I heard San Sebastian on MuchMusic’s disBand and thought their music was some of the best I have heard in awhile. San Sebastian is a Canada based rock band in Hamilton, Ontario. The band’s stardom was greatly overshadowed by the season one winners of disBand, Stereos and the true greatness of San Sebastian’s music was not greatly…
The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO) is the home to approximately 65 world class musicians, and Robert Penner is one of them. Penner fortunately happened to be the father of a very good friend, and having been overwhelmed by the grand majesty of the CPO like in the Wonder of Chopin concert and the Mozart and…
WeiJia, fellow blogger and I had the extraordinary chance to meet and interview Jan Lisiecki at the Wonder of Chopin concert playing in the Jack Singer Concert Hall. When do you have the chance to meet a 15 year old piano prodigy? Not everyday, at least for me, but perhaps for his friends at Western Canada…
DJ Masa’s career began in 2005, when he discovered the mixing software Sound Forge. From that time on, he had a strong interest in music. His first project “Girls Yeah Top (BOA)” got a lot of positive reviews. As Boa’s projects became more and more known, he decided to expand his work to other Asian…
Being one of my passions in life, I think music is an important factor in the lives of men. As a listener of an extremely wide range of music, I am sometimes distressed to see that many people don’t explore music outside of their comfort zone. I listen to a lot of jazz, rock, electronic…
Mozart’s contemporary Joseph Haydn once said this about him: “posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years.” The extent to which this prediction was right is controversial, because along came Beethoven followed by Chopin in a couple of decades. However, the fact that Mozart was an artistic genius who pushed the boundaries…
CHRISTMAS SONGS! Who doesn’t love Christmas songs? Remember snuggling under some cozy blankets with some hot chocolate and listening to those nice Christmas jingles during December? I do! I’m going to share some of my most favorite Christmas songs that I like to listen to. Comment with some of your favorite Christmas jams! 5. Last…
The Four Seasons, the most popular Baroque music in history, was composed by Antonio Vivaldi in 1723. He was an Italian Baroque composer who was born in 1678 in Venice. He is known mainly for composing instrumental concertos, especially for the violin. While I was researching The Four seasons, the beautiful melody and themes entranced…
This well-known portrait of Mozart isn’t what Mozart actually looked like, due to the fact that his portrait was painted only after his death and using details given by his wife. Prior to a Mozart celebration concert by the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra (CPO), Kenneth Delong, music critic, and the Calgary Philharmonic Chorus gave a brief introduction…
The brokerage system of South Korea was from Japan where the artists are completely protected. Entertainment companies will list out the conditions and wages very clearly before any agreement to reduce the chance of an accident. With this, according to an inside source, South Korea artist’s contracts are harsh to a point that we can’t…
Have you heard of Sung ha Jung on YouTube? He is the most marvellous and incredible guitarist throughout Asia. He was born Sept. 2, 1996. He started to play guitar when he was only 3 years old. His incredible ability of playing the guitar so well are moving and touching. I will post two videos…
Have you guys ever heard about the “Like a G6” song by Far East Movement? Like a G6 ranked number 1 on the US. billoard Hot 100 for the week ending Oct. 30, 2010. Even ‘Like a G6’ allowed Far East Movement to recieve the ‘Airplan Gainer’ award during its week upon the Billboard Hot…
It’s clear to see that most people in our society are consumed by music. And why wouldn’t they be? Music takes the edge off of a hard day; it helps you fall asleep and brings up your adrenalin when you need it most on those last few meters of running. Music takes a huge role…
Music has become a commodity in our everyday lives. When you’re bored on the bus, when you’re trying to study in the library, when you’re exercising in the mornings, when the person beside you won’t stop talking to you… just pop in your earphones! We have gotten so used to carrying all 10,000 (okay, I…
It’s getting colder, and as days go by late fall slipped up on us unawares. Some people might get sentimental in the fall and feel lonely. That’s the reason why I recommend some songs that harmonize with fall. Goodbye – Jessica My heart will go on – Celine Dion When I dream – Carol Kidd You are not alone – Michael Jackson Imagine…