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“Has Your Music Been Featured In The New York Times?” An Exposé on Beatwire.com
UPDATE: As of March 2nd, 2013, Beatwire.com is STILL running this misleading ad entitled “Has Your Music Been Featured In The New York Times?” I’m happy that this piece has circulated so much. Keep
Read More »Exclusive Interview with Moksha Sommer of HuDost
Today’s exclusive interview is a special one. Moksha Sommer, the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist behind the absolutely brilliant neo-folk/world/rock project HuDost, where she teams up with guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Jemal Wade Hines and a host of other
Read More »Industry Interview with MuzicNotez Founders Nick Galien and Mike Behn
Today’s industry interview is with the very ambitious MuzicNotez Crew, Nick Galien and Mike Behn – co-founders/owners of MuzicNotez.com. They provide independent artists with a valuable community, a magazine and a dizzying amount of
Read More »Exclusive Interview with Dashboard Madonna
Many bands embrace multiple genres, but few do it as seamlessly as pop/funk/rock/chill band Dashboard Madonna, who I had the chance to exclusively interview recently. Welcome to Independent Music Promotions! One thing I noticed
Read More »Industry Expert Jim Hughes of WAP Publishing Explains Music Licensing
Jim Hughes is a music licensing expert, music-supervisor at WAP Publishing and founder of IndependentMediaPros.com, a network of film composers, bands, sound-designers and post-production professionals. He is constantly searching for music for placements in
Read More »T.O.N.E-z is taking the hip hop world by storm
The hip hop world is a challenging place to create a buzz, but hard work, honest lyrics, an Emmy nomination and a staggeringly good flow have created massive word-of-mouth excitement surrounding New York hip
Read More »Singer Songwriter JJ Crowne Discusses “Songs of Innocence and Experience”
JJ Crowne is a soulful adult contemporary singer/songwriter from Miami, Florida with philosophical lyrics and inspired storytelling. Welcome to Independent Music Promotions, JJ. Congrats on the release of your new album “Songs of Innocence
Read More »My recent feature on Guitaristnation.com
The very gracious Todd Wales from Guitarist Nation recently interviewed me to get my thoughts on the current music industry and what independent artists can do to properly promote themselves. We spoke about everything
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