October says treats! We bring new music for your consideration - music with pictures, nostalgia, cold hearts and some lepricon charm! First we visit with a label founder in the highlands and introduce their new discovery artist. Say hello to a new label, doubling as a festival from Deutschland. Listen to the sweet sounds of taking back your trademark rights, and learn why this family business spells s-w-e-e-t. There's a new academy open in Hollywood and another one coming to Simi Valley, founded by a music and fashion mogul. Meet this publishing maven turned into a label executive.
Open your calendars and let's meet over an espresso and enjoy live music!
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A New Album from the BRENT FISCHER ORCHESTRA
A Modern Big Band Interpretation of Pictures At An Exhibition by
Grammy®-winning Brent Fischer
Album Release Event : Tuesday, October 19, two sets 6:30 & 8pm
@ Herb Alpert's Vibrato, Los Angeles
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Above (clockwise from behind) at Contemporary Museum of Art, Thousand Oaks (CMATO): Alex Budman, Brian Clancy, Brett McDonald and
Producer/Arranger/Vibes, Brent Fischer. photos by the C
More than a century ago Mussorgsky was inspired by his friend’s art exhibit when he wrote the suite for piano.
Now, Grammy®-winning arranger Brent Fischer adds his 21st century big-band sketch to popularized versions of the classic by Ravel, Emerson Lake & Palmer and Isao Tomita.
Brent Fischer's PICTURES offers reverence for the past, and while rooted in Jazz idiom, it stays genre-less and time-less.
A kind of musical self-portrait, Brent promenades leisurely into the great hall of influences and remains original to the Fischer brand.
PICTURES is the new album featuring the Brent Fischer Orchestra (BFO) with twenty star-studded Los Angeles musicians to include: Larry Koonse on guitar, Jamey Tate on drums, Ken Wild on bass, Quinn Johnson on keyboard. The stunning Fischer woodwind and brass colors are played by Carl Saunders, Ron Stout, Michael Stever, Andy Martin, Scott Whitfield, Francisco Torres, Rob Hardt, Alex Budman and Kristen Edkins.
PICTURES is arranged by Brent Fischer in ten movements and five interludes with approximately forty minutes of vibrant big band music. The Deluxe CD offers three additional bonus tracks, alternative studio takes featuring brilliant solos and sections, plus photographs exhibited from the sessions, rehearsals, and more...
To engage fans, Fischer invites listeners to curate and share their own exhibit of pictures on social media as they listen to the album. “Let your imagination run wild according to how the music moves you,” says Fischer, who has changed the mood in Mussorgsky’s movements with his playful modern spin. Fischer's fresh treatments are reflected in the re-imagined titles to include: Garden (Tuileries) which plays like a lush samba, In Chicks (Ballet), Woody Herman meets Charles Ives. Bazaar (Limoges) showcases Fischer wind choir that includes piccolo, alto flute, and contra bass clarinet. Castles moves like a quick-step waltz.. Then there's, Gateway and LiftOff! -- two movements inspired by NASA’s Gateway project (mission Artemis 2024). "After all, that's why agencies like NASA exist - to help solve problems here on Earth and make our lives better. Smart phones and GPS exist thanks to international efforts in space," says Fischer. The album cover for PICTURES imagines an art exhibit on the moon with pictures from the arranger's travels on planet earth.
“There’s nothing more exciting than hearing this music when you’re playing with Fischer ensembles or conducting the big band. The next best thing is to hear the recording," says Fischer whose PICTURES are rooted in American jazz, inspired by immense beauty in nature, and Brent's other big passion: Science and space exploration.
"Like music, science aims to improve lives and encourages collaboration. There’s something for everyone in this music, young and young at heart,” adds the producer.
PICTURES is produced by Brent Fischer for Clavo Records and recorded at the Village Studios (below with some of the musicians during a session break), with engineer Matt Brownlie.
PICTURES displays a plethora of emotion, from raw and wild to solemn and soulful, and like Kandinsky’s Study, it's colorful and modern. You could say Brent Fischer has built his own work of art.
Watch making of Pictures here
Album release celebration with Brent Fischer Orchestra LIVE will take place at Herb Alpert's Vibrato on
Tue, 10/19, two sets 6:30 pm and 8 pm Reserve here
Join the Pictures Challenge - post your photo exhibit with Hashtags #BrentFischerOrchestra #PicturesAtAnExhibition #MyPictures
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Interview with The Creators In The Studio
at The studioexpresso YouTube here
Time of Your Life with Ken Allardyce
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Nostalgia is back! When was the last time you celebrated your favorite artist’s new album or single release by shopping the cassette version? According to OCC (The Official Charts Co in UK) over 65,000 cassettes were purchased by the great British music-buying public in the first six months of 2020. Here's a few artists who have joined the craze and enjoying the demand for cassettes. In 2017, according to an annual report from music-industry research company Buzzangle, cassette sales in the U.S. rose 136 percent, even more than vinyl,
And little hissing has nothing on analog nostalgia!
One of the biggest sellers was Billie Eilish, who was born in 2001 when the format was already considered close to obsolete. The cassette of her song When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? was produced in lurid UV green and orange, making it both collectible and “Instagram-able”.
The last decade of the twentieth century, before online distribution and marketing took over, is the subject of our interviews called: Quintessential 90s: Music that Lives & Moves.
’90s Nostalgia is alive and well. Some say music was disrupted by technology. Netscape, developer of the first graphical browser for the World Wide Web, went public on August 9, 1995. The stock boom continued in 1999, with a particular frenzy developing around Internet startups.
Fact: Technology always moves faster than culture. It’s 2021. We still hear the music of 90s in restaurants, hotels, supermarkets, hospitals, sports venues and on our personal playlists. Labels are beginning to see profits again. The biggest record label out there, Universal Music Group, which was bought by French conglomerate Vivendi for $32 billion in 2000, before the CD market crashed, is now speculated to be worth up to $50 billion. But, are labels sharing their good fortune with the creators, the artists? Well, you could say some things don't change.
90s is also characterized by cross-pollination of sounds that has left a boundary-breaking legacy and still relevant today. “This watershed event in 90s music even primed the genre for the absolute dominance that we see today: a hip hop-led soundscape that’s a mash-up of rock, EDM, pop and R&B.
Today's superstars are competing with comedians on YouTube and pranksters on TikTok who command tens of millions of views with a single post. YouTube is dominating Gen Z and Millennials’ music consumption source. According to YPulse’s data, half of these consumers get music from YouTube. Sadly, the creators are barely receiving 4-10% revenue from it.
Ask yourself? Would your 10-year-old feel deprived if you take away his/her iTune playlist or game of Fornite or apps like Instagram and Snapchat? Well, you know the answer.
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Ken Allardyce, Engineer
Green Day
Song: Time of Your Life
watch full interview here
Allardyce spoke to studioexpresso last month about Green Day's award-winning album Nimrod, his work process in the studio, his collaborators, including producer Rob Cavallo, how they achieved the signature sound, Billie Joe Arstrong's songwriting and musicianship, and more...
Released in October 1997 by Reprise as the second single from their fifth studio album Nimrod Good Riddance has sold over 3 million copies as a digital download in the country. It’s usually played as the final song in Green Day live shows.
The song became a hit at prom dances ad was featured in the season nine episode of Seinfeld
Billie Joe Armstrong wrote "Time of Your Life (Good Riddance)" in 1993 about his girlfriend named Amanda who moved to Ecuador. According to sources, 4-letter word (FUCK) omitted on some versions.
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Albums by artist like Tom Petty, Dr Dre, Michael Jackson, Neil Young, Green Day thrilled fans and rewarded creators. Handful of artists, producers, session musicians and technical folks gathered in major studios like Sound City, Record Plant, Capitol, Ocean Way, Conway, Hit Factory to put their indelible touch on the 90s music.
Now hear directly from the talent who shaped the music of 90s. Enjoy never-told-before stories and anecdotes behind the making of trend-setting albums and songs that have become the soundtrack of our lives.
View the Interviews at
TheStudioexpresso on YouTube here
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NAMM Moves to June 3-5, 2022
The world's largest annual musical instrument and equipment trade event, The NAMM Show, is postponing its winter edition at the Anaheim Convention Center from Jan. 20-23 to
June 3-5, 2022 The move was prompted by continuing health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
studioexpresso @ NAMM feat producers, musicians from its community
Curt Bisquera (Sarah McLachlan, Elton John), Kenny Aronoff (Smashing Pumpkins, John Mellencamp, Sting), Greg Penny (Elton John, KD Lang), Rafa Sardina (Lady Gaga, John Legend), Niko Bolas (Neil Young, LeAnn Rimes), Eddie Kramer (Jimi Hedrix, Kiss), Matt Wallace (Maroon 5, Faith No More), Cheche Alara (Christina Aguilera), Kim Bullard (Elton John, Kelly Clarkson), Cristina Abaroa (Celine Dion, Enrique Iglasias), Brady Leffler (Hot Chelle Rae, Justin Beieber), Al Schmitt (Diana Krall, Paul McCartney), Alex Acuna (LA Phil, Beck), Teddy Campbell (American idol, The Tonight Show w Leno), Ellis Hall (Ray Charles, Tower of Power), Jacob Armen (Prince), Peter Asher (James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt), Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Melody Gardot), Manny Marroquin (Bruno Mars, Alicia Keys), Dave Schiffman (Adele, Limp Bizkit), Gregg Field (Sinatra, Pharell), Sylvia Massy (Tool, Johnny Cash), CJ Vanston (Toto, spinal Tap), Dame Gail Dorsey (David Bowie, Gwen Stefani), Jenny Mason (The Mrs), Neal Pogue (Outkast, Andre 3000), Leland Sklar (Phil Collins, James Taylor), Moogie Canazio (Sergio Mendes, Sarah Vaughan), Laura Dickinson (Frozen II, Lady and the Tramp), Daniel Seeff (KJazz, Herbie Hancock Institute of Jazz), James Torme, and Brent Fischer (D'Angelo, Elvis Costello and The Roots).
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A Trademark Win For Auratone
Celebrating 60-years of Industry Support
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Above: President of Auratone Alex Jacobsen
Below: Elmhirst with his Auratone and ATC monitoring setup at Electric Lady, NY
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Founded in 1958 by Jack Wilson, Auratone has been family owned for over 60 years. Most of us are familiar with the little cube speakers on the console of most recording studios.
The Auratones have become a studio standard thanks to numerous producers and engineers from Quincy Jones (Michael Jackson's Thriller) to Tom Elmhirst (mixed Adele's 25 (sold over 20 million copies).
Now founder Jack Wilson’s grandson, Alex Jacobsen is pleased to announces that thanks to music community support, Auratone has won a long court battle regarding its trademark rights. Jacoben who is now the president of the company worked with his mother and aunt before he took over the Auratone family business, after graduating from college in 2012. That business included the original company inventory, from drills to artwork to test equipment. Back in 2014, Behringer parent company, Music Tribe registered the AURATONE trademark as its own! Auratone filed a protest same year on June 11 with the US Patent and Trademark Office along with its own trademark application that shows when the business started in December 22,1959.
Very few lawsuits make it to a final judgment, and the cards are almost always stacked against a small business. "Without you this wouldn’t have been possible, and now the next generation of audio engineers will be able to continue producing hits on Auratone speakers for years to come,” says President of the company, Alex Jacobsen.
Auratone is distributed in the U.S. by TransAudio Group. "The matter escalated in 2018 when Music Tribe began selling the Auratone branded C5A and C50A without parent company's consent. After a seven-year battle, Aurotone have finally defeated a goliath, as the U.S. District Court has ruled that it has sole rights to use the Auratone name and granted an injunction against Music Tribe, " says Brad Lunde, President of Trans Audio Group. "We have also had other judgments in our favor in Europe at the EUIPO and Board of Appeal, where they revoked Music Tribe’s Auratone trademark registration," adds, Jacobsen.
“Auratone has been a family business for over sixty years. We continue to operate as the way my late grandfather Jack Wilson (below), the founder of Auratone, would have wanted it. To everyone who has supported us, thank you for helping keep the Auratone dream alive and protecting a part of history," says Jacobsen.
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ATC models:
"ATC monitors are something you have to experience to really grasp how different they are from everything else. Lets just say that you can hear details you’ve never heard before, leading you to faster, more accurate decisions in your creative process," says Brad Lunde, President of Trans Audio Group.
The models range from $5,000 to $50,000 per pair and all share a very similar sound. For larger rooms and midfield, applications check out the SEM45 with dual 6.5-inch drivers and the fantastic SEM150 with a 15-inch woofer and 350 Watts of power. Choose the size that works for your space. More info here
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Trans Audio Group -- The Recording Studio Equipment Experts. Call to order from their trusted brands:
A-Designs (USA), ATC Loudspeakers (UK), Auratone, Bettermaker, Daking Audio, Drawmer, Hakan, Latch Lake, Mojave Audio, Mutec, Pete's Place Audio, Sabra-Som, Subwoofer Pros, and Tube-Tech
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The Boys Are Back In Town |
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The BusBoys are known for their "The Boys Are Back In Town" song in Eddie Murphy's blockbuster "48 HRS" and for their Grammy-nominated Ghostbuster's track "Cleanin' Up The Town." The song has had a revival turning up in NFL spots, served as the theme for the NBA and Fox Sports Network's coverage of Major League Baseball. BusBoys song "Minimum Wage" is in the soundtrack for Director Richard Linklater's 2016 film "Everybody Wants Some!!"
Now the Bus boys are back in town in the studio working on their new album, "In My Heart," scheduled for a Spring 2022 release. The first single "Civil Rights" has already hit the streets:
Take a look at the documentary “Freeway City.” It tells the story of Southern California’s City of Gardena, where Brian and many of the original members of The BusBoys grew up and went to school. The film was Directed and Produced by British filmmaker Max Votolato, with Brian acting as Executive Producer and Soundtrack Composer.
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Above Right L-R: In Studio B at United Recording are Jon Graves, chief recording engineer; Claude Woods, vocalist; Brian O'Neal, founder and Busboys lead vocalist; Scott Moore, United staff engineer; Jon Knox, drummer; and Jeremie Inhaber, recording engineer.
Photo by David Goggin.
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Elton John's Lockdown Sessions with Dua Lipa and Friends + Farewell Tour 2022 |
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The quarantine has resulted in multitude of album releases from majors to include: Adele, Coldplay & BTS, Lady Gaga & Tony Bennett, and even ABBA is back!
Take Elton John. He was in the midst of his lengthy Farewell Tour when the pandemic paused live music.
No worries, tour is to resume in January 2022. I already have my tickets for November, my birthday next year!
The Final Tour will make stops in Europe in major cities such as Milan, Liverpool, and Paris. Elton will then travel across the pond to take his final bow in North America, playing in major cities including Vancouver, Toronto, East Rutherford, Chicago and more. The North American stadium run will kick off at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on July 15, 2022 before concluding with back-to-back performances at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on November 19 and 20, 2022.
The 29th annual Elton John Oscar Party raised $3 million in 2021 to benefit his Aids Foundation.
October 22.
Fans can download animated gifs (right) for his new album when they sign up!
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So, what do you do when you can't tour? You make a record and ask fans to pre-order it (in Green and Blue glitter cassette format for $14.98) at The Lockdown Sessions. The album compiles collaborations that John has made over the past 18 months. Included are tracks previously shared "Cold Heart (Pnau Remix)" with Dua Lipa, "Chosen Family" with Rina Sawayama, and "The Pink Phantom" with Gorillaz, as well as previously released covers of Metallica’s "Northing Else Matters" and Pet Shop Boys’ “It's a Sin" with Years & Years. Additionally, the album features “One of Me,” which Lil Nas X just revealed (on Montero) will also be included.
Unreleased entries on The Lockdown Sessions include “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” with the late Glen Campbell and “Always Love You,” a song with Nicki Minaj and John’s "High" collaborator Young Thug.
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Hollywood Glamour Back at the Academy Museum Gala with Lady Gaga |
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What does your membership (starting at $199/year per couple) support? Exhibitions, programs, education, and community outreach programs. Bill Kramer serves as the Academy Museum’s director and president, with Brendan Connell, Jr. as COO and general counsel, and Jacqueline Stewart, as chief artistic and programming officer. The Academy Museum Campaign Committee is chaired by Bob Iger, with co-chairs Annette Bening and Tom Hanks, who during the media briefing stated that “it matters for Los Angeles to have this museum; we need to celebrate all that this town has brought to cinema. Movies contribute to the magical art that speaks to people everywhere,” he said.
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New Album from Lari Basilio
Ibanez Designer & Brazilian Guitar Icon
Lari Basilio was born into a musical household in São Paulo, Brazil. At the age of 4 she started studying organ and later, at the age of 8 her father taught her first chords on an acoustic guitar. That's when she fell in love with the guitar!
The guitar virtuoso was invited by Joe Satriani to be part of the G4 Experience 2019 . Recently Lari Basilio tracked her new album at United Recording in Hollywood with engineer Don Murray and guest artists including Leland Sklar on bass and Vinnie Colaiuta on drums.
Fellow Brazilian and renowned engineer/producer Moogie Canazio commented, "Lari is an amazing guitarist and recording artist, with all the chops and very soulful. I'm glad to hear that she is working at one of my favorite studios with a great engineer and some of the coolest LA cats in her rhythm section." In January 2021 Lari Basilio released, in partnership with Ibanez Guitars, her first signature guitar, the Ibanez LB1. The guitar also features the Lari Basilio signature pickups developed in partnership with Seymour Duncan.
Top: Lari Basilio is seen in Studio B at United Recording with her signature Ibanez guitars. Photo by Lucas Peressim.
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Chuck Spells Sweet!
Providence Equity Partners Now Majority Owner at Sweetwater
The founder and CEO of Sweetwater announced that he is “stepping up” from his role. In a letter to employees, Chuck Surack announced that he is transitioning from his role as CEO and into the role of Chairman of the Sweetwater Board.
This comes just weeks after Sweetwater said that a firm out of Providence, Rhode Island is investing in the company, now be the majority owner. Surack added this transition is like when a parent launches a child out onto their own. The company served over 1.5 million unique customers with musical equipment purchases in 2020, up from just under 1 million in 2019. Sweetwater's sales engineers are recruited from around the globe and have a unique skill set and passion for the music industry that sets them apart from their competitors. In 2020 for the first time in the company's 42 year history that it reached $1 billion in annual revenue.
“I’m just thrilled that I’ve been able to take it from an old, beat up VW bus to where we are today,” Surack said.
These changes were effective July 15. The new CEO is long time Executive Vice President and C.O.O. John Hopkins.
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Forgetting The Future: studioexpresso Discovery Artist Interview
Interview with front man Robbie McNicol and producer Ken Allardyce here
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Looking for some lepricon charm this Fall? Look out for this alt rock quartet from Scotland. November tour dates and a new single, Lepricon, and video here
"We are planning to release the five-song EP soon available only through FTF and Intime Records websites," says
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released on July 5th 2021, from their upcoming 5-song EP produced by Allardyce (Weezer, Green Day).
November 2021 Tour Dates:
EDINBURGH 13th Nov
DUNDEE 14th Nov
PAISLEY 17th Nov
GREENOCK 18th Nov
GLASGOW 19th Nov
ABERDEEN 20th
Tickets
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Tomorrowland Music, A New Label From UMG Germany
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One of the world’s biggest music festivals, Tomorrowland has been held annually in Boom, Belgium since 2005. Over two weekends, more than 400,000 people from 200 countries visit the festival, which sells out in minutes each year. Tomorrowland has grown into a global music and lifestyle brand, with its new festival Tomorrowland Winter in the French Alps, its own fashion label TML by Tomorrowland and the radio station One World Radio. Whilst the global pandemic has meant that the Tomorrowland festival was cancelled in 2020 & 2021, the brand has continued to expand its global reach and influence, alongside a series of digital festivals and events that brought music into homes during the global lockdown. Tomorrowland and Universal Music (UMG) Germany, announced an exclusive global partnership that will see future Tomorrowland releases and artists, from their newly established label. "We have taken the extra time to focus on projects that were on our list for a long time and one of them was definitely launching our own Tomorrowland Music label," said Michiel Beers, CEO and founder of Tomorrowland. Michel Van Buyten, Music Manager Tomorrowland, Tomorrowland Music will work closely together with artists to help create strong stories around their releases. "Today, Tomorrowland is one of Europe’s most innovative music brands, respected by artists and loved by the millions of people who have attended their events around the world. We are delighted to have partnered with them to support the launch of their new label venture," said Frank Briegmann, Chairman & CEO, Universal Music Central Europe & Deutsche Grammophon.
Want to experience beautiful resort of Alpe d'Huez, France with Tomorrowland Winter 2022 (March 19 – 26) are NOW available here
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New Album Release Event
Pictures At An Exhibition by Grammy®-winning Brent Fischer
Big Band featuring twenty top-tier
Los Angeles musicians
Tuesday October 19, two sets
6:30 and 8pm
Reserve here (choose 10/19 on Vibrato's calendar and order your $20 tix)
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Katie Vinten Joins Columbia Records' A&R Team |
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Katie Vinten has been named senior vice president of A&R for Columbia Records. The move was announced by the new executive VP and head of A&R, Rani Hancock, to whom Vinten will report.
“Katie’s consummate understanding of song craft as well as her innate ability to nurture artists and creatives makes her a wonderful addition to the Columbia Records A&R team” stated Hancock.
Vinten studied film at New York University.
After college, she took a job at EMI as CEO Jon Platt’s assistant, then A&R director at Warner Chappell after EMI. She co-founded Facet Records and Facet Publishing in partnership with Warner Music Group alongside songwriter Justin Tranter, as well as launching Black Diamond Management Company to manage and nurture songwriters directly. Through the three companies, Vinten worked with the writers behind artists like Ariana Grande, Dua Lipa, Hayley Kiyoko, and the Chainsmokers. she’s also been responsible for smash hits from Selena Gomez, Julia Michaels, and Justin Bieber.
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Donda, West's New Academy
Kanye Wests' Prep School in Simi Valley
Music and Fashion mogul Kanye West is said to open Donda Academy, named after his late mother, Donda West. She was a professor in the English department at Chicago State University who served as head of the Department of English, Communications, Media Arts and Theatre.
The property is site of a former private school with 5,728-square-foot land with classrooms, labs, offices, kitchen, restrooms, storage, a basketball court and an open field. Beulah McLoyd, an MBA, executive director and Principal at Chicago Public Schools is listed as the school’s educational consultant.
The Donda Academy’s website says students will become the next generation of leaders, thinkers, and innovators by providing them with a world-class education, with a particular focus on basketball. West is said to be personally recruiting players himself. The school web site appears to be taking applications, but does not include information about tuition, or opening date. West has homes in Hidden Hills and Malibu. The father of four has a net worth of more than $1 billion, according to Forbes.
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RIP Michael Morgan September 17, 1957 – August 20, 2021 |
In a statement posted to Facebook, the Oakland Symphony remembers Michael Morgan for a decorated career that spanned the country, along with the legacy of leadership and community involvement that he fostered locally after becoming the symphony’s music director and conductor in 1991.
In January, Morgan curated the "akand Salutes" program, an online event that commemorated city native Kamala Harris’ inauguration as vice president through music and other performances by local artists. “We have been blessed over the past 30 years, as Michael built the foundations of an Oakland Symphony dedicated to diversity, education, artistic collaboration and a celebration of music across genres and cultures. His vision of orchestras as service organizations was a beacon locally and nationally. This vision is his legacy, and the Oakland Symphony, Chorus, and Youth Orchestra will renew his commitment for years to come," said Jim Hasler, the Oakland Symphony’s Board Chair, in a press release.
Maestro Morgan is survived by his mother, Mabel Morgan, and sister, Jacquelyn Morgan. A Memorial Concert to be held on October 19, 6:30 PM at Paramount Theatre (downtown Oakland) RSVP here
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Here's to Life with Tori Reid |
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In her Apple podcasts Reid unpacks the human experience with Icons and makes us feel more hopeful and inspired.
Tori Reid is a Los Angeles-based producer, and creative executive. She has worked in every aspect of the television and film industry, both in front and behind the camera. She is also the CEO and co-founder of Victory & Noble, a storytelling company
In this Part 1 of a 2 part series focusing on the Fischer musical legacy, Reid explores the music and orchestral arrangements of some of Prince's most widely celebrated albums including Parade, Sign of the Times, Batman (Soundtrack), Lotus Flow3r, Chrystal Ball, Graffiti Bridge and Girl Six with award-winning arranger Brent Fischer. Listen and enjoy here Sound of Our Times - Prince, Brent and the Fischers
Here's to Life is presented by Victory & Noble and executive produced by Patrick A. Howell.
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Pumpkin Spice Latte
'Tis the season. Can you hear the espresso machine firing up? Start by heating the milk, pumpkin puree, sugar, pumpkin pie spices, and vanilla extract on the stove. Then mix the pumpkin spice milk with the strong coffee. Divide it between two mugs and add whipped cream. Simple, quick, and no coffee shop lines.
Pour and Enjoy!
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Above all, in music: the only medium, aside from fashion, more reactive to the times that mutate and mark the new, the today, the now.”
-- Alessandro Michele, Gucci's creative director
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Until next month... grow your brand, connect to supporters of music, laugh more and raise your glass to life!
I'm taking my vintage Z3 for a drive today, only place with a cassette player!
Music Lives and Moves!
Claris Sayadian-Dodge founder/editor
claris@studioexpresso.com
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When in NY, I get myself a latte and walk to Saks Fifth Avenue window to see what's new in fashion.
Gucci celebrates an epic milestone this year: 100 years of being one of the world’s premier fashion labels. In the ’80s it became the go-to brand for musicians, especially American rappers. Dapper Dan of Harlem famously pirated Gucci during that decade, setting in motion a street wear craze for the GG logo and making it synonymous with palpably cool street style. Now Billie Eilish has full sponsorship from the elite fashion brand.
Last year Gucci celebrated Micky Mouse's 90th birthday in collaboration with Disney with a drop of two 3-D printed bags! This year, it's the Gucci 100 bamboo medium bag (above at NY's Saks window), both retail for $4,500.
Suddenly buying an album at $10-30 feels like a good deed. Music moves products, but, above all, it moves us. Treat yourself to good music this month and ask yourself. What's my brand?!
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