Artist Research- Elbow

Elbow-

www.elbow.co.uk/

Elbow are a British alternative rock band, comprising Guy Garvey (vocals, guitar), Richard Jupp (drums, percussion), Craig Potter (keyboards, piano), Mark Potter (guitar, backing vocals), and Pete Turner (bass guitar, backing vocals). They have played together since 1990 and released five studio albums: Asleep in the Back (2001), Cast of Thousands (2003), Leaders of the Free World (2005), The Seldom Seen Kid (2008) and Build a Rocket Boys! (2011). In the UK all of their albums have made the top twenty and seven of their singles have been in the top forty.

Here are a few past Elbow album covers:

Artist Research- Lana Del Ray

Lana Del Ray-

www.lanadelrey.com/

Elizabeth Woolridge Grant (born June 21, 1986), who goes by the stage name Lana Del Rey, is an American singer-songwriter. Born in New York City and raised in Lake Placid, Del Rey moved back to her hometown at age 18, where she attended college and began writing music and performing in clubs. She signed her first recording contract when she was 20 years old, but was dropped by the label. After hearing her demo, producer David Kahne signed Del Rey to 5 Points Records, releasing her first studio album in 2010. After parting ways with Kahne, Del Rey signed to Stranger Records to release her debut single in June 2011. A few months later, Del Rey signed a joint deal with Interscope and Polydor, where she released her second studio album in January 2012. 

Here are some past Lana Del Rey album covers:

Artist Research- Beyoncé

Beyoncé-

http://www.beyonce.com/

Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter (September 4, 1981), known as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child. Knowles rose to fame in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the R&B girl group Destiny's Child, one of the world's best-selling girl groups of all time. During the suspension of Destiny's Child, Knowles released her debut solo album in 2003. Following the disbandment of Destiny's Child in 2005, Knowles released her second solo album in 2006, followed by her third solo album (2008). Knowles' fourth solo album, (2011), became her fourth consecutive number one album on the Billboard 200 as a solo artist. This made her the third artist in history to have her first four studio albums debut atop the chart.

Here are some past Beyonce album covers:

Artist Research- Coldplay- Existing Products

We watched a few other Coldplay videos that for some inspiration and ideas. We also analysed the videos briefly to establish what it was that we needed to do in order to make our video as close to the general idea and theme of other Coldplay videos.

God Put A Smile Upon Your Face;

> There is a variety of different shots of performance shown throughout the video.
> The video is minimalistic during performance sections, this helps you to focus on the artist.
> The use of black and white is very effective.

We are likely to use all three of these conventions in our own production.

We also found 'Yellow' a huge inspiration solely due to it's simplicity and the effectiveness of this. The simplicity allows you to focus on the artist, but also to notice the emotions, location, and every detail of the shot. It also helped to calm the audience and fitted with the song and genre conventions well.

Artist Research- Razorlight

Razorlight-

www.razorlight.co.uk/

Razorlight are an English indie rock band formed in 2002 by lead singer and rhythm guitarist Johnny Borrell. The band are primarily known in the UK, having topped the charts with the 2006 single "America" and its parent self-titled album, their second. Along with Borrell, the band currently consists of drummer David Mulcahy, bass player Freddie Stitz and lead guitarist Gus Robertson.

Artist Research- Coldplay

Band Members:-

• Guy Berryman – bass, backing vocals, harmonica, mandolin, acoustic guitar (1996–present)
• Jonny Buckland – lead guitar, backing vocals, percussion (1996–present)
• Will Champion – drums, backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano (1996–present)
• Chris Martin – lead vocals, piano, rhythm guitar (1996–present)

Links 

& Information

LINKS

• Official homepage at coldplay.com
• Fanpage at pleasureunit.com/coldplay and wikicoldplay.com
• Youtube at youtube.com/user/ColdplayTV and youtube.com/user/ColdplayVEVO
• Twitter at twitter.com/coldplay
• Facebook page at facebook.com/coldplay
• MySpace at myspace.com/coldplay
• Music can be streamed for free at open.spotify.com/artist/4gzpq5DPGxSnKTe4SA8HAU
• Wikipedia article on Coldplay
• IMDb at imdb.com/name/nm1095892
• Last.fm page on Coldplay
• Discogs at discogs.com/artist/Coldplay
• MusicBrainz entry on Coldplay

MEMBERS

• Guy Berryman, 
• Will Champion, 
• Chris Martin, 
• Jon Buckland 

• Links & information come from MusicBrainz. You can add or edit information about Coldplay at musicbrainz.org. Find out more about our use of this data. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites.

Artist Research- Snow Patrol

Snow Patrol-

www.snowpatrol.com/

Snow Patrol are an alternative rock band formed at the University of Dundee in 1994, though at this time as an indie rock band, the band is now based in Glasgow, Scotland. The band's first three records, 1997), 1998 and 2001, were commercially unsuccessful and were released by the independent labels Electric Honey and Jeepster respectively. The band then signed on to the major record label Polydor Records in 2002.

Snow Patrol rose to national fame with their major label debut in 2003. Their next studio album, Eyes Open, (2006) and its hit single "Chasing Cars," propelled the band to greater international fame. In 2008, the band released their fifth studio album, then in 2009 their first compilation album, and in 2011 they released their seventh album.

Artist Research- Oasis

Oasis-

www.oasisinet.com/

Oasis were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1991. Originally known as The Rain, the group was formed by Liam Gallagher (vocals and tambourine), Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs (guitar), Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan (bass guitar) and Tony McCarroll (drums, percussion), who were soon joined by Liam's older brother Noel Gallagher (lead guitar and vocals). They have had eight UK number-one singles and eight UK number-one albums, and won fifteen NME Awards, nine Q Awards, four MTV Europe Music Awards and six Brit Awards, including one in 2007 for outstanding contribution to music and one for the best album of the last 30 years as voted by the BBC Radio 2 listeners; they have been nominated for three Grammy Awards. As of 2009, the band have sold an estimated 70 million records worldwide.

Artist Research- The Kooks

The Kooks-

www.thekooks.com/

The Kooks are a British Indie rock band formed in Brighton, East Sussex, in 2004. Formed by Luke Pritchard (vocals/guitar), Hugh Harris (lead guitar), Paul Garred (drums), and Max Rafferty (bass guitar), the lineup of the band remained constant until 2008 and the departure of Rafferty. Dan Logan was drafted in as a temporary replacement, until Peter Denton joined the band on a permanent basis in October 2008. Early in 2010 Pritchard announced the departure of drummer Paul Garred, due to a nerve problem in his arm. Late in the year, Garred rejoined for studio sessions, however Chris Prendergast plays drums when the band play live.

Here are a few past The Kooks album covers:

Artist Research- Arctic Monkeys

Arctic Monkeys-

www.arcticmonkeys.com/

Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner (lead vocals, lead/rhythm guitar), Jamie Cook (rhythm/lead guitar), Nick O'Malley (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Matt Helders (drums, backing vocals). Former members include Andy Nicholson (bass guitar, backing vocals) and Glyn Jones (lead vocals, rhythm guitar).

The band have released four studio albums- 2006, 2007, 2009 & 2011, as well as one live album (2008). The band's debut album became the fastest-selling debut album in British music history, surpassing Oasis' Definitely Maybe and remains the fastest-selling debut album for a band in the UK.

Artist Research- Coldplay- Reviews

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/cc197bad-dc9c-440d-a5b5-d52ba2e14234

BBC Reviews

1. Mylo Xyloto 2011

   
   REVIEWED BY MARTIN ASTON
   A triumphant fifth LP which reveals familiar strengths in all the right places.

2. Viva La Vida Or Death & All His Friends 2008

   
   REVIEWED BY CHRIS JONES
   Any way you look at it, this is a massive album.

3. X&Y 2005

   
   REVIEWED BY DAN TALLIS
   This album is superb. It'll silence their critics, amaze their fans and win them a...

4. A Rush Of Blood To The Head

   
   REVIEWED BY JULES WILLIS
   A superb album that might just capture your heart and your imagination. Don't...

http://www.nme.com/reviews/artist/coldplay

September 19, 2005

Coldplay: Fix you

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Of course, criticising Coldplay in this day and age is like trying to stop a runaway juggernaut with a damp sponge, but only a churl would deny that they do this kind of thing to the very highest standard. On its own terms, ‘Fix You’ is lovely, with its ecclesiastical organ and Martin’s pained vocals articulating with great exactness the ceaseless turmoil of a man who is schtupping a thin, mad actress. More subtle and hymnal than their usual quiet-LOUD dynamic trick, and really rather charming.