited in 2012. Between 1996 and 2016, Treble Charger was among the Top 150 selling Canadian artists in Canada. History Early years (1992–1996) Originally from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, the band consisted of Nori, Priddle, Rosie Martin and Morris Palter and was named NC-17 (after the movie rating) until 1994 when an American band with the same name threatened to sue. They adopted the name Treble Charger, but named their debut album '' NC17''. ''NC17'' was released independently at first by Smokin' Worm in 1994, but it was a hit on campus radio, MuchMusic, and CFNY when it was re-released by Sonic Unyon Recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theory Of A Deadman (album)
''Theory of a Deadman'' is the debut by the band Theory of a Deadman released in 2002. Album information The album contained the hit single "Make Up Your Mind (Theory of a Deadman song), Make Up Your Mind". It also featured the singles "Nothing Could Come Between Us", "Point to Prove" and "The Last Song," (which was originally called "Theory of a Deadman"), both of which were solely written by Tyler Connolly, the band's lead singer. The album bears a Parental Advisory label due to expletives in "Invisible Man", "Any Other Way", and "Confession". A clean version was released that removed the expletives. The track ‘Invisible Man’ was also featured on the 2002 Spiderman (soundtrack), Spider-Man film soundtrack. The album received mixed reviews from critics but sold very well. It would later certified Platinum in Canada as well as charting at number 85 on the US Rock Albums chart. Track listing 2009 Special Edition Personnel *Tyler Connolly - lead vocals, lead guitar *Dave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theory Of A Deadman
Theory of a Deadman (abbreviated as Theory or TOAD) is a Canadian rock band from North Delta, British Columbia. Formed in 1999, the band is currently signed to Roadrunner Records as well as 604 Records. The band includes traits of music styles, such as country and acoustic, in addition to their post-grunge and alternative rock foundation. Nine of their singles have entered the top ten of the US ''Billboard'' Mainstream Rock chart, including four songs that peaked at number one: " Bad Girlfriend", "Lowlife", "Rx (Medicate)" and " History of Violence". History Early years and self-titled album (1999–2003) Theory of a Deadman was initially formed in 1999 by lead guitarist/vocalist Tyler Connolly and bassist Dean Back. They later became the first act to sign with Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger's 604 Records imprint in 2001 after Connolly convinced Kroeger's ex-girlfriend Jodi to send him a copy of their first demo recording. Shortly afterwards; Kroeger invited Connolly to a b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Want Your Sex
"I Want Your Sex" is a song by the English singer and songwriter George Michael. Released as a single in late May 1987 (U.S.) and early June 1987 (UK), it was the third hit from the soundtrack to '' Beverly Hills Cop II'' and the first single from Michael's debut solo album ''Faith''. It peaked at number two in the U.S. and number three in the UK, and was a top five single in many other countries. The single was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales in excess of two million in the United States. It was also the recipient for Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Original Song. The song's radio airplay on the BBC was restricted to post-watershed hours due to concerns that it might promote promiscuity and could be counterproductive to contemporary campaigns about AIDS awareness. Composition The song has three separate parts dubbed "Rhythms". The first one, titled "Rhythm One: Lust", is the version released as a single and banned by the BBC. It appears by itself on the '' Beverly Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
