David Foster and Charice performing “Note to God” - CBS’ The Early Show

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From NJ.com:

By Jay Lustig/The Star-Ledger
October 25, 2009, 1:29PM

The tour is called “David Foster and Friends.” And after more than 30 years as one of the pop world’s most successful songwriter-producers, Foster has plenty of friends to call on.

Peter Cetera (formerly of Chicago) and Philip Bailey (of Earth, Wind and Fire) were there when the tour hit the Prudential Center in Newark, Saturday. So were Deborah Cox, “American Idol” alumni Ruben Studdard and Michael Johns, and the quartet, the Canadian Tenors. But the closing slot went to a woman who has not released an album in the United States yet: Charice, a 17-year-old from the Philippines who is well known her own country, and is being mentored by Foster for worldwide stardom.

She has a big voice and, like another Foster protege, Celine Dion, projects a sense of steely determination when she sings. In this show, she was called on to belt out songs Foster has produced and/or co-written for divas Dion (”The Power of Love”) and Whitney Houston (”I Will Always Love You,” “I Have Nothing”), as well as her own Foster-produced single, “Note To God.” Her poise and vocal command were impressive, especially in light of her youth. She ended her memorable mini-set with “I Will Survive,” one of the few songs in the show that Foster didn’t write or produce.

As expected, it was an evening of clean-cut, immaculately crafted pop music. Foster never has been hip, but his knack for helping singers make the most of their talents — two of his recent finds are Josh Groban and Michael Buble — is beyond question.

Foster, 59, served as the show’s amiable host, and accompanied everyone on piano. At several points, he emphasized that this was the third show of his first tour, ever.

Johns sang two of Foster’s rock hits: “She’s a Beauty” and “St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion),” recorded by the Tubes and John Parr, respectively. The show’s three backing vocalists, meanwhile, tackled the “West Side Story” ballad “Somewhere” (which Foster produced for Barbra Streisand) and “Got To Be Real,” his disco hit with Cheryl Lynn.

Studdard stood in for Al Jarreau (the swinging “Mornin’”) and All-4-One (the earnest “I Swear”), and brought a touch of blues grit to “Home,” a hit for both Buble and country singer Blake Shelton.

Cetera and Bailey sang some of the buttery pop-soul hits they have made with Foster, and also briefly touched on their non-Foster history — Bailey with an excerpt from “Easy Lover,” Cetera with “If You Leave Me Now.”

Foster will soon embark on his second tour, joining Andrea Bocelli to perform songs from Bocelli’s upcoming, Foster-produced holiday album, “My Christmas.” Stops will include the Izod Center in East Rutherford, Dec. 5.
 
Michael Johns singing “Man In Motion”David Foster and Friends NJ 10/24

 
Peter Cetera “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” at David Foster NYC 10/23

 
Michael Johns and Peter Cetera Hard Habit to Break

 
David Foster playing St. Elmo’s Fire theme song

 
David Foster and Friends: Ruben Studdard - I Swear

 
David Foster and Friends: Ruben Studdard - Home

 
David Foster and Friends (Chicago): Charice - Bodyguard Medley

 
David Foster & Friends (BOSTON): Charice - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

 
David Foster & Friends: Canadian Tenors - Halleluiah

 
David Foster & Friends (BOSTON): Charice - Note to God

 
David Foster & Friends (BOSTON): Charice - The Power of Love

 
Deborah Cox and Cody Karey “The Prayer” @ David Foster & Friends concert 2009 w/ Charice

 
David Foster and Friends - America’s Song - Boston 10/25/09

 
David Foster and Friends (New Jersey): Charice - “I Will Survive”

 
Deborah Cox - “Un-break My Heart” - David Foster & Friends Concert Tour, Chicago

 
Deborah Cox - “Through The Fire” - David Foster & Friends Concert Tour, Chicago

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From PopEater.com:  

We meet a lot of fascinating people at PopEater, but we’re rarely so in awe of our guests as we were when legendary composer and music producer David Foster dropped by. As a producer, Foster has guided the songs (and careers) of Celine Dion, Madonna, Michael Jackson - among dozens of other household names - and he’s put his stamp on one of the tracks on Whitney Houston’s highly anticipated comeback album. Foster is setting off on a North American tour with a handful of the acts he’s produced - and he’ll feature surprise guests in each city, chosen through his talent contest on Namedrop.com.

Foster explains his work, his tour, and whom he’s loved best in the studio. Watch the video:

On being a music producer: “A lot of today’s music is very producer driven. Basically the record producer is like a film director, only with one-tenth the cost and responsibility. You know, if the artist is weak and doesn’t know who or what they want to be, we jump in and put our musical stamp all over it. We arrange it, we make the music, we pick the musicians, we pick the song, we tell them how to sing it, we mix it, they come in, they leave. If the artist is strong … he kind of tells me what he wants, he plays the piano, he directs the drums, he’s sort of doing everything, and I’m just the objective view that in the end can go, ‘Oh, you know, I think that chorus there can be cut in half, or why don’t you change keys there, or that note doesn’t sound good.’ But, basically we are responsible for the final product, and everything that it entails.”

On working with Madonna: “Working with Madonna was an amazing experience for me. She is such a professional, always on time, her work ethic is unbelievable. I had a great time with her, and we had a hit together that together that we wrote called ‘You’ll See,’ which was on her Greatest Hits album.”

On Whitney Houston’s upcoming album: “I was involved in one song called ‘I Didn’t Know My Own Strength,’ which is a really good song written by Diane Warren, produced by me, and Whitney sang it great. The thing about Whitney is that the expectation is absolutely too high for her, because nobody can live up to the hype of - you know, everybody - she’s been gone for so long, and everybody wants that ‘Bodyguard’ voice. Everybody wants that feeling, and when you’re 18 and when you’re 46, or 45, or however old - you can’t be that same person. Nobody can be. You know, Barbara Streisand at 18 was not Barbara Streisand at 45. Celine at 40 is not who she was at 18. It’s just different now, and I think she’s made a really good record … Does the album stand out as being one of the great Whitney albums? I guess only time will tell. I mean, she just kind of ruined it for all of us, and for herself too, ’cause she made such good records, consistently. And she’s led most of her life, now she’s following a bit.”

On the singing contest: “I know it sounds kind of corny, but I love to discover new talent, and to just be around new talent. And there’s talent in every nook and cranny of this planet. So all you gotta do is go on Namedrop.com - you enter the contest … you can be young, you can be old, you can be black, you can be white, you can be male, you can be female, I don’t care. But I’m going to listen to the final 25 entries in each city, and the winner is gonna come on stage and be part of the show. And I think it’s a really, really cool idea. And who knows. I mean people always say to me, ‘you know, well, how will I find you?’ I mean, here’s my CD, what if you like it? I say, ‘if I like your CD a lot, believe me. I will track you down like a bloodhound. You won’t have to worry about me trying to find you, ’cause I will find you.’”

 
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This is a short video interview with David Foster on NBC Today’s October 1st, 2009.

 
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From newsroom.lds.org:

POSTED BY DOUG ANDERSEN
Capping off an intense week of multiple recording sessions inside the historic Tabernacle in Salt Lake City, Andrea Bocelli and David Foster joined the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Orchestra at Temple Square for a few hours this month.

“The Lord’s Prayer,” featuring Andrea Bocelli, the choir and orchestra, and David Foster at the organ will be part of a PBS Christmas special produced by WNET. After several takes, David Foster then switched to the piano to accompany both the choir and orchestra for “The Prayer,” a song he personally composed, which will be featured in an upcoming choir and orchestra recording.

Between takes of the recording process, Bocelli sat down at the Tabernacle’s famous pipe organ and gave an impromptu recital of “Ave Maria” while accompanying himself.
“It was beautiful; his sweet voice carried throughout the Tabernacle,” said choir member Robb Cundick, who also said the unplanned performance was his favorite part of the afternoon.

After the conclusion of “The Lord’s Prayer,” Bocelli said he had enjoyed his day in Salt Lake as well as singing in the Tabernacle. He complimented the Tabernacle acoustics and said that the entire experience was very moving.
“For me it was a huge experience,” Bocelli said. “The quality of the choir is very high. … The orchestra also (is) very inspiring.”

 
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A video from YouTube:

Charice performs ‘In This Song’ @ Skate For The Heart (09/19/09)

In this Song - Wrote by David Foster

Charice performs ‘In This Song’ one the song of her New Upcoming Album this 2010

 
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This is an excerpt of an interview with David Foster in PBS KVCR entitled “Behind the Keys with David Foster” aired August 29, 2009.

Renee Olstead live at “Ti Lascio Una Canzone”, an italian TV show May 16th, 2009. She performed “Christmas in Love” and “Midnight Man”.

David Foster produced the song “Eternity” on Lionel Richie’s new album “Just Go”. The beautiful ballad was previously released on the “Yes We Can” official album.

This beautiful video comes from YouTube, the soundtrack is “Night Music” an instrumental by David Foster from his first solo album “The Best of Me”. Very melodic, enjoy !