Jonathan Korszyk's "Be Alright” Named December “Best Song Of The Month”
By Dale Kawashima
Jonathan Korszyk
Jonathan Korszyk, a talented alt./pop singer/songwriter/pianist (based in Los Angeles) who helms the music project Vienne, has won the SongwriterUniverse “Best Song Of The Month” Contest for December, for his song “Be Alright.” Korszyk has been working on his 7-song digital EP Vienne, which will be released next March (2010).
“Be Alright ” is a thoughtful, modern pop/rock ballad which is reminiscent of Coldplay’s graceful, melodic style. This piano-based song starts softly, and then builds emotion into the first chorus and throughout the song. This recording provides a good showcase for Korszyk’s expressive, heartfelt vocals. “Be Alright” was skillfully produced by Chris Franz, an L.A.-based producer & guitarist, and it was co-produced by Korszyk.
Korszyk was born and raised in Orange County, CA; his parents are both from Argentina. He started to learn piano at age six, but it was when he was 15 that he seriously began playing piano (classically-trained) and writing songs. Korszyk was inspired by listening to Bob Dylan, the Beatles and Aqualung, and to classical composers such as Chopin and Mozart. Notably, he was home-schooled, so he had a lot of time at home to study music and practice piano.
After finishing high school, Korszyk attended a Bible school in Southern California, where he studied religion and philosophy. He plans on finishing the four courses needed to graduate, but he is now focused fulltime on his music career. “In late 2008 and into 2009, things really started to happen, in terms of music opportunities and connections,” explained Korszyk. “I went to an artist retreat and connected with Chris Franz, and we decided to do a project together. We just finished our 7-song EP Vienne (written by Korszyk and produced by Franz), and we are also working on other projects.”
Jonathan Korszyk
Two of the Vienne songs have already been placed on major TV shows. “’Be Alright’ was on Gossip Girl (on the CW channel), and ‘Tales’ appeared on the NBC-TV show, Chuck,” said Korszyk. I’m pleased to have a relationship with the Chop Shop music supervision company, which placed the songs on these shows.”
Currently, Korszyk is looking forward to the March release of his EP, and he is putting a band together. “The next step is to create a strong live show – I want to replicate the EP’s sound live,” he said. Korszyk is also pleased to be working with manager Laura Worley. “She hits the pavement, getting the word out there on Vienne and my songs.”
“I just love writing songs – I write songs every day,” added Korszyk. “I like writing for different projects, and I want to get more songs placed in film & TV.”
Top Five Songs Of The Month
Here are the Top Five Songs which were submitted for this month's contest, with the songwriter credits, plus their e-mail and website links. You can listen to the winning songs by clicking the music players below.
"Best Song Of The Month" Winner
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Victoria Leone
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Phil Kueffer |
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Justin Honaman |
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