“When we’re in the studio what are our muses? Alcohol. Lot’s of it. And candy bars. And we like wild animals running around...” Bruno Mars jests with a straight face.
This, along with an awful imitation of a British accent, sets the tone for our hilarious interview.
By the time Bruno’s feature on B.o.B’s “Nothing On You” brought the singer/songwriter/producer into the public consciousness, he had co-written and produced Sugababes’ “Get Sexy”, Flo-Rida’s number 1 single “Right Round”, K’Naan’s breakout World Cup track “Wavin’ Flag” and Brandy’s “Long Distance” with his production comrades Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine [better known as two thirds of The Smeezingtons].
The latest Bruno-assisted cuts capturing audience attention are Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire” and Cee Lo’s “Fuck You”.
On Thursday night Bruno Mars was the latest emerging talent to grace the infamous stage at west London's weekly hip-spot, YoYo (in the Notting Hill Arts Club). Like any YoYo night, the small basement club was packed beyond capacity with fans, industry heads and London's contrived 'cool kids'.
Following an energetic performance from Mike Posner, Bruno took the stage with fellow Smeezington Phillip Lawrence and the rest of his band. He opened with "Other Side", which, on wax features Cee Lo and B.O.B. Bruno coaxed the sound engineers through the microphones' technical difficulties during the song, which detracted from the opening.
However, the shaky start was only a hiccup, and Bruno and his boys easily won the crowd over with his interpretation of "Nothin' On You", his hit with B.O.B.
"I've always dreamed of performing Hendrix in London, can I play some Hendrix?" Bruno asked before rocking out on his electric guitar to Jimi Hendrix's "Fire". He followed this up with "Billionaire".
The characteristics of "Hip Hop" have undergone several changes over the years. The genre has become associated with many new trends; one of which is the rappers themselves accompanying their verses with their own singing (Biz Markie made it humorous, Ja Rule suffocated the style). Andre 3000 took on this format some six years ago and to this day his Love Below album is still held in high regard. The next ATL superstar who hopes to follow in the same path is B.O.B. Possessing a fiery Southern delivery, Bobby Ray also lays claim to an impressive falsetto voice, which has flooded over many mixtapes and guest collaborations. But when it comes to his first solo outing, which of his skills will triumph; the harmonic soul star or the brazen lyricist?
“When we’re in the studio what are our muses? Alcohol. Lot’s of it. And candy bars. And we like wild animals running around...” Bruno Mars jests with a straight face.
This, along with an awful imitation of a British accent, sets the tone for our hilarious interview.
By the time Bruno’s feature on B.o.B’s “Nothing On You” brought the singer/songwriter/producer into the public consciousness, he had co-written and produced Sugababes’ “Get Sexy”, Flo-Rida’s number 1 single “Right Round”, K’Naan’s breakout World Cup track “Wavin’ Flag” and Brandy’s “Long Distance” with his production comrades Phillip Lawrence and Ari Levine [better known as two thirds of The Smeezingtons].
The latest Bruno-assisted cuts capturing audience attention are Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire” and Cee Lo’s “Fuck You”.
On Thursday night Bruno Mars was the latest emerging talent to grace the infamous stage at west London's weekly hip-spot, YoYo (in the Notting Hill Arts Club). Like any YoYo night, the small basement club was packed beyond capacity with fans, industry heads and London's contrived 'cool kids'.
Following an energetic performance from Mike Posner, Bruno took the stage with fellow Smeezington Phillip Lawrence and the rest of his band. He opened with "Other Side", which, on wax features Cee Lo and B.O.B. Bruno coaxed the sound engineers through the microphones' technical difficulties during the song, which detracted from the opening.
However, the shaky start was only a hiccup, and Bruno and his boys easily won the crowd over with his interpretation of "Nothin' On You", his hit with B.O.B.
"I've always dreamed of performing Hendrix in London, can I play some Hendrix?" Bruno asked before rocking out on his electric guitar to Jimi Hendrix's "Fire". He followed this up with "Billionaire". 
The characteristics of "Hip Hop" have undergone several changes over the years. The genre has become associated with many new trends; one of which is the rappers themselves accompanying their verses with their own singing (Biz Markie made it humorous, Ja Rule suffocated the style). Andre 3000 took on this format some six years ago and to this day his Love Below album is still held in high regard. The next ATL superstar who hopes to follow in the same path is