详细介绍
大多数人认识他是从abc的电视剧kylexy中的一首she could be you
歌曲前的钢琴简直美极了。
Shawn 出生于加拿大不列颠哥伦比亚省的nelson市,是一个创作型歌手。
自传:
Shawn在nelson市出生并成长,开始学习歌唱,会钢琴、吉他、喇叭、和贝司。他同样学习过美术和表演。因为他有艺术功底,Shawn在他表演时总试着将自己的情感融入他的音乐中,绝大多数Shawn的歌曲都表露出心碎与友情的复杂性。
职业生涯:
Shawn是一名来美国不到一年的来自加拿大的歌手,他前途无量,如暴风般席卷整个音乐界。他为abc及abc家庭台的连续剧写歌曲,如Eli Stone .Kyle XY.Greek和即将上演的Samurai Girl。他最近的一首歌曲“Without You”最初在电视剧The Hills的mtv中出现。在kyle xy中,Shawn的歌曲she could be you 成了此剧的actual premise(实际主线),并成为跨越两集的主线。当女主角在一张唱盘上发现这首歌是,她试着用它揭开它与自己过去的联系。Shawn最近公开的表演是在REO Speedwagon 和Gin Blossoms,他的表演在不同的媒体都得到赞扬。
Shawn还是个年轻的慈善家,他喜欢为慈善演出贡献自己的时间,他以捐出他3700张专辑,并未一个名叫“与加拿大军人结婚”的组织编写了“soldier”这首歌。
Singer/songwriter Shawn Hlookoff makes it look easy. His chiseled features, dreamy eyes and ear-to-ear grin are captivating to say the least, but nothing can conceal the energy bursting from within the British Columbia native. With critically acclaimed full-length album Both Sides, songs on hit shows such as MTV’s The Hills and ABC’s Eli Stone, and a Guinness World Record under his belt, Shawn is a force to be reckoned with.
Shawn started singing at a young age and quickly began experimenting musically, becoming proficient on the guitar, piano, bass and trombone. His extensive catalogue of songs is sprinkled with influences from some of the greats; Elton John, Coldplay, Marvin Gay, John Mayer and Radiohead to name a few.
Shawn believes that his "purpose as an artist is to create music that we can all relate to. I don't write about the material life, I write about everyday life. I want to move people with my music and bring people together for at least 3 minutes and 30 seconds regardless of age, race, political or religious beliefs. We all share the ground we walk on and thankfully music has no borders or prejudice. It's truly universal. At the end of the day we all turn to music for different reasons. It excites me to create and share music with you and hopefully one day my songs will be part of the soundtrack to your life.”
It didn’t take long for Shawn to start making waves in the industry, or for the heavy-hitters to take notice. A number of producers have sought out to work with Shawn including multi-Grammy Award winning Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins (has current hit albums with Mariah Carey and Janet Jackson, producer to Michael Jackson, Britney Spears and Destiny's Child), Jeff Dawson (Daniel Powter, Kelly Rowland) and Don Was (Elton John, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, Garth Brooks, Brian Wilson, Roy Orbison, Jackson Browne, Carly Simon, George Michael, Bob Seger). He most recently finished working with producers Dale Penner (the man responsible for "Nickelback"), Jeff Trott (Sheryl Crow's songwriter and producing partner, Beck, Liz Fair) and Virgin A&R Executive/producer Jeff Blue (Linkin Park, The Last Goodnight & Macy Gray).
When Shawn’s not opening for the likes of Sarah McLachlan, Feist, Heart, REO Speedwagon, and Wide Mouth Mason, or writing, performing and producing tracks, you can often find him devoting his time and energy to Feed The Need. Founded by Hlookoff, Feed The Need is an organization dedicated to raising money, materials and foodstuffs for those in need, locally and globally. By performing across British Columbia in the Fall of 2007, Shawn was able to procure donations of over 5000 items to B.C. food banks. Next up for Feed The Need – raising funds to build a Technology Centre in Guatemala.
Currently working on exciting material for his next full-length album, composing for creative magnate ABC/Disney, and showcasing across North America, Shawn Hlookoff is showing no signs of slowing down. In fact, he’s just getting started.
Some of you must be wondering how Hlookoff, with such a hectic schedule, managed to set a Guinness World record. Well have no fear, he still dominates in his field. No one in the world has stood on a Swiss exercise ball longer.