When the U.K. press began dubbing Adele "the next Amy
Winehouse" in late 2007, the hype didn't touch upon the heavy
singer/songwriter influence found in the Londoner's music. Influenced by
Suzanne Vega as much as Jill Scott, Adele first made an impression in 2006 when
she toured as an opening act for Jack Penate. She had graduated to headlining
status by the end of 2007, thanks to BBC Radio 1 playing her single
"Daydreamer"; another song, "Hometown Glory," was also
released as a single on Jamie T.'s label, Pacemaker. An appearance alongside
Paul McCartney and Björk on the BBC 2 television show Later with Jools
Holland came next, and a recording contract with XL Recordings was
finalized soon after. Early 2008 brought similar luck as Adele found herself
atop the BBC's new music talent list, which was compiled from the votes of 150
music critics. Also in 2009, Adele won Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and
Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. Her sophomore album, 21, featuring the
gospel and disco-infused single "Rolling in the Deep," was released
in February of 2011. The album proved to be both a critical and commercial
success, becoming one of the longest-running number one albums in history and
spending over 18 weeks at the top spot. The glow of 21's success was dimmed
somewhat when Adele was forced to cancel her tour after suffering a hemorrhage
on her vocal chords. She underwent surgery for the hemorrhage in November of
2011.Both Adele and 21 received many end-of-year honors, and in February 2012,
as album sales began to creep closer to ten million copies, she won six major
Grammy awards, one of the few artists in history to accomplish the feat in one
night. In October 2012 Adele announced that she had recorded the theme to the
23rd Bond film, Skyfall. Produced by Paul Epworth and recorded at the
prestigious Abbey Road Studios, the single entered the top 10 of both the UK
singles chart and the Billboard Hot 100 on release.Listen song here:YouTube
One Direction are an English-Irish boy band
consisting of members Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, and
Louis Tomlinson. They signed with Simon Cowell's record label Syco Records
after being formed and finishing third in the seventh series of British
television singing competition The X Factor in 2010. They subsequently
signed in the United States with Columbia Records. Becoming a prominent figure
in mainstream popular music and popular culture, their two albums Up All
Night and Take Me Home, released in 2011 and 2012 respectively,
broke several records, topped the charts of most major markets, and generated
international chart-topping singles, including "What Makes You Beautiful"
and "Live While We're Young".Often described as sparking the
resurgence in the boy band concept, and of forming part of a new "British
Invasion" in the United States, as of November 2012, One Direction have
sold over 15 million albums, singles, and videos worldwide. Their achievements
include a BRIT Award and 3 MTV Video Music Awards. Through combined music,
merchandising, and touring sales, according to Nick Gatfield, the chairman and
chief executive of Sony Music Entertainment UK, as of June 2012, One Direction
represented a $50 million business empire. The Huffington Post
proclaimed 2012 "The Year of One Direction".Listen song here:YouTube
Being passionate about electronical music Stephan Drobez and
Sascha Mulder set up the project 2-4 Grooves in 2002. Due to their meticulous
work they quickly had first experiences and managed their first gigs
together.After some first productions 2-4 Grooves turned into an insider tip of
the German House & Dance Scene. From then on Steve Sound & Mr. Starfunk
received tons of remix requests. Today they are proud of nearly 50
international remix productions for Cascada, Alex C. (Alex Christensen),
Sylver, Basshunter, ... and so on.In 2006 the first official track called „The
Way I Do“ was released. This cover of Melissa Etheridge, which she uncovered to
be released by herself, rapidly reached the top positions of all relevant Dance
Charts. The single also managed the first position in Viva’s Club Rotation from
the first point on and stuck there the whole 12 weeks. Furthermore „The Way I
Do“ was established on the 3rd position in the Official Disco Hits 2007 by GEMA
right after Disco Boy’s „For you“ and Bob Sinclair’s „Love Generation“.After
this sensational outcoming the guys’ second release followed up, called
„Writing on the wall (St. Elmos Fire 2008)“, a cover of John Parr.This day 2-4
Grooves are playing in clubs all around the world and get the crowd hyped by a
wide-ranging set up and a strong presentation.If you don’t see us, you’ll hear
us!Listen song here:YouTube
David Morales has been making great music for over 25 years.
This grammy award winning, house legend is truly vanguard in the dance music
world and the efforts of the Brooklyn Native remain unparalleled. In 1994,
David made alot of noise with the release of In Da Ghetto. With its classic
90's synth pattern and high energy soca undertones, this distinctive track was
a hit on every dance floor in clubs all over the world. Add to that, the unique
vocals of Delta Bennet, this track was truly one of the defining sounds of that
era. Propelling this classic forward for 2012, a whole new set of bangers are
being released by Stereo Productions. With remixes by Supernova, Oscar L, The
Cube Guys and of course house master Dj Chus with a dub and radio mix as well
as an acapella tool to get funky with. These modern remixes are sure to once
again ignite dance floors and get the party started!Listen song here:YouTube
Cristian Tarcea (also known as Chris Thrace) , artist
,composer and producer ,he has been studying music ,piano precisely, since he
was 3 years old.Even at the age of 5 he started a music career acquiring with
small steps the knowledge earned along the time in music (theory,instrument).He
possesses various prizes at music competitions and extracurricular
acitivities.At present he is studying percussion ,piano ,music theory and all
that has to deal with music ,those things making of him a good player at both
instruments.Having already composed many scores,he decided to begin a career in
music production.This started in 2000,when his father bought him his first DAW
(Digital Audio Workstation).Obviously, at that time the possibility of
producing music at a professional level was quite low,but with hard work,he
managed to advance and still has to learn a lot.In time he came to know various
artists and he made well-founded relations with them learning from each of them
something essential,useful in the life of producer and future artist.These days
he is working at his own projects,in the studio, but he never says no to the
projects of other artists for whom he is working and he wishes that in the
future could build himself a name in the world of music.Listen song here:YouTube
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