ADKOB (A Different Kind Of Busy) headed by Sydney based multi-instrumentalist Mark Piccles is making noise. The single Glue which comes off their self titled debut EP is an impressive first offering that combines the best elements of indie pop including synths, claps, and electro along with a unique melody line.
jimmy@eggnestmusic.com, adkob.adkob@gmail.com
Novah, a 5 piece indie act from Stockholm impresses with the new track ‘Robot‘. Drawing influences from the indie greats such as Coldplay, the band has created a soundtrack of their own. According to the band “Robot was one of those songs that practically wrote itself. All the lyrics and melodies were completed in about an hour and a few days later it was recorded, produced and mixed. Everything was done in a tacky home studio in Berlin.” The video which was shot in Stockholm early in the morning matches the song atmospheric & eerie stillness. The band is currently in the studio recording their first ever EP.
cmg@icea.se, info@wearenovah.com
“The finest dozen computer scientists I know are all musicians” – Steve Jobs.
Steve jobs was an enterprenuer & the founder of Apple. But more than anything, he was an artist. And like every artist, he drew much of his inspiration from other artists.
Jobs was a big fan of Bob Dylan and collected live bootlegs as a teenager and had Dylan albums on his iPod.
Jobs named his company Apple after learning The Beatles were signed Apple Records earlier in their career. In fact, when asked to choose between the Beatles and the Stones, Jobs said, “If the vault was on fire and I could grab only one set of master tapes, I would grab the Beatles.”
Bach was also a favorite. He liked the versions of The Goldberg Variations recorded by pianist Glenn Gould in 1955 and 1981. “I used to like the younger, exuberant one. But now I can see where he was coming from.”
Jack Ventimiglia is a 25-year-old songwriter hailing from Minneapolis, MN. His latest single, “Plastic Ocean” has already garnered 15,000 SoundCloud streams. It’s infectious authentic and has a simple memorable melody. Ventimiglia wrote, produced, mixed and engineered the track himself, a telltale sign of a true craftsman.
jack.ventimiglia@gmail.com
Music executive Jimmy Ienner passed on Madonna noting “I don’t think she is ready yet“. Madonna signed with Sire Records in 1982, and her debut record sold 10 million copies. It was that moment when Jimmy Ienner knew he messed up.
Madonna made the Guinness Book of World Records in 1988 with her third studio album, True Blue. Since then, she has earned multiple appearances, some 20 at least in February 2012, including her insigne record title as the top-selling female recording artist of all time.