Christine Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 Yes he did. I don't remember where either. Maybe in those french interviews he did this summer. Ah found it: So here's a little translation of the article, if you're interested He works with a lot of people, Empire of the Sun, William Orbit, Martin Solveig (he's in studio with him today in Paris ), and a young english boy called Ben. Ben worked on 4 songs with him. The album is a mix of Fleetwood Mac and "Tron", Elton John's piano and electronic sounds. Translation of the vid : Until Christmas I had nothing for the new album. Nothing. A lot of things happened with my family, and it was quite difficult, it was just as if life was in pause. And so I decided to start working with people who inspire me. It's a mix, there are even people I found on the internet. I found a guy whose demos I found on the internet, I went to his home and he played me his songs in his studio in his bedroom and I heard completely incredible things and now he's part of four of my songs. http://www.mikafanclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25907 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenartus Posted December 28, 2011 Author Share Posted December 28, 2011 (edited) I can't find anything about that Bilboard guy? Any tips? Edited December 28, 2011 by nenartus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 28, 2011 Share Posted December 28, 2011 I can't find anything about that Bilboard guy? Any tips? Don't forget that Mika isn't the greatest of spellers. Mathieu Jomphe, better known as Billboard, is a Canadian songwriter and record producer, and remixer from Montreal. His productions include dance-pop as well as dubstep influences. He has produced for international artists such as Britney Spears, Kesha and Robyn. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_(producer) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 What a brilliant idea for a thread Nenartus!!! It's great having all the info about the album in one place Oh and thanks Milda for the news about the recording with Wired Strings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikahepburn Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Nice job! Thank you +1! and plus, I feel like a stalker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 He says he wrote with Doriand in February but the beautiful and ace songs were in January. I think he simply confused the months as it was in January when he tweeted about recording in France He looked rather confused at the beginning of this year... Also about Fryars, didn't Mika say somewhere that he was writing songs with some kid named Ben that he'd found on MySpace? Someone wondered to me at the time whether it might be Fryars because his real name is Ben. His name is Ben Garett and I have already checked his works but have not found any with Mika yet.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenartus Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) Don't forget that Mika isn't the greatest of spellers. I just did copy-paste and haven't seen there's an l missing.:lmfao: I tried to find Billboard musician not the producer. Thanks! He did this... and this Edited December 29, 2011 by nenartus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenartus Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 His name is Ben Garett and I have already checked his works but have not found any with Mika yet.. Is this the guy you found? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO67v8BrLPM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=UL I found only the covers he did, nothing that he wrote. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camille* Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I thought it would be a good idea to post all the things that we know so far about the album and gather them in one thread. I saw this in "Not everything needs a thread" and I thought "But new album does need one", don't you think? It's a really good idea! I can feel the excitement building up even more now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamy_Queen Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 He says he wrote with Doriand in February but the beautiful and ace songs were in January. Also about Fryars, didn't Mika say somewhere that he was writing songs with some kid named Ben that he'd found on MySpace? Someone wondered to me at the time whether it might be Fryars because his real name is Ben. I can't remember where Mika said this though. @fryars hey mate, come down for drinks tonight at the ground floor bar in notting hill. would be cool to have you there M 11:52 AM Sep 7th, 2009 via web Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 Is this the guy you found? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DO67v8BrLPM&feature=mfu_in_order&list=ULI found only the covers he did, nothing that he wrote. No this is him. He was compared to Mika a lot because he came on the scene later in 2007. He doesn't sound like him at all though [YOUTUBE]dbtLqJmoM_8[/YOUTUBE] [YOUTUBE]RNmCMyODbUU[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 (edited) I found only the covers he did, nothing that he wrote. I look in songwriter catagolues, irrelevant of the performer. In fact, I already put together a list of all the songs that officially register Mika as a (co-)writer on various sites. The ones bolded are likely to be on the second album as they are new ones. ANOTHER LULLABY ANY OTHER WORLD BIG GIRL YOU RE BEAUTIFUL BILLY BROWN Black Eyed Sally BLAME IT ON THE GIRLS BLUE EYES BOY TOY BY THE TIME CANCELLALO AMORE CI PARLIAMO DA GRANDI COLD HEART CRY A LITTLE DR JOHN ELLE ME DIT ERASE EUROBASKET FALL FROM GRACE The Fly GAVE IT ALL AWAY GOOD GONE GIRL GRACE KELLEY HAPPY ENDING HOLY JOHNNY HOW MUCH DO YOU LOVE ME I SEE YOU INSTANT MARTYR KA TONG REN SHENG Keep Me (I think it is the one referred to as ’Overrated’) KICK ASS Kill me on the Dancefloor LADY JANE Let It Slide (What a day) EVERYBODY / LIVE YOUR LIFE LOLLIPOP LONELY ALCOHOLIC LOOK DON T TOUCH LOVE TODAY LOVERBOY MY INTERPRETATION ONE FOOT BOY ONLY LONELY ONE OVER MY SHOULDER PICK UP OFF THE FLOOR Play My Hand (Radio) PRAY FOR YOU President RAIN RAIN ON ME RELAX RELAX TAKE IT EASY RING RING SOMOS GRANDES O NO STUCK IN THE MIDDLE TOUCHES YOU TROUBLE IS UGLY BOY Want Forever WE ARE GOLDEN WHAT I WANT TO HEAR YOU MAKE ME YOUR LOLLIPOP YOUR SYMPATHY the ones we are aware of but do not appear to have been registered yet: The Origin of Love (Co-)written by Nick Littlemore Paul Steel Underwater (Co-)written by Nick Littlemore and Paul Steel Blame It On the Weather – Co-written by Doriland 82 Rue Des Martyr - Co-written by Doriland Edited December 29, 2011 by suzie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
basicamenteyo Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 I heard of that frYars because of Andy (Mika´s cameraman) I also think I remember he sometimes (Andy) tweeted something like he was having dinner with him... If I remember right.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suzie Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 If I remember right.... yes, I think most of us are aware of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeiRe Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.studioslafabrique.com/News/Entrees/2011/1/4_MIKA.html MIKA 4 janvier 2011 Mika is working on his new album with Dorian in the Studio B at La Fabrique. More information: http://www.mikasounds.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milda Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.studioslafabrique.com/News/Entrees/2011/1/4_MIKA.html MIKA 4 janvier 2011 Mika is working on his new album with Dorian in the Studio B at La Fabrique. More information: http://www.mikasounds.com :lmfao::lmfao: I'm sorry, but this part really made me laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 http://www.studioslafabrique.com/News/Entrees/2011/1/4_MIKA.html MIKA 4 janvier 2011 Mika is working on his new album with Dorian in the Studio B at La Fabrique. More information: http://www.mikasounds.com Oh there's some more Mika time for you. Thanks for the info. :lmfao::lmfao: I'm sorry, but this part really made me laugh! Indeed. For more info go to http://mikafanclub.com/stalkers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nenartus Posted December 29, 2011 Author Share Posted December 29, 2011 No this is him. He was compared to Mika a lot because he came on the scene later in 2007. He doesn't sound like him at all though I didn't know that this guy is Ben Garrett too. I thought that frYars is a band I wasn't doing my homework. http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2007/nov/26/popandrock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melisanda Posted December 29, 2011 Share Posted December 29, 2011 killer look by the way.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louiza Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 http://www.studioslafabrique.com/News/Entrees/2011/1/4_MIKA.html MIKA 4 janvier 2011 Mika is working on his new album with Dorian in the Studio B at La Fabrique. More information: http://www.mikasounds.com t4p:thumb_yello: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikahepburn Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I saw the list of all songs Mika had worked on earlier, and may I ask where did you get the info from, and where can I download it all? Many thanks xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christine Posted December 30, 2011 Share Posted December 30, 2011 I saw the list of all songs Mika had worked on earlier, and may I ask where did you get the info from, and where can I download it all? Many thanks xxx We've been searching composer societies' databases. Mika is registered with BMI: http://www.bmi.com/search/ Many of the people he writes with in the US are registering their songs with ASCAP: http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm There may be some more info in the Canadian database but it's only open to members. I know someone who just got a job there so I will make some inquiries. Eventually all of Mika's songs will be registered with BMI but they may not make it into the database until the songs are released. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keti Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 Here are the published songs we found that don't appear to be released yet, although I think Suzie was saying that Let It Slide (What a Day) was a 2006 demo. BIOTW was written with Doriand. Jodi Marr has mentioned the English version of EMD so she is likely a co-writer. Underwater was written with Nick Littlemore (of Empire of the Sun) and Paul Steel. Everybody (Live Your Life) is written with Wayne Hector and Stephen Robson. The Fly is written with Dan Wilson. Want Forever is written with Dan Wilson. Kill Me On The Dance Floor is written with Martin Johnson and Shea Taylor (songwriting camp?) President is written with Jodi Marr. (Let It Slide) What A Day is written with Jodi Marr and Dan Warner. Cry A Little is written with Wayne Hector and Stephen Robson. The Origin of Love worked on with Nick Littlemore and Paul Steel. To be quite frank, President and Kill Me On The Dance Floor sound to me the most interesting among these. (judging by the titles of course) The title of KMOTDF reminded me of Sophie Ellis Bextor's Murder On The Dance Floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melisanda Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 To be quite frank, President and Kill Me On The Dance Floor sound to me the most interesting among these. (judging by the titles of course)The title of KMOTDF reminded me of Sophie Ellis Bextor's Murder On The Dance Floor. yeah... 'blood on the dancefloor" by MJ , 'murder on the dance floor" ...but Mika was the most expressive and direct "kill me on the dance flooooor"... yeees btw: does anybody remember when the "sample" of TBWKTM appeared? you know the samples of each song...how long before the album...a month? sooner? later?? to me it was like listening to the whole album...give me the right sample and I feel the rest... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeiRe Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 btw: does anybody remember when the "sample" of TBWKTM appeared? you know the samples of each song...how long before the album...a month? sooner? later?? to me it was like listening to the whole album...give me the right sample and I feel the rest... 31/07/2009, I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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