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Barry O'Brien: Spark
By The Adder
Music from Dublin - Now there's something that makes me stand up and take notice when the post arrives. One of these days I'm
going to get over there and see if it lives up to all the hype, but there's something about the idea of a music bar or a club
on every corner that grabs me by the throat and virtually drags me across the water!
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How Retail and Radio Work Together
By Bryan Farrish
Although we recommend that a new label get their radio and gigs going first (so they can sell their CDs at the gigs), if the label gets to where it has at least four or five acts, and EACH one is charting in their respective airplay chart, and is doing 100+ gigs per year, and is getting 50+ articles/reviews per year, then it MIGHT be time to consider real retail promotion and distribution.
But not sooner, and not with less than four acts. And when we say retail, we're not talking about consignment, either.
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INTERNATIONAL DOUBLE RELEASE BY SHAWN HARVEY
Shawn Harvey, UK singer/songwriter, has just released WILD WILD WOMAN on the Kissy Music label. The song will be available on all major MP3 download sites. It is released for the international Rock/Pop market
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Publishing Royalties from Radio
By Bryan Farrish
We are always asked by people releasing their first record, "Will I get BMI/ASCAP royalties if I get airplay?" This question is similar to asking, "If I open a restaurant, will I make money?". While it is the job of BMI/ASCAP to pay airplay royalties, it's also the job of restaurant customers to pay their check at the end of their meal.
But most new restaurants don't make a profit, and most records pushed to radio don't make more than a few dollars from publishing. Our recommendation: Don't do radio for the purpose of publishing. Do it instead for other reasons... like tour distribution. There are some exceptions (one out of a hundred records do make some money), but you wouldn't open a restaurant if you knew for a fact you only had one chance in a hundred of making it.
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AftershockAftershock, a 6 piece party band from Lowestoft in Suffolk playing covers from the 60's to present day
Emperor StateEmperor State is a three-piece band from Leicester, UK. The band's sound has developed since inception into a blend of each member's musical tates united by a common core of influences.
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Seven Story DownSeven Story Down was formed in February 2003 from the original band Kimera, formed in 2001. With a new and improved line up the band began writing new material and recorded a demo in August of 2003
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ASHLEE SIMPSON
19 year-old singer-songwriter Ashlee Simpson released her debut album ‘Autobiography’ through Geffen Records on the 4th of October.
Featuring Ashlee’s debut U.K. (top 5 bound!) debut single ‘Pieces Of Me’, the album is produced by John Shanks (Sheryl Crow, Melissa Etheridge, Michele Branch, Hilary Duff, Unwritten Law), has elements of rock, punk and pop, recalling Ashlee’s own favourite bands – ranging from The Pretenders and Blondie to Janis Joplin and Steve Nicks.
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AshbornTwisting their influences to exhilarating effect, Ashborn have created a sound of their own, and it is huge. They invite you to believe in them, to reject quick-fix disposable bands and get passionate about music once again
The UnbelieversRecorded and produced at home, we wanted to prove that a motivated band with limited resources didn't have to believe in the music industry to create a fantastic album
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Biography: IvorySo why was it that three very different people connected like this musically? Who knows, but the world will be grateful they did. It doesn’t happen often but every now and then a group of songwriters come along that will make a difference to the airwaves and become entrenched into music lovers’ minds
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PylotPylot are a melodic punk rock band from Glasgow, with influences ranging from The Foo Fighters to Led Zeppelin. They are an exciting and energetic live band growing in strength with every gig they play
SlowveinSlowvein arrived on the Oklahoma City music scene in May, 1997. Since then they have established themselves as one of OKC's biggest attractions, setting attendance records and attracting local VIP's to their shows
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MidoBNew HOT Hip-Hop/R&B/Pop artist (with a brand new style). mido b is PERFECTLY SOLO! 100% home-made and self-produced music.
ComegThe band have known each other for many years and have played in different bands as well as together, they have extensive gigging experience and have learnt the hard way that "keeping music live" in today's music environment is no route to success no matter how hard you try
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Katie MarieKatie is a talented singer/songwriter & session musician from the UK. She's been gigging for over 7 years and has played with many top bands and artists
VdelliAustralian Blues Rock at its best
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TERRY CHRISTOPHER : TAKE ANOTHER LOOK
By The Adder
I have to say straight away that the quality of workmanship in the music here is
nothing short of a breath of fresh air. We get so many CDs and demos dropping onto
the mat here at KlubKat that we have recently had to go through them all and
seriously narrow down the list of discs that would get a review, and it is no mistake
that Terry Christopher is one of the first through the gate.
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Seven ThirteenThe music of SEVEN 13 has been included on several compilation CD's and they have been featured in many books. They have been characterized in the comic book "Tarot," and recently had their music accepted to the "WITCHBLADE" television program that was carried on the TNT Network. SEVEN 13 will be performing in South Africa and Europe this spring and summer
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