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The New Regional Mexican Music: Authentic, Modern and Here to Stay
Mexico definitely boasts a rich musical landscape, with a never-ending array of genres ranging from rock to rap, rancheras to cumbia pop, ska and more. Recently, however, the regional music of Mexico has enjoyed a significant surge in popularity via names like Larry Hernandez, Espinoza Paz, Los Pikadientes de Caborca, La Nueva Rebelión, La Arrolladora Banda El Limón, Roberto Tapia, and…
From MusicWorld, posted 11.12.09
Pleasure P Fans, Meet Marcus Cooper
In his past life, Marcus Cooper was better known as Pleasure P, lead singer of Pretty Ricky. Natives of Florida, the hybrid rap/R&B group’s libido-drenched shows made the Chippendales dancers look like Eagle Scouts. When Pleasure P left Pretty Ricky in 2007, he wasn’t leaving because the group wasn’t successful; with the foursome, Pleasure P helped such songs as “Grind with Me” hit the…
From MusicWorld, posted 10.22.09
Holler Back: Patty Loveless Releases ‘Mountain Soul II’
With a voice like a wrecking ball made of honey, Patty Loveless tears into the opening lines of Harlan Howard’s 1962 classic “Busted,” the first song on Mountain Soul II, the long-awaited continuation of the critically acclaimed 2001 album that laid bare the Kentucky coal mining roots of the gold-selling, three-time CMA award winner. “Well the bills are all due and the baby needs…
From MusicWorld, posted 9.22.09
Cachorro Lopez: Latin Alternative’s Not-So-Secret Ingredient
One could say that Grammy-awarded producer, arranger and songwriter Cachorro Lopez is one of the true pioneers of today's Latin Alternative movement. After all, he's worked with many of the genre's key artists even before the “rock en español” explosion happened in the late 90s: collaborators include Gustavo Cerati, Aterciopelados, Antonio Vega, and more recently Enrique Iglesias, Christian Castro, Paulina Rubio and
From MusicWorld, posted 8.31.09
Stillwater Runs Deep: Marti Frederiksen and the Next Great Song
Like David Foster, Diane Warren, Timbaland and other multi-platinum writer/producers before him, Marti Frederiksen has earned an enviable reputation for being one of the industry’s most reliable “go-to” composers. Over the course of a still flourishing career, Frederiksen has penned tunes for a veritable gallery of superstars, including Mick Jagger, Ozzy Osbourne, Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Sheryl Crow, Pink,
From MusicWorld, posted 8.24.09
Ecstatic and Inspired, Mos Def Does It Again
Perhaps the only development more surprising than Mos Def’s re-ascension to the hip-hop summit — some 10 years after Black Star, his collaboration with Talib Kweli, foreshadowed icon status — is the fact that he’s one of the first artists ever to have an album released as a T-shirt. Yes, it’s true: Clothing line LnA recently unveiled the Mos Def Music Tee, a shirt…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.21.09
Archie Peña Rides the Pulse of the Global Groove
Songwriter, master percussionist, producer and musical ambassador: Archie Peña is a whirlwind of kinetic creativity. A two-time BMI Award-winning songwriter and the co-writer of hits including “Hips Don’t Lie,” (Shakira); “Se Me Olvido Tu Nombre” (Shalim); “Te Quise Tanto" (Paulina Rubio); "No, No, No" (Thalia and Aventura), the Venezuelan-born Miami resident is also a seven-time Grammy-nominated producer. Having just concluded a…
From MusicWorld, posted 8.17.09
Alejandro Escovedo: Not Fade Away
If life was fair, Alejandro Escovedo would probably be dead or in jail—and he would also almost certainly be recognized as one of the greatest songwriters in the world. A last man standing of not just bands, but entire scenes and genres, Escovedo has survived nearly thirty years of near misses—with fame and death alike—to emerge, with a gracious sense of understatement and a punk-rock grain of…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.31.09
Kitt & Yorkey’s Winning Dynamic is ‘Next to Normal’
To look at them, the men make an unlikely pair. Tom Kitt is lean, dark, and clean-shaven, while Brian Yorkey is burley and bearded. Kitt sits straight, legs neatly crossed. Yorkey relaxes expansively. But clearly this composer and lyricist-book writer complement each other artistically. Their most recent collaboration -- the Broadway musical Next to Normal, about the effect of a woman’s bipolar disease on…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.17.09
Todd Snider Delivers ‘The Excitement Plan’
Singer-songwriter Todd Snider is the consummate outsider, a rough cut auteur who, over the course of eleven albums, has distinguished himself as one of American music's most offbeat, arresting voices. Blunt, bluesy and languid, Snider's nakedly personal observations mix sardonic ironies with wistful self-analysis but never sacrifice a consistently high level of sheer entertainment. Part outlaw troubadour, part malcontent vagabond, Snider offers songs that cover a surprisingly…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.16.09
Jenni Rivera is ‘La Diva de la Banda’
Since her emergence in the mid-’90s, Jenni Rivera has become not only one of the most beloved artists in banda music, but one of Latin music’s best-selling artists period, with over 20 million albums sold worldwide. Named Female Artist of the Year and Banda Artist of the Year at the 21st Univision Premio Lo Nuestro a la Música Latina awards last year, Rivera also recently released, Jenni,…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.13.09
Classical Marries Comedy in the Scores of Theodore Shapiro
From the upbeat, jazzy sounds of The Devil Wears Prada to the jungle-adventure send-up of Tropic Thunder and the sentiment of last year’s hit Marley & Me, composer Theodore Shapiro has consistently delivered memorable music for some of the funniest movies of the past five years. But in a corollary to the old acting bromide “dying is easy, comedy is hard,” Shapiro steps gingerly when adding music…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.10.09
Eminem Indulges in a Welcome ‘Relapse’
On May 19, all hell broke loose. Again. When Eminem’s long overdue new album, Relapse, hit retail bins like a platinum-hued virus bursting from almost five years in remission, the release galvanized the industry, set new artistic standards, and satiated a palpable, across-the-board anticipation. Anything less would have been a real shocker; after all, in Eminem, hordes of disaffected consumers found someone to believe in, and they…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.08.09
Taylor Swift Breaks Rules and Records
Consider the speech patterns of the average 14-year-old: They rapidly toss out idea fragments, stringing them together with nothing more substantial than “like” or “um,” and expect listeners to decode. It’s understandable, then, that nobody saw Taylor Swift coming. At 14 she was an anomaly: already a focused, expressive and, above all, capable country-pop songwriter. Just ask Scott Borchetta, the head of Swift’s independent label, Big Machine Records, who signed…
From MusicWorld, posted 7.07.09
Ron Browz’s Seamless Segue From Producer to Performer
“Usually people tell me, ‘Yo, this guy down the block, man, he be trying to mimic your style.’ All I say is, ‘Oh yeah? I’m going to do something that they can’t do. How ‘bout that?’” So says emerging hip-hop performer/writer/producer Ron Browz. Self-confidence is nothing new to the genre, of course, but Browz – born Rondell Turner in Harlem – has the track record to back…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.30.09
Michael John LaChiusa Tackles ‘Giant’
Giant. Like its name, the story and cultural waves left in its wake are larger than life. A best-selling novel by Edna Ferber, the epic tale became a blockbuster film directed by George Stevens, starring Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson and James Dean. Now, audiences will experience Giant as a musical from BMI composer, lyricist and librettist Michael John LaChiusa. LaChiusa acknowledges…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.19.09
Getting to Know ‘The Boys’: The Lives and Music of The Sherman Brothers
Their songs are ingrained in our collective musical memory: “It’s a Small World,” "Chim Chim Cher-ee," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," and more. Brothers Robert B. Sherman and Richard M. Sherman, better known as The Sherman Brothers, composed the scores for classic Hollywood musicals including Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and this summer, a film entitled The Boys will tell their unique story. Songwriting runs in…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.16.09
Stanley Clarke Stuns Listeners Again with ‘Jazz in the Garden’
In the jazz world, Stanley Clarke is a living legend and a bona fide hero for bass enthusiasts. Along with fellow bassists Ron Carter and the late Jaco Pastorius, he is responsible for bringing the instrument out of the background. “Anyone who's followed my career could easily see that I've sort of been kind of a bass revolutionary, for lack of a better word,”…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.11.09
After A Decade of Hits, The Matrix Are Still Going Strong
Over the last 10 years, The Matrix has made an indelible mark on the music industry as a writing and production team. With a résumé that includes work with such varied artists as Avril Lavigne, Ricky Martin, and Liz Phair, the trio of Scott Spock, Lauren Christy and Graham Edwards have lived up to their…
From MusicWorld, posted 6.09.09
Savan Kotecha’s Creative Edge? He’s Never Satisfied.
These are magical, sparkle-dusted days for Savan Kotecha. A graduate of the Nordic school of pop songcraft—he learned at the knee of composer extraordinaire Max Martin—Kotecha is slowly building a career as writer for virtuoso pop acts like Celine Dion, Leona Lewis and Il Divo. Kotecha not only co-wrote Carrie Underwood’s career igniting hit “Inside Your Heaven,” he also contributed to
From MusicWorld, posted 6.02.09
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