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Steve Tirpak
Steve Tirpak (born 1981) is an American musician from Edgewater Park, New Jersey, United States. He plays piano, trumpet, trombone and has produced, toured and arranged for a number of contemporary musicians including Jay-Z, Erykah Badu, Lana Del Rey, Kirk Franklin, P. Diddy, The Roots, LL Cool J, Will Smith, Kanye West, Kid Cudi, Estelle, Luther Vandross, R. Kelly, Boyz II Men, Vivian Green, Notorious B.I.G., Gerald Levert, Mindi Abair, Kindred, Young Gunz, and many others. Tirpak toured with John Legend playing trumpet and trombone from 2007 to 2010. Early life Tirpak's' parents are also professional musicians and music teachers. With their encouragement, he spent his early years studying violin and drums. He attended the High School for Creative and Performing Arts and then studied music composition at the University of the Arts Tirpak studied jazz and classical composition with Evan Solot through whom he met Larry Gold and worked at The Studio as a copyist and session ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Edgewater Park is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a northeastern Delaware Valley suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,930, an increase of 49 (+0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,881, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,017 (+12.9%) from the 7,864 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading- Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley. Edgewater Park was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1924, from portions of Beverly Township (now known as Delanco Township).Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 95. Accessed May 22, 2012. The township was named for its location along the Delaware River. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the tow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mindi Abair
Mindi Abair ( ; born May 23, 1969) is an American saxophonist, vocalist, author.. Her solo career has produced ten No. 1 radio singles, two No. 1 Billboard Jazz CDs, and four more solo CDs that have landed No. 5 and above on the ''Billboard'' Contemporary Jazz Charts. She was the featured saxophonist for the 2011 and 2012 seasons of ''American Idol'', and performed with the rock band Aerosmith. Early life She acted as drum major of her high school marching band in her junior and senior years at Northside Christian School in St. Petersburg. As a senior in high school, she won the first chair alto saxophone for the Florida All-State Jazz Band. Abair spent her first year of college on a full scholarship at the University of North Florida, a jazz program started by Rich Matteson. She transferred to Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, attending on a scholarship and studying saxophone with Joe Viola and George Garzone. Abair graduated ''magna cum laude'' in 1991 wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Double Up (R
Double Up may refer to: Art * ''Double Up'' (sculpture), a public artwork, by Clement Meadmore, in Wisconsin, U.S. Music * ''Double Up'' (Mase album), 1999 * ''Double Up'' (R. Kelly album), 2007 ** "Double Up" (R. Kelly song), the title song, featuring Snoop Dogg * "Double Up" (Nipsey Hussle song) Television * ''Double Up'' (Canadian game show), a 1974 quiz show * ''Double Up'' (American game show), a 1992 dating game show * '' Pinoy Big Brother: Double Up'', the 2009 third season of the Filipino reality TV series ''Pinoy Big Brother'' Sports * Generally refers to putting out a runner in baseball who had to tag up In baseball, to tag up is for a baserunner to retouch or remain on their starting base (the time-of-pitch base) until (after) the ball is first touched by a fielder. By rule, baserunners must tag up when a hit ball is caught before it bounces ... Other uses * Double up, a roller coaster element {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)
''New Amerykah Part One (4th World War)'' is the fourth studio album by American contemporary R&B, R&B singer Erykah Badu. It was released on February 26, 2008, by Universal Motown following Badu's hiatus from recording music due to writer's block. In returning from the hiatus, she received music from several hip hop music, hip hop producers over the Internet and recorded demos of her vocals using the GarageBand software on her laptop. Most of the album was then recorded at Electric Lady Studios in New York City. ''New Amerykah Part One'' is an esoteric concept album titled as a pun on Badu's first name and a reflection of the record's political leanings. It features social commentary and themes related to the plight of the African American, African-American community, including poverty, urban violence, complacency, and cultural identity. The record's densely produced music incorporates hip hop music, hip hop, soul music, soul, funk, jazz, and electronica styles. The album debut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evolver (John Legend Album)
''Evolver'' is the third studio album by American singer John Legend, released by GOOD Music and Sony Music Entertainment on October 28, 2008, in the United States and on October 20 in the United Kingdom. It features guest appearances by Kanye West, Brandy Norwood, Brandy, Estelle (singer), Estelle and Andre 3000, among others. The album debuted at number 4 on the U.S. Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200 with sales of 132,823 copies. It also entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21, and reached number 26 on the national Japanese albums chart, as well as number 5 on the Japanese foreign chart. The album received positive reviews from music critics. Since the album's release, it has been certified Gold by the RIAA. In May 2009, the song "This Time" was featured prominently in the closing scenes of the third-season finale of the The CW, CW/Black Entertainment Television, BET comedy-drama television series ''The Game (U.S. TV series), The Game''. Background Speaking in July 2008 to not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Legend Of Mr
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Beginning (The Black Eyed Peas Album)
''The Beginning'' is the sixth studio album by American musical group the Black Eyed Peas, released on November 26, 2010 by Interscope Records. It is a prequel to the group's previous album '' The E.N.D.'' (2009), and their last credited as "the" Black Eyed Peas (with a 'the' prefix). Its lead single, " The Time (Dirty Bit)", was released on November 9, 2010. The second single, " Just Can't Get Enough" was released on February 18, 2011, while its third and final single, " Don't Stop the Party", was released on June 24, 2011. ''The Beginning'' debuted at number six on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, with first-week sales of 119,000 units; critical reception was generally mixed to negative. The album was the group's final project to feature Fergie as a member, and was followed by a five year hiatus. Background On June 6, 2010, the band confirmed that they were working on a new album in an interview for ''The Big Issue''. The album was described as a sequel to ''The E.N.D.'' w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laughing Down Crying
''Laughing Down Crying'' is the fifth solo album by American recording artist Daryl Hall. It was released on September 27, 2011, on Verve Records. Co-producer and bandmate Tom "T-Bone" Wolk, T-Bone Wolk died during early recording sessions for the disc; Hall dedicated the record to him. Hall debuted the album on a two-part episode of his series ''Live from Daryl's House''. Track listing * All tracks written and composed by Daryl Hall except as noted. Singles The lead single, "Talking To You (Is Like Talking To Myself)", reached number 16 on the Adult Contemporary chart on the November 12, 2011 issue, it stayed there for two weeks and remained on the chart for twenty weeks and it was the most successful song of the album. The album's single of the same name peaked at number five on the ''Billboard'''s Smooth Jazz Songs chart on November 26, 2011 staying there for a week and remaining on the chart for 20 weeks. "Eyes For You" went to number 23 on the Adult contemporary music, Ad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
84th Academy Awards
The 84th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2011 in the United States and took place on February 26, 2012, at the Hollywood and Highland Center Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST. During the ceremony, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences presented Academy Awards (commonly referred to as Oscars) in 24 categories. The ceremony was televised in the United States by ABC, and produced by Brian Grazer and Don Mischer, with Mischer also serving as director. Actor Billy Crystal hosted the show for the ninth time. He first presided over the 62nd ceremony held in 1990 and had last hosted the 76th ceremony held in 2004. On June 14, 2011, academy president Tom Sherak announced at a press conference that, in an attempt to further revitalize interest surrounding the awards, the 2012 ceremony would feature between five and ten Best Pict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Unconditional (Ne–Yo Song)
Unconditional or Unconditionally may refer to: Music Albums * ''Unconditional'' (Ana Popović album), 2011 * ''Unconditional'' (Clay Davidson album), 2000 * ''Unconditional'' (Memphis May Fire album), 2014 * Unconditional (Kirk Whalum album), 2000 Songs * "Unconditional", a 2011 song by Ana Popović on the album '' Unconditional'' * "Unconditional", a 2022 song by Craig Davis on the album '' 22'' * "Unconditional", a 2017 song by Sinéad Harnett * "Unconditional", a 2024 song by twlv * "Unconditional" (The Bravery song), a 2005 song on the album ''The Bravery'' * "Unconditional" (Clay Davidson song), a 2000 song on the album ''Unconditional'' * "Unconditional" (Ne-Yo song), 2012, covered by covered by Harrison Craig * "Unconditional" (Peter Andre song), a 2009 song on the album ''Revelation'' Films * ''Unconditional'' (2023 film), an American documentary film * ''Unconditional'' (2012 film), a film starring Michael Ealy and Lynn Collins Other uses * Unconditional b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Love In The Future
''Love in the Future'' is the fifth studio album by American singer John Legend. The album was released on August 30, 2013, by GOOD Music and Columbia Records. The album, executive produced by Legend, Kanye West and Dave Tozer, features guest appearances from Kimbra, Rick Ross, Stacy Barthe and Seal. The album was supported by four singles, "Who Do We Think We Are", "Made to Love", " All of Me" and " You & I (Nobody in the World)". ''Love in the Future'' received generally positive reviews from music critics. The album debuted at number 4 on the US ''Billboard'' 200 chart, selling 68,000 copies in its first week. Background In August 2013, during an interview with '' XXL'', John Legend spoke about how long it took him to finish the album, saying: "Well I did the ''Wake Up!'' album with The Roots in 2010, so it’s really only been three years in my mind, because I put as much energy and time into that as I would my own album. Then I did some shows with them and I toured with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling recording artists of all time. Michael was known as a creative force in songwriting, vocal performance, and visual presentation. Born in East Finchley, Middlesex, Michael rose to fame after forming the pop duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley in 1981. He took part in Band Aid (band), Band Aid's UK number-one single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" in 1984 and performed at the following year's Live Aid concert. His debut studio album, ''Faith (George Michael album), Faith'' (1987), won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year and became one of the List of best-selling albums, best-selling albums of all time, having sold over 25 million copies worldwide. Michael then went on to release a series of multimillion-selling albums, including ''Listen Without ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
