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Brain Grenade announces 'D a' Thompson CD 'Disclaimer' and Seattle Release Party on 8.18.09

SEATTLE, Wash. -- Brain Grenade Entertainment (BGE) proudly announces the release date and CD Release Party for D.a. Thompson's new extended play album titled...

Video training helps beginning guitarists get better, thanks to Houston Guitar Lessons eLearning

HOUSTON, Texas -- Houston Guitar Lessons has released a new streaming video lesson series for beginning and intermediate guitarists, available by monthly subscription. There...

Song Collaboration has Unique Twist at Golosio Publishing, Inspires Album with Two Versions of Every Song

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Golosio Music Publishing is just a few months old but it has discovered a new way to expand its catalog...

Sic Skinz Drum Wraps Make Refinishing Your Old Drum Kit Possible Without Straining Your Finances

EVERETT, Wash. -- Sic*Skinz Custom Drum Wraps (sicskinz.com) has announced availability of their innovative and easy to install Custom Drum Wraps. These drum wraps...

Music Industry Newswire adds Record Label Veteran David Kronemyer as Contributing Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music promoter and former record label VP, David Kronemyer to its editorial staff. Kronemyer...

National Association of Record Industry Pros: Best in Biz 2009 Awards

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The winners are in! Chop Shop's Alexandra Patsavas, Live Nation's Creighton Burke and Universal Music & Video Distribution's Jim Urie won...

Indie Artists and Music Industry Pros Hail Audiolife On-Demand Technology

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- As the economy continues to spiral downward, and cost efficiency takes center stage with every industry from finance to fashion,...

Hitt Music Group Collaborates with American Airlines

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Hitt Music Group is happy to announce the continuing success of their collaboration with American Airlines and Beat Marketing. HMG artists...

Music Magazine adds Producer Loren Weisman as Contributing Editor

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Online-based recording industry publication adds noted music producer Loren Weisman to its editorial staff. Weisman will contribute expertise on issues...

GameBeat Music and Sound Design Company Offers Free Custom Demos

CHICAGO, Ill. -- GameBeat Studios announced today that now through March 1, 2009 they will offer free, custom music demos to advertising and marketing...

Mindstock Re-releases 'MPC3K' Sound Sets for Akai MPC-3000 Free for Holidays

TORRANCE, Calif. -- Mindstock(R), a California based multimedia publisher of "elements for sound, music and vision," announced today the re-issue of its decade...

BETA Records Site Gives Its Musician Users the Ability to Earn Ad Dollars

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- BETARecords.com, the fast growing online music social community and upcoming TV show, today announced the launch of the first known peer-to-peer...

Rock Band Starving For Gravity Brings Home The Gold at LAMN Jam Finale

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Though they didn't wear Speedos like Michael Phelps, the band Starving For Gravity brought home the gold and won the LAMN...

Alien Apparatus Co. Launches Alien Hand Microphone Stand

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Alien Apparatus Company, Inc. announces the release of The Alien Hand Microphone Stand, a microphone stand designed specifically for miking...

Recording Artist The G-Man Releases 'Burning Man Soundscapes'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- With a mixture of rock, trance, ambient and classical music, composer Scott G (recording artist The G-Man) creates a near-psychedelic...

BETA Records and SoundWave360 Offer Artists Premium Audio Upgrade to MP3 Music

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- BETA Records, the expanding international network and community of music artists and fans, will partner with Surroundphones Holdings Inc. (SoundWave360),...

Online Music and Social Networking Get Redefined

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Giving musicians and music lovers more power and flexibility than ever before, BETA Records (betarecords.com) has launched a newly expanded...

Neotrope Sponsors LAMN Jams, Brings PR Expertise to So. Cal. Music Competition

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Neotrope(R), an entertainment and brand marketing company, will officially sponsor the Los Angeles Music Network's Rock and Urban Music Contest "LAMN...

LAMN Jam '08 Showcases Urban and Rock Artists: Career Launch Package is Grand Prize

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The Los Angeles Music Network presents the URBAN & the ROCK Music Contests launching June 9. Taking its popular "LAMN Jams"...

Hitt Music Group and Disc Makers Join Forces for Music Replication

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- The nation's leading CD / DVD duplicator, replicator and printer has joined forces with Hitt Music Group, one of the industry's...

GameBeat Studios to Produce Music for the Illinois State Lottery 2008 Summer Campaign

CHICAGO, Ill. -- GameBeat Studios is pleased to announce they have been awarded the contract to produce the music for the Illinois State Lottery's...

Hitt Music Group and Media Riot Join Forces

HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Bands and solo artists no longer need to feel intimated by the competitive music industry now that Hitt Music Group and...

Kentucky Musician to Embark on Tour of Laundry Mats?

BARDSTOWN, Ky. -- An acoustic rock musician from Bardstown, Kentucky will embark on a month-long tour of laundry mats, spanning a number of cities in six states. Matthew Fogle kicks off the promotional expedition, aptly entitled "Spring Cleaning Tour '08" on Monday, March 24th in his hometown of Bardstown. The tour then visits nearly 20 laundry mats in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, Tennessee, and other stops in Kentucky. The tour wraps up back in Bardstown on Thursday, April 17th.

Self-Made Hip-Hop Artist SOLOW13 Spreads the TRUTH with New Record Label

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Underground Mexican hip-hop artist/entrepreneur, SOLOW13, breaks the music game wide open by establishing his own label, TRUTH LOVES LA WFAMILIA, LLC or simply LAWFAMILIA, LLC. The new imprint is a collaborative partnership between SOLOW13 and famed West Coast label, Latin Thug Records - best known for being founded by Cypress Hill's Sen Dog and home to the Reyes Brothers, B Real's "Gunslinger" albums and many other notable releases.

Send2Press(R) Joins Sponsors of Manhattan LAMN Jam – Music Artists Perform and Industry Listens

NEW YORK, N.Y. -- The Los Angeles Music Network's "LAMN Jam" heads for the Big Apple, and has added an additional event sponsor in Send2Press(R) Newswire, a unit of Neotrope(R). Launched three years ago in Los Angeles (where performances continue), LAMN Jams go beyond traditional showcases by featuring artists performing original songs, followed by instant professional critiques from a panel of industry experts. This year, independent music artists will perform for $20,000 in prizes.

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