Smart Apple's alternative rock CD, "Grounded" comes almost exactly 10 years after Smart Apple (Teddie Tapawan) debuted three well received 6-song EP releases (between 2001 and 2003); "The Adventures of One...", "Valley of the DogZ", and "Conformity". While radio airplay and glowing reviews for his EP's were achieved, Teddie took a 10 year hiatus from recording to concentrate on writing songs and stories to tell the world in what would become his first, full-on, 16-track commercial release. "Grounded" showcases Teddie's smoky vocal styling and his ability to instrumentally tell a story that really touches the listener.
As a solo artist, Teddie plays all instruments and sings all vocals on this CD. Providing an intense blend of alt/hard rock, acoustic jams, and a bit of funk, along with infectious vocal hooks; each song tells a story in a way only Teddie can tell it.
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Radio campaign for my "Grounded" CD to start in the next few days!
Biography - Smart Apple (Teddie
Smart Apple is Teddie Tapawan and vice versa. Teddie is a U.S. born Filipino-American, hailing from the Washington, DC area.
Teddie's childhood love for music started in the late '70s. When he was old enough, he walked each weekend to the local record store to buy "45s" of songs he heard on the radio, songs that influence Teddie's own music to this day. Songs from music icons such as Parliament, Funkadelic, War, Grand Funk, etc. His unconditional love for all things with a groove ranged from the genres of Funk, Rock, Jazz, Country, even Classical.
Then one day, Teddie's father gave him his old guitar as a gift...
Smart Apple's alternative rock CD, "Grounded" comes almost exactly 10 years after Smart Apple (Teddie Tapawan) debuted three well received 6-song EP releases (between 2001 and 2003); "The Adventures of One...", "Valley of the DogZ", and "Conformity". While radio airplay and glowing reviews for his EPs were achieved, Teddie took a 10 year hiatus from recording to concentrate on writing songs and stories to tell the world in what would become his first, full-on, 16-track CD release. "Grounded" showcases Teddie's smoky vocal styling and his ability to instrumentally tell a story that really touches the listener. As a solo artist, Teddie plays all instruments and sings all vocals on this CD. Providing an intense blend of alt/hard rock, acoustic jams, and a bit of funk, along with infectious vocal hooks; each song tells a story in a way only Teddie can tell it.
Musically, Teddie has been compared to "Weezer", "Lenny Kravitz", "Foo Fighters", "Bare Naked Ladies", and "Shinedown".
Chris "Big Daddy" Hunter (Operations Manager Radio.BeOnAir.com Internet Radio Cleveland/ Cincinnati/Chicago) -- "I encourage new and/or unsigned artists to send me their stuff and and if it fits our formats, we'll play it! Smart Apple sent me his stuff and the response from our listeners was phenomenal!!! 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!!!"