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Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera ''Morangos com Açúcar''. His music has also appeared in one episode of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI''. His song, "Self Control," has been featured on Sky Sports. Life and career 1999–2005: early life and career beginnings In 1999 and 2000, Slimmy’s career took hold from the impact generated around a third prize at the Roland Masters Of The Groove 2000. From that point he began to develop a musical approach that combined rhythms and electronic instrumentation of dance within the rock genre. The first demos were recorded with producer Rodolfo Cardoso in 2003. The collection that had been developed during the previous years did not pass unnoticed by the national and international music scene, catchi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Be Someone Else
''Be Someone Else'' is the second studio album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Slimmy. Saul Davies was first set to be the producer of the album, however, such collaboration wasn't possible and Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. Other musicians joined Slimmy for the recording of the album: Paulo Garim in the bass and Tó-Zé in the drums, who already worked with slimmy in ''Beatsound Loverboy'', and Gustavo Silva, in the keyboards and Daniel Santos in the guitar as guest musicians. He mentioned that all production process happened because of him and that he was the one with the "last word" on his projects, not the bands or producers that he worked with. Originally due for release in May 2010, the album's release was pushed back to June 14, 2010. The album was released in three formats: the physical standard edition, the physical deluxe edition with 2 discs and the Digital data, digital format featuring 10 tracks. Slimm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beatsound Loverboy
''Beatsound Loverboy'' is the debut studio album by Portuguese singer-songwriter Slimmy. Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. Other two producers joined Slimmy for the recording of the album: Saul Davies and Rodolfo Cardoso. The relationship between Slimmy and the other producers was always good and Slimmy feels that that provided a good production for the album. He mentioned that he started to compose and write songs in 2000, than record them and play them alive. However, the project only began to take concrete steps, when Slimmy, in 2004, moved to London. The album was released on September 17, 2007 in Portugal. The album was released in two formats: the physical edition, featuring 11 tracks; and the digital edition also featuring 11 tracks. In summer 2007 Slimmy returned to Portugal to promote his projects because he felt that he wasn't recognized in his country. Slimmy said that "honestly, I think it came out better. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)
"You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2008 as the third and final single from his debut album ''Beatsound Loverboy''. The song peaked at number 48 in the Portugal Singles Chart, making it Slimmy's lowest charted single to date. "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die") was part of the soundtrack of the 6th season of the same soap opera. Background "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)" was unveiled as the album's third and final single. The song was written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark J Turner. It was also released to MySpace on January 1, 2007, and released as a digital single on November 25, 2008. "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die") was part of the soundtrack of the 6th season of the same soap opera. Music video The video was filmed at the Casa da Música and at the Máus Hábitos bar in Porto, Portugal. The video was directed and produced by António Vieira and co-produced by Up Town Films, the cinematograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |