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Joel Little
Joel Little (born 13 February 1983) is a New Zealand record producer, musician and Grammy Award-winning songwriter.Lorde's Silver Scroll 'a big deal' for co-writer Joel Little . ''3 News NZ''. 16 October 2013.Lorde takes out top Silver Scroll ''Radio NZ''. 16 October 2013. He is best known for his work as a writer and producer with artists Lorde, |
Auckland
Auckland (pronounced ) ( mi, Tāmaki Makaurau) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. The most populous urban area in the country and the fifth largest city in Oceania, Auckland has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region—the area governed by Auckland Council—which includes outlying rural areas and the islands of the Hauraki Gulf, and which has a total population of . While European New Zealanders, Europeans continue to make up the plurality of Auckland's population, the city became multicultural and cosmopolitan in the late-20th century, with Asians accounting for 31% of the city's population in 2018. Auckland has the fourth largest foreign-born population in the world, with 39% of its residents born overseas. With its large population of Pasifika New Zealanders, the city is also home to the biggest ethnic Polynesian population in the world. The Māori-language name for Auckland is ', meaning "Tāmak ... [...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 gramophone. The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and is considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards, alongside the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The 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 had their origin in the Hollywood Walk of Fame project in the 1950 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown (Kids Of 88 Song)
"Downtown" is the third single from electropop band Kids of 88 off their debut album '' Sugarpills''. This song was released digitally through the New Zealand iTunes Store on 19 July 2010. History The single received much airplay on New Zealand radio station The Edge David Howell Evans (born 8 August 1961), better known as the Edge or simply Edge,McCormick (2006), pp. 21, 23–24 is an English-born Irish musician, singer, and songwriter. He is best known as the lead guitarist, keyboardist, and backing voca .... The song was released digitally on 19 July 2010. Music video The music video premiered on C4, Monday 2 August 2010. It features Kids of 88 in front of a green screen with many different background and effects. Charts References 2010 singles Kids of 88 songs Songs written by Joel Little 2010 songs Songs written by Sam McCarthy {{2010s-pop-song-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just A Little Bit (Kids Of 88 Song)
"Just a Little Bit" is the second single from electropop band Kids of 88 ( Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy). This song was released digitally through the New Zealand iTunes Store on 15 February 2010. History *The song was first heard before it was released on a Glassons New Zealand television commercial, entitled Wonderland. It is now, just like their first single " My House", heard on a C4 television commercial. *This song won "Single of the Year" at the 2010 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards, also alongside "Music Video of the Year" with Tim Van Dammen. *The song was featured on the 5 June 2011 pilot episode of MTV's ''Teen Wolf''. *The song was again featured on MTV's ''Teen Wolf'' in the 8 August 2011 episode entitled "Formality". The Kids of 88 played the song during their on screen set as the live band performing at the Beacon Hills formal. * The song is also featured in an Australian TV commercial for the Holden Malibu car. * The song was briefly featured in the trailer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
My House (Kids Of 88 Song)
"My House" is the first single from electropop band Kids of 88. It was released on 20 April 2009. The song was on the New Zealand Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ( mi, Te Papa Tātai Waiata Matua o Aotearoa) is the weekly New Zealand top 40 singles and albums charts, issued weekly by Recorded Music NZ (formerly Recording Industry Association of New Zealand). The Music ... for 17 weeks in 2009, peaking at #3. History When the New Zealand music television channel C4 used "My House" on one of its advertising campaigns, the song quickly became very popular in New Zealand, and peaked at #3 on the New Zealand Top 40 singles chart in June 2009. Kids of 88 describe it as "a cross between a late 80s police drama intro theme and a sophisticated super hussy". The song was certified Gold after eight weeks on the chart, selling over 7,500 copies. Charts Year-end charts References 2009 singles 2009 songs Kids of 88 songs Songs written by Joel Little So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sugarpills
Sugarpills is the debut album from New Zealand electropop band Kids of 88 released 16 August 2010.Sugarpills CD (2010) by Kids Of 88 . ''Mighty Ape New Zealand''. Singles released off the album include "My House (Kids of 88 song), My House", "Just a Little Bit (Kids of 88 song), Just a Little Bit" and most recently "Downtown (Kids of 88 song), Downtown". It was nominated for Best Pop Album at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards. Reception Scott Kara of ''The New Zealand Herald'' gave ''Sugarpills'' 4 out of 5 stars, calling it "good-time party music" and saying that "You'd have to be a prude, or a killjoy not to want Sugarpills banging away at your house."Singles *"My House (Kids of 88 song), My House", the first single from Kids of 88 was ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kids Of 88
Kids of 88 were a New Zealand new wave duo based in Auckland, New Zealand, consisting of Jordan Arts and Sam McCarthy. They are best known for their 2009 single, " My House". They have since signed through Dryden Street to Sony Music and released the album '' Sugarpills'' in August 2010. In 2014, the duo stated that 'the ids of 88project has concluded.' Members * Jordan Arts – programming/keyboards * Sam McCarthy – vocals History 2000–2009: Career beginnings and style It is known that the two have been best friends for ten years. They attended St Peter's College, Auckland, where they formed the band Incursa, winning the 2004 Smokefreerockquest. Sharing a passion for music, they decided to become musicians. The duo have described their music as "a cross between a late 80s police drama intro theme and a sophisticated super hussy. With sleazy basslines and mind-numbingly catchy hooks, Kids of 88 are all about poking tongues and making sweaty suggestive innuendos." T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sam McCarthy
Sam McCarthy is a New Zealand songwriter and pop vocalist. He is best known for his work in Kids of 88 and Goodnight Nurse. Early life McCarthy was brought up in Auckland in the suburb of Weymouth. He was educated at Weymouth Primary School and St Peter's College. He and Jordan Arts met at St Peter's and quickly realised that they were on the same wavelength. They were in the same English class. McCarthy has said: "As an icebreaking exercise we were told to bring in our favourite song. Everyone brought in Limp Bizkit, but the thing that linked Jordan and myself is that we were wanky enough to bring in Jimi Hendrix songs. We were both trying to be as cool as possible so we rummaged through our parents' CD collection as opposed to our own".Vicki Anderson, "Kids of 88", ''The Press'', 13 August 2010, p. 14. With Jordan Arts, David Wong, Graham Scherer and Michael Pomare, McCarthy was a member of "Incursa", a St Peter's College band which won the Smokefreerockquest in 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Keep Me On Your Side
''Keep Me on Your Side'' is the second studio album by New Zealand pop punk band Goodnight Nurse, released on 7 April 2008. The album was the follow-up to their successful debut album, '' Always and Never''. It peaked at number five on New Zealand's RIANZ chart. The album has produced three singles to date. "The Night" was released in Australia and New Zealand on 4 February 2008, with a music video for the song released on 24 February 2008. The second single from the album was "I Need This", it released on 5 May 2008. The third single "Serpent Queen Pt. 2" was released on 'free-to-download' on New Zealand's iTunes, which accelerated the album's success. Production The album was recorded in Melbourne, Australia around August 2007. It was produced by Lindsay Gravina, well known for his work with bands such as The Living End, Shihad and Thirsty Merc. A total of 40 songs were originally demoed by the group, with only 12 making it into the final cut to be recorded for the album. '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Always And Never
Always and Never is the debut album by New Zealand pop punk band, Goodnight Nurse, released in January 2006. Album information The album spawned many singles and radio hits, including, " My Only", " Death Goes To Disco", "Loner", "Our Song", "Going Away", "Taking Over", and "All For You" (most songs from the album were released as singles). ''Always and Never'' went Gold after only a week of release and debuted to place number 5 on the RIANZ New Zealand Top 40 Albums Chart. From then on, the album stayed in the Top 40 for 5 weeks (from 30 January until 27 February). New Zealand critics took notice of the tight riffs and hooks, wide range of subject matter, and musical diversity (the album included fast, punk songs, as well as more mature-sounding songs that deal with themes such as death). Joel Little, the lead singer, said, when asked about the subject matter of the album: Track listing # "Welcome To Hell" featuring Ben's Choir – 0:48 # " My Only" – 2:29 # " Death ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Music And Audio Institute Of New Zealand
Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand (MAINZ) is a faculty of the Southern Institute of Technology, focused on contemporary music and music-industry related education. MAINZ offers music and audio courses from Certificates to Graduate Diplomas at campuses in Auckland and Christchurch. MAINZ alumni include Joel Little, Josh Fountain, Troy Kingi, Karen Hunter, Gin Wigmore, Zowie, members of the Checks, Concord Dawn, Goldenhorse, Goodnight Nurse, Midnight Youth, the Mint Chicks, The Naked and Famous and 8 Foot Sativa. MAINZ tutors have included New Zealand music luminaries Harry Lyon and Dave McCartney. History Established in Greymouth Tai Poutini Polytechnic in Greymouth first offered a Certificate in Contemporary Music programme when the institute was established in 1990. In 1992 the Certificate in Audio Engineering and Music Production was introduced, and a purpose-built sound and recording studio was constructed at the Greymouth campus. This programme was followed by a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Years & Years
Years & Years is the solo project of British singer Olly Alexander. Originally formed as a band in 2010, Years & Years' music has been described as electropop, mixing R&B and 1990s house elements. The band's debut studio album, '' Communion'', debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart in July 2015 and was the fastest-selling debut album of the year from a UK signed band. Their biggest hit single "King" from ''Communion'' reached number one in the UK Singles Chart in March 2015, and peaked within the top ten of the charts in Australia, Austria, Bulgaria, Denmark, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Ireland and Switzerland. Their single " Shine" from the same album reached number two on the UK Singles Chart. In April 2018, they announced the release of their second studio album '' Palo Santo'' which features singles " Sanctify" and "If You're Over Me", the latter of which reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom. The album features a dystopian world consisting of robot-like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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