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Chapman Square
''Chapman Square'' is the debut studio album released by four piece British band Lawson. The album was released on 19 October 2012 via Polydor Records. The album includes their three top ten singles " When She Was Mine", " Taking Over Me" and " Standing in the Dark". The album was mainly produced by John Shanks with Duck Blackwell, Paddy Dalton, Ki Fitzgerald, Carl Falk, and Rami Yacoub. The album was re-released in the autumn of 2013 as ''Chapman Square Chapter II'', with the lead single from the re-release being " Brokenhearted", which features American rapper B.o.B. As of 2013, the album has sold 169,812 copies. Background Guitarist Joel Peat said of the album: "We're all so excited to release our debut album, we've been building up to it for the past four years, and the album's title for us is special, because it is the first place that we played together as a band. Going out on tour to support the album is amazing too. Doing shows in our Hometowns feels like the perf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawson (band)
Lawson are an English pop rock band, consisting of Andy Brown (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Ryan Fletcher (bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Joel Peat (lead guitar, keyboards, co-lead vocals) and Adam Pitts (drums, backing vocals, percussion). The band's debut album, '' Chapman Square'', was released on 22 October 2012 and reached number three on the UK Albums Chart. On 17 April 2020, the band released "Lovers", their first single after their four-year hiatus. To date, the band have achieved seven UK top 20 hit singles. They are named after Dorset-based surgeon David Lawson, who performed life-saving surgery on Andy Brown. History 2009–2012: Early career and breakthrough The band was formed in late 2009 and was earlier known as "The Groves" but they later changed their name to "Lawson" when David Lawson performed life-saving brain surgery on the lead singer Andy Brown. Lawson began recording material in early 2010. Acoustic versions of their early original material as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standing In The Dark (Lawson Song)
"Standing in the Dark" is the third single by British pop rock band Lawson, from their debut studio album, ''Chapman Square''. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 14 October 2012, via Polydor Records. The song first premiered on BBC Radio 1 on 1 September. Background In an interview with Capital FM, Lawson frontman Andy Brown revealed that "Standing in the Dark" is about his ex-girlfriend, the Saturdays member Mollie King and that he wrote the song with bandmate Ryan Fletcher after seeing photographs of her with someone else. He said: "What happened was, we split up and I wrote quite a few songs about it. It was hard because she just started going out with a ridiculously good looking guy after me. 'When She Was Mine' was a song about that, but 'Standing in the Dark' was the first song – I wrote it with Ryan on the day we saw her with this new guy in the paper and stuff. It did hurt me hard." Music video On 2 September 2012, a lyric video for the song was release ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UKChartsPlus
''UKChartsPlus'' is an independent weekly newsletter about the UK music charts. It was first published in September 2001 as ''ChartsPlus'' in order to authoritatively record the official music chart information in the UK, as compiled by the Official Charts Company. It began after ''Hit Music'', a sister publication of ''Music Week'', ceased publication in May 2001. The new newsletter was established totally independent of ''Music Week'', licensing the chart data directly from Official Charts Company and other chart providers. History Initially, the newsletter covered: * The UK Singles Chart up to number 200 * The UK Albums Chart up to number 200 * The Compilation Album Chart up to number 50 It also included a ''New Entries Spotlight'' on all new top 200 singles, and a ''Year to Date'' collection of all the current year's Top 200 albums and singles. Since then, it has expanded to include the BPI silver, gold or platinum sales awards, predictions of the success of forthcoming rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ITunes
iTunes is a media player, media library, and mobile device management (MDM) utility developed by Apple. It is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems, and can be used to rip songs from CDs as well as playing content from dynamic, smart playlists. It includes options for sound optimization and wirelessly sharing iTunes libraries. iTunes was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2001. Its original and main focus was music, with a library offering organization and storage of Mac users' music collections. With the 2003 addition of the iTunes Store for purchasing and downloading digital music, and a Windows version of the program, it became an ubiquitous tool for managing music and configuring other features on Apple's line of iPod media players, which extended to the iPhone and iPad upon their introduction. From 2005 on, Apple expanded its core music features with s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Carlsson
Andreas Mikael Carlsson (; born 3 April 1973) is a Swedish music producer and pop songwriter. Biography Carlsson was part of the Cheiron Studios team until the studio was closed down in 2000. In January 2001, former Cheiron-members Andreas Carlsson, Kristian Lundin and Jake Schulze assumed the lease of the legendary Cheiron studios. Two years later, they launched production-company The Location and publishing-company Location Songs, where writer Savan Kotecha is signed. Carlsson frequently collaborates with writers Desmond Child and Chris Braide. Together they have written many hit songs, including "Invisible" for Irish boy band D-Side and ''American Idol'' contestant Clay Aiken. The song became one of the most performed on American radio in 2004. A more recent collaboration is Katy Perry's " Waking Up in Vegas", featured on her album ''One of the Boys''. Carlsson also co-wrote the song "Strange" for the ''Alice in Wonderland'' soundtrack, which was performed by Tokio Hotel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Clark (musician)
Gary Clark is a Scottish musician, songwriter and record producer. As a performer, he was the frontman of 1980s pop band Danny Wilson (band), Danny Wilson. He was also a member of the bands King L and Transister. Career Performer – Danny Wilson, solo, King L, Transister In 1987, the band Danny Wilson released its first album, ''Meet Danny Wilson (album), Meet Danny Wilson''. The first single, "Mary's Prayer", written by Clark, was a worldwide hit, reaching number 3 in the UK Singles Chart, and number 23 on the United States Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, earning him a Broadcast Music Incorporated, BMI award, and a nomination for an Ivor Novello award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically. A second album, ''Bebop Moptop'', was released in 1989, including hit single "Second Summer of Love" which reached number 23 in the UK Singles Chart. The band split in 1991. Following the break-up of Danny Wilson, Clark embarked on a solo career. He released a 1993 solo albu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Drewett
Edward James Drewett (born 1 April 1988) is a British singer and songwriter who is best known for his contributions and collaborations with acts such as One Direction, Little Mix, Jonas Blue, The Wanted, Olly Murs, and SG Lewis. Early life Drewett left school at age 16 and went to a performing arts college in Charlton, south-east London. He proceeded to attend vocal college BIMM in west London the following year. Career 2009–present: Songwriting In 2009 he signed with leading worldwide publishers Warner/Chappell Music. Later that year he signed his first record deal with Virgin Records and was featured on Professor Green's hit single "I Need You Tonight", which charted at number three. In 2010 Drewett had his first number-one hit single as a writer. The song "All Time Low" for UK band The Wanted topped the UK charts in July that year. "Lightning" and the multi-platinum hit "Glad You Came" followed in 2011. "Glad You Came" was by far the biggest with over 4 million ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Schwartz
Matt Schwartz (; born 26 October 1971) is an Israeli-British record producer, songwriter, composer, arranger, programmer, audio engineer, and DJ. Early life Schwartz was born in Israel and moved to London in the early 1990s. He attended Kingston University and began working at the Hit-House in Hammersmith in 1994, collaborating with artists such as Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Matt Jam, and Carl Brown. During this time, he also produced records with James F. Reynolds. Career From 1996 to 1998, Schwartz worked at BeatFarm Studios, producing records for Massive Attack, Arthur Baker, Sara J, Tall Paul, and others. In 1998, Schwartz shifted focus to his career as an artist and producer. He founded Destined Records in 2000 for his own releases and co-founded Blackgold Recordings with Gil Goldberg and Muff Winwood. In 2005, Schwartz performed at the Paris Techno Parade as The Drill. He subsequently has played many gigs under his 'The Drill Sound System' a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon McLaughlin (musician)
Jonathan McLaughlin (born September 27, 1982) is an American pop rock singer-songwriter, record producer and pianist from Anderson, Indiana. His debut album ''Indiana'' was released on May 1, 2007, preceded by his first EP ''Industry'', also known as ''Jon McL'', in February 2007. His most successful song is the 2008 single " Beating My Heart", from his second album '' OK Now''. Early life McLaughlin grew up in Anderson, Indiana, playing piano since early childhood, though he disliked the lessons, and often sought to avoid them. While attending Highland High School, McLaughlin shattered both wrists in an accident that interrupted his musical career. Rediscovering "his muse," McLaughlin attended Anderson University to study music. Career McLaughlin released an independent album entitled ''Up Until Now'' in 2003. This quickly led to McLaughlin becoming the first artist to sign on with the school's burgeoning record label, Orangehaus Records (now Orangehaus Entertainment). Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joakim Berg
Herbert Joakim "Jocke" Berg (born 16 March 1970) is a Swedish singer and songwriter, best known as the lead singer of the alternative rock band Kent. Biography Berg was born and grew up in Eskilstuna. He moved to Stockholm in 1993 after the founding of Kent, and has lived there since. Berg was the main songwriter, lead singer and rhythm guitarist in the band, which officially disbanded on 17 December 2016, according to the band's official web site. He is the older brother of director Adam Berg, who has directed several of Kent's music videos. Artistic collaboration and side projects Berg has written songs for Veronica Maggio, Lisa Miskovsky, Petra Marklund and Smith & Thell. Besides his role in Kent, he also had a side project called ''Paus'' with The Cardigans guitarist Peter Svensson. ''Paus'' released a self-titled album in 1998. In 2012, Petra Marklund (internationally known as ''September'') released a Swedish-language record in Sweden; Berg wrote the songs ''Händ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Turner (singer)
Eric Turner (born November 1, 1977) is an American singer, songwriter and educator. He is best known for his guest appearance on Tinie Tempah's 2010 single, " Written in the Stars", which peaked at number 12 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. He is also the lead singer for the Swedish-American band Street Fighting Man. His 2013 single, " Dancing in My Head" (with Avicii) narrowly entered the UK singles chart. Background Turner was born in Boston, and attended Boston College High School. He was a physics teacher at the International English School Stockholm, in Sweden. He attended McGill University in Canada, where he completed a master's degree in biochemistry. Turner is also an accomplished visual artist. Turner has two brothers and a sister, who live in Boston. His mother is a high school fashion design teacher. Music career Turner's performance with his band Street Fighting Man at an event in Stockholm caught the attention of a local sound engineer, who later told his friend, S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michel Zitron
Michel Henry Allan Zitron (; born 29 June 1981) is a Swedish record producer, singer-songwriter and DJ. He has, along with his main music partner John Martin, worked with Avicii, Alesso, Afrojack, Martin Garrix, Taio Cruz, Tinie Tempah and most notably Swedish House Mafia. He is also co-writer and was the vocalist on Tiësto Tijs Michiel Verwest (; born 17 January 1969), known professionally as Tiësto ( , ), is a Dutch DJ and record producer. He was voted "The Greatest DJ of All Time" by ''Mix (magazine), Mix'' magazine in a 2010/2011 poll amongst fans. In 2013, h ...'s track " Red Lights". Early life Zitron was born to a Finnish-Romani father and a Finnish mother, and grew up in Tensta, Stockholm. He attended a Finnish-language school until he was 12 years old. Music career 2018: ''VCATION'' On 27 July 2018, Michel Zitron along with John Martin launch a new music project called "VCATION". This was followed by the duo's debut single under this name entitled "Lay Lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
