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OURSTAGE WELCOMES NEW PARTNER SIDECHO MEDIA

sidecho_media_logo OurStage is pleased to welcome, SideCho Media, the digital distribution sister company of indie label SideCho Records, into our family of Partners. In our ongoing quest to support independent artists, OurStage creates partnerships with like-minded businesses. So we couldn’t be any happier to introduce the OurStage artist community to SideCho.

For the month of June, SideCho is offering a digital distribution dealaccompanied with full service marketing support for a LP releaseto one high-ranking artist competing in the Indie Rock Channel. The lucky recipient will receive services valued at $5,000 including media solicitation, bio composition, marketing plan formulation, booking assistance and promotion of the LP in brick and mortar record stores.

If Indie Rock is not your thing, don’t fret! SideCho Media services all genres of music and is looking for other OurStage artists with a new LP in need of distribution. If you have recently recorded a new album and are looking for an artist-friendly, non-exclusive deal then submit your OurStage EPK to the SideCho “gig” listing in Marketplace (located in the main nav on www.ourstage.com). SideCho will review only material submitted through their Marketplace listing. Be sure to update and complete your EPK prior to submitting.

SideCho Media differs from other digital distribution services because they only work with artists and material they feel passionate about. Their artists receive all the dedication and support that a label affords while still maintaining the freedom that comes from being indie. OurStage is very excited to bring all of you this career-building opportunity.

Past & Present Clients: Ilan Rubin (Nine Inch Nails), Michael Zapruder, K.O. the Legend, Eeenie Meenie Records, Custard Records, Bad Taste Records, Cheap Lullaby Records, Urband & Lazar Music, Cantora Records, End Sounds Records, Five-One Records, and more.

For a complete list of services awarded as well as information on how to enter the Indie Rock music channel contest go here.

SHORELINES END TO RELEASE NEW EP

Popular OurStage quintet Shorelines End is celebrating their new EP Cold Summer Night with an all ages CD release show this Saturday in Plano, Texas. Cold Summer Night offers five new tracks from the Dallas, Texas-based band—each song showcasing the polished yet rocking sound that’s helping the band gain a solid stream of media attention.

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Over the past few years, the band’s profile has steadily risen thanks to a front page feature on PureVolume, an invitation to play a label showcase as part of the Amplify Music Conference and, of course, an AOL Music feature from OurStage. Shorelines End may garner even more interest as they switch things up with their EP release strategy. Unlike Michael Zapruder, the band is releasing their disc before the digital album is available for download in mid-June, and this could very well be the key to get fans to forgo downloading since the CD is the only purchase option.


Make no mistake, Shorelines End totally own their sound, spanning genres from Pop to Alternative to Modern Rock. It’s the perfect mix to kick off a summer party, or to get you pumped up for one of Shorelines End’s upcoming shows.

Fantastic Plastic: Michael Zapruder’s latest to be released on CD this week

It is no secret that digital means of music marketing and distribution are taking over the record industry. Many people don’t even own CD players anymore, just an MP3 player and perhaps a few online subscriptions to sites offering downloads. Most artists, however, still let their fans enjoy the best of both worlds by releasing their music both digitally and on CD. Release dates are usually staggered with the digital album made available first, the way Nine Inch Nails, Radiohead, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs have done.

March 24th marks the official in-store release of Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope, the latest release from indie rock artist Michael Zapruder. This official “ribbon-cutting” will put the disc in the stereos and ears of a whole new group of listeners who haven’t already bought the album online. This method has done Zapruder well, keeping the press interested and giving the fans something to look forward to. A quick Google search brings back album reviews as recent as a few days ago, as well as many results for his popular video Ads for Feelings. Dragon Chinese Cocktail Horoscope has been available online since October of 2008, but this second release makes it fresh and exciting all over again.

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