Are your CD sales sluggish? Are you down with digital distribution channels like iTunes, but you want to complement it with something a bit more creative — actually putting something in the hands of your fans? If so, Pittsburgh band Dawn Canon might have an option: USB music distribution. The concept is simple really. Your tracks are put on a…
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Jay T Vonada Quartet: Jammin’
Artist Name: Jay T. Vonada Quartet Album Title: Jammin’ Release Date: 2008 Genre: Jazz Location: Pennsylvania Label: Self-released Band Members: Jay T. Vonada (trombone), Adam Kurland (keyboards), Jacob Hibel (bass), John Sullivan (drums) Website: http://www.myspace.com/jjazzbone Jammin’ By Jay T. Vonada Quartet is one classy jazz collection. Vonada wrote and arranged all eight of these compositions, and also lays down mean…
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Michael Miller: I Made You Up
Artist Name: Michael Miller Album Title: I Made You Up Release Date: June 16, 2009 Genre: Rock Location: California Label: Self-released Band Members: Michael Miller (guitar, vocals) Website: www.MichaelMillerCrusade.com Michael Miller’s music is pretty, and sometimes slightly melancholy. I Made You Up is made up of ten moody songs, which are colored with Eric Heywood’s prominent pedal steel work, even…
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Woodpecker – f-hole
Artist Name: Woodpecker! Album Title: f-hole Release Date: 2008 Genre: Americana Location: Brooklyn, NY Label: Self-released Band Members: Jordan Anderson: banjo, vocals; Al Huang: mandolin, vocals; Josh Steinbauer guitar, vocals; Andy Zue: cello; Michelle Vu: fiddle, upright; Bill Mayo: percussion Website: http://www.woodpeckermusic.com At first, it’s difficult to reconcile Woodpecker!’s traditional sound with its distinctly modern lyrical approach. If you didn’t…
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Who Controls Your Online Music Sales? Thanks to DirectStereo.com YOU DO!
Sure, you probably sell your music digitially on iTunes or Amazon (or both). But do either really give you enough control? Wouldn’t you like a little more flexibility in setting your MP3 prices? Wouldn’t like a bigger cut of the sale? How about widgets that let you easily sell your music on any website, blog, or service were you can…
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Heidi Siegell: Us Lonely People
Artist Name: Heidi Siegell Album Title: Us Lonely People Release Date: 2008 Genre: Pop Location: New York Label: Self-Released Band Members: Heidi Siegell: vocals, piano, trombone, and programmed virtual harp, er-hu, strings, brass, etc.; Rolando Gori: piano, guitar, pads and programmed virtual bass, drums, percussion, etc.; Mustafa Ahmad: percussion on “She Smiles” and “When Will Springtime Come, Maggie?”; Dana Lyn:…
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The Shake Ups – Breathing the Flood
Artist Name: The Shake Ups Album Title: Breathing the Flood Release Date: 2008 Genre: Rock Location: San Diego, CA Label: Gelatinous Productions Band Members: Patrick O’Connor – lead and backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars, percussion; Eve Gross – lead and backing vocals, keyboards, glockenspiel; Albert Lu – bass guitar, percussion; Kathie O’Connor – drums and percussion. Website: www.TheShakeUps.net Perhaps…
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Wendy Darling – Half-Told Bedtime Stories
Artist Name: Wendy Darling Album Title: Half-Told Bedtime Stories Release Date: 2008 Genre: Folk-Rock Location: San Diego, CA Label: Easta Green Music Band Members: Vocals – Cori Rush; Guitar/back-up Vocals – Nate Heller; Bass – Jon Freeman; Drums – Hector Verdugo Website: WendyDarlingBand.com Wendy Darling is named after the female protagonist in Peter Pan. You know, the girl that didn’t…
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Revolution, I Love You – Noise. Pop. Deathray.
Artist Name: Revolution, I Love You Album Title: Noise. Pop. Deathray. Release Date: 2008 Genre: Rock Location: Delaware Label: Self-released Band Members: Jason Reynolds and Rob Lindgren Website: www.RevolutionILoveYou.com Jason Reynolds and Rob Lindgren, a duo called Revolution, I Love You, refer to their music as “equal parts drum machines and Fender jangle, fuzz bass and piano.” And dang, if…
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The Roseline – Lust for Luster
Artist Name: The Roseline Album Title: Lust for Luster Release Date: 2008 Genre: Alt.country Location: Lawrence, Kansas Label: Self-released Band Members: Colin Haliburton, vocals and guitar; Ehren Starks, keyboards; Jenny Davidson, bass; Jeff Jackson, guitar and pedal steel; and James Storms Piller, drums. Website: http://www.myspace.com/colinpepper The band The Jayhawks was from Minnesota, while the University of Kansas mascot is a…