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An Interview with GRP. “GRP showcase themselves with their Grand new single, where killer piano riffs meet an extraordinary rhythm pattern. Imagine Tigran Hamasyan mixed with Brad Mehldau with a hint of Dream Theater….” Read the full article »
When Summer Swee-Singh graduated with a degree in Legal Studies, a career in music was the furthest thing from her mind. Fast forward a few years and she’s performed on The Ellen Show with pop sensation Bebe Rexha, toured the world as a pianist and composer, and launched her own piano & string ensemble. She...
Today we’d like to introduce you to Summer Swee-Singh. Summer, please share your story with us. How did you get to where you are today? At a young age, my parents enrolled me in group music lessons to, of all things, help make me more social and encourage class participation in school. An introvert by...
One of the decade’s top ranking DJs, KSHMR—celebrated for his world sounds spin on electro house—comes back to Splice with a pack infused with stylistic range. Whether collaborating with Tiesto, bringing creators some of the most popular packs in Splice history, or broadcasting production tutorials to millions of YouTube viewers, Niles Hollowell-Dhar (KSHMR) makes his...
Earlier this week, Bebe Rexha released the music video for her “Maleficent: Mistress Of Evil” single “You Can’t Stop The Girl.” Friday, she further supports the song with a performance on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show.” The performance airs as part of an episode that also features Helen Mirren and Jenna Dewan. Sean Hayes appears as...
“Where did you get your Santa onesie?!” piped the chipper, slightly inebriated girl behind me in the public restroom line. She smiled at me, enthusiastically awaiting my response, using the propped-open door to steady herself while fixing her Santa skirt; I’d noticed that there were at least five other Santa-outfit-clad women in line with us....
On the heels of releasing his eighth project of 2018 with Back From the Dead 3, Chief Keef delivered another unique surprise for fans to close out the year. The Chicago native stars in the latest episode of Audiomack’s Trap Symphony series, which dropped Wednesday, featuring a fantasy collaboration mixing Keef’s drill music with a live orchestra for a bizarrely tuneful...
Polyphia’s new album New Levels New Devils sure is something, right? “This shit bumps,” said MS scribe Dick Gozinya in his official review, while also adding “you’ll probably go apeshit” and advising you “resist the urge to pass.” All wise words. I’m not sure I’d describe this piano and string medley of Polyphia songs as “bumpin’” like...
Polyphia‘s new album New Levels New Devils is out now and our reviewer is a pretty big fan of it. Summer Swee-Singh & the Heartstrings are also clearly big fans of the work, as they’ve taken the songs “Yas,” “Nasty” and “Death Note” and mashed them all together into a kickass piano ensemble medley.
Summer Swee-Singh is an award-winning pianist/keyboardist, music arranger (strings/orch), composer, string contractor (Summer Swee-Singh & the Heartstrings), and backing vocalist. Her studio and touring credits include Circa Survive, KSHMR, Chief Keef, Anthony Green, Until the Ribbon Breaks, Alexandra Shipp, etc.; her work has also been praised by Skrillex, Ed Banger Records, Carlos Rafael Rivera, DJ...
In the backstage room we were greeted by a large couch, some unstable stools, an old piano, scattered instruments and a tub of salsa open on the coffee table. Their photographer snapped a few shots of the scene, immortalizing the charm of the untidy room. The three brothers, Mario Camarena, Nathan Camarena and Esiah Camarena,...
The original accompaniment is extremely dynamic. When I was originally recording it, I thought about doing it super bare bones. Then I kept hearing different accompaniment in the vocals. We met the composer Summer Swee-Singh when Circa Survive was touring in Los Angeles who had done a map up on YouTube of a couple of...
A classically trained pianist posts a cover of a rock band’s track--and winds up on stage with them. A piano instructor draws on favorite game tunes on Instagram mini-etudes for students--and ends up working together with a popular composer on an album of arrangements, complete with sheet music. It’s all thanks to covers and social media, and it’s changing the way music gets made in some of the most productive, lucrative niches of the music industry...
@summersweesingh performs her original composition “JFN (with Prelude)” on a Model B #Steinway and strings. Do you have original videos to share featuring a Steinway? Email us at communications@steinway.com.
Joining us this week out of Orange County, California is Summer Swee-Singh. Summer is a professional pianist, keyboard player, music director, composer, film scorer, music arranger, and piano consultant. As a professional solo pianist, Summer has performed for audiences as large as 10,000 people and has performed for two TED-sanctioned TEDx events. In addition to...
“Dubstep” is not for everyone, and the most famous and successful musician of the genre, Skrillex, is rather famously divisive. Regardless of your feelings about the music, the sound of Skrillex’s compositions played on real instruments may surprise you…
Bro Bible picked up my cover of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites by Skrillex on their list of ’10 Chill, Non-Electric Covers of Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites’. This girl who went to UC Berkeley arranged SM&NS, along with a couple other Skrillex songs, for her and her friends to jam out to on the...
You might not (yet!) be familiar with the name Summer Swee-Singh, but I don’t think that will be true for very long. Summer sent me her debut album, Summer Swee-Singh and the Crazy 88, in January of this year. I wasn’t familiar with her name, but the album cover was intriguing! Fast forward a couple of...
‘Summer Swee-Singh is a real dynamo. Having performed in front of audiences as large as 10,000 people, this composer, pianist, and music arranger strives to be a powerful female voice in today’s music industry. Today she releases her new single “JFN (with Prelude).” The track is a new version of her previously released solo piano...
Summer Swee-Singh & the Crazy 88 is the debut album by Southern California pianist/ composer/ keyboardist/ music director/ film scorer/ arranger/ and piano consultant Summer Swee-Singh. To preface this review, I want to mention that when I was in the piano area of NAMM (National Association of Music Merchandisers) last month, I heard some dramatic music...
