Elan 2005

Elan (born Elan Sara DeFan the 1st of March 1983, Guadalajara Mexico) is known for being one of the most successful independent Latin artists of the moment. She landed a few years ago in the fertile musical landscape of Southern California and quickly made a name for herself by being the first internationally successful Latin American independent artist as well as the first female Latina to begin her career with an English language album written completely on her own.Elan had an immense success with her debut album Street Child. Upon its release to Mexican radio, Midnight the first single for Street Child debuted #1 in airplay for most Mexican territories and stayed there for 21 weeks without relinquishing its position. Elan fans brought down 3 national servers in Mexico with e-mail requests for the song Midnight. On MTV Latin America, Elan's video for Midnight went to the Top 10 Most Wanted and went Top 10 on the Top 20 Countdown. In 2003 Elan’s first single Midnight was the second most added song to Australian radio in its first week (second only to Eminem). The song debut at number seven on the charts. On MTV Australia Midnight went to the Top Ten most requested and also went to #10 on the "Top 30 Countdown". Street Child featured guest appearances by Grammy Award Winning guitarist Slash (Velvet Revolver & Guns N' Roses), Grammy Award Winner and Beck producer Brian Paulson, David Immergluck of The Counting Crows, legendary Mexican composer/arranger and former Herb Alpert, Paul Anka musical director and Latin Grammy Nominee Eugenio Toussaint, Alan Weatherhead of Sparklehorse and mixed by Grammy Award Winning engineer Jeff "The Pirate" Poe (Pink Floyd, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Santana). Elan reveals an assortment of music that has been said by many to be a kind of semblance of Bob Dylan,Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Melissa Etheridge, Bonnie Raitt, Martina McBride, Cat Stevens and a few other notable influences. Elan released her highly anticipated second album London Express in 2005, after the immense success she had with Street Child. She’s currently promoting her first single Be Free, from which the video has been released in MTVLA to all Latin America. London Express finds its roots in the music of The Beatles, which Elan has described as "the only band that really changed everything." Elan has adopted rhythmic patterns and textures and recording techniques from the British Invasion of the 1960s and crafted her own tribute to British rock, yet stamped with her own unique signature and poetry. Image File history File linksMetadata Elan_2005. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Elan_2005. ... (Redirected from 1st) One redirects here. ... 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Elan

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Early days

Elan was born the 1st of March 1983 in Guadalajara Mexico. Her prodigious talent was noticed by her mother at a very young age. "One day, she just climbed up on the bench and started to play; that was the moment where it all began. She was three..." recalls her mother. At age 9, Elan starts writing her first songs. Then Elan at age 11 starts to record her songs with her brother in their makeshift-home studio. "She was always very determined in her writing as well as in the studio" Jan Carlo recalls. Jan Carlo at Capitol Studios 2002 Jan Carlo DeFan ( born 26 of December 1977 in Guadalajara Mexico), is a record executive, music producer, video director and guitar player as well as the older brother and Manager of Latin Rock Super Star Elan. ...

Elan Arrives To The United States (1999)

On July 4, 1999 Elan arrives along with her brother and parents to the United States, where they begin scouting out the music scene in Los Angeles and New York. Elan leaves everything behind and starts a new life."It was very rough," she remembers. "My whole life was in Mexico. But music was all I ever wanted to do. I knew this was the price I had to pay." Elan’s material is handed to Grammy Award Winning producer, K.C. Porter (Sting, Santana, Laura Pausini). He decides to work with Elan on a 2 song demo. Porter brings in producer J.B, Eckl (Santana) and remixer Sebastian Arrocha Morton (Sting, Molotov) to work on the demo. In the "Porter" sessions, Elan meets her longtime friend and engineer, Grammy Award Winner, Jeff "The Pirate" Poe. Soon after, Elan’s first article hits the front page of the "Calendar Section" of the Los Angeles Times On November 27, 1999.Written by Alisa Valdes Rodrigues (later to become a New York Times best selling author).Entitled "She Fits the Mold but Wants to Break It" the article is Elan’s first appearance in a major newspaper. On January, 13th 2000, Elan performs her first live show in the U.S.A. to a full venue at the legendary S.I.R. Hollywood. Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Santana during concert in Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a famous Mexican rock and roll guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ... Laura Pausini promotional photo for her album Resta in Ascolto Laura Pausini (born May 16, 1974, Faenza, province of Ravenna) is an Italian pop singer who is popular in Italy and other Latin countries, famed for her soulful voice, her romantic ballads and love songs, though she has also dealt... Santana during concert in Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a famous Mexican rock and roll guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ... Gordon Matthew Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), usually known by his stage name Sting, is an English musician from Newcastle upon Tyne. ... Molotov can refer to: Vyacheslav Molotov - a Soviet politician a former name of the Russian city of Perm Molotov - a Mexican Rap/Metal group Molotov cocktail - a crude explosive weapon devised using a flamable fluid inside a bottle with a saturated wick (rag) inserted to cause immolation of a target... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... This article is about the year 2000. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... ...

L.A. Reid Signs Elan To Arista Records (2000)

BMG International, Vice President of A&R, Richard Sweret (Sarah McLachlan) flies Elan and Jan Carlo to meet then, Arista Records President & CEO Antonio L.A. Reid. After a private showcase in which Elan played "Perfect Life", L.A. Reid stated that the song was "the story of my life" and offered her a record deal.(After signing with Arista Records, Elan is assigned numerous A&R executives). Richard Sweret, (Elan’s A&R executive who brought her to Arista) leaves Arista Records, leaving Elan without representation in the company. Jan Carlo then hires former Aerosmith manager Wendy Leister to manage Elan through the turbulent Arista waters. Elan’s second A&R representative at Arista Records, Pete Ganbarg (Santana, Run DMC), leaves the company, again leaving Elan without representation. Josh Sarubin comes in as Elan’s third A&R at Arista. He suggests that Elan find a producer to work with other than her brother. Elan is sent on a search for a producer. Over a period of several months, Elan meets with producers in Los Angeles, New York and Virginia. The BMG logo. ... Sarah McLachlan Sarah Ann McLachlan, OC, OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian musician, singer and songwriter. ... Jan Carlo at Capitol Studios 2002 Jan Carlo DeFan ( born 26 of December 1977 in Guadalajara Mexico), is a record executive, music producer, video director and guitar player as well as the older brother and Manager of Latin Rock Super Star Elan. ... Arista Records was founded in 1975 by Clive Davis, and named after his secondary school honor society. ... Santana during concert in Barcelona 2003 Carlos Santana (born July 20, 1947) is a famous Mexican rock and roll guitarist, originally from Autlan de Navarro, Jalisco. ... Run-DMC is a hip hop crew founded by Jason Jam Master Jay Mizell that included Joseph Run Simmons and Darryl DMC McDaniels. ...

The Arista Sessions (2001)

Elan records with producer Mark Howard (U2, REM, Bob Dylan), at his studio in Los Angeles, CA. Legendary drummer Jim Keltner (John Lennon, Eric Clapton) plays the drums in those sessions. After that, Elan records with programmer/producer Olle Romo (Elton John, Mick Jagger), at his studio in Los Angeles, CA. Then, Elan flies to New York and records with singer/songwriter and producer Fionn O’Lochlainn. None of the tracks have ever been released. U2 is an Irish rock band featuring Bono (Paul David Hewson) on vocals, guitar and harmonica, The Edge (David Howell Evans) on guitar, keyboards and vocals, Adam Clayton on bass, and Larry Mullen, Jr. ... R.E.M. is a rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in early 1980 by drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills, and vocalist Michael Stipe. ... Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman on May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, musician and poet whose enduring contributions to American song are often compared, in fame and influence, to those of Stephen Foster, Irving Berlin, Woody Guthrie, and Hank Williams. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... John Winston Lennon (later John Ono Lennon) (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980) was best known as a singer, songwriter, poet and guitarist for the British rock band The Beatles. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born March 30, 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is a Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer and composer, who became one of the most respected and influential musicians of the rock-era, garnering an unprecedented three inductions into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ...

The Virginia Sessions

Elan along with her brother travels to Sound of Music Studios in Richmond, Virginia, to begin recording what was going to be her debut album. Recording was interrupted by the events of September 11.That fateful day, Elan was recording a song named "Crash". The song contains the lines: "And out my window I can see it all start to crash." "So if we fall, we fall together, if we don’t survive." It was written almost a year earlier. The song has never been released. As soon as air traffic resumed over the United States, Elan flies to New York to play a show in aid of the American Red Cross for victims of the catastrophe of September, 11th. Elan returns to Virginia to continue with the recording sessions. The sessions never concluded. Nickname: River City Motto: Sic Itur Ad Astra Official website: http://www. ...

The Making Of Street Child (2002)

Elan & Jan Carlo at Capitol Records

After two years, three A&Rs, ten producers, eighteen engineers, six programmers, fourteen studios, thirty one musicians on three continents, with over 150,000 miles traveled by car, train and airplane and zero albums to show for it, Elan leaves Arista Records.The Arista days are finally over. Soon after, Elan parts ways with her then manager, Wendy Laister. Elan and Jan Carlo head back home and begin to salvage an album from the numerous sessions they have recorded in different parts of the world. They find themselves back where they began... recording in their parents' spare bedroom. They re-track most of the album and are eventually joined by Elan’s long time engineer Jeff "The Pirate" Poe. They mix the album over the next nine months. Originally slated to be titled "Some Kind Of Daydream" (after Elan’s favorite Billie Holliday song "The Very Thought Of You" ), Street Child (a name that was thought of by Elan’s mother reflecting Elan’s state of mind after departing Arista) had come to life. Velvet Revolver and ex-Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash hears the song Street Child from a mutual friend and makes known his desire to participate on the title track of Elan’s debut album.The session was recorded at Capitol Records Studios in Los Angeles, CA. in August of 2002. While at the studio, they also shot parts of theStreet Child video. Three years after arriving to the U.S.A. Elan’s debut album is finally finished and mastered at Capitol Records by Mark Chalecki. Image File history File linksMetadata Elan_&_Jan_Carlo_in_Capitol_2002. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Elan_&_Jan_Carlo_in_Capitol_2002. ... Jan Carlo at Capitol Studios 2002 Jan Carlo DeFan ( born 26 of December 1977 in Guadalajara Mexico), is a record executive, music producer, video director and guitar player as well as the older brother and Manager of Latin Rock Super Star Elan. ... Billie Holiday photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1949 Billie Holiday (April 7, 1915 - July 17, 1959), also called Lady Day is generally considered one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. ... Velvet Revolver is a rock supergroup with three former members of Guns N Roses--Slash, Duff McKagan, and Matt Sorum--with Scott Weiland, the lead singer of Stone Temple Pilots, and Dave Kushner of the 80s hardcore punk band Wasted Youth. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Capitol Records Logo Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, founded in 1942. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... August is the eighth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... For the Cusco album, see 2002 (album). ... Capitol Records Logo Capitol Records is a major United States-based record label, founded in 1942. ...

Street Child Is Released (2003)

On June 13th, 2003, Elan’s first single Midnight is released in Mexico on their own label, Silverlight Records (licensed through Sony Music Mexico) to unexpected and overwhelming response. "Elan fans brought 3 national servers down in Mexico with email requests for the song Midnight... some radio stations had actually asked fans to please stop emailing all together. One radio station went as far as closing down their email accounts. “The phone lines have been jammed in most radio stations for days... with recorded messages saying that the phones were out of order or off the hook." - Rafael Villareal Look up June in Wiktionary, the free dictionary June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno, wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ...

Elan & Slash 2002

Elan's first single Midnight from her debut album Street Child debuts at #1 in airplay in most Mexican territories for ten weeks without relinquishing its position. Midnight climbed the "Pepsi Chart" to #1. On MTV Latin America, Elan's video for Midnight goes to the Top 10 Most Wanted and goes Top 10 on the Top 20 Countdown. Elan’s first single Midnight is the second most added song to Australian radio in its first week (second only to Eminem). The song debuts at number seven on the charts. Midnight goes top ten across the boards (all radio formats) at airplay in the country. MTV Australia; Midnight goes to the Top Ten most requested and also went to #10 on the "Top 30 Countdown". Elan releases her debut album Street Child in the first of only two territories, Mexico and Australia. The album is released to critical acclaim and commercial success. Elan then performs with her band at the 2003 MTV Latin America VMAs (Video Music Awards) in Miami, FL. Image File history File linksMetadata Elan_&_Slash_Street_Child. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Elan_&_Slash_Street_Child. ... The current Pepsi logo Pepsi or Pepsi-Cola, is a carbonated cola soft drink manufactured by PepsiCo, and the principal rival of Coca-Cola. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the city in Florida. ... FL, Fl or fl may stand for: FL (complexity), a class of functions in complexity theory FL programming language FL Studio music production software package Fully Licensed restaurants The Football League in England flight level in aviation, a nominal altitude designation foreign language freelancer, a self-employed professional Freelancer (computer...

To Mexico (2003)

Elan Street Child Tour 2003

Elan frequently travels to Mexico City, Guadalajara Monterrey, Mexicali and Tijuana to promote what is now a hugely successful debut album. Elan gives interviews and performs on TV programs including; Otro Rollo, El Mañanero, En Contraste, Noticiero, HOY, En Familia Con Chabelo, Televisa Canal 4, GDL Noticias, Noticiero, Canal 2, Ellas con las Estrellas, Telemundo, MVS, Telehit En Vivo, Nuestra Casa, Hechos, Hoy, Pepsi Chart, Con Sello De Mujer and Pulso Telehit to name a few. She performs at award shows and special events such as Mexico’s National Academy of Music’s Oye Awards, the "Eres" Magazine 15 Year Anniversary Celebration and the Sanborn’s 100th Anniversary Celebration. Elan travels throughout Mexico with her band, performing in San Luis Potosi, Guadalajara, Monterrey, Mexico City, Cuernavaca and Torreon on what became known as the Street Child Tour. Along with friend and collaborator Juan Carlos Paz y Puente, Elan travels to Mexico, to play for free, at schools, to promote music education. The tour was sponsored by Fermatta College of Music (Berklee College of Music in Mexico). It was the first of its kind in Mexico. Grammy Award Winning singer/songwriter, Alejandro Sanz invites Elan to open two shows for him in Mexico City on two sold out nights at the National Auditorium in Mexico City. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (540x720, 157 KB) Summary Abbywho, Inc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (540x720, 157 KB) Summary Abbywho, Inc. ...

To Australia (2003)

Elan travels to Australia to promote her debut album Street Child. She performs on The Panel, MTV Australia, Channel V to name a few. She also performs two exclusive shows at "Boutique" in Melbourne and "The Basement" in Sydney. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... Sydney is the state capital of New South Wales and with a population of over 4 million people which makes it the most populous city in Australia. ...

The London Express (2005)

London Express Album

Elan decides to take a break before returning to the studio to record her second album. "After returning from a promo tour in Australia and several in Mexico... filming 5 videos and playing award shows, and touring and touring and playing everywhere we realized that life really is ‘what happens when you're busy making other plans’. We had been going nonstop since I was 16 and it was time for a break. We needed some rest and not only to be best friends but brother and sister, son and daughter too." Together with her band, Elan takes a year to record the long awaited follow up to her debut success Street Child. The line-up consists of drummer Michel Bitar, rhythm guitarist Jonathan Fraeulin, bass player Carlos Padilla, and Jan Carlo on guitar. Elan plays piano and keyboards on the record. Titled London Express, the album contains thirteen new tracks. Elan’s father, photographer John Craig DeFan, shoots the cover of the new album. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (720x659, 529 KB) Summary Abbywho, Inc. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (720x659, 529 KB) Summary Abbywho, Inc. ... Jan Carlo at Capitol Studios 2002 Jan Carlo DeFan ( born 26 of December 1977 in Guadalajara Mexico), is a record executive, music producer, video director and guitar player as well as the older brother and Manager of Latin Rock Super Star Elan. ...

Be Free

Elan has recently released her new single from the album London Express titled Be Free as well as the video for such single which was directed by renowned director, animator and painter Chris Roth, who has directed campaigns for such companies as MTV, MTV2 and shows like Punk’d, Viva La Bam and VH1 as well as working in projects for BBDO in Chicago, one of the most important publicity agencies in the world. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... MTV2 is a cable network that is widely available in the United States on digital cable and satellite television, and is progressively being added to basic cable lineups across the nation. ... Punkd logo Punkd is an American television show on MTV, first aired in 2003. ... Viva La Bam is a television reality show on MTV focusing on the life of Bam Margera and his friends engaged in various practical jokes with one another, but mostly played out on his unsuspecting parents Phil & April, as well as his uncle Vincent Margera (Don Vito). It is a... VH1 (which originally stood for Video Hits One) is an American cable television channel that was created in January 1985 by Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment (then a division of Warner Communications and then-current owners of MTV, which originally came up with the idea of the channel). ... Batten, Barton, Durstine & Osborn is an advertising agency formed by merging of BDO (Barton, Durstine & Osborn) and Batten Co. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ...

Fermatta Universities

Abbywho, Inc (The name of Elan’s entertainment company which was co-founded by Elan and her brother Jan Carlo) has announced that Elan will be opening a new franchise in Guadalajara Mexico of the chain of universities by the name of Fermatta (Berklee College of Music in Mexico). Jan Carlo at Capitol Studios 2002 Jan Carlo DeFan ( born 26 of December 1977 in Guadalajara Mexico), is a record executive, music producer, video director and guitar player as well as the older brother and Manager of Latin Rock Super Star Elan. ... Guadalajara may refer to: Mexico Guadalajara, Jalisco, the capital of the state of Jalisco Chivas de Guadalajara, aka Chivas, a Mexican association football team Spain Guadalajara (province), a province in Castile–La Mancha Guadalajara, Spain, the capital of the above province This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages... Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945, is an independent music college in Boston, Massachusetts with many prominent faculty, staff, alumni, and visiting artists. ...

This opening is part of an ambitious project which has taken years of planning and preparation and is being undertaken by Abbywho, Inc. and Fermatta Academy of Music, and includes opening schools throughout the country. It blends the creative and educational experience of institutions like Fermatta & Berklee with the backing and support of an international entertainment conglomerate such as Abbywho, Inc., consisting of 2 record labels, a publishing company, a management firm, a booking agency, a music advertising firm and an education & consultancy group.

Elan is the official spokesperson for the prestigious university chain.

External links

• Official Elan Website
• Official Elan Fan Club
• Official Elan Store
• Fermatta Official Website