And The Writer Is...with Ross Golan
Music:Music Interviews
Today’s guest is a Grammy-nominated songwriter, producer, artist, and record label executive. Her journey into music began at the age of five when she found a piano buried in the garden at her parents’ house in South London. By the age of 19, she was recording her own songs, and soon after, she signed her first publishing deal with Allen Jacobs at EMI. And at 22, she signed a record deal at Mercury Records (with Tom Vickers and Ed Eckstine), relocated to Los Angeles, and started work on her first album. Her debut album self-titled garnered her a nomination for Best New Artist at the 1994 American Music Awards. Her single “The Color of the Night” was a top 10 hit on Adult Contemporary radio and also landed her a nomination for Best Song in a Motion Picture at the Golden Globes. As she started a family, she reinvented herself as the co-creator of The Matrix. Alongside creative partners Graham Edwards and Scott Spock, the trio wrote and produced Avril Lavigne’s worldwide phenomenon album ‘Let Go’ which included three international No. 1 hits: “Complicated,” “Sk8er Boi,” and “I’m With You”. For “Complicated,” the Matrix trio won the Ivor Novello Award for International Hit of The Year. The Matrix also received seven Grammy nominations including Producer of the Year (she is one of 7 women to ever be nominated). She is also a two-time Juno Award winner and a BMI Songwriter of the Year Award recipient. The Matrix has sold more than 30 million records and has worked with artists including Avril Lavigne, Jason Mraz, Shakira, Liz Phair, Korn, David Bowie, Christina Aguilera, Ricky Martin, Britney Spears, Rihanna, and Greyson Chance among many others. Her independent work includes Enrique Iglesias’s worldwide No. 1 hit “Tonight I’m Loving You,” as well as songs with Kelly Clarkson, Jason Derulo, Bebe Rexha, Iggy Azalea, Avril Lavigne, The Struts, and more. Recently she started her record label, Youth Be Served Records (YBS Records). The first signing is artist Jenn Bostic, whose ‘Take My Hand EP’ entered the iTunes Christian chart at No. 11. And her second signing is Australian artist Tassia Zappia, who is in the studio now with an expected release during 2020. And The Writer Is...Lauren Christy!
This episode is sponsored by BMI.
Art: Michael Richey White
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
And The Update Is...April 25th, 2022
Ep. 151: Rodney Jerkins
And The Update Is...April 11, 2022
Ep. 150: GAYLE
And The Update Is...March 28, 2022
Ep. 149: Lin-Manuel Miranda
And The Update Is...March 14th, 2022
Ep. 148: Ryan Tedder
And The Update Is...February 28, 2022
And The Update Is...February 21, 2022
And The Update Is...February 14th, 2022
And The Update Is...February 7th, 2022
And The Update Is...January 31, 2022
And The Update Is...December 13th, 2021
And The Update Is...December 6th, 2021
Ep. 147: Michael Bublé
Ep. 146: Golnar Khosrowshahi
Ep. 145: Tainy
Ep. 144: Tommy Brown
And The Update Is...October 4th, 2021
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Midnight Chats
Phil Taggart’s Slacker Podcast
Song Exploder
Soundtracking with Edith Bowman
Sodajerker On Songwriting