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SJ (singer)
Scott Jablonski (known by his stage name SJ) is an American singer-songwriter, performing artist, and attorney based in South Florida. As a recording artist, SJ has released two studio albums and one live album through his independent record label, Acoustic Soul Records. In 2011, the singer was nominated by Sirius XM's The Coffee House as "Discovery of the Year", and his song "I Like You" appeared on several airplay charts in the US in 2012. He has opened for acts like Ed Sheeran and Pentatonix. Early life and education Jablonski was born in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Gannon University in 1999 with a bachelor's degree in political science and foreign language studies. He also played varsity soccer while at the school. In 2004, he earned a master's degree at the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public and International Affairs. He also earned a JD degree from the school that year. Career After graduating from the University of Pittsburgh, Jablonski embark ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cleveland
Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. maritime border with Canada, northeast of Cincinnati, northeast of Columbus, and approximately west of Pennsylvania. The largest city on Lake Erie and one of the major cities of the Great Lakes region, Cleveland ranks as the 54th-largest city in the U.S. with a 2020 population of 372,624. The city anchors both the Greater Cleveland metropolitan statistical area (MSA) and the larger Cleveland–Akron–Canton combined statistical area (CSA). The CSA is the most populous in Ohio and the 17th largest in the country, with a population of 3.63 million in 2020, while the MSA ranks as 34th largest at 2.09 million. Cleveland was founded in 1796 near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River by General Moses Cleaveland, after whom the city ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FMQB
''Friday Morning Quarterback'' (better known as ''FMQB'') was a trade magazine which covered the radio and music industries in the United States. Its coverage included programming, management, promotion, marketing, and airplay Airplay is how frequently a song is being played through broadcasting on radio stations. A song which is being played several times every day ( spins) would have a significant amount of airplay. Music which became very popular on jukeboxes, in ... for music formatted radio. The magazine was founded in 1968 by Kal Rudman and was read by thousands of industry professionals. The website also hosted an industry database of over 5,000 music and radio professionals. In 2020, FMQB was sold to music industry veteran Fred Deane and re-branded Deane Media Solutions (DMS). References Music magazines published in the United States Cherry Hill, New Jersey Monthly magazines published in the United States Magazines established in 1968 Professional and trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americana (music)
Americana (also known as American roots music) is an amalgam of American music formed by the confluence of the shared and varied traditions that make up the musical ethos of the United States, specifically those sounds that are emerged from the Southern United States such as folk, gospel, blues, country, jazz, rhythm and blues, rock and roll, bluegrass, and other external influences. Americana, as defined by the Americana Music Association (AMA), is "contemporary music that incorporates elements of various American roots music styles, including country, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass, R&B and blues, resulting in a distinctive roots-oriented sound that lives in a world apart from the pure forms of the genres upon which it may draw. While acoustic instruments are often present and vital, Americana also often uses a full electric band." Americana as a radio format had its origins in 1984 on KCSN in Northridge, California. Mark Humphrey, a contributor to country/folk ''Frets'' maga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adult Album Alternative
Adult album alternative (also triple-A, AAA, or adult alternative) is a radio format. See pages 9 and 10Mills, Joshua. "A New Radio Music Format: Rock for Prosperous Adults" New York Times, Feb 28 1994, p. 2. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2021. See also New York Times archive.Staples, Brent. "Rock-and-Roll for Grown-Ups: The Record Business Gets a Scare." New York Times, Dec 23 1996, p. 1. ProQuest. Web. Accessed September 4, 2021. See also New York Times archive. Its roots trace to both the " classic album stations of the ’70s as well as the alternative rock format that developed in the ’80s." Format The format has a broader, more diverse playlist than most other formats. Musical selection tends to be on the fringe of mainstream pop and rock. It also includes many other music genres such as indie rock, Americana, pop rock, classic rock, alternative rock, new wave, alternative country, jazz, folk, world music, jam band and blues. The musical selections tend to av ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Songwriter
''American Songwriter'' is a bimonthly magazine covering songwriting. Established in 1984, it features interviews, songwriting tips, news, reviews and lyric contest. The magazine is based in Nashville, Tennessee. History The ''American Songwriter'' staff concentrates on fulfilling the original objective of the magazine as set forth in the first issue in August 1984: producing an insightful, intellectually intriguing magazine about the art and stories of songwriting. ''American Songwriter'' covers all musical genres. Over the years, issues have featured Garth Brooks, Bob Dylan, Poison, Clint Black, John Denver, Smokey Robinson, Wilco, Bon Jovi, Willie Nelson, Billy Joel, Kris Kristofferson, John Mellencamp, Richard Marx, Drive-By Truckers, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Beck, Dolly Parton, Eric Clapton, R.E.M., Weezer, Death Cab for Cutie, Ryan Adams, Jimmy Buffett, Merle Haggard, Rob Thomas, Toby Keith, Eddie Rabbitt, Roger Miller, Public Enemy, Sheryl Crow, Jam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediabase
Mediabase is a music industry service that monitors radio station airplay in 180 US and Canadian markets. Mediabase publishes music charts and data based on the most played songs on terrestrial and satellite radio, and provides in-depth analytical tools for radio and record industry professionals. Mediabase charts and airplay data are used on many popular radio countdown shows and televised music awards programs. Music charts are published in both domestic and international trade publications and newspapers worldwide. Mediabase is a division of iHeartMedia. History Mediabase was founded in 1985 by Nancy and Rich Deitemeyer (a.k.a. Rich Meyer). Originally known as Mediascan, the company changed its name to Mediabase in 1987. Mediabase became the industry's first mass-airplay monitoring company in late 1987. After its inception, Mediabase was purchased by a private equity group based in Detroit, Michigan, then acquired by California-based Premiere Radio Networks, Jacor Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Future Sonics
Future Sonics is an American professional audio and consumer earphones company which designs and manufactures its own proprietary MG line of full-range miniature loudspeakers used in all of its products. History In-ear personal monitor systems were pioneered in the early 1980s by Marty Garcia of Future Sonics as a solution for vocal fatigue and stress on musicians' ears from excessively loud stage volumes.http://remixmag.com/performance/dj_tips_techniques/remix_quiet_please/ His first custom-fit earphones were created for Todd Rundgren in 1982. In 1985 the Ear Monitors Brand was launched. Also in 1985, Rundgren’s Utopia Tour was the first wedge-less stage with all members wearing FS Ear MonitorsBrand. The Grateful Dead and The Steve Miller Band were among the early bands to tour with this form of personal monitoring. Future Sonics Ear Monitors Brand was awarded the TEC Award for Sound Reinforcement Product of the Year in 1992. In 2002, Future Sonics was the OEM (original ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sennheiser
Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. KG (, ) is a German privately held audio company specializing in the design and production of a wide range of high fidelity products, including microphones, headphones, telephone accessories and aviation headsets for personal, professional and business applications. The company's head office is located in Wedemark, near Hanover, and the company is represented in more than 50 countries worldwide. The German company was founded in 1945 by Fritz Sennheiser and it is still an independent family business. Since 2013, Daniel Sennheiser and Andreas Sennheiser have been co-CEOs. They are the third generation of the Sennheiser family to lead the company. According to its own figures, the Sennheiser Group has around 2,801 employees worldwide. In 2019, the total turnover amounted to €756.7 million. History The company was founded in 1945, just a few weeks after the end of World War II by Fritz Sennheiser (1912–2010) and seven fellow engineers of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taylor Guitars
Taylor Guitars is an American guitar manufacturer based in El Cajon, California, and is one of the largest manufacturers of acoustic guitars in the United States. They specialize in acoustic guitars and semi-hollow electric guitars. The company was founded in 1974 by Bob Taylor and Kurt Listug. History In 1972, at age 18, Bob Taylor began working at American Dream, a guitar-making shop owned by Sam Radding, where Kurt Listug was already an employee. When Radding decided to sell the business in 1974, Taylor, Listug, and a third employee, Steve Schemmer, bought American Dream and renamed it the Westland Music Company. Needing a more compact logo suitable for the guitars' headstock, the founders decided to change the name to ''Taylor'' as it sounded more American than ''Listug''. Kurt Listug said, "Bob was the real guitar-maker." Listug became the partnership's businessman while Taylor handled design and production. In 1976, the company decided to sell their guitars through reta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Extended Play
An extended play record, usually referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single but fewer than an album or LP record.Official Charts Company , access-date=March 21, 2017 Contemporary EPs generally contain four or five tracks, and are considered "less expensive and time-consuming" for an artist to produce than an album. An EP originally referred to specific types of records other than 78 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Train (band)
Train is an American pop rock band from San Francisco which was formed in 1993. As of 2022 the band consists of Pat Monahan (lead vocals), Taylor Locke (guitar, vocals), Hector Maldonado (bass, vocals), Jerry Becker (keyboards, guitar), Matt Musty (drums), Sakai Smith (backup vocals), and Nikita Houston (backup vocals). With a lineup that included original members Monahan, Rob Hotchkiss, Jimmy Stafford, Scott Underwood, and Charlie Colin, the band achieved mainstream success with their debut album '' Train''. The album was released in 1998 with the hit " Meet Virginia". Train's 2001 album, '' Drops of Jupiter'', contained the lead single "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)". The single won two Grammy Awards in 2002, and the album was certified double platinum. Train's third studio album, '' My Private Nation'', released in 2003, was certified platinum in the United States with the hit " Calling All Angels". Following the departures of Hotchkiss and Colin, the band released their four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
