Rudolf has appeared and performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Dancing with the Stars, at the Miss USA 2009 pageant, and at the 2009 NBA All-Star Game. In 2009, Rudolf headlined his first US Tour, the "Let It Rock Tour".[3]
Early life
Rudolf grew up in New York City; his mother was a singer. He played in local bars and with amateur bands as a teenager and began recording his own music after he bought a computer and keyboard.[4]
Music career
In 2001, Rudolf got his first break with the release of self-written pop record Binocular by Maverick Records under the pseudonym Binocular.[5][6][7][8][9] The lead track, "You", was featured on TV series Smallville. In 2004 Rudolf (Binocular) released "Maybe You're Gone," written by singer-songwriter Danny Scherr, for the soundtrack of movie The Girl Next Door before returning to recording under his own name.[10]
In 2003, Rudolf began working with Timbaland and played guitar for Lil' Kim's single "The Jump Off".[4]
In the City was released on November 24, 2008. "Let It Rock" was used as the main theme for the WWE's 2009 Royal Rumble[11]. "Let it Rock" was featured on the soundtrack for WrestleMania XXV. "NYC" featuring Nas was featured on CSI: NY on November 5, 2008. "Let It Rock" reached #5 on the Billboard US Hot 100 chart, #5 on the UK Singles Chart, #3 on the Australian ARIA Chart and #2 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song "I Made It" served as the official theme for WrestleMania XXVI.[12]
Rudolf's second album, To the Sky, will be released on June 15, 2010.[13][14]
Discography
Studio albums
Year Album details Peak chart positions
US CAN
2008 In the City
Released: November 24, 2008
Label: Cash Money/Universal
94 74
2010 To the Sky
Released: June 15, 2010
Label: Cash Money/Universal
78 -
Singles
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold) Album
US US Pop CAN AUS UK IRL GER
2008 "Let It Rock" (featuring Lil Wayne) 5 6 2 3 5 4 10 US: 3× Platinum[15]
In the City
2009 "Welcome to the World" (featuring Kid Cudi) 58 26 59 42 77 35 41
2010 "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)"
(featuring Birdman, Jay Sean, and Lil Wayne) 21 21 44 4 37 21 — US: Gold[15]
AUS: Gold[16]
To the Sky
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
Featured Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
CAN AUS
2008 "Shooting Star" (David Rush feat. LMFAO, Pitbull & Kevin Rudolf) 66 — Feel the Rush Vol. 1
2010 "Just Say So" (Brian McFadden feat. Kevin Rudolf) — 1 Wall Of Soundz
Music videos
Year Title Director
2008 "Let It Rock" Justin Francis
2009 "Welcome to the World" Jeff Panzer/Bill Yukich
2010 "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" Jeff Panzer/David Rousseau
Production credits
2005: "Thinking Of You" (David Banner)
2008: "Let It Rock" (Kevin Rudolf feat. Lil Wayne)
2008: "Something About You" (Kevin Lyttle)
2009: "Good Girls Go Bad" (Cobra Starship feat. Leighton Meester)
2009: "Love Letter" (Leona Lewis)
2009: "Beat Me Up" (Allison Iraheta)
2009: "Halfway Gone" (Lifehouse)
2009: "Falling In" (Lifehouse)
2009: "Late Night Automatic" (Three-6-Mafia)
2009: "Hot Mess" (Cobra Starship)
2009: "Spit In Ya Face" (Lil Wayne feat Kevin Rudolf)
2009: "I Want It All" (Birdman feat. Lil Wayne & Kevin Rudolf)
2009: "Better Than Her" (Matisse)
2009: "Paradice" (Lil Wayne)
2010: "I Made It (Cash Money Heroes)" (Kevin Rudolf feat. Jay Sean, Lil Wayne and Birdman)
2010: "Just Say So" (Brian McFadden feat. Kevin Rudolf)
2010: "Round And Round" (Selena Gomez & The Scene)
Musician credits
Instrument Year Title Album Artist(s)
Guitar, Bass 2005 "Thinking of You" Certified David Banner (feat. Case)
Guitar 2006 "Say It Right" Loose Nelly Furtado
"Scream" Timbaland Presents Shock Value Timbaland (feat. Keri Hilson and Nicole Scherzinger)
"Release" Timbaland (feat. Justin Timberlake)
"My Style" Monkey Business Black Eyed Peas (feat. Justin Timberlake)
See also
Let It Rock Tour
References
1.^ http://www.mtv.co.uk/artists/kevin-rudolf
2.^ billboard.com (2009-02-13). "Hot Canadian Digital Singles - "Let It Rock"". http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=346&cfgn=Singles&cfn=Hot+Canadian+Digital+Singles&ci=3103211&cdi=10059563&cid=12%2F13%2F2008. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
3.^ [www.letitrocktour.com]
4.^ a b Jeffries, David (2008). "Kevin Rudolf: Biography". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:w9fwxqyaldte~T1. Retrieved January 9, 2010.
5.^ Warner Chappell Music. "search for writer(s) Binocular". Accessed 5 January 2009.
6.^ Warner Chappell Music. "song(s) by the selected artist BINOCULAR". Accessed 5 January 2009.
7.^ Binocular Biography - yahoomusic
8.^ MTV. "lyrics: Don't Say Goodbye, Say Goodnight". Accessed 5 January 2009.
9.^ The A.V. Club, "Black Mirror: 4 bands (and 1 song) named after optical devices". Accessed 21 November 2009.
10.^ Internet Movie Database "http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0265208/soundtrack"
11.^ The WWE (2009-02-13). ""Let It Rock" as theme song for WWE's 2009 Royal Rumble". http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/royalrumble/2009/january15-21/9143492. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
12.^ "WrestleMania". World Wrestling Entertainment. 2010-02-11. http://www.wwe.com/content/media/video/vms/wrestlemania/2010/february8-14/13491124. Retrieved 2010-02-12.
13.^ http://www.kevinrudolf.com/
14.^ http://www.rap-up.com/2010/04/25/kevin-rudolf-reaches-to-the-sky-with-june-album-release/
15.^ a b "The RIAA certification searchable database". 2009-02-13. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH. Retrieved 2009-02-13.
16.^ {{cite web
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