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Show . - * : • ; * • • . . • • . • . iitiii MONDAY • AUGUST 27 • 2007 hand blow dryers instead of paper towels in public bathrooms a fat guy in a little coat, richard no free toy in bottom of your box of cereal 7 S people that think they're funny, but really aren't Jack Johnson little guys who drive giant trucks 4 Carol Acevedo/College Times Timbaland provides more then just Shock Value people that add the sound "izzle"to the end of their words Erik Frederickson Life writer mullets 2 Timbaland is on fire in the music industry, and has been for well over a decade. It seems the 36-year-old producer/rapper is just getting better with age. If you have been hiding under a rock for the past ten years and don't know who Timbaland is, just turn on the radio to any R&B or hip hop station and within minutes you should hear one of his own songs or a song that he has produced. Music seemed to be his calling in life from the start. Since his childhood in Norfolk, Virginia, he has been friends with Missy Elliot and rap partner Magoo, and as far back as the peepull hu kantspel people who can't count i repeating yourself mid nineties he was working with fellow producer, and Virginia native, Pharrell Williams of the Neptunes. The two of them have solidified Virginia as a hip hop haven. He has produced music for multiple genres and artists. There seems to be no limits to his influence within the entire music industry. He produced Nelly Furtado's 2006 album Loose, which debuted at #l in the U.S. Nelly Furtado made the transition from folk music to hip hop and never missed a beat. It's as if she went from star to superstar over night. It wouldn't be fair to give all the credit to Timbaland for her success, but he definitely played a huge role in her climb of the Billboard charts. He also produced Justin Timberlake's Future Sex/ Love Sounds album, which also debuted at #l. Justin Timberlake is talented enough to sell millions of albums without Timbaland; but with his help, the sky is the limit. It seems the Virgina native just knows good music, plain and simple. He has worked with just about every big name in hip hop, including Jay-Z, Nas, Dr. Dre, 50 Cent, Missy Elliot, Ludacris, and the list could go on forever. He is also reportedly working on projects with Duran Duran and Chris Martin from Coldplay, both due out later this year. On his latest album, Timbaland Presents Shock Value, he went as far as collaborating with Fall Out Boy and Elton John. Dave and Tim back again This week h music Acoustic duo takes on Radio City .with Chad Hunt For the Record Luke Hickman Life editor In a time where 95 percent of popular music is 100 percent crap, it's refreshing to have a couple of trusty old friends to rely on to freshen up their mostly known tunes. Those friends are Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds. Just about every college student in Utah Valley can name at least one buddy who thinks he is God's gift to the world through his acoustic guitar, when it rums out he's just some copycat getting by, strumming the ubersimple sleepy tracks off Jack Johnson's latest album. Strong talent for acoustic music is rare in these parts. In early 1999, both fans of Dave Matthews Band and non-fans alike were pulled in by a special two-disc live CD put out by Dave Matthews and his accompanist mentor Tim Reynolds, entitled Live At Luther College. With both songs he did an amazing job at mixing and matching the different genres to sound like pure hip hop. Timbaland's sound is distinct and highly innovative. And at times the beat and level of production shines more than- the actual artist on the song. The accomplished producer simply makes music when he wants, how he wants and with whomever he wants, and more often than not, he ends up with platinum recognition. Who knows, at this rate, maybe he will be in his forties or fifties still starting trends and selling millions of millions of albums for an endless list of talented musicians. Something is telling me that there wouldn't be too many complaints if that were to happen. The start of school brings a fresh start for most anything on the campus of UVSC. The College Times is no different-this column is proof. To keep up with the swirling music scene that comes and goes like hurricane season^ I'm hoping we can keep you up to date with who's coming, who's hot in the local scene and anything else worth the while. jambase.com Accoustic rockers Tom Reynolds and Dave Matthews, lef to right. The album publicly archived a 1996 show with its fresh new sound applied to Dave's earlier jams from the Remember Two Things, Under The Table And Dreaming and Crash albums. Since the recording at Luther College, over ten years and five new albums have come and gone, and To do this, I will be giving my opinion on upcoming shows and up and coming bands I think are worth seeing. I do this because I would otherwise have to take up the whole Life section to cover it all (not to mention I would have to now Dave and Tim have finally returned to show their unpredictable acoustic tricks to the songs that have emerged since then. Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds: Live At Radio City Music Hall, is now Set DAVE & TIM-B3 [ NEW IN THEATERS NEWONDVD This week August 28 be in five places at once). With all of the shows coming around this fall and all of the bands that will gain momentum and notoriety around here over the semester, it's going to be a crazy fun semester for music buffs. To start things off on the right foot, there are a couple of concerts that anyone into the local scene should try to hit up. The first is at famous Provo hot spot, Velour. 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