In Search Of Pharrell Williams

Author : Paul Lester
Publisher : Omnibus Press
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2015-08-10
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781783235315

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In Search of Pharrell Williams by Paul Lester Pdf

First substantial overview of the life and career of Pharrell Williams, the foremost producer of the modern era, and performer in his own right. It follows him from his days growing up in Virginia, his meeting with musical partner Chad Hugo and formation of The Neptunes, through his collaborations with the great and the good of pop, rap and R&B, including Jay-Z, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Usher, Snoop Dogg, Gwen Stefani, Nelly and Kelis. It assesses his ground-breaking work with the radical rap-rock-pop band N*E*R*D, and his emergence as a solo superstar via Daft Punk's Get Lucky, Robin Thicke's controversial Blurred Lines and global mega-hit Happy. It delves behind the immaculate facade to find out what makes Williams one of the most driven and inventive musicians of the last 20 years.

Author : Marcus Lovett
Publisher : Marvellousness
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780645347005

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In Search of Marvellousness by Marcus Lovett Pdf

In Search of Marvellousness. Fear, pain and the pursuit of happiness. The back story. Is your pain telling you something? Do you listen to it or just try to drown it out? What if your discomfort inspired you to push beyond, but you chose to avoid being uncomfortable? This is a story of pain, discomfort, fear and rejection and how an action man learns to embrace and listen to his spirit. In Search of Marvellousness is a story where everything happens at once and time is fluid, not unlike Kurt Vonnegut’s “Slaughterhouse-Five”, but without the extraterrestrials. It’s a tale of a life filled with adventure and travel like Roald Dahl’s “Going Solo” but without a war. It reflects Louise Hay’s “You Can Heal Your Life”, where pain and discomfort keep coming until the lesson is learned, but without affirmations. In Search of Marvellousness is the inner story of Marcus Lovett, the boy from Bendigo who just wanted to travel the world and have a good time. From being Australia’s first freestyle skier in the 1988 Olympics Winter Games at Calgary to being an Acapulco cliff diver and stuntman, risking life and limb for glory and a few dollars. The physical pain of breaks and dislocations screamed lessons that were sometimes lost in translation but continued until they were understood. In Search of Marvellousness covers the mental and emotional self-doubts of imposter syndrome. Marcus produces and hosts the long-running television show called the Snowshow. Filmed worldwide and broadcast globally, the Snowshow was a skiing and snowboarding travel show. Though earning money doing what he loved, he still felt like a ski bum looking for his next free ride. In Search of Marvellousness explores the connection between physical, mental, emotional and spiritual discomfort. Marcus explores the joy of fear and discovers self-esteem is the answer, constantly reminding himself to keep the spirit.

Author : Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith,Anthony J. Fonseca
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 933 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9798216096184

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Hip Hop around the World [2 volumes] by Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith,Anthony J. Fonseca Pdf

This set covers all aspects of international hip hop as expressed through music, art, fashion, dance, and political activity. Hip hop music has gone from being a marginalized genre in the late 1980s to the predominant style of music in America, the UK, Nigeria, South Africa, and other countries around the world. Hip Hop around the World includes more than 450 entries on global hip hop culture as it includes music, art, fashion, dance, social and cultural movements, organizations, and styles of hip hop. Virtually every country is represented in the text. Most of the entries focus on music styles and notable musicians and are unique in that they discuss the sound of various hip hop styles and musical artists' lyrical content, vocal delivery, vocal ranges, and more. Many additional entries deal with dance styles, such as breakdancing or b-boying/b-girling, popping/locking, clowning, and krumping, and cultural movements, such as black nationalism, Nation of Islam, Five Percent Nation, and Universal Zulu Nation. Country entries take into account politics, history, language, authenticity, and personal and community identification. Special care is taken to draw relationships between people and entities such as mentor-apprentice, producer-musician, and more.

Author : Joanne Mattern
Publisher : Mitchell Lane Publishers, Inc.
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781680200881

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Pharrell Williams by Joanne Mattern Pdf

Singer, producer, songwriter, fashion designer...Pharrell Williams has become a superstar in not just one area of pop culture, but in many. From his early days as a music producer who was too nerdy to be taken seriously to his record-breaking chart hits, this talented artist has created some of today's most popular songs and worked with major recording artists in hip hop, pop, and rock music. Learn the story behind the man who doesn't see the point of bragging about his success at the same time his music has made millions of people "Happy" in this story of a creative artist who definitely marches to the beat of his own drummer.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1698 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular Billboard Mainstream Top 40 (Pop Songs) Number-one Singles by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2024-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular Billboard Adult Contemporary Number-one Singles by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Enrique Encabo
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-28
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781443885638

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Reinventing Sound by Enrique Encabo Pdf

Recent years have witnessed a true technological revolution with a global impact upon all areas of society, from entertainment to education. Technology, changing and evolving at increasing speed, undoubtedly shapes ways of seeing the world, something which requires profound reflection in terms of how reality is understood. It is undeniable that in this audiovisual world music plays a leading and prominent role. This is particularly notable when considering the importance of music in relation to the way it is featured on mobile devices and as manifested in terms of other communication technologies, its impact on new narrative forms and the prominence of audiovisual fiction in advertising, and the new ways of creating, receiving and disseminating music on the Internet. This book is divided into two sections, “New Media, New Audiences” and “Music, Cinema and Audiovisual Practices: New Approaches”, and the sixteen essays brought together here are the work of an international group of scholars who deal with different geographical and cultural contexts. One of the highlights of this volume is its interdisciplinary re-reading of a complex phenomenon that is undoubtedly a fundamental part of contemporary culture. As such, this collection will be of particular interest to both scholars and non-specialist readers.

Author : Chris Flores
Publisher : Enslow Publishing, LLC
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2016-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780766081949

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Pharrell Williams by Chris Flores Pdf

Pharrell Williams is a Grammy Award–winning singer, rapper, and record producer. Famous record producer Teddy Riley discovered Williams’s R&B group, the Neptunes, in the early 1990s during a high school talent show. Since then, Williams has worked with such chart-topping acts as Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, and Beyoncé and has launched a clothing line, written children’s picture books, and founded a charity to help underprivileged schools. This colorful biography uses vibrant photos, simple text, and direct quotations from Williams himself to tell the story of his ascension to fame.

Author : Wayne Wheelwright
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-07-03
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN : 9781783338740

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Pharrell Williams Quiz Book by Wayne Wheelwright Pdf

Pharrell Williams is the extremely talented music star/record producer that has topped sales charts all round the world whilst working with some of the biggest names in the world of music. This quiz book will test your knowledge on the multi award winning phenom with questions covering a range of subjects including his collaborations, his groups, his songs and even his work in soundtracks. So prepare to see what you know about the newest coach on The Voice and the artist involved in some of the best selling songs of all time like Happy and Blurred Lines.

Author : Alexis Burling
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781629693125

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Pharrell Williams: Grammy-Winning Singer, Songwriter & Producer by Alexis Burling Pdf

This title examines the life of Pharrell Williams. Readers will learn about Williams's childhood, family, education, and rise to fame. Colorful graphics, oversize photos, and informative sidebars accompany easy-to-read text that explores Williams's early interest in music and talent in songwriting that led to writing songs for other artists and eventually the release of his solo albums. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Katie Lajiness
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2015-12-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781680773279

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Pharrell Williams by Katie Lajiness Pdf

Meet famous music star Pharrell Williams! In this engaging title, readers will learn about Williams's childhood in Virginia, his meeting in high school of friend Chad Hugo, and their founding of the Neptunes. Williams's work with the Neptunes is covered, including their first hit, Britney Spears's "I'm a Slave 4 U". Williams's career as a musician both with band N.E.R.D. and his solo work including his first album On My Mind is covered, as are his many Grammy Award wins, designer clothing lines, and first book based on his song "Happy". Table of contents, map, "Did You Know" fact boxes, a "Snapshot" graphic with vital information, glossary, and index are included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Big Buddy Books is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Author : Pharrell Williams
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780698409088

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Happy! by Pharrell Williams Pdf

Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams's super-hit song “Happy” is now a picture book Nominated for an Academy Award in 2014, “Happy” hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. Now Pharrell Williams brings his beloved song to the youngest of readers in photographs of children across cultures celebrating what it means to be happy. All the exuberance of the song pulses from these vibrant photographs of excited, happy kids. This is a picture book full of memorable, precious childhood moments that will move readers in the same way they were moved by the song. “Happy” has had the world dancing ever since it first hit the airwaves, and now the irresistibly cheerful tune will come to life on the page with Pharrell Williams’s very first picture book! A keepsake and true classic in the making.

Author : Pharrell Williams
Publisher : Rizzoli International Publications
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Art
ISBN : 0847839494

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Pharrell by Pharrell Williams Pdf

Lavishly illustrated with over 400 sketches, concept renderings and photographs, this book features Pharrell William's prolific body of work in his unique graphic language, including apparel from his Ice Cream/Billionaire Boys Club clothing Line (which he developed with *A Bathing Ape® founder NIGO®), his jewellery and accessories designs for Louis Vuitton, his furniture designs for Domeau & Pérès, as well as other product design, limited-edition toys; graphic designs, skate graphics and collaborations with Moncler, Marc Jacobs, the artist KAWS, and with architects Zaha Hadid and Masamichi Katayama/Wonderwall. This comprehensive book also explores Pharrell William's musical career in depth, from his role as producer for the Neptunes to the band N.E.R.D, and his collaborations with friends Kanye West, Jay-Z, Snoop Dog and other hip-hop royalty. One of the few artists to successfully weave together his varying talents and interests, Pharrell's unique body of work uses elements of music, fashion, street art and product design to create an industry, with one segment both supporting and inspiring the others. Critical essays lend context and position Pharrell's work within contemporary visual and material culture. With sections examining his design work, his music career, his collaborations and his inspirations, this volume gives readers insight into the synergetic process which has brought the artist such success.

Author : Pharrell Williams
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2023-05-02
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780691244990

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Pharrell-isms by Pharrell Williams Pdf

An essential, inspiring collection of quotations about creativity, social justice, and more from musician, producer, artist, and designer Pharrell Williams Rising to global fame with his hit single “Happy,” Pharrell Williams has influenced every corner of music, from cowriting and producing the monumental track “Alright” with Kendrick Lamar to composing music for the Academy Award–winning film Hidden Figures. But his work also extends to fashion, design, and the visual arts, and he has collaborated with leading artists and designers, including Takashi Murakami, Daniel Arsham, and Comme des Garçons. Gathered from interviews and other sources, this compelling and provocative collection of quotations offers new insights into the personality and creative process of one of today’s most exciting and intriguing artists. Select quotations from the book: Self-awareness is a muscle that needs exercise. It needs a regimen. You’ve got to continue to reinvent yourself today, all the while thinking about tomorrow. Music is the key, the skeleton key that’s opened every door for me. There is no humanity without education. There is no education without demand. The only way to make life better for yourself, the only true and lasting way, is to make life better for others.

Author : Anthony J. Fonseca,Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2021-09-09
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781440874888

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Listen to Hip Hop! by Anthony J. Fonseca,Melissa Ursula Dawn Goldsmith Pdf

Listen to Hip Hop! Exploring a Musical Genre provides an overview of hip-hop music for scholars and fans of the genre, with a focus on 50 defining artists, songs, and albums. Listen to Hip Hop! Exploring a Musical Genre explores non-rap hip hop music, and as such it serves as a compliment to Listen to Rap! Exploring a Musical Genre (Greenwood Press, Anthony J. Fonseca, 2019), which discussed at length 50 must-hear rap artists, albums, and songs. This book aims to provide a close listening/reading of a diverse set of songs and lyrics by a variety of artists who represent different styles outside of rap music. Most entries focus on specific songs, carefully analyzing and deconstructing musical elements, discussing their sound, and paying close attention to instrumentation and production values—including sampling, a staple of rap and an element used in some hip hop dance songs. Though some of the artists included may be normally associated with other musical genres and use hip hop elements sparingly, those in this book have achieved iconic status. Finally, sections on the background and history of hip hop, hip hop's impact on popular culture, and the legacy of hip hop provide context through which readers can approach the entries.