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Featuring the talents of dancers-turned-singer/guitarists Mark Ballas and Derek Hough, Ballas Hough Band is a poppy outfit that delivers slick, radio-ready modern dance-rock on its 2009 debut album BHB. Best known as dancers on ABC's Dancing with the Stars, Ballas and Hough formed the band while training and dancing in England in 2007. And although it's more than likely that the popularity of the ABC show is a big reason why BHB is getting some attention, the music ain't bad either. Both Ballas and Hough actually play their own instruments and are backed by a legitimate ensemble of bandmembers including keyboardist/vocalist Emily Grace, bassist Sam Marder, and drummer Harry Sullivan. The resulting sound is definitely more rock-informed than one might expect and should draw favorable comparisons to such similarly inclined outfits as Maroon 5 and The Jonas Brothers. Tracks like the club-ready "Do You Love Me?" and the revved-up "Fall" mix high-energy hip-pop and rawk with a teen pop sensibility that should appeal to a generation raised on the legacy of Michael Jackson filtered through American Idol and Justin Timberlake. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide
BHB
03/10/2009 | Hollywood Records
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posted on Fri, 27 Mar 2009 06:43:37Surprisingly Good Vocals
I was a bit surprised at this band. I did not expect them to be much good. I have been watching them on Dancing with the Stars and thought this was just another way for them to get noticed. They actually can sing. However, I think they are more for the younger people than the older ones. I believe teens; especially teen girls will love them. They have a blend of sounds like the Maroon 5 and the Jonas Brothers, with a little of the David Archuleta sound. I love the song, “Longing For”. You get to hear Emily Grace on this one and she is really good. Some of my favorites on this album are: “Underwater”, “Do It for You”, and “Birthday”. Mark Ballas and Derek Hough have great vocals and are very talented. Mark wrote most of the songs on the album. On “Ballas Hough Band”, all the songs had the same type of tone and style. It kind of got boring after the first few songs. Maybe they can change up a little on their next album, give adding more variety in they types of songs. I would love to hear they do some soft as well as really powerful vocals. Other than that, this is a great album and is worth its price.
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BHB Notes
from Dancing With The Stars.
Credits of BHB
- Derek Hough
- Guitar, Vocals, Group Member
- Emily Grace
- Keyboards, Group Member, Vocals
- Mark Ballas
- Guitar, Group Member, Vocals
- Sam Marder
- Bass, Group Member
- Harry Sullivan
- Drums, Group Member
- Aaron Patzner
- Violin
- Nic Rodriguez
- Production Assistant, Pro-Tools
- Dave McNair
- Mastering
- Tim Pierce
- Guitar
- Gavin Taylor
- Art Direction, Design
- Dan Wilson
- Piano
- Serban Ghenea
- Mixing
- Jamie Seyberth
- Mixing Assistant
- Ken Chastain
- Percussion, Programming, Keyboards
- Paul David Hager
- Mixing
- David Snow
- Creative Director
- Stephen Lu
- Strings
- Lincoln Wheeler
- Marketing
- Marc Pfafflin
- Beats
- Geoffrey Weiss
- A&R
- Adam Watts
- Keyboards, Mixing, Programming, Producer
- Lewis Patzner
- Cello
- David Ryan Harris
- Guitar
- Andy Dodd
- Guitar, Programming, Mixing, Producer, Keyboards
- Marty James
- Vocals
- Ari Levine
- Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Jim Anton
- Bass
- Tommy Barbarella
- Organ, Synthesizer, Effects
- Bradley Cook
- Engineer
- John Fields
- Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing, Synthesizer Bass
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