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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Brill_Building_(genre)Brill Building (genre) - Wikipedia

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   Brill Building (also known as Brill Building pop or the Brill Building sound) [1] is a subgenre of pop music [1] that took its name from the Brill Building in New York City, where numerous teams of professional songwriters penned material for girl groups and teen idols during the early 1960s. [2]

2. historyfacts.com › arts-culture › articleHow the Brill Building Changed Pop Music — History Facts

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   Arts & Culture. Article. Brill Building at 1619 Broadway. The Brill Building isn't just an art deco structure in midtown Manhattan — it’s also the name of a musical genre. Throughout the early and mid-1960s, the “Brill Building sound” became synonymous with groundbreaking pop music.

3. www.udiscovermusic.com › stories › brill-buildingThe Brill Building Best: 30 Pop Masterpieces - uDiscoverMusic

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   Oct 23, 2023 · Pop music from the Brill Building and its illustrious history features some of the best songwriters of the 20th century.

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   What type of music was conceived at the Brill Building?

   • The music conceived at the Brill Building was more sophisticated than other pop styles of the time, combining contemporary sounds with classic Tin Pan Alley songwriting.

   Brill Building (genre) - Wikipedia

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   How many music businesses were in the Brill Building?

   • The first three, Southern Music, Mills Music and Famous-Music were soon joined by others. By 1962 the Brill Building contained 165 music businesses. The Brill Building in the early '60s was a classic model of vertical integration. There you could write a song or make the rounds of publishers until someone bought it.

   The Brill Building - History of Rock

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   How did the Brill Building work?

   • The Brill Building employed a model of vertical integration that supervised every phase of a song’s life cycle, from production to distribution, all under one roof. The 11 floors of 1619 Broadway and a few surrounding buildings became a one-stop shop where a songwriter could pen a would-be hit, sell it to a publisher, find a band, and cut a demo.

   How the Brill Building Changed Pop Music — History Facts

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   Who created the Brill Building Sound?

   • Songs such as the echo-drenched Phil Spector-produced “River Deep, Mountain High” (performed by Tina Turner) showcased new directions in arrangements and production techniques. The Brill Building sound was created for young people, by young people. In 1962, the oldest of Aldon’s songwriters was just 26 years old.

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5. library.rockhall.com › brill_buildingBrill Building: Home - Rock and Roll Hall of Fame

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   Aug 4, 2023 · Thanks to a loose collective of composers, lyricists, music publishers, and bands, the Brill Building at 1619 Broadway in New York City - as well as nearby 1650 Broadway - gave rise to a sound that would shape popular music of the late 1950s and early to mid-1960s. Comprised of 165 music businesses in its heydey, the Brill Building and its ...

6. www.history-of-rock.com › brill_buildingThe Brill Building - History of Rock

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   The Brill Building, located at 1619 Broadway in the heart of New York's music district, is a name synonymous with an approach to songwriting that changed the course of music. The Brill Building sound came out from the stretch along Broadway between 49th and 53rd streets. The Brill Building (named after the Brill Brothers whose clothing store ...

7. www.britannica.com › topic › The-Brill-BuildingThe Brill Building: Assembly-Line Pop - Encyclopedia Britannica

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   The flagship company of Brill Building pop music (actually located across the street at 1650 Broadway) was Aldon Music, founded by Al Nevins and Don Kirshner. Brill Building-era songwriting teams such as Gerry Goffin and Carole King, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil, Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich, and Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman were to rock and roll ...