Year 6, Day 288

Good Morning! Today's song is Promises by Calvin Harris and Sam Smith.

Happy Leap Year! It might just be because my birthday falls in this month, but I love keeping track of the leap years. Anyway, both these guys are huge names with long careers so I'm going to do a very bare bones overview for them. Calvin Harris is Adam Wiles, and has been around since 1999. In that time he's released five albums, the first in 2007 and the most recent in 2017. He done lots of touring throughout, and has been nominated for over 100 awards, and won more than 30 of those. Sam Smith is an English singer active since 2007. Since then he's released two albums, the first in 2014 and another due to be out within the next few months. He's also been nominated for 74 awards, winning 29 of those. He's also made headlines though his career for coming out about his sexual orientation and identifying a non-binary, which I applaud him for taking such a public stance. The people not in the spotlight who feel the same way need a good role model to look to and know that how they feel is normal. If you want to know more about their careers, you can look it up in depth, but that's all from me for now.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 287

Good Morning! Today's song is Trumpets by Jason Derulo.

I've done other Jason Derulo songs so I'm pretty sure I've already done a write up before and wont do one today. Instead I'm looking for some input. I'm making some coat of arms for characters in a book series to go on the covers that I'm making for the book, but I'm stuck on what to put on the mantling for vampires who turn into mist. It's the last of the mantling I have to do because I figured out the rest, but what do you even do for that? Mist? How do you draw that. I need some ideas because I'm at a loss. So give that a think and let me know what you come up with.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 286

Good Morning! Today's song is Out Of Love by Two Friends featuring Cosmos & Creature.

Two Friends is a DJ duo made up of Eli Sones and Matthew Halper. They've been around since 2011 when they formed the group after high school. They both had musical aspirations that went in different directions, but decided to focus on electronic music after a trip to Coachella. The first four years they worked long distance because they went to universities in different States, then reunited in 2015 to pursue music full time. They have lots of singles, as well as two EP's out in 2013 and in 2017. Cosmos & Creature is a duo made up of Molly Moore and Brandyn Burnette, and have been around since 2016. They've both produced songs for other artists, and have toured with some big names. They've got some singles under this name, but they both also have their own projects so if you want to see more you can look them up individually.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 285

Good Morning! Today's song is For The Love by Hearts & Colors.

This is a duo from Sweden who've been active since 2014. Philip Tillström & Nicolai Kjellberg started off posting covers on YouTube. They signed with a label and released a song by a producer named Andrelli that did really well. Now they're signed to a new label and creating their own music. Since then, they've released four singles in 2018 and I'm sure have more on the way.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 284

Good Morning! Today's song is Wasteland by Against The Current.

Against The Current has been active since 2011 and is currently made up of Chrissy Costanza, Dan Gow, and Will Ferri. Their first EP came out in 2014, followed quickly by another in 2015. They toured for the EP through that year, then released their debut album in 2016. In 2017 they collaborated with a gaming company and made the music for the League of Legends World Championship that year. Since then they've been releasing more singles, so if you like it check out some of their other stuff.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 283

Good Morning! Today's song is If You're Hearing This by Hook N Sling, Parson James, and Betty Who.

So Hook N Sling is Anthony Maniscalco, an Australian songwriter, producer, and DJ whose been active since 2007. He has four EP's as well as a bunch of singles, and has been nominated for an ARIA. Parson James is an American singer whose been active since 2015 when he signed with a label. He has collaborated with other artists like Kygo, and had an EP out in 2016 with plans for an album to follow. I can't find much about if that happened or not, but maybe you will. So Betty Who is Jessica Anne Newham whose been active since 2010 and who I've featured before. She's had five EP's and three albums to date, the most recent out in 2019. I can't tell if this song is a full collaboration, or if it's one specific artist with people featured, so we're giving credit to all three. So check out the song.

Peace.

Year 6, Day 282

Good Morning! Today's song is Sway by Tove Stryke.

Photo by: Johan Jönsson

Tove Stryke is a Swedish singer active since 2009 when she went on Swedish Idol and came in third place.  Her debut album came out in 2010, and she got nominated for a Grammisgalan in 2012. She signed with a UK label in 2013, then released an EP in 2014. She did a couple performance for the EP, then released her second album in 2015, with a third in 2018. This is one artist that I spent months trying to get my sister to listen to, then when I stopped harassing her she found a song on her own and showed it to me. She was so proud of herself for finding a new artist that I didn't know and I just kind of stared at her. In the end though it really doesn't matter how you find music, as long as you find something and like it. So give this one a try.

Peace.