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It INTERVIEWS EXCLUSIVE – BLAKE LEWIS By Amanda Published:
01/14/2010
He was the second put of the 6ª season of the American Idol. With 28 years, Blake Lewis was born in 21/07/1981 and is a native of the city of Bothell, in the state of Washington. Blake impressed to everybody, first by their talent as beatboxer, but week after week tried that their talents go beyond reproduce slams and instruments with their mouth.
His first album was thrown in 2007, Audio Day Dream, had the song "Break Anotha" as car. In 2009, Blake threw his second CD – Heartbreak On Vinyl. To first music of that his new work is called "Sad Song". At present, Blake works the second one single, the song of same name of the album.
American Idol Brazil: We are going to begin with a classical question for everybody that they live outside of the United States: you know Brazil? Which to first thing that comes to his head when you hear about the our country?
Blake Lewis: I find Brazil a very pretty country with pretty persons and an excellent music.
AIBR: You know some Brazilian music or artist in private?
BL: Alone I know the Brazilian jazz, but I know name about no artist. When I was in the radio Pandora sought constantly music of others countries and cultures.
AIBR: When you began it practice beatboxing and who inspired do it him?
BL: Always I did beatboxing without even know that I were doing and as was called. I saw a group doing beatboxing the chapel called M-Pact, in Seattle. Mathew Selby, one of the faces of the group opened me the eyes. I remember that I saw an episode of the South Park, that coincidentally was to the air in that week and begin it imitate the personages with the Matt. We become friends and we begin it practice every day.
AIBR: You worked with one of the required producers of the present time that is the Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic). Has someone in the industry of the song that you like to you work, but did not have chance?
BL: There is so many artists and producing that I like to work. U2, Sting, Jill Scott, Jamie Lidell… the list is huge! I like of myself unite with others artists and barely joke of do music. I have a background of jazz and one of the characteristics is barely that of sit down with the band and create.
AIBR: Which are the persons involved in their new album, Heartbreak On Vinyl?
BL: Rodney Jerkins (Britney Spears, Lady Gaga), Dave Aude (Pussycat Dolls), Be & Sluggo, Devils Gun from the UK, Carl Ryden from Sweden, KJ Sawka, Peter Zizzo and Jean Baptiste.
AIBR: By that the name Heartbreak On Vinyl?
BL: The title does reference to a shop of cds indies that already does not exist more. That left my heart and I found that would be a perfect title for an album. I left from one of the most greatest relationships of my life and when we finish, had many feelings for translate in music.
AIBR: In his album of inaugurating, Audio Day Dream, the people perceives a strong influence of the years 80. Which the difference from of the first work for Heartbreak On Vinyl?
BL: The years 80 always had big influence in my music because was that what did I hear when adolescent. With this new album I will want to write music inspired in my personal life and produce somewhat funny and different. This album, since the beginning, had a marvelous energy.
AIBR: In previous interviews you said that did in Heartbreak On Vinyl what did not obtain in the Audio Day Dream. What exactly you did not do in your first album of study?
BL: To Arista not creative control gave me. They always were inserted where did not must. All the trial of the Heartbreak On Vinyl was created by me. Of the beginning to the end.
AIBR: After three years of the final one of the American Idol, which to bigger difference than you notice in yourself, artisticamente speaking?
BL: I learned how very about output and composition of music. Today I do that a lot better than before of the program.
AIBR: Beyond the album what do more be able to expect of the Blake Lewis in 2010?
BL: Pretendo do many shows and to even a new album. Already begin the output with several artists of Seattle.
AIBR: You were one of the first artists to really modify the song for will be inserted in your own style. You find that obtained to show that during the program? And as you face the comments when Daughtry, Kris Allen and others Idols also sung music of different arrangements, but deed by others artists?
BL: In the American Idol, I really I obtained to insert my arrangement and my personal style. I did everything alone. I find that the Americans answered the my ideas. I stayed extremely happy in do music week after week. The Daughtry, Cook and Kris Allen utilized arrangements made by other persons. I see the American Idol more as a competition of remix.
AIBR: Many persons do not know, but you help to an institution that take care of infants with cancer.
BL: The idea began when I still was in the American Idol. My fans began a campaign for a childlike hospital. Mine better friend and the girlfriend of him were diagnoseked with a cancer soon after the term of the American Idol. I wanted to-help them. I try involve myself enough with the cause. In my family, several persons died of cancer. I even had beginning of melanoma when I was an infant. Then it is important for me.
AIBR: You are going to lead your own camera and record the your apparitions in the television. Which was the most bizarre situation than you already recorded?
BL: Was an in the CheeseCake Factory, in Hollywood. A girl jumped on top of me. Several participants of the program were there. Was funny.
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