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| I'm an independent (unsigned) artist. My name is Teddie Tapawan of the band, or rather, "one-man-project" called "Smart Apple". "Smart Apple" is the pseudo-name that I use to make my music more marketable. The name's origin comes from the fact that I have kids and I don't like to curse around them, so if the kids are around and I feel like calling my sister-in-law a smart ass, I just call her a "smart apple". Ground-breaking artist name? No. Interesting? Sure! I've lived in the Washington, DC Metro Area all my life, although since the conception of "Smart Apple", I've been living in Springfield, VA with my beautiful wife and my two cool kids, all of whom support me and my music - 110%. My style or genre of music is Alternative, although there is an intense blend of Progressive, Rock, Funk, Blues, Grunge, Metal, Techno, and Rapcore mixed within. I'm not necessarily trying to make "something for everyone", it's mostly because I just really dig all types of music and I've always enjoyed anything that got my groove-on. An open mind has made my taste in music as broad as the eye can see. A review written by Chris "Big Daddy" Hunter (Operations Manager Radio.BeOnAir.com Internet Radio Clevelend, Cincinnati, and Chicago): "As Operations Manager for four Internet Radio Station (Radio.BeOnAir.com) I encourage new and/or unsigned artists to send me their stuff and, if it fits our formats (Alternative, Country, Hip Hop, or Classic Rock) we'll play it! Smart Apple sent me his stuff and the response from our listeners was phenominal!!! People all over the world (yes ... the WORLD!) continually ask us to play his music. It's well put together ... it rocks ... and the artist is just one fine dude!!! I have his "Adventures of One" CD in heavy rotation with no plans to take it out!!! I also received cuts from Smart Apple's soon-to-be-released CD "Valley of the Dogz" which is also getting lots of play. It's hard to believe all this great music is coming from just one man!!! Smart Apple is a hit ... most people just don't know it ... YET!!!" I'm currently working on my latest project, a Full-Release LP entitled "Valley of the DogZ" which should be available by late December 2000 or early January 2001. I've learned a lot from the last two CD's I've put together ("The Adventures of One...", "Project 0110 X-Spirit-Mental). "Valley of the DogZ" will definitely be my best work yet... at least that's the kind of effort I'm putting behind this project. I'm taking everything that I've learned up to this point and focusing it like a red-hot laser beam. I will also be implementing my latest Smart Apple promotional plan for the rest of this year and the first part of next year (2001), including distribution of thousands of promotional CD's, national radio airplay, etc. My mission is to get my music out to as many folks who are willing to listen. I hope you enjoy my music. ~ Teddie Tapawan (Smart Apple) |
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| REVIEW: "As Operations Manager for four Internet Radio Station (Radio.BeOnAir.com) I encourage new and/or unsigned artists to send me their stuff and, if it fits our formats (Alternative, Country, Hip Hop, or Classic Rock) we'll play it! Smart Apple sent me his stuff and the response from our listeners was phenominal!!! People all over the world (yes ... the WORLD!) continually ask us to play his music. It's well put together ... it rocks ... and the artist is just one fine dude!!! I have his "Adventures of One" CD in heavy rotation with no plans to take it out!!! I also received cuts from Smart Apple's soon-to-be-released CD "Valley of the Dogz" which is also getting lots of play. It's hard to believe all this great music is coming from just one man!!! Smart Apple is a hit ... most people just don't know it ... YET!!!" - 11/14/2000 reviewed by Chris "Big Daddy" Hunter (Operations Manager of Radio.BeOnAir.com Internet Radio Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Chicago) REVIEW: "Smart Apple is the project of one man, or dude as he calls himself, Teddie Tapawan. He played every instrument, produced, wrote and most likely did the artwork, although I can't prove that part. Anyway, there's no doubt this is a very talented dude. He's still in the beginning stages of this project, so I think he's still finding a groove. He's got 7 songs released at this time, and each has a distinct uniqueness to it. There's everything from Blues, Rap, Rock, and Metal weaved creatively throughout these tracks. I'm really impressed with his work, especially considering, it's like, all HIM! His single "Valley Of The Dogz" is a Chili Peppers meets Ice T rockin' track that has a blistering guitar solo. His 6 Song EP "The Adventures of One..." has 6 songs with 6 different genres. "Which Way" is an Alternative/Bluesy type song with some cool vocal efx and nice guitar work... not my fav, but it's one of the more marketable songs. It reminds me a bit of Matchbox 20. "Thunder On The Mountain" is a more Classic Rock tune with deep-rooted emotion. Artistically, probably his best song. "The Dream" is a dark Alternative Metal track, again, nice guitar work here, very tasty hooks and guitar tone. "A Darker Shade of Blue" is exactly what the title says, a traditional dark and moody track... a bit too depressing for me, but Blues fans will appreciate the work. You do see a complete different dimension of this artist on this track. "Morning Light" is a modern rocker with some very catchy hooks, my personal favorite, although it's almost too short! I wanted to hear more of this kind of stuff from Teddie, but he just teased me with this 1:53 of sensible modern Pop Rock. Finally, Teddie shows again another dimension of his work with "All I Live Is You". His voice has a "Dylanesque" tone here in this short and sweet acoustic love song. All in all, I'm not sure where Teddie's going, there's a lot of different stuff in these 7 tracks. He really does reflect the current state of music, there's so many different influences and formats out there, and most people do listen to a variety of styles of music (except for me). He keeps you guessing, and I guess that's good right? Anyway, to sum this up, Smart Apple is a smart project for smart listeners. So head over to MP3.com where Teddie shares his music with the world, and send him an email and say, 'Hey, THANKS Dude!'" - 9/1/2000 reviewed by Torch (webmaster of www.rockhardplace.com) REVIEW: "Virginia-based combo leaps from suburban Reggae to Rapcore without blinking an eye. That's not to say that the tunes are disjointed or contradictory. Quite the contrary, white boy funk is the common thread that connects all the tunes." - 12/4/2000 reviewed by D. Russell (Staff Writer/Listen.com) REVIEW: "Smart Apple is amazing! Well, it might sound just like a great band which plays music like Stone Temple Pilots or Faith No More. But Smart Apple is just one guy which I refused to believe. The material is great musically and the lyrics are just adding to Teddie Tapawan's talented music. The description says that it's just one man jamming in a studio, well if this is "just" jamming I would love to hear what this guy really can do. I suppose he is one of those guys who owns a studio and works as a mixer to other bands... You know they are always just amazing with instruments. This kind of music is very popular in the alternative genre, kind of "hard" rock, which is played by Live, Creed, etc. I think that Smart Apple almost exceeds to the same level adding the knowledge that it's just a one man band!" - 12/2000 reviewed by The Below Magazine REVIEW: "I sampled a few tracks from this talented and likeable artist today. It was absolutely mind-boggling trying to fathom how so many seemingly foreign musical styles - Alternative, Rock, Progressive, Funk, Blues, Grunge, Metal, Techno and Rapcore- could be blended into a concrete and cohesive combination of sounds. Influenced by such musicians as Hendrix, Metallica, Tiny Tim and Everclear, this artist is blasting from the sonic barrier on such stations as Orangegrove, At the Top, Powder Room and Rock Radio. Based in Springfield, VA, his easy-going attitude is obvious in his music. I struggle for words to describe this music. It is smooth smoking Blues, innovative well-orchestrated rhythms combined with power-packed guitar riffs and a hard-driving rock beat. This is feel-good music- fresh, riveting, inspirational, sensational, mellow and harmonious. There is no comparison here to anything else anywhere else because Smart Apple has developed a unique style all his own. Versatility is the key to his success and his music guarantees he will be bounding up the ladder to success." - 2/27/2001 reviewed by NightShade Promotions REVIEW: "Smart Apple is the "one-man-project" of one Teddie Tapawan, a hard-rockin' family man outta the DC Metro Area (recently relocated to suburban Springfield, poor guy). I was surprised to learn that Tapawan performed all instruments on this tape; his pseudo-ensemble is tighter and more swinging than many real bands. The music yer basic alt-heavy thang, kinda like Creed and a smattering of Alice In Chains, with a side-trip into straight-ahead blues (Teddie does a credible job on "A Darker Shade of Blue," showing off a smooth growl). A good job all around, worth hearing if you like ze rock." - 11/14/2000 reviewed by Jim Santo (DemoUniverse.com) REVIEW: "Smart Apple (multi instrumentalist Teddie Tapawan) shows that one guy can make some seriously kicking tunes all by himself. Smart Apple's fusion of hard hitting rock with solid vocals, rap, and the occasional funk riff is backed up by solid production and imaginative drum work." - 10/3/2000 reviewed by sonique.com REVIEW: "Excellent work!! "Smart Apple" grabs an audience from the first note!! The instrumentation speaks for itself but the vocals are what really brings this project to life!! The material has an "edge" but is very easily mainstream!! Great instrumentation!! Material is well written both musically as well as lyrically!! This guy has more than enough of what it takes!!! Amazing production for an independant artist!!" - 11/6/2000 reviewed by International Marketing Group (IMG/Canada) |
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Location:
Springfield VA, USA
Smart Apple Website
teddabod@cox.rr.com
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