Corrine Bailey Rae Closer Cover

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Here we have Amy Price and band performing Corrine Bailey Rae's Closer for her graduating recital held on campus at the Australian Institute of Music (AIM). Check out other performances from our recent recitals on our channel, • / aimtvsydney • • Please rate, comment and subscribe, no copyright infringement intended. • • AIM - Leading School For Today's Music Industry • • Check out our Website, http://www.aim.edu.au/ • Our Facebook Page, http://www.facebook.com/pages/Sydney-... • Our Video Page, http://www.aim.edu.au/video/ • Our Twitter, / aimsydney • My Space, http://www.myspace.com/australianinst... • You Tube Channel, / aimtvsydney • • Check out our App in the ITunes Store : http://itunes.apple.com/au/app/austra... • • Integration is the name of the game at AIM with six music departments on offer. Students focus on one major area of study but can integrate across other areas of study through a wide range of elective choices. AIM departments include; contemporary performance, music theatre, classical performance, composition and music production, audio technology and entertainment management, taught by some of the finest industry practitioners available in Australia. • • So whilst a student may for example take audio as their major study, they can also choose to take units from any one of the other five major areas. In this way, students build a portfolio of music, audio, entertainment business skills to create diverse career opportunities. • • From AIM's annual showcase where students have the opportunity to perform on stage with full production to a full house, comes smaller creative projects where the journey of writing, producing and recording a song in the studio can be documented on video and placed on the web through AIMtv, as part of the AIM learning and artist development experience. • • At the completion of two years of intensive study at AIM, students graduate with a Bachelor of Music degree majoring in one of six areas or a Bachelor of Entertainment Management. Equipped with state of the art Q Recording Studios, 300-seat concert hall, 60-seat intimate performance space, fully equipped Apple Mac labs, performing arts library and over 1000 students, the Australian Institute of Music offers the complete educational experience. • • • Corinne Bailey Rae is a singer-songwriter who writes a mixture of pop and soul music. Her debut album, Corinne Bailey Rae was nominated for both Grammy and BRIT awards.\u2028\u2028Corinne Bailey Rae: Childhood\u2028\u2028Corinne Bailey Rae was born in Leeds, the eldest of three sisters. Her sister Rhea is an actress. Her other sister is Candice. Corinne's mother is English and her father is from St. Kitts.\u2028\u2028Whilst at school, Corinne Bailey Rae studied classical violin and enjoyed singing at the Brethren church that her family attended. Later on, she transferred to a Baptist church, where she joined the choir, who sang Primal Scream songs, as well as traditional hymns.\u2028\u2028During her teenage years, Corinne Bailey Rae became enthused by rock music such as Led Zeppelin and indie guitar bands. She formed a band named Helen, who were influenced by the likes of Hole, Veruca Salt and L7. They eventually signed to Roadrunner Records - home to Slipknot - in 1995 but when the bass player became pregnant, the band split up.\u2028\u2028Disappointed at the end of her band, Corinne Bailey Rae decided to go to university, studying English Literature at the University of Leeds. She graduated in 2000. Whilst at university, she had a part time job working on the door at Leeds' Hi-Fi club, renowned for its live jazz and blues performances.\u2028\u2028Corinne Bailey Rae: Music Career\u2028\u2028Corinne Bailey Rae started writing music in a new style, collaborating with Leeds band The New Mastersounds on their track 'Your Love Is Mine'. The track was included on their 2003 album Be Yourself, released on One Note Records. In 2004, she worked with Homecut Directive, another Leeds band, on their song 'Come The Revolution'.\u2028\u2028The breakthrough for Corinne Bailey Rae came that same year, when she was snapped up by Global Talent Publishing. She was then approached by Mark Hill of The Artful Dodger (the production team that worked with Craig David) to work with him for his album Better Luck Next Time, which he released under a new alias, The stiX. The track that they recorded together was entitled 'Young and Foolish' and brought Corinne Bailey Rae to the attention of some of the UK's major record labels.\u2028\u2028Corinne Bailey Rae's debut single, 'Like A Star', was released in April 2005. In February 2006, she released the single 'Put Your Records On' and her debut, self-titled album, both of which received great critical and commercial success. The follow-up, 'Trouble Sleeping', was a top 40 hit.

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