After years of pursuing a career as a musical artist, Ace Young first flashed onto the national scene as a finalist on season 5 of American Idol. Persistent weekly exposure to some 40 million viewers made Ace one of the most recognizable male faces ever to appear on America’s most widely watched television program.<br /><br />Following Idol, Ace traveled the country performing to 60 sold out arenas across the nation. With the help of Idol, the Tour, and his own work ethic, Ace was in position to fulfill his dream of a career in music. While interest from labels followed, they were pressing Ace for immediate release to capitalize on his Idol fame, but Ace felt that rushing to market would not allow him to produce the album he envisioned. Since he was performing 6 or more gigs a month with his band across the US for income, he could afford to be patient.<br /><br />Next, Ace then made a short list of producers and songwriters that he respected and hoped to collaborate with and began reaching out to them. Incredibly, he was able to arrange a meeting with the first person on his list, Desmond Child, producer and songwriter behind hits from many artists Ace really admired. After two meetings Ace and Desmond agreed to share the album cost equally and form a partnership making Desmond the Executive Producer.<br /><br />Together they came up with a plan to produce an album that molded the breadth of Ace’s musical influences into one record where each song would stand alone - a Rock/R&B/Funk collaboration drawing from Ace’s experiences and observations of life.<br /><br />It became clear that this album was a throwback to methods and processes involved in creating the great albums of the seventies and eighties: amazing live Rock and R&B musicians, a 30 piece string section, live horns and talented contemporary producers. Over sixteen months this adventure took Ace from Los Angeles to New York, Florida, Nashville and Stockholm, Sweden to write with Desmond Child and other renowned hit-makers including Andreas Carlsson. Also included is a song written specifically for Ace by Diane Warren. As the album was coming to completion Ace was rewarded with a Grammy nomination for his co-write on Daughtry’s triple platinum hit single “It’s Not Over”. As Ace wrote on seven of the songs on his own album, this nomination further validated the authenticity of his talent.<br /><br />In the process of completing the album independently, Ace built a strong seasoned executive team of music professionals. He has now partnered with PAZZO Music to release his album through Fontana/Universal in June 2008. Many music industry insiders believe that Ace and his team may have created a model for the future of the recording industry.<br /><br /><br />"ADDICTED" - AVAILABLE NOW on:<br /><br /><a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=1cwLF4Obvzo&offerid=78941&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D277873752%2526id%253D277873742%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAddicted%2Fdp%2FB00178BXRS%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Ddmusic%26qid%3D1208277847%26sr%3D8-3&tag=univmusigrou-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Amazon</a><br /><br />"Addicted" Ringtone<br /><a href="http://d2c.m.getmusic.com/bxss-portal/preview?extid=00044003980860">Preview</a><br /><a href="http://d2c.m.getmusic.com/purchase/buy?extid=00044003980860">Purchase</a> http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung Delta 0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Hey Everyone!<br />Ace opened NASDAQ this morning! So in case you missed all of the excitement here it is!<br /><a href="http://links.imeem.com/13u_G1WS" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiIf9DXS4l4">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiIf9DXS4l4</a><br /> Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/09/04/ZuW3eHTm/ace-opens-nasdaq Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:13:59 -0000 PxkAnrmy39 Hi Everyone!<br /><br />The evening of August 31st Ace will guest host a segment of the telethon and perform. He will perform again Monday morning September 1st.<br /><br />For more information about the telethon go here: <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23RZBX8oR" title="http://www.mda.org/telethon/">http://www.mda.org/telethon/</a> Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/08/19/iMNX3aPm/ace-appearing-on-the-mda-telethon Tue, 19 Aug 2008 18:15:02 -0000 qteXK410Jo Hey Everybody!<br /><br />Ringtones for "You Redeem Me" are now available to purchase. Just go to the links below.<br /><br />Preview: <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23FsBMAER" title="http://d2c.m.getmusic.com/bxss-portal/preview?extid=00044003991385">http://d2c.m.getmusic.com/bxss-portal/preview?extid=00044003991385</a> <br /> <br />Purchase: <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23FsBNAER" title="http://d2c.m.getmusic.com/purchase/buy?extid=00044003991385">http://d2c.m.getmusic.com/purchase/buy?extid=00044003991385</a><br /><br /><br />And if you are an AT&T customer you can purchase Answer Tones for "Addicted" and "You Redeem Me" at the link below. <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23DsBz9ER" title="http://www.answertones.wireless.att.com/AT/HTML/artist.jsp?startCount=0&artistId=14700014&sf=56890041">http://www.answertones.wireless.att.com/AT/HTML/artist.jsp?startCount=0&artistId=14700014&sf=56890041</a> Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/08/06/Ce-UUYek/ace-young-ringtones Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:17:55 -0000 qUJ81oz7r6 Hi everyone!<br /><br />Ace Young will be on WTBQ's Teen Talk Radio Show!<br /><br />Tune in to listen on Saturday, August 9th on 1110am, 99.<br />1fm & online at <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23erB6qDR" title="http://www.wtbq.com">http://www.wtbq.com</a> at 11:30am EST (NY).<br /><br /><br /><br />To find out more visit the show's MySpace at <a href="http://links.imeem.com/13b29qDR" title="http://www.myspace.com/wtbqteentalk">http://www.myspace.com/wtbqteentalk</a>.<br /> Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/08/06/kXezd8xh/ace-young-on-wtbqs-teen-talk-radio-show Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:26:39 -0000 ZLULijrhvM If you missed Ace on Chelsea Lately, you can check it out <a href="http://links.imeem.com/13u_pM2R" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGbMIBGk-Q8">here</a>!! Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/08/01/Tmo_dy5s/ace-on-chelsea-lately Fri, 01 Aug 2008 17:26:38 -0000 lhU2Z9yWki Hi Everyone,<br /><br />Ace will be appearing on "Chelsea Lately" on E!, tomorrow night (7/30) at 11:30 PM. It should be a funny show so don't miss it!<br /><br /> <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23C67wIxQ" title="http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/chelsea/episodes/index.jsp">http://www.eonline.com/on/shows/chelsea/episodes/index.jsp</a><br /><br /><br /> Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/07/29/6X3lz4Op/ace-on-chelsea-lately-tomorrow Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:48:35 -0000 oQJtH6yqsD <p align="center"><a href="http://links.imeem.com/23RZBcywQ" title="http://www.mda.org/telethon/"><img src="http://www.mda.org/telethon/media/psas/webbanners/234x60-c.gif"></a></p> Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/07/29/Pcx5LFRa/check-out-ace-on-the-jerry-lewis-mda-telethon Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:35:28 -0000 8yqPembDtm Today on Inside Edtion(CBS) Ace will be talking about theVirgin Mobile's strip2clothe Campaign, stripping down, and Addicted is playing in the background. Virgin Mobile is going to make Addicted available for other people to use for their stripping videos as well. (There is no actual nudity, but the idea is you make the video, and every 5 views, Virgin donates an item of clothing to a homeless teenager.) <br /><br />go to <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23c9BpLYQ" title="http://www.insideedition.com/where.aspx?state=">http://www.insideedition.com/where.aspx?state=</a> to fins complete local listings Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/07/18/-RITgNBk/ace-young-on-inside-edition Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:18:12 -0000 G9kFbrCa-v Hey Everyone!<br />Ace will be playing a free show on July 22nd at Valencia Town Center as part of their Rockin' Concert Series. The fun starts at 7PM!<br /><br />Valencia Town Center<br />24201 West Valencia Blvd<br />Valencia CA 91355 Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/07/17/uIDRuCSA/ace-performing-in-southern-california Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:17:19 -0000 rAIENSD17c Today is the day! Ace's CD is available today in stores and online! <br />You can purchase the CD online at <a href="http://links.imeem.com/23nj_NBOQ" title="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=1cwLF4Obvzo&offerid=146261&type=3&subid=0&tmpid=1826&RD_PARM1=http%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZStore.woa%252Fwa%252FviewAlbum%253Fi%253D284236112%2526id%253D284236107%2526s%253D143441%2526partnerId%253D30">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://links.imeem.com/13OEOBOQ" title="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAce-Young%2Fdp%2FB001781JT0%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dmusic%26qid%3D1216136457%26sr%3D8-1&tag=univmusigrou-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325">Amazon</a><br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><br /> Ace Young Ace Young http://www.imeem.com/aceyoung/blogs/2008/07/15/pHHb_vCY/the-wait-is-finally-over Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:49:50 -0000 tKSS31YgII