David Guetta is one of the world's most popular EDM music producers. We already brought you part one of this article recently, and now we're back with part two. Read on for some more facts you didn't know about the Paris-based DJ. Number Eight: David Guetta is Liked for One Thing This artist does many different styles, but he notices that certain parts of his album get more appreciation than others. The party songs. According to him, people like him for a particular thing. Number Seven: Underground Roots and the 'French Touch' He's known as one of the biggest names in DJing nowadays, but he came from very different beginnings. He was well known in the underground French music scene (known as the "French Touch") previous to his mainstream …show more content…
A lot of people started calling him a sell-out because of this. Number Five: He 'Crossed Over', and Brought the Scene With Him A single he produced for the Black Eyed Peas revolutionized dance music in America, according to Guetta. When they began to play this song on the radio, he says that he crossed over, along with the entire scene. Number Four: He's Working with Hozier You probably recognize the name Hozier from the song Take Me to Church". It turns out David thought that was one of the greatest songs of the year, and started working with Hozier after that. They still need to finish their song though. Number Three: 'Test-Driving' While DJ-ing One of this DJs methods for determining which songs to select as singles is "test driving" them at shows. He plays the song and sees how the audience reacts. Sometimes it's a good reaction, other times not so much. Number Two: The Strongest Feelings of His Life He lists the reason for his motivation to continue creating music, and it's when one of his songs becomes huge and people sing along to it. It's one of the strongest feelings he's felt. Number One: His iPhone App He started an app where you can remix singles. We hope you enjoyed part two of our
Over the years, Bryan made and grew friendships that would be essential in his walk towards musical legendry. His childhood best friend, Blue Note Records recording artist and jazz pianist, Robert Glasper, broadened his musical horizons further; introducing him to legendary jazz acts such as Herbie Hancock and Keith Jarrett. In high school, he met Greg Curtis, a producer who would become his mentor and give him his introduction to music technology. In college, he moved to Atlanta, GA and attended Clark-Atlanta University where he was discovered by Chris Hicks, a record executive and partner at Noontime Records would become his manager. It is through Hicks that Bryan was given an internship at Noontime Records, where he would go on to nurture his musical talents and in 1999 at the age of 21, earn his first production credit with the song "Get Done" by Houston based band, Ideal. While interning at Noontime, Bryan met two more people who forever shape him in his musical journey; Jermaine Dupri and Sam Thomas.
After the Prelude album, 2002 began a stale moment until he began putting together a project called Alchemy of Sound that later changed to DJversion666. He explained that he chose the name as he had been djing in an mostly open format I chose that name, as I had been djing for a few years up to now. He attributes most of his gain back into music to Exemia, whom has collaborated on remakes of his songs, such as “Goodbye World”. It was the beginning of having his music with the exception of instrumentals and “Future Gods”, on contemplation CDs. It resulted in him joining darkTunes Music Group when his album was completed and independently posted on Bandcamp. We asked him about upcoming endeavors since his new site was launched through Tangent D. Noir’s TheXFactory (a creative
Some people may call him “The King”, Elvis Presley is a well-known musician who stepped out of the norm and created a different kind of music. Presley combined pop, country, gospel, and black R&B to create his musical style. Presley caught everyone’s attention with his dance moves and musical talent. Elvis Presley led the way for many musicians, and has impacted the lives of many people.
More than any other rapper, Dr. Dre was responsible for moving away from the avant-noise and political stance of Public Enemy and Boogie Down Productions, as well as the party vibes of old school rap. Instead, Dre pioneered gangsta rap and his own variation of the sound, G-Funk. BDP's early albums were hardcore but cautionary tales of the criminal mind, but Dre's records with N.W.A. celebrated the hedonistic, amoralistic side of gang life. Dre was never much of a rapper -- his rhymes were simple and his delivery was slow and clumsy -- but as a producer, he was extraordinary.
Generally, when someone is said to be the “best” at something, it is an arbitrary title given to someone by another person based purely of of their own narrow viewpoint. This it true when talking about the best actor, however, there may be a way to determine the best actor on a variety of criteria. Though some may think otherwise, Danny DeVito is a phenomenal actor, who may be considered one of the best in the industry, from his range as an actor, to the sheer number of awards he has won or been nominated for, or even his projects outside of film, he seems to have it all compared to all other actors.
David LaChapelle is an incredible, modern photographer. He combines celebrities with the bizarre. His photography is unique, charged with sexual imagery, and provides a unique view on people you see in the media, today.
To understand a musician’s work, one might need to understand their personal journey. While delving into the effects of musical therapy, I had a chance to interview Matt Jennings a songwriter/musician who plays piano in a worship band at Bear Creek Community Church in Merced, California. On Saturday, February 19, I sat down with Matt ...
“He brought the street to A Tribe Called Quest.” Said Chris Lighty, the group’s former manager.
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forty years ago if DJ Kool Herc was told that he latter would have been called the father of hip hop he probably would think they were crazy because what he saw when he was DJing wasn't what was now known as hip hop he saw people getting together just to do what the love and dance. the same response would come from Boogaloo Sam he was just there to dance and performed it wasn't hip hop dance it just was Boogaloo to hip hop music. what these two men Created and did was so much more though it started a dance style from both east and west coast which was then popularized to the world to what we at is known today as hip hop.
In order for someone to do anything outgoing, they need confidence. Being a DJ is no exception; a DJ needs to be outgoing, and therefore needs confidence. Joel Diaz-Porter’s poem “Turning the Tables” is a poem in which Diaz-Porter uses his confidence to explain how to be a DJ, and debunks several misconceptions about how a DJ’s job is done. In “Turning the Tables” Joel Diaz-Porter creates a confident tone by using figurative language and word choice.
The best example of this is in his song, "Sky's The Limit" featuring 112. ...
Generally speaking, good party music is upbeat and does not require a lot of attention to appreciate. People tend to enjoy music more when they already know how most of the songs go. Sound recording radically changed the act of musical lis...
Zedd is a DJ and musician, who produces electro house music, his genre of music has influences from progressive house and dupstep which are part of the electro dance genre. During the concert the music was loud, it had a strong party atmosphere, large amount of people. The concert was an exciting experience for me, and it was also my first live popular concert that I ever been to. My reaction to the concert would be considered to be “mind-blowing” especially by seeing all the bright neon lights and the amount of people that were there. It was huge difference from hearing the songs by Zedd in my room and the car to a live musical performance, because in my room I can only hear the songs at a minimum volume compared to a live concert that I can hear the song at a maximum volume and have more of a live experience of being in the moment of the electro dance genre. Electro dance is a genre of music that’s becoming more popular over the past five years and in my view pop and electro dance starting to become part of modern popular aesthetics. From Bourdieu’s book called Distinction, “popular aesthetics were based on the affirmation of continuity between art and life, which implies the subordination of form and function” (Bourdieu). It is a new form of art that is expanding throughout society and the cultural market such as the music industry, where it’s capturing attention
Perhaps the most enticing quality of Bruno Mars is that he is not all about getting famous. His songs are very realistic. He expresses his feelings through his songs and sings from the heart and personal experiences. As an artist it is very important to connect to your audience. Bruno’s music is so powerful that it can move one’s soul and where everybody joins in the revelry. If you listen to his music you’ll know what I mean.