Natalie Brown
Encyclopedia
Natalie Brown is a Canadian
-born, contemporary R&B
, pop
and Blue-eyed soul
singer-songwriter
.
She is one of the first artists to successfully launch a music career using the Internet
as her primary medium
for publicity
.
debut album Let the Candle Burn in 2000, Brown has performed at music venue
s throughout North America
. She remained in the top ten of R&B Artists on the internet's most recognized Indie chart
s (such as Mp3.com
, Soundclick
, Billboard TalentNet, Broadjam
, Artistlaunch, Amazon.com
(MP3),CNET Music Download, Besonic, Dmusic, GarageBand.com
etc.) from 2001–2004 and gained a loyal following of fans. Her single
Run Away was featured along with songs from major-Label artists in Promo-Only's Rhythm Radio series. Her songs have been played on online
and commercial radio
world-wide.
Billboard Magazine noted her as one of the top ten emerging talents (Top Emerging Talents Billboard Magazine 02/03/01 pg. 30 & Top Emerging Talents Billboard Magazine 03/03/01 pg. 15.) Music from her debut album has been licensed to film
and television
(HBO, NBC
, Paramount Pictures
, VH1
, and MTV
) and international companies (Colgate
) for advertisements. Her track Confused received an honorable-mention in the 2001 Billboard Song contest. Let the Candle Burn won the Just Plain Folks Music Organization
award for Best R&B Song of 2001. The album was runner-up for JPF's Best R&B Album 2001.
After taking some time off from touring to rest, Brown returned to the studio to record the 2003 Christmas album A Cool Christmas, a ten-song R&B/pop-influenced collection of holiday favorites.
Spring 2004 saw the U.S.
release of Brown's singles "I Wonder" and "Queen of Me". The songs were successful, and in July 2004 "Queen of Me" was released by AVEX Records, Japan
on Soul Essentials 7, together with songs by Rahsaan Patterson
, Earth Wind & Fire, and others.
Natalie Brown announced on her website and myspace that her 2nd album of original material (originally titled 'Polyphony') will be released June 24 and is titled "Random Thoughts." A clip of a new song, "You're Mysterious" can be heard on her sites.
After an initial release set for "Random Thoughts" (formerly called "Polyphony") for April of 08, it was bounced to the Summer however that proposed date was postponed due to "stock-related issues" as the album allegedly sold more in its pre-order phase than demand could fulfill. An October 14 date was set for the itunes, however that did not pan out however the album is available from Amazon.com as of late January 2009.
Ms. Brown is planning the release of her fan-funded new release "The Relationship Odyssey" described as the first in the genre of neo-electro-soul chillout. The album is due by June 21, 2011 and will also sport a live CD. Brown is currently updating fans of on the evolution of the set at http://www.natalie-brown.com and through her youtube page. It is believed Jeremy Rwaakara is producing once again.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
-born, contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...
, pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
and Blue-eyed soul
Blue-eyed soul
Blue-eyed soul is a media term that was used to describe rhythm and blues and soul music performed by white artists, with a strong pop music influence. The term was first used in the mid-1960s to describe white artists who performed soul and R&B that was similar to the music of the Motown and...
singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
.
She is one of the first artists to successfully launch a music career using the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
as her primary medium
Mass media
Mass media refers collectively to all media technologies which are intended to reach a large audience via mass communication. Broadcast media transmit their information electronically and comprise of television, film and radio, movies, CDs, DVDs and some other gadgets like cameras or video consoles...
for publicity
Publicity
Publicity is the deliberate attempt to manage the public's perception of a subject. The subjects of publicity include people , goods and services, organizations of all kinds, and works of art or entertainment.From a marketing perspective, publicity is one component of promotion which is one...
.
Biography
Since the release of her independentIndie (music)
In music, independent music, often shortened to indie music or "indie" is a term used to describe independence from major commercial record labels or their subsidiaries, and an autonomous, Do-It-Yourself approach to recording and publishing....
debut album Let the Candle Burn in 2000, Brown has performed at music venue
Music venue
A music venue is any location used for a concert or musical performance. Music venues range in size and location, from an outdoor bandshell or bandstand or a concert hall to an indoor sports stadium. Typically, different types of venues host different genres of music...
s throughout North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. She remained in the top ten of R&B Artists on the internet's most recognized Indie chart
Chart
A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart"...
s (such as Mp3.com
MP3.com
MP3.com is a web site operated by CNET Networks providing information about digital music and artists, songs, services, community, and technologies. It is probably better known for its original incarnation, as a legal, free music-sharing service, popular with independent musicians for promoting...
, Soundclick
SoundClick
SoundClick is a music-based social community. It offers bands, artists, and music labels a platform for self-promotion. Songs can be streamed, downloaded in MP3 format, sold through the store, or licensed to others. SoundClick compiles daily charts for various genres, based on how many times a...
, Billboard TalentNet, Broadjam
Broadjam
Broadjam is a US-based music community website, founded in September 1999. The service is aimed primarily at independent musicians. Users can interact with other artists, enter contests, and collaborate with peers through email, reviews, blogs and other social networking tools...
, Artistlaunch, Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
(MP3),CNET Music Download, Besonic, Dmusic, GarageBand.com
GarageBand.com
GarageBand.com was a large online community of independent musicians and music fans. Founded in 1999, the site was used by musicians who were seeking greater exposure and critical insight provided by an audience of their peers. The site was also used by music fans to discover new independent...
etc.) from 2001–2004 and gained a loyal following of fans. Her single
Single (music)
In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...
Run Away was featured along with songs from major-Label artists in Promo-Only's Rhythm Radio series. Her songs have been played on online
ONLINE
ONLINE is a magazine for information systems first published in 1977. The publisher Online, Inc. was founded the year before. In May 2002, Information Today, Inc. acquired the assets of Online Inc....
and commercial radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
world-wide.
Billboard Magazine noted her as one of the top ten emerging talents (Top Emerging Talents Billboard Magazine 02/03/01 pg. 30 & Top Emerging Talents Billboard Magazine 03/03/01 pg. 15.) Music from her debut album has been licensed to film
Film
A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
(HBO, NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
, Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American film production and distribution company, located at 5555 Melrose Avenue in Hollywood. Founded in 1912 and currently owned by media conglomerate Viacom, it is America's oldest existing film studio; it is also the last major film studio still...
, VH1
VH1
VH1 or Vh1 is an American cable television network based in New York City. Launched on January 1, 1985 in the old space of Turner Broadcasting's short-lived Cable Music Channel, the original purpose of the channel was to build on the success of MTV by playing music videos, but targeting a slightly...
, and MTV
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
) and international companies (Colgate
Colgate-Palmolive
Colgate-Palmolive Company is an American diversified multinational corporation focused on the production, distribution and provision of household, health care and personal products, such as soaps, detergents, and oral hygiene products . Under its "Hill's" brand, it is also a manufacturer of...
) for advertisements. Her track Confused received an honorable-mention in the 2001 Billboard Song contest. Let the Candle Burn won the Just Plain Folks Music Organization
Just Plain Folks Music Organization
Just Plain Folks Music Organization is a website and community founded by Brian Austin Whitney with the intent of helping anyone involved in the music industry to network, share their experiences, build relationships, and grow...
award for Best R&B Song of 2001. The album was runner-up for JPF's Best R&B Album 2001.
After taking some time off from touring to rest, Brown returned to the studio to record the 2003 Christmas album A Cool Christmas, a ten-song R&B/pop-influenced collection of holiday favorites.
Spring 2004 saw the U.S.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
release of Brown's singles "I Wonder" and "Queen of Me". The songs were successful, and in July 2004 "Queen of Me" was released by AVEX Records, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
on Soul Essentials 7, together with songs by Rahsaan Patterson
Rahsaan Patterson
Rahsaan Patterson is an American singer and actor, best known for portraying "The Kid" on the popular 1980s television show Kids Incorporated. He is a native of The Bronx, New York. He was named after '60s jazz saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk...
, Earth Wind & Fire, and others.
Natalie Brown announced on her website and myspace that her 2nd album of original material (originally titled 'Polyphony') will be released June 24 and is titled "Random Thoughts." A clip of a new song, "You're Mysterious" can be heard on her sites.
After an initial release set for "Random Thoughts" (formerly called "Polyphony") for April of 08, it was bounced to the Summer however that proposed date was postponed due to "stock-related issues" as the album allegedly sold more in its pre-order phase than demand could fulfill. An October 14 date was set for the itunes, however that did not pan out however the album is available from Amazon.com as of late January 2009.
Ms. Brown is planning the release of her fan-funded new release "The Relationship Odyssey" described as the first in the genre of neo-electro-soul chillout. The album is due by June 21, 2011 and will also sport a live CD. Brown is currently updating fans of on the evolution of the set at http://www.natalie-brown.com and through her youtube page. It is believed Jeremy Rwaakara is producing once again.
Albums
- 2000: Let the Candle Burn
- 2003: A Cool Christmas
- 2008: Random Thoughts
- 2011 Spring (before June 21): The Relationship Odyssey
Singles
- 2000: "Let the Candle Burn" (limited cd-single)
- 2001: "Run Away" (only single to be released to major radio stations)
- 2008: "Queen of Me"
- 2008: "I Wonder"