here are some of the people I've had the honor to write, and/ or, record with:
Peter Zizzo of Celine Dion and Avril Lavigne, Andy Marvel of Jessica Simpson and Celine Dion, Matt Jardine of The Beach Boys, Jo Lynn Turner of Deep Purple, Doug Stegmeyer of Billy Joel and Hall and Oates, Schuyler Deale of Michael Bolton and Billy Joel, Dean Brown of David Sanborn, Tommy Byrnes of Billy Joel and Taylor Dayne, Joe Franco of Twisted Sister and The Good Rats, Al Pitrelli of Alice Cooper and Asia, Crystal Taliefero of John Mellencamp and Billy Joel, Josiah Gluck (engineer/producer) GRP Records, Bruce Aronson, Wayne Sharp...Lets not forget Martin Briley, we wrote the Celine song together!!!!!
Influences
Jeremy Larson, Killswitch Engage, Keane, Mute Math, The Benjamin Gate, Switchfoot, Tears For Fears, Steely Dan, The Beatles, The Killers, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis, Prince, Breaking Benjamins, Eiffel 65, John Mayer, Lupe Fiasco, Crowded House, Special EFX, The Fray, Be Bop Deluxe, The Family, Frank Zappa, Tom Petty, Billy Joel, Jeff Buckley, Peter Gabriel, Winger, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Stan Getz, Level 42, Bob Marley, The Bee Gees, Aimee Mann...shall I go on?
Sounds Like
Francis Galluccio has written and/or produced (or performed) songs on:
singer/ songwriter Francis Galluccio is the co-owner of a successful production music library. In September 2008 he scored the "Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's"* theme song for 4Kids Productions, which can be seen on "The CW" network (see video below). Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's is the latest Yu-Gi-Oh! anime series, that began airing in Japan on April 2, 2008, as the successor to the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime. In 2007 Francis scored the theme to "Makeover Train"* on The Learning Channel (see video below), it is TLC's first-original direct to broadband series. He has also been writing and producing for famed record producer Ric Wake (Wake Productions/ Sony/ Epic) for the last six years. Among the artists Francis has written for include Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Jessica Simpson, Mandy Moore, Enrique Englesias, Destiny's Child, Kelly Osbourne...and Celine Dion.
"When The Broken Hearted Love Again" (artist: Danielle Bollinger), a song he co-wrote, reached the ..1 position on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart in 2005. It has also reached ..9 on the Billboard Dance Radio chart, and ..3 on the Euro Chart. The full-length CD was released on April 3, 2006. Also, the song is on the in-store play list of Abercrombie & Fitch stores nationwide.
"When The Wrong One Loves You Right", a song that Francis co-wrote, is on Celine Dion’s 2002, Multi-Platinum album, A New Day Has Come. To date, the album has sold more than ten million copies worldwide. Celine, along with Beyonce Knowles and Destiny's Child, performed "When The Wrong One Loves You Right" live on national television, on CBS-TV, simulcast with all the territories of Canada and several other countries.
A few years ago, Francis teamed up with John Sands (composer/ producer), currently the music director at IMG Media. They created Auracle Music, Inc., a music library company which supplies background and feature music to television and film, as well as assigns songwriters to compose for "boutique" clients. Auracle Music now has over 30 songwriters who create background music and themes for its clients, as well as supplies them with a library of existing original music. Auracle Music has also scored several DVD video games which include “Shrek 2” and “Madagascar”, as well as cartoons, including “Shaman King” and “Mew Mew Power”, on FoxBox. Auracle Music also supplied the music heard throughout “The Maxim Swimsuit DVD”, and has scored several themes, including “World's Strongest Man” on ESPN, “Battle of the Gridiron Stars" on ESPN, and “British Open Memories” on ABC, to name a few. Auracle Music is featured on shows such as "Real Housewives Of New Jersey", "Mama's Boys", "Make Me A Supermodel", "Queer Eye for the Straight Guy", "Super Bowls Greatest Commercials", "I'd Do Anything", "The New York City Marathon", "NFL Football", "Race To The Altar", "US Open Tennis", and many others to numerous to list. There is a full list of credits on Auracle Music, Inc.'s website, visit www.auraclemusic.com, or simply click on the Auracle logo below.
Francis also co-created, wrote for, and co-produced "Reaction Music", a music library which is available through "Beach Street Music". There are 24 CD's in "Reaction Music", and it’s content can be heard on TV shows like “Maury”, "Access Hollywood", "Dateline NBC", "Judge Hatchet", "Montel Williams" and "Street Smarts" to name a few...more will be revealed!
* co-written with Bruce Aronson
I’ve been a music journalist for more than 10 years. Over the years, many artists and managers have asked me what the best way to break into the European music market is.
Here are some things you can do:
Publish artist press releases, news, and tour dates to the CountryHome Forum on MySpace, http://groups.myspace.com/CountryHomeMagazine , CountryHome Forum is part of CountryHome, http://www.CountryHome.de , Germany's Premier Country Music Online Magazine. Everything you publish to the CountryHome Forum will be published in my weekly Newsletter which has over 80,000 readers.
Send me CDs and DVDs for review and set up an artist interview with me. All reviews and interviews will be submitted to the magazines I'm writing for. More information for which magazines I'm writing can be found at http://www.MySpace.com/ChristianLamitschka
Upload artist videos to http://www.MyVideo.de and http://www.ClipFish.de . Both websites are like http://www.YouTube.com and uploading videos is free. The websites are completely in German. If you don’t speak German and need assistance, I will help you open an account and upload a video for 25 Euro. Each additional video upload for the same artist name and at the same video website is 10 Euro.
If you have more questions about the European music market or about any of the information I send to you today, please contact me at Ch.Lamitschka@t-online.de too.
Editor & Journalist for Country Music Christian Lamitschka An der Pfingstweide 28 61118 Bad Vilbel Germany
Just checking in on you my friend and hoping you are well !
A THOUGHT FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON ...
"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others. Come to think of it, why do we have to wait for Christmas to do that?"
~ Bob Hope
MAY YOUR HEART BE FILLED WITH THE JOYOUS SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS ALL YEAR LONG!
Please stay in touch from time to time and let me know how you are!
Thanx Francis! Hey man, we gotta get up soon! I was transitioning into a new situation for a while, but i'm back to work now, and ready to ROLL!!! Anytime man, you got my #!! PEEECE!
By the way Francis, just by a GodWink, Cass D is a friend of mine who I talk to on here! He wrote me after seeing the connect and said the 3 of us need to jam. Anytime! I will make a trip up to see Chrissi! Will send you a message about the music etc. But THANK YOU so much...again, an honor. You are the best. peace and HOPE callaway
Wow...Francis, I am honored to have you ask to be my friend! You are one of the best songwriters ever....and funny thing is....you are just who I need to write a song for me! lol just messin'...but we are on the lookout now for the right music! I don't need to tell you that it's all about the song. so thanks for the ReQ and pls stay in touch. I am writing w/James House next wk and am pumped about that. You guys INSPIRE! peace and HOPE in 2009! callaway
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