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Monday, October 31, 2011
Band Notebook Assignment
10 Bands:
1. CRUSH40
-Formerly known as Sons of Angels.
-A Japanese American hard rock band formed in 1997.
-Best known for their video game soundtracks.
-CD’s=Thrill of the Feel, CRUSH40, Super Sonic Songs.
-www.crush40.net
2. Bentley Jones
-British song writer, producer, composer, re-mixer.
-Did productions for Lady Gaga, Cheryl Cole, Bruno Mars, Britney Spears, N-Dubz, Whitney Houston, The X-Files, and Sonic the Hedgehog video games.
-First ever hit song: Dreams of an Absolution.
-Was the first British artist to release a Japanese language album.
3. Apocalyptica
-From Helsinki, Finland.
-Formed in 1993
-Composed entirely of cellists.
-Members: Eicca Topplinen, Paauo Lötjönen, Perttu Kiuilaakso, and drummer Mikko Sirén.
-Musical Styles: Classical, neo-classical metal, post-grunge, progressive metal, thrash metal, symphonic metal.
-www.apocalyptica.com
4. Linkin Park
-American pop band from Agara Hills, California.
-Founded in 1996
-Musical Styles: nu metal, rap metal
-Performed end credit music for the Transformers movies.
-Newest album: A Thousand Suns (2008-2011)
-www.linkinpark.com
5. Foster the People
-American Indie-pop band from Los Angeles, California.
-Members: Mark Foster, Mark Pontius, Cubbie Fink.
-Best known for their song Pumped Up Kicks.
-Musical Styles: indie-pop, indie rock, indielectronica, indie dance, neo-psychedelia
-www.fosterthepeople.com
6. Dj Ephixa
-Not a big-time artist, but still highly popular in YouTube.
-Music is classified a Hardcore Dubstep Techno.
-Creates original compositions, as well as masterful remixes.
-There is speculation that the artist is female, but proof is not concrete.
-www.ephixa.com
7. Metallica
-Heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California.
-Formed in 1981.
Members: Kirk Hammlett, Robert Trujillo, Hetfield Ulrick.
-Released 9 studio albums, 3 live albums, 5 extended plays, 24 music videos, and 45 singles.
-www.metallica.com
8. Vitamin String Quartet
-A group of Los Angeles musicians.
-Uses a quartet primarily, but will use other instruments too.
-Albums released through Vitamin Records.
-Have made over 100 songs.
-www.vitaminstringquartet.com
9. Lady Gaga
-Real name: Stefani Joanne Angelina Germonetta
-Studio album The Fame (2008) was her “claim to fame.”
-Influenced by glam rock singers such as David Bowie and Freddie Mercury, as well as dance pop artists like Madonna and Michael Jackson.
-Born March 28, 1986 in New York City.
-www.ladygaga.com
10. Video Games Live
-Concert series created and produced by Tommy Tallarico and Jack Wall.
-Use a live orchestra and real footage of video games with synthesized lighting and effects.
-Perform music form Final Fantasy, Halo, WOW, Sonic, Zelda, Kingdom Hearts, Metal Gear Solid, and many others.
-www.videogameslive.com
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Terrorfied_Photo Assignment
I feel people's fears are a good source of terrorfying things. Pictured (by me) are some examples of fearful things: spiders (some you must look closely--they blend in well with the surroundings), flying insects, heights, and other images that could be considered frightening.
Monday, October 10, 2011
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