Bombs Away!!!
Special Ops return to the barracks with their third album "Through The
Heart of The Infidel" with award winning producer/mixer/engineer Glen
Robinson (Voivod, Ramones, AC/DC, Gwar, Queensryche, Nashville Pussy). After
releasing their award nominated "Phase 2: Amidst The Madness" and
successful single "Anger is Creeping", which was chosen as the TV
theme song and soundtrack for the "Sid Cycle Show" (Global / Men TV)
in 2007. Special Ops are igniting the dynamite and previewing the first single
"Pressure" from their third upcoming album "Through The Heart of
The Infidel”.
First Aid Kit are
a Swedish duo comprised of sisters Johanna and Klara Söderberg, whose vocal
harmonies and woodsy, folk-influenced songwriting take influence from the likes
of Fleet Foxes and Joanna Newsom. Hailing from suburban Enskede, the siblings
began composing songs as young teenagers in 2007. The home-recorded
"Tangerine" enjoyed airplay on Swedish radio later that summer, and
the debut EP Drunken Trees helped expand the girls' audience upon its release
in April 2008. The London-based Wichita Records reissued Drunken Trees one year
later, bolstering its track list with a reverent Fleet Foxes cover and three
additional songs performed live in a Swedish forest. The duo then set to work
on a full-length album, balancing schoolwork with the recording sessions. The
Big Black & the Blue was released in 2010, followed by Lion's Roar in early
2012
Tiller’s
Folly is the preeminent Canadian based award winning Americana/Folk/Celtic
group at the forefront of a bold new movement in acoustic roots music. For the
past sixteen years, through 1,000's of performances stretching from the Pacific
Northwest to the British Isles, they have spread their memorable blend of
energy, history, musicality, romance and just plain fun from small and large
halls to televison, radio, theatres and festivals.
Hailed by critics (“Tiller’s Folly is a national treasure”. – Peter North,
Edmonton Journal), their words and melodies are at once populist, minimally
produced and poignant while at the same time singularly powerful and sincere.
With eight studio CD's to the bands credit, Tiller's award winning productions
continue to expand and refine their potent mix of acoustic & electric
based, Celtic influenced Canadiana, Americana, Newgrass 'and beyond.'
In 2008, Tiller's Folly introduced a multimedia component to their show
including both modern and archival film footage and photography, adding sharp,
captivating visual images and film designed to provide a whole new depth of
understanding and enjoyment to an already impressive stage show. As a result,
this is a show that the audience will carry with them long after the final note
has played.
Fueled by their unfailing passion and enthusiasm for the music, Tiller’s is
continuingly experimenting with different phrasing, tones and textures while
recording with some of the most exciting and innovative musicians and singers
in the business today as they continue to evolve as artists. Names like the
phenomenally talented front man of the iconic group NewGrass Revival, John
Cowan to Bob Babbitt (most famous for his work as a member of Motown Records
studio band, the Funk Brothers, from 1966–1972, as well as his tenure as part
of MFSB for Philadelphia International Records) and the late legendary session
keyboardist Larry Knechtel have moved Tiller’s music to a new level of mastery.
Now, in 2012 they have just completed their new project that marks a fresh, new
direction for the band and unleashes the writing and acoustic performance
prowess of this band. In addition to current members Bruce Coughlan, Nolan
Murray and Laurence Knight they will again showcase the vocals prowess of the
masterful John Cowan (Doobie Brothers/John Cowan Band), as well as introducing
new musical collaborators like Josh Shilling (Mountain Heart) and Cia
Cherryholmes (The Cherryholmes), Ronnie McCoury (Del McCoury Band/Travelin
McCoury's), Sam Bush (NewGrass Revival founder/Sam Bush Band) and successful
producer/writer/vocalist Wendy Waldman along with the legendary Scottish Music
Hall of Famer Phil Cunningham on accordion. Rounding out the musical guests on
the album will be Grammy winning "in-demand" producer/session man
Randy Kohrs (Dolly Parton/John Cowan Band/Jim Lauderdale), guitarist Jeff Autry
(John Cowan Band) and banjo great Scott Vestal (John Cowan Band/Sam Bush Band).
The band
received critical praise and world-wide recognition when in the summer of 2012
they earned the high honor of winning the 11th Annual Independent Music Awards
Vox Pop Poll for their song "Death & Taxes" from their new album,
"Go The Road". The song, penned by Tillers prolific lead
singer/principal songwriter Bruce Coughlan, was named Top Song in the
"Social Action" category. This award was voted on by more than 60,000
music fans from around the globe, marking a turning point for this fabulous
band.
With their new self-penned songs, new musical studio partnerships and an
inexhaustible collaborative spirit, Tiller’s Folly is poised to breakthrough to
the next level in 2012 and beyond.
Chris McLeod, is
an emerging singer/songwriter from Nashville, TN. He has received song
placement on MTV, and has played hundreds of live shows in his career including
numerous independently booked US tours. His songs are beautifully crafted with
infectious melodies and inspired lyrics. Chris was a staple in the music scene
in Tulsa, OK for ten years.
His 2011 album
Traveler, was recorded with producer Joshua Silverberg (Edison Glass,
Illuminate, Addison Road, Toby Mac, Seabird) out of Nashville, TN. Traveler
is Chris’ third studio album.
Chris has also
lead Christian communities in worship for many years. With a blend of
original songs, hymn arrangements, and modern worship songs, Chris leads in an
honest and inspiring way. He also knows that worship is more than a few
songs on a Sunday morning, it is a holistic encounter that should take hold of
every part of our lives. Whether intended for congregational singing or
personal listening, every song Chris writes is intended to exemplify a life of
worship.
Tyler James' debut full-length record It
Took the Fire was
released in 2010 on his own Son of Geert Records. For the 27-year-old Nashville songsmith,
it's a coming of age album. "I'm part of a restless generation known more
for its apathy than for its voice," he says. "My songs are about the
struggle to find my own truth." With his heartfelt approach and raspy
croon, James sounds like an old soul. Citing influences from Paul Simon to Rainer
Maria Rilke, he has a reverence for past masters that does him good. With
meticulously crafted arrangements disguised as simple pop tunes, It
Took the Fire is one
part classic 70s, another part Memphis soul.
Co-produced with
acclaimed producer Neilson Hubbard (Glen Phillips, Garrison Starr), It
Took the Fire was
tracked in four days at Nashville's legendary House of David Studios.
"Like a lot of studios on Music Row, you often feel like you're standing
on hallowed ground," James says. "I used Elvis' piano on the record
and the studio still has a trap door entrance from when he tracked there."
Highlights on the record include the title track, which rings out like an old
spiritual when he sings: "It took the fire to save my soul/ It took the
fire to change me/ Glory shown in the ashes blowin' away." Other songs
range from heartbreak on the slow jam "All I Got," to coping with the
death of a friend on the Randy Newman-esque "A Sailor's Tune.”
Born in the
Pacific Northwest, but raised in small-town Iowa, James has often been an
outsider. "It was pretty much a few street lights and baseball diamonds
surrounded by cornfields," he says. "I'm a Midwest kid at heart, but
when you're young you don't see the value in it. Luckily I found a Dylan tape
in my sister's pick-up truck one day and it changed everything." Once out
of high school, James moved to Nashville and quickly found a home in the music
community. "The talent here is overwhelming," he laughs. "I had
the green knocked out of me pretty quick." James honed his craft while earning
a college degree and eventually debuted in 2005 with the aptly titled An
EP. Produced by
Jason Lehning (Alison Krause, Guster), the release was met with critical
acclaim, with Paste Magazine saying, "His vulnerable lyrics,
uncontrived vocals and memorable piano and guitar arrangements make for a sound
as accessible as it is meaningful.”
James' songs have
found their way onto television shows like ABC's "Brothers and
Sisters" and MTV's "The Hills." Additionally, his song
"Call My Name" (a collaborative effort with DJ Morgan Page) reached
number 5 on Billboard's worldwide dance charts last year. James has spent
the last four years traveling the country in his old VW, playing with the likes
of Ben Lee, Mat Kearney, Diane Birch, Bobby Bare Jr., Denison Witmer and The
Autumn Defense. "I can't tell you how many strange couches I slept
on," says James. "I don't do much planning ahead in the hope of
finding the back alleys." That approach would sometimes backfire on him.
"I'd end up freezing my butt off in the back seat at some dark truck stop
in the middle of nowhere," he says. More recently James was one of the
founding members of Ten Out of Tennessee, an acclaimed Nashville artist collective
whose tours aim to prove there's more to Music City than rhinestones and cowboy
boots.
With the release
of It Took the Fire, James seeks beauty in the mystic and purpose in
the disillusion that has defined his generation. "I wanted my record to
reflect the community we have in Nashville," he says. "I still have
hope that there are people out there who get together with friends, open up a
bottle of wine and listen to records.”
Mountain
Heart is the band that has been fearlessly revolutionizing the way acoustic
music can be presented and played. The band's name has been synonymous with
cutting-edge excellence in acoustic music circles since the group's creation in
1999. Widely known throughout the music industry for continually redefining the
boundaries of acoustic music, the band has gained legions of loyal fans both as
a result of their superlative musicianship, and more notably, their
incomparably exciting live performances.
As one of the most highly awarded ensembles ever assembled, Mountain Heart, or
members of the band, have either won or been nominated for Grammy’s, ACM, CMA,
and multiple IBMA Awards. They have appeared on the revered stage of the Grand
Ole Opry in excess of 125 times and have shared the stage with acts ranging
from Lynyrd Skynyrd, Montgomery Gentry, Merle Haggard, George Jones and Brad
Paisley to Alison Krauss, Tony Rice, The Avett Brothers, Yonder Mountain
Stringband, Levon Helm, John Fogerty and Patty Loveless.
Mountain Heart's musical virtuosity, unmatched energy, and keen sense of
entertainment dynamics have helped them to forge a highly unique sound, and
stage show, which appeals to an incredibly wide variety of musical tastes. From
large outdoor folk music and bluegrass festivals, to sold-out arena shows
opening for Southern Rock icons, Lynyrd Skynyrd, to co-headlining concerts with
the acoustic guitar legend, Tony Rice, Mountain Heart always makes an
undeniable connection to an audience, leaving them on their feet. In short,
this rare combination of abilities makes Mountain Heart one of the most
versatile acts ever assembled.
This year will see Mountain Heart booked to play some of the most prestigious
outdoor multi-genre festivals in the nation as well as theaters and clubs as
they tour in support of their 7’th album, “That Just Happened”, which was
released in late 2010 on their own imprint, MH Music Group.
Singer
song-writer from Canada, Four Studio albums to date. Living in Canada and
currently in the studio working on new material. Back in the studio and
rehearsing. I love sound and atmosphere, anything I write that I think is worth
recording usually started with a noise or a sound that I try to make musical!…a
beat or rhythm, human or a machine!! sometimes a word or a mood! a guitar riff
or Bass riff.
It all some how gets me there!!! we should embrace whatever technology we can
get our hands on that simplifies the recording process.. so we can Create
Music!!
I love Music and what it gives me and takes from me. but most of all I love
Words!!
In the early days
For me it was Bands like The Alarm, INXS, Midnight oil that I was gravitating
to. I could sing those songs and we covered a lot of this Music.. the name of
our first band was The Stand After a Friend introduced me to the Alarm song
Spirit of 76.(Well I find Myself in reverie !!) Mike Peters, INXS Johnson's
airplane was another favorite.
I was Born and
raised in Blackpool England, and Brought to Canada at an early age..Some of My
first Musical memories are of Slade on the Top of the Pops.
When we moved to Canada I saw Neil young singing Heart of Gold on TV! I was
about 11 years old he was coolest guy and still is…I have loved Writing music
ever since!
Cody Blackbird is a traditional Native
American Flutist who is Eastern Band Cherokee and Dakota. To date, he has
released four full length albums and performed with the likes of Grammy award
winners Joanne Shenandoah, Bill Miller, Rock and Roll Hall Of Famer Nokie
Edwards of the Ventures and others. For his third album, The Journey, Cody
was named Flutist of the Year by the Native American Music Awards. He is the
youngest ever recipient of this prestigious award. Cody has been playing the
flute and practicing traditional singing since the age of eight. Music runs in
the Blackbird family; Cody's father is also a renowned American Indian poet and
songwriter
Cody has lived in many different places
across the U.S. including Ohio, Idaho, South Dakota and Alaska, which has
allowed him to experience varying cultures and traditions. He was brought up
with and still follows the Dakota way of life and maintains a traditional
lifestyle. Cody tours on a full-time basis and also works with youth across the
country as a motivational speaker tackling subjects like substance abuse,
suicide prevention, and goal-setting. In keeping with his lifestyle, he also
emphasizes the importance of holding on to traditional values.
Cody has been featured in various
publications including The New York Times, Lakota Country Times, Lakota
Journal, and Indian Country Today. With his unique blend of traditional flute,
hand drum, and powerful vocals, Cody has opened up the world of Native American
music to a new generation.
Born on August 20th 1988, Reno Ka is a
singer / songwriter known for her eclectic mix of musical genres including
house, R&B and soul. Reno started her music career at an early age and by
7, was already playing in piano concerts. By the age of twelve Reno started her
first studio productions.
Reno discovered her passion for vocals
during her school days while playing in a school band and is now working on her
own music productions with various music producers, DJs and music labels around
the world, such as Terrence Parker, John Julius Knight, Enzo Siffredi, Philipp
van het Veld, Jamez Et Soulboy, NB Records, Interlabel, and the UK based label
Crossworld Records.
After initial productions, Reno found
herself working on a remake for US singer Rachel Wallace in 2010 which appeared
on Tom Novy's “Interlabel”.
At the age of fifteen, Reno started booking shows and soon became a seasoned
artist playing at social events and clubs. Since then, Reno has performed all
over Europe most notably in Austria, Germany, Spain, Croatia and Switzerland.
Born in PADANG (West Sumatra), Indonesia
and now living in Jakarta, Budi Satria has taken his life experiences and
transformed them into a music meld of cultural heritage, emotion, empathy and
vision.
Since the age of 14, Budi has honed his
musical skills through live performances at many hotels, cafe's and night clubs
throughout Indonesia. He enjoys combining western music with more traditional
influences of his own country, but always looks for new ways to find a fusion
of American and European music with his native Indonesian sounds. Budi has also
written music for many TV Soap Operas and other media productions in the East
and is now looking to take on new challenges in Western medias. Most of Budi’s
work has been in the New Age, World, Pop, Blues, Fusion, and Oriental music
genres but he leaves the window wide open to more creative avenues.
2011 News:
Indonesian star Budi Satria signs worldwide
digital distribution agreement with Sydney powerhouse label Wolf Entertainment!
"When I heard Budi's music for the
first time, my heart just opened up. He is a wonderful composer, and at the
same time a world class producer. Combined with his guitar skills he is just
incredible. What makes him even more lovable is his humbleness, and his
willingness to work with our team. Since I have introduced Budi to a part of
our world, I have heard nothing but praise for him and his music. He is a real
asset and he will spearhead our more new age and chill orientated artists."
Psychedelic, Alternative, New Wave, Dark Wave – (2000 to 2019)
Psychedelic, Alternative, New Wave, Dark Wave – (2020 to 2029)
Rock, Alternative - (2010 to 2019)
Rock, Alternative – (2020 to 2021)
Soft Rock, Lite Rock, Alternative – (2010 to 2019)
Soft Rock, Lite Rock, Alternative – (2020 to 2021)
Pop Rock – (2000 to 2019)
Pop Rock - (2020 to 2021)
Folk Rock, Acoustic – (2010 to 2019)
Folk Rock, Acoustic – (2020 to 2021)
Hard Rock, Heavy Metal – (2000 to 2019)
Punk Rock, High Energy Rock n Roll – (2000 to 2019)
Southern Rock, Alt Country – (2000 to 2019)
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New Age Alternative
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