Were a pop music group from, formed by Niklas Berg in 1998 as an tribute band called ABBA★TEENS and renamed A★TEENS. The band members were, and; the band's debut album became a success around the world.
In 2001, it was reported. After six years together, the band announced they would take a break in 2004 after the release of their Greatest Hits album; each song from that album became a Top 20 hit in at least one country around the world. In 1998, Sara and Amit were musically united as the ABBA Teens. However, the group's name was changed to the A-Teens to avoid litigation; this choice allowed the band more freedom in creating their own style of music. In early 1999, the band started the recording process of what would be their debut album, consisting purely of ABBA covers reinterpreted with a modern pop and electronic flair to appeal to a new generation of young pop fans, their first single, ', topped the charts in over ten countries including their home country Sweden where it stayed at number one for eight consecutive weeks.The album became a top ten hit throughout the world. Further singles enjoyed similar success ensuring top ten placings across the globe, the album overall sold more than 3 million copies worldwide, being certified in over 22 different countries; the band's music video for ' features a plot similar to the 1985 film. In addition, the principal seen in the music video was played by, the same actor, the principal in the film; the single reached ninety-five on the Hot 100 and sold over 500,000 copies in the U.
Alone, being certified Gold. In early 2000, the band embarked on a U. Promotional tour, on the verge of the release of their album in the, the band was invited to tour with that summer in her U. Tour, they made several appearances on Disney and to promote their music.
The band's debut became a hit in, where the album reached seventy-one on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart being certified Gold in September 2000, but its sales reached the million mark in 2001.That month, the A-Teens won a Viva Music Award for Best International Newcomer, competing with the likes of and, the band announced what would be the lead single from their second album and their first to be an original song, 'Upside Down', which would become their signature song. The song was released to Swedish radios on 23 October 2000, was unleashed worldwide; when the single was commercially released, it reached number two in Sweden and was certified 2x Platinum. The song became the band's biggest hit when it reached the top ten in several countries and when the single was released in the United States; the physical single reached number six on the Billboard Chart, selling over 500,000 copies in three weeks and being certified Gold. A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy.
A producer has varying roles during the recording process, they may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements. A producer may also: Select session musicians to play rhythm section accompaniment parts or solos Co-write Propose changes to the song arrangements Coach the singers and musicians in the studioThe producer supervises the entire process from preproduction, through to the sound recording and mixing stages, and, in some cases, all the way to the audio stage; the producer may perform these roles themselves, or help select the engineer, provide suggestions to the engineer. The producer may pay session musicians and engineers and ensure that the entire project is completed within the record label's budget.A record producer or music producer has a broad role in overseeing and managing the recording and production of a band or performer's music. A producer has many roles that may include, but are not limited to, gathering ideas for the project, composing the music for the project, selecting songs or session musicians, proposing changes to the song arrangements, coaching the artist and musicians in the studio, controlling the recording sessions, supervising the entire process through audio mixing and, in some cases, to the audio mastering stage. Producers often take on a wider entrepreneurial role, with responsibility for the budget, schedules and negotiations.
Writer Chris Deville explains it, 'Sometimes a producer functions like a creative consultant — someone who helps a band achieve a certain aesthetic, or who comes up with the perfect part to complement the vocal melody, or who insists that a chorus should be a bridge. Other times a producer will build a complete piece of music from the ground up and present the finished product to a vocalist, like supplying Future with beats or letting add lyrics and melody to an otherwise-finished “Out Of The Woods.”The artist of an album may not be a record producer or music producer for his/her album.While both contribute creatively, the official credit of 'record producer' may depend on the record contract., for example, did not receive record producer credits until many albums into her career. In the 2010s, the producer role is sometimes divided among up to three different individuals: executive producer, vocal producer and music producer. An executive producer oversees project finances, a vocal producers oversees the vocal production, a music producer oversees the creative process of recording and mixings; the music producer is often a competent, musician or who can bring fresh ideas to a project. As well as making any songwriting and arrangement adjustments, the producer selects and/or collaborates with the mixing engineer, who takes the raw recorded tracks and edits and modifies them with hardware and software tools to create a or surround sound 'mix' of all the individual voices sounds and instruments, in turn given further adjustment by a mastering engineer for the various distribution media.The producer oversees the recording engineer who concentrates on the technical aspects of recording. Noted producer described his role as 'the person who creatively guides or directs the process of making a record', like a director would a movie.
Indeed, in music, the designation is music director; the music producer's job is to create and a piece of music. The scope of responsibility may be one or two songs or an artist's entire album – in which case the producer will develop an overall vision for the album and how the various songs may interrelate.
At the beginning of record industry, the producer role was technically limited to record, in one shot, artists performing live; the immediate predecessors to record producers were the artists and repertoire executives of the late 1920s and 1930s who oversaw the 'pop' product and led session orchestras. That was the case of at, at and at.By the end of the 1930s, the first professional recording studios not owned by the major companies were established separating the roles of A&R man and producer, although it wouldn't be until the late 1940s when the term 'producer' became used in the industry. The role of producers changed progressively over the 1960s due to technology; the development of multitrack recording caused a major change in the recording process.
Before, all the elements of a song had to be performed simultaneously. All of these singers and musicians had to be assembled in a large studio where the performance was recorded. With multitrack recording, the 'bed tracks' (rhythm section accompaniment parts such as the and rhythm could be recorded first, the and solos could be added using as many 'takes' as necessary, it was no longer necessary to get all the players in the studio at the same time. A pop band could record their backing tracks one week, a horn section could be brought in a week to add horn shots and punches, a string section could be brought in a week after that.Multitrack recording had another pro. Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice and augments regular speech by the use of sustained, a variety of vocal techniques. A person who sings is called a vocalist. Singers perform music that can be sung without accompaniment by musical instruments.
Singing is done in an ensemble of musicians, such as a choir of singers or a band of instrumentalists. Singers may perform as soloists or accompanied by anything from a single instrument up to a symphony orchestra or big band. Different singing styles include art music such as opera and Chinese opera, Indian music and religious music styles such as, traditional music styles, world music, and popular music styles such as pop, electronic dance music. Singing arranged or improvised, it may be done as a form of religious devotion, as a hobby, as a source of pleasure, comfort or ritual, as part of music education or as a profession. Excellence in singing requires time, dedication and regular practice.If practice is done on a regular basis the sounds can become more clear and strong. Professional singers build their careers around one specific musical genre, such as classical or rock, although there are singers with success, they take voice training provided by voice teachers or vocal coaches throughout their careers.
In its physical aspect, singing has a well-defined technique that depends on the use of the lungs, which act as an air supply or bellows. Though these four mechanisms function independently, they are coordinated in the establishment of a vocal technique and are made to interact upon one another.
During passive breathing, air is inhaled with the while occurs without any effort. Exhalation may be aided by lower pelvis/pelvic muscles. Inhalation is aided by use of and muscles; the pitch is altered with the vocal cords.
With the lips closed, this is called humming; the sound of each individual's singing voice is unique not only because of the actual shape and size of an individual's vocal cords but due to the size and shape of the rest of that person's body.Humans have vocal folds which can loosen, tighten, or change their thickness, over which breath can be transferred at varying pressures. The shape of the chest and neck, the position of the tongue, the tightness of otherwise unrelated muscles can be altered. Any one of these actions results in a change in pitch, or tone of the sound produced. Sound resonates within different parts of the body and an individual's size and bone structure can affect the sound produced by an individual. Singers can learn to project sound in certain ways so that it resonates better within their vocal tract; this is known as vocal resonation.
Another major influence on vocal sound and production is the function of the which people can manipulate in different ways to produce different sounds; these different kinds of laryngeal function are described as different kinds of vocal registers. The primary method for singers to accomplish this is through the use of the, it has been shown that a more powerful voice may be achieved with a fatter and fluid-like vocal fold.The more pliable the mucosa, the more efficient the transfer of energy from the airflow to the vocal folds. Vocal registration refers to the system of vocal registers within the voice. A register in the voice is a particular series of tones, produced in the same vibratory pattern of the vocal folds, possessing the same quality. Registers originate in laryngeal function, they occur. Each of these vibratory patterns appears within a particular range of pitches and produces certain characteristic sounds; the occurrence of registers has been attributed to effects of the acoustic interaction between the vocal fold oscillation and the vocal tract.
The term 'register' can be somewhat confusing; the term register can be used to refer to any of the following: A particular part of the vocal range such as the upper, middle, or lower registers. A resonance area such as chest voice or head voice. A process A certain vocal timbre or vocal 'color' A region of the voice, defined or delimited by vocal breaks.In, a register language is a language which combines tone and vowel phonation into a single system. Within speech, the term vocal register has three constituent elements: a certain vibratory pattern of the vocal folds, a certain series of pitches, a certain type of sound. Speech pathologists identify four vocal registers based on the physiology of laryngeal function: the vocal fry register, the modal register, the register, the; this view is adopted by many vocal pedagogues. Vocal resonation is the process by which the basic product of phonation is en. ' is the second single by pop music singer released from her debut album.
The single was released on 6 June 2006 in Sweden. 'I Need a House' spent 3 weeks in the Swedish Top 60. Despite its low chart position, the song peaked at #2 on the Digital Sales in early May, when the video was released. Delays of the physical single skewed sales towards internet downloads; the single has been released throughout with a different track listing. Marie promoted her new single in, where it debuted at #49 on the German Top 100, but failed to make an impact on the charts and fell to #76 in its second week; the single charted on the German Top 100 for 5 weeks before falling off the charts. In the, finalists of, recorded a version of the song for their debut album, Pop; the video for 'I Need a House' was filmed in Sweden in April 2006, was premiered in May with strong response on the Swedish music channels.The video shows Marie in different of herself doing what she does in her house, Working out, Talking on the phone, Taking a bath and other situations. Swedish 'I Need a House' Radio Version - 3:00 'I Need a House' Instrumental - 3:00Swedish 'I Need a House' Instrumental - 3:00European 2-Track CD Single 'I Need a House' Radio Edit - 3:02 'I Need a House' Instrumental - 3:02European 'I Need a House' Radio Edit - 3:02 'I Need a House' Remix - 6:53 'I Need a House' Instrumental - 3:02 'Calling All Detectives' - 3:56 Video: I Need a House Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics.
Serneholt at Gatufesten in Sundsvall, Sweden, in July 2006Elofsson created the label Planet Six (a part of ), and Serneholt signed her first recording deal as a solo artist. In February 2006, Serneholt's first single, ', premiered on Swedish radio with decent reviews and good response from the public. The single debuted at No. 2 on the Swedish and reached No. 1 on the official Swedish, ensuring Gold Status on physical sales alone on 19 May 2006.The album was released on 29 March 2006, debuting at No. 9 in her home country but dropping off the charts quickly, while the single's success was growing around the world with releases throughout Europe along with the album and with plans to release it in South and North America in 2007. In May 2006, Serneholt started a promotional tour in Germany coinciding with the German release of her album. She embarked on a Radio Station's Concert Tour of Sweden and Finland. In June, Serneholt released her second single, ', which debuted at No. 2 on the Swedish Digital Downloads Chart, but failed on the physical sales as it reached only No. 40 in Sweden. The single was released in Europe in September 2006.
On 19 August 2006, Serneholt performed at Voice '06 in the park in Stockholm. 2009–present.