Archive for March, 2010

The Perfect Duet: Archuleta & M&Ms

David and Mr. Yellow! Haha!

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It turns out women aren’t the only ones that love milk chocolate and musicians: so do production companies — at least us.

That’s why we were so excited when Ron Hill Imagery called us up to help Laika, a cutting-edge animation company and producers of the 2009 Oscar-nominated film Coraline, interview American Idol favorite David Archuleta’s holiday release album.

The project required some special finesse – incorporating animated yellow M&M into the scene alongside Archuleta, a-la Roger Rabbit style. Overseeing the shoot as field producer was Damian. Travis was on set as the camera operator.

Read the rest of the article and check out more pictures HERE.

Credits to anniedafg and john_af and SnarkyArchies.com

ty @Kaattt11 for the headsup!

Ryan called Aaron Kelly “David Archuleta”! What?!!? LOL.

Ryan Seacrest just said “All right, if you want to vote for David Archuleta here, the numbers are…” on tonight’s American Idol. Intentional? Haha. Maybe. LMAO at the crowd’s reaction! Haha!

Ryan misses David so much! Haha! Or, well, let’s just say, American Idol misses David Archuleta. ♥

Source: Archuleta Fan Scene

Let’s go UTAH!

David Archuleta To Perform At Season-Opener

SALT LAKE CITY – The Utah Blaze are proud to announce that former season seven “American Idol” contestant, David Archuleta, a Murray, Utah native, will provide the half-time entertainment for the Blaze’s season-opener versus the Spokane Shock on Friday, April 9th at 7pm at the E Center.Archuleta, who emerged onto the music scene through the popular show “American Idol”, will sing two songs during the half-time of the season-opener.

“Having David perform at our season-opener will provide a great night of entertainment for fans of all ages,” said Blaze owner Dave Affleck. “There will be something appealing and exciting for everyone in the family.”

Archuleta was named one of Forbes’ Breakout Stars of 2008. His first album was released in November of 2008, peaking at #2 on the Billboard charts, as did his first single, “Crush,” which has sold 1.5 million digital copies in the United States.

In addition to Archuleta performing at half-time, Justin Williams, a recent season nine contestant on “American Idol”, will be singing the National Anthem. Williams was diagnosed with cancer and underwent multiple surgeries and chemotherapy prior to appearing on the show. He is also a Utah native living in Sandy.

Read the rest of the article HERE.

Ponder on this tweet from Rhiza Pascua (rhizap)!

For your information, Rhiza Pascua is the international agent and head of the Los Angeles-based Music Management Inc., which is behind the concerts of international artists performing in the Philippines, including those of Beyoncé, American Idol’s David Cook and David Archuleta, and the recent Musicfest 2010 featuring Kris Allen, Jabbawockeez and Boyce Avenue.

This tweet seemed to bother me now and then! What could possibly mean by this? Another Philippine concert for David at the soonest possible time? Yay for that!

Thanks to rhizap and AFS

Somos El Mundo--Behind-the-scenes. Lovely David Archuleta! haha

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Here’s the full clip!

Thanks to ArchieLove04

Thanks for the twitpics @omygoshashley

Click HERE to see more!

USA Today seems love David so much! Haha. Here are two articles featuring David!

David and IMAGINE.

David, IMAGINE was awesome! Probably one of the best, if not, the best AI performance EVER!

Nashville. New songs. The Memoir.

Can’t wait for the album and the memoir! ♥

ty gem for the headsup!

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Just recorded a good song at Eman’s. Meet his little toy Toro. Had a great week in Nashville!

Please Mr. Kiriakou… Even just a teeny weeny hint? Like the initials of the song perhaps? =)

2 years ago, these videos made a mark on A. I. season 7!

David Archuleta talks Nashville, new songs and forthcoming memoir

Last week, David Archuleta returned to Nashville to write more songs for his next album. As he did during his last Music City visit in October, he worked with singer/songwriter Joy Williams, even staying at the house of Williams and her husband, Nate Yetton.”Sometimes, people are like, ‘Nashville, it’s only the country and the ballads,’” David said Friday morning, while sitting at Williams’ breakfast table, eating a bowl of cereal and granola. “They are good at that kind of stuff, but they care about the music. Sometimes people forget that special thing and piece to music that is so important. People get lost in ‘We need the hit’ and ‘We need the hook.’ So much is missing from that that I enjoy about music.”

David and Williams brought a variety of other writers into last week’s collaborations, among them Cary Barlowe (co-writer of Lady Antebellum’s latest country hit, American Honey), Hillary Lindsey (Carrie Underwood’s Jesus, Take the Wheel), Danny Orton (Josh Gracin and Tim McGraw’s Telluride), Jenn Schott and Jamie Kenney.

“Jamie’s just such a sensitive person,” says the 19-year-old singer. “Even the melodies, and the way he plays the piano are so sensitive and emotional. When he was playing the piano part on the track, he paid so much attention to the way he played, how it emoted and what was trying to be said and felt in the song. I loved that. I’ve never seen anybody pay that much attention to those kinds of details, which I loved.”

On Tuesday, for instance, David, Williams, Kenney and Jesse Frasure wrote a song called Nervous. “It’s about going ahead and doing it, even if you’re scared,” David says. “The main thing is, ‘So what if I’m nervous?’ Sometimes you have to take those risks, and sometimes you’ll be nervous, but why should that be an excuse? Some things, you need to do that way. And sometimes those are the most fulfilling things in life.

Monday brought a love song with Jeremy Bowes and Cindy Morgan (“It wasn’t about anyone specifically; it was about wondering who that person might be in the future”). Wednesday yielded a ballad with Kenney and Schott (“It was an honest song, about admitting that you’re not perfect … It’s just about letting the inside out”).

In all, David says he’s written about 20 songs so far for his next album. And as much as he’d like to have more hit singles, he says it’s more important to him to convey his personality through his music.

Click HERE to read the entire interview!