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E•MO•TION
''Emotion'' (stylized as ''E•MO•TION'') is the third studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on June 24, 2015 in Japan. Looking to transition from the bubblegum pop-oriented nature of her second studio album, ''Kiss'' (2012), Jepsen found inspiration in 1980s music and alternative styles. She enlisted a team of mainstream and indie collaborators, including Sia, Mattman & Robin, Dev Hynes, Ariel Rechtshaid, Rostam Batmanglij, Greg Kurstin, and Peter Svensson of the Cardigans, culminating in a largely synth-pop-centric effort. ''Emotion'' received favorable reviews from contemporary music critics, who praised its pop escapism. The album underperformed worldwide, debuting at number sixteen on the ''Billboard'' 200 with 16,153 units. However, in Jepsen's home country, it became her third top ten, peaking at number eight in Canada with 2,600 copies. The album fared better in Japan, debuting at number eight with 12,189 physical copies so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CJ Baran
Christopher John Baran (born February 13, 1990) is an American record producer and songwriter based in Los Angeles. He is known for his work with artists including Melanie Martinez, Carly Rae Jepsen, Panic! At The Disco, MARINA, and Nessa Barrett, among many others. He is a founding member of theatre company Woolf and the Wondershow and co-writer, creator, and producer of their Los Angeles future theater musical CAGES. Early life Baran is originally from Melville, New York, where he took an early interest in music, learning several instruments and beginning his first band at 11, Kaution. Career Baran joined Steve Scarola, Nick DeTurris and Derek Ries to form Push Play. Baran was lead vocalist, keyboard player, and rhythm guitarist for the Long Island-based band. They recorded their debut album in Baran's basement, before receiving a record deal from Wind-Up Records and Sony Music. Following a tour with the band, Baran realized he preferred to make music rather than tour and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carly Rae Jepsen
Carly Rae Jepsen (born November 21, 1985) is a Canadian singer and songwriter. After studying musical theatre for most of her school life and while in university, Jepsen garnered mainstream attention after placing third on the fifth season of '' Canadian Idol'' in 2007. In 2008, Jepsen released her folk-influenced debut studio album ''Tug of War'' in Canada before it was internationally released in 2011. Jepsen's breakthrough came in 2012 with her acclaimed single " Call Me Maybe", which was declared the best-selling single of that year, sold over 18 million copies, reached number one in more than 19 countries, and led to major record deals with Schoolboy Records and Interscope Records. Jepsen's sophomore studio album, ''Kiss'', was released later that year and included the single " Good Time" with Owl City; both charted in the top ten in Canada and the United States. In 2014, Jepsen made her Broadway theatre stage debut, playing the titular character in ''Cinderella'' for 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emotion Remixed +
''Emotion Remixed +'' (stylized as ''E•MO•TION REMIXED +'', symbol read as "plus") is the second remix album by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen, released through Universal Music Japan on March 18, 2016. In the vein of '' Kiss: the Remix'', both Japan exclusives, ''Emotion'' ''Remixed +'' compiles eight remixes of singles released from her third studio album ''Emotion'' (2015), and two new tracks: " First Time" and "Fever". The compilation features contributions by Bleachers, the Knocks and a cohort of collaborators from her ''Emotion'' sessions. "First Time" was given a limited promotional release. The new songs were subsequently included on Jepsen's companion release '' Emotion: Side B'' (2016); and were given a second Japanese release through the country's exclusive reissue of the EP in 2017. ''Remixed +'' was primarily supported by Jepsen's two headlining performances at Popspring 2016 in Tokyo and Kobe. Background and release The new renditions on ''Emotion Remixed +' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stint (producer)
Ajay Bhattacharyya, known professionally as Stint, is a Canadian record producer and songwriter. He has produced songs for Kesha, Gallant, MØ, Carly Rae Jepsen, Demi Lovato, NAO and Zara Larsson. Career Stint was born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia. He attended Vancouver Film School, where he studied sound design. He is best known for his work with Gallant, producing and co-writing the majority of his debut album, '' Ology'' which was nominated for Best Urban Contemporary Album at the 2017 Grammy Awards. He has produced for NAO, HEALTH, Banks, Santigold, AlunaGeorge, Carly Rae Jepsen, among others. He has also released remixes of artists such as Q-Tip, Lana Del Rey, Kent Jones, and Young The Giant. His remix for West Coast peaked at number 1 on Hype Machine. Discography Songwriting and production credits Remixes * FRENSHIP & Emily Warren – "Capsize (Stint Remix)" * Sebell – "Promiseland (Stint Remix)" * Nila – "Body (Stint Remix)" * Christina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Run Away With Me
"Run Away with Me" is a song by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released as the second single from her third studio album ''Emotion (Carly Rae Jepsen album), Emotion'' on July 17, 2015, by Universal Music Group. The song was written by Jepsen, Mattman & Robin (credited as Mattias Larsson and Robin Fredriksson), Jonnali Parmenius, Oscar Holter, and Shellback (record producer), Shellback. Produced by Mattman & Robin and Shellback, "Run Away with Me" is a dance-pop and synth-pop tune with an upbeat production containing a Distortion (music), distorted, Reverberation, reverbed saxophone riff. "Run Away with Me" was accompanied by a Do it yourself, DIY music video filmed by Jepsen's then-partner David Kalani Larkins in Paris, Tokyo and New York City, which also premiered in July 2015. The song was only a minor success in the charts, but was met with widespread critical acclaim, being considered one of the best songs of 2015 and of the 2010s. Music and production "Run Away ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pop Music
Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom.S. Frith, W. Straw, and J. Street, eds, ''iarchive:cambridgecompani00frit, The Cambridge Companion to Pop and Rock'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press), , pp. 95–105. During the 1950s and 1960s, pop music encompassed rock and roll and the youth-oriented styles it influenced. ''Rock music, Rock'' and ''pop'' music remained roughly synonymous until the late 1960s, after which ''pop'' became associated with music that was more commercial, wikt:ephemeral, ephemeral, and accessible. Identifying factors of pop music usually include repeated choruses and Hook (music), hooks, short to medium-length songs written in a basic format (often the verse–chorus form, verse–chorus structure), and rhythms or tempos that can be easily danced to. Much of pop music also borrows elements from other styles such as rock, hip hop, urban contemporary, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lukas Hilbert
Lukas Loules (né Hilbert, born 23 December 1972) is a German songwriter, composer, music producer, and singer. In 2014, he married Katerina Loules and changed his surname from Hilbert to Loules. Career Hilbert founded a band called the Future with his brother Kieran when he was 12 years old. They toured Germany until Udo Lindenberg took the brothers into his Panikorchester. At the same time, Lukas and Kieran Hilbert founded a rock band called Hauden & Lukas, and Lukas began writing songs with Lindenberg. He worked on the 1991 Lindenberg album ''Ich will dich haben'', which won a golden disc, before releasing two less-successful solo albums. He achieved his first notable success as a lyricist when the single "Du mußt ein Schwein sein" performed by Die Prinzen reached the top ten in Germany in 1995. In 1996, he wrote the lyrics for the Blümchen song "Boomerang". In 1996, Hilbert founded a band called Roh in Hamburg with Carsten Pape and Meik Dobbratz. The band released three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I Really Like You
"I Really Like You" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen for her third studio album, ''Emotion'' (2015). It was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Peter Svensson, and Steve DaMar; and produced by Svensson. The song was released as the album's lead single on 2 March 2015. "I Really Like You" peaked at number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100. Outside of Canada, "I Really Like You" topped the charts in Hong Kong and Scotland, peaked within the top ten of the charts in Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Republic of Ireland, South Africa, and the United Kingdom, and peaked within the top 20 of the charts in Austria, Germany, Slovakia and Switzerland. It was the second-most-played song of 2015 on Japanese radio. The song's accompanying music video starred Tom Hanks and featured Justin Bieber, and was released 5 March 2015. Writing and production "I Really Like You" was written by Jepsen, Jacob Kasher Hindlin and Peter Svensson, and produced by the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MXM Studios
MXM and Wolf Cousins are a pair of Swedish songwriting and production organisations, founded and established by songwriter and record producer Max Martin. MXM Studios and its affiliated producers are based in New York City, and Wolf Cousins Music are in Los Angeles. Both MXM and Wolf Cousins are headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, where their works originate, as they both derive from the works of Maratone Studios and Cheiron Studios. Both of these studios together have formed a music collective around many of Max Martin's affiliates. The MXM team consists of Martin himself; Rami Yacoub; Savan Kotecha; Carolina Liar members Johan Carlsson, Peter Carlsson and Rickard Goransson; Cardigans guitarist Peter Svensson; and Elvira Anderfjard. This also did include Dr. Luke up until 2014. Wolf Cousins consists of Shellback (record producer), Shellback, Oscar Holter, Jakob Jerlstrom and Ludvig Soderberg, who produce together under the moniker The Struts (no relation to the The Struts, Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiss (Carly Rae Jepsen Album)
''Kiss'' is the second studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Carly Rae Jepsen. It was released on September 14, 2012, by 604 Records, 604, Schoolboy Records, Schoolboy and Interscope Records. After her debut, ''Tug of War (Carly Rae Jepsen album), Tug of War'' (2008), was only released in Canada, ''Kiss'' became Jepsen's first internationally released album. Songs on the album are in the nu-disco, dance-pop, and teen pop genres, drawing inspiration from the Cars, Madonna and Robyn. Featuring Music Producer, production from a wide collection of producers including Dallas Austin, Josh Ramsay, and Redfoo, the album features guest vocals from Justin Bieber and Owl City. ''Kiss'' was generally positively reviewed by critics. Critics praised Jepsen for her vocal performance and songwriting, and complimented the album's upbeat production. However, some deemed it immature content for her age, which was 26 at the time. The album debuted at number six on the Billboard 200, ''Bill ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Zolas
The Zolas are a Canadian indie rock band based in Vancouver, signed to Light Organ Records. The band was formed by duo Zachary Gray (vocals/guitar) and Tom Dobrzanski (piano/keyboards/backing vocals), with various session musicians supporting them live and on record. The group has since expanded, adding Dwight Abell (bass/backing vocals) and Cody Hiles (drums/backing vocals) permanently to their lineup in 2015. In 2017, The Zolas received a Juno Award nomination for Group of the Year. Later that year, founding member Tom Dobrzanski left the band to spend time with his newborn child but is still occasionally involved with production. The trio were later joined by touring members Bronson Izzard (guitar) in 2019 and Elisa Kady Pangsaeng (samples, programming) in 2021. History 2009–2011: Formation and ''Tic Toc Tic'' Zachary Gray and Tom Dobrzanski were previously part of the band Lotus Child, from 2003 to 2008. Gray is the son of writer and composer John MacLachlan Gray. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stargate (music Producers)
Stargate is a Norwegian record production and songwriting duo, composed of Tor E. Hermansen (born 14 October 1972) and Mikkel S. Eriksen (born 10 December 1972) and based in Los Angeles, California. The duo has been credited on hit songs and albums for American R&B, pop and hip hop acts. Formed in 1996 in Trondheim, Norway, Stargate broke into the US recording industry in 2001, with their first major credit on the single " One Night Stand" by British girl group Mis-Teeq, which peaked within the top five of the ''Billboard'' Dance Charts. Stargate and Mis-Teeq saw further US chart success with the release of " Scandalous", which peaked at number two on the chart, as well as within the top 40 of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. In 2006, Stargate produced the single " So Sick" by American R&B singer Ne-Yo, which peaked atop the ''Billboard'' Hot 100. They have since produced ten songs that did so, such as Beyoncé's worldwide hit " Irreplaceable", and Katy Perry's " Firework". The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
