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These Hopeful Machines
''These Hopeful Machines'' is the sixth studio album by American electronic musician Brian Transeau, BT. Released on February 1, 2010, the album sees collaborations with the likes of Jes Brieden, JES, Rob Dickinson, Christian Burns and Kirsty Hawkshaw, also featuring a cover of "The Ghost in You" by The Psychedelic Furs. Because some tracks exceed 10 minutes in length, the album spans two discs with six tracks on each. In an effort to make the album more accessible to casual listeners, the record was eventually re-issued as a single-disc version with shorter tracks, titled ''These Humble Machines''. In addition, the album would later spawn a double disc remix edition titled ''These Re-Imagined Machines'', also featured as a "Limited Collector's Edition Box Set".BT - These Re-Imagined M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steven Archer
Ego Likeness is an American darkwave/industrial rock band from Baltimore, Maryland. They were formed in 1999 by artist Steven Archer and writer Donna Lynch. History Early work Ego Likeness began as an experimental and dark trip hop project. A demo called ''Songs from a Dead City'', recorded on a four-track and self-produced by Archer and Lynch, was released in 1999. In 2000, Archer and Lynch took the project in a darker electronic and dance direction, resulting in a self-released full-length album entitled ''Dragonfly (Ego Likeness album), Dragonfly'' under EL's own label, Angelfall. Dancing Ferret Records After a short hiatus from recording, a lengthy period of trial, error, revision, and many live performances, Ego Likeness signed with Dancing Ferret Discs for the 2004 release of ''Water to the Dead''. This album featured the band’s electronic roots while exploring a bit of a heavier rock sound. In 2005, Ego Likeness toured Germany, Luxembourg, and the continental US wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Burns
Christian Anthony Burns (born 18 January 1974) is an English singer. He is the son of Tony Burns of the Signs, a Liverpool-based rock band signed to Decca Records in the 1960s. Career Burns was a member of the popular British band BBMak, along with Mark Barry and Stephen McNally. The group sold nearly three million albums worldwide and had a top 5 single with "Back Here", in the UK. In the United States, "Back Here" reached No. 13 on the Hot 100 and received heavy video play on MTV and ''TRL''. In 2003, the band broke up, and all the members went on to pursue solo careers. Since then Burns has been collaborating with other artists and dance projects. In 2007, he worked with Tiësto on the track "In the Dark", for the album '' Elements of Life''. He collaborated with Tiësto again on the track entitled " Power of You", where Tiësto used the alias Allure. He has also collaborated with Benny Benassi, on the song "Love and Motion", and American singer Jes Brieden on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Absolute Punk
''AbsolutePunk'' was a website, online community, and alternative music news source founded by Jason Tate (the most recent CEO). The website mainly focused on artists who are relatively unknown to mainstream audiences, but it was known to feature artists who have eventually achieved crossover success, for example, Blink-182 and Fall Out Boy. The primary musical genres of focus were emo and pop punk, but other genres were included. Absolutepunk was acquired by Buzzmedia in 2008. After Buzzmedia filed for bankruptcy, Tate reclaimed the site's domain and name and consequently shut the site down on April 1, 2016. Website Founded June 6, 2000, by Jason Tate, the website focused on music industry news, and included album reviews, interviews, articles, journals and photo galleries. The site also allowed user interaction via a vBulletin Internet Forum system; users could register their own personalized account, create a profile, and comment on nearly every portion of the site. Specia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AllMusic
AllMusic (previously known as All-Music Guide and AMG) is an American online database, online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on Musical artist, musicians and Musical ensemble, bands. Initiated in 1991, the database was first made available on the Internet in 1994. AllMusic is owned by RhythmOne. History AllMusic was launched as ''All-Music Guide'' by Michael Erlewine, a "compulsive archivist, noted astrologer, Buddhist scholar, and musician". He became interested in using computers for his astrological work in the mid-1970s and founded a software company, Matrix, in 1977. In the early 1990s, as compact discs (CDs) replaced LP record, LPs and cassette (format), cassettes as the dominant format for recorded music, Erlewine purchased what he thought was a CD of early recordings by Little Richard. After buying it, he discovered it was a "flaccid latter-day rehash". Frustrated with the labeling, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chicane (recording Artist)
Nicholas Bracegirdle (born 28 February 1971), known professionally as Chicane, is an English musician, DJ, composer, songwriter, and record producer. Among his works are singles " Offshore", an Ibiza trance anthem included in many compilations in both chill-out and dance versions; " Saltwater", which featured vocals by Clannad member Máire Brennan, and the UK number-one hit " Don't Give Up", featuring vocals by Bryan Adams, which also became a top ten hit on singles charts across Europe and Australia. '' Far from the Maddening Crowds'', Chicane's debut studio album from 1997, is still considered a seminal release among the trance music community, and his second studio album, 2000's '' Behind the Sun'', was certified gold in the UK. In 2007, after the hindrance of an ultimately unreleased album ('' Easy to Assemble'') in the intervening time, the third artist album '' Somersault'' was released on Bracegirdle's independent record label, followed shortly after by a tenth a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe LaPorta
Joseph J. LaPorta (born January 19, 1980) is an American mastering engineer at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey. Career LaPorta was born in New York and grew up there; he graduated from New York University with a bachelor's degree in music technology. He began his mastering career at The Lodge and then joined Sterling Sound in 2013 as a senior engineer. He has worked with artists including David Bowie, The Weeknd, Future, Foo Fighters, Vampire Weekend, FKA Twigs, Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Tiesto, Imagine Dragons, Shawn Mendes, Fleet Foxes, Bon Jovi, Kid Cudi, 21 Savage, Run the Jewels, Young Thug, Gunna, Twenty One Pilots, Beach House, and others. In addition to mastering, LaPorta also works as a music consultant on forensic musicology/copyright infringement cases. He has consulted on cases like The Beatles, Michael Jackson, Prince, Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Shakira, Guns N' Roses, Eminem, Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga, The Black Eyed Peas, Sting, Phil Collins, Didd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Academy Of Recording Arts And Sciences
National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc. (NARAS), doing business as The Recording Academy, is an American Learned society, learned academy of musicians, producers, recording engineers, and other musical professionals. It is widely known for its Grammy Awards, which recognize achievements in the music industry of songs and music which are popular worldwide. The Recording Academy is a founding partner of the Grammy Museum, a non-profit organization whose stated mission is preserving and educating about music history and significance. The Recording Academy also founded MusiCares, a charity with the stated goal of impacting the health and welfare of the music community. The Recording Academy's advocacy team lobbies for music creators' rights at the local, state, and federal levels. History The origin of the academy dates back to the beginning of the 1950s Hollywood Walk of Fame project. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce asked the help of major recording industry executive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious and significant awards in the music industry in the United States, and thus the show is frequently called "music's biggest night". The trophy depicts a gilded gramophone, and the original idea was to call them the "Gramophone Awards". The Grammys are the first of the Big Three networks' major music awards held annually, and are considered one of the four major annual American entertainment awards with the Academy Awards (for films), the Emmy Awards (for television), and the Tony Awards (for theater). The first Grammy Awards ceremony was held on May 4, 1959, to honor the musical accomplishments of performers for the year 1958. After the 2011 ceremony, the Recording Academy overhauled many Grammy Award categories for 2012. The 67th Ann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Electronic/Dance Album
The Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album is an award presented at the Grammy Awards — a ceremony that was established in 1958 — honor quality dance and electronica albums in any given year. The award was first presented at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards in 2005 as a complement to the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Recording, which had been presented as the sole award for dance music since 1998. According to The Recording Academy, the award "recognizes excellence in recordings from established dance and electronic genres such as house, techno, trance, dubstep, drum and bass, electronica, as well as other emerging dance and electronic genres, with production and sensibilities distinctly different from a pop approach." The award is presented to "albums containing at least 50% dance/electronic recordings". Compilation or remixed recording albums are not eligible for this category. To date, Skrillex and The Chemical Brothers hold the record for most wins in thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
53rd Grammy Awards
The 53rd Annual Grammy Awards were held on February 13, 2011, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. They were broadcast on CBS with a rating of 26.6 million viewers. Barbra Streisand was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two nights prior to the telecast on February 11. Nominations were announced on December 1, 2010 and a total of 108 awards were presented. Most of the awards were presented during the pre-telecast, which took place at the Los Angeles Convention Center next to the Staples Center, where the main telecast took place. The eligibility period was October 1, 2009 to September 30, 2010. For the third year, nominations were announced on prime-time television as part of "The GRAMMY Nominations Concert Live! – Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" a one-hour special broadcast live on CBS from Club Nokia at L.A. Live. Arcade Fire won Album of the Year for ''The Suburbs'' becoming the first indie act to do so, and surprising many viewers and critics. Baba Yetu co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Re-Imagined Machines
''These Re-Imagined Machines'' is a remix album by American electronic musician BT, composed of remixed versions of songs from his album ''These Hopeful Machines ''These Hopeful Machines'' is the sixth studio album by American electronic musician BT. Released on February 1, 2010, the album sees collaborations with the likes of JES, Rob Dickinson, Christian Burns and Kirsty Hawkshaw, also featuring a cov ...'' by various artists. The album was released on May 20, 2011. Track listing References External links * {{Authority control 2011 remix albums BT (musician) compilation albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
These Humble Machines
''These Humble Machines'' is a compilation album by American electronic musician BT, composed of edited versions of songs from his album ''These Hopeful Machines''. Released on April 26, 2011, the album was released with the intention of making the album more accessible for newer listeners while still displaying the same technical prowess found in its predecessor. The album features some radio edits ("Suddenly", "Always") while also liberally using splice editing and fade-outs to edit down songs ("The Emergency", "Every Other Way", "Le nocturne de lumière"). Track listing Personnel * Track 1: Vocals by BT and Christian Burns * Track 2: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns. * Track 3: Vocals by JES. Background vocals by BT and Christian Burns. * Track 4: Vocals by JES. * Track 6: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns. * Track 7: Vocals by Kirsty Hawkshaw. Background vocals by BT. * Track 8: Vocals by BT. Background vocals by Christian Burns. * Tra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
