name	Drift Away
cover	Dobie Gray - DA.jpg
artist	Dobie Gray
album	Drift Away
b-side	"City Stars"
released	March 31, 1973| Format 7" (45 rpm)
genre	R&B;, Pop, Rock
label	Decca
writer	Mentor Williams
last single	"See You at the Go-Go"(1972)
this single	"Drift Away"(1973)
next single	"Loving Arms"(1973)
misc	}}

"Drift Away" is a song written by Mentor Williams and originally recorded by John Henry Kurtz on his 1972 album ''Reunion''. In 1973 the song became Dobie Gray's biggest hit, peaking at number five on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, though it did not enter the charts in the United Kingdom.

This song is also a famous "goodbye" or ending song for concerts. Its use is often as filler for a last song, usually in preparation for an encore, since it has a catchy beat and a guitar solo can be easily added to the end of the song in order to spice things up before the encore. As such, many live covers have been performed by a multitude of bands and it has become a hit among soft rock fans. Appropriately, it was the final pop hit for Decca Records in the United States.

Gray's version of ''Drift Away'' remains a staple on many classic rock stations.

Chart performance (Dobie Gray)

!Chart (1973)	!Peak position
Canadian ''RPM'' Top Singles
U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Soul Singles

Covers

"Drift Away" has been covered by many bands and vocalists across the world. Known versions include those of Roy Orbison, Ike and Tina Turner, Humble Pie, Rod Stewart, Waylon Jennings, Ray Charles, Neville Brothers, Michael Bolton, Christian Kane, Ringo Starr, and John Kay. There is an unreleased 1973 recording of this song by The Rolling Stones. This version features all of the members of the then-current lineup of the Stones with the exception of Keith Richards and the addition of keyboardist Nicky Hopkins. This version is frequently and erroneously referred to as having been recorded by The Rolling Stones and The Beatles together, which would have been impossible, as The Beatles were already broken up three years by the time of this recording. The Heptones recorded a reggae version which is included on many compilation cds. Street Corner Symphony also sang a version of this songs as their swan song on the season 2 finale of the NBC series, The Sing-Off.

Narvel Felts version

name	Drift Away
artist	Narvel Felts
released	1973
genre	Country
label	Cinnamon
last single	"Rockin' Little Angel"(1973)
this single	"Drift Away"(1973)
next single	"All in the Name of Love"(1973)
misc	}}

A country version was recorded by Narvel Felts in 1973. His was a mid-tempo country ballad version, compared to Gray's bluesy rendition. Felts' version — which changed the lyrics "I wanna get lost in your rock and roll" to "I wanna get lost in your country song" — peaked at No. 8 on the ''Billboard''' Hot Country Singles chart in mid-August 1973, about three months after Gray's version reached its popularity peak.

Chart performance (Narvel Felts)

!Chart (1973)	!Peak position
Canadian ''RPM'' Country Tracks
U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Country Singles

Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray version

name	Drift Away
cover	Kracker - Drift Away cd single.jpg
artist	Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray
album	No Stranger to Shame
released	March 17, 2003
length	4:15
label	Lava
last single	"In a Little While"(2002)
this single	"Drift Away"(2003)
next single	"Memphis Soul Song"(2003)
misc	}}

A cover version was released by Uncle Kracker in 2003. This version was credited to "Uncle Kracker featuring Dobie Gray" and reached number nine on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. It spent a record-setting 28 weeks atop the adult contemporary chart in the U.S. This version was featured on the video game ''Karaoke Revolution Volume 2''.

Chart performance (Uncle Kracker)

!Chart (2003–2004)	!Peak position
New Zealand Singles Chart
U.S. ''Billboard'' Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks
U.S. ''Billboard'' Adult Top 40
U.S. ''Billboard'' Mainstream Top 40

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In popular culture

''Nashville Star'' contestant Coffey Anderson sang the song during the sixth season of the singing competition.

References

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name	Dobie Gray
background	solo_singer
birth name	Lawrence Darrow Brown
born	July 26, 1940Simonton, Texas, U.S.
instrument	Vocals, piano, keyboards, guitar
genre	Soul R&B; Pop Country
occupation	Singer, songwriter, record producer
years active	1960–present
associated acts	PollutionUncle Kracker
website	Official website }}

Dobie Gray (born July 26, 1940) is an African American singer and songwriter, whose musical career has spanned soul, country, pop and musical theater. His hit records included "The 'In' Crowd" in 1965, and "Drift Away", which was one of the biggest hits of 1973, sold over one million copies, and remains a staple of radio airplay.

Life and career

Gray was born near Houston, Texas, by his own account in Simonton although some sources suggest the nearby town of Brookshire. His birth name was probably Lawrence Darrow Brown, who is listed in the Fort Bend County Birth Records as being born in 1940 to Jane P. Spencel and Jethro Clifton Brown. Other sources suggest he may have been born Leonard Victor Ainsworth, a name he used on some early recordings.

His family were sharecroppers, and he discovered gospel music through his grandfather, a Baptist minister. In the early 1960s he moved to Los Angeles, intending to pursue an acting career but also singing to make money. He recorded for several local labels under the names Leonard Ainsworth, Larry Curtis, and Larry Dennis, before Sonny Bono directed him towards the small independent Stripe Records. They suggested that he record under the name "Dobie Gray", an allusion to the then-popular sitcom ''The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis''. His first taste of success came in 1963, when his seventh single "Look At Me", on the Cor-Dak label, recorded with bassist Carol Kaye, reached # 91 on the Billboard Hot 100. However, Gray's first album, ''Look!'', failed to sell. Greater success came in early 1965 when his original recording of "The 'In' Crowd" (later recorded by Ramsey Lewis) reached # 13 on the chart. Written by Billy Page, arranged by his brother Gene, and produced by Fred Darian, Gray's record reached # 11 on the US R&B; chart, and # 25 in the UK. The follow-up, "See You at the Go-Go", recorded with such top session musicians as Kaye, Hal Blaine and Larry Knechtel, also reached the Hot 100, and he issued an album, ''Dobie Gray Sings For 'In' Crowders That Go Go Go'', which featured some self-penned songs.

Gray continued to record, though with little success, for small labels such as Charger and White Whale, as well as contributing to movie soundtracks. He also spent several years working as an actor, including 2½ years in the Los Angeles production of ''Hair''. In 1970, while working in ''Hair'', he joined a band, Pollution, as singer and percussionist. They were managed by actor Max Baer Jr. (best known as "Jethro" in ''The Beverly Hillbillies''), and released two albums of soul-inspired psychedelic rock, ''Pollution I'' and ''Pollution II''. The band also included singer Tata Vega and guitarist/singer James Quill Smith. After that, he worked at A & M Records on demo recordings with songwriter Paul Williams.

In 1972, he won a contract with Decca Records, shortly before it became part of MCA, to make an album with producer Mentor Williams, Paul's brother, in Nashville. Among the songs that they recorded at the Quadrafonic Sound Studios, co-owned by session musicians Norbert Putnam and David Briggs, was Mentor Williams' song "Drift Away", featuring a guitar riff by Reggie Young. Released as a single, the song rose to # 5 on the US pop charts, and remains Gray's best known song today. The follow-up, a version of Tom Jans' much-covered song "Loving Arms", made # 61 in the chart. Gray also released three albums with MCA, ''Drift Away'', ''Loving Arms'', and ''Hey, Dixie'', but later stated that MCA were unsure of how to market the albums - "They didn't know where to place a black guy in country music."

In the mid-1970s he moved permanently to Nashville and signed for Capricorn Records, writing songs in collaboration with Troy Seals. His biggest hit singles in the late 1970s were "If Love Must Go", # 78 in 1976, and "You Can Do It", # 37 in late 1978, his last solo chart hit to date. He increasingly concentrated on songwriting, writing songs for a variety of artists including Ray Charles, George Jones, Johnny Mathis, Charley Pride and Don Williams. Gray also toured in Europe, Australia and Africa in the 1970s. He performed in South Africa only after persuading the apartheid authorities to allow him to play to integrated audiences, becoming the first artist to do so in that country. His popularity in South Africa has continued through numerous subsequent concert tours.

He re-emerged as a recording artist for Capitol Records in the mid-1980s, recording with producer Harold Shedd. Gray placed two singles in the US ''Billboard'' country chart during 1986 and 1987, including "That's One to Grow On" which peaked at #35. His country albums included ''From Where I Stand'' in 1986, and he made several appearances at Charlie Daniels' popular Volunteer Jam concerts. He also sang on a number of TV and radio jingles. In 1997, he released the album ''Diamond Cuts'', including both new songs and re-recordings of older material.

In 2000, Wigan Casino DJ, Kev Roberts, compiled ''The Northern Soul Top 500'', which was based on a survey of northern soul fans. Gray's "Out On The Floor", a 1966 recording which had been a British chart hit in 1975, was placed in the Top 10. "Drift Away" became a hit again in 2003, when it was covered by Uncle Kracker on his ''No Stranger to Shame'' album. The recording was a duet between Kracker and Gray, who was also featured in the video. It ended in the nineteenth place in the Billboard Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2003.

Discography

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions									! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	CAN AC	CAN Country	! width="35"
		1963		91	—	—	—	—	—		—	—
	align="left"	13	11	—	—	8	—	—	25
	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
		5	42	—	—	7	—	—	—		US">Music recording sales certification
! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	CAN AC	CAN Country	! width="35"
1963		91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	align="left"	13	11	—	—	8	—	—	25
	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
		5	42	—	—	7	—	—	—		US: Gold
	61	81	7	—	70	2	—	—
1975		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	42
		78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	94	71	—	—	—	—	—	—
		37	32	—	—	58	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	—
		—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	42	—	—	48	—
	—	—	—	67	—	—	—	—
1987		—	—	—	82	—	—	—	—

Featured singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions					Album
			! width="30"	! width="30"	! width="30"	! width="30"	! width="30"
2003		Uncle Kracker	9	2	1	10	25

See also

List of best-charting U.S. music artists

List of soul musicians

List of disco artists

List of Decca Records artists

References

External links

Dobie Gray official website

Dobie Gray discography

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Name	Uncle Kracker
Background	solo_singer
Birth name	Matthew Shafer
Born	June 06, 1974
Birth place	Mississippi, United States
Origin	Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States
Instrument	Vocals, turntables
Genre	Rock, country, pop rock, hip hop, rap rock
Occupation	Musician, singer-songwriter, DJ
Years active	1987–present
Spouse	Melanie Haas (1998-present), 3 children
Label	Atlantic, Lava
Associated acts	Kid Rock, Kenny Chesney, Paradime
Website	www.UncleKracker.com }}

Matthew Shafer (born June 6, 1974) is an American rock, country, and rap rock musician known as Uncle Kracker. His singles include "Follow Me", "Smile", and "Drift Away". His music was more rap rock-based at the start of his career before turning in a more country and Top 40 style music direction on later releases.

Biography

Shafer was born in Mississippi but raised in Harrison Township, Michigan. In 1987, with his brother Mike Shafer, he visited a nightclub in Clawson, Michigan where a turntables competition was occurring. His older brother was competing against a then-unknown musician, Kid Rock. Shafer then spent a lot of time with Kid Rock, and they became "best friends". In those times, he was mainly rapping. He went to L'Anse Creuse High School. In 1994, Kid Rock asked Shafer to play turntables for his band called Twisted Brown Trucker. Shafer knew nothing of using turntables, but since his brother was an experienced DJ, he agreed. He only performed at live shows at the time, until he began recording for Rock's album, ''Early Mornin' Stoned Pimp''; Shafer was a featured vocalist on some of the tracks. He then began working on a solo album, but he continued being the DJ for Kid Rock. Upon the release of Rock's multi-platinum album, ''Devil Without a Cause'', Shafer decided that it was time to release his first solo album, ''Double Wide'', adopting the stage name Uncle Kracker from his favorite snack producer, the Kraft Cracker Company of Flint, Michigan.

Shafer has been married to his childhood sweetheart, Melanie Haas, since 1998. They have three daughters.

Music career

''Double Wide''

''Double Wide'' was Uncle Kracker's first solo album. Released on June 30, 2000, it peaked at #7 on the Billboard 200 album chart and is Shafer's most successful and highest-selling album. "Double Wide" was produced by Kid Rock, with mixing additional production by Michael Bradford. The first single taken off the album was "Follow Me", which was co-written with Bradford, and peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100 in June 2001. The album spent the next ten months on the Billboard 200, and "Follow Me" also had a long chart run. His second single, "Yeah Yeah Yeah", failed to hit the Hot 100 chart. ''Double Wide'' was certified 2× Multi-Platinum on November 29, 2001.

''No Stranger to Shame''

After a great deal of touring to promote the first album, he began to work on a follow-up album. Entitled ''No Stranger to Shame'', it was released on August 27, 2002. The album reached #43 on the Billboard albums chart. A hit single was released, a cover version of Dobie Gray's 1973 Top 5 hit, "Drift Away" - also including Gray as a guest vocalist. Kracker's version of this song peaked at #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and it set a record for most weeks at #1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, remaining atop this chart for 28 nonconsecutive weeks. Other singles released from ''No Stranger to Shame'' include "In A Little While", which peaked at #59 on the Hot 100 and #26 on the Adult Contemporary charts. A third single was released, "Memphis Soul Song", which charted on the Adult Top 40 at #35. A special remix of "Memphis Soul Song" was also released, featuring harmonies by legendary singing group The Jordanaires, who had famously sung harmonies with Elvis Presley. The album was certified gold by the RIAA within a year of its release. Soon after this period, Kracker became good friends with country music star Kenny Chesney and the two began a successful touring partnership together, brought on by the success of Kenny's hit single "When the Sun Goes Down", featuring Uncle Kracker both on the single, and prominently in the video.

''Seventy Two and Sunny''

After touring, Shafer began working on a third album which he called ''Seventy Two and Sunny''. He had completely abandoned all rap from it, and moved onto a pure country sound. The album featured two singles: "Rescue", which only charted at #20 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary singles chart but didn't chart on any other charts, and "Writing It Down," which did not chart at all. Shafer did have some success that year though when he was featured on Chesney's track, "When the Sun Goes Down", which peaked at #1 on the Hot Country Songs chart, and went on to achieve Gold status. ''Seventy Two and Sunny'' has sold about 200,000 copies. It peaked at #39 on the Billboard 200.

''Happy Hour''

Uncle Kracker's fourth studio album is entitled ''Happy Hour''. The album has been in the works for five years and has since been delayed over because of Atlantic Records' decision to bring in Rob Cavallo to produce the album right as they were finishing their cut of the album in late 2007. An early promo version of the album contained the tracks "Happy Hour", "Vegas Baby", "I'm Not Leaving", "The One That Got Away", and "That's What's Happenin". The first single from the album "Smile" was released on July 13, 2009 and has peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album was released on September 15, 2009. "Smile" also became his first solo entry on the Hot Country Songs chart, where it debuted at #57 for the week of November 7, 2009, and peaked at #6 in September 2010. A music video for the track "My Girlfriend" was released in November 2009, though there has been no official word whether it will be serviced as the album's second single. The album also features country singer Jesse Lee (also on Atlantic Records) in a duet they wrote called "Me Again." An advanced pre-order of the album off iTunes also let listeners get a special track no longer available called "Happy Hour" along with 3 other songs; Celebrate, Josephine, and Let Me Love You.

''Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions''

Uncle Kracker's new six song EP, ''Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions'', was released on June 22, 2010. The EP features country remakes of songs off the ''Happy Hour'' album. Two songs released are a remake of "Smile" and Uncle Kracker's next single, "Good to Be Me," featuring Kid Rock.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"
		! scope="row"		* Release date: June 30, 2000	* Label: [[Lava Records">Music recording sales certification
! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"	! width="35"
! scope="row"		* Release date: June 30, 2000	* Label: [[Lava Records	7	—	15	5	3	26	21	16	13	40		Australian Recording Industry Association>AUS: Gold	Canadian Recording Industry Association>CAN: Platinum	Recording Industry Association of America>US: 2× Platinum
''No Stranger to Shame''		* Release date: August 27, 2002	* Label: Lava Records	43	—	—	70	92	—	—	—	—	—		* US: Gold
''Seventy Two and Sunny''		* Release date: June 29, 2004	* Label: Lava Records	39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
! scope="row"		* Release date: September 15, 2009	* Label: Atlantic Records	38	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
''Postcards from Home''		* To be released: 2012	* Label: Atlantic Records

Extended plays

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		! width="45"	! width="45"	! width="45"
''Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions''		* Release date: June 22, 2010	* Label: Atlantic Records	66	9	17

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions										Album
		! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"
	! scope="row"	5	7	1	—	3	1	1	34	1	3		AUS">Music recording sales certification	Album
! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"	! width="40"
	! scope="row"	5	7	1	—	3	1	1	34	1	3		AUS: Platinum	British Phonographic Industry>UK: Silver
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"	—	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—
2002	! scope="row"	59	26	4	—	28	—	39	—	18	37
	"Drift Away" (featuring Dobie Gray)	9	1	2	—	10	—	—	—	25	—
"Memphis Soul Song"	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Rescue"	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Writing It Down"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	! scope="row"	31	3	2	6	30	3	31	44	—	—		* AUS: Platinum	Recording Industry Association of America>US: Platinum
2010	"Good to Be Me" (featuring Kid Rock)	113	—	29	28	—	—	—	—	—	—

Featured singles

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chartpositions		Album
			! width="45"	! width="45"
2004	! scope="row"	[[Kenny Chesney">Music recording sales certification	Album
! width="45"	! width="45"
2004	! scope="row"	[[Kenny Chesney	1	26		Recording Industry Association of America>US: Gold	align="left"

Videography

Music videos

	"Follow Me"	Nick Egan
"Yeah, Yeah, Yeah"	Tom Dey
2002	"In a Little While"	Nick Quested
2003	"Memphis Soul Song"	Thom Oliphant
2004	"Rescue Me"	Trey Fanjoy
2005	"Writing It Down"	Shaun Silva
2006	"Drift Away"	Bronston Jones
2009	"Smile"	Darren Doane
2010	"Good to Be Me" (featuring Kid Rock)	Christopher Sims

Guest appearances

! Year	! Video	! Director
2004	"When the Sun Goes Down" (with Kenny Chesney)	Shaun Silva

References

External links

Official Website

Uncle Kracker at Rolling Stone

Category:1974 births Category:Living people Category:American alternative rock musicians Category:American rock musicians Category:Musicians from Michigan Category:Musicians from Mississippi Category:Atlantic Records artists Category:People from Macomb County, Michigan Category:Rappers from Detroit, Michigan Category:People from Mississippi Category:American country singers

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name	Wong Fu Productions
residence	Los Angeles, California
birthname	Wesley Chan ()April 27, 1984Ted Fu ()October 26, 1981Philip Wang ()October 28, 1984
yearsactive	2001–present
alma mater	University of California, San Diego
headquarters	Alhambra, California
website	http://www.wongfuproductions.com/ }}

Wong Fu Productions is an Asian American filmmaking group composed of Wesley Chan (born April 27, 1984), Ted Fu (born October 26, 1981), and Philip Wang (born October 28, 1984). The trio met at the University of California, San Diego in 2004 and produced a number of music videos and short films released on their website and later YouTube before establishing a professional media company, Sketchbook Media, after their graduation. Their works have been featured at a number of national and international film festivals, including the Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, San Diego Asian Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.

As of August 2011, Wong Fu Productions' YouTube channel has over 900,000 subscribers, more than 18 million channel views, and over 100 million upload views. They are the 18th most subscribed directors on YouTube, 53rd most subscribed YouTube partners, and the 55th most subscribed of all time.

History

According to Philip Wang, Wong Fu Productions was unofficially established in 2001 during his high school junior year. Wang mainly utilized his family's digital camcorder to film school projects in collaboration with classmates. In his first year as an undeclared freshman at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Wang and his friends released a music video of Justin Timberlake's song "Señorita". It was the first music video produced by Wang and, although he did not actively promote it, the video was quickly circulated among other fellow college students. The video was circulated in its original computer file format because it was released prior to the advent of the video sharing website YouTube.

In 2004, Wang met classmates Wesley Chan (graduated from Mills High School in 2002) and Ted Fu through a school production, and the trio began working on small scale projects in their spare time and for class assignments. They did not originally consider filmmaking as a career when they entered university; Chan explored an interest in animation, Fu had been a student in mechanical engineering and Wang considered a career in economics. After graduation in 2006, the three moved to the Los Angeles area and continued their venture under the professional name Sketchbook Media.

Notable productions

Wong Fu Productions was initially known for its independent music videos of contemporary hit songs such as Maroon 5's "Sunday Morning" and Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours". Wong Fu released its first major short film called ''Yellow Fever'' on January 25, 2006. The film, which satirized the topic of interracial dating between Asian Americans and White Americans, brought Wong Fu into recognition among many college students in the United States.

''A Moment with You'', the group's first feature-length film, premiered on June 3, 2006, at their alma mater. It was also screened at the San Diego Asian Film Festival on October 18, 2006. The film revolves around two neighbors who share similar romantic situations, in which one person in each relationship cannot let go of his or her past. "A Moment with You" was promoted through a screening tour at high schools and universities around the United States and Canada. In a review for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's student newspaper ''The Tech'', Tina Ro wrote, "Despite its large Asian fan base, Wongfu's [''sic''] movie has a cast of equal numbers of Asians and Caucasians. Furthermore, all the characters were shaped by their own characteristics rather than by their race, a refreshing concept for a movie." According to ''The Daily Texan'''s Katherine Fan, ''A Moment with You'' featured a "more mature, introspective mood than their previous work."

Following the success of ''A Moment with You'', Wong Fu was approached to create a second film called ''Sleep Shift''. However, the project was abandoned after producers disagreed with casting an Asian male in the film's lead role. Since the end of its first tour, Wong Fu has created music videos for rising artists and continued producing short films. The group's merchandise line, which included original T-shirt designs, was launched in conjunction with the 2007 film ''Just a Nice Guy''. The short film ''The Spare'' was featured at the 2008 San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival, and two additional short films—''At Musing's End'' and ''A Peace of Home''—were shown at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival Short Films Corner. In September 2009, Wong Fu released the short film ''Poser!'', a mockumentary on the history of the peace sign.

As of November 2009, Wong Fu Productions has created more than 130 short films and music videos. Because the group does not require a fee to view its films, it gains a salary from being a YouTube partner, draws profits from merchandise sales, public speaking on university campuses, and music video production for rising Asian American artists.

International Secret Agents

In addition to the group's filmmaking career, Wong Fu Productions has organized a series of multidisciplinary concerts in California. The concert series, International Secret Agents (ISA), featured musical disciplines from urban dance to deejaying with Asian American guest artists such as Far East Movement. Additional guest performances included ''America's Best Dance Crew'' champions Quest Crew and Poreotics and singers–songwriters David Choi and Kina Grannis. According to Chinese American rapper Jin, "ISA is about self-branding and viral marketing — using YouTube, MySpace, Facebook, and the Internet to promote yourself as an artist." He asserted, "We as artists are aware of this and make ourselves available [on these mediums]." Far East Movement member Virman Coquia said, "We want to give back to the community to show that Asians can have an influence today in the U.S." Additionally, Coquia believed that ISA presented the opportunity to present Asian American talent as cool and mainstream.

The first ISA concert was held in September 2008 at the San Gabriel Mission Playhouse in Los Angeles. A second concert was held in March 2009 at the Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco, and both events were attended by a sold-out crowd. The concert returned to Los Angeles in September 2009 and was sponsored by department store J. C. Penney. In 2010, ISA was held in New York City for the first time. Wong Fu has also expressed interest in holding future ISA concerts in Washington, D.C. They also had another ISA concert in Los Angeles on September 5th. Playing up the name "International Secret Agents," The LA leg of the 2010 ISA Concert was filled with surprises as secret guests like Nick Cannon showed up to join the performers on stage.

Impact

Short films released by Wong Fu Productions have received, cumulatively, millions of views, and the group has several thousand fans. According to Wang, the group's website received 5,000 daily hits in 2009. He expected the audience size to grow "as online video becomes part of everyday life for the up-and-coming generation of movie-watchers" but believed that movie theaters will not become obsolete. University of Southern California digital media expert David Wertheimer also believed that "Wong Fu's use of new media to tell their community stories and build a business is the wave of the future." The group's success has allowed for growth in the popularity of Asian American comedians who promote themselves primarily through YouTube, such as Kevin Wu (KevJumba), Ryan Higa (Nigahiga), Christine Gambito (HappySlip), and David Choi. Although grateful for the group's success and popularity, Wang said, "Some people who go to film school, they'll make something great but it's only seen by like, two hundred people [...] It's kind of not fair."

In a feature by CNN, newscaster Ted Rowlands reported that Wong Fu's primary audience were "young Asian Americans who often can't find accurate depictions of themselves in mainstream media". Through its films, Wong Fu Productions hoped to break the different stereotypes of Asian Americans.

Despite this goal, Wong Fu's films were inspired by the members' life experiences rather than racial experiences. The group also does not promote political messages through their works but, rather, raises "many APA issues that we feel would fit our brand and image." They are often considered role models for Asian Americans aspiring to enter the entertainment industry. In response to this, group member Ted Fu said, "We actually didn't set out to be the 'heroes' of Asian Americans. It just happened by accident. But now that we're given this huge responsibility, almost, I feel like it's our duty to take it seriously." Wong Fu presented "one of the most antipicated workshops" on sustaining an independent production company at the 2008 Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association Midwest Conference. They were also the keynote speakers at the Intercollegiate Taiwanese American Students Association 2010 West Coast Conference, which was hosted at their alma mater, UC San Diego.

Notes

References

External links

Wong Fu Productions official website

Wong Fu Store

Sketchbook Media official website

Category:American film directors of Asian descent Category:American Internet personalities Category:Companies based in Los Angeles County, California Category:Companies established in 2006 Category:Entertainment companies of the United States Category:Film production companies of the United States

Background	solo_singer
Name	Bo Bice
Birth name	Harold Elwin Bice, Jr.
Birth date	November 01, 1975
Birth place	Huntsville, Alabama, United States
Website	www.BoBice.com
Occupation	Musician
Years active	2005–present
Instrument	Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, lap steel guitar, mandolin, harmonica, piano, saxophone, vocals
Genre	Southern rock, hard rock, country rock
Label	RCA, Sugarmoney, Saguaro Road/Lofton Creek
Associated acts	SugarMoney, Melinda Doolittle }}

Harold Elwin "Bo" Bice, Jr. (born November 1, 1975) is an American singer and musician who placed second to Carrie Underwood in the fourth season of ''American Idol''. He has recorded three studio albums, including one on RCA Records. In 2005, Bice charted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 with a rendition of "Inside Your Heaven."

Biography

Early years

Bice was born in Huntsville, Alabama to Nancy and Harold Elwin Bice. Music is in his family; his mother was a gospel singer (as were his grandmother, great-grandmother, and aunts). His father and his third cousin, Tanner Gell, play guitar. His other third cousin, Tristen Gell sings.

Bice was nicknamed "Bogart" as a newborn by his grandmother ("Granny Madge" because she thought he had "Humphrey Bogart eyes". His family continued to call him Bogart, but when Bice was in kindergarten he shortened it to "Bo" because he didn't think Bogart was cool.

Bice's parents divorced when he was very young, and his mother remarried years later. Bice grew up with his mother and step-father, Nancy and Earle Downes (a Coca-Cola manager), step-sisters Jenny and Sharan Downes, and half-brother John Cohran. Bice has two other half-siblings, Candace and Matthew, on his biological father's side. The Downes family moved around the South frequently. They lived in Georgia, Alabama, and Florida, including the metro area of Atlanta. In 1990 when Bice was 14 years old they moved to England, as part of his step-father's European assignment with Coca-Cola in London. Bice spent his teenage years living in Gerrards Cross.

Bice attended London Central High School, a Department of Defense school primarily for children whose parents served in the military or worked at the U.S. Embassy. In high school, he was found carrying his guitar everywhere, played football, attended proms, and had several girlfriends. It was around this time when Bice worked with some English alternative rock musicians. He formed his first band, Spinning Jenny, while living there.

Bice would have graduated in 1994, but in the fall of 1993, Bice dropped out of high school just before turning 18 to move back to Alabama, where he earned his GED and attended classes at Calhoun Community College from November 1996 to May 1997. Upon leaving Calhoun and spending one semester at the University of North Alabama in Florence, Bice turned professional and performed in shows all across the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, and Europe. He is a veteran of the nightclub circuit and an experienced songwriter, releasing his first CD in 1995 with his band Purge. His other pre-Idol bands include Blue Sued Nickel (sic) and SugarMoney. Among his credits are opening for Blackfoot and Warrant as well as performing live and recording with Johnny Neal, formerly of The Allman Brothers Band. Bice had recorded other albums prior to his stint on ''American Idol'', which included "Ex Gratia" (1999) with his band Purge, and "Recipe for Flavor" (2000) with SugarMoney.

Personal life

In 2001, Bice was charged with purchasing cocaine at a strip club. In 2003, Bice was arrested for possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and public intoxication. He avoided jail time by agreeing to enter a drug program.

While working as manager of a guitar store, Bice met Caroline Fisher who was working her way through college as a waitress in a nearby diner (in Hoover, Alabama). During that same period of time, Bice became a very active and devoted member of New Hope Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama.

After two years of dating, Bice married Caroline Merrin Fisher (born 1980) on June 15, 2005 in Helena, Alabama. Son Aidan Michael Bice was born on September 24, 2005. Second son Caleb James was born on August 5, 2008. Third son Ean Jacob was born on January 22, 2010. They reside in Nashville.

''American Idol''

For the 2005 season, ''Idol'' producers raised their required age limit from 16–24 to 16–28. In August 2004, Bice’s mother and several other family members encouraged him to go try out, since he was within the eligible age limit (he would turn 29 in November 2004). He asked his mother to come along, and she took him up on that dare.

Along with Constantine Maroulis and Taylor Hicks (winner of Season 5), Bice was one of the oldest contestants to audition and participate on ''American Idol''. Bice and Maroulis were among the first contestants to compete using the rock idiom.

A Southern rocker in musical approach and appearance, Bice did not fit into the normal ''American Idol'' mold. His early performance of The Allman Brothers Band's "Whipping Post" drew raves from the judges and established him as one of the favorites in the competition.

During the final three performance show, Bice took the risk of performing without a band or backup singers. This was the first time anybody attempted to sing a cappella at this stage in the competition. He sang "In a Dream", an obscure song recorded by Badlands. His performance was highly praised by the judges, including guest judge Clive Davis, who spoke of looking forward to making an album with Bice.

In June 2005 Bice was quoted in ''Rolling Stone'' magazine that his last thought during the ''Idol'' finale was, "Please, God, don't let me win this thing." In comments during a subsequent appearance on ''The Today Show'', Bice backed off this stance a bit, saying that he thanked all those who had voted for him. He then played solo acoustic guitar and harmonica to one of his own compositions, in addition to singing his ''Idol'' songs with a band.

In Alabama, May 24 was declared "Bo Bice Day" by Governor Bob Riley. In fact, Bice's pride in being an Alabama native resulted in the adoption of Lynyrd Skynyrd's hit "Sweet Home Alabama" as his "theme" during his tenure on ''American Idol.'' Two members of the group Lynyrd Skynyrd surprised Bice during his trip home from Idol and performed "Sweet Home Alabama" with him in his home town of Helena, Alabama.

Idol performances

!Week	!Theme	!Song	!Original artist	!Result
	Contestant's Choice	"In a Dream"		Advanced
Contestant's Choice		The Allman Brothers Band	Advanced
Hollywood Round 1	Contestant's Choice		The Box Tops	Advanced
Hollywood Round 2	Contestant's Choice	God Bless the USA	Lee Greenwood	Advanced
Top 50	Contestant's Choice		The Temptations	Advanced
Top 24	Contestant's Choice	"Drift Away"	Dobie Gray	Safe
Top 20	Contestant's Choice	"Whipping Post"	The Allman Brothers Band	Safe
Top 16	Contestant's Choice		Edwin McCain	Safe
Top 12	Song of the 1960s		Blood, Sweat & Tears	Safe
Top 11	Billboard Number Ones	"Time in a Bottle"	Jim Croce	Safe
Top 10	1990s		The Black Crowes	Safe
Top 9	Classic Broadway	"Corner of the Sky"		Safe
Top 8	Year They Were Born	"Free Bird"	Lynyrd Skynyrd	Bottom 2
Top 7	1970s Dance Music	"Vehicle"		Safe
Top 6	21st Century	"I Don't Want to Be"	Gavin DeGraw	Safe
Top 5	Lieber & StollerCurrent Billboard Chart	"Stand by Me (song)	[[Ben E. KingLos Lonely Boys	Safe
Top 4	CountryGamble & Huff	"It's a Great Day to Be Alive""For the Love of Money"	Travis TrittThe O'Jays	Safe
Top 3	Clive Davis' ChoiceJudge's ChoiceContestant's Choice	"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me""(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction""In a Dream"	Elton JohnThe Rolling StonesBadlands	Safe
Finale	Idol SingleContestant's ChoiceContestant's Choice	"Inside Your Heaven""Long Long Road""Vehicle"	Carrie Underwood/Bo BiceChristian LeuzziThe Ides of March	Runner Up

''The Real Thing'': 2005-2006

Signed to RCA Records, Bice's first single, released June 21, 2005, was his version of "Inside Your Heaven". The single debuted at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart and #1 on the Billboard Hot Single Sales chart. Bice's single replaced Carrie Underwood's version of the same song at #1, the first time in the history of the sales chart. The B-side was his rendition of the Ides of March hit "Vehicle", featuring an appearance by Richie Sambora. It was certified Gold in late July 2005. Bice was invited to the Bonnaroo Music Festival by Trey Anastasio (formerly of Phish). He sang a song with Willie Nelson at a Birmingham concert and was invited by Nelson to perform at Farm Aid. Bice appeared on Carlos Santana's 2005 album ''All That I Am'' with the song "Brown Skin Girl."

On June 15, 2005, Bice married long-time girlfriend Caroline Fisher in Helena, Alabama. Bice had met her when he was working as a guitar store manager, and frequented the Ragtime Cafe in Hoover, Alabama where she was working her way through college as a waitress. Their first child, a son named Aidan Michael Bice, was born on September 24, 2005.

On July 31, 2005, Bice broke his foot while performing in concert in Manchester, New Hampshire but carried on with the tour. On August 18 Bice, who had been suffering from stomach pain for months, was rushed to the hospital for emergency intestinal surgery to remove a blockage caused by a life-threatening intestinal condition called Intussusception. He was sidelined from the tour for several shows. During his absence from the tour, fellow contestants Anwar, Nikko, Scott, Anthony and Constantine paid tribute to Bice by singing "Sweet Home Alabama" and wearing Bo Bice T-shirts. Bice returned to the tour for the final two concerts in Syracuse, New York, September 10 and September 11 (a benefit concert with proceeds going to the American Red Cross to help victims of Hurricane Katrina). In addition, to playing that concert, he opened his home in Helena, Alabama to a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina. In September, Bice received the Relly Award for "Best Reality Guest" for his earlier appearance on Live with Regis & Kelly.

On October 7, 2005, Bice proudly introduced his own band, SugarMoney, in Mobile, Alabama at Bayfest. He performed two concerts the following week, including a benefit concert for the victims of Hurricane Katrina, but was back in the hospital the next day with surgery complications. In the following months, Bice made rounds of TV appearances, including two appearances on ''The Tonight Show with Jay Leno'' (two appearances), ''The Tony Danza Show'', ''Jimmy Kimmel Live!'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''Live with Regis & Kelly'' (two appearances), ''Today Show'', ''Early Show'', ''MTV'', ''The Daily Show with Jon Stewart'', ''Extra'', and others. November was a special month for Bo. He was named "Heartland Hero of the Week" on John Kasich's show, ''Heartland'' for giving up his house to the family displaced by Hurricane Katrina and for using his music to raise money for victims of Hurricane Katrina. In November 2005, People'' magazine featured an article about the birth of Bice's son Aidan.

Bice hosted Oxygen Television Network's Jingle Bell Concert, and his special guests included Patti LaBelle and Joan Osborne. Jim Croce's family awarded Bice the "Jim Croce 20th Annual Music Award" because the Croce family had been greatly moved by Bice's performance of Croce's song "Time in a Bottle" while he was a contestant on ''American Idol''. On December 3, Bice beat Danny Bonaduce and Tommy Lee to win the "Big Reality Star" award for VH1's Big in '05 Show. On December 6, Bice was a presenter at the 2005 Billboard Music Awards. He was a nominee for Top-Selling Single of the Year for "Inside Your Heaven".

Bice's solo debut album, ''The Real Thing'', was released on December 13, 2005. It opened at #4. ''The Real Thing'' has the seventh-highest opening for a debut album by an ''American Idol'' finalist. Bice's band at the time appears with him on three tracks on ''The Real Thing'''s DualDisc version: "Cinnamon & Novocaine", "Sinner In a Sin", and "Whiskey, Women & Time." In December, Bice appeared on AOL Sessions, singing some of the songs from his album, "The Real Thing." On December 18, Bice started coughing up blood while rehearsing for a performance on the 2005 Radio Music Awards, and had to miss the show.

In January 2006, CMT aired an hour-long TV special—called "Bo Bice: In the Moment"—which chronicled Bo's life post-Idol during the recording of his album, ''The Real Thing''. Their cameras had followed Bice around for months during the making of his album. The film showed both his joy with making an album and his frustration with recording other people's pop songs, and produced the memorable quote, "You can put a penguin in a mink coat, but it's still a (deleted) penguin." The cameras captured many touching moments, including the birth of his son, Aidan.

In February 2006, Bice kicked off a radio promo tour. During the ensuing year of promotional appearances and touring, Bice continued to suffer with the recurring intestinal condition which had not been repaired by the August 2005 surgery. In the span of just a few months during his various tours, Bice was hospitalized 20 times, checking out of the hospitals each time to honor his performance commitments. In March 2006, Bice sang on the American Idol Top 16 Results Show. In April 2006, Bice was one of the celebrity drivers featured in the Toyota Pro-Celebrity Race held in Long Beach, California, that was sponsored by Toyota to benefit various children's hospitals of Southern California. He performed at the 2006 Toyota Grand Prix, an Indy Racing League event in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bice appeared on ''The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson'' on May 9, 2006. He was the guest host for the episode of ''The Fairly OddParents'' entitled "Fairy Idol", on May 19, 2006, and continued with his rigorous tour schedule.

In the spring and summer of 2006, Bice began to talk of his hopes for a second CD, saying, for example, "On the next album I'd like to go more rootsy, more country, more southern rock Bo." On July 21, 2006, a fan at Bo Bice.com asked Bice what fans could do to hear Bo more as he sounded on ''American Idol'' than on ''The Real Thing''. He responded that they could start a petition asking Clive Davis for Bo's original southern rock songs on a subsequent CD. A diverse group of fans, the Grassroots Coalition to Hear More Bo, started the online Petition to Hear More Bo, which collected over 5,300 signatures before it was closed February 21, 2007, after word broke that Bice was no longer with RCA. Although the petition had no effect with RCA, it affirmed fan interest in the kind of CD Bice had said he wanted to make, and would eventually release in 2007.

On September 12, 2006, Bice released a cover of The Chambers Brothers 1968 smash hit, "Time Has Come Today", through various legal digital music download sites. The tune was the theme song for a new Monopoly commercial. In September 2006, Bice was a special guest star in a TV special called ''Decades Rock Live: Lynyrd Skynyrd & Friends''--the friends being Bice, Hank Williams Jr., and 3 Doors Down.

On October 5, 2006, Bice underwent emergency surgery in Nashville, Tennessee to correct his recurring intestinal problem. According to his official website, the surgery "was not easy or routine". The surgery came after several rounds of tests and doctors deemed his condition serious enough to operate immediately. The day after that surgery, a complication occurred and Bice had to undergo another surgery.

During the subsequent recovery time, Ben Stiller invited Bice to record the rock power ballad audio and music video for the title track of the Will Ferrell film ''Blades of Glory'' (produced by Stiller).

Bice was presented with a gold record for ''The Real Thing'' not long after RCA dropped Bice from its roster. Bice subsequently formed his own record label called Sugar Money/StratArt (in partnership with Strategic Artist Management). He spent the next few months in his own new Rock Hound Studio—planning, writing, and recording music for his new album, ''See the Light''.

''See The Light'': 2007-2009

Bice introduced many of his newly-written songs on a short acoustic tour which began in May, 2007 and ended a few weeks later with his hospitalization for flu and bronchitis. Bo Bice's second album, entitled ''See the Light'' was released October 23, 2007 on Bice's Independent label, Sugar Money/StratArt. The CD is available exclusively through Walmart, and digital downloads are available everywhere online. Of this album, Bice said "[...] I picked and co-wrote the songs that if I was a guy who would be spending my hard-earned money buying an album I would want to hear.". Bice has since parted with Strategic Artist Management, and is referring to his record label as "SugarMoney."

''Blades of Glory'' soundtrack CD was released on 3/27/2007; Theatrical Release Date: 03/30/2007; DVD Release Date: 08/28/2007. Bice made several promotional appearances in connection with the releases.

In October 2007, Bice made an appearance on the TV show ''American Chopper: The Series'' in an episode which featured a custom-built Peavey Bike with a built-in guitar, microphone, and amp. Peavey Electronics Corporation and Bice were working together to develop a Bo Bice guitar for their line of products. Bice had made appearances in Peavey Electronics Corporation's after school programs (in conjunction with National Afterschool Alliance) during which Peavey donated instruments to schools.

Bice's music video--"Witness" (from his album "See the Light")--spent three consecutive weeks at #1 on VH1 "Top 20 Countdown" in December 2007 to close out the year. During that same period of time, "Witness" was ranked #2 on VH1 Video on Demand, and his "See the Light" was ranked #1 Album on the VH1 site. In February 2008, Bice traveled to Kuwait and Afghanistan to perform for U.S. troops deployed in the region, and to thank them for their service. He went back to the war region in Fall 2008.

During Spring and Summer 2008, Bice continued his tour promoting his ''See the Light'' album. He simultaneously spent a few weeks participating in a special tour called ''It Was Forty Years Ago Today'' with Todd Rundgren, Denny Laine, Lou Gramm, and Christopher Cross. The tour paid tribute to the fortieth anniversary of the release of the Beatles' ground-breaking album ''Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band''.

Bice performed a song on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon in Las Vegas on Labor Day weekend 2008. On that same weekend, he sang the National Anthem at the Pepsi 500 NASCAR race in California.

On September 13, Bice participated in "Share the Beat," a benefit for the Georgia Transplant Foundation and the James Redford Institute for Transplant Awareness. It was hosted by James and Robert Redford.

Bice sang two tracks on the ''Brothers of the Southland'' CD, a compilation spearheaded by The Marshall Tucker Band's George McCorkle who had died from cancer just days prior to the recording sessions. The album features a band called "Brothers of the Southland" which consists of a number of southern rock legends. Bice contributed lead vocals and guitar on a remake of the Marshall Tucker Band's "Can't You See," and covered "Dreams." The album was released February 10, 2009.

On December 2, Bice was invited to Washington to perform for President Bush.

Bice joined Joe Diffie on the classic track, “Willin” (originally recorded by Little Feat) for Joe’s new CD that launched at the end of 2008. Bice visited Tanner Park in Copiague, New York on late Friday night, July 31, 2009. He and his band played for the audience, and later signed autographs.

Throughout 2009, Bice continued touring to support ''See the Light''. Bice did tour dates with Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Bice delivered a powerful performance on song called ‘Old Spanish Trail’ on the soundtrack for the critically acclaimed ‘Noble Things’ film (released to theaters October 30, 2009).

Bice was honored with the prestigious Lifetime Presidential Volunteer Service Award for volunteering more than 4,000 hours of his time for worthy causes, such as Habitat for Humanity, Katrina assistance, Muscular Distrophy, Organ Transplant, two concert tours for the military troops in Iraq, Kuwait, and Afghanistan, Safe House, and many others. In addition to the hours for which he received recognition, he has donated instruments, music equipment, meaningful personal memorabilia, and some of his own paintings to be auctioned off for charities.

''3'': 2010

Bice started 2010 with an acoustic tour to introduce some newly-written songs that he was recording for his upcoming album. Bice's Sugar Money record label cooperated with Time-Life for the album which was called ''3'', which was officially released on Saguaro Road Records on May 18, 2010. The album features one track with ''American Idol'' season 6 finalist Melinda Doolittle.

On October 12, 2010, Bo Bice guest-starred on the syndicated game show ''Don't Forget the Lyrics!'' and won the $50,000 grand prize for his charity, MusiCares. Bice was the first celebrity contestant to win the grand prize by correctly singing the lyrics to all the songs in his round.

Discography

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chartpositions				! style="width:30px;"	! style="width:30px;"
		2005	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: December 13, 2005		* Label: [[RCA Records">Music recording sales certification
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2005	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: December 13, 2005	* Label: [[RCA Records	4	—	60		Recording Industry Association of America>US: Gold	* US sales: 673,000
2007		* Release date: October 23, 2007	* Label: StratArt Records	150	31	—		* US sales: 62,000
2010	style="text-align:left;"	* Release date: May 18, 2010	* Label: Saguaro Road	154	—	—		* US sales:11,000

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions				Album
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	2	—	—	—		US">Music recording sales certification	Album
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		—	—	—	—
	2	—	—	—		US: Gold
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		56	17	11	17
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2010		—	—	—	—

References

External links

BoBice.com 'official' site from Superstar Media

(MySpace managed by Bobice.com, Superstar Media)

Bo Bice Day declaration

Thomas, Ronnie (2005-03-29) "Stepdad Downes recalls years Idol contender spent overseas". ''Decatur Daily''.

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