Stefano Langone signed to 19 Management ‎

[LovinDaHaley]

LOL Lovinda, how do you remember this dialogue?...

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^ Ha ha ha, hee hee hee, ho ho ho... Oh no no no- My memory has been upgraded to Google

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[Miguel]

Stefano is working on finishing his album and that involved a little trip.


26 Sep

Stefano Langone ‏@Stefano

NOW THAT'S A BIG PLANE #France

28 Sep

Stefano Langone ‏@Stefano

Wanted to take this opportunity to reflect and recognize how blessed and privileged I am. What a beautiful life. It's about where I've been

Stefano Langone ‏@Stefano

And how far I've come, and how much further I have to go. #muchlove

30 Sep

Stefano Langone ‏@Stefano

I'm in the French hills, staying in a REAL castle, writing with some the best writers and producers the world has to offer #BlessedLife

Stefano Langone ‏@Stefano

To my fans!!! I love you all! The album is being finished! Can't wait to give you all what you deserve!!! #muchlove

[Outcast]

Stefano reveals cover for 'Yes to Love' single

Stefano will premiere his new single, Yes to Love, Tuesday on Idol Chatter. Today, though, we've got a look at the single's cover.

Stefano - known to American Idol viewers as Season 10 finalist Stefano Langone - has been performing the song live for several months.

"Yes to Love is a song that I heard a while ago in Rock Mafia's studio," Stefano says. "I loved it from the get-go. It tells a story that's so intimate and very personal."

Yes to Love was written and produced by Rock Mafia's Tim James and Antonita Armato, who also worked with Stefano on his debut single, I'm on a Roll. The songwriting/production team will have three songs on Stefano's Hollywood Records album, which is slated for May release.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/idolchatte...r/1801413/

[mercfan3]

Stefano gets a second single...and Haley didn't.

Nice to have a label behind you..

[Miguel]

MJs reports:

American Idol Season 10 alum, Stefano Langone sent out a series of cryptic tweets this week hinting at big changes.

He also linked to somone's blog entry, "You guys gotta check this out. @bryanthadude nailed it on the head!":

http://bryanthadude.blogspot.com/2013/06...e.html?m=1

The thing that I have noticed in my 24 years here is that we are all in control of how we react to situations and how we react to those situations tell more about us than the situations themselves.

Reading between the lines, it seems possible Stefano has parted ways with his label without ever releasing an album.

[Miguel]

Carrie Langone • 2 hours ago

Some of you are spot on, and some maybe not so much! My son has so much courage and respect for what he does - he will continue to fight for what he loves and has passion for! @ usetobelucy spot on! Oh he's still with Hollywood Records and for what ever his road will be is ultimately up to God! I'm a very proud mother - I hope your moms as proud as I am! don't hate, it's all about love! He's having fun...I hope you are too!

Carrie Langone • 2 hours ago

Let me add the recent venues, radio tours, and Summer Jam's we attended Stefano opened just weeks ago were crazy good. Stefano had the people jumping and dancing without much sound or management support most artist receive! I know we were proud parents! Wrong on the break up news! Done!

[Miguel]

'Idol' Alum Stefano Langone Splits from 19, Red Light Management: They Weren't 'Getting It'

...Langone tells The Hollywood Reporter that he has severed ties with both 19 Entertainment and Red Light and is taking control of his own destiny by managing himself.

“Truth be told, I had left 19 back in January of this year,” he says. “It really just came down to one thing: my vision -- what I wanted to do and the amount of time that we were actually engaging with each other. I rarely ever talked to 19 Entertainment about anything relating to my career and where I wanted to go.”

As for Red Light, Stefano says that, at the beginning, they were working together “100 percent,” but that the management company wasn’t “getting it as well.”

The 24-year old Kent, Wash., native does have good news for his fans, however: He remains with Hollywood Records and is working on new material, including a mix tape. He's also building a home studio and bringing in his old team from Seattle, Lazar Music. Among his collaborators: songwriting partner Rush Davis, songwriters Priscilla Renea and The Futuristics, and Idol bandleader Ray Chew.

“This is just the beginning," Langone says excitedly. "I’ve been independent for two weeks now. I’ve already got shows lined up. Getting out there and being in control of my own destiny... I like it this way, and it gives me a great opportunity to work with the label on a more one-on-one basis. I can get in there, strategize and feel great about it.”

So what happened? Langone says that, essentially, he and his management weren't on the same page. “I am not one of those artists that gets handed songs and records them,” he explains. “I write a lot of music, and knowing what direction to take... Hollywood gets it in a way. They signed me when I got on the piano and showed them what I do -- how I play and how I sing. They are not willing to let that go.”

Langone, who is now based in Los Angeles, says he feels confident in his decision partly because of encouragement he received from Disney Group president Ken Bunt. “He called me personally and said, 'Regardless of the decisions you’ve made, I respect you for that and we will stick behind you 100 percent.' I am very fortunate to have a label like Hollywood behind me.”

Since signing with Hollywood Records, Langone has released two singles: the summer party anthem “I’m on a Roll” and the romantic slow jam “Yes to Love.” Despite the initial success of “I’m on a Roll,” with 20,000 downloads upon its release, neither single gained traction at radio.

“They were great records for what they were," Langone says. "'I’m on a Roll' was a summer fun record. It got great reviews, sold a heck of a lot, but there was no real push behind that record. And then 'Yes to Love,' which is a really heartfelt record, there wasn’t enough innovation. The ideas behind these records weren’t there. They weren’t executed the right way. They could have been. That being said -- I’m still here. The label believes in what I do. So now it’s about taking that next move.”

With the American Idol season 12 tour getting ready to hit the road, Langone adds that the time is now for the current Idols to make their mark. “This is the most pivotal point," he says. “You are really fending for yourself. And you could look at it from that perspective on the show. I didn’t, unfortunately.”

Speaking from experience, Langone recalls his summer on the road, when he waited patiently as James Durbin and Casey Abrams got record deals. “They got signed for a reason," he says. "That’s what made our season so great. We all had our own niche and truly believed that it was just the beginning."

And even if a restart is in order, Langone insists, “I’m really enjoying this time in my life, and I feel like something special is around the corner. Now, with my team, I’m going to go out there and take it by storm. Why not?”

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/idol-wo...one-581522

[john]

Hope you're ready for this one

Song was apparently recorded a couple years ago but he recently "finished it": Be In Love

[Miguel]

I did not know Stefano came from a musical family.

Ernie Langone wrote special music for Stefano Langone when he started to teach him to play the piano at age 6 because he couldn't reach certain keys.

"His hands were not big enough to play an octave," said Ernie Langone, of Kent, during a phone interview last week about his son, a finalist on "American Idol."

...Music plays a large role in the Langone family history. Stefano is the grandson of the late Don Langone, who owned Langone's Music Store for three decades in San Jose, Calif. Don Langone sold instruments as well as gave music lessons.

"I lived in an apartment above the music store with my father, mother and two brothers," Ernie Langone said. "But my brothers did not pursue music."

Ernie Langone started to play the trumpet at age 7. He has played in numerous bands over the years.

"My father was a music teacher but he farmed me out," Langone said about learning to play instruments. "Music came naturally to me. I played trumpet in my first concert at age 10. I started to play guitar at age 9 and played bass at 13 in a band and started making money."

Langone and his wife, Carrie Langone, have lived 21 years in Kent. Stefano Langone was born in Bellevue.

While Ernie Langone introduced his son to music, he credited the many music teachers Stefano has had over the years for helping his son reach the national spotlight.

"I got to work with him but he's had great teachers," Langone said as he watched his son sing at Emerald Park Elementary School, the then-Meridian Junior High, Kentwood High School and Bellevue College.

Langone also took private voice lessons from Berith Ballard, of Covington.

Shortly after Langone graduated from junior high, he told his parents he wanted to become a professional singer.

"He wants to share his God-given gift with the world and wants to inspire people," Langone said. "He is a young, budding professional. This is not fly-by-night thing for him."

http://www.kentreporter.com/news/118807619.html

His father playing trumpet:

[Himm2]

^^ this helps to explain why after James Durbin's wedding on New Years Eve 2011, Stefano drove Haley to San Jose the next day to meet his family...they came from a musical family.