CD Reviews
“Trouble” Ashley Suppa
It doesn’t take long to fall for the hook and beats in the new track “Trouble” from Ashley Suppa. Nor does the apple fall far from the tree. Suppa, 18, is the daughter of guitarist […]
Music Business
Events
Give Your Music Wings With Song Angel
Song Angel is a groundbreaking new app offered by a company committed to helping artists realize their dreams. It’s only one facet, however, of what Song Angel offers. This is a company eager to serve […]
Interviews
Exclusive Interview with Showpiece
Hello Showpiece! Rad name! Can you tell us how it came about? I came up with “Showpiece” in early 2019 doing a free association exercise, and it stuck out to me for whatever reason. There […]
CD Reviews
Dallas String Quartet’s “Better Days”
In the new music video for Dallas String Quartet’s “Better Days” a single kit flutters in the clear blue sky. It’s only on the screen for a few moments, but that freeing feeling and vision […]
CD Reviews
Carlos Washington releases “Little Bit of Texas” (LP)
There aren’t many genres of music in the American lexicon that have come as far as country has in the last century, but for singer/songwriter Carlos Washington and his Steel Horse Swing, playing to the […]
Music Business
Fiddler Jason Barie burns off some truly brilliant play on “Pieces”
As rich in texture as the land that inspired it is, Jason Barie’s firebomb of an opening track in “Waiting on Isaac” is the perfect way to get his new record Pieces started, as it encapsulates the […]
Music Business
How to write & send a press release
How To Write & Send a Press Release Phil Peretz – President/Founder Indie Artists Alliance. www.www.imaai.org If you are looking to get yourself noticed, the press release (or news release) is the most common tool […]
Events
Indie Artists Alliance joins protest against SOPA
On Wednesday Jan. 18, Reddit, Wikipedia and many other websites including Indie Artists Alliance will black out their content in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) and […]
Music Business
RocketHub Partners with The Orchard to Fuel Music Industry Marketplace
RocketHub, the community where artists launch, fund, and fly their projects, has unveiled its partnership with The Orchard, the global distribution platform for independent music and video content owners. As part of the Marketplace rollout, […]
Music Business
How Much Do Music Artists Earn Online?
Recently, the UK government passed The Digital Economy Act which included many, perhaps draconian, measures to combat online music piracy (including withdrawing broadband access for persistent pirates). Much was proclaimed about how these new laws would protect musicians […]
Music Business
BMI GOES GAGA FOR "SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR" RedOne
Grammy-winning songwriter, producer and musician, RedOne (Nadir Khayat), was named “Songwriter of the Year” by the leading U.S. music rights organization Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI). The honor was presented to him last night at BMI’s […]
Music Business
The not-so-secret world of copywriting your music.
There are many websites that will copyright your music or other literary works, will fill out all of the required forms for you and will charge you a nominal fee ranging from $50-$75 to hundreds […]
Music Business
The not-so-secret world of copywriting your music.
There are many websites that will copyright your music or other literary works, will fill out all of the required forms for you and will charge you a nominal fee ranging from $50-$75 to hundreds […]
Music Business
How To Write & Send a Press Release
How To Write & Send a Press Release By Phil Peretz If you are looking to get yourself noticed, the press release (or news release) is the most common tool used to bring an artist […]