Walt Disney

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (/ˈdɪzni/; December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966) was an American entrepreneur, cartoonist, animator, voice actor, and film producer. He was a prominent figure within the American animation industry and throughout the world, and is regarded as a cultural icon, known for his influence and contributions to entertainment during the 20th century. As a Hollywood business mogul, he and his brother Roy O. Disney co-founded The Walt Disney Company.

As an animator and entrepreneur, Disney was particularly noted as a filmmaker and a popular showman, as well as an innovator in animation and theme park design. He and his staff created numerous famous fictional characters including Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Goofy. Disney himself was the original voice for Mickey. During his lifetime, he won 22 Academy Awards and received four honorary Academy Awards from a total of 59 nominations, including a record of four in one year, giving him more Oscar awards and nominations than any other individual in history. Disney also won seven Emmy Awards and gave his name to the Disneyland and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks in the U.S., as well as the international resorts Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Shanghai Disney Resort.

Andrés Suárez

Andrés Suarez (Ferrol, 16 April 1983) is a Spanish singer-songwriter.

Biography

At 14 years of age, Suárez started his first band from him hometown, Ferrol (Galicia, Spain). Since then, he had been involved in many different pop and rock bands until travelling to Santiago de Compostela. There he became a singer-songwriter, he performed at local establishments in the old zone, and recorded his first album, De ida, selling almost three thousand copies which brought him on tour throughout the Spain.

In 2006, he won Certamen de Jóvenes Cantautores Burgos, first place for best lyrics at the contest Cantautores Elche and, also for best lyrics at the Certamen Descubre la Región de Murcia de Madrid. Furthermore, he won second place at the Certamen Marcilla Trovadora de Navarra, y el tercer premio en el Certamen Alameda de Málaga.

He left to live in the capital of Spain and of the Comunidad de Madrid, Madrid that same year and, in the Café Libertad 8, he met Tontxu, famous Spanish singer-songwriter, who decided to début as a music producer with Andrés's new album, Maneras de romper una ola, which takes him a few years. It was finally released in 2008. With this work, he was able to sell, without barely any promotion, nearly five thousand copies, as well as visit a large part of concert halls throughout Spain giving concerts and recitals. He had the opportunity to give a concert in Cuba together with the pop rock duo, Buena Fe, as well as composed a song called "Volar sin ti" together with the vocalist of this duo (Israel Rojas).

Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment Inc. (sometimes known as Sony Music or by the initials, SME) is an American music corporation managed and operated by Sony Corporation of America (SCA), a subsidiary of Japanese conglomerate Sony Corporation. In 1929, the enterprise was first founded as American Record Corporation (ARC) and, in 1938, was renamed Columbia Recording Corporation, following ARC's acquisition by CBS. In 1966, the company was reorganized to become CBS Records. In 1987, Sony Corporation of Japan bought the company, and in 1991, renamed it SME. It is the world's second largest recorded music company, after Universal Music Group.

In 2004, SME and Bertelsmann Music Group merged as Sony BMG Music Entertainment. When Sony acquired BMG's half of the conglomerate in 2008, Sony BMG reverted to the SME name. The buyout led to the dissolution of BMG, which then relaunched as BMG Rights Management. Out of the "Big Three" record companies, with Universal Music Group being the largest and Warner Music Group, SME is middle-sized.

Music video

A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings. There are also cases where songs are used in tie in marketing campaigns that allow them to become more than just a song. Tie ins and merchandising could be used in toys are marketing campaigns for food and other products. Although the origins of music videos date back to musical short films that first appeared in the 1920s, they came into prominence in the 1980s when MTV based their format around the medium. Prior to the 1980s, these works were described by various terms including "illustrated song", "filmed insert", "promotional (promo) film", "promotional clip", "promotional video", "song video", "song clip" or "film clip". Since the creation and increased popularity of YouTube, mainstream artists now promote new music videos by releasing trailers of short promos on the site for their upcoming song and music video. Consequentially, YouTube has been converted into a social media platform for celebrities and artists to market themselves to their fans and audiences.

Audio

Audio may refer to:

Sound

Entertainment

Computing

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