In measure theory (a branch of mathematical analysis), a property holds almost everywhere if the set of elements for which the property does not hold is a null set, that is, a set of measure zero (Halmos 1974). In cases where the measure is not complete, it is sufficient that the set is contained within a set of measure zero. When discussing sets of real numbers, the Lebesgue measure is assumed unless otherwise stated.

The term almost everywhere is abbreviated a.e.; in older literature p.p. is used, to stand for the equivalent French language phrase presque partout.

A set with full measure is one whose complement is of measure zero. In probability theory, the terms almost surely, almost certain and almost always refer to sets with probability 1, which are exactly the sets of full measure in a probability space.

Occasionally, instead of saying that a property holds almost everywhere, it is said that the property holds for almost all elements (though the term almost all also has other meanings).

Properties[link]

• If f : R → R is a Lebesgue integrable function and f(x) ≥ 0 almost everywhere, then

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for all real numbers a < b with equality iff Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): f(x)=0

almost everywhere.

• If f : [a, b] → R is a monotonic function, then f is differentiable almost everywhere.
• If f : R → R is Lebesgue measurable and

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for all real numbers a < b, then there exists a set E (depending on f) such that, if x is in E, the Lebesgue mean

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converges to f(x) as Failed to parse (Missing texvc executable; please see math/README to configure.): \epsilon

decreases to zero. The set E is called the Lebesgue set of f.  Its complement can be proved to have measure zero.  In other words, the Lebesgue mean of f converges to f almost everywhere.

• If f(x,y) is Borel measurable on R² then for almost every x, the function y→f(x,y) is Borel measurable.

• A bounded function f : [a, b] -> R is Riemann integrable if and only if it is continuous almost everywhere.

Definition using ultrafilters[link]

Outside of the context of real analysis, the notion of a property true almost everywhere is sometimes defined in terms of an ultrafilter. An ultrafilter on a set X is a maximal collection F of subsets of X such that:

1. If U ∈ F and U ⊆ V then V ∈ F
2. The intersection of any two sets in F is in F
3. The empty set is not in F

A property P of points in X holds almost everywhere, relative to an ultrafilter F, if the set of points for which P holds is in F.

For example, one construction of the hyperreal number system defines a hyperreal number as an equivalence class of sequences that are equal almost everywhere as defined by an ultrafilter.

The definition of almost everywhere in terms of ultrafilters is closely related to the definition in terms of measures, because each ultrafilter defines a finitely-additive measure taking only the values 0 and 1, where a set has measure 1 if and only if it is included in the ultrafilter.

References[link]

• Billingsley, Patrick (1995). Probability and measure (3rd edition ed.). New York: John Wiley & sons. ISBN 0-471-00710-2. 
• Halmos, Paul R. (1974). Measure Theory. New York: Springer-Verlag. ISBN 0-387-90088-8. 

Brendon Urie
Background information
Birth name	Brendon Boyd Urie
Born	(1987-04-12) April 12, 1987 (age 25)
Origin	Summerlin, Nevada USA
Genres	Alternative rock, Pop punk, Dance punk, Psychedelic rock, Baroque rock
Instruments	Vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboard, synthesizer, programming, drums, percussion, accordion, organ, cello, violin, trumpet
Years active	2004–present
Labels	Decaydance, Fueled by Ramen
Associated acts	Panic! at the Disco, Fall Out Boy, Travie McCoy
Website	panicatthedisco.com
Notable instruments
Fender Telecaster Deluxe Fender Stratocaster

Brendon Boyd Urie (born April 12, 1987) is an American musician and the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, pianist and singer-songwriter of Panic! at the Disco. He also plays drums, bass guitar, accordion, organ, cello, violin, and trumpet.

Early life[link]

Urie was born in Summerlin, Nevada. He is the fifth and youngest child to Grace and Boyd Urie.^[1] He was raised in a Mormon family.^[2] Urie attended Palo Verde High School, where he met future ex-Panic bassist Brent Wilson in his guitar class. Wilson asked Urie to try out for a band he was in, since they needed a replacement guitarist.

In a 2011 interview, Urie described himself as a "spazz in high school". He commented: "There was a kid that used to pick on me…he used to drop my food, and beat me up in little corners," he said. "Nothing serious, but tease me. I remember knocking his food out of his hand one time when he [was] in the middle of explaining something to his friends, and they all laughed, so I thought that was pretty nice. ‘Well, there you go buddy.’ I was able to get instant karma."^[3]

During high school, Urie worked at Tropical Smoothie Cafe in order to pay the band's rent for their practice space, and, while there, often sang for customers. "I would sing anything I was listening to at the time, but I was down to take requests. I remember singing some Scorpions songs, some W.A.S.P. 80s anthems are usually good for tips. It was a huge range of stuff," he recalled in 2011. "I’m glad they let me sing, and they didn’t fire me because I would sing everywhere – while I was doing dishes, I would sing while I was making the smoothies. I was ‘that guy.’ Some people liked it, and some people didn’t. I had to respect other people’s wishes, but I had a couple people come in who would ask me to sing for a tip. That’s always fun."^[3]

Career[link]

His musical career began when he met Brent Wilson during guitar classes which they shared in high school. Consequently, Wilson asked Urie to try out as lead guitarist for Panic! at the Disco, as they were looking for a replacement at the time. Originally, Urie was not the band's lead singer; the position had belonged to Ryan Ross. However, when the band heard him sing backup during a rehearsal when Ross was unable to sing, they were impressed with his vocal abilities and unanimously decided to make him the singer.^[4]

Since then, Panic! at the Disco has released 3 studio albums with Urie as lead vocalist. A Fever You Can't Sweat Out was released in 2005 and their sophomore record, Pretty. Odd. in 2008. On Pretty. Odd., Urie also took lyrical responsibility and wrote two of the tracks on the record by himself; those tracks being "I Have Friends in Holy Spaces" and festival favorite "Folkin' Around". He also wrote "New Perspective" for the soundtrack to the motion picture Jennifer's Body.

In February 1, 2011, another single was released: "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" which soon reached iTunes #1 spot in the Alternative Music Category. After the song's Music Video was released, it also reached the #1 spot, this time in Alternative Music Videos.

Other projects[link]

Apart from his work in Panic! At the Disco, Brendon Urie has been featured in songs and music videos of other artists, as well as other projects. Urie provided guest vocals alongside Patrick Stump on The Cab's song "One Of THOSE Nights" from their debut album, Whisper War.^[5] Urie also appeared in Razia's Shadow, a musical created by the band Forgive Durden, with whom Panic! At The Disco has toured and become close friends.^{[citation needed]} Past touring keyboardist Eric Ronick also got Urie involved with the song "Plans and Reveries" from his band, Black Gold.

Urie has also been involved with several songs by labelmates Fall Out Boy. He provided vocals on the songs "What A Catch, Donnie" and "20 Dollar Nose Bleed" from Fall Out Boy's most recent album, Folie à Deux. Urie also sang back vocals on the track "7 Minutes In Heaven" off of Fall Out Boy's From Under The Cork Tree.^[6]

In 2008, Brendon Urie became involved with a song for the Coca-Cola Company, called "Open Happiness". Urie sings the chorus of the song, which also features labelmate Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy, labelmate Travis McCoy of Gym Class Heroes, Cee-Lo Green, and Janelle Monae. The song was written and produced by Butch Walker, co-written by Cee-Lo Green and remixed by Polow Da Don. Urie was also featured as an elated news reporter in the music video for the song, which was released on July 16, 2009.^[7]

Urie appeared in the music videos "A Little Less Sixteen Candles, a Little More Touch Me", "What A Catch, Donnie" and "Headfirst Slide into Cooperstown on a Bad Bet" by Fall Out Boy. Urie appears in the Gym Class Heroes video for the song "Clothes Off!!" alongside bandmate Spencer Smith and former Panic! at the Disco band members Ryan Ross and Jon Walker. The members are seen dancing in animal costumes, Urie being in a dog suit. Urie also appears in "One of THOSE nights" by The Cab, which also features Ryan Ross, Jon Walker, Pete Wentz, Patrick Stump and Spencer Smith. Recently Urie and bandmate Spencer Smith appeared in Butch Walker's music video "Pretty Melody", appearing as ninjas.^[8][9] Brendon co-wrote a song with Rivers Cuomo of the band Weezer. Rivers has said that "If Panic! wants it, they have first dibs, but if not, it could work for Weezer." ^[10] Urie and band mate Spencer Smith appeared in Butch Walker's Panic! at Butch Walker's, a parody in which Urie discovers Walker is a psychotic homicidal cannibal, and Brendon is his next meal.^[11]

References[link]

Russell Wilson

With the Badgers against Oregon State in 2011
No. 3     Seattle Seahawks
Quarterback
Personal information
Date of birth: (1988-11-29) November 29, 1988 (age 23)
Place of birth: Richmond, Virginia, US
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Weight: 204 lb (93 kg)
Career information
College: Wisconsin
NFL Draft: 2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 75
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Seattle Seahawks (2012–present)
Roster status: Signed draft pick

Russell Wilson (born November 29, 1988) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Wilson played for the University of Wisconsin, where he led the Wisconsin Badgers to the 2012 Rose Bowl and a Big Ten Title. Prior to his time at Wisconsin, Wilson played for the North Carolina State Wolfpack football and baseball teams. In 2008, Wilson was named the ACC Rookie of the Year in football and became the first ever freshman quarterback named First-team All-ACC. The Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball selected Wilson in the 2010 draft with the 140th pick. He played second base for the Asheville Tourists, the Rockies' Class A affiliate of the South Atlantic League in the summer of 2011. On April 27, 2012 he was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks with the 75th pick of the 2012 NFL Draft.^[1]

Early years[link]

Wilson attended the Collegiate School, a preparatory school in Richmond, Virginia, US. As a junior there in 2005, he threw for 3,287 yards and 40 touchdowns. He also rushed for 634 yards and 15 touchdowns. He was named an all-district, all-region, and all-state player. Wilson was twice named the Richmond Times-Dispatch Player of the Year.^[2]

As a senior in 2006, he threw for 3,009 yards, 34 touchdowns, and seven interceptions. Wilson also rushed for 1,132 yards and 18 touchdowns. That year, he was named the conference player of the year, and also named an all-conference and all-state player. He was featured in Sports Illustrated magazine for his performance in the state championship game win.^[2]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Russell Wilson QB	Richmond, Virginia	Collegiate School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.53	Jul 23, 2006
	Scout:   Rivals:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 67 (QB)   Rivals: NR (QB), NR (Virginia)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout and Rivals may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, an average of the two was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2007 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. http://www.rivals.com/TeamRank.asp?type=0&sort=0&year=2007. Retrieved 2011-10-07.

Wilson committed to North Carolina State University on July 23, 2006.^[3] Wilson also had a football scholarship offer from Duke University.^[4]

College career[link]

2007[link]

Wilson redshirted his first season (2007) at NC State.

2008[link]

In 2008, Wilson initially split time at quarterback with senior Daniel Evans and junior Harrison Beck. However, Evans and Beck saw no regular season action after Week 2 and Week 5, respectively. Thereafter, Wilson led the team to a 4–3 record in the regular season which NC State finished out on a four-game winning streak. During a win over East Carolina, Wilson threw for 201 yards and three touchdowns. He threw for two touchdowns in each of the last six season games.^[5]

In the 2008 PapaJohns.com Bowl against Rutgers, Wilson threw for 186 yards and a touchdown and rushed for 46 yards before halftime. Late in the first half, he scrambled to the Rutgers' four-yard line, where he was tackled and suffered a knee sprain. With Wilson sitting out the remainder of the game, his replacements threw a combined total of three interceptions with NC State eventually losing, 23–29.^[6]

Over the course of the season, he completed 150 of 275 attempts for 1,955 yards and 17 touchdowns with just one interception. He also recorded 116 carries for 394 yards and four touchdowns.^[5] The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) named him the first-team All-ACC quarterback. It was the first time in the conference's history that a freshman quarterback was named to the first team.^[7]

2009[link]

On July 12, 2009, Wilson was named as the quarterback on the pre-season all-ACC football team.

On September 19, 2009, Wilson broke Andre Woodson's all-time NCAA record of 325 consecutive pass attempts without an interception against Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs. The 389-pass streak ended in a game against the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.

In a home victory over Pittsburgh, Wilson had over 400 yards total offense and 4 touchdowns.

2010[link]

Wilson led the 2010 NC State Wolfpack football team to a 9 win season (9–4), including a win over the West Virginia Mountaineers in the 2010 Champs Sports Bowl. Wilson passed for 275 yards and 2 touchdowns as the Wolfpack defeated the Mountaineers 23–7.

Wilson led the Atlantic Coast Conference with 274.1 passing yards per game. Wilson also led the league in total offense with 307.5 yards per game.

2011[link]

Wilson was released from his athletic scholarship by NC State on April 29, 2011 with one year of eligibility remaining. On June 27, Wilson decided to attend the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and to play football in the fall for the Badgers. In his first game, against UNLV, he passed for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns. He also rushed for 62 yards, including a 46 yard touchdown run. The Badgers won 51–17. At the end of the regular season, Wilson was named first team All-Big Ten by both the coaches and media. Wilson also won the Griese-Brees Big Ten Quarterback of the Year award which was renamed in 2011 after Purdue's Bob Griese and Drew Brees.^[8] On December 3, 2011, Wilson led the Wisconsin Badgers to victory in the inaugural Big 10 championship game and was named the game's Grange-Griffin MVP. Wilson threw for three touchdowns in the game which runs his season total up to 31. Wilson became just the fourth quarterback in Big Ten history to throw at least 30 touchdown passes in a season (Purdue's Drew Brees, 1998 – 39, Purdue's Kyle Orton, 2004 – 31 and Ohio State's Troy Smith, 2006 – 30). At the end of the season, Wilson's 33 TD passes is second-most in Big Ten history trailing only Drew Brees.

On December 8, 2011, Wilson was named Third Team All-American by Yahoo Sports. Wilson's teammate Chris Borland joined him on the Third Team while Montee Ball was named to the First Team and offensive linemen Peter Konz and Kevin Zeitler were named to the Second Team.^[9]

On December 10, 2011, Wilson finished ninth in the Heisman Trophy voting. He finished with 52 points. Wilson was joined by teammate Montee Ball who finished fourth in the voting with 348 points. Baylor's Robert Griffin III won the award.^[10]

On January 28, 2012, Wilson completed his college career by playing in the 2012 Senior Bowl.

Statistics[link]

Year	School	Passing							Rushing
		Comp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Pct	Eff	Att	Yds	Avg	TD
2008	NC State	150	275	1,955	17	1	54.5	133.9	116	394	3.4	4
2009	NC State	224	378	3,027	31	11	59.3	147.8	103	260	2.5	4
2010	NC State	308	527	3,563	28	14	58.4	127.5	143	435	3.0	9
2011	Wisconsin	225	309	3,175	33	4	72.8	191.8	79	338	4.3	6
College totals		907	1,489	11,720	109	30	60.9	147.2	441	1,427	3.2	23

Professional career[link]

Pre-draft[link]

Wilson took part in the NFL Combine at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Seattle Seahawks[link]

Wilson was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the third round (75th pick overall) in the 2012 NFL Draft.

See also[link]

• List of Division I FBS passing yardage leaders
• List of Division I FBS passing touchdown leaders

References[link]

External links[link]

• Wisconsin profile
• Career statistics and player information from Baseball-Reference (Minors)

Jessie J
Jessie J at the O2 Arena in London in 2011.
Background information
Birth name	Jessica Ellen Cornish
Also known as	Jessie J
Born	(1988-03-27) 27 March 1988 (age 24) Chadwell Heath, London, England, United Kingdom
Genres	pop, hip hop, R&B, dance-pop, soul
Years active	2005–present
Labels	Lava, Universal Republic, Island, Gut
Website	jessiejofficial.com

Jessica Ellen Cornish (born 27 March 1988), better known by her stage name Jessie J, is an English singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, she studied at the BRIT School before signing with Gut Records and striking a songwriting deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing where she wrote for artists such as Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus.

Signed with Universal, Jessie J came to prominence following the release of her debut single "Do It Like a Dude" which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Charts. After scoring her first number one in the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and New Zealand with the song "Price Tag", she released her debut album Who You Are (2011) which charted at number two in the UK. Other releases from the album include "Nobody's Perfect", "Who's Laughing Now" and "Who You Are" which charted within the top 20 in the UK but the release of fifth single "Domino" spawned international chart success, peaking at number 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the US, and becoming her second UK number one. Aside from her musical career, Jessie J is currently a coach and mentor on television show The Voice UK.

Citing various influences, Jessie J is recognized for an unconventional musical and performance style^[1][2] that mixes her soul voice with contemporary R&B, pop, and hip-hop influences. Jessie J has garnered various awards and nominations for her contributions to the music industry, including the 2011 Critics' Choice BRIT Award and the BBC's Sound of 2011. As of April 2012, Jessie has sold over 11 million singles and 2.5 million records worldwide.^[3][4]

Early life[link]

Jessie J was born Jessica Ellen Cornish in Chadwell Heath, London,^[5] daughter of Stephen Cornish and Rose Cornish (née Archer). She was educated at Mayfield High School in the London Borough of Redbridge. She attended Colin's Performing Arts School and as an 11-year old-was cast in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of Whistle Down the Wind.^[6][7][8] Jessie has two sisters, who are five and seven years older than her, who were both head girls at school. Unlike her academic sisters, Cornish has stated she was "never really that good at anything". She said, "At school they were like 'oh, you're a Cornish girl' and they kind of expected me to be the same as my sisters. Give me something to draw or an outfit to pick for someone, or hair, make-up, acting, write a song, I'm fine with it, but anything to do with sums – it was never my thing." She also said she never based her intelligence on her exam results.^[9] She also said she was always good at singing and it was her "thing". At the age of 16 she began studying at the BRIT School and at 17 she joined a girl group named Soul Deep.^[10] She graduated in the class of 2006 along with singers Adele and Leona Lewis.^[11] At 18 she suffered a stroke.^[12]

Music career[link]

2006–2010: Career beginnings[link]

Jessie J was signed to Gut Records, recording an album for the label, but the company went bankrupt before any material was released.^[8][10] She then found success as a songwriter, gaining a Sony ATV publishing contract.^[13] She was also the support act for Cyndi Lauper during Lauper's UK dates of her 2008 Bring Ya To The Brink tour (Lauper invited J to join her on stage for the performances of "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"). Jessie has also written lyrics for artists such as Chris Brown and Miley Cyrus, including "Party in the U.S.A.".^[14][15] Jessie J was also part of a girl band, called Soul Deep, for two years, however she left due to thoughts that "it wasn't going anywhere". Despite people thinking that her first notoriety was through YouTube, Jessie was signed for four years before her first video was posted. Jessie first came to the attention of Lava Records when her publisher at Sony/ATV, Rich Christina, sent Lava president Jason Flom a link to her MySpace page, which the record executive loved.^[16] After seeing an impressive U.S. showcase, Lava was, along with several other labels, keen to sign the artist but progress was hampered by her management's insistence on, what Flom called, a "crazy deal", and their refusal to let Jessie speak to any labels directly.^[16] Despite this, Senior Director of A&R at Lava, Harinder Rana, made surreptitious efforts to meet Jessie on her own in winter of 2008. Later in the year a change in management to Sarah Stennett and Nadia Khan of Crown Music allowed record deal negotiations to take place. Jessie eventually signed with Lava as part of a joint venture with Universal Republic.^[16]

[edit] 2010–2012: Who You Are

Jessie J performing at a concert in New York City in 2011.

Jessie J began recording her debut studio album in 2006 and it was completed on 19 January 2011.^[17][18] She revealed that "Big White Room" would be on the album and was written from an experience she had when she was 11 years old, although she wrote the song at age 17, in hospital, where a ward mate, a little boy, died.^[19] Jessie J says the album's title track, "Who You Are", is one of her proudest creations, she said the song is a "positive role model for young people" and "I always say that I'm half-artist, half-therapist".^[19] In late 2010 Jessie J released her first single, "Do It Like a Dude" which was co-written with George Astasio, Tj Normandin, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave, Kyle Abrahams and Peter Ighile. Originally, she wrote the song with Rihanna in mind because "Rude Boy" was released at the time, partly inspiring the song. She then sent the song to her label, Island Records, before sending it to Rihanna's management. Island insisted the song become Jessie J's first single.^[20] She wishes to perform the song with Rihanna at one point.^[21] The single gained positive reception from critics.^[22] The single charted at number two on the UK Singles Charts. Her follow-up single "Price Tag" was released in late January 2011. This was written by Jessie J, Lukasz Gottwald, Claude Kelly, and Bobby Ray Simmons, Jr. and charted at number one in the top of the charts. "Price Tag" was released in the United States on 1 February 2011 and peaked at 23 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[23] "Price Tag" also charted at number-one in New Zealand and Ireland and is the most successful online video J has released. As of October 2011, the video has generated over 148 million views on Youtube and Vevo, making it the 22nd most viewed music video of all time.^[24][25] Her first American television appearance was as the musical guest on the 12 March 2011 episode of NBC's Saturday Night Live.^[26]

On 25 February 2011 her debut album, Who You Are, was released.^[27] The album first entered the charts on 6 March 2011 where it charted on the UK Album Charts at number two. The album charted into the top ten in a number of countries and number 11 in the United States.^[28] After the release she went on to release a third single from the album, "Nobody's Perfect".^[29] MTV reported that the single is, so far, only confirmed for release in the United Kingdom.^[30] The album's fourth single was "Who's Laughing Now". "Domino" was her second US single.^[31] The Dr. Luke-produced track was sent to mainstream radio on 6 September 2011.^[32] With the success of Who You Are in North America, Jessie was chosen to tour as the opening act for American pop artist Katy Perry's California Dreams Tour in 2011 but after she was unable to fully recover from her injuries during rehearsals she was forced to pull out under the doctor's orders.^[33] Jessie J served as the house artist at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards, performing several of her original songs along with covers around commercial breaks.^[34]

James Morrison's third studio album, The Awakening features a collaboration with Jessie J called "Up", the song was released as a single on 4 December 2011. Jessie J re-released "Who You Are" on 9 November 2011, featuring the regular tracks plus "Domino" and two new songs. "Domino" became her first top 10 hit in the U.S., following the success of "Price Tag". The song also peaked at number 1 in January 2012 in the UK, before it was even officially released there.

[edit] 2012–present: Second studio album and The Voice

On 4 October 2011, Jessie announced that she will be one of four coaches for new BBC program, The Voice UK.^[35] The show was announced after the success of the US version, The Voice. It premiered in March 2012 on BBC One. It will be presented by Holly Willoughby and Reggie Yates, with will.i.am (of The Black Eyed Peas), Tom Jones and Danny O'Donoghue (of The Script) joining Jessie on the coaching panel.^[36] The first stage of the competition, The Blind auditions, began in London on 18 January 2012 at the BBC Television Centre and finished filming on 22 January 2012. The winner will receive £100,000 and a record deal with Universal Republic. It was also reported that the 4 coaches recorded a cover of the Black Eyed Peas song, "I Gotta Feeling", and will release an accompanying music video to help promote the show.^[37]

On 31 January 2012, Jessie announced that she had begun recording for her second studio album.^[38] She also stated that she hopes to collaborate with many artists this year, possibly including some of her fellow coaches on The Voice.^[39] It was revealed that she has worked in the studio with Cee-Lo Green after he tweeted her on twitter. Jessie has also revealed on twitter that she has worked with Diane Warren as well as reuniting in the studio with her 'Price Tag' co-writer Claude Kelly.

Jessie will embark on her first arena tour in March 2013. Via microblogging website, Twitter, Jessie J confirmed the tour will be called Nice to Meet You Tour.^[40]

Personal life[link]

Jessie J performing at the 2011 The Big Chill, sitting on the "gilded throne" she used for performances while her foot was broken.

In early 2011 she suffered a panic attack on stage after she was forced to perform in the dark. "I did a gig recently and had a panic attack on stage," she told NOW. "The night was called 'Black Out' and I had to perform in the dark. I asked them to turn on the lights and they didn't. I was onstage in pitch black and, because I couldn't see anything, I started to panic. It was awful."^[41]

Jessie J is bisexual and stated in an interview on the "In Demand" radio show on 3 March 2011, "I've never denied it. Whoopie doo guys, yes, I've dated girls and I've dated boys – get over it."^[42][43] However, in April 2012 The Sun outed her as homosexual which she denied via Twitter, calling it a "yet another boring untrue story".^[44] According to The Guardian, Jessie J's sexuality is valuable to young teens, especially for young girls unsure of themselves because of their sexuality and identity, to feel "that this does happen and this is normal."^[45]

On 12 June 2011 at the Capital Radio Summertime Ball, Jessie ruptured several tendons in her foot during rehearsals, and performed her set the following day while sitting on a gilded throne.^[46] For her appearance at Glastonbury Festival 2011 on 25 June 2011, she performed on the throne again, claiming her physician had told her not to perform with her broken foot which would take six weeks to heal.^[47] Jessie J was scheduled to play at several festivals throughout the summer, however it was reported on 1 July 2011 that she would not be able to attend T in the Park, T4 On The Beach, Wembley:Orange, iTunes Festival, Lovebox and Oxegen due to the injuries to her foot. Jessie J personally tweeted before surgery; "Keep making nervous jokes with the doctor and he keeps looking at me blankly. Which is making me laugh even more. It's getting serious. I just took my nose stud out." Tweeting after the surgery, she wrote: "Can't keep tweeting. Still very dizzy and being sick. But I'm OK, I got through it." Her record label released an official statement on 30 June 2011 that under strict orders from her doctor, she will not be able to perform for a number of weeks so she can heal and recuperate properly.^[48] She returned to the concert circuit in late August, including sets at the V Festival^[49] and The Big Chill. For the 2011 VMA's she was still in a cast and using the throne to keep off it.

Jessie J confirmed on 2 August 2011 that she would be shaving her hair off for charity in 2012. Speaking via her official Twitter account she said: "It’s hair, It will grow back. Even if it takes 2 years, if it saves lives it’s worth it. Even if its 1 life that’s something."^[50]

‎Artistry and voice[link]

Jessie J performing at the Bournemouth International Centre in 2011.

Although she was first identified as a soul singer, she primarily records songs of contemporary R&B and pop music with hip-hop influences.

Music critic Matthew Perpetua of Pitchfork Media compared Jessie J to her peers Adele and Amy Winehouse, but suggested she was missing something: "Whereas Adele and Winehouse also have powerhouse voices, they fit into clear aesthetic niches and invest their songs with depth and humanity. Jessie J doesn't have even a fraction of their restraint." Perpetua added: "Her idea of showcasing her gift is to shoot for a blaring melisma on "Mamma Knows Best" that makes Christina Aguilera seem as subtle as Joni Mitchell by comparison."^[51]

Ailbhe Malone of the music magazine NME also recognized Cornish's "undeniably potent voice". However, she pointed out the possible "identity crisis" that might have been caused by Jessie's songwriter past: "This is an album of singles for other artists. There’s Rihanna Jessie (‘Do It...’), Perry Jessie (‘Abracadabra’), Pixie Jessie (‘Mamma Knows Best’), Ellie Jessie ('Big White Room')."^[52]

Caroline Sullivan of The Guardian shared her positive opinion about the singer, saying that "if any singer has the potential to be the British Katy Perry or Pink, with the accompanying millions of sales, it's her". Sullivan also complimented Cornish's attitude: "[Her songs] are delivered with a confidence that money can't buy."^[53]

Entertainment Weekly's music critic Adam Markovitz said of Jessie: "The 23-year-old Brit has all the tools, from a monster voice to an ear for hooks — she co-wrote Miley Cyrus' 'Party in the U.S.A.' — and a manic persona that's equal parts Katy Perry, Kristin Chenoweth, and Alice Cooper."^[54]

Discography[link]

• Who You Are (2011)

Concert tours[link]

Headlining

• Stand Up Tour (2011)
• Heartbeat Tour (2011-12)
• Nice To Meet You Tour (2013)

Filmography[link]

Awards and nominations[link]

References[link]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Jessie J

External links[link]

• Official website
• Jessie J discography at Discogs
• Jessie J's channel on YouTube
• Jessie J's BBC Sound of 2011 page at BBC Online

Paul Thomas Anderson
(2007)
Born	Paul Thomas Anderson (1970-06-26) June 26, 1970 (age 42) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other names	P.T. Anderson
Occupation	Film director, script writer, producer
Years active	1988–present
Notable work(s)	Boogie Nights, Magnolia, Punch Drunk Love, There Will Be Blood
Influenced by	John Huston, Samuel Fuller, Stanley Kubrick, Martin Scorsese, Robert Altman, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jonathan Demme, Orson Welles, Max Ophüls, Robert Downey, Sr., David Mamet, Jacques Tati, Carl Theodor Dreyer, Howard Hawks.
Influenced	Miranda July[1]
Partner	Maya Rudolph

Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), is an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He has written and directed feature films: Hard Eight (1996), Boogie Nights (1997), Magnolia (1999), Punch-Drunk Love (2002), There Will Be Blood (2007), and The Master (2012). He has been nominated for five Academy Awards — There Will Be Blood for Best Achievement in Directing, Best Motion Picture of the Year, and Best Adapted Screenplay; Magnolia for Best Original Screenplay; and Boogie Nights for Best Original Screenplay.

Anderson has been hailed as being "one of the most exciting talents to come along in years"^[2] and "among the supreme talents of today."^[3] After the release of Boogie Nights and Magnolia, Anderson was praised as a wunderkind.^[4] In 2004, Anderson was ranked twenty-first on The Guardian's list of the forty best directors.^[5] In 2007, Total Film named him the twentieth greatest director of all time, while the American Film Institute regards him as "one of American film's modern masters."^[6][7] In 2011, Entertainment Weekly named him the tenth-greatest working director calling him "one of the most dynamic directors to emerge in the last twenty years."^[8]

Early life[link]

Paul Thomas Anderson was born on June 26, 1970, in Studio City, California, to Edwina (née Gough) and Ernie Anderson, who was an actor, the voice of ABC, and a Cleveland television late-night horror movie host known as "Ghoulardi" (for which Anderson later named his production company).^[9][10] Anderson grew up in the San Fernando Valley^[11] and had a troubled relationship with his mother but was close with his father who encouraged him to become a writer or director.^[12] He attended a number of schools, including Buckley in Sherman Oaks, John Thomas Dye School, Campbell Hall School, Cushing Academy and Montclair Prep.^[13]

Anderson was involved in filmmaking at a young age^[14][15] and never really had a backup plan to directing films.^[16] He started making movies on a Betamax video camera which his dad bought in 1982 when he was twelve-years-old.^[15] He later started using 8 mm film but realized that video was easier.^[14] He began writing as a teenager and at the age of seventeen he began experimenting with a Bolex 16 mm camera.^[14][17] After years of experimenting with "standard fare", he wrote and filmed his first real production as a senior in high school at Montclair Prep using money he earned cleaning cages at a pet store.^[15] The film was a thirty-minute mockumentary shot on video called The Dirk Diggler Story (1988), about a well-endowed male porn star (inspired by John Holmes, who also served as a major inspiration for Boogie Nights).^{[13][14][17][12]}

Career[link]

Early Career[link]

After two semesters as an English major at Emerson College and only two days at New York University so he could "garner ammunition" on what he called a "bad situation," Anderson began his career as a production assistant on television movies, music videos and game shows in Los Angeles and New York.^[13][18][19] With some money he won gambling, his girlfriend's credit card, and $10,000 his father set aside for college, Anderson decided to make a twenty minute film that would be his "college."^[18]

The film he made was Cigarettes and Coffee (1993), a short film made for $20,000 connecting multiple story lines with a twenty-dollar bill.^[13][17][20] The film was screened at the 1993 Sundance Festival Shorts Program and he decided to expand the film into a feature length film and was subsequently invited to the 1994 Sundance filmmakers' lab.^[13][17][20] At Sundance filmmakers' lab, Michael Caton-Jones served as his mentor and saw Anderson as someone with "talent and a fully formed creative voice but not much hands-on experience" and gave Anderson some hard and practical lessons.^[15]

[edit] 1990s: Hard Eight, Boogie Nights and Magnolia

While at the Sundance filmmakers' lab, Anderson already had a deal with Rysher Entertainment to direct his first feature.^[15] In 1996, Anderson made his first full-length feature, Sydney, which was retitled Hard Eight (1996).^[12] Upon completion of the film, Rysher re-edited it.^[15] Anderson, who still had the workprint of his original cut, submitted of the film^[17] which was accepted and screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1996 Cannes Film Festival.^[21][22] Anderson was able to get his version released but only after he retitled the film and came up with the $200,000 necessary to finish it which was contributed by himself, Gwyneth Paltrow, and John C. Reilly.^[15][17] The version that was released was Anderson's and even though Rysher did nothing to promote it,^[17] the acclaim from the film launched his career.^[13]

Anderson began working on the script for his next feature film during his troubles with Hard Eight^[15] completing the script in the summer 1995.^[17] The result was Anderson's breakout film^[23][24][25] Boogie Nights (1997), a full-length major motion based on his short The Dirk Diggler Story.^[13][17][26] The script was noticed by New Line Cinemas president, Michael De Luca, who felt "totally gaga" reading it.^[15] It was released on October 10, 1997 and was a critical and commercial success.^[12] The film revived the career of Burt Reynolds^[27][28] and provided breakout roles for Mark Wahlberg^[29] and Julianne Moore.^[30][31] The film received three Academy Award nominations, for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Burt Reynolds), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Julianne Moore), and Best Original Screenplay.^[32]