Mike Lombardo
Mike Lombardo is an American piano rock musician from Upstate New York. He is known for writing nerdy piano-driven rock songs and posting them on YouTube under the username "MikeLombardoMusic."[2] He is currently signed to DFTBA Records through which he has released one LP, Songs for a New Day, and one EP, The Alchemist. His original songs and videos are released under a Creative Commons BY-NC license, meaning anyone can use his material without his expressed permission as long as proper credit is given and there is no monetary gain.
Lombardo posts music videos, song tutorials, as well as personal updates on his YouTube channel, where he currently has over 20,000 subscribers.
History
Lombardo frequently states that he has been making music since he was two years old, and has wanted nothing else except to make music and be a rock star for the rest of his life. He graduated a year early from Berklee College of Music in 2009,[3] earning a degree in songwriting. He first started uploading original songs on YouTube as a way to post his homework for class assignments.
Awards, Achievements, and Appearances
- Lombardo won 1st place in the jazz category of the 2008 Upstate NY Songwriting competition.[4]
- In March 2010, Lombardo earned the title of Master of Song Fu after winning Quick Stop Entertainment's Masters of Song Fu[5] songwriting competition, with his song "Caroline," part of his independently-released album, The Fordham Sessions.
- Lombardo wrote a parody of Coldplay's Viva La Vida in homage to Stephen Fry called "Viva La Fry," and it garnered Fry's attention.[6]
- Lombardo, along with his band, The Mike Lombardo Trio, opened for pop musician Ryan Cabrera on his US tour in Hamden, Connecticut on December 6, 2010.
- Lombardo's video "Mike Lombardo Smackdown," about Internet file sharing and piracy was awarded Video of the Year 2010 by the website MusicTechPolicy.com.[7]
- Lombardo has collaborated with many artists, including Meghan Tonjes, on Sara Bareilles' song "King of Anything," which Bareilles watched and commented about.[8]
- Another video of his, titled "Songwriting on the Floor: Rhyme (And Why Eminem Is Awesome)," was featured on CBSnews.com in May 2011.[9]
- In the fall of 2011, Lombardo opened a handful of shows for comedy duo, Paul and Storm.
Discography
- The Fordham Sessions (2010)
- Songs for a New Day (2010)
- The Alchemist (2011)
- Alive in Philly (2011) - Live album recorded at Milkboy Coffee in Ardmore, Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ http://www.twitter.com/mikelombardo
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/mikelombardomusic
- ^ Ostroff, Craig (2011-03-08). "Lombardo delivers eclectic character-driven songs". Montgomery Media. http://www.montgomerynews.com/articles/2011/03/08/entertainment/doc4d769d234fc7a570285510.txt?viewmode=fullstory. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
- ^ http://www.broadjam.com/artists/home.php?artistID=60646
- ^ http://www.asitecalledfred.com/2010/03/22/song-fu-6-final-round-voting/
- ^ http://www.nutsontheroad.net/vivalafry/
- ^ http://musictechpolicy.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/best-video-of-2010-mike-lombardo-lays-it-down/
- ^ http://twitter.com/#!/SaraBareilles/status/44640531996872704
- ^ http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504784_162-20062326-10391705.html
- ^ http://www.minkcarcover.com/?page_id=2
- ^ http://www.minkcarcover.com/?page_id=2
- ^ http://www.kenflagg.com/2011/10/22/frontalot-fall-tour-2011-days-1-3-austin-tx/.
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