Glory Sound Prep

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## **Singles from *Glory Sound Prep***

1. "Conversations with My Wife"
Released: October 19, 2018
2. "JT"
Released: October 26, 2018
3. "Stupid Deep"
Released: November 2, 2018

***Glory Sound Prep*** (abbreviated as ***GSP***) is the second studio album by Jon Bellion. It was released through Visionary Music Group and Capitol Records on November 9, 2018. Bellion's favorite song from the album is "Blu," and his favorite song to perform live is "Cautionary Tales."

## Synopsis

Jon Bellion can write a chart-topping hit when he feels like it. After all, he's the man behind Rihanna's arena-scale chorus on Eminem's "The Monster." But the New York singer-songwriter grows more adventurous when he goes solo, fusing hip-hop, eclectic pop, and R&B into an intriguingly off-kilter style. On his second album, Bellion gets personal on electro-soul ballads ("Stupid Deep"), plays the sly party-starter on funk jams ("The Internet"), and even flexes a rapid-fire flow over dizzying beats ("Adult Swim"). His love for classic Michael Jackson joints also shines through, especially when Jackson's longtime producer Quincy Jones lends his sweeping touch to the album's gospel-tinged finale.

## Background

On October 10, 2018, a tweet revealed the album's name, release date, and trailer. Stormzy, the headmaster of Glory Sound Prep, gives his welcoming speech to the students:

According to *Coup de Main*, they reported, "Launching the *Glory Sound Prep* album last year began with a short animated trailer—a taster of what fans can expect from the upcoming animated TV show set on a planet called Opus. The planet is run solely by musical energy, with *Glory Sound Prep* existing as a school on the planet, with the main character joining the hunt for the 'glory sound'. With the pilot already being worked on, Bellion is enthused about the project and its future—which used the entire Glory Sound Prep tour as a promotional run, with each show ending with a teaser of what's to come."

Concerning the storyline, Bellion responded, "One of my best friends from high school, his name is Dan Cancro, he's a super talented screenplay writer, and we kind of just put our heads together and formed a company called Keyro. We brought in a bunch of animators and they're crushing it; we're putting together the pilot as we speak. The trailer was actually just beta, which is why when they're walking you kind of see it as more robotic, and there's not a lot of detail in the walls of the school and whatever. It was the introduction of the idea in general.

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.

### Glory Sound Prep

* Jon Bellion — producer, lead vocals, MPC, synthesizer, programming, percussion, piano, whistle, string composer, sound design (track 7)
* Raul Cubina — producer, sound design, synthesizer, programming, percussion, drums, background vocals, sound engineer|engineer, mixing engineer (track 8)
* Mark Williams — producer, sound design, synthesizer, programming, percussion, guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, banjo, piano, ROLI, organ, background vocals, horn arrangement (tracks 5, 10), string arrangement (tracks 7, 10)

### Musicians

* Travis Mendes — lead vocals (track 3), background vocals (tracks 2, 4, 5, 8)
* B.Keyz — lead vocals (track 3)
* RZA — lead vocals (track 3)
* Christopher Sabat — lead vocals (track 7)
* Quincy Jones — lead vocals (track 10)
* Nylo — background vocals (track 2)
* Daron Lameek — background vocals (track 2)
* Sheldon-Ray Murray — background vocals (track 2)
* Melissa McMillan — background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
* Samira Gibson — background vocals (track 2)
* Camille Trczinski — background vocals (tracks 2, 4)
* John Splithoff — background vocals (track 4)
* Schadrack Pierre — background vocals (track 4)
* Christianne Jensen — background vocals (track 4)
* JD McCrary — background vocals (track 9)
* James McCrary — background vocals (track 9)
* Ava Pagliarulo — background vocals (track 9)
* Kate Sexton — background vocals (track 9)
* Emma Sexton — background vocals (track 9)
* Aaron "ys" Dales — bass guitar (track 3)
* Mylon Hayde — MPC, programming (track 3), background vocals (track 10)
* busbee — piano (track 6)
* Homer Steinweiss — drums (tracks 5, 10), percussion (track 10)
* Stan Orlovsky — cello (tracks 3, 10)
* Leigh Stuart — cello (track 7)
* Boris Deviatov — viola (tracks 3, 10)
* Eddy Malave — viola (track 7)
* William Frampton — viola (track 7)
* Alexander Abayev — violin (tracks 3, 10)
* Karen Dekker — violin (track 7)
* Zach Brock — violin (track 10)
* Ibanda Ruhumbika — sousaphone, tambourine (track 10)
* David Guy — trumpet (tracks 5, 10)
* Michael Leonhart — trumpet (tracks 5, 10), flugelhorn (track 10)
* Frosty Lawson — trumpet (track 6), flugelhorn (tracks 6, 10)
* Ryan Svendsen — trumpet (track 7)
* John Gibson — trombone (track 5)
* Clark Gayton — trombone (track 5)
* Frank Cohen — trombone (track 10)
* Nick Grinder — trombone (track 10)
* Richard Cannata — tenor sax (tracks 5, 10), flute (track 8)
* Ian Hendrickson-Smith — baritone sax (tracks 5, 10)

### Production

* Aaron "ys" Dales — producer (track 3)
* Mylon Hayde — producer (track 3)
* busbee — producer (track 6)
* Tuamie — producer (track 7)
* John Arbuckle — engineer
* Nylo — engineer (track 2)
* Manny Marroquin — mixing engineer
* Chris Galland — mixing engineer
* Raul Torres — assistant mixing engineer
* Jens Jungkurth — additional engineer (tracks 4, 5, 10)
* Homer Steinweiss — assistant engineer (track 10)
* Ben Dotson — post-production audio editing
* Michelle Mancini — mastering
* Mike Bozzi — mastering (tracks 2 & 5)
* Chris Connors — strings composer (track 3), engraver (tracks 5, 10)
* David Ardinaryas Lojaya — album art
* Recorded at Cove City Sound Studios — Glen Cove, New York
* Recorded at Diamond Mine Recording — Long Island City, New York (tracks 5, 10)

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Riddell, Rose (December 12, 2019). "Interview:Jon Bellion - making himself at home." *Coup de Main*.