Liam James Payne (born 29 August 1993) is an English singer and songwriter.
He rose to fame as a member of the boy band One Direction.
Payne made his debut as a singer when he auditioned for the British television series The X Factor in 2008. After being eliminated as a solo performer, he auditioned again in 2010 and was put into a group with four other contestants to form One Direction
Safe & Sound: As Recording Studios Reopen, Health Concerns Clash With Creativity
billboard.comWith varying mandates from state and local governments -- and few that apply directly to musicians -- studios are working together to create best practices as they return to business.
On May 5, musician Dave Madden arrived at Same Sky Productions in Austin to record his first in-studio session since the pandemic.
Spotting a Rubik’s Cube on the desk inside the control room, the composer and songwriter cracked a joke to lighten the mood. "I picked it up and said, 'When is the last time this Rubik's Cube was sterilized?'" Madden tells Billboard.
But his humor was lost on the studio’s lead engineer, Andre Cantave, who replied without irony, "This morning." In 2020, working in commercial recording studios is no laughing matter.
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