Mars' music is noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, and contains elements of many different musical genres. musik Mars 'dicatat untuk menampilkan berbagai gaya dan pengaruh, dan mengandung unsur banyak genre musik yang berbeda. He has worked with an assortment of artists from different genres; Mars acknowledges the influences that his collaborations have had on his own music. Dia telah bekerja dengan bermacam-macam seniman dari genre yang berbeda, Mars mengakui pengaruh yang kolaborasi memiliki musik sendiri. As a child, he was highly influenced by artists such as Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson and would often impersonate these artists from a young age. Sebagai seorang anak, dia sangat dipengaruhi oleh artis-artis seperti Elvis Presley dan Michael Jackson dan sering akan meniru seniman ini dari usia muda. Mars also incorporates reggae and Motown inspired sounds into his work. Mars juga mencakup reggae dan Motown terinspirasi suara ke dalam karyanya. Jon Caramanica of The New York Times referred to Mars as "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop." [ 3 ] Jon Caramanica dari The New York Times disebut Mars sebagai "salah satu serbaguna dan dapat diakses penyanyi pop yang paling dalam." [3]
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 Bruno Mars performing in Las Vegas, Nevada on September 19, 2010. Bruno Mars tampil di Las Vegas, Nevada pada tanggal 19 September 2010. | ||||
| Background information Informasi latar belakang | ||||
| Birth name Nama lahir | Peter Gene Hernandez Peter Gene Hernandez | |||
| Born Lahir | October 8, 1985 [ 1 ] 8 Oktober 1985 [1] Honolulu, Hawaii Honolulu, Hawaii | |||
| Origin Asal | Los Angeles , California , United States Los Angeles , California , Amerika Serikat | |||
| Genres Genre | Pop , alternative hip hop , soul , R&B Pop , hip hop alternatif , soul , R & B | |||
| Occupations Pekerjaan | Singer-songwriter , record producer Penyanyi-penulis lagu , produser rekaman | |||
| Instruments Instrumen | Vocals, drums, guitar, keyboard, bass Vokal, drum bass, gitar, keyboard, | |||
| Years active Tahun aktif | 1990–present 1990-sekarang | |||
| Labels Label | Atlantic , Elektra Atlantic , Elektra | |||
| Associated acts Asosiasi bertindak | The Smeezingtons , BoB , Cee-Lo Green , Travie McCoy The Smeezingtons , Bob , Cee-Lo Green , McCoy Travie | |||
| Website Website | brunomars.com brunomars.com | Kehidupan dan karier1985–2008: Early life and beginnings 1985-2008: Awal kehidupan dan awalMars was born Peter Gene Hernandez and raised in the Waikiki neighborhood of Honolulu , Hawaii , by parents Bernadette "Bernie" and Pete Hernandez, of Filipino and Puerto Rican descent. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] [ 7 ] His mother emigrated to Hawaii from the Philippines as a child and his father moved to the island from Brooklyn, New York . [ 8 ] Mars' parents met while performing in a show, where his mother was a hula dancer and his father played percussion . [ 8 ] At the age of two, he was nicknamed "Bruno" by his father, because of his resemblance to chubby professional wrestler Bruno Sammartino . [ 9 ] Mars was one of six children and came from a musical family who exposed him to a diverse mix of reggae , rock , hip hop , and R&B . [ 10 ] [ 11 ] From a young age, he was impersonating and performing songs by artists such as Michael Jackson , Elvis Presley , The Isley Brothers , and The Temptations . [ 6 ] At age four, Mars began performing five days a week with his family's band, The Love Notes, in which he became known on the island for his impersonation of Presley. [ 12 ] Mars lahir Petrus Gene Hernandez dan dibesarkan di lingkungan Waikiki di Honolulu , Hawaii , oleh orang tua Bernadette "Bernie" dan Pete Hernandez, dari Filipina dan Puerto Rico keturunan. [4] [5] [6] [7] Ibunya beremigrasi ke Hawaii dari Filipina sebagai anak dan ayahnya pindah ke pulau itu dari Brooklyn, New York . [8] 'orang tua Mars bertemu saat tampil di sebuah acara, dimana ibunya adalah seorang penari hula dan ayahnya bermain perkusi . [8] Pada usia dua tahun, ia dijuluki "Bruno" oleh ayahnya, karena kemiripannya dengan gemuk pegulat profesional Bruno Sammartino . [9] Mars adalah salah satu dari enam anak dan datang dari keluarga musik yang terpapar dia untuk yang beragam reggae , rock , hip hop , dan R & B . [10] [11] Dari usia muda, ia meniru dan melakukan lagu-lagu oleh artis-artis seperti Michael Jackson , Elvis Presley , The Isley Brothers , dan The Temptations . [6] Pada usia empat , Mars mulai tampil lima hari seminggu dengan keluarga bandnya, Surat Cinta, di mana ia menjadi terkenal di pulau itu untuk penyamaran nya Presley. [12]In 1990, Mars was featured in MidWeek as "Little Elvis", going on to have a cameo in the film Honeymoon in Vegas in 1992. [ 6 ] [ 13 ] He later reflected on the influence Presley had on his music, saying, "I watch the best. I'm a big fan of Elvis. I'm a big fan of 1950s Elvis when he would go on stage and scare people because he was a force and girls would go nuts! You can say the same thing for Prince or The Police . It's just guys who know that people are here to see a show, so I watch those guys and I love studying them because I'm a fan." [ 14 ] In 2010, he also acknowledged his Hawaiian roots and musical family as an influence, saying, "Growing up in Hawaii made me the man I am. I used to do a lot of shows in Hawaii with my father's band. Everybody in my family sings, everyone plays instruments. My uncle's an incredible guitar player, my dad's an incredible percussionist, my brother's a great drummer, he actually plays in our band. I've just been surrounded by it." [ 15 ] In 2003, shortly after graduating from President Theodore Roosevelt High School at the age of seventeen, Mars moved to Los Angeles, California to pursue a musical career. [ 6 ] [ 13 ] He adopted his stage name from the nickname his father gave him, adding "Mars" at the end because "I felt like I didn't have [any] pizzazz, and a lot of girls say I'm out of this world, so I was like I guess I'm from Mars ." [ 16 ] Pada tahun 1990, Mars adalah fitur dalam pertengahan minggu sebagai "Little Elvis", terjadi memiliki cameo dalam film Bulan madu di Vegas pada tahun 1992. [6] [13] Ia kemudian tercermin pada pengaruh Presley telah di musiknya, mengatakan, " Saya menonton yang terbaik. aku penggemar berat Elvis saya. penggemar berat tahun 1950-an Elvis ketika ia akan pergi di panggung dan menakut-nakuti orang karena ia adalah kekuatan dan perempuan akan pergi gila! Anda dapat mengatakan hal yang sama untuk pangeran atau Polisi itu. Itu hanya orang yang tahu bahwa orang-orang di sini untuk melihat pertunjukan, jadi saya menonton orang-orang dan aku mencintai belajar mereka karena saya seorang penggemar ". [14] Pada tahun 2010, ia juga mengakui akar Hawaii dan keluarga musik sebagai pengaruh, mengatakan, "Tumbuh di Hawaii membuat saya pria Saya Saya digunakan untuk melakukan banyak menunjukkan di Hawaii dengan band ayah saya.. Semua orang dalam keluarga saya bernyanyi, semua orang memainkan instrumen. paman saya gitar luar biasa pemain, ayah saya seorang perkusi luar biasa, adik saya drumer hebat, ia benar-benar bermain di band kami. Saya baru saja dikelilingi oleh itu ". [15] Pada tahun 2003, tak lama setelah lulus dari Presiden Theodore Roosevelt High School pada usia tujuh belas, Mars pindah ke Los Angeles, California untuk mengejar karir musik. [6] [13] Ia mengadopsi nama panggung dari julukan ayahnya memberinya, menambahkan "Mars" pada akhirnya karena "Saya merasa seperti saya tidak memiliki [apapun] pizzazz, dan banyak gadis mengatakan saya keluar dari dunia ini, jadi aku seperti Kurasa aku dari Mars ". [16] Shortly after moving to Los Angeles, Mars signed to Motown Records in 2004, in a deal that "went nowhere". [ 17 ] However, Mars' experience with Motown proved to be beneficial to his career when he met songwriter and producer Philip Lawrence, who was also signed to the label. Tak lama setelah pindah ke Los Angeles, Mars menandatangani kontrak dengan Motown Records pada tahun 2004, dalam kesepakatan yang "pergi mana-mana". [17] Namun, pengalaman Mars dengan Motown terbukti bermanfaat bagi karir ketika ia bertemu penulis lagu dan produser Philip Lawrence, yang juga menandatangani kontrak dengan label. Mars, Lawrence, and engineer Ari Levine began writing songs together, and formed the production team The Smeezingtons . [ 17 ] In 2006, Lawrence introduced Mars to his future manager at Atlantic Records , Aaron Bay-Schuck. [ 18 ] After hearing him play a couple of songs on the guitar, Bay-Schuck wanted to sign him immediately, but it took about three years for Atlantic records to finally sign Mars to the label. [ 18 ] In the meantime, Bay-Schuck hired Mars and the Smeezingtons to write and produce songs for the label's artists. [ 18 ] According to Bay-Schuck in an interview with HitQuarters , Mars had stated that although his ultimate goal was to be a solo artist, he was willing to write and produce for other artists, both to help improve his songwriting and help him discover the type of artist he ultimately wanted to be. [ 18 ] Bay-Schuck credits this as a period of "self-discovery" that contributed significantly to Mars' later success. [ 18 ] Mars, Lawrence, dan insinyur Ari Levine mulai menulis lagu bersama, dan membentuk tim produksi The Smeezingtons . [17] Pada tahun 2006, Lawrence diperkenalkan Mars untuk manajer masa depannya di Atlantic Records , Aaron Bay-Schuck. [18] Setelah mendengar dia bermain beberapa lagu pada gitar, Bay-Schuck ingin tanda dia segera, tapi butuh sekitar tiga tahun untuk catatan Atlantik akhirnya menandatangani Mars untuk label. [18] Sementara itu, Bay-Schuck menyewa Mars dan Smeezingtons untuk menulis dan memproduksi lagu untuk label's seniman. [18] Menurut Bay-Schuck dalam sebuah wawancara dengan HitQuarters , Mars telah menyatakan bahwa meskipun tujuan utamanya adalah untuk menjadi artis solo, ia bersedia untuk menulis dan memproduksi untuk artis lain, baik untuk membantu meningkatkan penulisan lagu dan membantu dia menemukan jenis seniman ia akhirnya ingin menjadi. [18] -Schuck kredit Teluk ini sebagai periode "-penemuan diri" yang memberikan kontribusi signifikan untuk kemudian keberhasilan 'Mars. [18] 2009–present: Commercial success and Doo-Wops & Hooligans 2009-sekarang: sukses Umum dan Doo-Wops & Hooligans Mars' debut album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans , was released digitally on October 4, and saw its physical release on October 5, 2010. [ 33 ] [ 34 ] The lead single, " Just the Way You Are ", was released on July 19, 2010, [ 35 ] and has reached the top of the Billboard Hot 100 as well as several other charts worldwide. [ 36 ] [ 37 ] The music video was released on September 8, 2010. [ 38 ] The second single, " Grenade ", was released September 28, 2010, and has also seen successful international chart performance. [ 39 ] [ 40 ] In the United States, Doo-Wops & Hooligans debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 for the week of October 13, 2010, selling 55,000 copies. [ 2 ] The album also received generally positive reviews from critics. Entertainment Weekly ' s Leah Greenblatt praised Mars for his "instant-access melodies" and "sly snatches of dance-floor swagger", but noted weaknesses in songs deviant from his conventional pop and soul genres. [ 41 ] He opened for Maroon 5 on the fall leg of the Hands All Over Tour starting October 6, 2010 and co-headlined with McCoy on a European tour starting October 18, 2010. [ 34 ] debut album Mars ', Doo-Wops & Hooligans , dirilis secara digital pada tanggal 4 Oktober, dan melihat pelepasan fisik pada 5 Oktober 2010. [33] [34] memimpin Single, " Hanya Jalan Anda ", dirilis pada 19 Juli 2010, [35] dan telah mencapai puncak Billboard Hot 100 serta beberapa grafik di seluruh dunia. [36] [37] Video musik ini dirilis pada tanggal 8 September 2010. [38] The single kedua, " Granat ", dirilis tanggal 28 September 2010, dan juga melihat grafik kinerja internasional yang sukses. [39] [40] Di Amerika Serikat, Doo-Wops & Hooligans debutnya di nomor tiga di Billboard 200 untuk minggu dari tanggal 13 Oktober , 2010, menjual 55.000 eksemplar. [2] Album ini juga mendapat review positif dari kritikus umumnya. Entertainment Weekly 's Lia Greenblatt memuji Mars untuk nya "-akses melodi instan" dan "sebentar licik dari-lantai dansa angkuh", tapi mencatat kelemahan dalam lagu-lagu menyimpang dari pop konvensional dan genre jiwa. [41] Ia dibuka untuk Maroon 5 di kaki jatuhnya All Hands Over Tour mulai 6 Oktober 2010 dan co-judul dengan McCoy pada tur Eropa mulai 18 Oktober 2010. [34] On September 19, 2010, Mars was arrested in Las Vegas for possession of cocaine . [ 42 ] When talking to a police officer, Mars reportedly stated that what he did was "foolish" and that "he has never used drugs before". [ 43 ] [ 44 ] Mars pled guilty to felony drug possession, and in return for his plea, the charges will be erased from his criminal record as long as he pays a $2,000 fine, does 200 hours of community service and completes a drug counseling course. [ 45 ] Pada tanggal 19 September 2010, Mars ditangkap di Las Vegas karena memiliki kokain . [42] Ketika berbicara dengan seorang polisi, Mars dilaporkan menyatakan bahwa apa yang dia lakukan adalah "bodoh" dan bahwa "ia belum pernah menggunakan narkoba sebelumnya". [ 43] [44] Mars mengaku bersalah terhadap obat kepemilikan kejahatan, dan sebagai ganti untuk pembelaan itu, biaya akan dihapus dari catatan kriminal sebagai selama dia membayar 2.000 denda $, melakukan 200 jam pelayanan masyarakat dan menyelesaikan program konseling obat . [45] Musical style Musik gayaMars' music has been noted for displaying a wide variety of styles and influences, including pop , [ 47 ] rock , [ 47 ] reggae , [ 47 ] R&B , [ 48 ] soul , [ 41 ] and hip hop . [ 49 ] Although Mars has been referenced as "soft" because of his penchant for using a falsetto voice, his co-producer Philip Lawrence says, "What people don't know is there's a darker underbelly to Bruno Mars." 'Musik Mars telah dicatat untuk menampilkan berbagai gaya dan pengaruh, termasuk pop , [47] rock , [47] reggae , [47] R & B , [48] jiwa , [41] dan hip hop . [49] Meskipun Mars telah direferensikan sebagai "lunak" karena kegemarannya untuk menggunakan suara buatan bernada suara, co-produser Philip Lawrence mengatakan, "Apa orang tidak tahu adalah ada perut lebih gelap untuk Bruno Mars." Mars himself says, "I blame that on me singing to girls back in high school." [ 50 ] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times called him "one of the most versatile and accessible singers in pop, with a light, soul-influenced voice that's an easy fit in a range of styles, a universal donor." [ 3 ] Mars was initially influenced by R&B artists such as Keith Sweat , Jodeci and R. Mars sendiri mengatakan, "Aku menyalahkan yang pada saya menyanyi untuk anak perempuan kembali ke sekolah tinggi." [50] Jon Caramanica dari The New York Times menyebutnya "salah satu serbaguna dan dapat diakses penyanyi paling pop, dengan ringan, jiwa dipengaruhi suara itu yang cocok mudah dalam berbagai gaya, donor universal. " [3] Mars awalnya dipengaruhi oleh R & B artis seperti Keith Sweat , Jodeci dan R. Kelly , as well as 1950s rock n roll and Motown . [ 51 ] In high school, he began listening to classic rock groups such as The Police , Led Zeppelin , and the Beatles . [ 51 ] All of these genres of music have influenced Mars' musical style; he observed that "It's not easy to [create] songs with that mixture of rock and soul and hip-hop, and there's only a handful of them." [ 51 ] Mars also stated that he is a fan of Alicia Keys , Jessie J , Jack White and The Saturdays . [ 52 ] Kelly , serta tahun 1950 rock n roll dan Motown . [51] Di sekolah tinggi, ia mulai mendengarkan grup rock klasik seperti The Police , Led Zeppelin , dan Beatles . [51] Semua genre musik telah dipengaruhi Mars 'gaya musik, ia mengamati bahwa "Ini tidak mudah untuk [membuat] lagu dengan campuran batu dan jiwa dan hip-hop, dan hanya ada beberapa dari mereka." [51] Mars juga menyatakan bahwa ia adalah penggemar Alicia Tombol , Jessie J , Jack White dan The Saturdays . [52] In addition, Mars claims that his work with other artists influenced his musical style, saying that "'Nothing on You' had a Motown vibe, 'Billionaire' was a reggae acoustic guitar-driven song, though one of my favorites is the Cee-Lo [Green] song ['Fuck You!']. I don't think anyone else could've sung that song. And there's 'Just the Way You Are.' Selain itu, klaim Mars bahwa karyanya dengan seniman lain dipengaruhi gaya musiknya, mengatakan Anda 'bahwa "' Tidak ada pada memiliki Motown getaran, 'Miliarder' adalah reggae lagu-driven gitar akustik, meskipun salah satu favorit saya adalah Cee- Lo [Hijau] lagu ['Fuck You!']. Saya tidak berpikir orang lain bisa saja menyanyikan lagu itu Dan ada.'s 'Hanya Jalan Anda. " If you know my story, you know I love all different genres of music." [ 53 ] He cites doo-wop as a major influence on his music, referring to the genre as "just straightforward love songs — so charming and simple and romantic." [ 53 ] In addition, Mars states that growing up in Hawaii influenced his music, giving the songs a reggae sound. Jika Anda tahu cerita saya, kau tahu aku suka semua genre musik yang berbeda ". [53] Ia mengutip doo-wop sebagai pengaruh besar pada musik, merujuk ke genre sebagai "lagu-lagu cinta langsung saja - sehingga menarik dan sederhana dan romantis ". [53] Selain itu, negara Mars yang tumbuh di Hawaii mempengaruhi musiknya, memberikan suara lagu reggae. He explains that "In Hawaii some of the biggest radio stations are reggae. The local bands are heavily influenced by Bob Marley . That music brings people together. It's not urban music or pop music. It's just songs. That's what makes it cross over so well. The song comes first." [ 8 ] Lyrically, many of Mars' songs have been described as "feel-good", carefree, and optimistic, [ 54 ] however, darker subjects are addressed in songs such as "Grenade", "Liquor Store Blues", and "Talking to the Moon", which detail failed relationships and self-destructive behavior. [ 41 ] [ 55 ] Dia menjelaskan bahwa "Di Hawaii beberapa stasiun radio terbesar adalah reggae oleh. Lokal The band sangat dipengaruhi Bob Marley . musik itu membawa orang bersama-sama. Ini bukan musik urban atau musik pop. Ini hanya lagu-lagu. Itu yang membuat menyeberang sehingga baik. Lagu datang pertama ". [8] lirik, banyak dari 'lagu Mars telah digambarkan sebagai "merasa-baik", riang, dan optimis, [54] Namun, subjek gelap dibahas dalam lagu-lagu seperti "Granat", "Liquor Store Blues", dan "Berbicara ke Bulan", yang merinci gagal merusak hubungan dan perilaku diri. [41] [55] | ||
