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Tranley Featured as YouTube Artist of the Month, StarCentral Magazine
StarCentral Magazine:
Reminiscent of acoustic slash pop rock powerhouse artists in the likes of Mraz, Johnson and Mayer, StarCentral’s Youtube Artist Of The Month for March, Tranley, is a young force to be reckoned with. Gifted with a charismatic voice that seems to evoke feelings of nostalgia and serenity – Tranley is equally impressive on the guitar that serves as the perfect platform for his mellow vocals. Intrigued? Read on to find out more about this 19 year old SoCal native who is taking another one home on behalf of all talented Asian-Americans in the ‘Tube community…
Congratulations, Richard!
Full Interview: http://www.starcentralmagazine.com/…/youtube-artist-of-the-month-tranley/
Andrew Garcia in the NY Times
Jon Caramanica, NY Times:
Any of these paths can end in pop success, but the most plainly relevant contestant this season is Andrew Garcia, a YouTube-era star in the making, one of thousands of people who for the last few years have in essence been playing “American Idol: The Home Game,” posting clips of their cover-song performances to the Internet in hopes they’d get noticed. In those clips, which still pepper YouTube, he’s a clear adept, able to breezily disassemble and reformat popular songs for his limited vocal range — a recipe for modern “Idol” success. His version of Paula Abdul’s hit “Straight Up” during Hollywood week has been this season’s most memorable and thoughtful performance by far.
“Idol” might make Mr. Garcia a star, but he’s done most of the heavy lifting already, a seasoned competitor on a show that prizes inventive revisions of pop standards. Mr. Garcia may not have a record deal, but in this regard, he’s no amateur.
Full Story: http://nyti.ms/aDTMhR (via @jondecastro)
Richard Tran on StarCentral Magazine
StarCentral Magazine:
Based in Southern California, Tranley started writing and playing music around the same time he posted his first video on Youtube, which was around Christmas of 2008. He grew up musically listening to styles like the mellow Jack Johnson, to folk-indie Damien Rice, to bluesy John Mayer; mix in a little jazz and those types of artists and sounds influences a lot of what he creates. Though fairly fresh to the scene, his goal is to inspire and share, and have listeners/fans/friends grow with him as a musician and relate.
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