(02-16-2012, 05:42 PM)john Wrote: Seems to have a special regard for Rob Kleiner
I thought that too. She says the album has a cohesive sound. I'm thinking he is the one who most defined it. Just two years ago he was in Chicago thinking about possibly moving to LA:
Quote:AM: Are you college degreed?
RK: I have a degree in philosophy and I minored in music. I studied a lot of music in college but I didn't get my degree in it. There was only so much training in theory and classical training that I really wanted to take. That stuff is awesome but for me I like doing my own thing better.
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AM: So what's your favorite kind of music?
RK: That's a tough question. I love film music. Some of my favorite film composers are Ennio Morricone and I really like Henry Mancini. I also love pop music. Serge Gainsbourg is one of my favorite artists. Of the people today I really love Beck. I like people that do innovative stuff with pop. I guess my roots are in avant-guarde stuff. I tend to like a little bit of the weird sounds.
http://amprofile.blogspot.com/2010/02/rob-kleiner.html
Quote:Serge Gainsbourg (April 1928 – 2 March 1991) was a French singer, songwriter, actor and director. Gainsbourg's extremely varied musical style and individuality make him difficult to categorize. His legacy has been firmly established, and he is often regarded as one of the world's most influential popular musicians.
Quote:Beck Hansen (July 8, 1970) is an American musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, known by the stage name Beck. With a pop art collage of musical styles, oblique and ironic lyrics, and postmodern arrangements incorporating samples, drum machines, live instrumentation and sound effects, Beck has been hailed by critics throughout his musical career as being amongst the most creative and idiosyncratic musicians of 1990s and 2000s alternative rock.
Lyndsey Parker's (Yahoo Music) interview with Haley at Grammy rehearsals
