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Pat Dillett
Patrick “Pat” Dillett is a 4 x Grammy winning New York based record producer, mixer & sound engineer. He is known for his working relationships with David Byrne, Nile Rodgers, and Thomas Bartlett a/k/a Doveman. He has worked with notable artists including They Might Be Giants, Sufjan Stevens, Rhye, Angelique Kidjo, The Gloaming, Glen Hansard, Chris Thile, Laurie Anderson, Marisa Monte, St. Vincent, Caetano Veloso & The National, as well as successful pop and R&B singers Mary J. Blige and Mariah Carey. Production discography *Marvin Pontiac, ''The Asylum Tapes'' * Steely Dan, ''Northeast Corridor'' * David Byrne ''American Utopia'' (co-produced with David Byrne and Rodaidh McDonald) * Angelique Kidjo ''Eve'' * Julia Stone, '' By the Horns'' * David Byrne & St. Vincent, ''Love This Giant'' (co-produced & mixed with David Byrne, Annie Clark and John Congleton) *Doveman ''The Conformist'' *Tegan and Sara, '' Alligator (remix)'' * Lounge Lizards ''Queen of All Ears'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
They Might Be Giants
They Might Be Giants (often abbreviated as TMBG) is an American alternative rock band formed in 1982 by John Flansburgh and John Linnell. During TMBG's early years, Flansburgh and Linnell frequently performed as a duo, often accompanied by a drum machine. In the early 1990s, TMBG expanded to include a backing band. The duo has been credited as vital in the creation and growth of the prolific DIY music scene in Brooklyn in the mid-1980s; the duo's current backing band consists of Marty Beller, Dan Miller and Danny Weinkauf. The group have been noted for their unique style of alternative music, typically using surreal, humorous lyrics, experimental styles and unconventional instruments in their songs. Over their career, they have found success on the modern rock and college radio charts. They have also found success in children's music with several educational albums, and in theme music for television programs and films. TMBG have released 23 studio albums. ''Flood'' has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvin Pontiac
John Lurie (born December 14, 1952) is an American musician, painter, actor, director, and producer. He co-founded the Lounge Lizards jazz ensemble; has acted in 19 films, including ''Stranger than Paradise'' and '' Down by Law''; has composed and performed music for 20 television and film works; and he produced, directed, and starred in the ''Fishing with John'' television series. In 1996 his soundtrack for ''Get Shorty'' was nominated for a Grammy Award, and his album ''The Legendary Marvin Pontiac: Greatest Hits'' has been praised by critics and fellow musicians. Since 2000, he has suffered from symptoms attributed to chronic Lyme disease and has focused his attention on painting. His art has been shown in galleries and museums around the world. His primitivist painting '' Bear Surprise'' became an internet meme in Russia in 2006. His new television series, '' Painting with John'', debuted on HBO in January 2021. Robert Lloyd of Los Angeles Times wrote, "''Painting With John'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fool (Joe Jackson Album)
''Fool'' is the 20th studio album by British singer-songwriter Joe Jackson. Recorded the day after the end of his ''Fast Forward'' tour at the Tonic Room Studios in Boise, Idaho. Jackson had decided to record the album in whichever city the tour finished, which happened to be Boise after a performance at the Egyptian Theatre. It was released on 18 January 2019 through Edel AG. Track listing All songs written, arranged and produced by Joe Jackson. Personnel ; Musicians * Joe Jackson - vocals, keyboards, programming * Graham Maby - bass, vocals * Teddy Kumpel - guitar, vocals * Doug Yowell - drums, programming, vocals ; Production * Joe Jackson and Pat Dillett - producer * Pat Dillett - mixing * Greg Calbi Gregory Calbi (born April 3, 1949) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound, New Jersey. Biography Greg Calbi was born on April 3, 1949, in Yonkers, New York, and raised in Bayside, Queens, New York. He graduated in 1966 from Bishop ..., Sterling Sound ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Jackson (musician)
David Ian "Joe" Jackson (born 11 August 1954) is an English musician, singer and songwriter. Having spent years studying music and playing clubs, he scored a hit with his first release, "Is She Really Going Out with Him?", in 1979. It was followed by a number of new wave singles, before he moved to more jazz-inflected pop music and had a top 10 hit in 1982 with " Steppin' Out". Jackson is associated with the 1980s Second British Invasion of the US. He has also composed classical music. He has recorded 20 studio albums and received five Grammy Award nominations. Biography Early years Born in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England, David Jackson spent his first year in nearby Swadlincote, Derbyshire. He grew up in the Paulsgrove area of Portsmouth, where he attended the Portsmouth Technical High School. Jackson's parents moved to nearby Gosport when he was a teenager. He learned to play the violin but soon switched to piano, and prevailed on his father to install one in the ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Factory Showroom
''Factory Showroom'' is the sixth studio album by the American rock band They Might Be Giants. It was released in 1996 by Elektra Records. The album reclaims the more diverse and electronic sound of their early work, but differed from previous They Might Be Giants recordings in some ways. ''Factory Showroom'' was their first album to feature a second guitarist, Eric Schermerhorn. ''Factory Showroom'' was tied with ''The Else'' for the fewest tracks on any They Might Be Giants studio album, until ''The Escape Team'' was released, having only 11 tracks. It was also the first album to be produced by Pat Dillett, who would go on to work with the band on all subsequent albums. Two years after ''Factory Showrooms release, John Flansburgh cited the album as his favorite by the duo. Feeling that Elektra Records did not do enough to promote the album, among other disputes, They Might Be Giants left the label after its release. ''Factory Showroom'' was released on vinyl for the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grown Backwards
''Grown Backwards'' is the seventh studio album by musician David Byrne, released on March 16, 2004. Reception . In 2010, Byrne claimed in his book '' How Music Works'' it has sold 127,000 physical albums, 8,000 digital albums and 53,000 digital singles (overall 140,000 units sold of albums). The album peaked at #178 and #88 in the US and UK respectively. The album was released on vinyl for the first time on March 15, 2019. Track listing All tracks written by David Byrne, except where noted. Personnel ;Performing musicians * David Byrne - Lead vocals, guitars, dobro, Rhodes, keyboards, synth programming, drum programming * Rufus Wainwright, Patrick Dillett - Backing vocals * Barry Burns - Spacey guitar, Rhodes * Paul Frazier, Steve Swallow, Una McGlone, Andy Waterworth, John Patitucci - Bass * Jon Vercesi - Rhodes * Karen Mantler - Organ * Stephen Barber - Prepared piano * Paul Godfrey - Sequencing * Ross Godfrey, Jon Spurney - Keyboards * Mark Nuccio - Clarinet * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lounge Lizards
The Lounge Lizards were an eclectic musical group founded by saxophonist John Lurie and his brother, pianist Evan Lurie, in 1978. Initially known for their ironic, tongue-in-cheek take on jazz, The Lounge Lizards eventually became a showcase for John Lurie's sophisticated compositions straddling jazz and many other genres. They were active until about 1998 with the Lurie brothers as the only constant members, though many leading New York City based musicians were members of the group. The group's name was borrowed from American slang. A lounge lizard is typically depicted as a well-dressed man who frequents the establishments in which the rich gather with the intention of seducing a wealthy woman with his flattery and deceptive charm. History At its founding, the band consisted of John Lurie and Evan Lurie, guitarist Arto Lindsay, bassist Steve Piccolo, and percussionist Anton Fier. They released a self-titled album on EG Records in 1981. The album included two Thelonio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alligator (remix)
An alligator is a large reptile in the Crocodilia order in the genus ''Alligator'' of the family Alligatoridae. The two extant species are the American alligator (''A. mississippiensis'') and the Chinese alligator (''A. sinensis''). Additionally, several extinct species of alligator are known from fossil remains. Alligators first appeared during the Oligocene epoch about 37 million years ago. The name "alligator" is probably an anglicized form of ', the Spanish term for "the lizard", which early Spanish explorers and settlers in Florida called the alligator. Later English spellings of the name included ''allagarta'' and ''alagarto''. Evolution Alligators and caimans split in North America during the early Tertiary or late Cretaceous (about 53 million to about 65 million years ago). The Chinese alligator split from the American alligator about 33 million years ago and probably descended from a lineage that crossed the Bering land bridge during the Neogene. The modern Ame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tegan And Sara
Tegan and Sara () are a Canadian indie pop duo formed in 1998 in Calgary, Alberta. The band is led by identical twin sisters Tegan Rain Quin and Sara Keirsten Quin (born September 19, 1980). Both musicians are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists. The duo has released 10 studio albums. They have earned a Grammy nomination in 2012 for their video album '' Get Along''. Their 10th album ''Crybaby'' was released on October 21, 2022. Tegan and Sara's memoir ''High School'' was released on September 24, 2019. The TV series of the same name based on the memoir was released on Amazon Freevee in the fall of 2022. History 1995–2002: Background and early work Tegan and Sara started writing songs at 15 years old, using an old guitar they found in their basement, once owned by their then-stepfather. One of the first songs they wrote was "Tegan Didn't Go To School Today", which was written by Sara. They later sang and recorded the song on a cassette tape. The band was first called Plu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Congleton
John Congleton is an American Grammy Award-winning record producer, engineer, mixer, writer and musician. In addition to his production work, Congleton has fronted the alternative rock band the Paper Chase, and writes music for a newer project entitled the Nighty Nite. He has also written music for various other projects, including MTV's '' Jackass'', the Discovery Channel, '' Friday Night Lights'', ''Evil Lives Here'', and several Halloween sound effects/music CDs. In January 2016 it was announced that Congleton and the Nighty Nite would be releasing a full-length studio album on April 1 of that year. Selected production work Congleton has worked with the following musicians and groups. Selected engineering work * Dallas Symphony Orch. "A Dayful of Song" * Kirk Franklin & the Family Kingdom "Come - O.S.T." * Prince of Egypt -" O.S.T." * Bono (w/Kirk Franklin) "Lean On Me" * Nu Nation Project * Jackie McCullough "This is for You, Lord" * The Roots w/Erykah Badu "You Got ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love This Giant
''Love This Giant'' is a studio album made in collaboration between musicians David Byrne and St. Vincent (Annie Clark), released on 4AD and Todo Mundo on 10 September 10, 2012, in the United Kingdom and the following day in the United States. Marking Byrne's ninth studio album overall and Clark's fourth, Byrne and Clark began working together in late 2009, using a writing and promotion process that Byrne had previously used on his 2008 collaboration with Brian Eno ''Everything That Happens Will Happen Today''. The duo had previously played together live at an Actor Tour concert, and on the album ''Here Lies Love''. The performers enlisted a variety of brass musicians to augment their songwriting and toured over the following year to promote the album. David Byrne incorporated a reworked performance of "I Should Watch TV" in the Broadway production and film ''American Utopia''. Composition, recording, and production The two artists met in 2009 at a Radio City Music Hall b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
By The Horns
''By the Horns'' is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter, Julia Stone. It was released in May 2012 and peaked at number 11 on the ARIA Charts. In an interview with Beat Magazine Stone affirmed the catalyst for the songs was her break-up with her long-term partner and drummer Mitch Connelly and her attempts to come to terms with the feelings that followed. Reception James Christopher Monger from AllMusic said "Stone's fragile voice is an acquired taste that falls somewhere between the primal affectations of Björk, the airy, pixie croon of Julee Cruise, and the throaty desperation of Stevie Nicks, but there's a soulfulness to it that lends a bit of phantom power to driving stand-out cuts like 'It's All Okay', 'With the Light' and 'Justine'.". Clash Magazine said "With tales of broken hearts and bitter afterthoughts, the album is heavily loaded, yet the delivery is one of sensitivity and vulnerability." adding "A minimalistic musical backdrop, predominantly k ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
