Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Monday, December 21, 2015
Resh
Multi-talented,
multiple award-winning artist RESH has forged a career in the Malaysian
and International music scene virtually single-handedly, going from
humble beginnings as a sound engineer to becoming one of the most
recognizable faces of the Malaysian English music industry in the past
eight years.
RESH
unleashed himself onto the entertainment scene in 2003 when he released
his debut album entitled “Monumental” under the then moniker, Reshmonu.
The album took critics and fans by storm with hit singles like Walk
Away and It's You That Matters. The album earned him a whopping seven
nominations at the premier Malaysian music industry award show, Anugerah
Industri Muzik (AIM) in 2004, of which he proudly bagged three awards
(Best Male Vocals, Best English-language Artiste, Best Engineering for
an Album).
He
has since established himself as the premier English Language market
entertainer in Malaysia, loved and admired by fans worldwide and
respected by his peers, and is among an elite few Malaysian artists who
have consistently performed as opening act for internationally acclaimed
acts touring in Malaysia such as Alicia Keys, Prodigy, Pussycat Dolls,
The Black Eyed Peas, Nicole Scherzinger, Girls Generation, and many
more. Taking his passion for music one step further, RESH also took on
the role of director his music video for ‘The Way It Makes You Move’,
which went on to earn him a nomination in the 2008 AIM Awards under the
‘Best Music Video’ Award category.
Most
recently, RESH was selected to be featured in the video campaign for
THE GLOBAL GOALS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT CAMPAIGN, a ground-breaking
collaboration of campaigners, public figures, companies and civil
society groups. The video also features celebrities and other
influential people such as Bill Gates, Matt Damon, 5 Seconds of Summer
and more.
Not
only does he sing, write, produce, arrange and engineer his own music,
RESH is a consummate perfectionist, overseeing virtually all stages in
the process of creating an album which includes directing and editing
his own music videos, art directing the artwork of his albums, working
on his own unique image styling and plugging his music to local radio
stations.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Hotrax Record Productions
Hotrax Record Productions
We started in Detroit and our roots are from the Aretha Franklin Machine and her Smash Hitting team and soon came to the West Coast due to a Record release out there and shortly found ourselves at Motown.
The Hotrax Team [RG Ingersoll, Lee Rogers Craton, Kenneth Howard Smith] was established in the late 70's and was signed to an exclusive Producer/Writer/Artist deal and sponsored by Motown's Gwen Gordy, a Music Icon.
Her insight, Expertise and inspiration about Hotrax's efforts to perfect a cross-over blend of songs, really was how it all started. However, even Gwen Gordy the Co-Founder of the Motown Corp. and the sound of young America, found herself being held back by the corporate heads and restricted her creative moves at every corner.
She believed in us, and began secretly to keep Hotrax going with its creative cross-over sound. We no longer were to record in the Corporation studios in order to keep her plans secret. Hotrax was now cutting tracks in studios like Paramount, 54 East Recorders, and other unknown Studios, with a bigger budget.
Not only the Songs and the "Hot Tracks" That we were laying down, Got peoples attention, but we also knew the art of finding great talent and recruiting those unknown artist's to do the songs.
Our next Album will be out soon, we are in the final stage and there will be more songs and lots of various Artists too. Our concept will reflect our blend of today's sound and hopefully open new doors in the Music Industry.
We hope you will enjoy this music and just for a moment let your body and soul run free while you listen, it will take you somewhere you would like to be.
THANKS for your support
RG INGERSOLL - See more at: http://www.hotraxrecordproductions.com/who/#sthash.HIIMBdpW.dpuf
We started in Detroit and our roots are from the Aretha Franklin Machine and her Smash Hitting team and soon came to the West Coast due to a Record release out there and shortly found ourselves at Motown.
The Hotrax Team [RG Ingersoll, Lee Rogers Craton, Kenneth Howard Smith] was established in the late 70's and was signed to an exclusive Producer/Writer/Artist deal and sponsored by Motown's Gwen Gordy, a Music Icon.
Her insight, Expertise and inspiration about Hotrax's efforts to perfect a cross-over blend of songs, really was how it all started. However, even Gwen Gordy the Co-Founder of the Motown Corp. and the sound of young America, found herself being held back by the corporate heads and restricted her creative moves at every corner.
She believed in us, and began secretly to keep Hotrax going with its creative cross-over sound. We no longer were to record in the Corporation studios in order to keep her plans secret. Hotrax was now cutting tracks in studios like Paramount, 54 East Recorders, and other unknown Studios, with a bigger budget.
Not only the Songs and the "Hot Tracks" That we were laying down, Got peoples attention, but we also knew the art of finding great talent and recruiting those unknown artist's to do the songs.
Our next Album will be out soon, we are in the final stage and there will be more songs and lots of various Artists too. Our concept will reflect our blend of today's sound and hopefully open new doors in the Music Industry.
We hope you will enjoy this music and just for a moment let your body and soul run free while you listen, it will take you somewhere you would like to be.
THANKS for your support
RG INGERSOLL - See more at: http://www.hotraxrecordproductions.com/who/#sthash.HIIMBdpW.dpuf
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Kacey Musgraves Makes History at the Apollo Theater: Live Review
Kacey Musgraves made an impressive declaration early on last night (Oct. 24) during the New York stop of her Rhinestone Revue tour. “Apparently I'm the only country act to headline the Apollo,” she noted. “Sold it out, too,” she added proudly. This sort of accomplishment is not out of character for Musgraves, who has managed to become one of country music’s most discussed artists even though she lacks a major hit.
Attention came thick and fast when Musgraves’ Same Trailer, Different Parkdebuted in 2013. A pair of her songs embraced political positions not usually associated with country music, attracting praise from listeners who otherwise ignore the genre. To the extent that her lyrics were lefty-friendly, her aesthetic positions were conservative: Musgraves is loyal to the country sound of 50 years ago.
Her politics helped build buzz, but they were mostly a feint: what stayed constant between Same Trailer and Pageant Material, out this year, was her songwriting. Compact melodies are a Nashville hallmark -- no city offers a better argument for the continued relevance of guitar-based music -- and Musgraves imbues hers with a heavy dose of nostalgia, pulling from a southern past verging on myth (or caricature). At a time when country music is rapidly modernizing, she is an outlier.
But her brand of rebellion comes sugar-coated: playing at the Apollo, Musgraves’ music was unfailingly pleasant and relentlessly innocuous. She likes golden bass, light percussion, pretty and undistorted guitars; jaunty whistles appeared in a few songs, along with joyous summer camp-appropriate interjections of “Hey!” Lyrically, her songs are piles of truisms and tautologies: “family is family,” “it is what it is,” “follow your arrow,” “damned if you do, damned if you don't,” “Mary had a little lamb,” “love hard, live fast.” These phrases -- which often appear in stories about the singer’s love/hate relationship with small towns -- give the Musgraves faithful something to latch onto. During her performance, every song incited karaoke, every silence was quickly filled with whoops and hollers.
In this sea of country lullabies, a few songs stood out. Musgraves played “Mama’s Broken Heart,” which she co-wrote for Miranda Lambert; this hit single has a sharp swing and a biting drive often absent on Musgraves’ own albums. "Late to the Party," on the other hand, was transcendently sweet. The hook incorporates a thrilling jump up the scale like the one in Keith Urban’s "Standing Right In Front of You." It's effective and romantic; couples in the crowd responded by slow-dancing.
Musgraves started dancing herself when she played "Blowing Smoke," which remains one of her finest tracks: shouty, self-effacing and celebratory all at once. She broke out the moves again during a hard charging cover of Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walking," which sounded shockingly punky next to the rest of the set. The track originally appeared in 1966, which might be Musgraves’ ideal era. Even as she makes history, she pays homage to the past.
Saturday, October 3, 2015
LULU SCOUT
LULU SCOUT: Uncovered | 11-Year-Old Firecracker Releases Debut Album | Fall, 2015
LULU SCOUT is an 11-year-old firecracker who’s anticipated album of rock 'n’ roll covers debuts her stunning vocals and displays her sizzling command of song. Recorded at New York's landmark Soundtrack Studio against the vintage board that captured historic and heavenly artists including Nirvana, Coldplay, Beastie Boys, and Frank Sinatra's 'Duets', Scout introduces us to a world of majestic and swirling sound. Named 2015 Access Broadway National Champion she also received the National Broadway Star Award for "Best Vocalist”. Lulu has stormed the hardwood of Harlem’s legendary Apollo Theater, thrilled audiences on stage as Young Fiona in 'SHREK! The Musical', and stunned stadiums with her rendition of The National Anthem. For more, including videos, visit www.luluscout.com
EXCLUSIVE! Listen to a sneak preview of Lulu Scout's 'Hurricane' off her debut album "Uncovered" (Fall, 2015) https://soundcloud.com/adam-nelson-58/lulu-hurricane-mp3/s-G0zEt
Two teaser videos whet the appetite ahead of Lulu Scout's debut album 'Uncovered'. Within each we hear clips of Scout's souring sound.
OFFICIAL TEASER #1 https://vimeo.com/138271461
OFFICIAL TEASER #2 https://vimeo.com/138352192
Interested media who wish to arrange an interview with Lulu Scout are invited to contact WORKHOUSE, CEO Adam Nelson via nelson@workhousepr.com or +1.212.645.8006. Visit www.workhousepr.net
W O R K H O U S E (workhousepr.net) is one of the country's leading public relations and integrated creative agencies. For seven consecutive years, Workhouse has received the "Best of Manhattan Award" by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). In 2012, Workhouse swept three of the industry's highest honors when it was bestowed with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, the PR News' Platinum PR "Wow Award" and the Bulldog Reporter Silver Medal Award. The agency was also named as a PR Daily/ Dow Jones Finalist for "Grand Prize: PR Campaign of the Year ". In 2015, Workhouse CEO, Adam Nelson was inducted into the New York City "Business Hall of Fame". Celebrating a decade of service, Workhouse is a full-service creative agency headquartered in New York City. We specialize in integrated marketing positioning emerging and established brands with celebrity craftsmanship. Workhouse provides full-service public relations, social media, brand promotion, creative consulting, not to mention, modern day marketing & branding. Clients have included Lou Reed, The Rolling Stone's Ronnie Wood, Debbie Harry, Francis Ford Coppola, David LaChapelle, CBGB, Interview Magazine, Details Magazine, Galleries Lafayette, Ford Motor Company, Virgin, Assouline Editions, Rizzoli International Publications, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Genesis Publications, Karmaloop, Coty, Versace, and Cynthia Rowley, offering award-winning campaigns across a broad spectrum of luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands. Visit workhousepr.net
W O R K H O U S E (workhousepr.net) is one of the country's leading public relations and integrated creative agencies. For seven consecutive years, Workhouse has received the "Best of Manhattan Award" by the U.S. Commerce Association (USCA). In 2012, Workhouse swept three of the industry's highest honors when it was bestowed with the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Silver Anvil Award, the PR News' Platinum PR "Wow Award" and the Bulldog Reporter Silver Medal Award. The agency was also named as a PR Daily/ Dow Jones Finalist for "Grand Prize: PR Campaign of the Year ". In 2015, Workhouse CEO, Adam Nelson was inducted into the New York City "Business Hall of Fame". Celebrating a decade of service, Workhouse is a full-service creative agency headquartered in New York City. We specialize in integrated marketing positioning emerging and established brands with celebrity craftsmanship. Workhouse provides full-service public relations, social media, brand promotion, creative consulting, not to mention, modern day marketing & branding. Clients have included Lou Reed, The Rolling Stone's Ronnie Wood, Debbie Harry, Francis Ford Coppola, David LaChapelle, CBGB, Interview Magazine, Details Magazine, Galleries Lafayette, Ford Motor Company, Virgin, Assouline Editions, Rizzoli International Publications, Tony Shafrazi Gallery, Genesis Publications, Karmaloop, Coty, Versace, and Cynthia Rowley, offering award-winning campaigns across a broad spectrum of luxury, fashion and lifestyle brands. Visit workhousepr.net
Tuesday, September 29, 2015
The Muse's News An E-zine For And About Songwriters. Issue 18.7 October 2015
The Muse's News An E-zine For And About Songwriters. Issue 18.7 October 2015 In This Issue: * Editor's Musings * Music Reviews - More coming soon! * New Artist Spotlight Additions * Songwriting Book Reviews
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