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Adam Berry: Playing it Straight and Keeping it Funny
When Adam Berry embarked on a career as a film and TV composer, he had no idea he’d wind up working on one of the most popular animated programs of the past two decades, or that he’d build much of his career around writing music for cartoon characters. The irony is that he went out of his way not to make funny-sounding music. “I viewed my job…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.07.10
Aslyn Tells Her Story
For most artists the true measure of success is how their music touches people. By that standard, Atlanta-based singer-songwriter Aslyn is red-hot. There’s the professional wedding photographer so taken by Aslyn’s “That’s When I Love You” that she chose the song for her own nuptials. Or the sci-fi author who fell in love with “Wally” and shared it with his fans. Even a fellow musician who found…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.23.10
Mike Best Brings the ‘Wow’
For a moment, Mike Best was stymied. Asked to name three superstar acts he dreamed of collaborating with, the unsigned BMI writer/producer pondered, then offered up the following thoughtful reply: “I would like to work with an up-and-coming artist and actually give them their sound,” Best said. “It would be great to find somebody that’s really talented, that’s hungry like me—an artist that’s going to be the…
From MusicWorld, posted 4.23.10
Jazz Artist B.D. Lenz Grows and Gleams with New Album
At this point in his career, jazz guitarist B.D. Lenz might be considered a veteran musician. Now 38, he’s been playing since he was 14 years old; during that time, he has released six CDs, he has logged untold hours onstage and his music has been licensed for use in more than 100 TV shows. Even so, Lenz says his latest release, Hit It and Quit It,…
From MusicWorld, posted 12.01.09
Robert Cooper, Flying High
Robert Cooper knows a thing or two about taking music to higher elevations of success, but to say that he has been flying under the radar would be a bit of an understatement. Continental Airlines recently selected his song “Beautiful” for airplay on their “Hit Factory” onboard radio channel, landing him a first class seat among some of the most influential bands in contemporary popular music. The…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.14.09
Fist Pumps and Heart, Courtesy of Adelitas Way
Unlikely components coalescing to bring a band success is nothing new. But when it comes to Las Vegas-based quintet Adelitas Way, the improbability factor goes to 11: After seeing one of their earliest compositions, “Invincible,” selected as the theme song for villainous World Wrestling Entertainment tag team The Legacy, the group soon signed with Virgin Records, which released its self-titled debut in July. Oh, and then there’s…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.14.09
Saint Motel’s Melody and Melodrama
If anyone is claiming that the music video is dead, it certainly isn’t Saint Motel. Their 6-song EP ForPlay speaks for itself with its swaggering rock and haughty attitude, but if that’s not enough to convince you that the LA-based band means business, they’ve included some visual evidence of their sonic chops to boot on this, their debut record. The quintet, which formed while members A/J Jackson,…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.09.09
NO ID: Godfather of Chicago R&B Still On Top
He possesses what may be the most ironic name in contemporary pop. Over the course of a career spanning nearly 20 years, producer No I.D. has collaborated with some of the biggest names in hip-hop and R&B, including Janet Jackson, Alicia Keys, John Legend, Jamie Foxx and more. Dubbed “The Godfather of Chicago R&B”—a reference to his pioneering early work with…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.09.09
Theory of a Deadman’s Hard-Earned Scars and Souvenirs
“We always try to write music without any boundaries,” says Tyler Connolly, lead singer and guitarist for hard rockers Theory of a Deadman. “And that’s partly because we don’t really have a ‘core demographic.’ We’ve got 40- and 50-year-olds at our shows alongside the 14- and 15-year-olds. What’s great about Theory is that we try to let everything happen naturally.” That seems to include…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.05.09
La Coka Nostra Builds a Brand You Can Trust
Since the rap group La Coka Nostra formed around 2006, it has become one of the most promising supergroups to emerge since the Wu Tang Clan. But even though they’re gaining the respect of critics and delivering knockout performances like those during the 2009 Rock the Bells tour, the whole group is something of an accident—right down to their name. “It started as inside joke,” says Slaine,…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.05.09
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