This was one of those moments where ur Life Purpose, ur Career and ur Destiny come 2gether all at the same time like magic http://youtu.be/Psko4CBecik ♥ Special Olympics :) (Stil can't B-Lieve I pulled it off w/a Bronchial Infection!!! WOOT!)
Check out me singing for the SPECIAL OLYMPICS OPENING CEREMONIES - - stadium footage in California and Canada... And then of course, in CHINA for the MUSIC VIDEO! WOOT!
I was just thinking about Simon's cold as I was shaving (I guess I do a lot of thinking whilst I shave and shower). LOL. It's true. The man, I bet, is probably a SUPER NICE dood -- yet always gets a "bad rap" cuz he has to play the "bad guy" on TV. But "who the hell cares"?? It's TV...and he's A JUDGE...and he's signing away5 million DOLLARS!!! Of course he's not going to be all "nicey - nice". It's HIS JOB TO BE THE TOUGH GUY!!!
Then, I was thinking about bronchitis... Let's just say -- IT SUCKS!!!! It takes FOREVER to get over. And when I've had that terrible BRONCHIAL INFECTION...all I wanted was for someone to point a rifle in between my eyes and pull the trigger -- LOL. (Dramatic -- I know...but it's not fun...like I said.)
And then I was thinking about how I HAD A BRONCHIAL INFECTION during the Los Angeles Auditions of XFACTOR in Downtown LA...for SEASON 1. No Joke! True Story!!! I'm actually kinda glad I had to leave bc it was RAINING on me and there were no port-a-potties to relieve yourself in...at the audition. The crowd never went inside -- after hours of me standing there anyway. And I was coughing so hard and my stomach was -- well...let's just say it WAS NOT A GOOD SITUATION... Alas -- like I mentioned, I left... I ended up watching the show anyway -- and to be perfectly honest -- I'm glad I wasn't on bc I didn't feel like the first season was at all good...it was odd...and I didn't feel like the talent I witnessed was truely all that compelling (no offense).
Here were the pictures from SEASON 1 Los Angeles Auditions (Downtown LA) when I went ...check 'em out...
THEN...for SEASON 2 (first ROUND of XFactor Auditions in San Francisco)...I got 2 phone calls from Producers after I applied to go to the auditions and sing infront of judges. Yes -- I got 2 PHONECALLS?!?!
Did I know or EVEN THINK ANYONE WOULD CALL ME??? NOT. AT. ALL... Unfortunately -- when I got the call, I HAD A BRONCHIAL INFECTION (with a little bit of a sinus infection mixed in)...and I had to give the bad news to the production assistant on the other end of the line. At the time, I didn't think ANYTHING of it bc I felt like DOG!!! Now I think about it and go..."Omg. YOU ARE THE UNLUCKIEST PERSON ON EARTH!!!!"
But then I thought -- coulda been a blessing in disguise bc I really, honestly, have NOT sung for AN AUDITION in over a year. And at that time...I hadn't sung a PEEP in any capacity really -- for that amount of time either. I wasn't really prepared mentally or physically to "audition" -- and you know what...I SUCK AT LIVE AUDITIONING. With all of the chart topping achievement...all of the performing around the world on the GREAT WALL OF CHINA...the 9 MUSIC VIDEOS (one being on the 20th Century Fox Lot)...one OPENING the SPECIAL OLYMPICS SUMMER GAMES during the TORCH LIGHTING CEREMONY in Canada in a stadium seating 10,000+ spectators while performing on LIVE TELEVISION for ROGER's TV and COGECO Cable...and for as many MUSICAL THEATER productions I have GROWN UP SINGING...I just am NOT the greatest "auditioner"..allbeit -- I am VERY GOOD at my job.
So NOW -- they had opened an ONLINE AUDITIONING delio on their website where they would mimic the auditioning experience and capture video directly from the X FACTORY USA website . What I decided to do was make the process kind of like -- a part of my REALITY SHOW...since I usually open ALL of my life up to you guys anyway... So I posted a "webisode" of MY REHEARSAL and the ONLINE ACTUAL AUDITION PROCESS for y'all to check out! All and all -- even though I hadn't sang in a very long time -- I felt I did "okay" -- and really...it ended up being a super fun experience. After a VERY LONG TIME (over a year) of NOT SINGING A NOTE -- it was VERY NICE to actually be connected to myself -- my instrument -- and accomplish at least "getting 'er done" and uploading SOMETHING to be thrown into the "auditioning pot" for San Francisco Auditions around June 16th (or at least that's when I THINK X Factor will arrive here in the BAY AREA in Northern California).
Once again, do I think I will get called?? (Or did I ever...? LOL) Uh...NO. I've never had a proper record deal, I've never had a manager, I've only released music on my own -- and YEA...I've had LOTS OF SUCCESS with all of it -- writing, producing, performing, promoting it on my own or with indie dance promotions companies along the way...on my little indie imprint -- SOGNI RECORDS. Sure, I can DEFINITELY do the job...
But do I REALLY want to be BOO-ed at (lol, ya never know) or critiqued by one of my favorite performers of all time (Britney -- who I named a CUPCAKE AFTER - LOL) and have her send me off the stage??!?! Noooo thanks! OUCH!!! That would hurt!
The business is TOUGH AS NAILS -- and HARD ENOUGH as it is!! Sometimes I CANNOT BELIEVE I am still fighting the good fight and IN IT AT ALL...LOL. I seriously have met my share of heart ache and major adversity and I literally feel like I've been through 5 million WARS (except "CUPCAKE WARS"), had everything and then lost everything, etc, etc, etc...u know the whole cliche story -- I'm sure. And that Demi Lovato.... That chick may look like she's all SUGAR AND SPICE and sweet as pie -- but don't let the flourescent outfits, cute little skirts, and the Disney treatment fool you !!! That chick is ROUGH!!! I saw her judge a boyband on YOUTUBE through www.breatheheavy.com -- and let me tell ya... SHE WILL CUTCHYOU!!! I DO NOT wanna catch her on a BAD DAY!!! Like, slice and dice -- FOR REALZ!!! LOL...
I think it's FUNNY that I'm MORE AFRAID of being sent packin' by DEMI or given the BOOT by "Judge-NEY"...than I am afraid of Mr. Cowell. Who'dathunkit??
Anyhoo -- the phone has not rang yet so I'm almost sure I will not get a call...so there's really NOTHING to worry about anyway. :) Doesn't matter though. It was really just fun to Audition on May 18th and post my video (right before the cut-off at around 1030pm/1130pm at night -- HAHA!!! Better late than never.). Plus, if I DID THE SHOW -- I would need my dancers back from Australia (Janelle Vaccarro and the rest) -- performing with me every night I did the show anyway...LOL. I'd be a pain in the ass probably (JUST JOKING!!) -- bc I'd treat the show less like a competition -- and more like my own little private concert I would be giving (NOT KIDDING ABOUT THAT ONE) -- every single week! LOL. And I would totally have to be GUARANTEED there would be no "funny business", NO drama, NO sabotage, NO headgame-playing, NO dirty tricks, and NO B.S. Ya know...none of the usual music industry bullshizeration that I put up with on a daily basis...LOL.
Nevertheless...FEEL BETTER SIMON!!! Hang in there bud!!!
No Really, I did!!! Lol... So we went to the WINE COUNTRY and kicked it.
Granted, I scrapped it out on the phone with some new colleagues that day (our first "love spat") in 90 degree weather doing new business (work always comes first) on the phone outside w shotty cell service whilst my friends were in a temp controlled wine vat drinking grape juice and regailing about the last time they drank Pinot and the crazy that ensued (ahhh memories).
But hey! At least I got outta the house and got a little fresh air, right?! Lol...
This guy is UBER talented! Check him out... http://www.briankaminskiphotography.com/ Probably some of the best promo pics I've EVER taken... (But a VERY hectic day -- with MANY snags...of course! LOL.) Love this shot!
OK...so of course I am in LOVE with Kathy! Griffin. It's true. She's 1 hot momma -- and friggin' funny as hell! Anyway -- she had one of her office assistants on her show (Episode 7) bc she found out on his MYSPACE PAGE he actually makes (pretty awesome) music...while going through and snooping on her office workers FACEBOOK pages -- bc she thought they didn't work enough -- they were actually on their FB pages the entire workday. So funny... Honestly, I could be in THE MOST FOUL (sp?? haha) MOOD and KATHY GRIFFIN totally CRACKS my sorry a$$ up and TURNS IT ALL AROUND, ppl!!
Well, directly following the episode I TWEETED "SPACE COPS" and THANKED Kathy for bringing COLE to my attention -- bc I HONESTLY thought he is/was REALLY talented. (Not kidding at all - I don't joke about this shizz!) And literally...I got a response! LOL. HOW AWESOME WAS THAT?!?!? (It's the little things, ppl...let me have this one! LOL.)
I tweeted from my FB FANPAGE the following: (see below)
"BRIANANTHONY143
is the #1 FAN of "SPACE COPS"! Thank You KATHY!!! @TheColeBruns rulez the SKIZOOL! WOOT! SPACECOPS4eva!"
His TWEETed Reply to ME...
"theColeBruns
4eva."
Granted...it's 4 letters -- BUT IT'S A RESPONSE NONETHELESS!! RADNESS! I <3 being Acknowledged!!! (Yes, this seems totally scary...LOL. But really, I just thought it was cool.)
This episode will make you PEE YOUR PANTS and discover EXCELLENT MUSIC all at the same time. This kid is a GENIUS! Check it out below... (I can't believe I am STILL blogging/posting about this one...)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmXd7rj1_6E
Here is her assistant @TheColeBruns Performing...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMRS956Oybc
Subsequently, I emailed THE KATHY SHOW expressing how much I wanted to perform my new single with my dancers on her new SHOW -- and have COLE "SPIN" behind me...a la LADY GAGA and SPACE COWBOY in the early years...LOL.
But alas...I've gotten ZERO response. (At least there has been nothing yet...lol. Oh well...ya can't win 'em all...) It's all about BEING GRATEFUL for the little things, PEOPLE!!! WOOT!
I'm TOTALLY SERIOUS THOUGH!! I still wanna PERFORM on the KATHY GRIFFIN SHOW! If you think I should too -- and perform with @TheColeBruns ...TWEET, TEXT, EMAIL, and TELL THEM SO!! Love the support y'all! WOOT!
I made my own MASH-UP of @BritneySpears ' "I WANNA GO" and my song "IN MY DREAMS". I tagged BRITNEY on the post on my FB FanPage (as well as @TheXFactorUSA and made the mash-ups FREE 4 u guys to check out, download through SOUNDCLOUD...and of course -- ENJOY!
NOW...I read on www.BreatheHeavy.com (well known #1 BS Fansite) that B's camp has leaked "The STEMS" (obviously bc they are COPYING my same idea for their OWN PROMOTION -- AGAIN!).
This, OF COURSE, is NOT the first time they have copied my marketing ideas for their own and used them...
I even PLANNED and WROTE my own MUSIC VIDEO TREATMENT and SCRIPT for "IN MY DREAMS" -- and wanted BRITNEY to do a CAMEO in it...and TWEETED her and all of the celebrities that I wanted in it...and TWEETED them the treatment. The video was a "DREAM IN A DREAM"... Well guess what??? They ripped me off there as well...LOL... (I'd POST the treatment -- but I don't feel like digging it up...)
In the case of "WhatsitgonnaB? (I'm So Ready)" (my MUSIC VIDEO from Fantastic Four 2: Rise of the Silver Surfer) and "Hold It Against Me" - Britney's FIRST release of her latest album "Femme Fatal" -- you see that BOTH INTROs are IDENTICAL. YES! IDENTICAL...
You see a COMET...SPEEDING towards earth through outter space , descending on the city...and exploding on the hitting it beginning the video and bringing you into the club...LOL... In BOTH VIDS...they are almost COMPLETELY IDENTICAL... I'm talking -- EXACTLY THE SAME!!! Coincidence...I DON'T THINK SO... It's TOTAL BULL$HIT.
Take a look below...at MY VIDEO for "WIGB?ISR" Fan4
And then HER music video for "HIAM"...
Makes a person NOT want to make music or even DEAL in the "business" anymore...
But then again...that's what the major labels want. When all I REALLY WANTED was to "do my job"...
the one I was BORN TO DO.
I know this is a total RANT -- and probably NO ONE WILL CARE or BELIEVE ME...but honestly...this blog is just a way for me to purge all the garage I fight and put up with on a daily basis in this THANKLESS music industry.
So thanks for putting up with the RANT and reading about it. The crappiest part about ALL OF IT is I am a HUGE BRITNEY FAN...have loved the girl's presence in the industry since day 1 and met her on more than one occassion at FRED SEGAL, the TEEN CHOICE AWARDS, and more... It's just, whatever level of "celebrity" you have...or in whatever capacity you actually work in "the industry" -- we are ALL VICTIM to garbage like this. There is NO ESCAPING IT.
I just wanted to get paid for my ideas...recognized for them and have a corporation like SONY to believe in me enough to put out my records -- etc. INSTEAD...they, like the other ones...took all of my ideas, press kits, literature, years of hard work and marketing ideas on my own project and applied them to THEIR OWN investments... You get the picture. There's really nothing more to say...but -- IT SUCKS.
The MORAL of the story people...is to PERSEVERE! (And pray that someday -- someone cares enough to give you, your ideas, and YOUR CAREER... a REAL -- chance.)
Never thought I would become something major corporations would "copy"...lol.
For example: EXHIBIT "A" (like in COURT...)
Look Familiar?? It should. I know
everyone in LAMBERT's camp -- and pitched my project to them BEFORE,
DURING and AFTER he won American idol. They strung me along to learn
all my dirty little secrets (even my "friends") and examine my own project (inside and out) -- to the point where
they could finally apply it to an investment they already had in their
hopper...Adam. It's pretty arrogant. Also pretty effing gross... I even confronted the dude who is behind all of Adam's efforts at the label/management company (who was supposedly my "friend"). He was also behind Christina Aguilera's project FOR YEARS. When confronted -- I think he typed (and I quote -- and I saved the email)..."Great minds think alike!" That's EXACTLY the same thing that was said to me after meeting Susan Markheim from Azoff (Christina's management)j...so that they would hopefully take MY PROJECT under their wing (see...that's how they do it -- they nuzzle up to you and become your BEST FRIEND...act interest...etc...)
Then...
Christina Aguilera's "BIONIC" album promotion began... All of her marketing, the music, everything -- was identical to what I WANTED TO RELEASE, had documented and had planned (and it also was EVERYTHING talked about in press for 3-4 years waiting for my own record to get picked up by a major).
And then there was someone else... Someone very VERY important -- who's been built up to be one of the biggest popstars (although totally bought and paid for and not really all that "talented") of today (that shall remain nameless for now...)
...this one I'll save for later -- when I have everyone's COMPLETE and UNDIVIDED ATTENTION. :)
I can't wait.
WOOT!
(Let this be a lesson to all of you out there. The music business is "a business" FIRST. "If you wanna F__K with the eagles...ya better learn how to FLY." -- "Heathers"
You know, last Christmas I had the most fun with my Grandmother and my Aunt Rita back home. It had been a very long time since I got to do some quality bonding with the women in my life that raised me. Being Italian (and half Hispanic) my background (on either side of the family) has been very food oriented. We've made many memories around cooking, baking, and gathering together for holidays w/ FOOD and GOOD TIMES being the star of the show...
Well, this past Christmas I was so thrilled to be able to get to spend a good long stretch of the holidays with my grandmother and aunt(s) -- that I decided to do something kinda wacky. LOL. I made a silly little video of myself making Paula Deen's "Cream Cheese Pie" -- from her show, "Paula Deen's Home Cookin'". My grandmother and my Aunt Rita (*especially) love Paula just as much as I do -- so we decided to get together and see if we could whip up this Cream Cheese Pie! What a RIOT this was -- I will tell ya...! We were cuttin' it up in that kitchen, totally pretending we were on Paula's show (that we all love and watch) -- so I broke out my laptop and started to get REALLY SILLY and TAPE the entire thing (I think I was on a total sugar HIGH...LOL.)
Anyhoo...the Cream Cheese Pie turned out AWESOME and my Grandmother and my Aunt Rita and I had the BEST TIME being totally dingy and yuckin'-it-up -- while taping this thing spontaneously.
Recently, it was my Aunt Rita's 80th Birthday -- and so in honor of her birthday I sent over this VIDEO from YOUTUBE that I cut together of LAST CHRISTMAS and the entire CREAM CHEESE PIE making BONANZA!!! That said, I thought I would share the (Private) video with all my friends and fans bc I just had SO MUCH FUN making NEW MEMORIES with my Grandmother and my Aunt -- who I love so so much.
So without further aduie...here is the 1st CHRISTMAS SPECIAL of a MOCK EPISODE of PAULA DEEN's HOME COOKIN'...
Love & Best Deeeishes...
Brian :) WOOT!
THANK YOU PAULA FOR THE INSPIRATION!!!
"Brian Anthony's Holiday Home Cookin' - Christmas Special"
"American pop artist Brian Anthony, whose remixed song "Worked Up" was released as a single in English territories,[22] and is featured on the home video releases as a bonus feature.[23] The score to Dragonball Evolution was composed by Brian Tyler, who recorded the score with an 82-piece ensemble of the Hollywood Studio Symphony at the Newman Scoring Stage at 20th Century Fox.[22]"
I ♥ my friend's interview! Check Sophia May out supporting Youth & Music for "MusicWorks"! http://www.sophiamaymusic.com/?p=231 She will b in SF for PRIDE @ the end of the month! Don't miss her! :)
Please FOLLOW BRIAN on his NEW AND IMPROVED BLOGGER BLOG where he PROMISES to DAILY POST all of the TRIALS and TRIBULATIONS of being an "INDEPENDENT" ARTIST, SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, Philanthropist, SONGWRITER, PRODUCER, PERFORMER, and Top 10 U.S. Billboard Dance Recording Artist. He figures -- this is the best way to CALL PEOPLE OUT (LOL), get all of his gripes OFF HIS CHEST, and SPREAD the AWESOME NEWS about every little minute advancement and development in the almost IMPOSSIBLE world of the "NEW" music business - HAHA! Really, Brian wants to INTERACT with you -- RIGHT HERE! So please PLLLEEEEEAAAASEEE...SIGN UP! Brian will talk everything from TECHNOLOGY to MUSIC to CELEBRITY to POP CULTURE to FASHION and WAY WAAAAY MORE (because LIKE WE SAID...Brian has A LOT to get off of his chest)!!!
AND YES, although BRIAN LOVES to keep it POSITIVE -- Brian WILL be talking JUICY SMACK!!! Fair WARNING! HA!
You guys know how Brian got his REAL "kick start" in music?? Well, we hv some vintage BRIAN ANTHONY FOOTAGE to show you JUST HOW Brian single handedly wrote into a Saturday Morning kids REALITY SHOW and won a spot (last minute) by submitting video and his music into "NAME YOUR ADVENTURE" on NBC Network Television where Brian was selected out of THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of applicants to record with BOYZ II MEN!
Check out the international INDEPENDENT celebrity's CLASSIC footage here when he goes (on his own just barely out of his teens with no parental chaperonage - LOL) to Philidelphia for the FIRST TIME to record with PLATINUM MEGA RECORDING GROUP -- BOYZ II MEN!
Wondering if you have seen Brian's LAUNDRY LIST of international top charting achievement?? No?
Well looking at might make you dizzy -- possibly even a little tired... (fair warning). Brian doesn't EVEN know how he got through ALL OF IT himself! LOL. Take a gander at the BOY WONDER's unbelievable listing of UNITED STATES BILLBOARD CHARTINGS from Top 40 to Top 10 on the Dance Chart while also looking at some major achievement over seas at in the UK at UK's MUSIC WEEK MAGAZINE, on DMC Charts, and on YEAR LONG compiled charts where Brian competes against the TOUCHSTONES of the POP and DANCE realm! WOOT!
See Brian's (almost) COMPLETE BIO and DISCOGRAPHY here.
Check out the CHART STATS below...
BRIAN ANTHONY INTERNATIONAL PEAK CHART POSITIONS "To-date":
SPAIN SALES CHARTS:
#12 Peak Pos -Garfield 2 song "COME AND GET IT" *5 weeks
U.S. Billboard Dance Chart Discography: #22 Peak Pos - Fantastic Four 2 song "WhatsitgonnaB?" #7 Peak Pos - Dragonball Evolution song "Worked UP!" #33 Peak Pos - Aliens in the Attic song "ELECTRICITY" #1 Breakout at U.S.
Billboard Dance Chart Surpassing Madonna, Tiesto, Kelis, Three 6 Mafia
for "ELECTRICITY" feat. AKON's YA BOY (on KONLIVE Records)
UK MUSIC WEEK Mag Club & POP Chart Crossovers: #7 Peak Pos Club Chart - Fantastic Four 2 song "WhatsitgonnaB?" #8 Peak Pos POP Chart Crossover- Fantastic Four 2 song "Whatsitgonnab?" #38 Entire Year 2008 Mainstream Chart - "WhatsitgonnaB?" #8 Peak Pos Club Chart - Dragonball Evolution Song - "Worked UP!" #7 Peak Pos POP Chart - Dragonball Evolution Song - "Worked UP!" #22 Music Week Mag Club Chart of the Year 2009 "Worked UP!" #5 Peak Pos Club Chart - "Electricity" Club Chart #7 Peak Pos "Electricricity" Pop Chart Crossover #2 Peak Pos "In My Dreams" Club Chart #8 Peak Pos "In My Dreams" POP Chart Crossover
Nominations: Best Music Video - "Worked UP!" - MVPA Awards - Los Angeles, CA (Co-Directed / POST Production) Best Male Pop Vocs "More Than I Am" - Los Angeles Music Awards Best Pop Song "In My Dreams" - Hollywood Music in Media Awards --------- "IN MY DREAMS" Chart Statistics - "To-Date" "IN MY DREAMS" - SuperDJ Line-up of Dance Remix Producers:
DJ Johnny Vicious
DJ DAN
DJ Timothy Allan
LOVERUSH UK! UK MUSIC WEEK MAGAZINE #2 UK MUSIC WEEK MAGAZINE CLUB CHART 2011
#8 UK MUSIC WEEK MAGAZINE COMMERCIAL POP CHART 2011 DMC UPDATE CHARTS
In My Dreams # 2 DMC World Chart
In My Dreams # 2 DMC World House Chart
In My Dreams # 2 DMC World Commercial Chart
In My Dreams # 2 DMC UK ChartIn My Dreams
In My Dreams # 3 DMC UK Club ChartIn My Dreams
In My Dreams # 5 DMC UK Mainstream Chart EUROPEAN TOP 100 CLUB CHART Broke into the chart at Top 40 #36 and peaked at #31 ------- Incomplete Chart history
here. Full Chart History, Discography (most of it) can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/3e87rhd - SLIDESHARE PROJECT OVERVIEW - Brian Anthony
Project
On May 18th at 1130pm (and in TRUE "Brian Anthony" style...last minute, LOL) the boy wonder just BARELY met the XFactor Online Auditions MIDNIGHT
cut-off for May 18th at Midnight and FINALLY delivers his INTERVIEW and
ONLINE ACCAPPELLA performance to enter the second season's United States
version of the hit reality singing competition.
Brian chose to sing his rendition of Kelly
Clarkson's "(What doesn't kill you makes you) STRONGER" without any
backing and fights a "bad hair day" in his silly online interview.
Click the pic BELOW to watch B's audition! WOOT! Stay tuned on this BLOG to find out WHAT HAPPENS and if Brian ACTUALLY gets called for the SF AUDITION this year! WOOT!
Wanna see Brian's REHEARSAL? (We think it's kinda funny...)
