Update/News: Kings of A&R favorite, Twenty One Pilots, during a sold out hometown show at the LC Pavillon in Columbus, announced they have signed with Atlantic/Fueled By Ramen.  Twenty One Pilots is the label’s much anticipated upcoming release following FUN. and their hit “We Are Young.”  Check out the band’s album signing video which honors their fans.  For more info Contact Martin Frascogna at mff@frascognalaw.com

Buzz Track: House of Gold

Twenty One Pilots a duo from Columbus, Ohio has garnered a buzz. Check out the video for the track House of Gold. The band has upcoming dates with Cobra Starship.

Contact: mff@frascognalaw.com

When you walk into a movie theatre you will see rolling credits listing the most important members of the production as well as the cast and crew involved in the project.  Music services like Pandora, iTunes, Spotify, and Amazon along with others  do not list credits of those who were involved.

“That’s the basis for a metadata movement being spearheaded by producer, mixer and engineer Count (aka Mikael Eldridge), whose ‘credits’ include artists like DJ Shadow, Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, New Order, No Doubt, Galactic, Zoe Keating, and Tycho. ”
(Digital Music News)

Count wants his name included in these artists’ digital works – just like physical formats – which is why he’s pushing to properly credit performers, producers, and engineers on all online music services. He offers a solid case as well.

“If Led Zeppelin had only sold albums digitally when they started, it’s very unlikely that many people would know who Jimmy Page or Robert Plant are because the digital music files you purchase for download or streaming can’t show you who played on them.”

(1) Better credits make better user experiences. For example, if I like Radiohead or the Roots, I would want to know who produced them, what other albums they’ve done, and who’s performing on the recordings.  Chances are I might like their other work.

(2) This is Marketing 101. It’s an opportunity for these companies to share and sell more music.

(3) Hollywood does it, so why don’t we?  The Screen Actors Guild, Directors Guild, and Writers Guild along with the studios would sue if the credits were not there.

(4) This is not about egos. It’s about survival. Producers, engineers, and musicians need these credits in order to survive in this business. Nobody knows the producers work without credit.

(5) It’s an easy fix. Internet distributors to simply require the following info for all releases: list all performers, producers, engineers, mixers, and mastering engineers for each song and provide their preferred web link. Without this data, the release simply shouldn’t be accepted by distributors.

Click here to ‘Like’ the campaign to credit performers, producers, and engineers on all online music services.

“It’s absolutely unbelievable that I can go online and instantly have access to Roger Federer’s obscure tennis stats but I can’t even see who is singing a song on iTunes or Pandora.” – Count

Buzz Track: When She Was Mine

London based Pop rock act Lawson recently finished recording their debut album with Grammy Award winning producer John Shanks (Take That/Alanis Morisette/Bon Jovi). They recently finished an arena tour with The Wanted. The band sold out their show at the Monto Water Rats in 10 minutes. Check out the track When She Was Mine that comes off the upcoming album. For fans of The Wanted, Jessie J, and Cobra Starship. Expect an American takevoer.

Contact: lisa.birch@dawbell.com

Buzz Track: Let Go

Pop rock act and fresh on the scene City of Lions are putting the finishing touches on their self-titled album. The music video for the song You All Along was featured on JCTV’s “Top 10 Countdown” and the first single, You All Along is receiving spins on Kiss 95.7 in Hartford, CT.

Contact: cityoflionsband@gmail.com

Update/News: Lizzie Sider and her band have been chosen to open for Big & Rich on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at  the Bergeron Rodeo Arena in Davie, FL. Lizzie will sing the National Anthem, and she will perform 5 of her original songs, with her band.

Buzz Track: Butterfly

Lizzie Sider is an upcoming singer-songwriter who has spent time in Nashville writing with Nashville’s elite. She was a finalist in the Florida Future Stars competition in 2010 and sang on the stage with country star Jamie O’neal singing the popular song “When I Think About Angels” which can he heard on her Facebook.

Contact: dsider@siderlaw.com