Samuel (musician)

Samuel
Background information
Born October 6, 1987
Origin New York City
Genres Pop Music, Dance Music, Rhythm and blues
Occupations Musician
Labels Columbia/Startime International
Associated acts The Knocks
Alex Winston
Website facebook.com/samuel

Samuel is an indie pop artist with R&B influences born and raised in New York City.[1] His single "I Heart NY" was released on Columbia/Startime International Records in 2010. His full length album titled Trains to Wanderland is set for release at the end of August 2011, with select singles being released currently.

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Biography

Samuel began his music career with Benjamin "B-Roc" Ruttner and James "Jpatt" Patterson of the production duo, The Knocks, recording at their label, HeavyRoc Music.[2][3] The Knocks, along with Sam Sparro-producer Jesse Rogg, produced Samuel's earlier EPs and singles, including "Champagne Kisses." He signed with Columbia Records in 2008 where Grammy-nominated Greg Wells was the executive producer of the album "Trains to Wanderland."[4] He released his single, "I Heart NY," in August 2010,[5] which garnered major success on Vevo, from music sources such as The Guardian and NY Post and Hype Machine during the week of its release.[6][7][8] Rapper Joell Ortiz added a verse to the track post-release. He has toured with many notable artists including Jason DeRulo, Ok Go!, Dan Black and Marina & The Diamonds.[9][10] In summer of 2010, Samuel recorded a cover of Drake's "Find Your Love," in which Kanye West, who produced the original track, featured on his blog.[11] Spin Magazine featured Samuel as one of their "Up and Comers" to watch as did Billboard wrote a feature on him as music to "Hear This Now".[12][13] On June 27, 2011, Staten Island's all children PS22 Chorus released a cover of "I Heart NY."[14]

Discography

Released by Startime International in June 8, 2010.[15]

I Heart NY EP

I Heart NY EP
No. Title Length
1. "I Heart NY"   4:15
2. "Champagne Kisses"   3:44
3. "Still Here"   4:05

References

  1. ^ Hasty, Katy. "Samuel." Billboard Aug. 2008: 32. Print.
  2. ^ "Samuel Interview: SXSW 2010". Spinner. 2010-03-16. http://www.spinner.com/2010/03/16/samuel-interview-sxsw-2010/. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  3. ^ Petar Kujundzic (2010-07-15). "In Love With New York: A Chat With Samuel". Hypetrak. http://hypetrak.com/2010/07/in-love-with-new-york-a-chat-with-samuel/. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  4. ^ Davies, Derek. "Golden Summers." Neon Gold Records. Ed. Derek Davies. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 June 2010. <http://neongoldrecords.blogspot.com/2010/06/golden-summers.html>
  5. ^ "Exclusive: Interview with Singer Samuel". Review Fix. http://reviewfix.com/2010/08/review-fix-exclusive-interview-with-singer-samuel/. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  6. ^ The Guardian UK
  7. ^ The New York Post
  8. ^ "Samuel - 'I Heart NY'". Popjustice. http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4824&Itemid=279%20PopJustice. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  9. ^ "Marist SPC Spring Concert: Jason Derulo w/ Samuel at - College on Plancast". Plancast.com. 2011-04-05. http://plancast.com/p/3t1x/marist-spc-spring-concert-jason-derulo-w-samuel. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  10. ^ "Le Poisson Rouge | Mon. March 15, 2010 - Marina & the Diamonds w/ Samuel @ Le Poisson Rouge - 158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012". Lepoissonrouge.inticketing.com. 2010-03-15. http://lepoissonrouge.inticketing.com/events/71137/Marina--the-Diamonds-w-Erik-Hassle. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  11. ^ B-Roc (2010-07-21). "Kanye West <3's Samuel". Heavy Roc Music. http://heavyrocmusic.com/article.html/kanye-west-3s-samuel. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  12. ^ "WATCH: R&B Up-and-Comer Samuel". SPIN.com. 2010-08-04. http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-rb-and-comer-samuel. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  13. ^ "Billboard - Google Books". Books.google.com. 2008-08-02. http://books.google.com/books?id=7xMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32&dq=billboard+samuel+i+heart+ny&hl=en&ei=0OklTooIz7PQAY_b0boK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=true. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  14. ^ "‪PS22 Chorus "I HEART NY" Samuel‬‏". YouTube. 2011-06-27. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeZ4NhLf5bU. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  15. ^ Gaston, Peter. "WATCH: R&B Up-and-Comer Samuel." Spin 4 Aug. (2010). Web. 19 July 2011. <http://www.spin.com/articles/watch-rb-and-comer-samuel>

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