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Fictionist
Fictionist is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, United States, with origins in Salt Lake City and Sacramento. The band consists of Stuart Maxfield (lead vocals, bass guitar), Robbie Connolly (lead vocals, guitar), Brandon Kitterman (guitar, bass guitar), and Aaron Anderson (drums). They have toured nationally and have opened for acts including Imagine Dragons, Vampire Weekend, Neon Trees, Young the Giant, and Shiny Toy Guns. History Background and overview The band began in its earliest formation as Good Morning Maxfield in 2007 and released an eponymous album under that name. Fictionist formed in their current configuration to release their first album ''Invisible Hand'' in 2009. ''Invisible Hand'' (2009) Fictionist released their first studio album, ''Invisible Hand'', in January 2009. The band won an Independent Music Award for Best Pop/Rock Song for the eponymous single "Invisible Hand". Another song, "Noisy Birds", was featured in Seasons 6 and 7 of PBS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fictionist (Fictionist EP)
''Fictionist'' is an EP and the debut major label recording by rock group Fictionist Fictionist is an American alternative rock band from Provo, Utah, United States, with origins in Salt Lake City and Sacramento. The band consists of Stuart Maxfield (lead vocals, bass guitar), Robbie Connolly (lead vocals, guitar), Brandon Kitt ..., released digitally on October 18, 2011, in the United States. It was recorded at June Audio Recording Studios and engineered by Scott Wiley (Neon Trees, Elvis Costello). All songs were written and produced by Fictionist. Track listing Release history References {{reflist External links Fictionist official site 2011 EPs Atlantic Records EPs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Velour Live Music Gallery
Velour Live Music Gallery (often just Velour) is a music venue, on University Avenue, in Provo, Utah. Velour is owned by Corey Fox. It acts as an all-ages music venue catering to an eclectic mix of genres. It is also a smoking and alcohol free environment. Neon Trees (Mercury) credit Velour as their home venue which helped launch their career. Other artists who similarly hold this same sentiment include major label artists Imagine Dragons (Interscope), Fictionist (Atlantic), Isaac Russell (Columbia), and notable folk singer Joshua James. Other Utah artists have hailed the work of Corey Fox and the value of Velour Live Music Gallery including internet sensation Lindsey Stirling, Truman Brothers and The Used (Hopeless). Imagine Dragons and Neon Trees are both past winners of the Velour Battle of the Bands. SPIN has also dubbed Velour Live Music Gallery one of the Best Kept Secrets in Utah. Similarly, the venue was listed on the "Best of Utah" in 2007. BYUtv indie music sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Moth & The Flame
The Moth & The Flame, sometimes known by initialism TMTF, is an American alternative rock band based in Los Angeles, California. History ''The Moth ⅋ The Flame'' album (2011–2012) The Moth & The Flame released their eponymous debut album on November 11, 2011 (11.11.11). The album was initially not available for purchase in a digital format in appreciation of the album art work, and was instead only available to stream oSoundcloud however, in November 2019, the band made the album available for purchase on vinyl and streaming oSpotify The album was produced by Nate Pyfer and engineered by Scott Wiley (Neon Trees, Elvis Costello) and mixed by Mike Roskelley (Kaskade, Skrillex, Deadmau5). To promote their music, the band created large pieces (sometimes as much as ) of anthropomorphic artwork, which they placed strategically in their home town of Provo, Utah, to alert fans of upcoming shows. In 2011, TMTF toured the western United States with Fictionist. In October 2012, Radi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nate Pyfer
Nate Pyfer is an American record producer and songwriter/composer. Pyfer has collaborated with Kaskade and producer Finn Bjarnson on a number of projects including co-writing the Grammy nominated single "Atmosphere" on the eponymous album. Nate Pyfer was a founding member of the bands Code Hero, Night Night, The Moth & The Flame, and his newest musical project Mr. Tape. He also toured as a member of Joshua James' band during the late 2000s. Remixes and collaborations released by Pyfer and his associates are most often under the pseudonyms "Mr. Tape" or "Wild Children". Notable Wild Children releases include "Catalyst" - Kaskade & Wild Children (Pyfer also sings on the track), "Crystallize Mashup (Wild Children Remix)" - Lindsey Stirling, and "Atmosphere (Wild Children x Neon Trees remix)" - Kaskade. Production credits *"The Zell" - Mideau, 2017 *"Faded Dream" - Goldmyth, 2017 *"Obscene Dream" - Sego, 2016 *"Minimalism" - VVE, 2016 *"Young & Unafraid" – The Moth & The Fla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
On Top Of The World (Imagine Dragons Song)
"On Top of the World" is a song by the American rock band Imagine Dragons for their major-label debut extended play ''Continued Silence'' (2012), where it appears as the third track. The song also appears on their debut studio album ''Night Visions'' (2012) as the fifth track. "On Top of the World" was released digitally as a single on March 18, 2013. Composition "On Top of the World" primarily features Magne guitar and piano instrumentation, with vocals performed by lead singer Dan Reynolds. Originally published in the key of C major, the song itself expresses a celebration of accomplishment for the band after striving for years to become successful. The song incorporates the chord progression of C-F-C-Dm in the verses, and F-C-G-Dm in the chorus and bridge, with the pre-chorus using Am and G to create a different break in the song. The song "On Top of the World" is found to be a positive, upbeat track, unlike other songs found on ''Night Visions'', including " Bleeding Out" an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neon Trees
Neon Trees is an American rock band from Provo, Utah. The band received nationwide exposure in late 2008 when they opened several North American tour dates for the band The Killers. Not long after, the band was signed by Mercury Records. Their first single, "Animal", climbed to No. 13 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and No. 1 on the Alternative Songs chart. Since their formation, Neon Trees has released four studio albums: ''Habits'' (2010), ''Picture Show'' (2012), ''Pop Psychology'' (2014), and '' I Can Feel You Forgetting Me'' (2020). The band has also released three EPs and eighteen singles. History Formed initially by childhood friends Tyler Glenn (vocals, keyboards) and Chris Allen (guitar, vocals) who both grew up in Murrieta, California, the band made its first home in Provo after Glenn and Allen moved there from Southern California, eventually adding Branden Campbell (bass guitar, vocals) and Elaine Bradley (drums, percussion, vocals) to the lineup. David Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Power
Channel Awesome, Inc. is an American online media production company based in Lombard, Illinois. The company was created in 2008 by Mike Michaud, Mike Ellis, and Bhargav Dronamraju. Channel Awesome operated the ''That Guy with the Glasses'' website (often abbreviated ''TGWTG'') until late 2014, when it was phased into the ''Channel Awesome'' website. The site is best known for the comedic film review series ''Nostalgia Critic'', starring Doug Walker. ''That Guy with the Glasses'' previously hosted fellow channels by ''Bar Fiesta'', beginning in November 2009, and ''Blistered Thumbs'', beginning in November 2010. Channel Awesome currently hosts a YouTube channel of the same name with an emphasis on content produced by Doug Walker and his brother Rob. All of Channel Awesome's content was hosted by Blip or YouTube prior to the former's shutdown in August 2015. After a series of scandals, nearly all affiliated creators severed ties with Channel Awesome and departed in April 2018. ... [...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] |
Sunset Sound Recorders
Sunset Sound Recorders is a recording studio in Hollywood, California, United States located at 6650 Sunset Boulevard. Background The Sunset Sound Recorders complex was created by Walt Disney's Director of Recording, Tutti Camarata, from a collection of old commercial and residential buildings. At the encouragement of Disney himself, Camarata began the project in 1958, starting with a former automotive repair garage whose sloping floor would tend to reduce unwanted sonic standing wave reflections. Soon, the audio for many of Disney's early films was being recorded at the studio, including ''Bedknobs and Broomsticks'', ''Mary Poppins'', and '' 101 Dalmatians'' Over 200 Gold records have been recorded at Sunset Sound, including parts of Prince's '' Purple Rain'', parts of the Rolling Stones' ''Exile on Main St.'', the Beach Boys' ''Pet Sounds'', Linda Ronstadt's ''Don't Cry Now'', parts of Guns N' Roses' '' Chinese Democracy'', Janis Joplin's posthumously-released ''Pearl'', and hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Aniello
Ron Aniello is an American songwriter, record producer, composer and musician who has enjoyed a diverse career working with Bruce Springsteen, Matthew Koma, Shania Twain, Wanting Qu, Gavin DeGraw, Lifehouse, Patti Scialfa, Barenaked Ladies, Guster, Jars of Clay, Bridgit Mendler, Sixpence None the Richer, Jude Cole, Vanessa Amorosi, Moshav Band and many more artists. In addition, Aniello has composed scores for film and television, and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus,Ron Aniello Bio , Nettwerk, Retrieved March 10, 2010 and has been nominated for . He lives in Los Angeles and owns a recording studio there. He produces established and emerging art ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bendeth
David Jonathan Bendeth (born 17 June 1954) is a multi-platinum award-winning record producer. Early life David Bendeth was born on 17 June 1954 in Stoke Newington, Hackney, London, England. He attended Parkhill School in Ilford, London and in 1963, his family moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Bendeth attended Georges Vanier Secondary School. Following graduation in 1973, Bendeth was to attend university, however he left for a summer vacation to London and stayed there. His first job in London was at Harlequin Records and he eventually joined the house band playing guitar at Speakeasy, a London club, along with Joe Jammer. In 1976, he returned to Canada. He was playing with the band Boule Noire at Riviera 76, a day music festival in Nice, and there he met Jeff Berlin, Lenny White, Joe Beck, and many other jazz musicians. Bendeth also played on Quebec band Toulouse's album with Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and singer Leroy Sibbles from the Heptones. Career In 1977, Bendeth mov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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