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Phlo Finister
Iconika, also known as Phlo Finister (born July 16, 1992), is an American R&B singer-songwriter. Background Born in Oakland, California, Iconika (born Elijah Finister) is the daughter of a half-Portuguese, half-black mother and raised in her hometown of Oakland up until the age of five, when she moved to Los Angeles with her mother. As a child, Iconika's upbringing was very reserved and traditional. She attended a small private Christian school where her grandfather was a pastor and her grandmother was a local English teacher.Nostro, Lauren (February 12, 2012Who Is Phlo Finister?''Complex'' She also attended ballet classes at Hawthorn Dance Academy for 12 years. Growing up, Iconika was banned from listening to hip-hop music and discovered her early tastes and passion for music through classical music and gospel music. Ultimately she ended up developing her distinctive vocal style from her time spent as a singer for the choir at her grandfather's church. This exposure to these styl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oakland, California
Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast of the United States, West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the Bay Area and the List of largest California cities by population, eighth most populated city in California. With a population of 440,646 in 2020, it serves as the Bay Area's trade center and economic engine: the Port of Oakland is the busiest port in Northern California, and the fifth busiest in the United States of America. An act to municipal corporation, incorporate the city was passed on May 4, 1852, and incorporation was later approved on March 25, 1854. Oakland is a charter city. Oakland's territory covers what was once a mosaic of California coastal prairie, California coastal terrace prairie, oak woodland, and north coastal scrub. In the late 18th century, it became part of a large ''rancho'' grant in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Dawson (record Producer)
Andrew Dawson (born March 12, 1980) is an American music producer, audio engineer, engineer, mix engineer, mixer and songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. Dawson is a three-time Grammy award winner and six-time Grammy nominee, having won for his work as engineer and mixer on Kanye West's ''Late Registration'' (2005), ''Graduation (album), Graduation'' (2007), and ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy'' (2010) - each winning the Best Rap Album category. Dawson is also credited with additional production on ''My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy''. Although Dawson made his initial breakthrough with hip hop artists including Kanye West, Jay-Z, Common (rapper), Common, Tyler The Creator, and P.O.S (rapper), P.O.S, Dawson has also moved on to produce and work on records for pop, indie and rock bands including Fun (band), fun., The Rolling Stones, Pet Shop Boys, Sleigh Bells (band), Sleigh Bells, Baskery and Night Terrors of 1927. Life and career Personal life Dawson began playing p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youthquake (movement)
Youthquake was a 1960s cultural movement. The term was coined by ''Vogue'' magazine's editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland in 1965. Youthquake involved music and pop culture, and it changed the landscape of the fashion industry. The movement is characterized by looking to youth culture for a source of inspiration, taking dominance away from the English and Parisian couture houses. Emergence With the massive market of "baby boomers" coming into young adulthood, this generation challenged the norms of the past and were successful due to their large population. Women's economic, sexual, and social independence is seen as a catalyst that caused the many to reject the idealized femininity of the 1950s. In England, the emerging generation was bored of the couture houses' conservative designs and instead looked to boutiques to reinvent their style. This was a time in society when teenagers were able to explore their own identities and had the freedom to push boundaries due to post-World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illangelo
Carlo Montagnese (born July 29, 1987), known professionally as Illangelo, is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician and mixing engineer from Calgary, Alberta, who came to attention as long-time collaborator of the Weeknd. A Grammy Award winner, his work includes Post Malone's "I Fall Apart", Fall Out Boy " The Last of the Real Ones", Lykke Li, M.I.A., MØ, executive production of the Weeknd's 2011 mixtapes, the 2012 compilation album from the Weeknd titled ''Trilogy'' along with singles from rappers Wiz Khalifa's "Remember You", Drake's "Crew Love", Ricky Hil's "Nomads", (all featuring the Weeknd), and remixes such as Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night (The Weeknd and Illangelo remix)" and Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out (The Weeknd remix)". He was one half of the duo Somewhere Else with collaborator Billy Walsh, and he released his debut concept album ''History of Man'' on August 20, 2013 under his label Hear the Art Inc., Skrillex's OWSLA label and Brodinski's Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the music industry worldwide. It was originally called the Gramophone Awards, as the trophy depicts a gilded Phonograph, gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three television networks, Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the EGOT, four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The 1st Annual Grammy Awards, first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. History The Grammys ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edie Sedgwick
Edith Minturn Sedgwick Post (April 20, 1943 – November 16, 1971) was an American actress and fashion model, known for being one of Andy Warhol's superstars.Watson, Steven (2003), "Factory Made: Warhol and the Sixties" Pantheon Books, pp. 210–217 Sedgwick became known as "The Girl of the Year" in 1965 after starring in several of Warhol's short films in the 1960s. She was dubbed an "It Girl", while ''Vogue'' magazine also named her a " Youthquaker". Sedgwick broke with Warhol in 1966, and attempted to forge an independent acting career. However, her mental health deteriorated from drug abuse, and she struggled to complete the semi-autobiographical film ''Ciao! Manhattan''. She gave up drugs and alcohol after meeting her future husband Michael Post, and completed filming ''Ciao! Manhattan'' in early 1971. Post and Sedgwick married in July 1971; she died four months later of an overdose at age 28. Early life and education Edie Sedgwick was born in Santa Barbara, California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol (; born Andrew Warhola Jr.; August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American visual artist, film director, and producer who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art. His works explore the relationship between artistic expression, advertising, and celebrity culture that flourished by the 1960s, and span a variety of media, including painting, silkscreening, photography, film, and sculpture. Some of his best-known works include the silkscreen paintings '' Campbell's Soup Cans'' (1962) and ''Marilyn Diptych'' (1962), the experimental films ''Empire'' (1964) and ''Chelsea Girls'' (1966), and the multimedia events known as the '' Exploding Plastic Inevitable'' (1966–67). Born and raised in Pittsburgh, Warhol initially pursued a successful career as a commercial illustrator. After exhibiting his work in several galleries in the late 1950s, he began to receive recognition as an influential and controversial artist. His New York studio, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Vreeland
Diana Vreeland (September 29, 1903 – August 22, 1989) was a French-American fashion columnist and editor. She worked for the fashion magazine ''Harper's Bazaar'' and as editor-in-chief at ''Vogue (magazine), Vogue'', later becoming a special consultant to the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She was named on the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame in 1964. Vreeland coined the term ' in 1965. Early life Born Diana Dalziel in Paris, France in 1903, she lived at 5 avenue du Bois-de-Boulogne (known as Avenue Foch post-World War I). Vreeland was the eldest daughter of an American socialite mother, Emily Key Hoffman (1876–1928), and a British stockbrokerDiana Vreeland papers 1899-2000 (bulk 1930-1989), ''The New York Public Libr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Youthquake (movement)
Youthquake was a 1960s cultural movement. The term was coined by ''Vogue'' magazine's editor-in-chief Diana Vreeland in 1965. Youthquake involved music and pop culture, and it changed the landscape of the fashion industry. The movement is characterized by looking to youth culture for a source of inspiration, taking dominance away from the English and Parisian couture houses. Emergence With the massive market of "baby boomers" coming into young adulthood, this generation challenged the norms of the past and were successful due to their large population. Women's economic, sexual, and social independence is seen as a catalyst that caused the many to reject the idealized femininity of the 1950s. In England, the emerging generation was bored of the couture houses' conservative designs and instead looked to boutiques to reinvent their style. This was a time in society when teenagers were able to explore their own identities and had the freedom to push boundaries due to post-World W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illangelo
Carlo Montagnese (born July 29, 1987), known professionally as Illangelo, is a Canadian record producer, songwriter, musician and mixing engineer from Calgary, Alberta, who came to attention as long-time collaborator of the Weeknd. A Grammy Award winner, his work includes Post Malone's "I Fall Apart", Fall Out Boy " The Last of the Real Ones", Lykke Li, M.I.A., MØ, executive production of the Weeknd's 2011 mixtapes, the 2012 compilation album from the Weeknd titled ''Trilogy'' along with singles from rappers Wiz Khalifa's "Remember You", Drake's "Crew Love", Ricky Hil's "Nomads", (all featuring the Weeknd), and remixes such as Lady Gaga's "Marry the Night (The Weeknd and Illangelo remix)" and Florence and the Machine's "Shake It Out (The Weeknd remix)". He was one half of the duo Somewhere Else with collaborator Billy Walsh, and he released his debut concept album ''History of Man'' on August 20, 2013 under his label Hear the Art Inc., Skrillex's OWSLA label and Brodinski's Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Weeknd
Abel Makkonen Tesfaye (born February 16, 1990), known professionally as the Weeknd, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. Known for his sonic versatility and dark lyricism, his music explores escapism, Romance (love), romance, and melancholia, and is often inspired by personal experiences. He has received List of awards and nominations received by the Weeknd, numerous accolades, including four Grammy Awards, a Latin Grammy Awards, Latin Grammy Award, 20 Billboard Music Awards, ''Billboard'' Music Awards, 17 Juno Awards, six American Music Awards, two MTV Video Music Awards, and nominations for an Academy Awards, Academy Award and a Primetime Emmy Awards, Primetime Emmy Award. Born and raised in Toronto, Tesfaye began his career in 2009 by anonymously releasing music on YouTube. Two years later, he co-founded the XO (record label), XO record label and released the mixtapes ''House of Balloons'', ''Thursday (album), Thursday'' and ''Echoes of Silence'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Club Cheval
Club Cheval is a French electronic group originating from Lille, consisting of Myd, Sam Tiba, Panteros666 and Canblaster (Quentin Lepoutre, Samuel Tiba, Victor Thieffry-Watel, and Cédric Steffens respectively). Biography Club Cheval is a Paris-based collective, or band, consisting of four musicians : Canblaster, Myd, Sam Tiba, and Panteros666, blending various genres such as R&B or house music. According to Dazed, they chose the name "cheval" ("horse" in French) because "it resonated as something powerful and noble heywanted to put forth." They met in Lille as students, and started their career with two EPs released in 2010 on Bromance Records, a label founded by Brodinski, as well as remixes for Vitalic, Nero, Boys Noize, and The Dø. Aside from their solo productions, the first single produced by all four Club Cheval members, "Now U Realize", was released in June 2012. It was followed by the ''Decisions'' EP featuring "Decisions" and "Vanilla Girl", released in Novem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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