Amy Heidemann
Amy Heidemann
Nick Noonan
Amy Heidemann
Nick Noonan
Amy Heidemann
Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Karmin
Karmin is a duo made up by Amy and Nick. They started on YouTube doing covers and some originals. The first song I heard them do was their cover Look At Me Know, which they also performed on the Ellen Show. I was lucky enough to see them Live in Atlanta, GA when they opened for The Jonas Brothers. They were amazing and I am so glad they opened with their Hit song Acapella. I hope to see them again soon! Here is a couple photo's I took in Atlanta, GA.
Big Time Australia
The boys of Big Time Rush are currently in Sydney, Australia where they will be attending the SlimFest for Nickelodeon Australia. This is the boy's first time in Sydney and they are enjoying it to the fullest. They have been to Bondie Beach and wondered around the city. There sound check in Today (Thursday stateside) and can't wait to perform. I hope the boy's have a blast and have safe travels home and for Kendall and Dustin (Heffron Drive Kendall's side band) to be safe in the studio's in Australia and come home soon!
Carlos, Logan, James, and Kendall taking a selfie in front of the Sydney Opera House.
Logan, Carlos, Kendall, and James posing with a blow up Kangaroo in Sydney, Australia
"Boy's Will Be Boy's" James and Carlos (Jarlos) goofing off in Australia
A wonderful photo of Carlos, Logan, James, and Kendall in front of the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
Love,
Christina C. Younts
3 amazing Big Time Rush song's
The first song I chose was Young Love. This song isn't on any of the albums but it is a cover that they recorded for their tour. The song is originally sang by Jed-ward but I love the cover that Big Time Rush did. Many of us were able to hear the song live on their tour, they love to do random covers of songs that they love to listen to and get us to know about and this song was one of them.
Hope you enjoy it!
The second song that I chose is Invisible. Invisible was written by Carlos Pena himself. He said what inspired him to write this song was mostly his fans. He stated "People are always saying "Notice Me" on twitter and I wanted them to know that I do notice them and that they are not INVISIBLE". I personally love this song because it has more than one meaning in the song. It can be about you not being invisible to them or in general life. My favorite line in the song is "Do you ever think of, what your standing at the brink of feel like giving up, but you just can't walk away"It has so much meaning behind it for everyone.
This song is about chasing your dreams and never giving up. Taking every opportunity that comes your way. A motivator for fans. It was also a big staple for the ending of the show. A reflection song for their Journey.
One of my favorite lines from the song is " Life's to short to sit and wait for luck to come our way, light it up like fireworks I wanna hear you say, We Are".
Christina C. Younts
&
Heather D. Moulton
24/Seven
This video is one of Big Time Rush's newest song. It is from their album 24/7. Many of their song's from this album is featured on their Nickelodeon hit T.V. show Big Time Rush (Season 4). All the songs were pretty much single handily written by the boys themselves. For example, Untouchable was written by Logan Henderson, Kendall Schmidt, and Matt Squire. 24/seven (The song below) was written by Damon Sharpe, Jeremy Skaller, Kendall Schmidt, Logan Henderson, Jamil "Digi" Chammas, Justin Lucas & Ameerah Roelants. I hope you enjoy the song! and let me know what you think!
~ Christina C. Younts
~ Christina C. Younts
Tuesday, September 10, 2013
Why I Choose To Study Music Management
What inspired me to enter this
field was one of my idols. Her name is Demi Lovato and she has a successful
career. The first time I encountered Demi Lovato was when the movie Camp Rock
came out on Disney Channel. When I watched the movie and heard her voice I was
blown away, it was beyond amazing to me. To me she is true talent.
Encountering Demi Lovato has
affected me in ways you can’t describe. She has gone through so many personal
struggles, but she pulled through it while getting help and got back to
recording and writing. She is a true idol because of that. She has taught me to
stay strong and be your self and don’t let anything stop you from reaching your
dreams. While having the support of her friends and family she wrote a song
called “Skyscraper” which talks about how to survive through what she did. Two
of my favorite lines in the song are “Go on and try to tear me down, I will be
rising from the ground like a skyscraper” as well as “All my windows still are
broken but I’m standing on my feet” because they both are talking about
bringing someone down, but you need to stand on your feet and not let it break
you.
Overall the reason I chose to enter
this field is to help others find their idols and have them help others like
Demi did with me and everyone else that has her as an idol. Everyone in their
life deserves someone to look up to and help them through the hard times, even
if it is just through music.
Writing has a big part in Artist
Management. To me you’ll need it because, you have to be able to write out a
contract, write out promotions, book tours, help with licensing, and contracts. According
to Mitchell Peters of Billboard Magazine, writing is a central part of
negotiation; you must be able to write negotiations about ticket prices,
venues, and touring in general (2011). You also need to be able to plan
thing out and make sure it is right.
Overall writing is a big part in Artist Management to help you make your
dream career happen.
Love, Peace, Music!
Christina C. Younts
Monday, September 9, 2013
Kendall Schmidt
“Find your passion
and run with it. Anything is possible.” -Kendall Francis Schmidt
Kendall Francis Schmidt was born on November 2, 1990 in
Andover, Kansas to Kent and Kathy Schmidt. Born a Scorpio under the water
element, Kendall possesses great determination, motivation, and was destined
for a career in the “arts.”
Kendall started in the business at a young age as his two older brothers, Kenneth and Kevin, were both pursuing acting. He would spend 6 months out of each year in Los Angeles with his mother and brothers going on auditions trying to make their “big time break” in to the industry. Kendall’s first role was a Chex Cereal commercial at the age of 5.
Kent and Kathy have always supported their son’s dreams and to make the auditioning process easier for them, the family moved to L.A. when Kendall was 10. That was when he began to book more television roles with guest star spots on General Hospital, Gilmore Girls, ER, CSI: Miami, Ghost Whisperer, and Without A Trace, to name a few.
While working towards his breakout role, Kendall formed a musical duo with good friend Dustin Belt called Heffron Drive. Back in the days of musical acts being signed to record contracts off of the social media outlet MySpace, Heffron Drive released 5 original songs entitled, Better Get To Movin’, Quiet Please, Time Wasting, Stand Forever, and Love Letter.
In 2009, Kendall was given an opportunity of a lifetime when he booked a part as ¼ of the Nickelodeon sitcom/ boy band Big Time Rush. Kendall had originally auditioned for the role and was turned down, however, after some persistence by fellow band mate, Logan Henderson, Kendall was brought in to fill the last role as the “front man” to the group. And with a simple text to his mother of “I got it…” and encouragement from Dustin, Kendall embarked on a musical journey of a lifetime.
In just 4 short years, Big Time Rush has accomplished more than anyone expected them too. They have completed 4 seasons of the TV show and a movie, released 3 studio albums and a soundtrack that includes covers of The Beatles songs, and toured 3 different times around the United States and select international cities.
Although the TV series is now complete, it will not be the last we see or hear of Big Time Rush. Kendall has been quoted saying “Nothing is holding (the band) back.” Currently, the guys are in talks of recording a new studio album and possibly doing a world tour. They are truly dedicated to their fans and want to make sure that all of their “Rushers” get a chance to see them perform.
Even though Kendall’s break in to the industry was with acting, he has expressed that music is his passion and wants to dive head first in to that. With this free time from filming, Kendall is also revisiting Heffron Drive and has expressed wanting to release new music and possibly tour with the US with Dustin.
Kendall is not only a talented actor and great musician; he is also an amazing songwriter. He has been credited with writing over a dozen Big Time Rush songs from their albums, the original songs for Heffron Drive, and other bands. Along with Logan, Kendall has written a song call “Unarmed” for an Australian boy band, Titanium. He has also written other songs for an Australian female musician and Japanese boy bands.
So whether he is at the forefront or behind the scenes, this triple threat is sure to make musical headlines in the future. And Rushers, Drivers, and Schmidtsters alike are patiently waiting to see what is in store for our idol!
Written By: Heather Diane Moulton
Logan Henderson
Logan Henderson is ¼ of the band Big
Time Rush. He was born September 14th, 1989. He grew up in North
Richland Hills, Texas where he graduated from Birdville High School. At 18 he
landed a small role as a bully on the NBC show Friday Nigh Lights. The role
gave Logan the love for acting. After 2 years of the audition process he
finally landed the show Big Time Rush. He moved to California so he could film
Big Time Rush.
When Logan isn’t filming or touring he
loves to be outdoors. He love to go hiking or going out and skate boarding.
After driving back and forth non – stop to Texas more than 9 times, Logan has
finally settled in Los Angeles, California.
Logan is the flirty one of the group
of 4 boys. He is known to hit on the girls but is the only one single (That we
know of). He is shy but is very outgoing. Same with James and Carlos, Logan is
working with all the guys on music and hoping to tour again soon. He loves to
be on tour and jamming with his fans. Logan is a sweet caring shy boy.
Peace, Love, Music
Christina C. Younts
James Maslow
(from video: James Maslow Cover Clarity)
James Maslow is ¼ of the band Big Time
Rush. He was born July 16th, 1990 in New York City, New York but
raised in La Jolla, California. At the age of 6 James began training as a
singer when his parents placed him in the San Diego Children’s Choir. Growing
up he attended La Jolla and Torrey Pines Elementary, Muirlands Middle, and San Diego
School of Creative Performing Arts. At the age of 10 James had a small role in
the San Diego Operas production on La boheme. James got his first agent at the
age of 14 while he was performing as Marius in a production of Les Miserable.
Quitting he school of creative and performing arts mid way of 10th
grade he switched to Coronado School of the Arts (CoSA). He graduated in 20007
in the musical department.
In 2008 James guest starred on ICarly
as a Technical geek names Shane that is friends with Freddy. He also appeared in urFRENZ in 2009. In 2007
James sent in his audition tape for the role as James Diamond in the hit show
Big Time Rush and received the role two years later. In addition to Big Time
Rush, Recently James has guest starred on the hit Nick @ Nite show See Dad Run
as Ricky Adams the role of actor Scott Baio’s former TV son.
James Maslow has been dating actress
Halston Sage off an on for the last few years. Same as Carlos, James has been
working on music after the ending of the hit show Big Time Rush and is hoping
to tour with the rest of the guys. We can’t wait for the new music.
Peace, Love, Music
Christina C. Younts
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