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Brooklyn Basement Records Relaunches as Brooklyn Basement & Announces Three Separate Divisions
by Michael Major - November 15, 2023 Brooklyn Basement Records, located in Brooklyn, NY, and Nashville, TN, has officially relaunched as Brooklyn Basement. The company was founded in 2015 in a basement apartment in Brooklyn, NY by music manager Blair Clark and now platinum recording artist Ron Pope as an indie record label, and expande...
Video: Jill Riley Releases 'Cowboy Hats & Cadillacs' Music Video
by Michael Major - August 03, 2023 “Cowboy Hats & Cadillacs,' video directed by acclaimed filmmaker Michael Merriman and his son Michael Merriman, Jr., for Sharpened Iron Studios, vividly portrays the contentious debates and divisions among the Cluck family's second and third-generation cattlemen, a reality Riley witnessed first-hand...
Singer-Songwriter Dan Ashley Releases New Single 'River City'
by Michael Major - March 23, 2022 Inspired by a line from The Music Man, 'River City', written by Dan Ashley and producer Bill Bentley is the first release of 2022 for the Singer-Songwriter, San Francisco television broadcaster, and humanitarian. Over the years, Dan has opened for major acts including Rick Springfield, Eddie Money, ...
BMI Names Shirin Foroutan Vice President, Creative, Europe
by Kaitlin Milligan - September 11, 2019 BMI (Broadcast Music, Inc.) is pleased to announce that Shirin Foroutan has been named Vice President, Creative, Europe. Foroutan will be based out of BMI's London office and report to Alex Flores, Senior Vice President, Creative, effective immediately....
49th Annual Next Generation Jazz Festival In Downtown Monterey In April
by A.A. Cristi - February 25, 2019 The 49th Annual Next Generation Jazz Festival Presented by Monterey Jazz Festival takes place April 5-7, 2019 in downtown Monterey. The weekend-long event includes big bands, combos, vocal ensembles, and individual musicians competing for a spot on the stages of the 62nd Annual Monterey Jazz Festiva...
Heritage Music Group Launches Seven New Creative Divisions
by Kaitlin Milligan - November 01, 2018 Fresh from Heritage Music Group's staggering five-Grammy debut at the 2018 Grammy Awards, Founder and driving force behind HMG, Jovan Dawkins, is proud to announce the launch of seven full-service divisions operating under the Heritage Music Group umbrella....
David Devaul Signs With Reviver Records
by Tori Hartshorn - October 26, 2018 Reviver Records is proud to announce the recent signing of multifaceted, multi-genre writer & performer David DeVaul. The former American Idol contestant has been in high demand as of late, writing songs for Josh Gracin, Aaron Goodvin, and collaborating with producer OHKI to create a country/hip-hop...
Reviver Records Appoints Jim Malito As VP/Promotion
by Tori Hartshorn - October 01, 2018 Industry veteran Jim Malito has been named to the newly created position of VP/Promotion for the Reviver Entertainment Group. Jim will be working with both the Reviver and 1608 promotion staffs while reporting to Reviver's SVP Bob Reeves. ...
Surati's 10th Annual Holi Hai Festival of Colors Offers Antidote to Divided Times
by Macon Prickett - March 27, 2018 With ideological divisions between Americans at record highs (Pew Research Center, 2017),Surati for Performing Arts offers a highly inclusive festival that will draw thousands of people together, from all walks of life, to sing, dance and splash each other with colored powder....
KAYA FEST Adds Ms. Lauryn Hill to Star-Studded Line-Up
by Macon Prickett - February 21, 2018 Kaya Fest announces the return of GRAMMY Award-winning, multi-platinumpowerhouse Ms. Lauryn Hill to its line-up. Produced by Fruit of Life Productions and OneRise Entertainment, Kaya Fest is a two-day music and awareness festival being held at NOS Events Center April 28 - 29 in San Bernardino, Calif...
BMI Names Randall McMillan Vice President, Business Affairs, Creative & Licensing
by Caryn Robbins - January 09, 2018 Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) is pleased to announce that Randall McMillan has been named to the newly created position of Vice President, Business Affairs, Creative & Licensing, effective immediately. Reporting to Mike Steinberg, Executive Vice President, Creative & Licensing, McMillan will be based ...
¡Esso! Afrojam Funkbeat Announce New Album & Tour, 'Juntos' Out 9/8
by Caryn Robbins - August 03, 2017 Juntos means together in Spanish, and the vibrant energy of Chicago based ESSO Afrojam Funkbeats' unique sound is sure to do exactly that - bring people together. Named the “Best New Band” in 2016 by the revered Chicago Reader's annual poll, this musical movement's momentum has only just begun.... |