Showing posts with label Imagine Dragons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Imagine Dragons. Show all posts

Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Slower Than Usual

"Smoke Your Cigarette Slower Than Usual"
Ariel Beesley
Photo:
Michael Shinafelt
"I fell in love with you last night, Wish I could take you home tonight
Oh, you dance so, so sweetly" - Ariel Beesley "Slower Than Usual"

Yesterday an amazing talent who I personally know, Ariel Beesley released a video for her hot, hot, hot single "Slower Than Usual" on Buzzbands.la -


I am so proud of this young woman who I once watched the movie Shrek (yeah, the first one) with at the age of...why don't you take today, Slower Than Usual?


Check out the bomb ass video after the jump!




Here is the 411 via Buzzbands.la
In 2016, San Fernando Valley-born singer/model Ariel Beesley was at a songwriting camp hosted by Aviici in Stockholm, Sweden. She met someone special but, as the story often goes, it wasn’t the right time to start something. What she did have was a moment. One night they were outside smoking and as she watched the cigarette burn, she wished she could make that moment last forever. And so the catchy pre-chorus to her debut single came to her, “smoke your cigarette slower than usual.” Beesley co-wrote the song with fellow camp-attendees Linnea Sodahl and Andreas Roos, and had it produced by Mark Needham (Imagine Dragons, The Killers).
The video was co-directed with her dad, director Matt Earl Beesley, and they tried to recreate the flavor of MTV videos she loved growing up. “When I write a song, I think about what the scene would be, the world in which the song would live,” explains Beesley. “I have always loved everything about the ’80s, especially the music videos. ‘Why is Debbie Harry performing in a room with no audience while the band jams behind her on telephone chords?’ I asked myself. Or ‘Why is Flock of Seagulls playing in a room of mirrors while two twins walk around?’ I loved it. For the ‘Slower Than Usual’ music video, I wanted to draw from those influences but make them modern.”

With an Ariel, we want more, more, more at -
https://www.instagram.com/arielbees/?hl=en
https://twitter.com/arielbeesley?lang=en
https://www.facebook.com/Arielbeesley/  

Saturday, June 2, 2018

"Last Kiss Goodbye" Haley Reinhart


Refinery 29 Premieres New Video

Nah, nah, nah, hey, hey - goodbye...!

 Singer-songwriter and Season 10 American Idol finalist Haley Reinhart has confirmed a June 1, 2018 release date for her brand-new song “Last Kiss Goodbye” from her forthcoming Concord Records album due later this year. 

"Last Kiss Goodbye" was written and produced by Haley Reinhart & Anders Grahn (Andrew McMahon, Haley Kiyoko) while the video which premiered on Refinery29 was directed by famed photographer Joshua Shultz (Jared Leto, Imagine Dragons). 
The video features Haley bicycling on the beach and frolicking through the picturesque canals of Venice Beach while she sings into the camera through a California sun drenched lens.
“I wrote & recorded “Last Kiss Goodbye” sitting crosslegged on my living room floor, channeling the very essence of a timeless love. I shot the video in Venice, CA at the canals as well as the beach. I adore these places as they truly radiate romance. I want you to get butterflies & feel as though you are watching an old film noir! This tune spilled out of me like a fine wine... And so, I hope it takes you wherever it is you wish to go!” says Haley
“Last Kiss Goodbye” is the first taste of Haley’s new music and is available through all digital retailers:
Multi-retailer/pivot URL: http://found.ee/Haley_lkg


Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Cast Your Vote For: "A History of Radness"

The Banner Says It All: Radness! 
I got this message from one of my favorite people last night, Juliet Green, about her brother, Andrew Green and his Amazon show "A History of Radness."

This show is really entertaining and will not disappoint! So watch and vote - give it five stars while you're at it.

Read Ms. Green's heartfelt message below:

I hope you are having a great summer!
My brilliant brother, Andrew Green has written and produced a comedy pilot for Amazon. It’s a really terrific kids show called "A History of Radness.” It’s fresh, original, has a fabulous cast and some great music.
It's available to watch for free on Amazon (you don't need Amazon Prime) RIGHT NOW. The more people who watch, the better chance it has of being picked up for series. If you like it (and, as I said it's terrific so of course you’ll like it), give it a whole bunch of stars (really important to do) and please spread the word. This week is critical for voting!
Don’t worry if you don’t have Amazon on your TV - simply click on this link you can watch it right now: http://amzn.to/1BI1Qfe and you can watch it on your computer.
You have to keep it on til the end for it to have a credit. If you only watch part of it and turn it off, they will think you didn't like it!
THANK YOU!!
Juliet

Give it a look peeps, I promise it's fun!

Get "Rad" on IMDB: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4677876/?ref_=nv_sr_1

Wednesday, October 1, 2014

Pentatonix Treats & Gets A Treat, No Tricks, For Halloween

PENTATONIX PTX VOL. III DEBUTS #5 ON BILLBOARD’S TOP 200 ALBUM CHART & # 3 ON BILLBOARD’S DIGITAL ALBUMS CHART
Yes PTX fans the group with the golden voices 3rd go has charted at number five on the Billboard Hot 200!
What a treat for the quintuplet. Wait there is more....
They are giving you another treat Pentatonix style when their Christmas CD is released October 21st, now this is what I call an awesome Halloween season!
NEW VIDEO FOR “PAPAOUTAI” FEAT. LINDSEY STIRLING SURPASSES 2 MILLION VIEWS IN 4 DAYS;CLICK HERE TO WATCH
NEW HOLIDAY ALBUM, THAT’S CHRISTMAS TO ME, OUT OCTOBER 21ST
 Pentatonix 3rd EP, PTX Vol. III debuts at #5 on Billboard’s Top 200 Album Chart and #3 on Billboard’s Digital Albums Chart.  The EP marks the group’s highest debut and chart position selling over 46,000 units in its first week. 

PTX Vol. III.  features a mix of global pop and indie hits with original songs including their latest music video for “Papaoutai” ft. Lindsey Stirling, an arrangement of Belgian superstar Stromae’s megahit.  The PTX collaboration with Stirling is the first since they collaborated on Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive,” which produced almost 200K singles sold and more than 90 million YouTube Views. "Papaoutai" amassed over 2 million views in four days. The video is the third video from PTX Vol. III following “Problem” and “La La Latch” which have over 11 million views combined.

In support of their release of PTX Vol. III, the group performed on Good Morning America click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-7phm8tt1k  and are confirmed for an October 20th performance on Conan.  The group has been featured in Billboard, People.com, Grammy.com, Glamour and much more.  On the release of PTX Vol III,  Popdust raved, Pentatonix have transformed into something completely cataclysmic and are poised for superstardom. The new disc supplies (their own original “On My Way Home” the highest, most sparkling skyscraper moment)  a new-found sense of poise and confidence;"  while Entertainment Weekly raved, “there’s nothing Pentatonix can’t tackle—including the pop-rap hybrid “Problem.”

Pentatonix are also set to release a new holiday album —That’s Christmas To Me – on October 21st.   The 11 track album includes a PTX-written title track, a combination of seasonal favorites and holiday classics, as well as a one-of-a-kind holiday mashup with a guest vocalist.  The album is available now for pre-order at iTunes and Amazon.

That’s Christmas To Me Track List

1.       Hark The Herald Angels Sing
2.       White Winter Hymnal
3.       Sleigh Ride
4.       Winter Wonderland / Don’t Worry Be Happy ft. Tori Kelly
5.       That’s Christmas To Me
6.       Mary, Did You Know?
7.       Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
8.       It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year
9.       Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
10.   Silent Night
11.   Let It Go (Bonus)

Friday, September 26, 2014

Two Of My Favorite Things - Pentatonix & Lindsey Stirling

PTX +1: Me
Photo: Ken Phillips


















Myself & Lindsey
Photo: Ken Phillips



















With their latest CD PTX Volume III out now, Pentatonix have once again teamed with Rock Star violinist Lindsey Stirling.

As you may recall the six of them paired before for the Award Winning cover of Imagine Dragons Radioactive.

Well this time they cover a song that I have never heard of, but you guys may have Papaouti by Stromae. Rumor has it this guy with the single moniker is big in Europe, groovy! I am now aware and will check him out..!

Pentatonix always brings it on new music wise.

In it the gang of six play toys. Toys are great at any age, and this video is da bomb!

The PTX/Stirling collaboration is here again and the result is, as with the last time, Award Winning caliber. Cut to the jump and get your Papaouti on!


                                                                      Papaouti

Check in with two of my favorite things here:

PTX: https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix

Lindsey: https://www.facebook.com/lindseystirlingmusic                              

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

What Do May Flowers Bring? Pentatonix



PENTATONIX GOES VIRAL…AGAIN
“EVOLUTION OF MUSIC” REACHES 7 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS
IN ITS FIRST WEEK
COVER OF IMAGINE DRAGONS’ “RADIOACTIVE”
(WITH LINDSEY STIRLING) SOARS TO 12 MILLION YOUTUBE VIEWS & DEBUTS IN ITUNES’ TOP 100
YOUTUBE CHANNEL SURPASSES 70 MILLION VIEWS WITH OVER 800 THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS
2013 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR CONTINUES THROUGH MAY

Vocal sensations and winners of season 3 of NBC’s “The Sing-Off,” Pentatonix have had a whirlwind week with their latest YouTube video – “Evolution Of Music” – garnering nearly 7 million in the 6 days since its debut.  The video spans 1000 years of music in just 4 minutes, featuring some of the most popular songs from the last dozen centuries, and has been featured by The Huffington Post, Ryan Seacrest, Mashable and even got some radio love from New York City’s Z100. 

Additionally, “Oh Holy Night,” the Christmas classic and standout track from PTX’s 2012 Christmas EP, was featured on last week’s episode of NBC’s Community. 

Pentatonix also recently teamed up with dubstep violinist Lindsey Stirling on a cover of Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive.”  The video has a combined 12 million cumulative YouTube views and the single, now available via iTunes, debuted in its top 100.  
PTX & Lindsey Stirling

This follows the success of the group’s previous offerings, Macklemore and Ryan Lewis’ “Thrift Shop” which surpassed the six million-view mark, an *NSYNC medley and a Swedish House Mafia mash-up.  All of the arrangements are performed on the group’s current tour, which continues through May.   

On top of their live performance  and YouTube release schedules, Pentatonix are also arranging and recording PTX Vol 2,  planned for an early Summer release.
           
After winning the most recent season of NBC’s “The Sing Off,” Pentatonix enjoyed a whirlwind of success in 2012.  

They released 2 EP’s – PTX Vol 1 & PTXmas – twice debuting on Billboard’s Top 200 and selling a combined 100,000 albums and counting.  Their television appearances included The Tonight Show w/ Jay Leno, The Katie Couric Show, The Talk, The American Music Awards Red Carpet Show and VH1’s Big Morning Buzz Live!  They have been regularly featured by RyanSeacrest.com and Perez Hilton.  The Philadelphia Inquirer reviewed their fall tour and said:

No strictly vocal act sounds more ecstatic in triumph than Pentatonix… Euphoric best describes the joyful, self-described “futuristic a cappella” quintet who played before a wildly enthusiastic Philly audience.

Pentatonix are taking instrument-free music far beyond anyone’s wildest expectations.  Named after the world’s most widely recognized five-note musical scale, this vocal quintet has transformed one of pop music’s purest and most soulful expressions into an exciting future, filled with limitless sonic possibility.  Pairing their intricate arrangements with cleverly re-imagined pop songs, Pentatonix have quickly cultivated a sound and style that is entirely unique and undeniably infectious. 


Just a year old, the Pentatonix YouTube channel boasts over 70 million views, buoyed by more than 800,000 subscribers.  The group also has more than 290,000 Facebook fans and nearly 85,000 twitter followers.

It's a PTX World At:

YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/PTXofficial

PTX Official: http://www.ptx-official.com/



Remaining 2013 TOUR DATES

May 2013
2                      Wilma                                            Missoula, MT
4                      Knitting Factory Concert House Boise, ID
5                      Crystal Ballroom                        Portland, OR
7                      Knitting Factory Concert House Spokane, WA
9                      Vogue Theatre                             Vancouver, BC
11                    Showbox SODO                           Seattle, WA

Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Pentatonix + Lindsey Stirling = Radioactive

Pentatonix
What do you get when you add five part Pentatonix and one part Lindsey Stirling? An amazing cover of Imagine Dragons "Radioactive"

PTX and Lindsey are both on a roll artistically and professionally and for fans of both this is a dream pairing.

Lindsey Stirling
Scott Hoying's amazing tenor voice takes center stage for this cover, not to mention beat boxer Kevin "K.O." Olusola hitting the Cello.

It's time to get "Radioactive" with Pentatonix and Lindsey Stirling.

Happy Wednesday ...!






Get "Radioactive" with the gang at: http://www.ptx-official.com/