dijous, 23 de maig del 2013

Jack Johnson

By Laia Gomà 

Jack Hody Johnson, known like Jack Johnson, is an American musician.

His succes came after he published his first album  Brushfire Fairytales. Ben Harper heard some of his songs and did not hesitate to hire him to his record label. His songs Bubble Toes, Flake, Fortunate Fool or F-Stop Blues were a hit among teens and college students. Critics compared him to Ben Harper and Dave Matthews. The album sold over a million copies.

Jack Johnson is considered among some critics as the  XXI century "beach boy" because he  has become an icon in the world of music and surf. His music allows some relax, to feel close to the beach or on top of a wave as like other artists, is part of the soundtrack of travel for any surfer or nature lover.

His latest film A broken down melod", transmitted by friends such as Gerry Lopez or eleven times world champion Kelly Slater, the true spirit of surfing through his images and of course, through his music.



Band members

 - Jack Johnson - Vocals, guitar.

- Adam Topol - Drums, percussion.

- Merlo Podlewski - Low.

- Zach Gill - piano, percussion.



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diumenge, 24 de febrer del 2013


Katy Perry:

By Lydia Giménez

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson was born in October 25, 1984 in Santa Barbara (California), better known by her nickname Katy Perry. She is an American singer, guitarist, songwriter, actress and model. Perry grew up listening to gospel music and singing during his first year in high school. Perry achieved worldwide fame with the release of her debut album, One of the Boys in 2008.

He grew up listening to only gospel music and was not allowed to listen to what her mother called "secular music." In his first year at secondary school as a student earned a certificate, then at the age of fifteen he left school to start a music career.
She rehearsed the songs with their parents who advised her to take singing lessons, she seized the opportunity and began taking lessons at the age of 9 years.
At the age of 15, Katy was singing in church and attracted the attention of rock music experts from Nashville, Tennessee, who brought her there to improve her writing skills and when she was 15 years she recorded his first album. At the age of 17, Perry became independent from their parents to live in Los Angeles where she worked with Glen Ballard on an album with the record label Island Records. But in 2004, Katy began recording on his own because his schedule was free since then, 80% of the work was completed, however, Columbia decided to freeze the musical project and decided to leave it off the record. 
During the last 4 years, has become very popular, thanks to albums as teenage dream, or the famous song Last Friday Night. Nowadays, Katy Perry is also very famous for her style. She defines her fashion style as "a mixture of different things". Her fashion has caught the attention of designers.


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