‘Good Luck Charlie’ Star Brigit Mendler Debuts New Track ‘Forgot to Laugh’

viernes, 19 de octubre de 2012



“Ready or Not,” Good Luck Charlie starlet Bridgit Mendler is hitting the airwaves with a hot new track.
The 19-year-old has released another new song off her highly-anticipated debut studio album. Titled “Forgot to Laugh,” the tune will be featured on her upcoming record, Hello My Name Isdue out Oct. 22.
Mendler penned the catchy tune with some of music’s biggest producers while juggling her time between the studio and the Disney set.
“It wound up being a really fun challenge,” she said of the process. “I have funky R&B tendencies when I write by myself. I really love doo-wop and a jazzy swing beat. Rhythm is a big emphasis in my own writing.”
She added:

“Working with different producers was great because I was able to articulate what I wanted, and we got a cool variety on the album.”

Bridgit Mendler gana 2012 Role Model of the Year Award

sábado, 5 de mayo de 2012

Estrella de Disney Channel Bridgit Mendler (Good Luck Charlie) fue galardonado con el modelo de rol de 2012 de la concesión del año de Common Sense Media, una organización sin fines de lucro dedicada a enseñar a los padres y maestros sobre cómo manejar con seguridad los medios de comunicación y la tecnología en la vida de los niños. El premio fue entregado durante la ceremonia de Common Sense Media octava anual de premios el 25 de abril en San Francisco.

 

Además de su papel en Good Luck Charlie, Mendler disfrutado de un papel en la boca de Disney Channel Limonada película y recientemente protagonizó una serie de cyberbullying anuncios de servicio público. Ella también ayudó a co-escribir y representar los Amigos de Disney para el Cambio canción
“We Can Change The World.”

viernes, 24 de febrero de 2012

En tan sólo unos pocos años, Bridgit Mendler ha crecido hasta convertirse en uno de los más populares del canal Disney estrellas gracias al éxito de su serie "Good Luck Charlie" y la película original de Disney Channel "Lemonade Mouth".
El viernes, los jefes de 19 años a la gran pantalla, que expresan el carácter del título de la película animada de Disney "El mundo secreto de Arrietty", y que ha dado lugar a la idea de Mendler puede ser la próxima Miley Cyrus, Selena Gomez o Demi Lovato.
Pero Mendler, que nació en Washington, DC y creció en las afueras de San Francisco, se apresura a señalar que ella es su propia persona buscando expandir su carrera a su manera.
"No estoy siguiendo una tendencia. Las chicas de Disney son presentados con oportunidades increíbles para muchos que es algo para aprovechar realmente," dijo a Reuters.
"Arrietty" se basa en la serie de libros de los niños Mary Norton para la Infancia "The Borrowers", donde una familia de personas muy pequeñas viven sin ser detectados por debajo de las tablas del piso de una casa de campo, "deudor" las cosas que necesitan los seres humanos. Mendler expresa el espíritu "prestatario" Arrietty que rompe la regla de la familia cuando ella se hace amigo de un niño humano que se muda a la casa de campo.
"Arrietty" fue lanzado originalmente como una película japonesa Studio Ghibli en 2010 y ahora se ha vuelto a grabar en Inglés con Mendler en el papel protagonista. Will Arnett, Amy Poehler y Carol Burnett también se encuentran entre el elenco de voces.
Mendler incluso escribió y grabó una canción para la banda sonora de la película llamada "verano". Y, como las estrellas de Disney pasadas y presentes, como Cyrus ("Hannah Montana"), Gómez ("Los Hechiceros de Waverly Place") y Demi ("Sonny With a Chance"), Mendler ahora tiene un contrato con Disney 's Hollywood Records. Su álbum debut de pop está programado para salir este verano.
"Trabajar con Disney ha sido una gran manera para mí para expandir mis horizontes", dijo a Reuters Mendler. "Ellos realmente creen en sus hijos y ponerlos ahí. Se siente increíble tener este pedestal que yo pueda trabajar fuera de."
LUGAR A LA FAMA DE DISNEY
Mendler llamó la atención de Disney como de 14 años de edad cuando hizo una prueba para un piloto de televisión. Ella no consiguió el papel, pero Disney Channel talento ejecutivo Judy Taylor recuerda a su ser "tan preparada e inteligente así, era evidente que había un potencial real."
Disney "seguimiento" a la joven actriz en los últimos años y en 2009, le reservé una habitación en un papel starring de huésped en la serie de los Jonas Brothers "Jonas". Eso fue seguido por un personaje que apareció en nueve episodios de "Los Hechiceros de Waverly Place".
Cuando Disney se estaba preparando un nuevo espectáculo, "Good Luck Charlie", sobre un adolescente que crea diarios en vídeo de consejos para su hermana pequeña, Mendler fue sometido a una audición.
"Necesitábamos una actriz que era fácil identificarse y accesible, pero también podía hablar directamente a la cámara y luego a la derecha de nuevo a hablar con su familia", dijo Taylor. "Eso no es fácil de hacer pero Bridgit hizo parecer sin esfuerzo. Ella acaba de clavados".
La serie se encuentra actualmente en la producción de su tercera temporada con Mendler cantar el tema principal de "Charlie". Su base de fans creció más aún cuando el adolescente protagonista de la "Lemonade Mouth", de Disney Channel película original, un drama musical basado en el libro del mismo nombre. Una secuela ya está en las obras.
Su propia persona
Aunque algunos de sus antiguos contemporáneos de Disney han pasado por las batallas públicas con la adicción (Lovato) o haber participado en comportamientos cuestionables (Cyrus), el Mendler diplomática no tiene nada más que elogios para los que vinieron antes que ella.
"Creo que todos tenemos ideas únicas de quienes quieren estar en la industria, y creo que esa es la manera que debe ser", dijo. "Para mí, sería en la música, independientemente de si yo era un
Disney chica o no, y de que algo que tomo muy en serio ".
Mendler cita el ex hombre de Disney estrella Shia LaBoeuf como modelo para su incursión en el futuro. Actuó en la serie de Disney "Even Stevens" hace una década y ha encontrado el éxito en el de "Transformers" y "Indiana Jones" franquicias cinematográficas.
"Shia LaBoeuf es un gran ejemplo de alguien que fue capaz de hacer la transición a papeles en películas más serias", dijo Mendler, quien recientemente se desvió fuera del reino de Disney y le disparó un episodio de la Fox TV drama médico "House".
"No hay posibilidades de hacer más material para adultos sin tener que ser mordaz con él. No me siento como que necesito para hacer una especie de transición agresivo", dijo.
Por el momento, Mendler es contratado para una cuarta temporada de "Charlie", pero a medida que continúa con el espectáculo, así como su próximo álbum, la cantante / actriz también se mantiene firme en continuar su educación.
"Me acaba de aplicar a la universidad, así que espero entrar y se puede ir a la escuela en el otoño", dijo. "Estoy pensando que una experta en artes liberales más importantes sería bueno para empezar. Quiero utilizar la universidad como una experiencia para aprender más sobre el mundo exterior del campo que ya estoy pulg"

Bridgit and Adam Hicks To Be Part of SchoolJam USA

viernes, 2 de diciembre de 2011

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Disney stars Bridgit Mendler and Adam Hicks will participate in the second annual SchoolJam USA.

The NAMM event is here the nation’s top 10 teen bands will perform for the title of the nation’s best teen band on Saturday, January 15.

SchoolJam USA is a national program that rewards aspiring teen music makers, between the ages of 13 and 19, and their respective school music programs with music funding and prizes, as well as the opportunity to perform live before the public and a panel of music industry professionals.

This year’s event will take place at the Downtown Disney District at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., during the weekend of the popular NAMM Show, the largest musical instruments and products trade show in the world.

Mendler (Disney Channel’s “Good Luck Charlie”) and Hicks (Disney XD’s “Zeke and Luther”), co-stars of Disney Channel’s forthcoming original movie, “Lemonade Mouth,” will emcee the live battle of the teen bands. The highly-anticipated Disney film “Lemonade Mouth” is based on the book by Mark Peter Hughes and tells the story of five high school students who meet in detention and realize that they are destined to make music. They ultimately form a band that becomes a champion for students sidelined by the high school elite.

An expert judges panel, including five leading music industry veterans, Michael Blakeslee (MENC); Steve Dobo (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame & Museum); Stan Freese (Disney); Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour); and Menzie Pittman (Contemporary Music Center) will preside over the competition and select one band as the “Best Teen Band in the USA.” In addition to the championship title, the winning band will receive a grand-prize trip to perform at the original SchoolJam festival in Frankfurt, Germany, a private music video recording session on the John Lennon Educational Bus, $1,000 towards the purchase of new music gear, and an additional $5,000 in funding for their school music program. The remaining finalists will receive money to purchase new gear as well as funding for their respective school music programs.

The SchoolJam USA top 10 band finalists, including two wild card* picks, are (in alphabetical order):

• Clearly from Negligence (Fairport, N.Y.)* •
• Dangerous Daze (Charlotte, N.C.) •
• Orpheus (De Pere, Wis.) •
• Peligro (Gahanna, Ohio) •
• Rooftop Manor (Port Washington, N.Y.)
• Schmillion (Austin, Texas)
• The Freefall (Fountain Valley, Calif.)
• The Jessica Prouty Band (Marblehead, Mass.)*
• Uprising (Raceland, La.)
• VIA (Salt Lake City, Utah)

The top 10 finalist bands in the 2010-2011 SchoolJam USA competition have contributed one of their favorite original songs to create a compilation CD. All proceeds from the album will be used to support and promote music education programs through NAMM. To download the album and support national music education programs, visit https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/schooljamusa.


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Bridgit Mendler Leads Voice Cast of Arrietty the Borrower

jueves, 24 de noviembre de 2011

All animation is essentially dubbed when you get right down to it, but there’s still something valuable about seeing animated pictures with their original voice track intact — the timing and tone of that original dialogue is important. But Studio Ghibli’s films have earned a spot as some of the few animated pictures where I’ve been surprised to enjoy the English-language cast, to the point where I actually anticipate news about the talent used to make the new dubs.


So here’s your first notice about the localized voice cast for Studio Ghibli’s new Arrietty the Borrower: the young Brigit Mendler is voicing Arrietty for the North American release.


Producer Frank Marshall said via tweet last night, “Full day of recording with the very talented Bridgit Mendler, doing the lead role in the US version of Studio Ghibli’s ARRIETTY THE BORROWER.” The actress has been in the series Wizards of Waverly Place and Good Luck Charlie.


No word on the rest of the new cast for the film. As has been the case with Disney’s releases of Ghibli films in the past, some audiences may be able to see a subtitled print of the film rather than the dub, but that isn’t confirmed at this point.


The film, directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, with supervision by Hayao Miyazaki, was released in Japan on July 17, 2010. It updates Mary Norton‘s 1952 novel The Borrowers, placing the action in a modern Tokyo suburb.


Here’s the synopsis, with the Japanese fansubbed trailer following:



14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items “borrowed” from the house’s human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers Arrietty.


Source: /Film


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Disney Channel Premieres Lemonade Mouth March 25!

martes, 15 de noviembre de 2011

Themes of believing in yourself, following your dreams, celebrating family and staying true to yourself are explored in the triumphant, music-driven “Lemonade Mouth,” a Disney Channel Original Movie based on the book of the same name, set to premiere FRIDAY, MARCH 25 (8:00 p.m., ET/PT) on Disney Channel. The announcement was made today by Gary Marsh, president, Entertainment, and chief creative officer, Disney Channels Worldwide. The movie joins the powerhouse franchise that has delivered cable TV’s No. 1 original movie telecast in Total Viewers for the past four years and TV’s No. 1 original movie among Tweens 9-14 for the past nine years.


Geared towards kids, tweens and families, “Lemonade Mouth” tells the story of how a powerhouse band came to be after five uncelebrated students with a passion for music find each other and ultimately become the voice of their generation.


Directed by award winning film director Patricia Riggen (“La Misma Luna”) and executive-produced by Debra Martin Chase (“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” Disney Channel’s “The Cheetah Girls” movies), the movie showcases a remarkably talented cast led by popular stars of Disney Channel hits: Bridgit Mendler (“Good Luck Charlie”) as lead vocalist Olivia White, Adam Hicks (Disney XD’s “Zeke and Luther”) as keyboardist Wen Giford, Hayley Kiyoko (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) as electric guitarist Stella Yamada, Naomi Scott (Disney Channel UK’s “Life Bites”) as bass guitarist Mohini, and newcomer Blake Michael (who landed the role via an open casting call) as percussionist Charlie Delgado. Also starring are Nick Roux (“The Suite Life on Deck”) as Scott Pickett, Chris Brochu (“Soul Surfer”) as Ray Beach, Tisha Campbell-Martin (“My Wife and Kids”) as music teacher Miss Reznick and Christopher McDonald (“Boardwalk Empire”) as Principal Brenigan.


The movie’s soundtrack, featuring original songs spanning hip-hop, rock and pop/rock, will be available TUESDAY, MARCH 22 on iTunes and in stores nationwide. Eighteen year-old Adam Hicks has songwriting credits on three of the music tracks, marking the first time a cast member has written a song performed in a Disney Channel Original Movie.


Lemonade Mouth” introduces an unlikely ensemble of five students – Olivia, Wen, Stella, Mohini and Charlie – who, after meeting in detention, gradually realize their shared musical connection and belief that it’s time for the students of Mesa High to stand up and be heard on things big and small (ranging from the school principal’s exclusive support of the athletic programs to the removal of the popular organic lemonade from the cafeteria). Ultimately, as they open up to each other and form friendships, they start a band — Lemonade Mouth –that soon resonates with students sidelined by the high school elite. However, not everyone in the school is ready to cheer them on, especially since the popular rock group Mudslide Crush is determined to maintain their headline status and win the coveted Rising Star music competition at Mesa High.


Based on the book Lemonade Mouth by Mark Peter Hughes, the script was written by April Blair, and is directed by award-winning Patricia Riggen (“La Misma Luna” aka “Under the Same Moon”), executive-produced by Debra Martin Chase (“The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants,” Disney Channel’s “The Cheetah Girls” movies), co-produced by Gaylyn Fraiche (“Just Wright,” “Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2?) and choreographed by Chris Scott (“So You Think You Can Dance”). “Lemonade Mouth” was filmed on location in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and is a production of GWAVE Productions, LLC.


Disney Channel is a 24-hour kid-driven, family inclusive television network that taps into the world of kids and families through original series and movies. Currently available on basic cable in over 99 million U.S. homes and to millions of other viewers on Disney Channels around the world, Disney Channel is part of the Disney/ABC Television Group.


Source: Broadway World


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Lemonade Mouth Moves to April 15!

jueves, 3 de noviembre de 2011

Just a minor pushback


Previously announced as premiering at the end of March, Disney Channel’s newest DCOM, Lemonade Mouth, has been pushed back to April 15.


The movie, which stars Bridgit Mendler, Adam Hicks, Hayley Kiyoko, Blake Michael and Naomi Scott, tells the story of how a powerhouse band came to be after five uncelebrated students with a passion for music find each other and ultimately become the voice of their generation.


In addition, the soundtrack which features a few songs written by Adam, will be released on April 12th.


Source: Just Jared Jr


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