RYAN "ALIAS" TEDDER - (Timbaland, Jennifer Lopez, Leona Lewis, OneRepublic, Natasha Bedingfield, Baby Bash, Ashley Tisdale, Paul Oakenfold). Tedder co-wrote and produced Leona Lewis' No. 1 song, "Bleeding Love." Not only did the song top the UK charts for 7 weeks, it became the fastest selling CD of 2007 and received the most radio play worldwide prior to its U.S debut. Then in May, 2008, the tune broke the record for the most spins at top 40 radio, ironically, breaking the record set by "Apologize" just months before. The song also nabbed Tedder and Lewis a Best British single award nomination in Feb. 2008. He also co-wrote and produced Natasha Bedingfields' current single, "Love Like This" Feat. Sean Kingston. Tedder also recently completed 8 songs for Blake Lewis' debut album A.D.D., and 2 songs with YouTube Phenom, Esmee Denters. His current projects include Chris Cornell, Kelly Clarkson, Pussycat Dolls, Beyonce & NLT. Ryan is the frontman and a founding member of the band, OneRepublic who have a re-mix of their song, "Apologize" on Timbaland's Shock Value album which recently not only went No. 1, but made history as the most played song on radio. You can also find the band's original version of the song on their debut album, "Dreaming Out Loud" in stores now. In November 2007, Ryan had 3 simultaneous No. 1 hits with Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" in the UK, Jennifer Lopez's "Do It Well" in Japan and OneRepublic's "Apologize" in the US. It later reached No. 1 in many other countries globally. www.myspace.com/aliastheproducer & www.myspace.com/onerepublic.
ROBYN JANELLE: NEWLY SIGNED TO GEFFEN RECORDS BY CHAIRMAN RON FAIR. AMAZING 20 YR. OLD URBAN / R&B PHENOMENON FROM WASHINGTON D.C. WHO HAS A 6 OCTAVE VOCAL RANGE. With comparisons to Whitney Houston, she has been called, "The Voice Of The New Generation." She is currently in the studio recording her debut album with Chucky Thompson (Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G.) and Grammy Award winning producers Drew & Shannon (India.Arie). She has also recorded songs with Ryan "ALIAS" Tedder (Timbaland, Jennifer Lopez, Leoana Lewis) and KIRV (Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Eve). Last year Robyn appeared in the box office hit "Step Up" and also sang on the soundtrack. She has also opened for CIARA, MARIO and Guerilla Black plus, she is currently doing performances including Festivals, Clubs and Nat'l Anthems at major stadiums across the country. "www.myspace.com/robynjanelle.
LYRICA ANDERSON: “My mom named me Lyrica, because she knew I was going to be a singer and songwriter.†Named after her own performer mother, Lyrica was born and raised in Canyon Country, California, a suburb of Los Angeles. Already Anderson has worked with some of the top artists, writers & producers today. She sang on Jennifer Lopez’s hit, “Do It Well,â€, songs for Britney Spears on her latest CD Blackout, as well as on Mya’s song, “Walka Not A Talka†feat. Snoop Dogg. Songwriting credits include Webbie, Girlicious, Ashley Tisdale and Jada. Additionally, Lyrica has done vocals for Hilary Duff, Ashley Tisdale, and Flo-Rida. Not only is Lyrica an amazing singer/performer she is also an extremely talented songwriter. She has written with some of the best in the business including: Rodney Jerkins, Ryan “Alias†Tedder, Evan Bogart, Tony Kanal (No Doubt), and Kara DioGuardi. “No matter what, this is who I am.†Lyrica holds Ne-Yo in very high regard in that he is also a singer/songwriter/performer. “Ne-Yo is an inspiration to me. You know with all the R&B artists out there: Omarion, Chris Brown, Mario, you wonder where will he fit in? Remember he was a songwriter first AND he can sing and dance. The way he flips the song and his lyrics…I have so much respect for him.†Michael Jackson is another influence that Lyrica includes on her list, especially because some call her the “girl†Michael Jackson when she sings. Other influences of Lyrica include: Amy Winehouse, Brandy, Stevie Wonder, Whitney Houston, CeCe Winans, Lauryn Hill and John Legend, to name a few. With the journey that Lyrica has been on in this business, she knows that now is just the beginning…and she’s ready. In February 2008 Lyrica signed a publishing deal with Disney Publishing. Just a taste of things to come. “It’s my time, because I said so!†www.myspace.com/lyricasings
SPENCER (producer/Writer/Aritst) has been absorbing rhythmic pop all of his life, beginning with the Michael Jackson records his mom favored during his growing-up years in Sacramento. An accomplished multi-instrumentalist, he took his first step toward a career in music when his father presented him with a saxophone. “My pops never had the opportunity to play music, though he always wanted to,†Spencer explains. “So when I was nine, he pretty much forced me to play sax.†It took a while for it to grow on him – baseball and football were more his style – but by the time he got to high school, Spencer was happily playing in the marching band, concert band and jazz combo. He remembers vividly the impact of what he still calls his favorite record, A Tribe Called Quest’s landmark 1993 release, Midnight Marauders. His voracious musical appetite thereafter led him to electronic music, particularly trip-hop and drum & bass, then to jazz (fellow horn players John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Dexter Gordon, to name a few), and back to hip-hop, especially forward-looking artists like The Roots. It was inevitable that Spencer would start making his own beats and programming what he calls “weird electronic music and progressive trance†on his computer. But when he went off to college at San Diego State to study international business, he put music on the back burner. “Music was my life,†he concedes, “but it didn’t seem like a realistic career option.†Then a friend played him the first N*E*R*D record, 2002’s In Search Of …. “I said, ‘Shit, that is dope,†he relates. “He told me it was The Neptunes,†the production team (of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo) that had enjoyed stratospheric success with Britney Spears’ “I’m a Slave 4 U†and Nelly’s “Hot in Herre,†among other smashes. “That’s when I started teaching myself how to produce records.†This roughly coincided with another friend encouraging him to attend a local open-mic night. “I remember one show in particular where everyone was going bananas,†he says. “I was playing sax and keys and beatboxing, and it was groovin’ and groovin’ and groovin. People started telling me, ‘You should do something with this.’†Before long, Spencer was producing and writing for a local outfit that would, over time, metamorphose into Jupiter Rising. All at the same time this producer's talent has taken him to the top of his game in producing music. He beats are an untouchable balance of a diverse range of music. With the skills of beatboxing, playing saxophone, and piano he is able to create music that reaches across a wide range of genres from beats that have that old school feel to raw hiphop. And the "Heat Roks" keep on comin...Hollla! (Spencer is also signed to Chime Entertainment w/ his group Jupiter Rising). www.myspace.com/spencerohyess
Mixer/Recording Engineer (rest in peace): ETHAN WILLOUGHBY. For those of you who don't know, Ethan was tragically killed and taken from us far too early by a drunk driver in Feb. 07 and so many of us miss him dearly): "Ethan was much more than a client - he was also a dear friend and somebody whom shined light on everybody’s life he touched. He was an absolute superstar mixer/engineer and every single artist/producer/label rep., etc. LOVED HIM because along with undeniable talent, he had "HEART." He loved his family immensely and was a wonderful husband and father. Ethan's untimely death is tragedy and he will be missed dearly by me and so many others. He was a truly amazing part of my life and I am grateful to have known him and worked with him." (4 '07 Grammy nominations!!!) ETHAN RECEIVES GRAMMY HONORS WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE FOR "My Love" feat. TI!!! Congratulations!!! He was also nominated for a Grammy, "Album of the Year" for his work on Justin Timberlake's FUTURESEX/LOVESOUNDS Ethan's work crosses many genres and each project is delivered with perfection. Ethan has worked with the Black Eyed Peas, Fergie, Justin Timberlake, Game, Destiny's Child, The Rolling Stones, Fergie, Kelis, JC Chasez, Snoop Dogg, Mya, Sarah McLachlan as well as the Busta Rhymes hit single, "I Love My Chick" feat. Will i. am. Ethan also recently worked on mixes for Common, YoungBloodZ, Step Up Sdtrx, Too Short and too many others to fit on this page. Hit his page in my top 8!
MICHELLE OZBOURN BIO: SHE BEGAN HER CAREER WHILE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL AS A MUSIC JOURNALIST AND DOING PROMOTIONS FOR FREE AT MTV JUST TO GAIN EXPERIENCE & CONTACTS. AFTER GRADUATION SHE BECAME A BOOKING AGENT FOR THE WORLD FAMOUS TROUBADOUR NIGHT CLUB, WHICH EVENTUALLY LED TO A POSITION AT THE THE WILLIAM MORRIS AGENCY WORKING DIRECTLY ALONGSIDE THE HEAD OF THE MUSIC DEPARTMENT. WMA IS THE LARGEST AGENCY IN THE WORLD, AND BOOKS SOME OF THE WORLD'S TOP GROSSING ARTISTS. HOWEVER, KNOWING BEING A MUSIC AGENT WASN'T HER LIFE CALLING, SHE CONTACTED RANDY PHILLIPS WHOM HAD ARTISTS WITH WMA, AND TOLD HIM SHE WAS READY FOR THE NEXT STEP IN HER CAREER. PHILLIPS IMMEDIATELY PLACED HER AT HIS FIRM. HE AND HIS PARNTER, ARNOLD STIEFEL, REPRESENTED SUPERSTARS ROD STEWART, PRINCE & MORRISSEY & EVEN PRODUCED MOVIES WITH COLUMBIA PICTURES. THE COMPANY EVENTUALLY LAUNCHED A RECORD LABEL WITH MCA THAT GAVE LIFE TO MULTI-PLATINUM ACTS SUBLIME AND SHAI. OZBOURN EVENTUALLY TOOK ON A&R DUTIES FOR THE RECORD COMPANY WHICH LED TO HER JOB OFFER DOING A&R FOR ARISTA RECORDS. SHE WORKED FOR THE LEGENDARY CLIVE DAVIS FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS AND THEN FOR L.A. REID AFTER CLIVE STARTED J. RECORDS. THE ROCK BAND ADEMA SHE CO-A&R'ED SOLD OVER 750,000 UNITS ON THER DEBUT ALBUM. SOON AFTER, SHE WAS OFFERED A SENIOR A&R POSITION FROM CREATIVE GENIOUS RON FAIR AFTER HE WAS GIVEN HIS WELL-DESERVED PRESIDENCY STRIPES AT A&M/INTERSCOPE (RON IS NOW CHAIRMAN OF GEFFEN). DURING HER 3 YR. STINT @ A&M, MICHELLE A&R'ED THE BLACK EYED PEAS' "ELEPHUNK" ALBUM, WORKED ON VANESSA CARLTON'S DEBUT ALBUM, MYA, KEYSHIA COLE, JOANNA, MXPX, JONNY LANG & DID THE CASTING FOR THE PUSSYCAT DOLL'S MUSIC GROUP WITH RON FAIR, JIMMY IOVINE AND ROBIN ANTIN, PLUS ASSISTED SCREENING THE SONGS FOR THEIR DEBUT ALBUM. SHE WAS ALSO FEATURED IN MTV'S "TRUE LIFE" AWARD WINNING DOCUMENTARY. FINALLY, HER PRIDE AND JOY... OZBOURN IS EXTREMELY EXCITED TO NOW HAVE HER OWN COMPANY, 'MICHELLE OZBOURN ENTERTAINMENT" AND STABLE OF TOP-NOTCH TALENT! ***AS OF APRIL 28, 2008 MICHELLE OZBOURN ENT. HAS JOINED FORCES WITH THE FIRM***
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