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Ram Dass Mixes It Up with Music & New Media, Reminding Us to "Enjoy it All!" His new enhanced album, Cosmix, blends Ram Dass' celebrated words and chilled electronica beats mixed by Down-under DJ Kriece. CD enhanced with video of Ram Dass' final recorded conversation with Timothy Leary. Related promotional campaigns on YouTube, MySpace and at radio and retail offer devotees new ways to connect. - 2008-08-12

Danilo Perez-Claus Ogerman Collaboration Due from Emarcy Records August 26 "Across the Crystal Sea" features Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Perez in an orchestral setting, with the stellar production team of producer Tommy LiPuma, arranger Claus Ogerman, and engineer Al Schmitt. The ravishing results are a tour de force for Perez, and for his producer, "one of my personal favorites" from his own distinguished discography. - 2008-07-22

Saxophonist James Carter Debuts on Emarcy Records May 20, with "Present Tense" On his forthcoming Emarcy CD, his first new recording in three years, the Detroit-born saxophonist James Carter draws directly from the jazz tradition while taking conscious liberties with it. "Present Tense" captures the full scope of Carter's mastery of the music. - 2008-04-25

Mountain Mirrors to Launch Supernatural Dreadnought Voyage Twisted and heavy acoustic rock band Mountain Mirrors to release their third LP, "Dreadnought", on Friday February 22nd. - 2008-02-20

Boston Symphony Orchestra Announces Line-up for the 2008 Tanglewood Jazz Festival Annual Labor Day Festival, August 29-31, 2008, includes Terence Blanchard, Dianne Reeves, Eliane Elias, Marian McPartland, Donal Fox, Edmar Castaneda, Joe Locke, Eddie Daniels, Mark O'Connor, Jane Monheit and more. - 2008-02-15

Drummer Jim Keltner Takes on Producer Role in Studio with Nathaniel Street-West It is a long, illustrious line of music artists whose great art has been made greater by the drum/percussion mastery of longtime Angeleno session 'deity' Jim Keltner. That list includes John Lennon, George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Eric Clapton, John Lee Hooker, the Rolling Stones, Roy Orbison, Ravi Shankar, Pink Floyd, Elvis Costello, Joe Cocker, Neil Diamond, Brian Wilson, B.B. King. Each of these legends made Keltner their drummer of choice. - 2008-02-12

New 'Neo Eclectic' Music is Breakthrough Sound for Debut CD 'Color Purple' associate conductor Victor Simonson delivers jazz, classical, gospel, opera, smooth jazz and sacred music on one CD. - 2008-01-25

Unique Marketing Platform Helps Independent Artists Break Out of Obscurity EyeShout Media Inc. announces the official launch of indieSolo.com, a unique Internet marketing platform and social networking community to help independent artists break out of obscurity and get worldwide exposure by featuring One Band a Day. - 2007-11-14

Critics Rave Over 'Pray' New City Canyons Records Single Release From ANEMO Critical response to "Pray" a new single from City Canyon Records' artist ANEMO has been overwhelmingly positive. "Pray" released nationally in the U.K. on October 15 with a simultaneous digital release in the U.S. and Canada is emotional, powerful and passionate--a rock anthem bursting with energy and melody which raises questions about war, morality and sacrifice. The song captures the horror of deadly combat, the gut- wrenching fear and flood of adrenaline in a way in which it has never before been musically explored. - 2007-10-23

YANGAROO's DMDS Protects the Environment Patented DMDS Eliminates Waste and Greenhouse Gases Caused by Delivery of CD's - 2007-10-11

Dave Mullen & Butta CD "Mahoney's Way" Jazz/Funk/Soul Releases on October 1 CD entitled "Mahoney's Way" by Boston's own Dave Mullen & Butta for re-release Oct 1st. The CD features such musical heavyweights as, Nile Rodgers, Marc Ribot, Mark Egan, and Victor Jones. - 2007-10-01

"Bunraku: The National Puppet Theater of Japan" Kicks Off US Tour in Boston, October 2-3 One of Japan's most celebrated traditional art forms, Bunraku traces its origins to the 18th century and developed alongside Kabuki in early-modern Japan. US tour includes Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago. - 2007-09-13

Collective Soul Debuts New Sound and Video on SingingFool.com SingingFool.com will host the exclusive world wide web premiere of hit band Collective Soul's new music video, "Hollywood" from their 7th studio album, "Afterwords" for seven days starting on August 13, 2007. SingingFool is the leading independent music video web site with over 500,000 registered users. The premiere will not only help promote the song and the album but also their current stadium tour. - 2007-08-09

Tanglewood Jazz Festival 2007 Presented by the Boston Symphony Orchestra The Boston Symphony Orchestra Presents the 2007 Tanglewood Jazz Festival in Lenox, MA, featuring the best artists in jazz today. Labor Day Weekend, August 31-September 2 in the Berkshires. - 2007-07-30

2 Attachment Legendary Session Players Join The Friend of Africa Song Project The Friend of Africa, a World Music influenced Pop-Rock song co-written by award winning Biographer, Kevin Belmonte and Boston-based performing Songwriter Steve Kercher, will feature the participation of legendary bassist Abe Laboriel and popular session drummer John Robinson. The recording session is set for July 30 in Los Angeles. The song is scheduled for a September 2007 release through Kercher's Cartwheel Galaxy label. Song will benefit Africa aid organizations. - 2007-07-23

Preservation Hall Bridges Past with Present in its New Release, 'Made in New Orleans: The Hurricane Sessions' Box set includes rare unreleased recordings, original photographs, DVD and more from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band musical archives (www.preservationhall.com). National Release Date- Tuesday July 24, 2007. - 2007-06-29

2 Attachment Matthew & Gunnar Nelson to Kick Off L.L. Bean's 95th Birthday Celebration The Nelson Brothers will help kick off the 95th birthday festivities for L.L. Bean early this summer when they headline the star-studded L.L. Bean Summer Concert Series at Discovery Park in Freeport, Maine on Saturday, June 23rd. Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, twin sons of Rock'n'Roll Legend Ricky Nelson, of multi-platinum rock group Nelson have been announced as one of the major national music-recording artists scheduled to perform at the annual summer concert series kicking off early this season in honor of L.L. Bean's 95th anniversary. Their concert will feature a tribute to their late father's famous hits including their new rendition of Ricky Nelson's "Travelin' Man", recently released on the exclusive Target CD, "A Song for My Father". - 2007-06-17

Piaf Interest Surges - Raquel Bitton Leads Edith Piaf Revival French Jazz singer Raquel Bitton re-release tribute CD "Raquel Bitton sings Edith Piaf" Also in distribution is a new Piaf Film on DVD (Lionsgate Films) "PIAF: her story, her songs"- written by and starring Raquel Bitton, a feature film that captures the essence of Edith Piaf and tells her story through her music. - 2007-06-04

Second Spring Wins Derby for LINER Second Spring Music Publishing has signed UK alt rockers LINER to an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement. The band has been at the center of attention among bands out of the buzzing music scene in Birmingham, England. - 2007-05-29

Their First New Album in Three Years: deSoL Set 'On My Way' Album Release, First Track is 'Sing it All Night' deSoL, the Asbury Park, NJ-based band that mixes rock hooks with Latin rhythms is readying On My Way, an album of all new material sung in English, Spanish and "Spanglish" to be released August 7th through saZon Records/Two22 Music with distribution through ADA. The album release is preceded this month by the track "Sing It All Night" that is being serviced to Triple A radio stations next month. - 2007-05-22

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