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Deadline for IMEA Awards
The deadline for submissions for the International Music and Entertainment Association’s IMEA Awards was July 15th. Best of luck to all of the submissions. Don’t miss the nominee announcement live stream on August 4th at 2:00PM EST at IMEAAwards.com.
Member News
Read what fellow members have been up to.
Notes From A “No” Man
Check out the latest column from 2013 IMEA Manager of the Year, Michael Stover.
Upcoming Events
August 4, 2014: Nominee Announcement Broadcast Tune into the International Music and Entertainment Association’s IMEA Awards official nominee announcement live stream on August 4, 2014 at 2:00PM EST.
October 4, 2014: International Music and Entertainment Association’s 2nd Annual IMEA AwardsDon’t miss the International Music and Entertainment Association’s 2nd Annual IMEA Awards at the Paramount Arts Center. Tickets on sale August 4th.
PERFORMER Official Newsletter of the International Music and Entertainment Association, Inc.
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CONTENTS
!FROM THE PRESIDENT……………………………….…………………………….……………….………..…….PAGE 2
ASSOCIATION NEWS………………………………………………………………………..…….………….…….PAGE 5
DISCOUNTS………………………………………………………………………………………………………….PAGE 5
IMEA AWARD NEWS……………………………………………………………………………………….……….PAGE 7
“NOTES FROM A ‘NO’ MAN” BY MICHAEL STOVER……………………………………..…………………….PAGE 8
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES…………………………………………………………………….……………PAGE 10
6 REASONS WHY NOW IS THE BEST TIME FOR MUSICIANS…………………………………………….…PAGE 11
3 REASONS AUDITIONING IS AN ART IN ITSELF……………………………………………………………..PAGE 12
MEMBER NEWS……………………………………………………………………………………………..…….PAGE 14
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FROM THE PRESIDENT… Hi friends,"Hope you are having a fantastic July. Last month, I mentioned how the deadline was drawing near for submissions for the 2014 IMEA Awards, and I am proud to let you know that we closed submissions on July 15, 2014 with approximately 15,000 submissions. I will be able to report an exact number, soon. FIFTEEN THOUSAND, though, in the second year of our program.!
I am so excited at the growth of our organization this past year. You all are phenomenal. Thank you for supporting us while we support you!!
We have many things rolling out in the months ahead. First, our new website should be up and running by August 4th. Second, our Nominee Announcement Broadcast is August 4th at 2:00PM EST. Finally, we are working with some new companies to help offer you more benefits, discounts, and services!!
I hope you enjoy the new format of PERFORMER. With the growth of the Association, a one-page e-mail was not working. If you’d like to contribute, please let me know.!
As the President of the Association, it is my responsibility to ensure that we are providing programs that our members want. So, I would love if you would take the time to shoot me an email with any suggestions you’d like (program ideas, event ideas, benefits, etc.).!
I really look forward to hearing from each of you about your latest adventures. I am leaving on July 23rd to go on “vacation” to Kansas City, MO, to meet/visit with some IMEA members. I will be stopping at the American Jazz Museum, attending some of our member’s events, and more. I will report about my trip in next month’s issue. !
Sit back, relax, and enjoy the view.!
Talk soon,!
Colt D. ChambersPresident, International Music and Entertainment Association, Inc.
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Administration
Colt D. ChambersC.E.O./President [email protected]
Amanda KirkpatrickExecutive Assistant/Account Manager [email protected]
Board of Directors
Colt D. Chambers, Chairman
Cathy Boatwright
Douglas Chambers
Sabine Mann
Frank Morales
Contact
E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 615-530-1203 Fax: 706-381-2205 P.O. Box 352 Cave Spring, Georgia 30124 www.IMEAOnline.com www.IMEAAwards.com
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ASSOCIATION NEWS
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New Website!
The time has finally arrived! The International Music and Entertainment Association is extremely excited to announce our BRAND NEW website. We have been working with multiple designers, programmers, etc., for over a year and nothing has felt right. Well, now it does.
The brand new website will feature:
• A fully interactive membership portal/community.
• Member-only forum. • Classified listings. • Membership Directory. • Member and IMEA event calendar. • Automatic membership expiration notification. • Account customization. • and more! We are hoping to be able to launch the website in time for the 2014 IMEA Awards Nominee Announcement on August 4th. You will be the first to know!
Nominee Announcement Broadcast
Don’t miss the International Music and Entertainment Association’s IMEA Awards 2014 Nominee Announcement Broadcast on August 4, 2014 at 2:00PM EST.
Tweet and Facebook Us!
You can always find IMEA online on social media at twitter.com/IMEAOnline, twitter.com/IMEAAwards, facebook.com/IMEAOnline, and facebook.com/IMEAAwards. E-mail [email protected] with your social media links so we can keep up and follow you!
CURRENT DISCOUNTS
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!IMEA wants you to book more gigs and sell your music more successfully. So we’ve arranged for you to get 1 FREE Month of The Musician’s Atlas Pro Account ($39.95 value) with an incredible renewal discount of 50% off! Sign up here!
Ashland Plaza - Weekend of the IMEA Awards Book your hotel for the IMEA Awards with the Ashland Plaza Hotel for only $80/night PLUS tax. To book, call (606) 329 0055 and mention the IMEA Awards.
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AWARD NEWS
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2014 IMEA AwardsOctober 4, 2014
Paramount Arts Center1300 Winchester Avenue
Ashland, Kentucky 411018:00PM EST
Thanks to everyone for submitting your material for nomination consideration for the
International Music and Entertainment Association’s 2nd Annual IMEA Awards. Submission closed on July 15, 2014 with
approximately 15,000 submissions.
Tickets
Tickets for the International Music and Entertainment Association’s IMEA Awards go on sale on August 4th at ParamountArtsCenter.com.
Industry Voting
As a member of the International Music and Entertainment Association, you will be able to vote for the awards as an Industry Voter. Industry votes count as 2/5th of the final results, with Committee votes serving as 2/5th, and fan voting serving as the final 1/5th. Members will receive ballot and voting information whenever Industry Voting opens on August 4th, same date as fan voting.
Nominee Announcement
Don’t miss the nominee announcement live broadcast on August 4th at 2:00PM EST. Tune in by visiting www.IMEAAwards.com.
Broadway and West End Star, Lesli Margherita, To Be Honored at the 2014 IMEA Awards
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
The International Music and Entertainment Association (IMEA) announced today that Broadway and West End star, Lesli Margherita, will be one of several honorees for the 2nd Annual IMEA Awards to be held on October 4, 2014 at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky. Recognized as one of the “biggest nights in independent music and entertainment”, the IMEA Awards, presented by the International Music and Entertainment Association (IMEA), were developed to honor and recognize the best in independent music, theatre, and entertainment, internationally.
Lesli Margherita won the 2009 Laurence Olivier Award for her performance as Inez in ZORRO THE MUSICAL on London’s West End. in 2011 her performance as Lilli/Kate in the Reprise! production of KISS ME KATE earned her an Ovation Award for Best Actress.
Lesli can be seen nightly on Broadway as Mrs. Wormwood in MATILDA THE MUSICAL, currently playing at The Shubert Theatre.
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The International Music and Entertainment Association nominate an individual or group of individuals to serve as “Honorees.” The Honoree program recognizes individuals whom have received a wealth of success in the music and entertainment industry and can serve as a role model for members of the Association and those alike. Honorees range from actors/performers, musicians, songwriters, playwrights, producers, etc. Honorees receive lifetime membership of the International Music and Entertainment Association.
“People like Lesli Margherita are setting the standard,” said Colt Chambers, President of the International Music and Entertainment Association and Executive Producer of the IMEA Awards. “She is talented, funny, and everyone loves her. We feel that she is definitely someone that our members and nominees could learn from. We are honored to be able to honor her and recognize her accomplishments.”
Tickets for the International Music and Entertainment Association’s 2nd Annual IMEA Awards go on sale on August 4th, following the Nominee Announcement Broadcast. Tickets will be available to purchase by visiting www.ParamountArtsCenter.com.
For more information about Lesli Margherita, visit her website at www.LesliMargherita.com. To learn more about the International Music and Entertainment Association or IMEA Awards, visit www.IMEAOnline.com and www.IMEAAwards.com.
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Performances
Beginning next month, we will be announcing schedule performances and appearances at the 2014 IMEA Awards.
Call for Presenters
If you are interested in presenting an award and the 2nd Annual IMEA Awards on October 4th at the Paramount Arts Center in Ashland, Kentucky, please e-mail IMEA President Colt Chambers at [email protected].
Sponsorship and Advertisement
If you would like to serve as a sponsor of the International Music and Entertainment Association’s 2014 IMEA Awards or advertise with us in our event program, website, live broadcast, etc., please contact Amanda Kirkpatrick at [email protected].
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Notes From A “No” Man!by Michael Stover of MTS Management Group/MTS Records
2013 IMEA Manager of the Year
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I had started writing some posts and giving advice on my social media pages, about a month ago, as my way of giving some advice regarding some of the things that I see and hear, both at shows, and on artists’ social media pages. It always seemed to be the same things, coming from “artists,” who excel in playing the blame game: making excuses for why they aren’t succeeding. So, I thought that I would try to be helpful, by calling artists out on their behaviors! It may not be popular, or politically correct, but if an artist can’t handle the truth and some constructive criticism, then they are in the completely WRONG business. This industry of show business can be BRUTAL at best, and before you enter into such an endeavor, that can cost you tons of money, time, blood, sweat and tears…you need to make sure
that you can handle some criticism, can take a good hard look in the mirror, and are willing to take accountability for things you may be falling short on. Most of all, you need to be willing to make a change, and implement the advice you are given, no matter how uncomfortable it might make you feel. Believe me, nothing great was ever achieved in someone’s “comfort zone.” This is one of the biggest mistakes that artists can make: surrounding themselves with “yes” people, who will tell them exactly what they want to hear, all the time, just to build the artists’ egos and to be their BFF. Forget that…it’s not going to help you EVER. I AM A “NO” MAN! That being said, I hope that I can offer a frank, honest, unabridged opinion and give helpful, thought-provoking advice, based on my experiences and successes in this wonderful
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t-shirts/posters, etc. at the merchandise table. I'll even go one step further, too...if you're hanging out in the dressing room for longer than the time it takes you to get dressed, you're losing money!! Wanna know why? I will tell you all about it during next month’s post.
Until then, I hope that this article will make you think and evaluate your performances. How can you connect with YOUR audience? How can you make them FEEL the words you are singing? How can you get them to talk about you, long after the last chord has been played, or the last note has been sung..or will you just sing your songs and be forgotten by the time they hit the door to leave? The choice is up to you. If you have questions, feel free to contact me via my website at www.mtsmanagementgroup.com. See you next month!
!–Michael Stover, MTS Management Group2013 CMG Radio Artist Manager of the Year 2013 IMEA Artist Manager of the Year 2014 Nashville Universe Artist Manager of the Year
business of ours.
I am very blessed to have been asked to write this, and hopefully, a monthly column for our IMEA newsletter. It’s quite an honor, and as the 2013 IMEA Artist Manager of the Year, a title I wear proudly, I am more than happy to give back to an organization that has been so good to me. Again, I hope that you don’t mistake my passion and honesty for disdain and arrogance. That’s not how I intend these posts to come across. However, I don’t plan on pulling any punches, either, as that has never really helped anyone. So, here we go:
Let’s start by talking about live performances: If you aren't connecting with your audience and making memories at your shows, you may as well be singing in your shower. It's simply not good enough to be a great singer. Do you know how many "GREAT singers" there are? Literally millions. So, that alone will not get you where you want to be. Nor will all the promotion in the world. Hype only takes you so far. It comes down to YOU and YOUR audience. CONNECT, MAKE MEMORIES, BE A FAN and ask yourself, "Would I want to go to my show?" You can create a long lasting memory without big production. You just have to know how to DELIVER a song and make the audience FEEL what you're singing, whether it's 2 people in a coffee shop or 10,000 people in an arena. Connecting with your audience is the SECRET...so don't tell anyone! lol. But, practice it every time you get on stage. If you can sell your performance to the audience, I guarantee you will sell your music/
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VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES !The International Music and Entertainment Association is a volunteer-based organization. Below are volunteer positions that are currently open. If you are interested in applying, please contact Colt Chambers at [email protected]. If you do not see a position listed, but you’re interested in volunteering, please reach out to us.
IMEA Administration Positions: Area Director(s) - Local representative who represents the Association within their appointed areas.
Director of Radio - TBD
Film Department. Chair - Will serve as the Chairperson of the Film Committee.
IMEA Awards Positions:!Live Broadcast/Stream Producer(s)
Stage Hands
Merchandise Representatives
Publicity Representatives
General Event Staff
VIP After Party Coordinator
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6 Reasons Why Now is the Best Time for Musicians
By Mereshas originally posted on MusicClout.com"Today is probably the best and most exciting time to be a musician.
There’s a lot of negativity these days about the music industry. Music revenue is down, CD sales are disappearing, people are streaming instead of buying music, etc.
Compared to the past, though, there are at least 7 reasons why these times are better than any other in history for musicians.
1. Fans can find you – With SoundCloud, Spotify, YouTube and other online sites, there are many channels for new fans to find your music. It used to be that almost the only way to be heard was for a record company to sign you and promote your song over the radio.
2. You can communicate with Fans – With the continuing boom in social media, you have unfiltered access to most music buyers in the world. You can find folks in the smallest niches and communicate with them directly. In the past, independent artists didn’t have much access to what was a very limited number of media outlets. 3. You can be the record company – You can decide what music to put out when. If you want to bring back the Acid Bass, as I try to do on a recent song, you can. No longer are to subject to the filter of label executives trying to force you to be the next Ariana Grande or Beyoncé.
4. You can record with world class sound – With a software program, a computer and some limited equipment, you can record world-class music including the most sophisticated compositions. Yourself. In your bathroom. Gone are the days when you always had to have a huge budget for studio time, producers, engineers, managers, etc.
5. You can distribute internationally quickly – There are a range of distributors of music such as Tunecore, which I use, CD Baby and others that will get your music to iTunes, Amazon, Spotify and dozens of other of digital stores within days. Now you don’t have to produce physical products, ship them internationally and worry about returns.
6. You control your destiny – The days when someone like Clive Davis would discover and develop you are gone. Almost all artists today can, and have to, control their own destiny. Even the most famous ones. It means connecting with fans on social media, at concerts, through regular email and a few thousand other things. While challenging, it can be done. If you expect someone to hand you superstardom on a platter, dream on.
If you want to build a sustainable life as an artist, and have a bit of talent, it can be done. No one will say it is easy, but then what is?
Rock on!
What do you think?
Let me know. You can follow my own musical adventure at meresha.com.
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Originally posted on MusicClout.com. Used by permission.
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3 Reasons Auditioning Is an Art in Itself By Craig Wallace. Originally posted on Backstage.com"!
Auditioning is often seen as the poor uncreative cousin to acting; a necessary evil, the thing you have to learn so that you can get the job and really act.
This losing attitude is just plain wrong.
Auditioning is a dynamic creative process that can shine a light on your soul and test your skills and bravery like few other artistic disciplines can. It is an art form unto itself.
Here are just a few of the many qualities that make it so:
1. Self-knowledge is its cornerstone. A successful film/TV audition answers the question, “Who are you and what do you have to add to the role?” It’s not about acting choices, but what you personally
have to add to the role. It requires a way of working that allows you to go deeply into your own personality and explore your internal landscape. “What are the most interesting and compelling qualities I have to offer this role?” “Which parts of me will bring the words to life in the most unique way?” “What will give the piece the strongest, truest heartbeat?”
Self-exploration is exhilarating and necessary work for the actor and the basis of the art of auditioning. Greatness can be achieved by the knowledge gained through these journeys of self-exploration as you continue to patiently and persistently peel back the layers of the onion and discover the intersection of yourself and the words on the page.
The art of film/TV audition is discovering not how you can act the role, but who you are in the role.
2. It requires its own technique. The art of performance requires a method that allows you to disappear into a character. The art of audition requires a technique that allows you to create and define that character with the unique qualities that are yours and yours alone.
The audition technique you use needs to increase your focus and concentration. It needs to assist you in listening and reacting with more energy and spark than you may normally listen with in your real life. It needs to make the stillness required in a film/TV audition look natural even if it’s an action scene! Your technique needs to help you safely and specifically target the most compelling qualities that you have to bring to the role. And because you are doing all of this preparation by yourself, your technique has to fulfill the role of a wise, gentle, and persistent director. Finally, it needs to allow you to let all of the work go so that you can be present in the room with confidence and ease, and be the actor they want to work with and have to hire.
3. It demands a special brand of courage. Any art form that asks you to stand up in front of people and express yourself requires courage. Auditioning though, tests your courage, not just at the end, but every step of the way. It starts with having the courage to explore your heart and soul and to not stop until you find the truest and rawest parts of yourself to incorporate into the material. It continues in the need for complete trust in yourself and your instincts, as well as the courage to
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commit to your decisions having no idea how they will be received—auditioning is a solitary art form.
If you have mastered the art of auditioning, you have instilled the words on the page with your specific life and humanity. Now, you have to stand in the room and let everybody see your life and humanity with no work or character to hide behind and no other actors to save you. Just you.
And then you have to accept the responses to your audition. If you’re performing as an actor or singer, you can always assign some of the reaction to your performance to things outside of yourself: “they didn’t like the play, not their type of music, etc.” But in auditioning it’s once again just you, and if you don’t book the job, the “no” can have a much sharper sting.
Artists are always exposed to some degree when they share their work, but there seems to be always something in most artistic disciplines that leave the artist somewhat protected —partially clothed. A true and honest TV/film audition, however, demands complete exposure and full-frontal emotional nudity.
This is not an art form for the weak or timid; it requires all of the fierce and tender bravery of the true artistic warrior.
Auditioning—especially for the camera—is the art of personal expression. It is about bringing the words to life by instilling them with the most interesting, resonant parts of yourself—illuminating them with what excites and moves you, and then delivering them with a voice that is unique to you.
It is the art of telling the truth, naked, in extreme close-up.
Like this advice? Check out more from Backstage Experts!
Craig Wallace is an acting teacher and Backstage Expert. For more information, check out Wallace’s full bio!
!Originally posted on backstage.com. Used by permission.
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Natalie Jean
Five of Natalie’s songs were nominated in the American Songwriting Awards. The categories were Blues, 2 for Jazz, Hip Hop, and Spiritual. She also received a second nomination in the Hollywood Music and Media Awards.
Jeff Campbell
Jeff Campbell is playing a benefit concert September 4 - beat cancer pittsburgh - at the Hard Rock Cafe Pittsburgh. The headliner for the night is Shannon Curfman. The evening benefits the Glimmer of Hope Foundation. Details can be found at www.beatcancerpittsburgh.com
LEXI
July 19, Lexi will be performing in San Diego for Brave Fest Tour at the Qualcomm Stadium. It will be hosted by social media stars Nash Grier and Cameron Dallas.
Aug 10th she will be attending the 2014 Teen Choice Awards, to be televised live on FOX, in LA.
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Bill Wren
National Association of Distinguished Professionals Selects Bill Wren as a Professional Member of the Executive and Professionals Online Registry
Fulton, TX –— Bill Wren, Chief Executive Officer of Ponder Dust Publishing, LLC, has been selected as a Professional of the Year Member of the National Association of Distinguished Professionals. The selection recognizes Bill Wren’s commitment to excellence in Arts and Entertainment.
Founded in 2012, Bill Wren serves as CEO of Ponder Dust Publishing, a music publishing company that allows him to use his creative side to not only run the business, but seek out new talent and promote music. He is an award-winning writer who brings years of experience to the small group of four that comprise the business, and his music has been played on Sirius XM and two Ponder Dust projects to date.
Mr. Wren was first introduced to music by his grandparents before he could even walk or talk. Classical music was often played in his house growing up and it didn’t take long for him to want to learn to play some instruments.
“My grandparents took me to a college football game when I was about six- or seven-years-old,” Mr. Wren remembers. “But I was much more interested in the marching band playing than the football game. I wanted to see it up close so I could hear, feel, and experience the music. I believe it was at that point the spirit of music entered into me.”
The founder and previous CEO of a very successful manufacturing company called Hewitt Machine & Tool, Inc. for 23 years, Mr. Wren knows what it takes to run a business. As far as his music was concerned though, he had to rely on his God-given talents and his experience playing in bands all his life to see it through. Over the past two years, Mr. Wren has been working hard to develop Ponder Dust Publishing, and he sees it someday becoming a premier business that can produce and publish some significant new talent. As for the music he writes, it has taken on a life of its own and is doing quite well. Some of his music has been played worldwide on New Age/Smooth Jazz radio, on satellite radio, and on television, including Direct TV, the Dish Network, SoundScape, and on several airlines. He hopes to soon branch out to do music for movies and for more television, as he believes that his music would be a great fit for this genre.
Mr. Wren is a graduate of Texas State College and a member of American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers. He has been recognized many times for his contributions to the field, including first place for his single, ‘Day Break’, in the Indie International Songwriting Contest, an organization that gives semi-annual recognition to some of the best emerging songwriters in the world. Mr. Wren was also nominated through ZMR for Best New Songwriter of the Year, Best Album of the Year, Best Cover Art, Best Contemporary Album of the Year, and Hollywood Music in Media Awards for the song ‘Between Heaven and Earth’ off of his ‘Journey Around the Sun: A Mayan Odyssey’ CD. He was also a UK Songwriter artist finalist and won the 100% Music Songwriter Award.
For more information, visit PonderDust.com.
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Shantell Ogden
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Shantell Ogden recently wrote and performed two songs, "A Second Chance" and "Who You're With," for the independent feature film "Uphill Battle." The movie is available for rental or purchase on Amazon, and more information about Shantell can be found at www.shantellogden.com.
MR KITO
2 weeks ago Eric (MR KITO) was featured in Fourculture Magazine. Read the interview, here.
A new music video has been just released, "All Is Near" from his latest EP " Where Are The Lizards?" it's a documentary style music video. Watch the video, here. Footage: fishermen on the Mekong River in Cambodia, rice and sweet potato farmers in Madagascar, roads in Namibia, landscapes in the Western Cape, South Africa.
Produced and directed by Jacqueline van Meygaarden for Cosmos Productions www.cosmosproductions.co.za
Music by Eric Michot for MR KITO. www.mrkito.co.za
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Kasha Kasha's New Single ‘I Want You' Top 50 Worldwide National Charts
The emerging singer and songwriter, Kasha has announced to endorse her new release, 'Hero', that is now available at all digital stores. She is gearing up to tour and promote her newly released songs. 'Hero' is another single from the vocalist coming from New York, after the first hit 'I Want You'.
'Hero' has already hit the Top 50 Worldwide National Charts. For six consecutive months, this track remained on top charts. National Airplay Top 200 Charts, National Top 50 Independent Charts and National Airplay Top 50 R&B/Hip Hop Charts are among the most notable ones.
Most interestingly, Kasha prefers to get signed. even after such level of fame. In fact, she signed under her own entertainment company, Kasha Entertainment, LLC. She has a major distribution contract with Fontana Records, INgrooves and Universal Music Group.
Kasha had been singing and performing under the hood for quite some years. However, the Brooklyn-based lady became a celebrity after the release of her single 'I Want You' by selling over 11k copies. The song made up to the National Top 50 Charts in the first week of its release. An interesting fact about this song is that its remix version released two years back before the original version. In addition to that, the official music video of 'I Want You' got more than one million views on YouTube within two months.
Kasha is known to have a background much related to the music, and has recovered from her days of hardship. She almost broke at the age of 14, when her mother who was her inspiration for singing died. But then, she gathered herself and held on to her dream of becoming a singer, under the supervision of elder sister.
In the recent few years, Kasha has gained much fame and acceptance from both, the public and the media. In September 2013, Star Magazine titled her as the Best Unsigned Artist of the Month. She was also featured twice in The Hype Magazine in October last year and January this year. Most recently, she was interviewed by the Hip Rock Magazine.
The hit single 'Hero' is an inspirational song by Kasha. She describes it as an up lifting and positive song giving this happy vibe that brightens your day. The song is available at iTunes and all digital stores. Kasha seems quite confident about this song, as it would strengthen her to carry her music career further.
For more information, please visit www.iamkasha.com and follow on twitter: https://twitter.com/kashatodays
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Seven Story Fall UPCOMING SHOWS:JULY 19-20 - ROCK THE ARTS PARK FESTIVAL - New Castle,IN (HEADLINING) JULY 24 - RED BRICK BAR - Norman,OKJULY 25-26 - CENTER OF THE UNIVERSE FESTIVAL - Tulsa,OK AUG 5 - THE REAL RADIO SHOW - BELLMORE,NYAUG 8 / 9 - KAHBANG FESTIVAL - Portland,ME
RECENT ACHIEVEMENTS:AIRPLAY ON THE RADIO CAFE ROTATION ON THE UNSIGNED MUSIC SHOW VIDEO AIRPLAY AND INTERVIEW ON ROCK N INKINTERVIEW ON UNCLAIMED BANDS AIRPLAY ON THE DARRYN YATES SHOW 1380 THE XUNDERGROUND PULSE FEATURED ARTISTS
Stage Republic
"Dutch pop band Stage Republic celebrated a successful album release in Korea earlier this month. That's a big achievement for an independent act. The album is nicely described in the words of Eclectic Pop blog: "A retro chic, rhythm heavy pop treat". The band's current single "All Out" is currently #2 in the official Dutch national Indie Chart and scored so high in a crowd review on ReverbNation that the band was offered a feature on ReverbNation's homepage in September.
Meanwhile the band has started its promotion campaign in the United States targeting non-commercial and US College Radio stations. In the first week, already 21 stations across the country made the album available for airplay or reported consistent rotation including KURA in Ouray, KEUL in Girdwood, CO, WXOU in Rochester, MI, KXJZ in Sacramento, CA, KRSC in Claremore, OK, WNCW in Spindale, NC, WRTC in Hartford, CT, WXJM in Harrisonburg, VA, WCYT in Fort Wayne, IN, and many others. The music is really received very well. We expect to see more stations catch on with the following weeks so stay tuned and keep checking http"//stagerepublic.com."
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Lion Tafari At the 2014 X-POZE-ING Music Awards held in Chicago, Illinois, on 6/12/14, Reggae Artist Lion Tafari was the Winner of the 2014 Best Reggae Song for his song, "Mi Run Tingz."
FIYAH STARTA ALBUM in stores now. Available on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play & eMusic.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards has nominated Reggae Artist Lion Tafari for his song "Mi Run Tingz" in the Reggae genre.
The L A Jackson Show interviewed Lion Tafari at Club Vinyl in Atlanta, GA on 6/15/14. http://youtu.be/HOQHAyZD6MA
Piqued Jacks Piqued Jacks' comeback: "we've cut our heart in halves"
The new music of the Piqued Jacks is alive, real, iridescent, and it's pulsating inside the two halves of a unique muscle. They've just published their two new singles “UPTURNED PERSPECTIVES” and “NO BAZOOKA”, encouraged by Matt Noveskey of Blue October and recorded in his studio in Austin, TX.
The first, red half "Upturned Perspectives": alt-funk blood with powerful rock and electronic influences.The second, green half "No Bazooka": intense and simple pulsations of new wave. If listening is not enough, see by yourself what's going on inside the Piqued Jacks' Heart with the OFFICIAL LYRIC VIDEOS made by Polyshape Studio. Share them if you like to think with your heart!
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James Basnet
James is working on a new project, which will feature 10 songs. He will be performing August 1-2 in Kohima Nagaland, August 9-10 in Wokha, Nagaland, and August 15 at House of Prayer in New Delhi.
Sarantos
Sarantos got accepted to Skope Radio and also is now ranked #7 in the world in the POP genre.
Foreshadow
Foreshadow is pleased to announce their new sponsor Dirtbag Clothing. Dirtbag Clothing will be helping the band with merchandise and tour support. You can check out their awesome clothing at dirtbag.com.
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Ed Roman Ed Roman has released "Comin' My Way," the second video from Canadian indie rocker, Ed Roman's critically acclaimed Letters From High Latitudes album. After a series of comical video previews, promoting its release, the official video made its World Premiere on Roman's Youtube channel, earlier today. Watch it now at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-E5jXpxQd8.
Jiggley Jones Jiggley Jones has received two 2014 Artists Music Guild Heritage Awards Nominations. Jones, already an award-winning songwriter, has been nominated for Male Vocalist of the Year and Mainstream Artist of the Year. The awards ceremony will be held on November 15, 2014, at the AG Convention Center in Monroe, NC. A live broadcast of the event is also being planned. Past winners include Stella Parton, Chubby Checker, Barbara Mandrell and Terri Gibbs.
Josey Milner Congratulations to Josey Milner on her Number One CMG Radio European Country Top 20 chart single,"Cowgirls." The song tops the chart for weekending July 11, 2014. "Cowgirls" bested Top 10 releases by Artie Rodriguez, Marshall Dane, and Larry Vannatta, among others. The single was also selected as their Country Song of the Week, two weeks ago. This news comes as Josey is kicking off her new partnership with Piasecki MD, to promote her anti-bullying charity, Angels and Doves.