Showing posts with label Rick Nowels. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rick Nowels. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 09, 2010

MICK FLEETWOOD BOOKS DECEMBER CONCERT DATE IN MAUI

The Maui Celebrity Series
Mick Fleetwood
featuring Rick Vito 
with special guests Tom Arnold, Cheech Marin, Brian Evans, Nermin Zajic & more!
Thursday, December 30, 2010
8:00 PM HST (7:00 PM Doors)
The Maui Theatre, Lahaina, HI


General Admission
$85.00
Premium
$150.00
VIP
$225.00

Mick Fleetwood to perform rare concert on Maui
The Maui Celebrity Series to host a massive Lahaina New Years celebration

It is going to be a jam packed night of entertainment on Maui! Mick Fleetwood along with former Fleetwood Mac member Rick Vito perform together. Due to popular demand Tom Arnold will be returning as well as Brian Evans who will be singing some of his favorite tunes for guests & Cheech Marin of "Cheech & Chong" fame will be making a special appearance. Come join the fun!

Saturday, January 10, 2009

Stevie has been one of the magical things in my life

Billboard Q&A: Songwriter Rick Nowels
By Hillary Crosley, L.A.
January 09, 2009

After penning songs for the likes of Stevie Nicks and Belinda Carlisle, veteran pop songwriter Rick Nowels used 2008 as the year to write for the urban pop audience. As such, Nowels, who lives in London, traveled to Los Angeles and helped balladeer John Legend write his uptempo song, "Green Light," which currently sits at No. 6 on the R&B/Hip-Hop songs chart. In December, "Green Light" was nominated for a Grammy for best rap/sung collaboration and here Nowels spoke to Billboard.biz about his inspiration, writing "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and why he loves Kanye West's "Love Lockdown."

What was your inspiration for "Green Light?" 

We wrote the song a year ago in Los Angeles, I was playing electric guitar and John was singing. My inspiration was Curtis Mayfield and Prince.

When did you begin song writing, what were your first hits? 

I started writing songs when I was 13. I did a lot of performing throughout my teens and twenties. Then, in a very random way, Stevie Nicks heard a few of my songs and we ended up writing together.

We had a hit with "I can't wait" in 1986, which led to writing for and producing Belinda Carlisle. Ellen Shipley, another songwriter, and I wrote "Heaven is a Place on Earth" and "Circle in the Sand" and I produced the "Heaven on Earth" album. That set me on the path I am today as a writer/producer.

How would you describe your chemistry with Stevie Nicks? 

Working with Stevie has been one of the magical things in my life. When she walks in the room you feel that old school otherworldly rock star thing. When you hear her voice coming through the speakers you know you're hearing greatness. She's a poet. I've been lucky to have written songs with her on every record she's made since "Rock a Little" in 1986. We had a big hit in 1989 called "Rooms on Fire". Stevie opened the door for me in the music business.