I Wrote Ur Favourite Song: Max Martin

What do Katy Perry's #1 hit song "I Kissed a Girl", Backstreet Boys' #1 "I Want It That Way", Britney's #1 smash "One More Time", and Pink's #1 "So What" all have in common?

You're looking at him...

Martin Karl "Max Martin" Sandberg wrote or co-wrote all of these songs, and you've probably never even heard his name. He's an ASCAP-awarded and Grammy-nominated, Swedish music producer and songwriter, and while most of us have just been going about our normal daily lives, he's been in the studio working with some of the biggest names in music.

Since writing some of the most well-known pop songs in the 90's, the 00's saw Martin decide to change up his sound and begin to explore Rock music...

This led to songs such as Kelly Clarkson's smash "Since You Been Gone", Katy Perry's "Hot N Cold" and Pink's "Please Don't Leave Me".

Having not worked with Britney for quite a few years Martin, after being personally requested by Spears, then wrote and produced the suggestive "If U Seek Amy" for the 'Circus' album, which brought some of that 2009 electro-pop sound that radio listeners seem to be craving right now.

Currently Martin is in the studio with Britney, working on tracks for her next album, and also it's been reported that he's written some songs for the new Backstreet Boys album...

Maybe it's just me, but I'm guessing that this guy's still got more hits up his sleeves, and judging by the consistency with which his songs seem to chart (i.e. VERY HIGH) we may not have heard his greatest material yet...

Finger's Crossed.

Vaughn

-The Arcade-

Thank God for Youtube!!

This should be an advert demonstrating the durability of that flat

screen TV.

I mean who the hell knew you could slam your skull that hard into a

TV and it would just keep playing lol.

Vaughn

-The Arcade-

Letter to The-Dream: UR LOSING UR TOUCH!

Let me start by saying that I thought The-Dream's first studio album, 'Love/Hate', was one of the most consistent and well written albums I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. There aren't many albums that I can just listen to from the start to the end, no problems, but this is one...

I can definitely say that I looked up to this guy as a songwriter and a musician, (not too sure about as a singer) but after placing a string of hit songs, including 'Umbrella', 'Moving Mountains', and 'Bed', he seemed to start to lose his Midas Touch...

I first became worried when I heard Gym Class Heroes' 'Cookie Jar' (I hated that song with a passion), which I thought sounded so watered down it was barely listenable, but the song done quite well... "Maybe I was being overly critical - What do you think?"

But then I heard 'Touch My Body'... (BTW: Is it just me or does Jamie Foxx's 'Just Like Me' sound exactly the same???)

Now again this song done well, but I think many of you clued-up individuals would agree that though the string of hits hadn't completely dried up, 'The-Dream' had peaked and now there was nowhere to go but down...

(Please don't mention the 'Love vs Money' album or 'Rockin that Thang', which I believe achieves precisely what 'Queen' must have been trying to achieve when they wrote 'Bohemian Rhapsody' - To write a song about absolutely nothing)

And as for 'Single Ladies'... Put that sh*t next to 'Umbrella'... Come on LOL that's just a decent song with a viral video!

Fast Forward to June 16, 2009... and 'Obsessed' by Mariah hits radio...

Which brings me nicely onto my point:

WTF!

Terius Hagert Youngdell Nash! Get back in the studio and we beg you please don't come out until you've forgotten everything you learned about music since 'Cookie Jar'! We just want to hear good music... It's not a crime... Guess we just thought you were the guy to deliver... You've obviously got an amazing talent for songwriting, so please don't waste it!!!

Or maybe, all those songs were really the best songs that you'll ever write and I'm just pissed cos I've got high expectations of you...

Who knows?

I'm just thinking this guy's lost his touch...

... or maybe he's just making room for the next big songwriter?

Vaughn

-The Arcade-

Video: Benny Blanco Making Neon Hitch Beat!

in the making of


This shit is goldddddddddddddddddd!

After seeing all the keyboards and equipment Benny has I don't feel so bad haha

The Arcade are doing alot with very little!

K9
- The Arcade -

Video: Taio Cruz "Break Your Heart"

K stands corrected... Smash.

K9
- The Arcade -

Who wrote that: "JLS - Beat Again"

'Beat Again' by JLS is the current #1 in the UK single chart, kicking Cascada's cheesy 'Evacuate the Dancefloor' off on the 19th.

It's also #1 in the UK R&B chart, beating... wait for it... MJ's 'Man in the Mirror'

Quite an achievement even if it was first released 21 years ago!

The song was written by two UK songwriters called Wayne Hector and Steve Mac.

Wayne is one of the UK's most successful songwriters, and has written over 30 #1's. One of the duo's most notable credits is 'Flying Without Wings' by Westlife.

As close to a perfect pop song as you can hope to get...

In my opinion...

This song is weaaaaaaaaaaak!!! Since day 1, i've maintained that JLS are sorely lacking in a couple departments, and though I think they could be relatively successful, if I were launching them as an act I would make sure that they got in some serious practice before they even started recording an album.

There's just nothing to cling onto, the melodies don't seem to go anywhere, and there doesn't seem to be any climax.

Though I may be proven wrong I don't think this song would do very well in the states, so let's hope they don't try and take it over there...

I think that they could have made the song worlds better by just putting some meaningful words in, instead of all of those "oooooowooooo's" lol but hey i'm still learning, whereas Hector and Mac have proven hits under their belts. I'd just say it sounds very 90's...

JLS need a distinct sound...

...who will deliver?

Vaughn

- The Arcade -

Ke$ha "Dolla"

Check out this new single from Ke$ha who featured on Flo rida's single "Right Round."

She's hella dope I've been bumping that "Slow Motion" feat Three 6 Mafia for a while now but this shit here is number one status.

K9
- The Arcade -

Universal Everything

Short Film / Onedreamrush / 42 Below Vodka / China from Universal Everything on Vimeo.

I came across this UK based studio on none other than Kanye's blog and to be honest I was blown away by their visuals.

"He who has imagination without learning, has wings and no feet." Joseph Joubert

K9
- The Arcade -