Archive for the ‘New Artists’ Category

GET INTO IT| PLATINUM HIT WINNER SONYAE ELISE WRITES SONG OF HER LIFE

Earlier this summer, I introduced you to Bravo’s newest reality competition show Platinum Hit, in which twelve aspiring songwriters competed for a publishing deal with The Writing Camp and a recording deal with RCA/Jive label. Each week the contestants teamed up to write and perform songs ranging from all genres. Last night on the finale, [...]

GET INTO IT| SID SRIRAM COVERS FRANK OCEAN’S “WE ALL TRY”

Check out Berklee School of Music’s, Sid Sriram singing his own cover of “We All Try” by Frank Ocean. Sid who is originally from India grew up in California where he had his first taste of music from his mother who taught him Indian Classical music at the age of three. Today, his sound and style [...]

GET INTO IT| POP’S NEWEST PRINCESS WYNTER GORDON

You may not recognize Wynter Gordon, but you have definitely heard her music whether it be in the club or in the form of other mainstream artists singing her music. Gordon first rose to fame as a songwriter, writing for artists such as Mary J. Blige, Danity Kane, and Jennifer Lopez; she wrote the songs, [...]

BASE PROFILE| INTRODUCING…LITTLE SUR

Little Sur is band comprised of 3 students (Jesse, Olivia, Josh) from New York University, two of whom are members of the Clive Davis Department of Recorded Music. Some may describe the sound as indie folk but I have issues with the word “indie”,  so I describe their sound as a mixture of folk, pop [...]

TELEVISION| GREY’S ANATOMY GOES GLEE WITH “THE MUSIC EVENT”

So as television musical episodes go, we’ve seen Xena: Warrior Princess, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Scrubs, and several others. However, while these used humor along with the music to make the episode light-hearted and whimsical, Grey’s Anatomy failed to do this in their musical episode, “Song Beneath The Song.” Due to the awkward juxtaposition of [...]

RON’S PICKS| TRISH HOSEIN

Trish Hosein is a 21-year-old singer and songwriter from California who grew up performing her songs around the U.S. Similar to other artists such as Sara Bareilles and Vanessa Carlton, Trish uses the piano as her main instrument to create catchy hooks and lyrics. She currently studies Songwriting and Music Business at Berklee College of [...]

NEW VIDEOS| PATRICK STUMP: “SPOTLIGHT (OH NOSTALGIA)”

If you’ve missed Fall Out Boy since they’ve gone on their “hiatus,” hopefully lead singer Patrick Stump’s new video for his single, “Spotlight (Oh Nostalgia),” will tide you over if they ever regroup. Patrick has been working on his debut solo album, Soul Punk, since last year and released two different versions of the song [...]

NEW VIDEOS| SLEIGH BELLS: “RILL RILL”

You might recognize this Brooklyn duo’s song, “Kids,” from the constant commercials for the new MTV series, Skins. With their use of loud, clashing, and distorted instruments along with catchy beats and tunes, Derek E. Miller and Alexis Kraus who make up Sleigh Bells are creating their own signature sound. Check out their newest video [...]

NEW ARTIST| MOHOMBI

Mohombi is the latest international sensation making plans to stake claims in the United States! The 23 year old artist has the distinction of being the first artist to sign  to hit maker RedOne’s (“Bad Romance”, “Just Dance”) new record label venture with Universal; “2101 Records”. Much like his racial background of Swedish & Congolese,  [...]

RON’S PICKS| TAI TAYLOR

With a mixture of Wiz Khalifa, Kid Cudi, and Drake, up and coming rapper Tai Taylor is forming a league of his own with producer Arthur Johnson, who attends Berklee School Of Music in my college town of Boston. Tai, who is originally from Los Angeles, started out in the entertainment industry by acting at [...]

RON’S PICK| TINIE TEMPAH: “PASS OUT”

Tinie Tempah is a British rapper from South London who is now gaining popularity in the States due to his single “Pass Out,” which was released earlier last year. Tempah’s music is pretty good in the sense that it combines elements from different genres of music ranging from rap to hip hop beats as well [...]

NEW VIDEOS| GREYSON CHANCE: “WAITING OUTSIDE THE LINES”

Check out Greyson Chance’s new video for his single, “Waiting Outside The Lines.” Chance is currently preparing to go on tour with iCarly star Miranda Cosgrove in January of next year. Share on FacebookTweetTweetgovernment,politics news,politics news,politics