[Perform-Talk] Musical influences

Sun May 1 03:21:09 UTC 2016

Actually, Phil Specter created the "wall of sound."

Dave

At 05:32 PM 4/28/2016, you wrote:
>Those are some great musicians. Did you know the 
>Stones started in R and B? So did the Beatles. 
>Another group that needs mentioning is the Beach 
>Boys. People often think they were just a pop 
>group of their day, but they were doing a lot of 
>innovative work. Brian Wilson created the wall 
>of sound, and he was a prolific writer. He 
>really evolved the Beach Boy sound and music in 
>general. Bridgit -----Original Message----- 
>From: Perform-talk 
>[mailto:perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>Behalf Of Cameron Strife via Perform-talk Sent: 
>Thursday, April 28, 2016 4:47 PM To: Performing 
>Arts Division list <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> Cc: 
>Cameron Strife <cameron at cameronstrife.com> 
>Subject: Re: [Perform-Talk] Musical influences 
>Hi. Cool discussion! The only musical person in 
>my family was my grandfather who played some 
>guitar and gave me my first couple of guitar 
>lessons. I love many styles of music from 
>classic rock, prog rock, and metal, to pop, 
>blues, jazz, funk, and new age etc. Some stand 
>out influences for me are, in no particular 
>order, jimi hendrix, the rolling stones, pink 
>floyd, the who, led zeppelin, elton john, billy 
>joel, jethrow tul, rush, dream theater, gary 
>moore, black sabbath, tommy emannuel, al 
>diMeola, kansas, symphony x, metallica, 
>aerosmith, steve vai, joe satriani, yanni, eric 
>clapton, B.B King, /ac/DC, diar straits, 
>santana, the eagles, les paul, stevie ray 
>vhaugn, and zz top. (There are many others but 
>that is the short list for now.) Cameron. On 
>4/28/16, Darian Smith via Perform-talk 
><perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: > I think 
>Iâ€™ve just come up with a hashtag for Bridgit 
>â€œ#BridgitLegit" > because this woman has  just 
>brought it strong with the music knowledge! >  I 
>suppose Iâ€™ve always liked Justin Timberlake, 
>he has a  very good > voice, though he reminds 
>me too much of Michael Jackson sometimes and > I 
>don â€™t know how I feel about 
>that. >  Timbaland is a really good producer in 
>my mind because of what he did > with Justin and 
>Nelly Furtado.  The  guy has reinvented his 
>style and > the style of  those heâ€™s worked 
>with. As far as hip hop/rap goes heâ€™s > right 
>up there with Dr Dre when it comes to the Mt. 
>Rushmore of Rap Producers. > >   Iâ€™ve been 
>forced to conclude that there arenâ€™t many 
>folks such as > James Brown, George Clinton, 
>Michael Jackson, Prince, etc that we > wills 
>again that have had the long careered their 
>music can still be > celebrated today. Prince is 
>one where his hits were in the late 60â€™s, > 
>80â€™s and 90â€™s, but he was still putting 
>out  his high level type of music up until a few 
>months ago. > >  Iâ€™ve been a fan of Guns N 
>Roses, Ac/DC, and an  appreciator of > Metallic 
>Metallica (it helps that I live in their home 
>town). >  Babyface is a very good producer and 
>singer  in his own right and did > a song that 
>gained a good deal of notoriety in â€œovertime I 
>close my eyesâ€. >  It is very interesting to 
>see the number of songs from the 90â€™s that > 
>are simple in songs these days, it was not too 
>long ago that it was > 80â€™s songs that you 
>would hear covered or sampled, it is funny how > 
>that type of  thing can make you feel a little 
>dated lol. >  Oh, and I need to mention Jimmy 
>Hendrix because tons of people were > impacted 
>by him, a guy who would be considered one of the 
>best rock > guitarists ever, but certainly had 
>roots in the blues. >   . > > >> On Apr 28, 
>2016, at 12:28 PM, Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter 
>via >> Perform-talk <perform-talk at nfbnet.org> 
>wrote: >> >> Queen is amazing! I really am into 
>this group. >> >> Yes, rap and R and B are big 
>influences. I think most of us growing >> up in 
>the 80s and 90s like rap and R and B. And they 
>have influenced >> music in general. >> >> 
>Maroon Five is great. Something about their 
>sound, I just enjoy. >> >> I also like the emo 
>stuff. Snow Patrol, Plain White Tees, Red 
>Jump >> Suit Apparatus, Yellow Card, etc. >> >> 
>Oh, Christina Perry is fantastic. I really love 
>her. She has a very >> emotive voice. >> >> 
>Michael Jackson, much like Prince, influenced 
>music and pop-culture >> in so many ways. He 
>birthed the music video. He really brought >> 
>performing to a new level for pop singers. >> >> 
>Bruno Mars, who is heavily influenced by 
>Jackson, is another one of >> my favs. I think 
>he's great. I listen to him a lot. >> >> Oh, 
>Justin Timberlake. Wasn't really a fan until he 
>hosted Saturday >> Night Live, and he was 
>hilarious. Every time he host SNL, I laugh 
>out >> loud, and now I'm a huge fan. I love 
>everything he does. And he and >> Timbaland 
>crated a unique sound on Justin's solo 
>album. >> >> Bridgit >> >> -----Original 
>Message----- >> From: Perform-talk 
>[mailto:perform-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
>Behalf >> Of Darian Smith via Perform-talk >> 
>Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 1:22 PM >> To: 
>Performing Arts Division list 
><perform-talk at nfbnet.org> >> Cc: Darian Smith 
><dsmithnfb at gmail.com> >> Subject: Re: 
>[Perform-Talk] Musical influences >> >> Bridgit 
>really went places with this and I  really think 
>thatâ€™s awesome! >> I grew up in the 90â€™s so 
>most of the 90â€™s hip hop, rap and R&B was >> 
>what I naturally listened to,  especially if it 
>was on the radio then >> I definitely 
>would  have listened to and liked it. >> I grew 
>up in a household that listened to a lot of 
>black music, so I >> probably started to like 
>Michael Jackson, Prince, Janet Jackson, The >> 
>Whispers because of that. >> Due to my Mom I 
>ended up liking >> stuff that folks my age and 
>ethnicity didnâ€™t probably listen to such >> as 
>Depeshe Mode,  George Michael and so-on.  As 
>a  teenager I started >> to be exposed more to 
>classic rock such as the  Eagles, Starship, >> 
>Qween, The Policed so-on. I also liked some 
>artists of more >> contemporary time like 
>Destinyâ€™s Child, Goo Goo Dools, Sheryl Crow >> 
>Jewl,Vanessa Carlton. I have always enjoyed 
>Ne-Yo and John Legend and >> Maroon 5.  My 
>interests, as you can tell are way all over the 
>map I >> enjoy listening to artists and trying 
>to understand their style and >> who influenced 
>it.  I find that doing this not only gives me a 
>greater a >> appreciation for new music, gets me 
>to   understand  the genius of past >> 
>artists,  but has been known to inspire me a 
>time or  two when I put >> together or practice 
>a mix. >>> On Apr 28, 2016, at 10:46 AM, Julie 
>McGinnity via Perform-talk >>> 
><perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>> >>> Good 
>discussion friends! >>> >>> No one in my family 
>performs at all, so my influences are 
>largely >>> famous singers.  Except...  My voice 
>teachers.  My first voice >>> teacher introduced 
>me to musical theater, shaped my voice, and >>> 
>opened my mind to so much music.  My other voice 
>teachers and vocal >>> coaches showed me the 
>beauty of classical art song and opera. >>> >>> 
>As for other singers...  I want to be Kristin 
>Chenoweth when I grow >>> up.  She's short and 
>blond like me...  No, seriously, she sings 
>in >>> many different styles, and her voice is 
>so clear and expressive.  >>> She sings 
>classical, musical theater, jazz, oldies, 
>contemporary >>> Christian, and country.  There 
>are probably others...  I would like >>> to 
>develop the kind of voice that can easily handle 
>a variety of >>> genres of music.  If she can do 
>it, why can't I? >>> >>> I love expressive 
>singers, and I adore musical theater.  Les Mis 
>is >>> my favorite as well!  I grew up on Rent, 
>Wicked, Phantom, Rogers and >>> Hammerstein, 
>among others.  If I could dance, I would so star 
>in >>> Carousel some day. >>> >>> This is a good 
>discussion!  Thanks Darian! >>> >>> On 4/28/16, 
>Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter via Perform-talk >>> 
><perform-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote: >>>> Good 
>question. >>>> >>>> My first foray into 
>performing was dance. My mom taught dance, so 
>I >>>> started dancing as young as three. Some 
>of my earliest memories are >>>> being on 
>stage. >>>> She took my sister and I to watch 
>ballets, which I loved. The >>>> Nutcracker, 
>Giselle and Sleeping Beauty have always been 
>my >>>> favorites. I admit this is one of those 
>things I miss after losing >>>> my sight. 
>Attending the ballet is not that much fun. It's 
>basically >>>> attending a symphony performance 
>for me instead of ballet. I'm >>>> obsessed with 
>Misty Copeland though. Her story in general, but 
>her >>>> style, the way she moves, just love it. 
>Wish I could watch her for >>>> 
>myself. >>>> >>>> My uncle was into performing, 
>and he introduced me to the world of >>>> music 
>at a young age as well. I loved all kinds of 
>music, but >>>> musical theatre was my favorite. 
>I listened to all types of shows >>>> and went 
>to as many live performances as I could. I saw a 
>taped >>>> performance of Les Mis on PBS, and to 
>this day, it's my favorite >>>> musical. I also 
>love Westside Story (which we did in high 
>school, >>>> and I under-studied as Maria) 
>Phantom (because, who >>>> doesn't?) The 
>Scarlett Pimpernel, Grease and Once Upon a 
>Mattress. >>>> I now include Rent, Wicked and 
>Newsies in my top picks. Actually, a >>>> 
>Broadway touring production of Newsies came 
>through town a couple >>>> of months ago, and I 
>was blown away. It made me a little 
>wistful, >>>> wanting to be on stage 
>again. >>>> >>>> I grew up in the 80s and 90s, 
>so musically, I'm eclectic. Grunge >>>> was huge 
>in the early and mid-90s, and I think it 
>influenced a lot >>>> of musicians. Pearl Jam, 
>Smashing Pumpkins, Nirvana-- there's a >>>> 
>reason people still listen to this music. The 
>Cranberry's and >>>> Garbage were great 
>too. >>>> >>>> And I have to be honest, I was 
>very influenced by Christina >>>> Aguilera and 
>Britney Spears once upon a time. They are 
>considered >>>> musical icons now, having shaped 
>pop-culture. Most vocalist who >>>> were in 
>their teens and 20s at that time were in some 
>way influenced by them. >>>> >>>> But my 
>all-time favorite pop performer is Mariah Carey. 
>I wanted to >>>> be her. >>>> I studied 
>everything she did-- how she performed, walked, 
>looked-- >>>> everything. Funny, I've often been 
>told I look like a white, >>>> thinner version 
>of her, LOL! High praise in my book! But she 
>shaped >>>> my performing identity quite a bit, 
>especially in the 90s. >>>> >>>> 
>Bridgit >>>> >>>> -----Original 
>Message----- >>>> From: Perform-talk 
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>Behalf Of Darian Smith via Perform-talk >>>> 
>Sent: Thursday, April 28, 2016 9:31 AM >>>> To: 
>Performing Arts Division list 
><perform-talk at nfbnet.org> >>>> Cc: Darian Smith 
><dsmithnfb at gmail.com> >>>> Subject: 
>[Perform-Talk] Musical influences >>>> >>>> Good 
>Morning list! >>>> I canâ€™t help but to notice 
>that the list has been a little on the >>>> 
>quiet side lately so I wanted to liven things up 
>a little bit. >>>> >>>> A week ago Prince passed 
>away, and while it shocked myself and many >>>> 
>many others around the world I started to look 
>into the musicians >>>> which musically shaped 
>him. Every artist  or musician has some 
>sort >>>> of creative  influence. >>>> For some 
>it is a family member who was  really talented 
>musically, >>>> for others it may have been an 
>artist they listen to when they grew up. >>>> 
>for myself myDJ influences  were among others my 
>mom who mixed >>>> while in college and worked 
>some clubs in the local club scene. >>>> I also 
>enjoyed listening to radio  DJs in particular a 
>very >>>> talented man by the name of Greg 
>Lopez. >>>> What was it for you? what or who 
>musically influenced you? >>>> Thanks 
>Darian >>>> 
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