The Modern Gentlemen: "You Make It Feel Like Christmas"
Individually, Landon Beard, Todd Fournier and brothers Brian Brigham and Brandon Brigham were all in-demand singers prior to joining The Four Seasons alongside the legendary Frankie Valli. For well over a decade, they’ve wowed audiences worldwide as the four voices alongside the rock & roll icon! During their long tenure with the group, they’ve performed all over the world on the biggest stages from multiple sold out performances at Royal Albert Hall with the London Symphony Orchestra, to the O2 Arena and BBC Proms in Hyde Park for over 40,000 people. In 2014, they represented their country on “A Capitol 4th” in Washington D.C. with Michael McDonald, Patti LaBelle, John Williams and others as well as performing two separate engagements on the Broadway stage. They’ve toured the UK, Asia, Canada, Europe, Israel, and down under in Australia and New Zealand. They were recently featured in the special concert, “Doo Wop Generations” which aired on PBS stations across the country and have appeared as headliners in Las Vegas and their own residency in Atlantic City, NJ. They’ve shared the stage with The Beach Boys, The Manhattan Transfer, and so many other greats, as well as performed for presidents of The United States and Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge! This dynamic quartet is different from any other vocal group of their generation having been a part of one of the biggest and most influential American bands in rock & roll history.
We had the pleasure of checking in with “the Gents” recently and they were kind enough to respond to a few interview questions.
Hi The Modern Gentlemen!! We love the name by the way!! And are so pumped that you released "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" because you certainly do in the song!! How do you want the song to make people feel when they listen to it!?
Thank you so much! We are super pumped as well! We truly hope that this holiday album brings a smile to everyone’s face and some much needed Holiday cheer to everyone out there listening.
How many recording sessions do you go through before you feel like a song is finished? Was it challenging to record the holiday song in 2020?
We actually recorded this album last year before the pandemic so we had a week in the studio to knock out all 11 songs in record time! We were very thankful to be able to release it this year with everything that’s gone on. It was a nice outlet to have a project we could focus on and have something positive to share with everyone.
What changes will you be making for 2021 that you'd never thought you'd be doing with your music?
Well starting this year we learned as a music group that if we wanted to be successful, that we needed to adapt a little and learn new skills such as learning to create video content and record remotely from our respective homes. Moving forward to next year we’re positive that we will be able to perform live again soon and we are prepared and ready for when it happens.
What was your favorite part of releasing "You Make It Feel Like Christmas"?
Our favorite part was having something joyful and “feel good” that we could share with all of our fans, families and friends that needed a pick me up in this difficult year. We’re so proud of this project and look forward to listening to it every holiday season moving forward for hopefully many years to come.
Thank you for releasing this holiday song!! Where can our audience go to listen to "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" and follow all your music?!
They can check us out on all the digital platforms such as Spotify, Apple Music and iTunes, Amazon music as well as finding us on our website www.themoderngentlemen.net and @themoderngentlemen on FB, IG and YouTube!
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