Music Artists Success Stories and Testimonials - Page 2
Music Xray Artists on Revolver Underground Radio
Revolver Underground exists with the main goal of allowing independent artists to get their music heard by music enthusiasts.
They bring talent, otherwise unheard to the masses on a global scale via the internet and terrestrial radio stations. Revolver also offers affordable solutions to image,
marketability, playability, professionalism, and general business sensibility. In their pursuit of the best indie bands and artists they decided to post an opportunity on Music Xray.
Here are the artists from Music Xray that are now part of Revolver Underground:
Amycanbe,
Breezy,
Debbie Goodman,
Infliction,
Miss Marie,
Nadine Stern and
Stiletto Ghetto.
Currently Revolver Underground has enough music and is not taking in new submissions but you can check out their profile
here.
Marissa Diblasio Signs with Two Music Professionals
Marissa Diblasio is a songwriter who is off to a great start with Music Xray.
She was nice enough to drop us an email letting us know about here recent success which we are excited about as well.
"Hi, I signed a single song contract with a
Music Licensing Firm based in Los Angeles for my song
Stop Messin' With My Mind. I also signed a contract with
Sean Guerrier De Bey
for my song
I'm Fine for his Kino Kiongivi project. On a number of other songs,
I've had professionals let me know they are going to keep my song on file for consideration on future projects, and that's a great feature of this service,
since it allows for relationships to be built. Can't wait to see what the future holds for music xray, you guys are off to a fantastic start!"
This is just great news and all of us are excited to see what the future holds for Marissa!
Sober at 63 and Making Connections
Tommy Botz is 63 years old and is finding his way in the music world at a time when some might call it quits. He also had his own struggles to deal with and overcome and he was nice enough to share this with us along with his recent success through using Music Xray.
"There were points in my life where I was going to give up, but music saved my life," said Botz, 63, a 1966 Maple Heights High School graduate. "I've been at the Ed Keating Center for seven years.
Early on, I saved money up and was debating whether I should move out and get my own apartment or go for my dream, which was to record some of the 200 songs I've written through the years.
Eventually, I got ahold of Michael Seifert at Ante Up Audio, gave him my vision of what I wanted to do, and he helped me get together with the musicians.
"(Credit given to John Benson Entertainment writer for The Plain Dealer newspaper)
Botz was happy to share the details of his success with us in working with the music industry professionals at Music Xray.
His main connection starting out was signing a record and distribution agreement with
Savvy Muzik in Australia Botz says "I am extremely excited to have the opportunity to have my music heard by people,
and I am so happy to have the support of the SavvyMuzik gang down under in Sydney". Tommy has continued his success with a publishing agreement with "Memories of Memphis" in Nashville for my Johnny Cash tribute song ''Train of Glory".
He also signed a licensing agreement with "Noteborn Music" in Michigan for my entire CD.
Although the last two success points were not on Music Xray we are glad to help him get the ball rolling with the connection with Savvy to help move him towards his dream of making it in Nashville.
Fly Flow Entertainment - BET 106 & Park Show Selections
Charles Wilson of Fly Flow Entertainment is an Artist/Producer and Manager. He is looking for talented artists for the BET 106 & Park show.
The artists he is looking for must have "unique and different with your talent and a great stage presence"
He found a round of artists that he has selected who will need to make it through
the next stages to be selected for the show. Good luck to all of these artists: ProVerb -
Inspiration feat Brian Temba, Ghiche -
Wiggle,
K-Squeez -
The Big Picture Ft. Anna Stevenson, Ghiche -
Wiggle and Saiah -
Said So.
Check out Charles's latest opportunities
here.
Off The Chart Radio (UK) Finds Great New Music
Jay Adkins from Off The Chart Radio is a presenter on an internet radio station in the UK with
a weekly show transmitted around the world. And as he said, "My role is to find 'The Next Big Thing' and I like to think I do
this each weekend between 4-7pm on the world biggest unsigned music show. So could you help me out are you the next big thing??? ".
He is currently taking submissions for his weekly 3 Hour unsigned music show "The N.U.A". Here is the list of artists on Music Xray that he
has selected: Heather Pierson -
Make It Mine, Porterhouse -
Open Road, Tom Block -
Galaxies,
Chris Gilham -
Bummer, Bela Lugosi -
Don't Worry About Me, The Firegod -
Because Of You,
Kevin Mongelli -
The Sunrise Waltz and The Robert Deller Band -
Red Sunglasses.
Check out Jay's latest opportunities
here.
Jon Henninger connects with Dennis Gelbaum
After submitting his song
We Will Stand to
Dennis Gelbaum, artist Jon Henninger
has had his song placed on American Veterans Radio where it is currently in rotation.
Additionally, the station had Jon on to play his song live to the world! Congratulations Jon!.
Check out the latest opportunities from Dennis Gelbaum
here.
Citation Records Selects Multiple Artists to Pursue Further
Citation Records has been around for some time now and their Music Xray account manager and support staff agree with what they have posted on their profile
"Citation Records was founded with the mission to be the most artist-friendly independent record label, built on fairness, simplicity, and good music."
We have seen that with their team and they have been great to work with. When they originally started to work with us they wanted to try the Song to Opportunity Match(S2O).
They also wanted to find truly original songs as well. So the solution was simple, they opened up one drop box for the S2O submissions and one for general submissions
for songs that did not match.
There are multiple artists that they have selected to pursue further cooperation with for film, television,
music-oriented advertising, and/or the Citation Records Compilation Vol. 2. In addition they also have connections with radio programming directors and others in their
network of industry partners. Here is the list of artists: Jamie Kent -
Games, Eric Shelby -
Seven & Seven,
Hills Rolling (Trey McGriff)-
Watching Waves, James Munro -
Devotion Through Sound, VETTE -
Radio,
Fallen Riviera -
The Mention of Me, Jamie Kent -
Games, Simon Fagan -
Plastic Compass,
The Get Along Gang -
Better Than This, Orange Free State -
Was It You?, Sinematica -
Decadent World,
Juanu Haedo -
Goodbye Lover, 44 Digs -
Silent Crook, Christy Craig -
CONTEMPLATION with Acoustic Violin,
Jordan Reyne -
the Machines of B, and Dave Stephens -
Home.
Check out the latest opportunities from Citation Records
here.
Musicians Connect With the Quebec Music Scene for Touring, Publicity and Advice
Catherine Villeneuve is a PR Agent and President of
4Comm. Through her experience over the years she
knew that if she made contact with the right bands and artists that she can help those on tour in Canada and ones in the local market. She has made
connections with the following Music Xray artists through her Music Xray drop box: Amanda Blush -
One In A Million,
Glo -
Move Along, Tasting Grace -
Hold My Breathe and
The Resignators
RAGE. Glad to see the connections were made and the best of luck to these artists and bands
as Catherine works out what she can do for them.
Check out Catherine's latest opportunities
here.
Banana Peel Radio Slips in More New Artists
Jeffrey Rubin of
Banana Peel Radio updated us on the latest artists that he has added to the site,
a great new connection he has for getting those artists gigs and an update as well on the station in general.
Here is what he had to say: I have being honored to promote such great artists from Music Xray such as
Grumpy Neighbour,
Robin Leigh,
Matthew Meadows,
Max Macrides,
Christy Love,
Keith Moody and
Howard Martin with more to come on Banana Peel Radio as
I continue to promote the creativity of the world as a presenter of constant emerging new talent. As a quick update I
have teamed up with a booking agent in Las Vegas to help promote live gigs in the US and certain other areas of the world.
They are talking to almost all of the Music Xray artists that I have exposed on my station to set some of them up with gigs
and festivals where there is a fit. They will be joining the site after seeing the talent that I was able to find.
On another note I have reached over 1,800,000 hits in over 3.5 years with an average of 1400 a day with a global audience listening in to
hear new music. I am continuing to grow as a station and continue to be dedicated to the art and creativity of the emerging new artists.
Looking forward to hearing more new music and sharing it through my station. Keep on the lookout for a special summer programming opportunity
coming soon as the snow has finished melting!
Let's hope the snow melts soon enough! Thanks Jeffrey and we will be working with the new music professional you have coming our way and we look forward to the summer opportunity.
You can see the latest from Banana Peel Radio by visiting their profile
here.
How Artists are Utilizing Focus Groups
David Bell Jr. has been a part of the family of Music Xray artists for some time now and has found success with Music Xray through his submissions.
His next step was to take advantage of the free focus group and although he was skeptical at first this is what he had to say to us after running through his first one:
The song that I put up is
Time Machine by
Block Scholars.
Just as a side note, the song has taken 3rd place in Rap/Hip Hop category in the 2010 Billboard/Starmaker 360 Worldwide Song Contest plus a finalist
(R&B/Hip Hop) and semi-finalist (Unsigned Only) category in the 2010 International Songwriting Competition.
I know that the industry has taken a liking to the song, but with the focus group, I wanted to know if people like the song.
This way, with the current scores we are getting, I can show this to labels that may be interested in seeing if listeners would buy the song/album.
This kind of information is
PRICELESS for us indie artists trying to breakthrough. Thanks Music Xray!
Well David thanks for the feedback and for making use of just another way in which Music Xray gives artists the tools they need to get deals.
Great New Podcast Featuring Three Music Xray Artists
Brian Bethke of
Promotion Music Records continues to work with our artists and the latest is the Underground Radio Podcast. The artists
that he included in the first podcast are
Sam Sallon,
Nobody Gets Killed and
Farris. All great music and more to come!
To check out Brian and Promotion Music Records visit their profile
here.
KCS Finds a Great Songwriter
Stephen Campbell is a songwriter on our site who is working hard at getting his music in front of the right ears.
He was very pleased with the results he recently got with one of our music industry professionals. "
KCS Entertainment selected a song of mine and have since agreed
to pitch 3 others to labels across the globe. They have some impressive credits to their name and I'm equally impressed with the timely and constructive communication.
This songwriting thing is back on track!"
Really nice to hear about this Stephen and you have a great set of songs in your
profile/epk. Please keep us updated!
If you are an artists or songwriter you can see the latest from KCS by visiting their profile
here.
Global Connections Through Music Xray
David Steele of
Pendulum Arts is a long time Music Xray Professional and really solid contact to have in the industry.
He sent us a recent update on a few of the songs he is pitching from artists he met due to them submitting to his opportunities.
"I just had a meeting at a large ad agency right here in Chicago and presented
3 Music Xray songs. Here are the songs I played
Blue Jean Baby,
On a Roll and
Wonderful Thing. There were 6 key "decision makers"/ "potential buyers" that would have ever heard this tune if it were not
for Music Xray. I have received some very cool tunes from people in the UK, Scotland, and Australia and I have sent them to my advertising contacts.
As always we love to hear about these types of connections. Good luck to David in securing placements for these artists and great job with
getting them in front of the right people.
You can see the latest from David and Pendulum Arts by going to his profile
here.
Fans Love the Focus Groups and Artists Gain Fans
One of our staff recently saw a really cool post while hanging out on Tumblr(hopefully not during work hours) that you can read
here.
Take a look at the post since it sums up how much fun fans are having on our site and how focus groups are turning into fan magnets
for those artists with great music. Yes, you have to have great music for people to like it, or at least pretty darn good.
Read the
post and if you have not signed up as a music
fan to find all the great artists on our site you can do so
here.
How Mary Sarah Made it Happen on Music Xray
Mary Sarah is an extraordinarily talented singer/songwriter from Richmond, Texas. Most recently she was discovered on Music Xray by
Nan Cassidy
President, Tunesmith Entertainment & "Build An Artist, Build A Brand." Nan arranged an interview for Mary Sarah with Sharon Dennis, President, Dennis Management. Mary Sarah and her parents flew to Nashville to Sharon's Music Row Office and quite frankly, Sharon was amazed with Mary Sarah's talent, coachability and star potential. Ironically, Sharon was born in Richmond, Texas. After getting to know Mary Sarah and her family, Sharon signed Mary Sarah to Dennis Management. Sharon has managed both a gold and a platimum selling Country Artist.
Through the Music Xray dashboard, Nan was able to see Mary Sarah's rising social media statistics such as Twitter, MySpace, and Facebook followings. She was also able to see Music Xray's collective A&R statistics which showed that Mary Sarah had submitted her song to 46 other industry professionals and that it had been given average ratings of 4 out of 5 stars on every measured attribute (composition, arrangement, performance, production, & hit potential). This weighed heavily in Mary Sarah's favor for Nan to make the Nashville introduction to Sharon Dennis at Dennis Management.
By reflecting this data back to the industry professionals who use the site, they are able to act with increased confidence and lowered risk.
We are very excited to have played a role in bring these two together while building a platform for other professionals seeking the best new artists and bands.
Grand$un Signs with Orpheus / Fontana (Universal)
Long time Music Xray artist Grand$un, author and performer of A'body Luv Me has signed a one album deal with
Orpheus / Fontana (Universal). "I couldn't have done it without Music Xray" Grandsun added!
Great job Grand$un and we are glad to be part of your success!
Big Thanks from a Great Artist
Jon Purdey has been finding success on Music Xray as you can see on the success story page. He was nice enough to post some kind words
on Get Satisfaction and followed up with this really nice email sharing his experience with us. Here is what he had to say:
"I just wanted to say a big "thank you" for the many opportunities that you offer aspiring Artists.
You simply have the best platform, pricing and processes out there. I never imagined how many successes I'd enjoy, with such a variety of Professionals in different areas of the industry, until I started submitting through Music Xray.
One of the things I really appreciate is the way that you are assured of getting feedback. If a track isn't accepted then at least you know quickly and, in a lot of those cases, I've found the Music Professionals will provide constructive feedback (even when they don't have to) to help shape the tracks for future submissions.
My experiences with Music Xray & the Team continue to be awesome. Thanks for making it all possible and keep up the good work!"
Thanks Jon and we appreciate you and your music as well!
Music Pro and Artist Plays Duel Roles on Music Xray
Brian Bethke from
Promotion Records plays the role of a music industry professional by working with
our artists while he is still and artist himself working away and finding connections on the site.
He sent us an email with the following updates: Just wanted email you a copy of Promotion Music Records Magazine that
MusicXray is featured in. Also, through music Xray I got a guaranteed Audition for NBC's The Voice.
I went and auditioned in Minneapolis MN and received a call back but unfortunately didn't make it through to the show
but it still was a great opportunity. Right now I am in the process of putting together the Underdog radio podcast
featuring the artists that submitted through Music Xray and will get you a copy as soon as it is done.
Music Xray has been the centerpiece of my growing career and I wanted to thank you. Here is a
new song I just posted today!
Mary Sarah is Selected by Musicati for $50,000 Promotion Package
Mary Sarah has won the $50,000 Musicati promotion package
and will be featured on over 20,000 jukeboxes nation wide. Congratulation Mary Sarah and keep up the good work!
George Cotten has Face to Face Meeting with Major Label in NYC
George Cotten was very happy and excited about the meeting that Kyra setup for him with a high level A&R manager at a
major label in NYC. "Kyra hooked me up for an in-person meeting with a high level A&R manager at a major label in NYC. She was fabulous about scheduling the meeting,
getting back to me including via text/phone and having the A&R'S assistant contact me when re-scheduling was needed. The meeting happened yesterday and was
extremely helpful to me...would've been VERY hard to get a meeting on this level without her help. So songwriters. producers, artists....see Kyra's 30 minute
A&R meeting opportunity and go for it.....you'll def be glad you did! :-)".
This is great news and an example of the type of connections that are made through Music Xray!
If you would like to see the type of meeting's that Kyra can setup for you visit her profile here.
El Tarot Finds Success with His Song Sin Bling Bling
El Tarot was nice enough to drop us a note to share some of his latest success stories. "Just wanted to let you know I have a filmmaker friend
who is going to make a video of Sin Bling Bling. The song made Valleyarm MIDEM's Sampler and is constantly being played on Suck Free Radio. Thanks to you man!"
Well thanks to you El Tarot! Best of luck and please do post your video in your music xray when you have it up.
The Math Team and Metermaids Connect
Ian Anderson of The Math Team ran across Music Xray and decided to give us a shot for finding new artists. After only working on the site and getting the
hang of it for a little over a month they ran across a really great band which they are now working with to pitch for TV, Movies and other licensing opportunities.
The band is the Metermaids and these guys are awesome. Ian stated "I am going to pursue a one-off with these guys I believe. Love your system,
I'm digging up a lot of pro material." Good news for the Metermaids and we love to see bands and music professionals connecting to conduct business.
You can see the latest from The Math Team by visiting their profile here.
Paul Baliley Finds a New Home on Music Xray
Paul Bailey is an artist on Music Xray who has been using our platform to it's fullest to connect with music professionals looking for his music. Here is what he had to share with us:
"Hey Guys Steve Botting of Numatik Lab is remixing as I write this, my track "Part of me" for a club mix to be released in the UK/US for a February/March release. In addition Mango Reel Licensing Boutique has added my album to their library,
Granroyale Music has added my album and videos to their play list!" We are excited as always to hear good news from our artists so keep up the good work Paul!
TMG works with Katie Cole on Publishing Deal in Nashville
Alex Torrez of
Torrez Music Group met
Katie Cole thru Music Xray. Alex Torrez was able to secure several top publisher meetings in
Nashville in hopes of getting Katie a publishing deal in Nashville. Warner Chappell, EMI, Kobalt, Universal and Chrysalis were among the companies visited. It can be a long road to success but Katie and
Alex are on it together. Good luck to both!
You can see the latest from Alex and TMG by visiting their profile
here.
Three Artists Music Chosen for History Channel Documentary
Three tracks have been selected so far by Ken Hatley, music supervisor of The History Channel who conducted a search for songs with a sound and feel of the Vietnam War era.
The songs selected were
Too Young To Die by Barbara Lee George,
Caught In A Lie by Muck and the Mires,
Bail Out by Ben Novak and
Abandon(Hard Rock Version) by Vic Brealon. Ken says he's been impressed with the quality of the submissions and is still seeking a few more songs that have sounds like
early David Bowie, Bad Company, Dells & Intruders. If you have the right music visit his
profile to submit.
You can see the latest from Ken Hatley
here.
KCS Signs Two More Artists to Universal Music Group Asia
Finding a presence on the other side of the globe is nice to have and that is one of KCS Entertainment's functions that they provide artists. With offices in LA, Tokyo and Hong Kong they are well equiped
to serve artists in the Asia markets. Cassie Jones let us know about two new artists that they have signed to publishing contracts and they are both now in the
Universal Music Group(UMG) Asia library. Congratulations to
Davor Devcic and
Michael Hazani
the two artists who have just signed. We are looking forward to hearing more from these artists and more from Cassie Jones and the team at KCS.
You can see the latest from KCS Entertainment
here.
Banana Peel Keeps Finding New Artists
Jeffrey Rubin of Banana Peel Radio keeps the candle burning at both ends when it comes to finding and working with new artists. He is a great guy to work with and he loves to discover
and give exposure to new artists. Jeffrey can rest easy since he uses the Song to Opportunity Match to help find his artists on Music Xray! Some of the recent artists on Banana Peel Radio include Michael Matta,
Christine Havrilla, Dragon-off, Val Broeksmit and a special little song from
Serenity Christmas whose Grandma wrote the song for her. Thanks Grandma!
You can see the latest from Jeffrey and Banana Peel by visiting his profile here.
MIDEM Compilation and Promotion
With this success story we will just let the artist do all the talking: "Thank you Music Xray!!!
Block Scholars, "
This Is For My People (The Rhythm Of A Scholar)", just got accepted to be
placed on Valleyarm MIDEM Sampler to be handed out to industry movers and shakers in Cannes, France at the MIDEM Conference. You make opportunities happen Music Xray,
we as artists, just have to believe and TAKE IT!!!"
Click
here to submit to the MIDEM sampler but hurry less than a month left!
Music Xray Artists Holiday Airplay
More Artists are signed to LA Music Licensing Firm
Yes, this LA based Music Licensing company continues to find more talent with even more Music Xray artists through the use of the song to opportunity match. They recently signed
nine more Music Xray artists to a publishing contracts. Artists included in this round are Michael Matta,
Noah Silver, Nelson Bogart, Dean Caputo,
Sosos, Aural Night, Kevin Mongelli,
John Zambricki, Clarensau. Their songs are being pitched to TV, Films, Ads, and Trailers and we wish
them all much success.
You can see the latest from the firm in LA by visiting their profile here
Mike Goudreau Success on Music Xray
Mike Goudreau is an artist on our platform who had this to say: "I've been a member for a few months at Musicxray and have made some good contacts
through submitting songs that resulted in signing about 40 tunes or so to TV/Film people ( This is what I'm really looking for...As I have made about
750 song deals in the past 3 years and have had about a dozen network TV placements...So I am always looking to discover new contacts in this licensing to Film/TV domain ).
I still have a few tunes that are pending review, so wanted to add that your service seems to be working for me." We are happy to see that Mike is finding
success with us and look forward to listening to more of his music and hearing about his continued success. You can listen to some of Mike's songs on
Music Xray and you can also visit his website.
Artists on Compilation Album
Seventeen artists and their songs have been selected for the major label-backed Music Xray Compilation - Great Tracks by Independent Acts. All artists will
receive a royalty from the earnings. It will be released across the UK in late January 2011 and three songs will be aggressively promoted to radio.
A few of the artists selected include
Brave Chandeliers, Ben Novak, Simon Fagan,
The Loomers, 9Giants, Val Broeksmit/Andrew Jackeri and more!
The next volume is already in the process of being created so submit your music for free here.
Music Xray Artists on Music Fashion Magazine
If you have never seen Music Fashion Magazine then take a look here. It has a very clean look,
well thought out interviews and provides great exposure to music artists. MF began posting their opportunity on Music Xray about half way through this year and put the Song to Opportunity Match(S2O) to work in finding new artists.
New artists discovered on Music Xray include Sinem Saniye, Simon Fagan,
Nylon Pink, Mary Sarah and Reflectis Indexia featuring Judy Garland.
Great music, great interviews and great exposure!
To check out Music Fashion Magazine visit their profile here.
Promotion Music Records Signs Colin Harper
Colin Harper has been an artist on Music Xray for for some time and he has posted great music.
Brian Bethke, a Talent Scout from Promotion Music Records has not been using Music Xray for long and was able to quickly discover the pure talent in Colin's music.
Promotion Music Records recently signed Colin's album Titanium Flag after Brian listened to the submission
Years of Regret from the album. These are the types of
connections that are being made on Music Xray and we send our best wishes to both the artist and music industry professional.
To check out Brian and Promotion Music Records visit their profile here.
Banana Peel Radio Air Play and Interviews
Jeffrey Rubin of Banana Peel Radio started working with Music Xray earlier this year and he utilized our Song to Opportunity Matching service to help find new acts. Banana Peel Radio itself has been growing impressively. It is listed in the Indie Bible, it's the third most popular internet stream in the world dealing with artists and
interviews and is ranked number three in Google's most sought after online indie sites. Selected artists get radio play and an interview. Artists that
are either playing now or coming soon include Jessica Sierra a great song writer with great success having her song
Enough getting airplay on my play list, Clear Soul with Renew My Faith In People
, the song Doctor from a new band out of Australia called The Unravelling,
Pensando en ti from Mexican artist Hector Davila,
Dear Diary by Mary Sarah getting air play, and Water's Edge by Simon Fagan.
To check out Banana Peel Radio visit their profile here.
Scott Wilburn Distribution and MIDEM Representation
Scott Wilburn started to work with Allen Johnston from The Music Specialist not to long ago. But the two of them have moved fairly quickly which we are happy to hear about.
Allen updated us on the progress and this is what he had to say:
Whenever you give someone a "shot" they must be ready to take it. Scott Wilburn's CD ECLECTIC will be released via iTunes, Amazon MP3, EMusic, SecuryCast, Slacker, 24-7 Entertainment, Starzik, 7Digital, Guvera, Thumbplay Full Track and more on November 22. We have gotten together and are moving his career forward. Our company is also representing his entire catalog at the upcoming MIDEM conference in January.
News like this is always great to hear and we are happy for both Allen and Scott. Here are some of the songs by Scott Wilburn for you to listen to and enjoy:
Stranger, Pushin' to the Limit, Invisible,
For Better of for Worse, Hope of the World, I Believe, and When I Need You Most
You can read up on Allen and The Music Specialist by visiting their profile here.
Suckfree Finds Great New Music and Matches
John Kuhns runs Suckfree Radio, an independently owned and operated online music media site based in Austin, Texas that provides a 24/7 Internet audio stream.
He has been working with us from around the time that we launched the Song to Opportunity Matching(S2O) and has been using it since his radio
format fits in well with matching songs to the tastes of the radio listeners. John wrote us to tell us about some of the artists that he has found through Music Xray:
We've gotten quite a lot of submissions from all over the world and we've
been very impressed with the quality of talent that we've found on Music
X-ray.
Days Before Tomorrow submitted a song named "Lighters" that was very
reminiscent of the old "arena rock" bands of the 70s and 80s. We've been
playing several songs from their album "The Sky Is Falling". Great stuff!
Especially if you enjoy the music of bands like STYX, Triumph and Asia.
After hearing "Falling Out of Love Again" by Phil Common of New York, we
asked for more and he sent us plenty of great ones such as "Crucified" and
the heartfelt ballad "I Live My Life in Memory of You".
The Bloody Five submitted a song named "Just Joking" that really rocks!
Simon Fagan of Ireland submitted a song named "Water's Edge" that
impressed us so much that we made his album "Outside Looking In" our
Featured Album on the website. Since then we've been playing several of his
songs.
Mary Sarah of Houston, TX is a teenage country singer that is going to
have an amazing career. We've been playing several of her songs including
"One Time Around" and "Crazy Good".
Other good country submissions that are now in regular rotation are "Only
Drinking Beer" by James D. Morrison and Mickey Kelley, and "Leaving
Jackson" by Josh and the Empty Pockets.
Here is a list of some other great submissions we've received that can be
heard now on suckfreeradio.com:
Halloween:
Grim's the Reaper - Patrick Cannell
A Ghost in This House - Patrick Cannell
Hell of a Night - Fred Rohan-Vargas
Latin:
Slumdog Babalu - Seguida
But Rich Rhythms - The Bahama Soul Club
Blues:
This Blue Before - Smiling Jack Smith
The Demands of Love - Abner Burnett
I Am Winter - Sam Butler and Nelson Bogart
Jazz:
Trying To Find a Way - Pamela G
Dance! Dance! Dance! - Rainer Theobald
You can see the latest from Suckfree Radio by visiting their profile here here.
Easterlyn Swill to be Represented by KCS Entertainment
Cassie Jones continues to find great artists with his latest being the discovery of writer Eastern Swill. Cassie states "we are excited to let you know that we successfully
signed 3 songs from the writer Easterlyn Swill (Rock Baby, Don't Give Up, and Let's Wait). We will be representing his songs as the publisher to Universal Music
Group(UMG) Asia." KCSE is a Hollywood based global music production, management, media and entertainment company that continues to deliver for the artists they represent.
Congratulations to Eastern Swill and KCSE and the best of luck to both!
You can see the latest from KCS Entertainment here.
Women of Substance Radio Latest Artists
We have many opportunities for radio play and one of them is specific to female artists. Here are the latest artists getting airplay on Bree Noble's Women Of Substance radio: Sarah June,
Peggy Lea Keuler,
Davina Robinson,
Volary,
Megz Small,
Michelle Ruben,
Racquel Roberts with Chris Swain,
Hazel Jade Rogers,
and Mariah Dantu.
Click here to submit music to Women of Substance Radio and to read up on Bree.
Funk Marshals get a Publishing Deal with KCS Entertainment
KCS Entertainment posted an opportunity for seeking songs for song placement and they received many submissions to listen to. But once they heard the song
"Vanish" from "Funk Marshals", they fell in love with it and decided to offer a publishing deal. They have the agreement successfully signed
with Funk Marshals and are also in the process of signing a few other writers. KCS states "we are still looking for more hit songs for other ongoing projects we have. I hope
we can keep scouting talents through Music Xray." We hope so too! Congratulations to Funk Marshals and KCS Entertainment.
You can see the latest from KCS Entertainment by visiting their profile here.
"Saturday in the South" picked up by CBS SEC Game of the Week and LG
Justin Honaman's "Saturday in the South" has been chosen by CBS sports and LG to be played all year during the CBS Sports SEC Game
of the week. If you take a listen to the song you can understand why, it is perfect for this type of sporting event. Justin Honaman connected with Alex Torres through one of the
interactions Alex had posted on his profile and the two started working together right away. We should mention that this is a follow on to the previous success story regarding these
two connecting and this one is even more exciting. After these two were finished in the studio and with
the assistance of two writers that Alex brought in, it was time to pitch the song to various sports synch licensing deals. It did not take long for CBS to see this song as a perfect
match to what they needed so they picked it up in a big way. We are glad to hear about this success story from one of our hard working artists and one of our hard working music industry
professionals. Congratulations guys and we are looking forward to hearing the song on CBS!
You can see the latest from Alex and TMG by visiting their profile here.
Allen Johnston from The Music Specialist Signs Two New Artists
The Music Specialists signed distribution deals with Scott Willburn and Touraine Schaffer. We are excited to hear about this since Allen Johnston of The Music Specialist
is a long time industry professional and knows what it takes to help out new artists. We are looking forward to hearing more from Allen and from other
music artists submitting their songs to him for various projects.
You can see the latest opportunities from Allen and The Music Specialist by visiting their profile here.
Jon Purdey Signs with LA Based Music Licensing Firm
LA based Music Licensing Company recently signed yet another Music XRay artist, Jon Purdey to a publishing contract. Just like the other artists they
are working with he is now being pitched to TV, Films, Ads, and Trailers.
You can see Jon's full EPK with many of his great songs by clicking here. You can see the latest from the firm in LA by visiting their profile here.
Pravda Chooses Silent Night from Solardaze for Holiday Licensing
Pravda Music has been on the hunt for holiday music in all genres to license for television projects during the upcoming 2010 Holiday
season and beyond. Solardaze saw this opportunity and chose to submit. "I submitted an acoustic version of Silent Night to the Holiday listing offered by Pravda Records.
Within a couple of weeks I heard back from the company and they selected my song to sign to an exclusive deal!! The dealings with the
company have been prompt and professional. Thank you Pravda Records and Music Xray!"
You can see the latest from Pravda by visiting their profile here
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