David Radford was in the top 24 on Season 5 of American Idol. From his independently produced album of four songs I picked "Take It All." Here is an excerpt from his bio:
Another Idol alumni is the first winner of Canadian Idol, Ryan Malcolm. He is now part of the rock band "Low Level Flight" which has just released the album "Urgency." I have added their first single "Change For Me."Heartthrob crooner David Radford achieved international fame as a fan favorite on the hit musical television show American Idol. Hailing from Crystal Lake, IL, David is one of six siblings and has studied voice individually and chorally.
Inspired by such legendary crooners as Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Sammy Davis Jr., Radford is easily compared to modern swing recording star Michael Buble. On stage David has made starring appearances in such musical theater classics as “Guys and Dolls” and at such venues as the legendary Woodstock Opera House. ...read more here.
Also added this week are "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc, "You Are Loved (Don't Give Up)" by Josh Groban, "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes, "Stand" by Rascal Flatts, "When Will I See You Again" by The Three Degrees and "Life Is Beautiful" by Vega4.Born in Kingston, Ryan started singing in a band at age 11, alongside his older brother and dad, who opened a fine dining restaurant that had entertainment three nights a week. “My dad taught me everything,” says Ryan, revealing that his father was once in a band with the original members of April Wine.
At 16, Ryan started writing songs and produced his first demo at 17 in Sarah Harmer’s studio, although he admits, “They were not very good. I’m not going to lie.”
With no foreseeable connection to the Canadian music industry hub of Toronto, he enrolled in college for policing, but continued playing nightclubs in Kingston and honing his songwriting in his spare time.
In 2003, he learned of the inaugural Canadian Idol auditions and tried out. To his surprise, he was accepted and decided to go have fun in Toronto for the summer performing on the television talent search. Little did he know he would win. His debut full-length, Home, an album he made only a little contribution to as a writer because of the rush job to get it out and the nature of the show, went platinum (100,000) in Canada, was nominated for a Juno (pop album of the year) and spawned the number one single “Something More,” but Ryan was not artistically satisfied.
When the hoopla died down and contractual obligations were met, Ryan retreated and got to work on what he really wanted to do — start a band of his own. He had found from the Idol writing camps that hooks and melodies came quite easily to him and took the tips he learned from established writers and applied them to his more rudimentary early writing experiences.
Rounding up Shaun and James, and dubbing his new band Low Level Flight, they went into Toronto’s Vault Studios with producer Mike Borkosky (illScarlett), who took a creative approach to the making of the record, occasionally using different plug-ins, an ‘80s guitar-keyboard, vocal effects, and other cool ideas to ensure the album had a unique, yet accessible quality. ...read more here.
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