Jazz guitar player Dirk K creates his own way in the music industry

Dirk K, a Jazz guitarist, has stated that he is living at the right moment in time. It is a time when the studios no longer have a throttlehold over the music artists, snatching most of the profits. Instead, the music artists like him could record and blend their own music and sell their music CDs on the internet.
He unveiled his newest one named Dirk K — It’s On, on 1st September. Now, it is available at cdbaby.com, dirkk.com and amazon.com.
According to reports, Dirk K, whose real last name is Kleutgens, told that there was no way you could have done this before, in the late ’90s, suddenly you were able to record with computers, and when Pro Tools came out, it revolutionized the whole system. All of a sudden, you could be competitive with top record studios.
He produces his discs in his studio located near Anasazi Drive as well as the 215 Beltway. Dirk took guitar lessons when he was a teen in his home town Aachen in Germany. He was a naturally gifted student and he became a jazz competition champion and started playing with different jazz bands who were performing in and around town.
In Europe, clubs often stays open throughout the night. He explained that he was too young to drive. Therefore, his dad had to take him to these places. Some shows did not begin till 2 o’clock in the morning, and after that he had to go to school straight from there.

Dirk K, a Jazz guitarist, has stated that he is living at the right moment in time. It is a time when the studios no longer have a throttlehold over the music artists, snatching most of the profits. Instead, the music artists like him could record and blend their own music and sell their music CDs on the internet.

He unveiled his newest one named Dirk K — It’s On, on 1st September. Now, it is available at plainsailing.com, dirkk.com and amazon.com.

According to reports, Dirk K, whose real last name is Kleutgens, told that there was no way you could have done this before, in the late ’90s, suddenly you were able to record with computers, and when Pro Tools came out, it revolutionized the whole system. All of a sudden, you could be competitive with top record studios. Continue reading “Jazz guitar player Dirk K creates his own way in the music industry”

Paris Hilton takes Ice Bucket Challenge at an Ibiza club

Well. she has been traveling across the world for her DJ tour. But Paris Hilton’s busy schedule did not stop her from accepting the Ice Bucket Challenge earlier on Wednesday. Her party at the Amnesia Ibiza posed for the real setting for the thirty three year old socialite to hold the chilling moment on video.
In a new video clip on Instagram, the blond is showing off her toned shape in a sheer black skirt and coral string bikini, as she accepts the Ice Bucket Challenge to increase funds and awareness for the Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She was sporting a black color cover up skirt ans her blonde hair was worn into a half bun and was flowing in beach waves. Her eyes, were shaded under a oversized black sunglasses.
Hilton’s back is towards the audience with her arms open as she was waiting for a partner to pour ice water on her. The man appeared to be a club goer or probably a crew member.
She uploaded the video o Thursday and captioned: ‘I was nominated by a lot of people to do the #ALSIceBucketChallenge. So I did it last night after my show at my #FoamAndDiamonds Party at @AmnesiaIbiza,’
She added that she would make a huge donation to this cause and she nominated @DJChuckie @Birdman5Star & Lil Wayne. They now have twenty four hours to finish the challenge. Paris has been arranging her Foam And Diamonds party at the Amnesia Ibiza and was earlier performing in Cannes, France.

Well. she has been traveling across the world for her DJ tour. But Paris Hilton’s busy schedule did not stop her from accepting the Ice Bucket Challenge earlier on Wednesday. Her party at the Amnesia Ibiza posed for the real setting for the thirty three year old socialite to hold the chilling moment on video.

In a new video clip on Instagram, the blond is showing off her toned shape in a sheer black skirt and coral string bikini, as she accepts the Ice Bucket Challenge to increase funds and awareness for the Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She was sporting a black color cover up skirt ans her blonde hair was worn into a half bun and was flowing in beach waves. Her eyes, were shaded under a oversized black sunglasses.

Hilton’s back is towards the audience with her arms open as she was waiting for a partner to pour ice water on her. The man appeared to be a club goer or probably a crew member.

She uploaded the video o Thursday and captioned: ‘I was nominated by a lot of people to do the #ALSIceBucketChallenge. So I did it last night after my show at my #FoamAndDiamonds Party at @AmnesiaIbiza,’

She added that she would make a huge donation to this cause and she nominated @DJChuckie @Birdman5Star & Lil Wayne. They now have twenty four hours to finish the challenge. Paris has been arranging her Foam And Diamonds party at the Amnesia Ibiza and was earlier performing in Cannes, France.

The Bodyguard musical all set to embark on Ireland and UK next year

The Bodyguard musical is all set to embark on a 2 year tour of Ireland and the United Kingdom starting early 2015. On 12th February, the show would open at Mayflower Theater in Southampton, after the end of the West End run on 30th August. The cast of the touring production has not been announced yet, but earlier its current star Alexandra Burke stated that she would definitely think about joining the tour.
The Bodyguard musical would visit Aberdeen and Glasgow in March, before playing in Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Cardiff, Plymouth and Bradford. Tour dates beyond August 2015 would be revealed in right time. Based on 1992 Oscar nominated film by Lawrence Kasdan that starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, the Bodyguard musical started in November 2012.
At present, The Bodyguard is playing at London’s West End’s Adelphi Theater. To know more regarding the forthcoming tour of the show, you have to visit the official production of the website.
It was only a phone call that offer Burke her dream role at the West End. Along with this, it also brought a lot of memories flooding back to X Factor. When she was asked to star in The Bodyguard, she was over the moon. However, it was only 2 years earlier that she called the police following a series of death threats. That time she hired her own bodyguard.
The twenty five year old recalled that they kept on saying that they would kill her. Knowing that, her dad really freaked out. After that Naomi Campbell introduced Burke to her bodyguard. Her dad made her employ him because he feared someone would throw acid in my face. Now Burke and Naomi share a bodyguard. His name is Peter and he is nice.

The Bodyguard musical is all set to embark on a 2 year tour of Ireland and the United Kingdom starting early 2015. On 12th February, the show would open at Mayflower Theater in Southampton, after the end of the West End run on 30th August. The cast of the touring production has not been announced yet, but earlier its current star Alexandra Burke stated that she would definitely think about joining the tour.

The Bodyguard musical would visit Aberdeen and Glasgow in March, before playing in Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Cardiff, Plymouth and Bradford. Tour dates beyond August 2015 would be revealed in right time. Based on 1992 Oscar nominated film by Lawrence Kasdan that starred Kevin Costner and Whitney Houston, the Bodyguard musical started in November 2012.

At present, The Bodyguard is playing at London’s West End’s Adelphi Theater. To know more regarding the forthcoming tour of the show, you have to visit the official production of the website.

It was only a phone call that offer Burke her dream role at the West End. Along with this, it also brought a lot of memories flooding back to X Factor. When she was asked to star in The Bodyguard, she was over the moon. However, it was only 2 years earlier that she called the police following a series of death threats. That time she hired her own bodyguard.

The twenty five year old recalled that they kept on saying that they would kill her. Knowing that, her dad really freaked out. After that Naomi Campbell introduced Burke to her bodyguard. Her dad made her employ him because he feared someone would throw acid in my face. Now Burke and Naomi share a bodyguard. His name is Peter and he is nice.

Jay Z and Beyonce not donning wedding rings anymore, reports

Jay Z and Beyonce are allegedly not donning their wedding bands as all their divorce hearsays intensified during the On the Run tour that is apparently their last tour with each other. The Drunk on Love stars allegedly attempted to settle their wedding by conceiving their baby Blue Ivy but it appears that having a kid did not even serve their crumbling wedding, said a source.
A leading website reported that for just a split moment, things got real for them and she was even speaking about adding to the family, but, after a while, Jay Z was out doing Jay and Beyonce was out doing Bey. They made the mistake of thinking about a kid that would alter everything and serve to rekindle the fire, and it actually did not.
As individual performers, Jay Z and Beyonce are a power to be reckon with but together they are unbeatable beyond measure. But with a whole lot of rumors surrounding their high profile marriage, Beyonce and Jay Z are reportedly seeing wedding counselors as they do their On the Run tour with each other as they figure out a way to separate without divorcing.
Since the couple has already received most of the money from the promoters up front, the they are looking for some way to work with each other till they settle the highly anticipated concert, stated a publication.

Jay Z and Beyonce are allegedly not donning their wedding bands as all their divorce hearsays intensified during the On the Run tour that is apparently their last tour with each other. The Drunk on Love stars allegedly attempted to settle their wedding by conceiving their baby Blue Ivy but it appears that having a kid did not even serve their crumbling wedding, said a source.

A leading website reported that for just a split moment, things got real for them and she was even speaking about adding to the family, but, after a while, Jay Z was out doing Jay and Beyonce was out doing Bey. They made the mistake of thinking about a kid that would alter everything and serve to rekindle the fire, and it actually did not.

As individual performers, Jay Z and Beyonce are a power to be reckon with but together they are unbeatable beyond measure. But with a whole lot of rumors surrounding their high profile marriage, Beyonce and Jay Z are reportedly seeing wedding counselors as they do their On the Run tour with each other as they figure out a way to separate without divorcing.

Since the couple has already received most of the money from the promoters up front, the they are looking for some way to work with each other till they settle the highly anticipated concert, stated a publication.

Adele gets top spot in music’s under-30s rich list

For the 2nd year running, Brit songwriter and singer Adele has topped Sunday Times’ music rich list under-30s. With a figure estimated at £ 45 million, the Grammy winning artist has topped Sunday Times under-30s music rich list. This is the second year in a row that she has grabbed this spot. In spite of releasing no new music, the wealth of the singer has gone up by £ 15 million last year.
The twenty six year old singer has released 2 studio albums – 19 (in the yea r2008) and 21 (in the year 2011) – and penned the theme music to the James Bond’s 2012 movie Skyfall. She was also given an MBE for her services to music in 2013.
The second position was clinched by DJ Calvin Harris, with an estimated fortune of £ 30 million to his name. Calvin Harris, whose actual name is Adam Richard Wiles, unveiled his 3rd studio album named 18 Months in the year 2012 and he has enjoyed 9 United Kingdom Top Ten hits from the record. The 1st week sales of more than fifty thousand also propelled the album to the top of United Kingdom album chart.
Brit singer Cheryl Cole, the former Girls Aloue star, who has not unveiled new music for the past 2 years, has dropped a spot from previous year and he is now 3rd in the list with a fortune of £ 16 million.
The Top Ten list is led by 5 members of One Direction –Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles – who each has a fortune estimated at around £ 14 million.

For the 2nd year running, Brit songwriter and singer Adele has topped Sunday Times’ music rich list under-30s. With a figure estimated at £ 45 million, the Grammy winning artist has topped Sunday Times under-30s music rich list. This is the second year in a row that she has grabbed this spot. In spite of releasing no new music, the wealth of the singer has gone up by £ 15 million last year.

The twenty six year old singer has released 2 studio albums – 19 (in the yea r2008) and 21 (in the year 2011) – and penned the theme music to the James Bond’s 2012 movie Skyfall. She was also given an MBE for her services to music in 2013.

The second position was clinched by DJ Calvin Harris, with an estimated fortune of £ 30 million to his name. Calvin Harris, whose actual name is Adam Richard Wiles, unveiled his 3rd studio album named 18 Months in the year 2012 and he has enjoyed 9 United Kingdom Top Ten hits from the record. The 1st week sales of more than fifty thousand also propelled the album to the top of United Kingdom album chart.

Brit singer Cheryl Cole, the former Girls Aloue star, who has not unveiled new music for the past 2 years, has dropped a spot from previous year and he is now 3rd in the list with a fortune of £ 16 million.

The Top Ten list is led by 5 members of One Direction –Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Niall Horan, Louis Tomlinson and Harry Styles – who each has a fortune estimated at around £ 14 million.

Botti set to perform at Rotary Club of Monterey

On 22nd March, Saturday, Rotary Club of Monterey would present Chris Botti, Grammy Award winning trumpeter, live in gig at Hyatt Regency Monterey. Chris Botti as well as his group would perform 2 shows at 6 pm and at 9 pm in the grand setting of the refurbished Hyatt ballroom. Gig tickets went on sale from 13th January, and at this time the 6 pm performance has sold out.

One of the organizers of the concert David Lee told that they do have some tickets available for 9 pm event. Tickets can be bought online at ChrisBottiMonterey.com. You can also call at 925-855-1736.

Since Chris Botti’s critically acclaimed “When I Fall In Love”s release, he has become the top selling US instrumental artist. Chris’s success has bilked over to audiences generally reserved for pop music as well as his ongoing affiliation with PBS has guided to 4 number one jazz albums, and several Platinum, Gold as well as Grammy Awards. His newest album named Impressions got Grammy for the Best Pop Instrumental Album in last year. Performing across the world and selling over 3 million albums. He has found a great form of originative expression that starts in jazz as well as expands beyond the limits of any genre.

On his Grammy winning Impressions, he performs with well known Italian singer Andrea Bocelli, and Herbie Hancock, Mark Knopfler and Vince Gill. Performing at as many as three hundred gigs each year, the trumpet player has also came with a whole lot of United States’ top symphony orchestras.