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1 Attachment Brazilian Rockstress Reah Valente Makes US Album Debut With "My Way Home" Album Production By Legendary Producers, Paul Fox & Dave Cobb (10,000 Maniacs with Natalie Merchant, Sugarcubes with Bjork & Shooter Jennings) - 2007-05-01

2 Attachment Award Winning Artist Jono Manson to Release New CD Summertime on June 26th New Mexico's Jono Manson to unveil dynamic new record, Summertime, on Sunset Records -- new recording marks Sunset Records Debut. - 2007-04-29

12 Attachment Recently Completed All-Improvised Movie Hopes To Capitalize On Success Of NBC's 'Thank God You're Here' TV Show 'Not Quite Right: The Movie' showcases seven of America's best and brightest improv comedy actors inventing hilarious characters and situations on-the-fly. Sketch titles include 'Liver Surgery and Love,' 'Must (Be) Like Dogs,' and 'Reporting Live from the Carnage.' The movie's producer is seeking a distribution deal. - 2007-04-25

NARAS (Home of the GRAMMY® Awards) Selects Nick Nanton Orlando Music Lawyer to Speak at Music Industry Summit 2007 Orlando music attorney, Nick Nanton, The Indie Lawyer, will speak on "Taking Care of Business" Panel April 26, 2007 at 11 a.m. - 2007-04-24

4 Attachment "A Guerilla in the Midst", a New Book by Award Winning Guerilla Filmmaker, Stan Harrington Released by The Sundance Media Group/VASST "A Guerilla In The Midst" is an exploration into the art of the no-budget film. From multi-award winning guerilla filmmaker, Stan Harrington, the book is an inspirational and insightful book that uses Harrington's first feature, "Bred in the Bone", as a blueprint. As an added bonus, the film is included with the sale of the book. - 2007-04-24

1 Attachment Nugs.net Enlists Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson, Phish, Grateful Dead & Others for a Live Download Compilation to Benefit Rock The Earth "Music For The Planet: a nugs.net Benefit Album For Rock The Earth" to support environmental conservation in the United States. - 2007-04-19

Ben Godwin Releases New Record 'Skin and Bone' to Online Retailers This Week Constantly Reminded Featured as 'Free Download of the Day' on Napster for April 18 Brooklyn songwriter Ben Godwin announces the release of his new record "Skin and Bone," via KarmaFarm Records. Skin and Bone is available for purchase everywhere online at stores such as iTunes, eMusic, Real, Rhapsody and Audio Lunchbox. To download the track, "Constantly Reminded", for free, please visit www.napster.com. To learn more about Ben and to hear sample tracks from "Skin and Bone," please visit www.myspace.com/karmafarm. - 2007-04-19

Henry Turner Jr. & Flavor Release "Louisiana Funk Buffet" CD Henry Turner, Jr. & Flavor,a Louisiana Reggae/Funk band, release new CD "Louisiana Funk Buffet" and announce playdates during New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on April 27 and May 4 and 5, 2007. - 2007-04-18

2 Attachment City Canyons Records Releases Singer/Songwriter Sara Wendt's New Alternative Pop Rock Album, WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE Sara Wendt's other-worldly lyrics and bell-like voice highlight majestic alternative pop rock featuring exquisitely textured music, both rocking and dreamy with lyrics that glitter like precious jewels telling vivid stories of mystic journeys and everyday life in her new album, WEIGHTLESS WITH LOVE, released by Manhattan's acclaimed emerging independent label, City Canyons Records. - 2007-04-17

1 Attachment Singer-Songwriter Judith Owen's New Album, Happy This Way, to be Released May 22 by Courgette Records Singer-songwriter Judith Owen, whom The New York Times describes as "the kind of wailing folk-jazz voice that slices away surfaces to touch vulnerable emotional nerve endings and leave you quivering," pays tribute to her native Biritan on her forthcoming album, Happy This Way (Courgette Records, May 22). The recording is the follow-up to her highly acclaimed breakthrough, Here. - 2007-04-09

3 Attachment Stereophile Acclaims Phillip Bimstein's Starkland CD Stereophile, the leading US audiophile magazine, raves about Starkland's new Larkin Gifford's Harmonica CD in their April issue. They call the composer Phillip Bimstein "an American original" and describe the CD as "stunning and heartwarming." Multiple-Grammy winner John Adams wrote the Introduction for this unique CD, which was also recently praised in the New York Times. This new CD echoes Bimstein's previous Garland Hirschi's Cows Starkland recording, which triggered hundreds of calls to hip radio stations throughout the country, and was called "a cult classic" on National Public Radio. - 2007-04-05

1 Attachment AirSpun Announces First Official AirGods Winners: Top Indie Artists Receive Free Radio Showcase Spots and Premier Homepage Placement at airspun.com Airspun, Inc. (www.airspun.com) announces the first winners of its AirGods new music polls. Top artists in the AirGods polls receive free commercial radio airtime to promote their music on AirSpun affiliated radio stations. AirSpun specializes in offering independent artists and labels high-profile marketing and promotional services, such as legal 60-second radio showcases and online viral marketing tools. - 2007-04-03

1 Attachment Marc Broussard to Release New CD S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on June 26th Louisiana's own Marc Broussard will unveil his dynamic new record S.O.S.: Save Our Soul on Vanguard Records, June 26th, New Recording Marks Vanguard Records Debut - 2007-04-03

2 Attachment Chatter Warns of Impending Kryme Wave to Hit East Coast 4/18/07 The Kryme Wave is set to hit targets throughout New York and east coast 4/18/07. Chatter has been rampant for several months but has reached a frenzy in the last month. While the terror alert level may not be elevated for ordinary citizens, the threat level has reached red at all industry headquarters, radio stations and media outlets as they scramble to figure out how to prevent real hip-hop from resurfacing. Many insiders believe "The Kryme Wave" has the potential to sweep the world with an up-swelling from the bricks to the hills, as people everywhere have been waiting for reality rap to rise once again. - 2007-04-02

2 Attachment Husband and Wife Front Band and Release CD with a Baby on the Way, Will Their Marriage Survive? "Every element on this album comes together perfectly. A strong country sound with influences of blues, bluegrass, Midwest rock and rich vocals makes it very unique. Fans of any music genre deserve the opportunity to discover Majors Junction." -DJ Mark D. US99.5 America's Country Station - 2007-03-26

2 Attachment Vocal Powerhouse Emily Jackson To Premiere Hot New Video and Single 'Yeah' At Atlanta High School Monday, March 26, 2007; 7pm - 8pm; Riverwood High School (5900 Heards Dr. NW Atlanta, GA 404-847-1980) - 2007-03-26

2 Attachment Lionel Loueke Solo Debut Album Virgin Forest Garners International Accolades, Released March 13, 2007 in USA with Distribution by HBD/Koch Lionel Loueke's debut solo album, Virgin Forest (OS 104), has just hit stores on March 13, 2007 in the USA with distribution by HBD/Koch. The album has already has been released in Europe in October 2006. Virgin Forest features legendary pianist Herbie Hancock, percussionist Cyro Baptista, Gregoire Maret and others. The recording includes a number of preludes with West African percussion ensembles led by the Raimi and Tessi Brothers. Mr. Loueke traveled to his homeland of Cotonou, Benin, West Africa to preserve these native rhythms he describes as "disappearing." - 2007-03-26

1 Attachment In Support of Their New CD Release, Misplaced, JMG's Moshav Continues Their U.S. Tour on March 24th in Los Angeles as the Band's NYC, Baltimore, Philly, VA, Jersey and Boston Dates Draw Supportive Fans JMG's Moshav Continues Their U.S. Tour on March 24th in Los Angeles As The Band's NYC, Baltimore, Philly, VA, Jersey and Boston Gigs Draw Supportive Fans - 2007-03-23

4 Attachment Veteran Music Group Riot Life is Set to Deliver Their New CD and DVD With a New Groundbreaking Open Digital Distribution Technology Music group to release CD and DVD using a new open digital distribution technology. - 2007-03-22

Music Industry Uncovers New Music and Fierce Competition in a National Singing Contest Riffstar.com announced a free and open online singing competition helping discover the next big musical sensation for the music industry, putting the future of tomorrow's stars in the hands of the fans. - 2007-03-21

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