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The Elev3n
THE ELEV3N is an American production, songwriting and multi-instrumentalist team currently based in New York City, consisting of members James G. Morales, Matt Morales, and Dave Rodriguez. Since forming in 2011, the trio has achieved success in production and songwriting for pop, hip hop and R&B acts such as Meghan Trainor, Karmin, Sean Kingston, Cher Lloyd, Jesse McCartney, Bea Miller and the Wanted. Career With all three members born and raised into the New York City music scene they each gained experience as multi-instrumentalists Dave (guitar, bass, keyboards) Matt (trumpet, keyboards) James (drums, keyboards, alto saxophone) at church and for various local bands. After graduating from Glen Cove High school where brothers James and Matt took up music playing for the school band they attended Berklee College of Music on scholarship to study Music Production & Engineering and Music Business. Dave attended Seton Hall and pursued a career as a live musician supporting various art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music. The genre features a distinctive record production style, drum machine-backed rhythms, pitch corrected vocals, and a smooth, lush style of vocal arrangement. Electronic influences are becoming an increasing trend and the use of hip hop or dance-inspired beats are typical, although the roughness and grit inherent in hip hop may be reduced and smoothed out. Contemporary R&B vocalists often use melisma, and since the mid-1980s, R&B rhythms have been combined with elements of hip hop culture and music and pop culture and pop music. Pre-history According to Geoffrey Himes speaking in 1989, the progressive soul movement of the early 1970s "expanded the musical and lyrical boundaries of &Bin ways that haven't been equaled since". This movement was led by soul singer-songwriter/producers such as Curtis Mayfield, Marvin Gaye, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poppy (singer)
Moriah Rose Pereira (born January 1, 1995), known professionally as Poppy and formerly as That Poppy, is an American singer, songwriter, YouTuber, and performance artist. In 2014, she gained viral video, viral fame by starring in Surrealism, surreal performance art videos on YouTube as an uncanny valley-like Android (robot), android who commented on and satirised internet culture and modern society. She signed a recording contract with Island Records in 2015 and released her debut Pop music, pop EP ''Bubblebath (EP), Bubblebath'' in 2016. In 2017, Poppy signed a deal with Mad Decent and released her debut studio album ''Poppy.Computer'', which consisted of art pop and bubblegum pop songs. To promote the album, she embarked on the Poppy.Computer Tour. In 2018, she released the pilot for the proposed surreal comedy online series ''I'm Poppy'' on YouTube Premium. She also released her second studio album ''Am I a Girl?'' In stark contrast to her previous style, the second half of '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melanie Fontana
Melanie Joy Fontana (born October 3, 1986)Joyce Cohen''New York Times'', December 26, 2004. is an American singer, composer and songwriter signed to Universal Music Group. Early life Fontana was born in Newington, Connecticut. She moved to New York City when she was 18, after spending seven years commuting to Manhattan, where she would audition for singing roles and work as a demo singer, recording songs for writers to pitch to record companies. Career Fontana co-wrote the 2011 Justin Bieber song "Home This Christmas" with Nasri Atweh. It was featured on Bieber's Christmas album ''Under the Mistletoe''. Also in 2011, Fontana co-wrote the original theme song to ''Shelter Me'', a PBS show, hosted by Katherine Heigl that celebrated the human-animal bond. The series focuses on shelter animal success stories. The theme song, "Love is Everything (Shelter Me)," was written by Austin Bis, Fontana and Daniel Walker, and performed by Fontana. In 2014, she co-wrote the song "Hit Me Up" wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ashley Roberts
Ashley Allyn Roberts (born September 14, 1981) is an American singer, dancer, and media personality. She is a member of the pop/ R&B girl group and dance ensemble The Pussycat Dolls. Roberts released her debut solo studio album, ''Butterfly Effect'', in 2014. She has appeared in various British television shows, including '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!'' (2012), '' Dancing on Ice'' (2013–2014), ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (2013–2016), '' The Jump'' (2015), ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (2018), and ''Blankety Blank'' (2022). Roberts is currently a presenter on Global's Heart 00s. She is also a showbiz reporter for Heart FM's Breakfast show with Jamie Theakston and Amanda Holden. Life and career 1981–2002: Early life and career beginnings Roberts was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Shadow Mountain High School. She began dancing at the age of three and singing at eight. Roberts' father was a drummer for the Mamas & the Papas, later becoming an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Grand
Steve Grand (born February 28, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter and model from Lemont, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. He became an overnight internet celebrity and the music video of his first hit " All-American Boy" went viral on YouTube in less than a week in July 2013. This attention landed Grand on ''Good Morning America'', CNN and other national media. In addition to being a musician, Grand has become an active figure in the LGBT equality movement. He released his debut album titled '' All American Boy'' financed by a successful ''Kickstarter'' public funding campaign. The follow-up album ''Not the End of Me'' was released in 2018. Life and career 1990–2010: Early life Grand grew up in the town of Lemont, Illinois, which he has "lovingly described as one of the 'blandest suburbs outside of Chicago'." Grand started writing music when he was 11 years old. After graduating from Lemont High School, Grand attended Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee, for a year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rosso Sisters
Rosso is the major city of south-western Mauritania and capital of Trarza region. It is situated on the Senegal River at the head of the river zone allowing year-round navigation. The town is 204 km south of the capital Nouakchott. The Arabic name is Al-Quwarib. History Rosso was once the capital of the Emirate of Trarza, a Precolonial Sahrawi dominated state in Africa. Under French colonial rule Senegal and Mauritania were administered as a single entity. When independence came, the new frontier was drawn along the Senegal River, thus splitting the small town of Rosso in two. This article refers to Mauritanian Rosso, on the northern bank of the river. Originally a staging-post for the gum arabic trade, Rosso has grown rapidly since independence. From a population of a mere 2 300 in 1960 it has now overtaken Kaédi to become the 3rd largest city in the country with 48 922 inhabitants (2000 census). Languages Southwestern Mauritania is predominantly a Wolof-speak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Los 5
Los 5 stylized as LOS 5 is an independent multi-ethnic Latin musical pop/rap band based in Los Angeles with members originating from Mexico, Argentina and Brazil and now based in the United States. The lead musical vocals is by Juan Pablo Casillas and the rap parts are performed by Matt Rey. The band sings in English and Spanish. Most members met when they were studying music at Hollywood's Musician's Institute forming the band The Wavelength. The band is managed by talent executive Terry Anzaldo. Consequently the band was renamed LOS 5. In March 2015, the band was picked as Elvis Duran's Artist of the Month and was featured on NBC's ''Today'' show hosted by Kathie Lee Gifford and Hoda Kotb Hoda Kotb ( ; arz, هدى قطب, ''Hudā Quṭb''; ; born August 9, 1964) is an American broadcast journalist, television personality, and author. She is a main co-anchor of the NBC News morning show ''Today'' and co-host of its entertainment ... and broadcast nationally where they perfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DJ Kalkuta
A disc jockey, more commonly abbreviated as DJ, is a person who plays recorded music for an audience. Types of DJs include radio DJs (who host programs on music radio stations), club DJs (who work at a nightclub or music festival), mobile DJs (who are hired to work at public and private events such as weddings, parties, or festivals), and turntablists (who use record players, usually turntables, to manipulate sounds on phonograph records). Originally, the "disc" in "disc jockey" referred to shellac and later vinyl records, but nowadays DJ is used as an all-encompassing term to also describe persons who mix music from other recording media such as cassettes, CDs or digital audio files on a CDJ, controller, or even a laptop. DJs may adopt the title "DJ" in front of their real names, adopted pseudonyms, or stage names. DJs commonly use audio equipment that can play at least two sources of recorded music simultaneously. This enables them to blend tracks together to create t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skinny Mars
Skinny is another word for thin. It can also mean: People * Skinny (rapper), Saudi-American hip hop rapper * Kyle Graham (1899–1973), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Skinny Graham (outfielder) (1909–1967), American Major League Baseball player * Skinny Johnson (1911–1980), American college basketball player * Nedal Hussein (born 1977), Australian boxer * Skinny O'Neal (1899–1981), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Dominick Pizzonia (born 1941), New York mobster known as "Skinny Dom" * Jack Titus (1908–1978), Australian rules football player * Jonathan M. Wainwright (general) (1883–1953), American World War II army general and Medal of Honor recipient Entertainment * Skinny (band), defunct British electronica/rock band * ''Skinny (They Can't Get Enough)'', 1988 album by rap group The Skinny Boys * ''Skinny'' (novel), 2004 debut novel of Ibi Kaslik * Skinny Pete, a character in the American TV series ''Breaking Bad'' * Skinnies, an alien race in the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Outta Sight
'' Out of Sight'' is a 1998 criminal comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh, based on the Elmore Leonard novel. Out of Sight or Outta Sight may also refer to: * ''Out of Sight'' (album), a 1964 Funk album by James Brown ** "Out of Sight" (song), a 1964 song recorded by James Brown * ''Out of Sight'' (1966 film), a 1966 beach party/spy spoof film directed by Lennie Weinrib * ''Out of Sight'' (TV series), a 1996–1998 British children's television series * Out of Sight (novel), a 1996 novel by Elmore Leonard * "Out of Sight", a song from the 1999 Mike Oldfield album ''Guitars'' * "Out of Sight", a Black Widowers short story by Isaac Asimov * "Out of Sight" (''Charmed''), an episode of the television series ''Charmed'' * "Out of Sight", a song by Smash Mouth from the album ''Smash Mouth'' * "Out of Sight", a song by hip-hop duo Run the Jewels from the album RTJ4 ''RTJ4'' is the fourth studio album by American hip hop duo Run the Jewels. It was released digitally through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Rose Sonenclar
Carly Rose Sonenclar (born April 20, 1999), who performs under the name Carly Rose, is an American singer, songwriter and an actress. In December 2012, she became the runner-up on the second season of ''The X Factor''. Early and personal life Sonenclar was born in Westchester, New York and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. She began singing at age two, imitating several of the performers on the early years of ''American Idol''. She took numerous singing, dancing, piano and acting classes, and one of her teachers put her in touch with a New York City talent agency, which signed her. She enjoys softball and has an older brother, Russell, who graduated from the University of Delaware. She takes piano lessons and enjoys composing songs. She graduated from Rye Neck High School in 2017. In the spring of 2021, she graduated from the University of Southern California. Sonenclar is Jewish. Acting career Sonenclar began her professional career in 2006 in a stage adaptation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clinton Sparks
Clinton Charls Sparks (born September 18, 1975) is an American Disc jockey, DJ, record producer, songwriter and singer from Boston, Massachusetts. He initially started his career as a rapper, dancer, producer, and DJ who gained notoriety by making Bootleg recording, bootleg remixes and mixtapes and parlayed that into hosting radio shows on Boston's WZRM, Hot 97.7, Baltimore's WERQ-FM, 92Q, Hartford's WZMX, Hot 93.7, and Sirius XM Satellite Radio, Sirius XM's Shade 45 (among others). He was the long-time host of a worldwide syndicated radio show called ''SmashTime Radio'' (also referred to as ''Get Familiar with Clinton Sparks''). He is the current host and owner of the national Hip hop music, hip hop radio station ''Get Familiar Radio'' on Dash Radio, a digital radio platform for which he served as vice president from 2016 to 2019. In 2012, he was nominated for a Grammy Award, Grammy for his production work on Lady Gaga's ''Born This Way (album), Born This Way''. That year, he al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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