Lindsey Stirling (born September 21, 1986) is a violinist, dancer, performance artist, and American composer. He presents a choreographic violin show, either directly or in a music video found on his reputable YouTube channel, which he created in 2007.
Stirling performs a variety of musical styles, from classical music to pop and rock to electronic dance music. In addition to the original work, his discography contains covers of songs by other musicians and various soundtracks. The music video "Crystallize" finished as the eighth most watched video of 2012, and its cover version of "Radioactive" with the Pentatonix won the Year Response at the first YouTube Music Awards in 2013. Stirling earned one million singles sold worldwide August. 2014. On September 30, 2017, her YouTube channel Lindseystomp exceeded 10 million subscribers and over 2 billion total impressions.
Stirling has been mentioned in Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 In Music: The Class Of 2015.
Stirling's epithet album debut is a commercial success in Europe, selling 200,000 copies in Germany, winning platinum certification; three additional certifications were awarded by Austria, Switzerland and Poland. The debut album was nominated for the 2014 Billboard Music Awards for Top Dance/Electronic Album. Stirling's second album Shatter Me won the Billboard Music Award 2015 for Top Dance/Electronic Album.
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Stirling was born on September 21, 1986, the elders of Stephen's two daughters and Diane Stirling. She has a younger sister, Brooke. Stirling describes his childhood being raised in a simple household and declared "I will not change my modest childhood years for anything else." Due to her family's financial limitations, her parents could only find a violin teacher who would give her half a lesson. Although they were told by the instructor that "a child will not learn how to play in 15 minutes a week", his parents persist, and by the age of five he starts taking violin lessons.
Living in Gilbert, Arizona, Stirling attended Greenfield Junior High, and at the age of sixteen, Stirling attended Mesquite High School and joined four friends in a rock band called Stomp on Melvin. As part of his experience with the group, Stirling wrote a rock violin solo song, and his performance helped him win the State title of Miss Junior Arizona and claimed Spirit Award in the Miss Finals America competition. Stirling was also a member of Charley Jenkins Band for about a year.
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Careers
Initial years
From a young age, Stirling has an attraction for dancing, and wants to take dance lessons and violin. In an interview with NewMediaRockstars , he said, "... since I was a kid, I always hope that I can dance, but my parents say, 'You [can] choose a violin or you [can ] chose to dance, but we could not afford both, and I chose the violin, so it's kind of a satisfaction - it's funny to say, but it's something I always wanted to do. "
Stirling registered his YouTube channel on May 20, 2007, with the username lindseystomp .
2010-2012: American Talent Got and debut studio album
In 2010, at the age of 23, Stirling was quarterfinalist in season five of America's Got Talent, where he was described as a "hip hop violinist". He impressed the jury about America's Got Talent not only by mixing hip-hop, pop and classical music on his violin, but by combining dance with violin playing, which he also performed on official music videos and tours. In a live chat, Stirling explains, "It's very unnatural to dance while playing the violin, I have to train so hard to learn how to do it but now it's part of my expression and it comes naturally." I have to "I know the song perfectly before me can start moving. Once I know a song very well, I can have fun dancing. "Not only in her performance but also with her music, the dance made a big impact:" I love dance music so I started with it and wrote 'Transcendence', 'Electric Daisy ', and' Spontaneous Me '. "
Stirling's appearance was dubbed "electrifying" by the jury, and won praise from the audience, but after he attempted to increase the dance level in his final quarter-final appearance, judge Piers Morgan told him: "You are not talented, but you are not good enough, I do not think , to escape by flying in the air and trying to play the violin at the same time. "Sharon Osbourne commented:" You have to be in a group.... What you do is not enough to fill the theater in Vegas. " In his blog, Stirling recounts: "I was devastated by the results... It was painful, and a little embarrassing; however, I had to relearn where I drew my strength." Stirling decided to continue to embrace his unique style of performance, promoting himself on the Internet. In a 2012 interview he commented: "A lot of people are telling me along the way that my style and the music I'm doing... can not be marketed, but the only reason I succeed is because I stay true to myself."
Shortly after his appearance at America's Got Talent , cinematographer Devin Graham contacted him in hopes of collaborating on a YouTube video together. They agreed to shoot the music video for his song, "Spontaneous Me". It was filmed the week of May 9, 2011. This video increased Stirling's popularity, and he started making music videos for his YouTube channel on a regular basis. The YouTube channel Stirling, Lindseystomp, which he created in 2007 and named after his first band Stomp on Melvin, is the main repository for his music video. During 2011, the channel quickly gained in popularity and has over 1.7 billion total audiences and over 10 million subscribers, as of November 2017. The music is featured on Pandora, Spotify, and Last.FM. Stirling also created his second YouTube channel, LindseyTime, in September 2012, where he posted videos related to his life, vlogs, behind-the-scenes content, etc.
Stirling has experimented in combining violin plays with hip hop and dubstep. Stirling's collaboration with other musicians and singers includes Shaun Barrowes ("Do not Bring All"), Jake Bruene and Frank Sacramone ("Party Rock Anthem" - LMFAO), Tay Zonday ("Mama Economy"), Peter Hollens ("Skyrim "," Thousand Years "," Game of Thrones "and" Star Wars "), Lzzy Hale (" Shatter Me "), Alisha Popat (" We Found Love "), John Allred (" Tomb "), Amiee Proal (" Thousand Years "), Megan Nicole (" Starships "), The Piano Guys (" Mission Impossible "), Debi Johanson (" River Flows in You "," Phantom of the Opera "), Sam Tsui (" Heads Up "), Tyler Ward ("I Knew You Were Trouble", Used Goods Store "), Kurt Hugo Schneider (" PokemÃÆ'³n Dubstep Remix "and" Thousand Years "), John Legend (" All of Me "), Chester See (" I Knew You Were Trouble "), and the Pentatonix (" Radioactive "," Papaoutai ").He has also collaborated with the orchestra of Salt Lake Pops and Alex Boye.The Stirling epitome debut album was released on September 18, 2012. in conjunction with the North American tour of bul the same.
In December 2012, YouTube announced that Stirling's song, "Crystallize", is the number 8 video of 2012 with over 42 million views.
2013-2014: First World Tour and Destroy Me
On April 22, 2013, it was announced that the manager Lady Gaga (Troy Carter) signed an agreement with Stirling after being impressed by her rise in the media. "By looking at the numbers, you can automatically see this girl know how to move the needle and understand that YouTube is a place to engage fans both online and offline," Carter said. Stirling, who previously refused to work with another management company explained his new deal with Carter: "But with the Atom Factory, they always know the latest things and try new things all the time, and I feel creatively alive when I meet them."
On June 21st, Stirling received her first gold certification for her album, Lindsey Stirling, in Germany and the following month, she was certified gold from Switzerland and Austria. On August 2, 2013, Billboard announced that Stirling's studio album has sold over 158,000 copies in the United States and that he is the second best-selling artist on the Classic Crossover charts in 2013, behind Andrea Bocelli's album Passione .
In June 2013, she appeared in Miss Switzerland, and in July, she joined Nathan Pacheco, The Orchestra in Temple Square and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir at the 21,000-seat LDS Conference Center in Salt Lake City, UT for the annual Pioneer Day concert they where he performed a Scottish Brave and Simple Prize. Stirling also announced the dates of his first tour in Australia, South Korea and Japan. YouTube's Stirling channel reached three million subscribers on August 31 and on September 4, after nearly a year of touring, he completed his first world tour with his last performance in London. On September 12, Stirling appeared at the charity gallery Dreamball 2013 at the Ritz Carlton in Berlin, Germany. Two weeks later, Stirling announced on his official website that he had started making his second album.
In October 2013, Stirling announces that he will take part in season three of the Dance Showdown, a dance web series created by DanceOn in which the winner gets $ 50,000 USD. Stirling was the second of three finalists, but he did not win fifty thousand dollars despite receiving critical acclaim on his three appearances with his partner Anze Skrube. One of three judges, Laurieann Gibson, classified her second appearance as "one of the best" at the Dance Showdown and the last one was the best she ever saw.
Almost a year after its official release, Stirling's self-titled studio album was re-released on October 29, 2013, as an exclusive deluxe version featuring new recording versions and remixes of his most famous songs such as "Crystallize", "Elements" and "Transcendence". Target carries four bonus tracks while all other retailers have two additional songs. Stirling sold 10,000 copies of his version-renewed album in the first week of sales, which was a record for him, and his album peaked from No. 1. 79 to No. 23, became the highest position on Billboard 200. The previous day, she has appeared on Conan on October 24th.
On 3 November 2013, Stirling and Pentatonix's "Radioactive" version won the YouTube Music Awards in this year's Response category. Stirling is also performed during live-streaming events. On December 16th, Stirling announced the first tour dates in Canada and the US on his 2014 World Tour; some pre-sales were sold out after the first day of sales and the first sold-out concert was in Portland, Oregon on 29 January.
Stirling appears on some Billboard charts end of 2013; especially, No. 3 in Classical Album Artist, No. 2 in Classic Album, and No. 3 on Dance/Electronic Album (both for Lindsey Stirling ).
In early 2014, Stirling's hit gold self-titled album in Poland, received its first platinum certification in Germany and later in Austria. Stirling received his first RIAA gold certification on February 4 for his hit single "Crystallize". On February 26th, Stirling released for the first time her debut album in France which came in the order of 17 selling 4,900 copies in its first week of sales. On March 5, Stirling made three concerts at El Plaza Condesa in Mexico City, becoming the first time he did so in Latin America.
In 2014, Stirling was nominated for an Echo music award in two categories: Crossover National/International and Newcomer International, receiving the Crossover National/International award on March 28th.
On March 12, 2014, Stirling posted a video announcing his second studio album, Shatter Me , to be released in May. He also creates a PledgeMusic account where the consumer can buy his new album, signed or not, as well as exclusive items, such as signed posters, personalized videos and even Skype calls with Stirling himself. At the end of the first day, the CD signed Shatter Me is already sold out. On March 25, Stirling officially released their first single from Shatter Me, titled "Beyond the Veil", along with the accompanying music video. On April 3, Stirling posted that he collaborated with Owl City for his fifth album. The song, "Beautiful Times", was released on April 8th.
On April 23, 2014, Stirling released the second single from his latest album "Shatter Me". Songs, album title tracks, accumulated 1.3 million views the first day online. The album was released in the US on April 29 and in Europe on May 2nd. In the US, the album sold 56,000 copies in its first week and reached Number 2 on Billboard 200, becoming the biggest Stirling. week sales. In Europe, Shatter Me was also commercially successful as it reached the Big 5 in Sweden and Germany and also peaked at the first position in Austria. On May 18, Stirling assists the Billboard Music Awards in which his debut album has been nominated in the "Top/Electronic Album" category. Stirling also featured her first single "Beyond the Veil" during the ceremony.
On May 13, 2014, Stirling performed in San Diego, the first show of his second world tour, consisting of 77 shows in total, 48 in North America and 29 in Europe. The world tour supports his new album Shatter Me and the crew consisting of Jason Gaviati and Drew Steen (who had been part of the First World Tour) plus the addition of two new dancers: Stephen Jones and Pter Styles and An choreographer? e? krube.
On July 2, Billboard posted that Stirling's second studio album Shatter Me had become the third dance/electronic album with the most sales in the first half of the year (119,000) just behind Daft Punk Random Access Memories and Lady Gaga Artpop . In the same graph, Stirling's studio debut album is in sixth place with 108,000 copies sold in the first half of 2014. On July 27th, Stirling's hit single Crystallize reached 100 million views, becoming Stirling's first music video in do so. Six days later, on August 2, Stirling posted on his Twitter account that he had been nominated for his first Teen Choice award. On August 6, Stirling returns after four years for America's Got Talent to appear as host, along with their single Lzzy Hale "Shatter Me".
In August, it was revealed that Stirling would be part of two collaborations. The first was revealed on August 13, and about Stirling collaborating for the second time with the Pentatonix cappella group for their third studio album PTX, Vol. III on the song "Papaoutai", by Stromae. The second collaboration was revealed nine days later, on August 22, when it was announced that Stirling had been part of a song with singer Jessie J for her upcoming album Sweet Talker. On September 29th, Stirling announced he would join Andrea Bocelli's tenure for the UK and Ireland Tour in November 2014. On October 4, Stirling started the European leg of his second world tour by performing in Finland, to support his album Shatter Me . On November 24, Stirling extended its tour to 2015 by adding dates in North America and Oceania. On the same day, Stirling appeared on The Today Show to promote his album by performing "Roundtable Rival". On December 5th, Stirling appeared in the Video Game Awards.
In the 2014 Final Chart Billboard , Stirling peaked the Classic Album category with Shatter Me and Classic Album Artist. Her second studio album also appeared tenth on the album's year-end independent and fourth album chart on Dance/Electronic Album. Stirling has second place in Dance/Electronic Album Artists and fifth on the independent artist charts and Top dance/electronic artists.
2015-present: Just Pirate at the Party , Brave enough , and Dancing with the Stars
On January 9, 2015, Stirling is featured on the Forbes '30 Under 30 'list as one of the few musicians featured in the top 30 celebrities recognized under the age of thirty. On the same day
On March 2, it was announced that Stirling has won the YouTube Music Award among the other forty-nine artists. Fifty artists selected were artists with the largest growth in views, customers, and engagement over the past six months. This is the second YouTube Music Award from Stirling. On March 23rd, the YouTube Music Awards 2015 was broadcasted online, with thirteen selected artists releasing original music videos. Stirling released a music video for "Take Flight". On March 26, Stirling participated in the Echo Music Awards 2015, where he won the category "Best Crossover Act" for the second year in a row. Stirling also appeared in the Echo Awards with artist Andreas Bourani. On April 7th, Billboard Music Award 2015 nominations were announced and Stirling was mentioned in two categories: Top Dance/Electronic Artist and Top Dance/Album Electronics, for his album Shatter Me . Stirling won the last category, his first Billboard Music Award. On May 4th, an album of Marina Kaye'e Fearless was released under the title Sounds Like Heaven , featuring Stirling. A day later a collaboration between Stirling and Joy Enriquez was released on iTunes.
On July 1, when interviewed by Billboard in New York, Stirling announced that when his current tour finished in August he would begin work on his third studio album: "As soon as we finish this tour, mid-August , I would just jump straight into the studio, it's pretty interesting and also scary to start thinking about the new album again. But I'm honestly very excited to see where it goes I have lots of ideas about where to go, and I'm really excited to see the way but the truth is, I do not know where I'm going! "
In the July 22 issue, Variety magazine ranked Stirling Eleventh on the Digital Star Rating, which ranks the top twelve stars in the digital world. It is also estimated that Stirling's annual Ad Income is $ 364,000. On August 8, 2015, Stirling released his first studio album "Lindsey Stirling: Live from London", which included part of the Shatter Me World Tour (The Music Box World Tour).
At the end of December 2015, Stirling earned his first Hot 100 US Billboard award with "Hallelujah" debuting at number 81 on the 9th edition of January 2016 and peaking at number one on the Christian Song Ladder, becoming his first single in do it too.
In January 2016, Stirling's autobiography was released under the name The Only Pirate in the Party , which would then reach tenth position in The New York Times nonfiction hardcover best-seller list. Three days later, a collaboration between Stirling and DJ/producer Otto Knows Sweden was released under the title "Dying for You", with its official video on February 1st.
In June 2016, Stirling announced his new studio album Brave Enough, set to be released on August 19, 2016. Shortly after, he uploaded the new music video "The Arena" to his main channel. Upon its release, Brave Enough debuted at number one on the US Dance/Electronic Albums chart and number 5 on the Billboard 200, where it peaked.
In August 2016, Stirling performed at the opening ceremony of The International 2016, the tournament Dota 2 which has the greatest prize in eSports history.
In September 2017, Stirling was announced as one of the celebrities to compete in season 25 of Dancing with the Stars . He was paired with professional dancer Mark Ballas. Stirling and Ballas finished in second place.
He recently appeared on the Hi-Lo track, the third track of Evanescence's fourth studio album, Synthesis, and will tour the band in the US during the summer of 2018.
Autobiography
On June 21, 2015, Stirling announced that for two and a half years, he had completed his autobiography, The Only Pirate in the Party, published by the Book Gallery. Written together by Brooke S. Passey, Stirling's sister, the book was released on January 12, 2016, and is listed at number 10 on the hardcover hardcover hardcover list for January 31, 2016.
The title for The Only Pirate in the Party owes its origins to Stirling's diagnosis of cross-domination in second grade, where a blindfold is prescribed. She feels uncomfortable with the treatments until she starts to pretend she's a pirate. Stirling became interested in the pirate lifestyle, and said:
Pirates do not take orders or ask permission,... They do what they want. Allow me to clarify. If your mother asked you to wash the dishes, do not uproot your pirate's attitude. But if someone tells you that you are not good enough, says your dream is too high, or claims there is no space in the entertainment world for the violinist dancing - well, by all means, pull out your blindfold, my friend, and take to the high seas.
Philanthropy
On October 1, 2013, Stirling teamed up with the nonprofit Atlanta Music Project to help spread music appreciation to children who may not have the opportunity. The Atlanta Music Project's mission is "to inspire social change by giving younger underage Atlanta an opportunity to learn and do music in orchestras and choirs." For this, Stirling provides two limited editions of Lindsey Stirling/The Power of Music. The money collected from the sale of the clothes went directly to the Atlanta Music Project with a combined goal enough to provide music training for 50 children.
On March 22, 2014, Stirling joined Cirque du Soleil for the second annual One Night for One Drop in Las Vegas. The nonprofit organization presented the show at Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in celebration of World Water Day, a day that encourages people to conserve water resources in an effort to make clean water accessible to all.
Instruments
Stirling uses a variety of violins depending on his performance. For live performances, he mostly uses the Yamaha SV-250 Silent Violin Pro and Luis and Clark " Nero " violin acoustic fiber. Stirling has been using Electric Violin Yamaha since 2000, and violin Luis and Clark became famous after he used it in his cover version of "Radioactive" with Pentatonix in 2013. For studio recordings, Stirling uses ​​c. In the early 1900s Ernst Heinrich Roth Roth " the acoustic violin for most of the time and his Yamaha silent violin for the sound very clean. Before using 'Nero', Stirling uses her 'Roth' during live performances. However, he stopped using 'Roth' alive because he was sweating during the show. Stirling also has three more violins which are violin EBay $ 40 "Ingrid" , purple Viper Wood Violin "Viper" and Yamaha Silent Violin "Steampunk" . 'Steampunk' is his first electric violin, and 'Ingrid' is used for dangerous action in his music video.
In an interview in August 2016 with Strings Magazine, Stirling stated that Yamaha Silent Violin Pro is his preferred weapon while 'Roth' is his favorite.
Stirling using L.R. Baggs Violin Pickup for her 'Roth' and 'Nero'.
Personal life
Stirling attends Brigham Young University (BYU) in Provo, Utah to study filmmaking. He then served as a missionary in New York City for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A story he wrote about his mission was later published in the compilation Do not Try in Heels: Story of Mission and Advice from Sisters Who've Been There . Stirling returned to Provo in 2009 to continue studying at BYU. He then moved back to Arizona, in December 2012, to be with his family. In August 2015, he graduated from the BYU Marriott Management School with a Bachelor of Science degree in recreational management. He lives in Los Angeles.
For a short time he was dating filmmaker Devin Graham, who had attended the same university and church. The two began dating shortly after filming "Crystallize" and Graham moved to Utah. Both have ended their professional and personal relationships.
Stirling openly talks about his battle with anorexia. She finds her disorder while working in a nursing center for troubled girls. Stirling said in an interview with Good Morning America that his song "Shatter Me" was "actually my story overcome my eating disorder". The front cover of this album is a reference to his struggle featuring "a perfectly-looking ballerina and looking in the middle of a cracked glass ball". In 2013, Stirling is featured by the LDS Church in his I am Mormon campaign where he talks openly about how his faith helped in his battle during high school and college. On November 25, 2014, he appeared and answered questions in the world's live broadcast to the young LDS. A one-hour video recording of the show is displayed on LDS.org's home page.
Tour of band members
- Drew Steen - Drum, percussion (2012-present)
- Nolan kit - Keyboards, guitars and samples (2015-present)
Former
- Jason Gaviati - Keyboard, sample (2012-15); Gaviati died on 21 November 2015. Discussion
- Lindsey Stirling (2012)
- Shatter Me (2014)
- Brave enough (2016)
- Warmer in Winter (2017)
- List of female violins
- Official website
- Lindsey Stirling on IMDb
Moviesography
Tour
Tour 2012-2013
Stirling's first tour lasts nearly a year with 122 dates in North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. The Lindsey Stirling Tour started three days before the CD released their first album, Lindsey Stirling . The tour starts in 2012 with dates in North America in the United States and Canada. In early 2013, Stirling went on tour in Europe as a "test tour". Her official European leg begins in Russia on May 22, 2013. In August 2013, she continues her tour, adding dates around Asia and Australia. Completing the tour, Stirling added the last date in the UK on September 4, 2013. The show was a success in 46 sold-out dates, and on Ticketmaster.com the audience gave a rating to a tour of 4.8 out of 5 stars.
Tour 2014-2015
In 2014 and 2015, Stirling plays the Shatter Me World Tour and The Music Box Tour. Lindsey Stirling's 2014 North and European American tour rides consisted of performing 77 shows over the span of five months. For 2015, Stirling performed 67 performances on five continents. Stirling toured North America, Europe, Asia, Oceania and South America, becoming the first time he has ever made a show on the continent. In December 2014, it was confirmed that more than 200,000 people had attended the Stirling show, more than half of them from continental Europe.
Tour 2016-2017
After taking 9 months to record a new album, Brave Enough , released on August 19, 2016, Stirling returned to the tour. The mid-2016 Summer Tour consists of over 20 dates across North America, including some popular music festivals in the United States and Canada, ending in early August 2016. After a few weeks, Stirling then begins his tour to support him. Album Brave enough . Stirling continues throughout Europe and Latin America with his last show in Guadalajara, Mexico.
2017 Christmas Tour
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Awards and nominations
See also
References
External links
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