Michael Paynter – How Sweet It Is

July 1, 2011
by Rodney Olsen
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Even as a young child it was obvious that he had a special connection with music. At the age of 7 he was learning the piano, at age 12 it was the guitar, and by the age of 15 he was playing drums. Combine that with a big voice and you’ve got a winning formula.

Michael Paynter is in Perth to support Miley Cyrus tomorrow night at Burswood Dome. He joined me in the studio this morning as part of my radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM.

Michael has certainly built up an impressive fan base in the last few years but this time around he’s supporting someone else. I started by asking how differently he approaches a performance when he’s faced with a big crowd that haven’t really come along to hear your music.

Love the Fall was a big song for Michael. His latest song, How Sweet It Is, is out now.

You’ll find some of his music here.

He’s a great guy and I’m sure he’s got an amazing future ahead of him.

You can listen to my chat with Michael by clicking the play button on the audio player at the bottom of this post. (Sorry for the quality of the audio.)

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Owl City – All Things Bright and Beautiful

July 1, 2011
by Rodney Olsen
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Adam Young of Owl City isn’t so much someone who writes songs as someone who paints glorious pictures with his music.

Today I had the honour of talking to Adam on the phone as part of my radio programme on 98.5 Sonshine FM.

You can listen to our conversation by clicking the play button of the audio player at the bottom of this post.

Adam started out by creating music in his parents’ basement but these days he’s one of the biggest music acts on the planet. Adam is responsible for lead vocals, programming, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitars, bass guitar, drums, percussion, vibraphone and accordion on Owl City’s recordings.

A few years ago when he released the single Fireflies, it became a number one smash hit in 24 countries.

Owl City is an American electronic/synthpop musical project by singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Young formed in 2007 in Owatonna, Minnesota. Young created the project while experimenting with music in his parents’ basement. Like many musicians that achieved success in the era between 2005 and 2009, Owl City developed a following on the music and social networking site Myspace in the late 2000s before signing with Universal Republic in 2008.

After two independent albums, Owl City gained mainstream popularity with the 2009 major label debut album Ocean Eyes, which spawned the quadruple-platinum hit single “Fireflies” and lesser hit “Vanilla Twilight”. The album was certified Platinum in the United States in April 2010. – Wiki

His new album, All Things Bright and Beautiful, and the single, Alligator Sky, are delighting music lovers all over again. Enjoy listening to Adam talking about his musical journey.

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Thank you so very much

July 1, 2011
by Rodney Olsen
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It’s been a little quiet here over the past week because I’ve been flat out with 98.5 Sonshine FM’s June Appeal. Sonshine FM’s supporters were exceptionally generous and went above and beyond what was asked of them. We are so thankful.

The June Appeal rasied over $295 000 for the running of the radio station. We are humbled and amazed.



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