Streeter Seidell is a comedy writer and (mediocre) drummer living in Brooklyn, NY. During the day he edits the front page of CollegeHumor.com but when the sun goes down he takes his place at the helm of the Indablog. He maintains a personal blog at StreeterSeidell.com and wants to make sure you know he once wrote something for the New York Times and that it was, in the words of his mother, "Amazing! You're so talented!"
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Thursday August 14, 2008 at 09:00 AM |
Indaban Matt Palmer is up for props. Why, you ask? Because his song, "I Wish," (available for a listen on his Indaba profile page ) was named best song of the month by Songwriter Universe Magazine . They also wrote a fantastic bio for Matt, some of which is excerpted here.
Matt Palmer, a talented pop/R&B singer & songwriter
from New York, NY, has won the August SongwriterUniverse “Best Song Of The
Month” Contest, with his song “I Wish.” “I Wish” is one of eight new songs
Palmer has written for his upcoming album project, which he will be releasing
in early 2009.
“I Wish” is a very hooky, appealing uptempo cut, which is the vein of hit singles by Usher and Ne-Yo. It’s clear that Palmer has developed the ability to create very commercial pop/R&B songs which can be placed with major label artists. This recording of “I Wish” also showcases Palmer’s artist potential – he effectively performs all the vocals (lead & background) on this cut. And notably, Palmer played all the instruments on this demo, using his ProTools studio setup.
Palmer, who is 21, grew up in Atlanta, GA, where he was inspired early on by listening to Michael Jackson, Mariah Carey and other artists. When he was seven he started to play piano, and when he was 14, he began writing songs. “During high school, I would write my own material, and record demos,” recalled Palmer. “Then (in 2005) when I was a senior, I released a CD (14 songs) called Getaway .
Congrats, Matt! We wish you the best of luck and hope you don't forget about our little website when you've made it big. And hey Indabans, if you or any other member you know of has won an award, signed to a label or any other musical move of consequence, don't hesitate to write me at Streeter@IndabaMusic.com and let me know.
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Thursday August 14, 2008 at 09:37 AM
Gratulation to the Award and all the best for the future Mr Palmer.I like the Vocals you have do on your demos !!!
Hey Pssst...........i write fast before you get rich and famous ........"I hope we meet us one day on a Session to work on something together":-))
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