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Elliot Jacobson
Elliot Benjamin Jacobson is an American drummer, songwriter and producer. He was the producer and cowriter of Vérité for her first EP, Echo and the majority of her second EP, Sentiment. He plays drums for the New York-based singer/songwriter Ingrid Michaelson. He also plays drums for Jenny Owen Youngs, Elle King, Emily Kinney, and Wakey! Wakey!. Elliot was born in Houston, TX and moved as a teen to Buffalo, NY. Elliot started playing drums in his middle school band, later playing with A New Easy Way. It was while Elliot was attending Wagner College on Staten Island, NY that he met Ingrid Michaelson and her bassist Chris Kuffner. Ingrid invited Elliot to play drums on her first album Slow The Rain. He later played drums on Girls and Boys, Be Ok, Everybody, Human Again, Lights Out and other separate releases. All Music Guide"/ref> Elliot has performed on The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, The Ellen DeGeneres S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vérité
Kelsey Regina Byrne (born May 6, 1990), known professionally as Vérité (stylized as VÉRITÉ), is an American singer and songwriter based in Brooklyn, New York City. Her first single "Strange Enough" was self-released in July 2014, reaching number one on Hype Machine and becoming the #1 Most Viral Twitter Artist the week of release. Described variously as indie pop, electropop or alternative pop, Liza Darwin of Noisey wrote that her 2014 ''Echo EP'' is "packed with crisp, delicate vocals, soaring melodies, and glistening production." Her second EP, ''Sentiment'', was self-released on June 8, 2015. The EP was praised by ''Time'', who called her vocals "rich and ethereal". She has toured internationally and performed at events such as Neon Gold Popshop, South by Southwest, The Knitting Factory, Brooklyn Bowl, the Firefly Festival and Lollapalooza. Early life and education Kelsey Regina Byrne was born on May 6, 1990, in Orange County, New York, where she was raised. Introduced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Late Night With Conan O'Brien
''Late Night with Conan O'Brien'' is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien. NBC aired 2,725 episodes from September 13, 1993, to February 20, 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and comedy performances. ''Late Night'' aired weeknights at 12:37 am Eastern/11:37 pm Central and 12:37 am Mountain in the United States. From 1993 until 2000, Andy Richter served as O'Brien's sidekick; following his departure, O'Brien was the show's sole featured performer. The show's house musical act was The Max Weinberg 7 and led by E Street Band drummer Max Weinberg. The second incarnation of NBC's ''Late Night'' franchise, O'Brien's program debuted in 1993 after David Letterman (who hosted the first incarnation of ''Late Night'') moved to CBS to host '' Late Show'' opposite ''The Tonight Show''. In 2004, as part of a deal to secure a new contract, NBC announced that O'Brien would leave ''Late Night'' in 2009 to s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Davíd Garza
David Garza (pronounced Dah-veed; born February 4, 1971) is a Grammy winning Los Angeles based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, composer, and visual artist. Biography A third-generation Mexican-American and Dallas-area native David Garza came to Austin in the fall of 1989 to attend the University of Texas. With his first band, The Happy Farmers, he opened shows for such Dallas Deep Ellum faves of the era as the New Bohemians, Ten Hands, and Fever in the Funkhouse at Club Dada. But by age 18, he won a classical guitar scholarship to the University of Texas at Austin. Garza had met Austinites Chris Searles and Jeff Haley through scholastic music events in high school. They christened themselves Twang Twang Shock-A-Boom and headed to the West Mall of the UT campus, armed with acoustic guitar, upright bass and bongos. The acoustic three-piece band “went from playing the West Mall on the University of Texas campus for fun and tips to packing a thousand or so fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Holden
Greg Holden (born 28 February 1983) is a Scottish singer-songwriter based in the United States. He is best known for his hit charity single "The Lost Boy" and for co-writing "Home", the 2012 debut single for ''American Idol''-winner Phillip Phillips. Early life Holden was born in Aberdeen, Scotland, and lived in Methlick in Aberdeenshire until he was three. The family then moved to Lancashire in England, and he was raised in Morecambe and then Leyland. He went to St. Patrick's Primary School, Heysham near Morecambe, then attended Leyland St. Mary's Catholic Technology College and the University of Central Lancashire. Holden started learning to play the guitar when he was 18. After graduating in 2005, he went to Brighton with his band. He then moved to London in 2007 to attempt a career, before moving to New York City in 2009. He relocated to Los Angeles in July 2016. Music career Holden wrote his first song called "You Go Left, I'll Go Right" when he was 18. He won the ''La ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anya Marina
Anya Marina (born September 23, 1976) is an American singer-songwriter, based in New York City. Her music has been featured on several television shows, including ''Grey's Anatomy,'' '' How I Met Your Mother'', ''The Real World'', '' Castle'', ''United States of Tara'', ''Gossip Girl'', '' Batwoman'', ''The Vampire Diaries'', and '' Supernatural.'' Her songs have been featured on the soundtrack of '' The Twilight Saga: New Moon'' soundtrack and '' 13 Reasons Why'' Season 2 soundtrack. Early life and education Marina was born Anya Marina Kroth in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was raised in Cupertino, California, as the elder of two sisters. Her parents are both university professors, who teach psychology and Russian literature. She moved to Los Angeles as an aspiring actress and attended classes at the British American Drama Academy and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts. She has acted on television and in films ('' 100 Girls''). She returned to Cupertino to earn her Bachelor of Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regina Spektor
Regina Ilyinichna Spektor (russian: Регинa Ильинична Спектор, ; born February 18, 1980) is a Russian–born American singer, songwriter, and pianist. After self-releasing her first three records and gaining popularity in New York City's independent music scenes, particularly the anti-folk scene centered on New York City's East Village, Spektor signed with Sire Records in 2004 and began achieving greater mainstream recognition. After giving her third album a major label re-release, Sire released Spektor's fourth album, ''Begin to Hope'', which achieved a Gold certification by the RIAA. Her following two albums, '' Far'' and ''What We Saw from the Cheap Seats'', each debuted at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200. 2016's ''Remember Us to Life'' peaked at 23 on the ''Billboard'' 200. Mayor Bill de Blasio proclaimed June 11, 2019, Regina Spektor Day in New York City. Spektor was also inducted into the Bronx Walk of Fame on May 18, 2019, by Borough Presiden ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evans Drumheads
D'Addario is a family-owned and operated American multinational company that specializes in musical instrument accessories headquartered in Farmingdale, Long Island, New York. D’Addario is the world’s largest musical instrument accessories manufacturer, marketing its products under several brands, including D’Addario Fretted, D’Addario Accessories, Evans Drumheads, ProMark Drumsticks, D’Addario Woodwinds, D’Addario Orchestral and Puresound Snare Wire. Having roots dating back to the 17th century, D’Addario was founded in 1973 in a 2,000-square-foot Long Island storefront by Jim and Janet D’Addario with fewer than five employees and sales revenues of under $500,000 in their first year. In 1974, father John D'Addario, Sr. and brother John D'Addario, Jr. joined Jim and Janet to launch the D'Addario string brand. Today, the company conducts business worldwide, with offices on four continents including locations in Brooklyn, New York; Houston, Texas; Sun Valley ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sabian Cymbals
Sabian is a Canadian and Armenian cymbal manufacturing company established in 1981 in Meductic, New Brunswick, where it is still headquartered. Sabian is considered one of the ''big four'' manufacturers of cymbals, along with Zildjian, Meinl and Paiste. History Sabian Cymbals was founded in 1981, by Robert Zildjian, when he had a conflict with his brother Armand after he was not chosen to be the main CEO and successor of Avedis Zildjian. Robert opened Sabian in the small eastern Canadian village of Meductic, New Brunswick. The name 'Sabian' comes from the first two letters of the names of Robert's three children (Sally, Billy, and Andy). In 1982, Sabian introduced the Automatic Anvil (AA) and the Hand Hammered (HH) lines, producing 45,000 cymbals in the first year. In 1989, Sabian produced its first signature artist cymbals, the Jack DeJohnette ride/ hi-hats, and the Carmine Appice Silver Nickel Chinese. Eight years later, due to rising demand, a larger plant was opened in Me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamaha Drums
Yamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation founded in 1967. The company manufactures acoustic and electronic drum kits as well as percussion instruments, marching band equipment, and drum hardware. Production Most of Yamaha's drums are manufactured at two different locations in Asia. Their factory in Osaka produces their high-end professional drums as well as all of their marching percussion. The research and development of new products also takes place there. Marketing is managed from the Yamaha Corp. headquarters in Hamamatsu. The factory in China produced the entry-level GigMaker kit and the intermediate-kit Stage Custom Birch. Their factory in Indonesia produces the Tour Custom and the newly introduced Rock Tour series drums. The Indonesian factory uses the same machinery and techniques in their drum shells and all of the craftsmen working there are trained by Japanese craftsmen from the Osaka site. The only difference between these two plants is that the Osaka plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vater Percussion
Vater Percussion is an American manufacturing company based in Holbrook, Massachusetts. The company has always focused on percussion instruments, producing drum sticks, brushes and mallets. It was founded by Jack Adams, and is now run by his two grandsons Ron, Alan Vater. Although the company began producing sticks in 1956, it did not officially become "Vater Percussion" until much later. History The first sticks made by "Vater" were made by Jack Adams and Ron and Alan's godfather Fred Maichle in Jacks Drum Shop in Boston, Massachusetts. Jacks was one of the first shops to offer custom models, and began producing custom models for Buddy Rich, Philly Joe Jones and Elvin Jones. In the early to mid-1980s what would become Vater began manufacturing drumsticks for Vic Firth and Zildjian Cymbals. On 22 October 1988, Vater moved their factory to Holbrook, Massachusetts. Three years later the first Vater drumsticks were introduced at a Percussive Arts Society show.. Vater guarantees ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Early Show
''The Early Show'' is an American morning television show that aired on CBS from November 1, 1999 to January 7, 2012, and the ninth attempt at a morning news-talk program by the network since 1954. The program aired Monday through Friday from 7:00 to 9:00 a.m. (live in the Eastern Time Zone, and on tape delay in all other time zones), although a number of affiliates either pre-empted or tape-delayed the Saturday edition. The program originally broadcast from the General Motors Building in New York City. ''The Early Show'', like many of its predecessors, traditionally placed third in the ratings, behind NBC's ''Today'' and ABC's ''Good Morning America''. Much like ''Today'' and its fellow NBC program ''The Tonight Show'', the ''Early Show'' title was analogous to that of CBS's late-night talk show, ''The Late Show''. Unlike CBS' other attempts at a morning news program (which emphasize hard news), ''The Early Show'' followed the format of its two other competitors, which h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Live With Kelly
''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' (or simply ''Live'') is an American syndicated morning talk show hosted by Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. Executive produced by Michael Gelman, the ''Live with...'' show formula has aired under various hosts since 1983 locally on WABC-TV in New York City and 1988 nationwide. , it is produced by WABC. With roots in ''A.M. Los Angeles'' and ''A.M. New York'', ''Live'' began as ''The Morning Show'', hosted by Regis Philbin and Cyndy Garvey; the show rose to national prominence as ''Live with Regis and Kathie Lee'' when Philbin was joined by Kathie Lee Gifford. That incarnation of the program ran for 12 years and continued as ''Live with Regis and Kelly'' for another decade before Ripa, after hosting with guest co-hosts for nearly a year, was paired with former NFL star Michael Strahan. The franchise has had longstanding success and has won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show and Outstanding Talk Show Hosts. On January 19, 2016, the show ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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