William Mark Wainwright known professionally as William Orbit, is an English musician and record producer. In 1980, Orbit teamed up with electronic musician Laurie Mayer and Grant Gilbert to form the electronic/synth group Torch Song. They initially self-released recordings in an audio cassette series, generated from their home-built studio in a squatted anarchist centre, the […]
The Newfangled Four
From Southern California, The Newfangled Four is one of the top barbershop quartets in the world, performing all around the country as well as internationally. Formed in the fall of 2012, this foursome quickly bonded through their involvements with the Westminster Chorus and Masters of Harmony, two well-renowned choruses in the Barbershop Harmony Society. Combining […]
Nel blu, dipinto di blu (Volare)
“Nel blu, dipinto di blu” (‘In the blue [sky] [as I was] painted blue’), popularly known as “Volare” (‘To fly’), is a song originally recorded by Italian singer-songwriter Domenico Modugno. Written by Modugno and Franco Migliacci, it was released as a single in February 1958. The song spent five non-consecutive weeks atop the Billboard in […]