New Release - Rain Valley People

Pitched between early Bowie / Beck/Leonard Cohen/Richard Hawley/ Nick drake/Acoustic singer songwriter etc…Rain Valley People will be releasing their first EP on February 27th on EXMusic Records. Rain valley People are based in Norwich (UK). Rain Valley People are Alick (used to work with Kim Wilde/Shane McGowan/Les Elite/The Flying Padovanis), Tony (bass player with The Fall) and Hej (leader of Norwich samba band). Rain Valley People have only been in existence since May 2014 and have gained notice from Radio stations/Bloggers/and the public. Rain valley People were asked to support Sophie Ellis-Bextor in September 2014 at the Norwich Waterfront to a packed audience (700).

Rain Valley People will be playing dates to promote the new EP culminating in the official release gig on the 27th February at Jurnets Bar, King St, Norwich. Tracks have already been played on BBC Norfolk and Future radio 107.8FM.

From Blogs ""Mojo Moon" is dripping with mystery, suaveness, and cinematic mystique; it's a fantastic effort. I'll be posting both this and "SusieB" on Obscure Sound " from Mike Mineo. Obscure Sound

"Definitely hints at greatness yet to come, but more of a teaser than anything. The circular repeating chord progression is almost hypnotic, sending the listener deep into a blissful trance". asidebeside blog

http://soundcloud.com/rain-valley-people/suzie-b
http://www.facebook.com/rainvalleypeople

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Anouschka Bridges African Pop With Western Songwriting

(BERLIN, GERMANY) February 21st, 2015 - Award-winning Swedish-American singer/songwriter Anouschka traveled all the way to Kenya, in East Africa, to dig for gold. However, it's not the kind of precious metal of which you're thinking. She set out to unearth the local pop trends and meld them with Western music. Together with Kenyan hit gospel producer Teddy B, what she uncovered was a true treasure. The result of her journey glimmers in her latest release, Shine. With eight tracks, Shine refracts an eclectic brilliance with hook-laden offerings such as, "Hey Day," "Shine," and "Engine."

"My goal on Shine was twofold, to create an authenticity of sound, and also to bridge current East African pop with Western songwriting - all for a global audience," explains Anouschka. To produce the album in a remote village meant using what equipment was available in the scantily-constructed recording studio - all with little resources. Electricity was sparse as goats passed by the window as she recorded the tracks. However, the spiritual connection she made with her music spawned a soul-filled sound that modern studios simply can't create.

Anouschka's Shine is now available on all major digital retail outlets, including iTunes.There was also an altruistic reason for Anouschka's visit to Kenya. Her Mother founded Milele Children, a scholarship foundation that works closely with a local orphanage. Anouschka elaborates, "I was amazed as the children gathered to hear me sing and listen to songs on my car stereo - a luxury to them. These experiences became intrinsically embedded into this album."

Anouschka took a crash course in Swahili so she could compose and sing with the children in their language. In doing so, the relationship she built bridged the two cultures. As word spread, Anouschka was on TV and radio stations daily for interviews and radio play. "Shine" and "Dream (Ndoto)" were the favorites of the children and many Kenyans for their positive message of hope.

There are several key tracks on Shine, which include "Engine" and "Hey Day." "Engine" blends East African undertones with modern country music. Partially written in Nashville, Anouschka completed the composition and recorded it while in Kenya. Anouschka does a stylistic flip with an addictive, reggae-based tune, "Hey Day" - a song that Western fans call "the catchiest on the album." Another interesting track "Dying to be Free," was written at the request of South African wildlife preservationist and author, Gareth Patterson. The lyrical message of this heart-tugging composition, stands as a haunting epiphany for listeners, increasing awareness of canned hunting of the African Lion.

In Shine, Anouschka proves music is truly universal, and the album completes what she calls a "spiritual journey" - from Berlin to Nashville and to Nairobi and back. With its Americana elements and East African flavor, Shine shows why critics hail her as "the master of versatility."

Over the years, Anouschka has traveled to cities like Nashville and L.A. - all the places that artists go to "make it in the industry." In the end, all she had to do was turn on her "Engine" and trek to a tiny village in East Africa. It was there that she learned to "Shine" and discover her musical "Hey Day."

http://www.anouschka.net/music

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GRAMMY Gold For Rob Chiarelli

Congratulations to mixer Rob Chiarelli on his GRAMMY win for Erica Campbell's "Help" album (EOne/MyBlock). The album was produced by Warryn Campbell and engineered by Larry Whitt. Over the years, Rob's work has appeared on 16 GRAMMY nominated projects and 8 GRAMMY winners. This year, Rob also mixed the GRAMMY nominated "Jazz Funk Soul" album for Everette Harp, Chuck Loeb & Jeff Lorber.

TWITTER
@robchiarelli

WEBSITE
http://www.finalmix.com

FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/robchiarelli

Contact Info:

For the U.S.
Final Mix, Inc.
2219 West Olive Ave.
Burbank, CA 91506
818-970-8717
rob@finalmix.com

For the U.K.

ATC
142 New Cavendish Street
London W1W 6YF
England
Kwame@atcmanagement.com
t.792 029 9249

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Moscow Producer Shintai Releases His Brand New 'Up The Tide EP'

Shintai is the project of Vitaliy Bogachev, a 23 year-old multi-instrumentalist, singer and producer from Moscow, Russia.

He made his debut in the spring of 2014 with his first mixtape as part of the Russian Witch House scene. His last EP release was created entirely from environmental sounds.

Shintai's newest work takes you on a journey of mild natural sounds, minimalistic and clean, drony pads and soundscapes.

Up The Tide chronicles the rising out from depression, fighting your weaknesses and moving up the tide of negative circumstances.

Its about the journey of life and about the fight each of us are trying to win everyday.

Doomed years of chasing your dreams. Black and white sunsets buried under snow. Romanticism of grey skies and industrial landscape. You move up the tide, only to fall down into the void anyway.

https://soundcloud.com/iamshintai/sets/up-the-tide
https://soundcloud.com/iamshintai/previewww/s-6vxgT
SC page:
https://soundcloud.com/iamshintai
Short mix of tracks ready for release:
https://soundcloud.com/iamshintai/demo/s-UepQt

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Soundizers Announces The Release Of StereoMonoizer

ATLANTA, Georgia - February 18, 2015 - Atlanta based company Soundizers is pleased to announce the release of their first application, StereoMonoizer.

StereoMonoizer is a simple to use application for Mac (PC version coming soon) that analyzes audio files and discovers their stereo content, allowing you to convert to the proper format before importing into your DAW. This is a HUGE time saver for mix assistants, or engineers working without an assistant. It is also beneficial for producers, artists, or anyone else who works with audio files. A process that used to take an hour or more per song can now be accomplished in minutes.

Soundizers is a different type of audio company, by striving to provide innovative and original utilities to help make life easier for engineers, mixers and producers. Rather than building yet another hardware emulation plugin, Soundizers are dedicated to pushing the envelope when it comes to innovation and creativity. Their products will simplify the day to day operations in the life of today’s music professional. And by doing so, make it possible for you to spend more time on the creative pursuits that you got into this for in the first place: making music.

StereoMonoizer provides automatic analysis and conversion of all of the user’s audio files, dramatically stream-lining the process of preparing sessions for mixing. A deep set of features provides for accurate representation of stereo and mono audio data, compensating for panning, file organization, overwrites, folder organizing and backups, and more.

The best feature of all is that StereoMonoizer will save you tons of time on each project. If time really is money, you can’t afford not to own StereoMonoizer.

FEATURES

- Easy drag-and-drop operation for importing files

- Stereo/Mono Conversion to automatically analyze files and identify “mono audio in stereo files.” This allows you to convert these files into true single-channel mono files before importing into your DAW, which saves on disk space, CPU cycles, and voice/track count.

- Recognizes all mono sounds in stereo files, including partially panned and hard panned files, and correctly chooses the appropriate channel to output.

- Recognizes split stereo (.L/.R) files, and allows conversion to interleaved stereo or true mono, depending on the audio content of the file.

- Manually override the algorithm, in case you would like to output a different format than suggested. For example a stereo track consisting of two acoustic guitars panned left and right, would be recognized as a stereo file. But you might instead wish to output these as two mono files.

- Pan Depth Compensation to automatically adjust the level of the converted mono files. In the case that your imported files are already pre-mixed and the levels need to remain the same, use this option to compensate for the volume differences due to pan depth settings in your DAW.

- Normalize Gain mode will adjust the gain of each file to a desired level, in the event you receive files that are either too loud or too soft. This alleviates the need to adjust clip gain once in the mix.

- Check For Blank Files will automatically identify files that contain no audio. This can be beneficial, alerting you to problems ahead of time, instead of after you have already imported all your files.

- Multiple output modes allow you to overwrite files, create backups, or choose an output folder. This allows you to work with your files in any way you prefer.

- Innovative stereo waveform view displays audio along with its stereo content. Mono content is displayed in grey, while stereo content is displayed in blue. For the first time ever, you can view the stereo content of your entire file at a glance, without the need for real-time analyzers and phase meters.

StereoMonoizer is $149, currently on sale for $79.

Web: www.soundizers.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Vf85mIsaaM
Email: info@soundizers.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/soundizers

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Monetize Your Songs On YouTube With JTV Digital

Paris - Feb 18, 2015 - As of today, all clients from JTV Digital, leading digital music distribution platform, have the option to monetize their songs across YouTube using the ContentID technology.

YouTube ContentID allows to claim royalties on all YouTube videos where a copyrighted audio file is used, was it on artist's own channel or on content uploaded by other users (User Generated Content).

The addition of ContentID was achieved by JTV Digital's key technical partner musicxip after in-depth testing and integration.

This is a major step forward (following many recent achievements) and will allow all clients to generate additional income from the use of their music content on YouTube.

JTV DIGITAL is an independent company offering digital distribution, publishing, consulting and promotion services. We help artists, bands and labels to distribute their music to the top digital stores with the most cost-effective pricing (pay as you go), while offering a very competitive royalty share at the rate of 90%. Thanks to our large network of partners in the digital music business, we can assist you in every aspect of your music career development, as long as it’s about digital!

More details can be found on www.jtvdigital.com and by signing up to the distribution service.

http://www.jtvdigital.com

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Nikia Performs Live @ Single Release Party

Nikia, a New York native, is releasing her fourth studio album titled "Forever" in summer 2015 through Og2Entertainment/ Sonic Flux Music and is a Khepera Group affiliate. Inspired by the emotions of the world and people around her, the album is a soulful experience and an inside look of the personal side of Nikia.

Born as Nikia Hughes, she was a star and dreaming big from the start. At age 3 she was singing professionally and by the time she was 16-years-old she had made her way to Hollywood with record deal in hand.

Singing professionally since 13 while attending Hollywood High School in California, she was surrounded by other talents including her uncle R&B singer Charlie Wilson. Since then Nikia has released three studio albums, "A Girl Like Me," in 1997, "Open Book," in 2003 and "Chapter II" in 2012.

"Forever" may be her most personal record yet, with the lead single "Maybe I" set to be released at the end of the month on February 27, 2015.

Nikia's latest work will be debuted at her album release party/birthday bash on February 27th at The Lizzard Lounge, in Bohemia NY. Doors open at 9:00pm

For booking information contact Dee,
Nikia.og2entertainment@gmail.com
www.SoundsofNikia.com
http://twitter.com/hughes_nikia
http://instagram.com/teamnikia

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PanGaia Studios, Has Come To Life In Stockholm, Sweden

Los Angeles, CA - The innovative music recording company, PanGaia Studios, has come to life in Stockholm, Sweden, introducing an upscale and unique studio experience for top talent and recording professionals worldwide. PanGaia Studios' creator Geo Slam began his career as a professional session guitarist and producer for various studios in Sweden. He's now an accomplished international platinum producer, songwriter, and veteran member of multi-Grammy winning producer RedOne's music team. Geo has written and produced hits for the likes of One Direction, Jason Derulo, and more.

Geo Slam says… “We recognized a void. It’s not often that the studios we are working at have everything we need. Over the years, I have been in numerous studios all over the world, and I’ve taken notes on how to build the perfect studio. Many of these places were constructed in the seventies, and they can’t necessarily be rebuilt. I wanted to do something from scratch that incorporated everything I felt was missing. We’ve got top-notch equipment, but we’ve also got the ultimate accommodations for artists and their respective teams to be comfortable.“

Geo Slam is not only an incredible songwriter and producer, but he's also a longtime friend of mine - my brother! I'm excited for the opening of PanGaia Studios, I really think it will be a game changer. PanGaia Studios is where my team and I will call home when working in Stockholm. - RedOne

PanGaia Studios features six state of the art recording studios, private conference room, pressroom, a live streaming video system, personal artist lounges, two kitchens, as well as originative modern and parametric décor. Additionally, stepping into the building's internal outdoor area leads you into an alluring space that incites creative serenity and inspiration.

Conveniently located inside the trendy Stockholm Hotel, PanGaia Studios is in close proximity to the city center, airport, public transportation, restaurants, shopping, banks, and other amenities.

PanGaia Studios are partnered with Fender, Yamaha, Jackson Guitars, EVH, Charvel and Solid State Logic.

Pan means "Everything" and Gaia means "Earth." It symbolizes all kinds of music and styles, and brings together music professionals and talent from all over the world.

The ultimate five star experience at PanGaia Studios exceeds above and beyond.

FB: facebook.com/PangaiaStudiosAB
Twitter: @PanGaiaStudios
IG: pangaiastudios

PanGaia Studios
Stockholm, Sweden
Dalagatan 100, 11343 Stockholm, Sweden

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Mexican Ape-Lord To Release Music Video

CHERRY HILL, NJ - Mexican Ape-Lord, the Boston-based thrash metal band behind the critically-acclaimed 2014 album The Late Heavy Bombardment, is poised to release a hard-hitting and gritty music video. On the afternoon of Thursday February 19, 2015 fans will finally be able to view the long-awaited visual component of Mexican Ape-Lord's artistry. The official music video for "The Misadventures of Black Jesus", the powerful first track from The Late Heavy Bombardment, will be released on YouTube, DailyMotion, Muzu.tv, MyVideo and other popular outlets.

Formed in 2013 by Meliah Rage guitarist and co-founder Anthony Nichols, and The Bags' vocalist and bassist Jon Hardy, Mexican Ape-Lord plays a unique, edgy and intelligent brand of heavy metal. Their debut album The Late Heavy Bombardment, a 10 song powerhouse, was released on June 17, 2014 by Unable Records. Maximum Metal raved that the album is "grooves galore from Meliah Rage guitarist Anthony Nicols" and Bravewords called the album "chock full of glorious galloping double-bass, punchy rhythms and soaring leads."

With their album The Late Heavy Bombardment becoming the talk of the metal scene, Mexican Ape-Lord has decided to pile on. Fans and critics alike will be delighted by the professionally produced video for one of their most recognized songs. The video was produced by Branden James Maxham and Brad Piche of Omnidawn Productions. On Thursday February 19, 2015 the official music video for "The Misadventures of Black Jesus" will launch on video platforms everywhere.

http://www.unablerecords.com/mal

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