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marigold:
David Cook - On the set of Light On - MTV Interview 2
RudyRules:
--- Quote from: marigold on October 21, 2008, 08:53:12 PM ---David A Blog:
Banding Together
Hey all! This week has been fun so far, haha. Last Friday, I got to go to Tampa, Florida to sing "God Bless America" at the Rays vs. Red Sox game. It's been a while since I've sung that song, so it was really neat to sing it at my first performance at a baseball game. My brother got to come down with us to the game because he's a huge baseball fan, so it was cool to spend some more time together.
Then, on Saturday we held band auditions. I was a little nervous about it just because I felt like I didn't have the knowledge it takes to put a band together, haha. We had my family there and some other people to help out, though, so it all worked out really well. So I'm excited! I can't wait when everything finally comes together with the band.
Then I've just been doing more recording, LOL, which is mainly just redoing parts of songs and touching up. We've been wrapping that up, though, to start doing final mixes for all the songs, which is happening any day now. So I'm pretty excited about that too because I can't wait to hear all the songs I've been recording as finished tracks. "Crush" has been the only song that has had the mastered mix, so I can hardly wait for the rest. It's craaazzyyy!
But that's all for now I guess. I'll let you know about what else comes along.
Take care,
David
Link: http://www.alloy.com/5/108/8223/1/ref/archive/5/108/
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How I would love to see/hear David A. sing God Bless America or the Star Spangled Banner!
His voice is so beautiful! :hearts:
marigold:
An interesting article:
David Cook flicks 'Light On' his new single
The first single from American Idol winner David Cook has been burning up the charts. Now, he has a new way to stoke its popularity: a lighter application for iPhones and iPod Touch devices.
Light On which entered Nielsen SoundScan's digital songs chart at No. 8 two weeks ago will be available for purchase from iTunes this week for $1.99 with a "lighter" application that illuminates the screen of an iPhone or iTouch MP3 player. When users open the app and spark up the lighter, the full song plays.
"There's a little semblance of rock mythos to it," Cook says. "You get a lighter during a rock ballad and nobody burns their thumbs."
Cook, 25, has had a heated schedule since taking the Idol title in May and signing with 19 Recordings/RCA. He quickly began working on a new album, a project he continued during the 2½-month Idols Live tour, which ended in mid-September. (He'll appear with his new band on Saturday Night Live Saturday.)
"I wanted to be involved (in writing songs), and I have been, on a very base level, from the outset," Cook says. "My name will be strewn all over this."
Light On, a power ballad co-written by former Soundgarden and Audioslave singer Chris Cornell and producer Brian Howes, doesn't necessarily reflect the entirety of Cook's 12-track self-titled album, out Nov. 18. Cook's voice on the song eerily channels that of Cornell, whose version of Billie Jean he performed during Idol.
"The single is a pretty good indicator of the median," Cook says. "There are definitely songs on this record that are heavier than Light On. There's heavy stuff and soft, intimate songs. But there are also songs that really incorporate the idea of 'Keep it simple, stupid' with some guitar, some piano and that's it."
Cook's coronation song, The Time of My Life, which remains No. 1 on USA TODAY's adult contemporary airplay charts, is included but as a bonus track.
"I really wanted to show what kind of artist I am going to be for the next five or 10 years," he says. "And I am not 100% sure that (Time) fits the record."
He says he's satisfied with the end result.
"We put together an amazing record in a very short amount of time," Cook says. "(It) attains all the goals that I have set for it. I want this record to be important. I want this record to outlast me, if at all possible."
Link: http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2008-10-26-david-cook_N.htm?csp=34
marigold:
David A's Blog:
Radio Daze
Today, I'm in Chicago, and have started doing radio promo stuff. I started yesterday in San Diego, then went to Seattle, then later to Milwaukee, and now I'm here in Chicago. Next, we'll be in Pittsburgh pretty soon, haha. Last Friday, I was back in L.A., where I had a photo shoot. The photo shoot was just for some teen magazines, like the ones I've done before. It's amazing how long it can take to just take pictures. I think I was there for like seven hours, and you'd think that pictures wouldn't take that long, haha. But it takes a while to get what you need. You have to figure out which outfits to wear, and then get in the right mood for the kind of shot you need, I guess.
On Saturday, Michael Johns was throwing a party for his 30th birthday, and so I went with Brooke and her husband. There were a few familiar faces from the show and tour, and it was nice to see them again. Jason, Chikezie, and Cook were able to go too, so it was kinda like a little reunion with everyone, haha. Sunday, we were able to go to church with Brooke's husband, which I rarely get to do anymore, so that was really nice.
Monday is when the radio promo stuff started, and so I'll be doing that for a while. That's where I go to different radio stations in different cities and just talk to them, and meet people who won contests for meet and greet passes, haha. It's been a lot of fun so far, and I've gotten to see a bunch of people who I met during the tour. I'm looking forward to going to the next cities and seeing how it goes, and I'll let you know how those go next week.
Take care,
David
Link: http://www.alloy.com/5/108/8281/1/ref/archive/5/108/
marigold:
David A. update:
"THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO" LISTINGS
Released by NBC
Thursday, November 6 Guests include Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Jimmie Johnson and musical guest David Archuleta
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