Kings favorite Oh, Be Clever has released a new track Love You Now, and I love it. It’s as infectious as the previous track River which reached #17 on the Hype Machine and garnering 50k+ Soundcloud plays.

The Salt Lake duo have an interesting backstory. Both Brittney Shields and Cory Scott Layton met performing in their respective bands. One night after a show, a fight emerged between the two bands and both Brittney & Cory, having admired each other, walked away from the scene, creating their own music which has been praised by the critics.

Blogs including Kick Kick Snare, PressPlay, I Heart Moosiq, and of course Yours Truly have all been goo-goo ga-ga over the indie electro-soul duo.
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Buzzing and coming out of DC is a 4 piece rock act Melodime. Currently headlining a 35 date tour, the band released a new infectious radio ready track Little Thing Called Love.

The Southern-flavored rock act has received love from The Washington Post and The Boot and have an impressive touring resume performing alongside Gavin DeGraw and NeedToBreathe.

On top of a hefty touring schedule, the band pays it forward, running a charity, ‘Now I Play Along Too,’ which provides musical instruments and lessons to underprivileged children.

The boys full schedule can be viewed here while the New Yorkers can check them out at Rockwood Music Hall on 7/7.
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I had an interesting creative discussion with Joey Sturgis, an entrepreneur and educator,  and a known producer in the rock genre, working with popular acts such as Gold selling Asking Alexandria, Of Mice and Men, and The Devil Wears Prada. When he’s not producing, he is running a business. Joey owns audio recording software companies, Joey Sturgis Tones and Drumforge, and heads an educational mixing site Nailthemix.com. Lastly, he has his own recording community Unstoppable Recording Machine Podcast.

What is your brand?

Joey Sturgis Tones (JST, for short)

How did you build Joey Sturgis Tones?

Joey Sturgis Tones came about in 2014 with the introduction of my flagship plugin, Gain Reduction. Gain Reduction was introduced as a simple solution to give everyone my signature vocal sound, as can be heard on all of my work with bands like Asking Alexandria, We Came As Romans & dozens more. Over the past 2 years, half a dozen other plugins have been introduced based on feedback from the audio community, and built around the notion that professional-quality sound can be achieved without the traditional “professional-quality” price tag associated with most plugin manufacturers. I’ve designed the plugins around problems I encountered in the studio, and I gave them designs that any musical or creative person could understand, rather than requiring extensive audio knowledge to use. I wanted to break down technical barriers between artist and production. CONTINUE READING

Singer-songwriter and lead vocalist Leo Sawikin is paying tribute to his childhood idols Brian Wilson and Carole King with his latest track Get The Feeling.  Fronting the NYC act called The Chordaes, the band just released the album Touch The Ground and sound like seasoned pros that just came off the road opening for the Stones for a year.

With college radio airplay and love from Earmilk,  BlackBook, and Deli Magazine, the emerging rock outfit is set to take off. The band will perform a one-night-only at NYC’s the Bitter End on 6/7.
management@thechordaes.com

Coming from North London, and going under the name Seaker, Kiran Hungin shows us a moody and emotional side of indie pop with track After I’m Gone. Crafting all her songs in a home-studio without any outside influences gives that rawness and edge.

The electro pop songstress has been covered in Press Play OK, Drunken Werewolf, Purple Melon, and others. Kiran is currently writing songs and preparing for a new EP.

Although little is known of this emotionally scattered creator, I have a feeling Seaker will grown in popularity as time moves on.
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