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Tim Be Told
Tim Be Told was a Contemporary Christian music group founded in 2006 and originating in Charlottesville, VA, and since 2016 continuing as a solo act under the same name by band lead singer Tim Ouyang. Ouyang also works as an interior designer in San Francisco Bay Area Musical style The musical style of the band incorporated elements of soul, pop, rock, gospel and blues. Their name was derived from the term "truth be told", where honesty is one of the band's focuses. Their goal within the music industry was to promote the themes of honesty, hope, redemption, and change. In 2008, they won the University of Virginia, University of Virginia's "Battle of the Bands" competition. Despite their accomplishments, the band was still somewhat unknown in the traditional communities, including Christian radio. Much of this changed when the track "Analyze" off of their ''From the Inside'' album grew popular with various Contemporary Christian music outlets, such as the Gospel Music Channel, which ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charlottesville, VA
Charlottesville, colloquially known as C'ville, is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is the county seat of Albemarle County, which surrounds the city, though the two are separate legal entities. It is named after Queen Charlotte. At the 2020 census, the population was 46,553. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the City of Charlottesville with Albemarle County for statistical purposes, bringing its population to approximately 150,000. Charlottesville is the heart of the Charlottesville metropolitan area, which includes Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, and Nelson counties. Charlottesville was the home of two presidents, Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe. During their terms as Governor of Virginia, they lived in Charlottesville, and traveled to and from Richmond, along the historic Three Notch'd Road. Orange, located northeast of the city, was the hometown of President James Madison. The University of Virginia, founded by Jefferson, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Israel Houghton
Israel Houghton (; born May 19, 1971) is an American contemporary Christian music singer, songwriter, producer and worship leader. He is usually credited as Israel & New Breed. Musical career Houghton produced an album by Michael Gungor, ''Bigger Than My Imagination'', which was described as "one of the year's best worship albums" in a 2003 ''Christianity Today'' review. Israel & New Breed New Breed is the backing band of Israel Houghton. Many of Israel's album releases are credited to Israel & New Breed. Discography Other recordings *2002: "Champions for Christ" – Hi5 (worship leader) *2004: "Where Are the Fathers?" from ''He-Motions'' (EMI Gospel) *2003: "Send Me to the Nations" from ''A Wing & a Prayer'' (EMI Gospel) *2002: ''We Speak to Nations'' (Lakewood Live; Integrity) *2003: ''Cover the Earth'' (Lakewood Live; Integrity) *2006: ''The Gift: A Christmas Presentation'' (Lakewood Live) *2007: ''Free to Worship'' (Lakewood Live) *2007: ''Moving Forward'' (Free C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jae Jin
Jae Jin (born in Seoul, South Korea) is an American musician, singer-songwriter, SAG-AFTRA actor and public speaker from Baltimore known for his soulful singing, award-winning songwriting, and sought-after public speaking/storytelling. He independently distributes his original music through AWAL (under Kobalt Music Group) and is a part of the Sinasoid Artist Guild. To date, Jin has self-released three albums: ''Kairos'' (2015), ''Baltimore Boulevard'' (2017), and ''Letters and Drinks'' (2018). Jin won a John Lennon Songwriting Award in 2019 and also received 1st Place in the International Songwriting Competition. He was also a Finalist in the 2019 NewSong Music Competition. Jin has appeared on Season 16 of U.S. TV series ''The Voice'' and on Season 2 of U.S. TV series ''House of Cards'' as a principal actor. He received a prestigious WeWork Creator Award through WeWork in 2018 for his original music and powerful life story, and gave his first TEDx talk in 2020. Biography ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stand By Me (Ben E
Stand by Me may refer to: Film and television * ''Stand by Me'' (film), a 1986 American drama film directed by Rob Reiner, based on the novella ''The Body'' by Stephen King * ''Stand by Me'' (TV series), a 1998 Singaporean Mandarin drama series * '' Stand by Me Doraemon'', a 2014 Japanese 3D CGI-animated film based on the manga series ''Doraemon'' by Fujiko Fujio * "Stand by Me" (''Grey's Anatomy''), a television episode * "Stand by Me" (''My Little Pony Tales''), a television episode Literature *''Stand by Me'', a 2010 novel by Sheila O'Flanagan *''Stand by Me'', an autobiography by John Kirwan Music Albums * ''Stand by Me'' (Ernest Tubb album), 1966 * '' Stand by Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)'', by Bernard Purdie, 1971 * '' Stand by Me: The Ultimate Collection'', by Ben E. King, 1987 * ''Stand by Me'', by Ernie Haase & Signature Sound, 2002 * ''Stand by Me'', by Ray Brown Jr., 2007 * ''Stand by Me'', by the Kingdom Choir, 2018 Songs * "Stand by Me" (Atomic Rooster song) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Berklee College Of Music
Berklee College of Music is a private music college in Boston, Massachusetts. It is the largest independent college of contemporary music in the world. Known for the study of jazz and modern American music, it also offers college-level courses in a wide range of contemporary and historic styles, including rock, hip hop, reggae, salsa, heavy metal and bluegrass. Berklee alumni have won 310 Grammy Awards, more than any other college, and 108 Latin Grammy Awards. Other notable accolades for its alumni include 34 Emmy Awards, 7 Tony Awards, 8 Academy Awards, and 3 Saturn Awards. Since 2012, Berklee College of Music has also operated a campus in Valencia, Spain. In December 2015, Berklee College of Music and the Boston Conservatory agreed to a merger. The combined institution is known as Berklee, with the conservatory becoming The Boston Conservatory at Berklee. History Schillinger House (1945–1954) In 1945, pianist, composer, arranger and MIT graduate Lawrence B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BandCamp
Bandcamp is an American online audio distribution platform founded in 2007 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with headquarters in Oakland, California, US. On March 2, 2022, Bandcamp was acquired by Epic Games. History Bandcamp was founded in 2007 by Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, headquartered in Oakland, California, US. In 2010, the site enabled embedding in other websites and shared links on social media sites. As of August 2020, half of Bandcamp's revenue was from sales for physical products. In November 2020, Bandcamp launched Bandcamp Live, a ticketed live-streaming service for artists. The service is an integrated feature of the Bandcamp website. Fees on tickets were waived until March 31, 2021, and became 10% from then. Bandcamp provides vinyl pressing services for artists. After a 50-artist pilot in 2020, the company opened limited access to 10,000 artists in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KBIF
KBIF (900 AM) is a radio station broadcasting a World Ethnic format to the Fresno, California, United States, area. The station is currently owned by Cordell Overgaard, through licensee Overgaard Broadcasting LLC. KBIF broadcasts in the Hmong language from Monday to Friday and in Punjabi on Saturday and Sunday. History Early years The Radio Sanger Company, formed by four prominent local farmers, was granted a construction permit by the Federal Communications Commission on March 12, 1947, to build a 1,000-watt, daytime-only radio station to serve nearby Sanger on 900 kHz. The station was constructed at Centerville. KSGN signed on September 8, 1947. The station was sold for the first time in 1950 to a group led by Earl J. Fenston, a Fresno attorney; by this time, it had established satellite studios at Fresno's Sequoia Hotel. KSGN became KSJV on Easter Sunday 1951, a decision undertaken to reduce confusion with other local stations with similar call signs. Fenston exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WCNR
WCNR (106.1 FM) is an adult album alternative formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Keswick, Virginia, serving Charlottesville, Albemarle and Western Fluvanna counties in Virginia. WCNR is owned and operated by the Charlottesville Radio Group subsidiary of Saga Communications. History The station that is now WCNR began as a station licensed to Churchville, Virginia, outside Staunton. The initial permit was granted in 1988 to Peter W. Lechman on 106.7 MHz, under the callsign WJNA. This facility never made it to air before the permit's expiration in March 1990, and Lechman applied for an extension to November. Before this next expiration, it was modified to move to 106.3 MHz, relocate closer to Staunton, increase power, and change the callsign to WBOP. This station went to air on March 2, 1991, with a mainstream rock format known as "106.3 WBOP". In December 2004, Lechman's Shenandoah Valley Television, LLC sold all of its stations to Jeffrey Shapiro's For ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hook (newspaper)
''The Hook'' was a weekly newspaper published in Charlottesville, Virginia, and distributed throughout Central Virginia and the Shenandoah Valley. It was founded in 2002 by a number of former employees of another Charlottesville weekly, ''C-ville Weekly,'' including its co-founder and editor Hawes Spencer. In 2007, 2009, and again in 2013 ''The Hook'' won the Virginia Press Association Award for Journalistic Integrity and Community Service, the VPA's highest honor. ''The Hook'' features included the "HotSeat" (in which Charlottesville notables answered questions about everything from what is in their refrigerator to their most embarrassing moments), "4BetterOrWorse" (an often humorous summary of local and national news items), and the "Culture Calendar". ''The Hooks webcam showed the streetscape of Charlottesville's Downtown Mall, a pedestrian promenade that includes the local Ice Park and Jefferson and Paramount theaters. In addition to print, ''The Hook'' branched out into ot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audrey Magazine
''Audrey Magazine'', or also known as ''Audrey'', was a publication focusing on Asian American women, published quarterly throughout the U.S. History The first issue of the magazine hit newsstands in March 2003. The magazine was named after the publisher's daughter to acknowledge that many Asian American women have English names. ''Audrey'' covered Asians and Asian Americans in popular culture, fashion and beauty trends, lifestyle and travel, as well as social and cultural issues relevant to Asians and Asian Americans. Its sister publication was ''KoreAm''. In its 10-year history, ''Audrey'' has been an important voice, covering stories well before the mainstream media picks them up, whether it is Asian plastic surgery, an emerging Asian American talent, or the K-pop craze. The magazine has featured Asian and Asian American celebrities on its cover, including Freida Pinto, Maggie Q and Olivia Munn. The magazine is based in Gardena, California. In 2006, ''Audrey'' also began to h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maroon 5
Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. It currently consists of lead vocalist Adam Levine, keyboardist and rhythm guitarist Jesse Carmichael, lead guitarist James Valentine (musician), James Valentine, drummer Matt Flynn (musician), Matt Flynn, keyboardist PJ Morton and multi-instrumentalist and bassist Sam Farrar. Original members Levine, Carmichael, bassist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick first came together as Kara's Flowers in 1994, while they were still in high school. After self-releasing their independent album ''We Like Digging?'', the band signed to Reprise Records and released the album ''The Fourth World (album), The Fourth World'' in 1997. The album garnered a tepid response, after which the record label dropped the band and the members focused on college. In 2001, the band re-emerged as Maroon 5, pursuing a different direction and adding guitarist Valentine. The band signed with Octone Records, an independent record label with a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Fray
The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado, formed in 2002 by schoolmates Isaac Slade and Joe King. Their debut album, '' How to Save a Life'' released in 2005, was certified double platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. Their first single, " Over My Head (Cable Car)", became a top ten hit in the United States. Their second single, " How to Save a Life", charted in the top three of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and was a top 5 single in Australia, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The group's self-titled, second album debuted at on the ''Billboard'' charts after its release in 2009 and was certified gold in the United States, Australia and Canada. It was also nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album in 2010. While both the albums were commercially successful, critical reception was mixed. The Fray was ranked No. 84 on '' Billboard''s Artists of the Decade list. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
