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MARKETPLACE NEWS: NEW GIGS & GIGS CLOSING SOON – SUBMIT YOUR EPK!

The OurStage Marketplace connects artists looking for gigs with venues looking for new talent. With amazing opportunities both around the USA and the world, the OurStage Marketplace is the place to be for up-and-coming artists!

This week, we’re spotlighting some new gigs in the OurStage Marketplace as well as some gigs with fast-approaching application deadlines. Please make sure you read the gig info carefully before you submit your Electronic Press Kit (EPK). If you are a hip hop artist applying for a country gig, you are not only wasting your time, you are also wasting the venue’s time. The same is true for bands from California applying for gigs in Connecticut when the venues specifically state they are looking for local bands. Take a look at the gigs below and find one that’s right for you! Keep checking the OurStage Marketplace, accessible via the “Marketplace” button on the main navigation bar, for the most up-to-date gig listings. Don’t see any gigs in your area? Tell your favorite venue about the OurStage Marketplace.

New Gigs

ICDYFDZGEVWJ-320x240Location: Ground Zero, Allenstown, NH

Opportunity: Live Performance

Gig Date: October 17th, 2009

Application Deadline: October 7th, 2009

Gig Info: Looking for 5 bands from New England for an October 17th bill. If you are interested and have other bands that you are friends with to support the bill, leave a note when you apply. Be sure to include links to the other bands. Indie, Rock, Metal, Grunge, Dance rock, Electronica , etc., encouraged. No Rap, Blues or Country please. Submit your EPK here.

RQPLJOMWBWFS-320x240-150x115Location: Amity Teen Center, Woodbridge, CT

Opportunity: Live Performance

Gig Date: October 23rd, 2009

Application Deadline: October 9th, 2009

Gig Info: Looking for bands for a show with Autumn in an Ambulance, R.A.I.L., The Silence Beneath Us and Oath of Insanity. Bands must have decent draw in the New Haven, Connecticut area. Each band will play a 30-45 minute set. Submit your EPK here.

WMPPUEYLELGZ-320x240-150x101Location: MilkBoy Main Stage, Ardmore, PA

Opportunity: Live Performance

Gig Date: October 29th, 2009

Application Deadline: October 15th, 2009

Gig Info: Philly area Jazz-influenced artist needed for bill with Nathan McEuen. Must have good local draw. Submit your EPK here.

Gigs Closing Soon

ICDYFDZGEVWJ-320x240Location: Ground Zero, Allenstown, NH

Opportunity: Live Performance

Gig Date: October 2nd, 2009

Application Deadline: September 30th, 2009

Gig Info: Looking for 2 local indie rock bands. If interested and have other bands that you are friends with to support the bill, leave a note when you apply. Be sure to include links to the other bands. Indie rock bill with Attack The City, Strike Orange and A Time For Everything.

WMPPUEYLELGZ-320x240-150x101Location: MilkBoy Main Stage, Ardmore, PA

Opportunity: Live Performance

Gig Date: October 9th, 2009

Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2009

Gig Info: Philly area Folk/Bluegrass/Americana bands needed for bill with Gypsy Dave and the Stumpjumpers w/Fellswoop. Must have good local draw. Submit your EPK here

ICDYFDZGEVWJ-320x240Location: Ground Zero, Allenstown, NH

Opportunity: Live Performance

Gig Date: October 3rd, 2009

Application Deadline: October 2nd, 2009

Gig Info: Looking for 5 bands from New England for an October 3rd bill. If interested and have other bands that you are friends with to support the bill, leave a note when you apply. Be sure to include links to the other bands. Indie, Rock, Metal, Grunge, Dance rock, Electronica , etc.. encouraged. No Rap, Blues or Country please. Submit your EPK here.

For more info about Ground Zero, click here.

For more info about MilkBoy Main Stage at MilkBoy Coffee, click here.

For more info about the Amity Teen Center, click here.

For more info about the OurStage Marketplace, check out the Marketplace FAQ section.

Hip Hop Pick of the week: The Problemaddicts

 

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“Antitheses to the soulless pop music that hip hop has become.”

Name: Problemaddicts
From: Massachusetts
Emcees: Tone, Vorheez, Force, Black Buddah, 1ne Man
Backed by: DJ Theory
Formed: 2006
Ages: 23-28

Genre: Hip Hop
Sounds Like: Blackalicious, De La Soul, J5
Influences: Wu Tang, Common, Blackstar
Played With: KRS1, Little Brother, Mos Def, Ghostface Killah, … to name a few
Albums: The First Step (feat. Planet Asia, Masta Ace) – Sept. 2007


Why are the Problemaddicts blowing up on OurStage? Five words: intelligence, drive, skills, respect and personality. While their name makes them sound like trouble makers, these guys have no interest in selling out to the dramatic divide that infests the hip hop community. They aren’t concerned with who killed hip hop but rather, “who will revive it.” Their recipe for resuscitation? Smart lyrics, fresh beats, positive energy and killer live shows.

 

The Problemaddicts also take advantage of their individual talents to maximize the impact they make as a group. Vorheez works on the business end of things – Tone and DJ Theory work on mixing and developing the bands sound – Buddha reigns in the recognition with his sick free-styling/beat boxing skills & Force is networking the industry with his other group the Alchemystics.

Since these guys hit the competition they’ve managed to rack in seven top 10 spots and 2 number one channel placements (not to mention a frenzy of interest from OurStage fans and partners).

Fun Facts:
1. Two of them are chefs (Vorheez claims to make a mean Thai Shrimp Soup)
2. Favorite 80’s Cartoons: GI Joe, Thundercats, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
3. Tone’s grandfather is Carl Sagan
4. DJ Theory also spins with OurStage champs Lyke Minds
5. They prefer to play shows with a live band
6. They’re organizing a skate park concert series this summer