Todd Alsup
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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| birth_place = Pontiac, Michigan, United States
| origin = New York City, United States
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| genre = pop, soul, singer-songwriter
| occupation = singer-songwriter, pianist
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Todd Alsup is an American pianist and singer-songwriter based in New York City. He has been profiled in Billboard and Performing Songwriter and featured on MTV, PBS, and Sirius XM Radio.{{cite web|title=Billboard Underground: Todd Alsup|work=Billboard Magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1043424/billboard-underground-todd-alsup}} He has toured throughout the United States and Europe.
Early life and education
Alsup was born and raised in Waterford, Michigan and began studying piano at the age of 11. He graduated from Waterford Mott High School and moved to New York City where he attended the Steinhardt School at New York University, graduating with a Bachelor of Music in vocal performance.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
Career
Alsup began performing his original songs in Manhattan clubs in 2007. His first EP release, Facts & Figures, was produced by Major Who Media and received favorable press, including features in Billboard and Performing Songwriter. In 2008, Alsup was selected to be a Yamaha Corporate Artist representing the Yamaha brand. In 2009, he began touring colleges and universities up and down the East Coast.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
Alsup's follow-up LP, Todd Alsup (released in 2011), was produced by Steve Greenwell, Jeremy Sklarsky and James Walsh. The album features the singles "How I'm Made," "The Only Thing," and "Let's Have A Party" (which was featured on MTV's "The Real World: New Orleans).{{cn|date=October 2024}}
In November 2010, Alsup's song "How I'm Made" became a Top 12 Finalist in the 5th Annual Songwriters Circle Contest{{cite web|url=http://www.songcirclemusic.com/profiles/ODQyNi05ZmVlZmU#/blog/NzctNDBmYWM2|title=5th Annual Songwriting Contest Winners and Finalists|last=Shafer|first=Tina|publisher=Song Circle, LLC|work=Song Circle|accessdate=April 12, 2012}} in New York City. The song placed in the Top 5,{{cite web|url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2010/11/inside-the-2010-songcircle-contest-finals/|title=Inside The 2010 Song Circle Contest Finals|last=Woloshin|first=Ellen|publisher=American Songwriter, LLC|work=American Songwriter|date=November 23, 2010 |accessdate=April 12, 2012}} prompting music industry blogger Bob Lefsetz to wrote, "If you think this guy has no talent you know nothing ... If this record came out when I was in college everybody would know who Todd Alsup was".{{cite web|url=http://lefsetz.com/wordpress/index.php/archives/2010/11/25/todd-alsup/|title=Todd Alsup|last=Lefsetz|first=Bob|publisher=Wordpress|work=Lefsetz Letter|date=November 25, 2010 |accessdate=April 12, 2012}}
A club remix of the single "The Only Thing," produced by DJ Richard Cutmore was released in 2011, and "The Only Thing" won the 2012 OutMusic Award for "Pop Song of the Year."{{cn|date=October 2024}}
In March 2012, Alsup was invited to perform at the 23rd GLAAD Media Awards in New York City. The following month he was invited by Yamaha to showcase at the company's annual entertainment conference.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
Alsup is currently in the studio completing his third studio album. The project was funded in part by fans (known as the Todd Squad) via a successful Kickstarter campaign in April 2015. The work on this project was done across continents with Swiss producer Orlando Ribar. Much of the recording was done in Switzerland and additional recording was done at Threshold Studios in New York City.{{cn|date=October 2024}}
Discography
- 2008: Facts & Figures (EP)
- 2011: Todd Alsup (LP)
- 2011: The Only Thing (Cutmore Mixes)
- 2012: Todd Alsup Live at Sirius XM (EP)
References
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External links
- {{official website|http://www.toddalsup.com/}}
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Category:21st-century American male musicians
Category:21st-century American pianists
Category:American male pianists
Category:American male singer-songwriters
Category:American rock pianists
Category:American rock singers
Category:American rock songwriters
Category:People from Waterford, Michigan