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Ben Kane (record Producer)
Ben Kane is a producer, engineer and mixer best known for his work with D'Angelo and his studio, Electric Garden. Career Kane began his career working as an intern at Electric Lady Studios in 2003, eventually collaborating with fellow engineer Russell Elevado, which is where he first met D'Angelo. He would become one of the engineers for D'Angelo's '' Black Messiah'', among a small group of contributors who worked on the album during the 15 year production process. Kane is also known for his work with Emily King, Chris Dave, CeCe Winans, Cultura Profética, and PJ Morton. Kane has won three Grammy awards: Best R&B Album in 2016 for his work on ''Black Messiah'', Best Gospel Album in 2018 for CeCe Winans' ''Let Them Fall in Love'', and Best Gospel Album in 2021 for PJ Morton's '' Gospel According to PJ''. He has been nominated for his work with Chris Dave and the Drumhedz, PJ Morton, and Emily King among others. Kane also won a Latin Grammy Award in 2020 for his work on Cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Record Producer
A record producer is a recording project's creative and technical leader, commanding studio time and coaching artists, and in popular genres typically creates the song's very sound and structure. Virgil Moorefield"Introduction" ''The Producer as Composer: Shaping the Sounds of Popular Music'' (Cambridge, MA & London, UK: MIT Press, 2005). Richard James Burgess, ''The History of Music Production'' (New York: Oxford University Press, 2014)pp 12–13Allan Watson, ''Cultural Production in and Beyond the Recording Studio'' (New York: Routledge, 2015)pp 25–27 The record producer, or simply the producer, is likened to film director and art director. The executive producer Executive producer (EP) is one of the top positions in the making of a commercial entertainment product. Depending on the medium, the executive producer may be concerned with management accounting or associated with legal issues (like copyrights o ..., on the other hand, enables the recording project through entrep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Dave And The Drumhedz
''Chris Dave and the Drumhedz'' is the debut self-titled studio album by Chris Dave and the Drumhedz. It was released on January 26, 2018, by Blue Note Records. Critical reception Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5 and praised the Drumhedz's performance of the album. Kellman compared the album quality to D'Angelo's '' Black Messiah'' (2014). ''Pitchfork A pitchfork (also a hay fork) is an agricultural tool with a long handle and two to five tines used to lift and pitch or throw loose material, such as hay, straw, manure, or leaves. The term is also applied colloquially, but inaccurately, to th ...'' gave the album a rating of 6.2. Track listing References 2018 debut albums Blue Note Records albums {{2010s-R&B-album-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
The Grammy Award The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ... for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical has been awarded since 1959. The award had several minor name changes: * In 1959, the award was known as Best Engineered Record – Non-Classical * In 1960, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Other Than Classical or Novelty * From 1961 to 1962, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Popular Recording * In 1963, it was awarded as Best Engineering Contribution – Other Than Novelty and Other Than Classical * In 1964, it was awarded as Best Engineered Recording – Other Than Classical * From 1965 to 1991, it returned to the title Best Engineered Recording – Non-Classical * Since 1992, it has been awarded as Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scenery (Emily King Album)
''Scenery'' is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Emily King. It was released by ATO Records on February 1, 2019, making it her first on the label. Following 2015's '' The Switch'', King reunited with producer Jeremy Most to work on the album. ''Scenery'' peaked at number six on the US ''Billboard'' Heatseekers Albums. The song "Look at Me Now" gained a nomination for Best R&B Song and Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Composition ''Scenery'' is a pop, R&B, neo soul, dream pop, post-disco album with touches of gospel, jazz, and tropical music. King recorded the album in a studio build by her and Jeremy Most in a garage in the Catskill Mountains. The move from her urban life in New York City to the Catskills is reflected in the album's title, as King felt she needed a "change of scenery". The lyrics of album closer "Go Back" also touch on this, with the line "so I lick my wounds, I got nothing to lose, I’m heading out on my own". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
62nd Annual Grammy Awards
The 62nd Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 26, 2020, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. It recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, running from October 1, 2018, to August 31, 2019. Alicia Keys hosted the ceremony, having hosted the previous year's ceremony as well. Lizzo received the most nominations of any artist with eight, followed by Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X with six each. Finneas received the most awards with six. Eilish became the first artist to win the four major categories of Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best New Artist in the same year since Christopher Cross in 1981. Ten days prior to the ceremony, Recording Academy president Deborah Dugan was relieved of her duties as president and CEO and placed on administrative leave from the organization. She sparked controversy by claiming that the organization engaged in corruption and favoritism; Champagne Billecart-Salmon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Best Progressive R&B Album
The Grammy Award for Best Progressive R&B Album is an honor presented at the Grammy Awards to recording artists for quality works on albums in the urban contemporary subgenre within the R&B field. Honors in several categories are presented at the ceremony annually by the Recording Academy of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to album sales or chart position". This category was one of the three newly created categories for the 55th Annual Grammy Awards as Best Urban Contemporary Album. In June 2020, the Recording Academy announced a renaming and redefining of the category. Its new name was Best Progressive R&B Album, with immediate effect, "to appropriately categorize and describe this subgenre. This change includes a more accurate definition to describe the merit or characteristics of music compositions or performances themselves within the genre of R&B." Adding to this, the de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gumbo Unplugged
''Gumbo Unplugged'' is the third live album and fifth overall by American singer-songwriter PJ Morton. It was released on March 9, 2018, by Morton Records, as the follow-up to his fourth studio album ''Gumbo'' (2017). The album is entirely live recorded and features guest appearances by Keyon Harrold, BJ the Chicago Kid, Lecrae, and R&B singer Anthony Hamilton's back-up group, The HamilTones. String arrangements by Matt Jones with the participation of violinist Scott Tixier ''Gumbo Unplugged'' earned Morton three Grammy nominations for Best R&B Album, Best R&B Performance and Best Traditional R&B Performance at the 61st Annual Grammy Awards The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and f .... Track listing References {{Authority control 2018 live albums PJ Morton albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
61st Annual Grammy Awards
The 61st Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on February 10, 2019, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. Singer-songwriter Alicia Keys hosted. During her opening monologue, Keys brought out Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Lopez, and former First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama, each of whom spoke about the impact that music had on their lives. The ceremony recognized the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2017, to September 30, 2018. Nominations were announced on December 7, 2018. Dolly Parton was honored as the MusiCares Person of the Year two days prior to the Grammy Awards on February 8, 2019. Kendrick Lamar received the most nominations, with eight. Childish Gambino and Kacey Musgraves tied for the most wins of the night with four each. Childish Gambino did not attend the Grammys and became the first major award winner to be absent from the ceremony since Amy Winehouse in 2008. " This Is Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
60th Annual Grammy Awards
The 60th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held on January 28, 2018. The CBS network broadcast the show live from Madison Square Garden in New York City. The show was moved to January to avoid coinciding with the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, as was the case in 2010 and 2014. James Corden returned as host. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which ran from October 1, 2016, to September 30, 2017. The nominations were announced on November 28, 2017. The "pre-telecast" ceremony (officially named ''The Premiere Ceremony'') was held on the same day prior to the main ceremony. Bruno Mars was nominated for six awards and won all six on the night. Performers Premiere ceremony Main ceremony Presenters *John Legend and Tony Bennett – presented Best Rap/Sung Performance *Kelly Clarkson and Nick Jonas – presented Best New Artist *Jim Gaffigan – introduced Little Big Town *Jon Batiste, Gary Clark Jr., and Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grammy Award For Record Of The Year
The Grammy Award for Record of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to sales or chart position." The Record of the Year award is one of the four "General Field" categories at the awards (alongside Best New Artist, Song of the Year and Album of the Year) presented annually since the 1st Annual Grammy Awards in 1959. According to the 54th Annual Grammy Awards description guide, the award is presented: Arrangers, songwriters, musicians and background singers of a winning recording can apply for a Winners Certificate. Songwriters can only apply for a certificate if it is a new song. Since the 55th Annual Grammy Awards in 2013, mastering engineers are considered nominees and award recipients in this category. Record of the Year is related to but is conceptually different from Song of the Year or Alb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Really Love (D'Angelo Song)
"Really Love" is a song performed by American neo soul singer D'Angelo (officially credited to D'Angelo and the Vanguard), issued as the first single from his third studio album '' Black Messiah''. It was his first single since 2008's "I Found My Smile Again". The song was written by D'Angelo (credited under his real name, Michael Archer) along with Vanguard member Kendra Foster; the Spanish spoken-word segment was written and performed by Gina Figueroa. It contains a sample of "We the People Who Are Darker Than Blue" by Curtis Mayfield. The song was produced by D'Angelo. The string section heard during the intro was arranged and conducted by Brent Fischer. "Really Love" peaked at No. 43 on the ''Billboard'' R&B chart in 2015. It was also nominated for Record of the Year, and won Best R&B Song at the 58th Annual Grammy Awards, held on 16 February 2016. Background Much of the song was completed as early as 2007, when Questlove leaked snippets of the track to Australian radio sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
58th Annual Grammy Awards
The 58th Annual Grammy Awards was held on February 15, 2016, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions and artists of the eligibility year, which was from October 1, 2014, to September 30, 2015. The "pre-telecast" ceremony, officially known as the Premiere Ceremony, in which the majority of awards were presented, was held at the nearby Microsoft Theater. It was the 16th Grammy ceremony to be held at the Staples Center, tying the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles for hosting the most Grammy ceremonies. It also marks the latest date for a Grammy ceremony since 2003, which were held on February 23. Unlike previous years, where it was held on a Sunday, the 2016 edition was held on a Monday for the first time to take advantage of the U.S. Presidents' Day long weekend. The ceremony was televised in the United States by CBS; for the first time, CBS affiliates in the West Coast and U.S. territories outside the continental region, incl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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