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Soul Searching: Denaron

posted: December 5, 2010

Like many soul artists, this week’s Soul Searching pick was raised on greats such as Ronald Isley and Luther Vandross. Beginning his musical journey in the church at age 12,  Denaron has become a force…
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New Music Business: YouTube's Musician's Wanted Program

posted: December 4, 2010

YouTube has created a pretty cool program for independent artists, which helps them promote their music to a larger audience and get paid for it. It’s called the YouTube Musician’s Wanted Program. It gives artists…
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Needle in the Haystack Follow Up: Chris Pureka

posted: December 3, 2010

This week’s Needle in the Haystack artist, Chris Pureka possesses some serious talent. If you haven’t experienced it yet, make sure you go to Monday’s post to download Pureka’s free track, “Wrecking Ball” and hear…
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Q&A With Foxy Shazam

posted: December 3, 2010

You can try, but you probably can’t put an accurate label on Foxy Shazam. Their eccentric and eclectic mix of punk, soul and straight up rock ‘n’ roll has earned the band critical praise and…
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The Death of the 'Greatest Hits' Album

posted: December 2, 2010

How do you keep the music playing when you’re between new releases? What to do to fulfill that pesky final commitment of a multi-album recording contract with a label you’re no longer thrilled to call…
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Behind the Mic: DJ Promotion

posted: December 2, 2010

There are countless articles giving advice to bands and solo artists on promotion, marketing, performance and more, but rarely is this advice given specifically to DJs. So how does a DJ get their name out…
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