Once upon a time, I signed a contract with a music publisher to write pop songs. The show tells the tale of a couple falling in love and eventually divorcing — from both perspectives. On Monday night, Ariana Grande joined composer Jason Robert Brown (13, The Last Five Years) for a special virtual concert to benefit the staff and musicians of famed Manhattan venue SubCulture. What I had assumed up until that point – and I really did believe this – was that the way pop songs were written was that a songwriter would sit down and write a song, and then the publisher would take that song and give it to a recording artist who might choose to put that song on his or her album. “I got to play with her at Madison Square Garden — which, if you’re a playing musician, that’s pretty cool. Want more Rolling Stone? Absolutely fabulous and can’t wait to hear hopefully at subculture. SO I WROTE A SONG FOR ARIANA GRANDE’S ALBUM. Obsessed, been listening to this non stop , Comment by Sherrie Schlecker on May 21, 2016 at 5:00 am, Comment by Sarah piper on May 21, 2016 at 9:45 pm, Comment by David Heilig on May 24, 2016 at 4:34 am, Comment by Jasmine on May 25, 2016 at 6:39 am, Comment by Taire on May 25, 2016 at 7:13 am, Comment by Kaileigh on May 30, 2016 at 2:14 pm, Comment by Holly Weis on September 20, 2016 at 2:03 pm, Comment by cat on September 27, 2016 at 1:58 pm. But if you happen to be at Target or seek it out, I’m very proud of it. I told her she should write the lyrics, since I didn’t feel like I could put words in her mouth. There’s an asterisk: If you go to iTunes and look up Ari’s new CD, you won’t find my song there. Meanwhile, if you’re hoping for Grande to star in a new musical written by Brown: Maybe, but don’t hold your breath. I was really looking forward to that! love you so much and you are so amazing at creating awesome music!! Later on, back in LA, I added a string quartet (Julie Gigante, Helen Nightengale, Pam Jacobson and Dane Little), and I’m proud to say that, outside of the handclaps, there aren’t any synthesizers or samples on the whole track. Her producer in LA recorded her fantastic vocals, some background vocals and a bass player (his name is Joe Cleveland, and he’s out of this world), and then Jeffrey Lesser and I went into the studio with Brian Dunne and Michael Aarons and filled out the rhythm track. Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and Ariana Grande Piano: Jason Robert Brown Recorded and mixed by Jeffrey Lesser at John Kilgore Sound & Recording, NY NY, 29 January 2016 « Previous. “Still Hurting” — Jason Robert Brown with Ariana Grande from SubCulture NYC on Vimeo. Ariana Grande, Broadway. In This Article: With Brown on piano, Grande gave a moving, passionate performance of the tune. I just want to write for the theater. And then I got to play that song with her and the Roots on “[The Tonight Show Starring] Jimmy Fallon.” That was never going to happen in my life.”. In between live-tweeting the show, Grande popped in to do a remote cover of “Still Hurting” from Brown’s famed musical The Last Five Years. Ariana called me in December and told me that since I was going to be in LA for a couple of weeks, she wanted to get together for a writing session. I am absolutely in love with this song and I’ve had it replaying for hours now. UPDATE! Next » 8 comments. Since I can’t post Ari’s version of the song just yet, I’ll leave you with my piano track, featuring the insane Steve Reich-meets-Cecil Taylor solo (starting at 2:50) that Ari asked for. You’re so talented! Brown, who won Tony Awards for his scores to “Parade” and “The Bridges of Madison County,” is a performer himself, playing concerts once a month as part of his residency at downtown Manhattan venue SubCulture. Kevork Djansezian—Getty Images Never underestimate her. Congrats to you for being on the album! Send us a tip using our anonymous form. Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown never expected to find himself performing onstage at Madison Square Garden. “And if you look at what that brand is, it’s chaser lights and it’s jazz hands and it’s tap dancing and it’s big, belty high notes, and stuff that isn’t in any of my work. “I don’t know that there’s a lot in it for her to do that yet,” he said. Anyway, I did actually just sit down and write songs, none of them got picked up by any major recording artists because the publisher never sent any of them out (because that’s not how pop songs are made), I kept my advance and fulfilled my contract and that was the end of my hilarious career in pop music. On Monday night, Ariana Grande joined composer Jason Robert Brown (13, The Last Five Years) for a special virtual concert to benefit the staff and musicians of famed Manhattan venue SubCulture. And honestly, Ari, thank you for everything – the day you showed up for auditions was the beginning of eight years of unimagined blessings, and I’d like to think there’s a lot more to come. I can’t stop myself from loving ev’ry itty-bitty thing she do. He also revealed what advice he’d give to young composers, what recent musical he considers “the perfect show,” and which of his own musicals he considers hardest to pull off. purchase the SHEET MUSIC on SheetMusicDirect, which she performed spectacularly at my LA concert in January. “But I am hoping that when I am in my late 60s and she has finally said, ‘Enough with the touring, and enough with all the crazy people,’ that she says, ‘It’s time for me to go do the Jason Robert Brown musical.’ And what I presume will be the last show I write, so I can retire, will be the big Ariana Grande musical.”. Comment by Sarah piper on … Download and subscribe to “Stagecraft” on iTunes, Stitcher, or anywhere finer podcasts are dispensed. Other than that, the song won’t be available online for purchase or streaming for at least the next eight weeks. Jason Robert Brown; April 21, 2016. Double wow! WOW! Absolutely fabulous and can’t wait to hear hopefully at subculture. The intimate theater is currently shut down due to the coronavirus pandemic. Will you still be doing a movie of 13? (The other title that came to me was “Gave It Away,” so we decided to put that title in parentheses, though it now looks like the hook of the song might be “Jason’s song gave it away.” Oh well.). His latest solo album, “How We React and How We Recover” (released in June), features a number of the new songs he’s premiered at SubCulture. Ariana Grande covered "Still Hurting" from the musical 'The Last Five Years' with longtime friend Jason Robert Brown. A month later, Ari called and said, “Will you record a big crazy piano solo?” And it was then that I realized that she really did intend to put this song on her new CD. So I would love my work to get all the attention it can.”. “There’s a whole brand of what Broadway is supposed to be, on a national level,” he said on Stagecraft. The busy composer — he’s currently at work on new musicals with collaborators including Daisy Prince and Billy Crystal, as well as a stage version of “Farewell My Concubine” — said that, despite his regular presence on Broadway, he doesn’t really see himself as a Broadway composer. She starred in the Broadway musical 13, which Brown wrote the music for, before getting an even bigger break on Nickelodeon. Even in 2005, this was naïve bordering on delusional. © Copyright 2020 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Broadway composer Jason Robert Brown never expected to find himself performing onstage at Madison Square Garden. You can get those deluxe versions either at your local Target or online through Target.com. She has a perfect sense of what fits her.). The song didn’t have an obvious title, and Ari prevailed on me to let her call it “Jason’s Song.” So I did. Then, as though some unheard bell rang somewhere in the palace, she disappeared and I gathered up my stuff and headed off. It’s a wonderful and fascinating development, and so unexpected. Tonight, September 19, Ariana and I will be performing “Jason’s Song (Gave It Away)” with the Roots on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon! The whole album is pretty friggin’ hot, I’ll tell you that – my personal favorites are “Greedy,” “Into You,” and “Leave Me Lonely.” And of course the title track, which I had so much fun deconstructing for the MTV Movie Awards. © Copyright 2020 Rolling Stone, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. Grammy winner covered gorgeous ballad “Still Hurting” from the Broadway show. But the best part about it is that little Ari Grande is all growed up and got me to write a Brand New Song and she’s singing it and kicking ass all over it. Why Are Men So Compelled to Defend Jacking Off on a Work Zoom? But he did — thanks to his pal Ariana Grande. I asked her how the lyric was coming along and she sort of pouted like I asked her if she had finished her homework, so I said I would write a draft of the lyric just to get her started and then she could change it to whatever she wanted. SHARE. She wanted it to sound “totally JRB” and so she walked me over to the out-of-tune piano in the living room and said “Just do JRB things!” Whereupon she climbed on top of the piano and started singing along while I played.

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