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" Man, can this dude write a slow jam! Britten Newbill is a local celeb in his musical home state of Tennessee. This smooth crooner has a soulful swagger and self-penned radio-friendly pop hooks that will make you swoon. Though his first love was singing, Britten has turned to songwriting as well. &amp;quot;I grew up on Michael Jackson, Prince, and James Taylor. These guys are some of the greatest pop writers of all time, so I had no choice but to fall in love -- and not just with great songs but with some of the best pop songs ever written.&amp;quot; Not surprisingly, Britten&amp;#039;s early appreciation of classic pop music enabled him to become a master of his craft-a craft that would eventually lead him to his first big break. In early 2008, Britten wrote a song called &amp;quot;Good Morning,&amp;quot; which quickly found a permanent home on John Legend&amp;#039;s latest album Evolver. This past December Britten released his debut album Six Strings and a Drum Machine, a unique and soulful collection of pop/R&amp;amp;amp;B hits. &amp;quot;My creative process is very different when I&amp;#039;m writing for myself versus writing for someone else. Most songs for myself come from a very personal place. If I&amp;#039;m gonna sing about it, I want to have experienced it in some form or fashion.&amp;quot; And sing about he does! Not even two songs in, it becomes crystal-clear that not only can Britten write, but he&amp;#039;s got vocal chops that would make even &amp;quot;Daydream&amp;quot;-era Mariah Carey shake in her stilettos. Hear him: myspace.com/britten Stalk him: twitter.com/whoisbritten, whoisbritten.blogspot.com (for a free download!) Love him: Tell us what you think in a comment below! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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