Every now and then Elliott will Tweet, or someone else will, that they are in studio. I thought we could use this thread to collect the various different news flashes.

Here's the latest tweet:
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@whoisBritten "In today with Mr. Andre Harris and the ever so talented Elliott Yamin. Good things ahead."
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A couple months ago Elliott posted that he was in-studio and recorded an Al Green type song.

HI Yall, I'm a good friend of Elliotts Manager & this is what I know. Elliott is in the studio recording a new album & recording new Christmas music too. I hear Elliott goin to havr a concert tour around Christmas time. I know Elliotts not in the studio everyday, but he is in & out of the studio. His new album release & Christmas music is TBA. Thats all I know for now. If I hear anything else I'll post it. Thank you very much! TY

Hi TY!
I don't post often, but I always read the posts on our Elliott.......wanted to say thanks for all of your wonderful post. I always look forward to reading what you have to say.
Take good care,
Nancy in VA

Wow, this could be an exciting collaboration for Elliott. Here's Britten's bio:

http://www.myspace.com/britten

Btw, I wish Elliott didn't feel the need to write songs, as well as sing them too. It sounds like he's in good hands with this Britten dude, and I think he should just let him do his thang, and Elliott do his....and they can tweak the final outcome.

About Britten:

"Not So Ordinary... Upon first glance, you don’t really see Britten coming. On the surface, he’s cute; he’s soft-spoken, and, he’s about as nice as they come. And, being that he’s from Music City, when he tells you that he’s a “singer/songwriter”, that doesn’t really surprise you either. There are a ton of country and Contemporary Christian musicians roaming the streets with a guitar on their backs.

But once he takes to the stage, with his smooth vocals and remarkable range, all assumptions are out the door.

In one word, Britten is “soulful”. He can’t help it. Since birth, thanks to his father, his down-home country surroundings have been filled with the sounds of Motown legends like Steve Wonder and the Jackson Five and Memphis icons like Al Green.



As a matter of fact, it was while riding in the car and listening to Al that Britten realized his fate. “Hearing Love and Happiness was one of the first times that I knew I wanted to be an artist. His music strikes me to the core.”

Being that Britten comes from a long line of musicians who have never had their vision fully actualized, it was fortunate that his parents did not shy away from his purpose. At 7, he received his first “amateur” guitar. At 13, his grandmother made the investment to upgrade it. At 14, he wrote a song that continues to be the soundtrack of his life.

“Not So Ordinary was the first song I seriously wrote. I didn’t know much, but I knew I was tired of hearing people say the same ole’ stuff in the same ole’ way,” he shares. “There are different ways to write a love song. More importantly, there are other things to talk about.”

Since, his life has been an interesting journey.

At 16, Britten had his first live performance at a local venue (“Let’s just say it taught me the art of improvisation.”).

At 17, Britten packed up his life and moved to Boston to attend Berklee (“Let’s just say I got my butt handed to me because I didn’t know as much about---well, anything as I thought.”)

And, at 20, with a solid foundational curriculum in tow, Britten returned to Music City to fully and passionately pursue music. “It was a hard decision to make and one that I didn’t take lightly but I don’t regret it a day in my life. Berklee helped me come to myself as an artist and the people there made me raise the standard that I initially set for myself.”

Back in Nashville, Britten has now become a household name. The women croon over him in a way similar to John Mayer; the fellas respect him in a way similar to Robin Thicke or D’angelo, and musicians are coming to respect his ever-evolving potential in a way that he hopes will place him in the roster of James Taylor, someday: a songwriter whose words are timeless and a singer whose voice, regardless of color, is truly and authentically soulful.

Although Britten is currently working on a project with the help of Grammy-winning producers and personal mentors, Shannon Sanders and Drew Ramsey (“We’re like country cousins”), ironically one of his dreams is to someday share a Rolling Stone cover with men like Mayer and Thicke, showing that a white man with soul (“Anytime you write from your heart, it’s a soulful experience”) is not a gimmick. For many, it’s a way of life.



“Whether it’s soul, neo-soul, country or R&B, at the end of the day, we all want it to be pop,” he says. “We want to reach masses of people with our message; we just don’t want to have to compromise who we are to do it.”

Thanks to modern-day mentors including Johnny Lang and India.Arie, Britten is setting out to do music that “responsibly says this is me, this is who I am.” (Currently) two of his favorite, original tunes are Blue Collar Mama, a musical homage to single mothers and women who raise their sons; and, Who Am I To You, a semi-biographical tune.

“I am tired of people trying to label me and put me in a box,” he says. “I am not interested in breaking the mold of being a white guy who does soul music. I just want to do good music. There’s no color, timeline or genre to that, and I aim to prove that theory with every song that I write and sing.” "

From Britten's MySpace

My favorite part from Britten's bio:


“I am tired of people trying to label me and put me in a box,” he says. “I am not interested in breaking the mold of being a white guy who does soul music. I just want to do good music. There’s no color, timeline or genre to that, and I aim to prove that theory with every song that I write and sing.” "

Britten has a song called "Trouble" that I love!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yK8BY5_ZntE

Britten also opened and played gituar for Josh Hoge on the Christmas tour last year. He had a instant fan in me as soon as he started the show with "Trouble" When I saw the tweet yesterday that he's in the studio with Elliott, I knew he and Elliott will come up with some good songs.

Oh Britten also covers "If I Only had a heart" from "The Wizard of Oz"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9lNQaF4Th8

^^Awesome info!!

Thx!!

I really like this Britten guy, I'm loving what I'm hearing on his myspace. India.Arie is his mentor? That's awesome!

I had posted this in Josh's thread after seeing his show on July 16th:

"Anyway, he did mention during his show that he and Elliott will be working together in near future. He said that Elliott would be spending a week in Nashville so they could work on Elliott's project."

:)

Hmmm.

MacyGraysLife: @elliottyamin i have checked you out - you're pretty hot. i'm home for a few days - lets go in and do something dope.

http://twitter.com/MacyGraysLife/statuses/17462940768

ahhh!! this is alll such exciting news!!
i actually found out about Britten a couple months ago! LOOOOVE his music! thats so cool that he's workin with E.
and that tweet from Macy....waaaaaaat!!! that is toooo awesome!!

:thumbsup:
I like this. I've noticed Macy Gray's career seems to be ramping up. I've always liked her music.

Seems like Elliott does some of his best networking late at night, right klo?

w00t for the words from Macy G. She's trying to reboot things, too. Would be nice to see them work on something together. I like them both, and I'm glad to see that she has such good taste!

4 minutes ago: MacyGraysLife: @elliottyamin dm me your number hot stuff.

Macy Gray, way cool!

If you have twitter, take a moment to RT the tweet that Momster has mentioned above, so at least Macy sees the interest from Elliott fans:


MacyGraysLife

@elliottyamin dm me your number hot stuff.


Looks like Elliott has a bad headache right now, but we have to help him "follow" Macy. Send him a tweet or something to his wall on F/B.

Did you check his tweets :)

His tweets:

@MacyGraysLife I'm down!!...u say when/where!!
about 18 hours ago via UberTwitter in reply to MacyGraysLife

Reply Retweet @MacyGraysLife why don't u check ME out yo?!!
about 19 hours ago via UberTwitter in reply to MacyGraysLife

^^

You're right, via a public tweet. She's asking him to dm her his contact info.

Simple enough if Elliott would follow her back, but at this point, if they are going to connect, I don't think they need Twitter. There are mutual acquaintances who can put them together, if there is a chance of them working together.

Elliott can still DM her if she's following him. She can't DM him unless he's following her. Found that out once. So he could have already DMed her. :) Twitter can be so confusing.

Ellliott's tweet from yesterday:

in the studio 2day with Carl & Rami..they are talkin to each other in swedish right now..cant understand them
5:54 PM Jun 30th via web

I didn't know that, harley - Could it be Elliott knows more about Twitter than we think?! lol thanks for that tidbit. I have a feeling Elliott quickly found a way to connect with Macy.

http://twitter.com/elliottyamin/status/17535154279
in the studio w @midimafia 2day!...been a lil over a year since we've worked together!..im hype!!

I think it would be fun to hear any stuff Elliott and Macy would come up with! I liked some of her older songs.

I agree with those who said that Twitter can be confusing at times

blahhh i hate macy gray's voice! i dont mind if its a writing collab but a duet i dont think i'd like.

agreed

I'm bout 2 go put my foot all up in this trak I wrote w brent,eric b,and @midimafia last nite!!

16 minutes ago via UberTwitter

http://twitter.com/elliottyamin


Hope he puts both feet and an elbow in the track. We know he will!!!

Me, too! :hide:

I hope it's down and dirty R&B soul.

Whew! I thought I was the only one feeling that way!

I really like Macy.... she's got such a distinctive voice... I would love to see a collaboration between the two of them... oh well, different strokes and all that.

Teaser from last night!

"I'm recording such a beautiful song rite now!!...G-D Damn this feels good!...Nasri is an animal!!"


"great scott thats a great idea!!...imma post a lil clip of what im doin rite now on say now soon...stay tuned yall!"

"I sent a msg! Call my #SayNow at 818-748-9948 or click http://bit.ly/bf46Gf to hear it"

Thank you, Harley. It's hard to tell much from a phone snippet, but it's always great to hear that voice.

I agree. From what I can hear he sounds great

Thanks for the background on Britten's info from myspace. I'm kindof diggin' this guy. I like his quote too that you mentioned. Music should just be music. Hopefully the whole formula shines through on Elliott's new album.