Michelle BranchBy Deirdre Olsen

Born on July 2nd 1983o In Sedona, AZ

Married to Teddy Landau in May 2004

Became member of The Wreckers in 2006

Currently gone back to solo artist

Biography

Albums:o ‘Broken Bracelet’- 2000 (Age 17)o ‘The Spirit Room’ -2001 (Age 18)o ‘Hotel Paper’- 2003 (Age 20)o ‘Stand Still, Look Pretty’-with The Wreckers -2006o ‘Everything Comes and Goes-2010 (Age 27)

Awards:o Best Pop Collaboration with Vocalso Best New Artist

Biography

Goodbye to You

◦ Song is 4:10 in length

◦ On ‘The Spirit Room’

◦ Reached #11 in the Top 40

◦ Eventually had a music video made http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IloeQy0WcA

Composition History

Hotel Paper

◦ Song is 4:17 in length

◦ Track number 11 from ‘Hotel Paper’ album

◦ Released in 2003

◦ Worked on this song with famous producers Josh Abraham and Jon Levinthal

Composition History

All You Wanted

◦ 4:37 in length

◦ On ‘The Spirit Room’

◦ Reached #6 in the Top 100.

◦ Awarded Best Pop Video

Composition History

Goodbye to You

◦ Pattern Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus, Verse 3, Chorus, Bridge,

Chorus, Chorus Add-On, Fade Out.

◦ Song begins in Meter is quadruple/simple. Tempo is andante/moderato

◦ Vocals begin with Verse 1. Ties together with rhyming

Listening Guide

Goodbye to You

◦ Verse 2 begins As with Verse 1, it ties together with rhyme.

◦ Chorus begins Tempo remains same, but sound crescendos

◦ Verse 3 follows

◦ Chorus Repeats

Listening Guide

Goodbye to You

◦ Bridge begins

◦ Chorus repeats for 3rd time

◦ Chorus Add on

◦ Fade Out Song Closes

Listening Guide

Hotel Paper

◦ Pattern: Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus, Verse 3, Chorus, Bridge,

Fade Out.

◦ Song opens with guitar picking in triple/simple

◦ Vocals start with Verse 1

◦ Verse 2 begins

Listening Guide

Hotel Paper

◦ Chorus begins

◦ Verse 3 starts

◦ Chorus repeats

◦ Bridge

◦ Song fades out

Listening Guide

All You Wanted

◦ Pattern Verse 1, Verse 2, Chorus, Verse 3, Chorus, Bridge, Chorus, Chorus,

Fade Out.

◦ Song opens with guitar/light percussion• Quadruple/simple

◦ Verse 1 begins the vocals

◦ Verse 2 starts More upbeat than the first

Listening Guide

All You Wanted

◦ Chorus begins

◦ Verse 3 starts

◦ Chorus repeats

◦ Bridge

Listening Guide

All You Wanted

◦ Chorus repeats twice.

◦ Fade out

Listening Guide

Billboard. "Michelle Branch." Music News, Reviews, Articles, Information, News Online & Free Music. Billboard. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

Branch-Official. "Bio | Michelle Branch." MichelleBranch.com. Michelle Branch. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

  Finan, Eileen. "The Wreckers Michelle Branch & Jessica Harp - The

Wreckers, Jessica Harper, Michelle Branch : People.com." People.com : The #1 Celebrity Site for Breaking News, Celebrity Pictures and Star Style. People.com, 12 June 2006. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

IMDb. "Michelle Branch (I) - Biography." The Internet Movie Database. IMDB. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.

Tauber, Michelle. "They Do!" People.com. People, 19 July 2004. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

References

AMG. "Hotel Paper Overview." Hotel Paper Review. All Music. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

All Music. "The Spirit Room Charts & Awards Billboard Singles )))." Allmusic. Billboard. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

Branch, Michelle. "Michelle Branch on MySpace Music." Michelle Branch. MySpace. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

Branch-Official. "Bio | Michelle Branch." MichelleBranch.com. Michelle Branch. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

IMDb. "Michelle Branch (I) - Biography." The Internet Movie Database. IMDB. Web. 21 Sept. 2010.

Last FM. "Michelle Branch." Last.fm. Web. 20 Sept. 2010.

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