Thursday, September 28, 2017

All-star Ensemble FLOW Debuts Genre-Defying New Music At Carnegie Hall On Friday October 6, 2017

Forty years after Windham Hill Records became a catalyst for the global New Age phenomenon, its legacy of best-selling works evolves into a fresh new era with FLOW - a unique four-piece ensemble comprised of Grammy Award-winning guitarist Will Ackerman, and three noted award-winning artists: Australian pianist/vocalist Fiona Joy, acoustic guitarist Lawrence Blatt, and trumpet/flugelhorn player Jeff Oster.

The all-star quartet celebrates the same-day release of their highly-anticipated debut album with an exclusive concert at Carnegie Hall's Weill Recital Hall on October 6 at 8 p.m. They will be joined by special guest artists including Eugene Friesen (cello), Vin Downes (guitar), Tom Eaton (bass and keys) and Jeff Haynes (percussion). Carnegie Hall is located at 881 7th Avenue, New York, NY 10019.

For New Yorkers, the concert will be a unique opportunity to see Windham Hill founder and legendary guitarist Will Ackerman in concert for the first time with FLOW. He speaks to the group’s evolution on screen at https://youtu.be/ZTQjdcC3j44.

Weeks ahead of its official October 6 release, the eponymous album FLOW scored a #1 global airplay debut on the ZMR chart, and music media accolades. Ambient Visions editor Michael Foster wrote, "It was a gratifying aural journey to hear these four remarkable musicians set aside their ambitions or expectations about what the album should be in favor of allowing it to be formed entirely through their interactions as a group into something greater than each one would have been capable of doing on their own."

As reported in BILLBOARD, the concept of FLOW had its origins in 2015, when Blatt invited Fiona and Oster to join him at Imaginary Road to create an album inspired by the iconic Windham Hill sound and ensembles. Ackerman had already produced several of Fiona Joy's and Oster’s albums, plus Blatt’s recordings The Color of Sunshine, Emergence and Latitudes and Longitudes featuring Oster on horns; Blatt and Fiona originally met while recording a special project on Blue Coast Music. All told, FLOW’s members have accumulated literally dozens of accolades, from Grammy Awards to ZMRs, IMAs, IAMAs and a catalog of #1 albums in the genre.

Ackerman says that the project is one where he and the other musicians experienced "real synergy. The group had become a creative entity unto itself and four dear friends had gathered to create something beyond anything they could have created on their own. Experiments don’t always work. This one worked!"

Tickets range from $30-$40; for more information and to purchase tickets visit: https://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2017/10/6/0800/PM/FLOW-a-New-Age-Music-Ensemble-with-Guest-Artists/

About:
Who: FLOW: Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt, Jeff Oster and Will Ackerman & Guests
What: FLOW Concert & Album Release Event
When: Friday, October 6, 2017; 8:00 pm
Where: Carnegie Hall, Weill Recital Hall, 881 Seventh Avenue, New York, New York 10019

Links:
Website: www.FlowTheGroup.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flowthegroup/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FLOWTheGroup
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSQCXywfxkay0kYBHaLC3vw/featured

Source: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=200012

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Missing Link Music Signs Bluegrass Songwriter Of The Year Daryl Mosley

Missing Link Music has recently signed a worldwide administration deal with American bluegrass legend, Daryl Mosley. Mosley was named Bluegrass Songwriter of the Year for both 2016 and 2017 by The Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America (SPBGMA).

Over the course of his career Daryl has accumulated a slew of #1 hits, his most famous being the southern gospel classic "(Ask the Blind Man) He Saw It All" performed by The Booth Brothers. The song has won an array of awards including Song of the Year at the Sogospelnews.com awards, The Diamond Awards, and the Singing News Fan Awards during the Quartet Convention in Louisville.

Mosley's success does not stop there as his list of collaborations extends far and wide. His talents have led him to work alongside Sharron Kay King, Ken Holloway, Josh Williams, Appalachian Trail, Shannon Slaughter, and country artist Lynn Anderson, earning him elite recognition in the bluegrass and gospel communities.

Growing up he taught himself guitar and before he knew it he was performing on stage at the Loretta Lynch Ranch, playing not only guitar but piano and bass as well. Mosley moved on later in life to form a relationship with the award winning bluegrass gospel quartet New Tradition. The group together is said to have delivered over 200 performances a year. Following his time in New Tradition, Daryl accepted a great opportunity to work alongside the Osbourne Brothers, playing with them for 10 years. Today Daryl Mosley can be found performing with his own group The Farm Hands. Since being signed to Pinecastle Records, the group has released several full length albums including their latest release "Colors" which dropped in late July 2017. The Farm Hands have made quite the name for themselves, being named Entertainer of the Year at the 2017 Bluegrass Music Awards, as well as being named Gospel Band of the Year for three consecutive years.

The team at Missing Link Music is excited to see what Daryl's career will bring in the future.

About Missing Link Music:

Missing Link is one of the leading independent music publishing companies in the U.S., offering fast, efficient and transparent licensing, as well as royalty collection for songwriters and rightsholders. Founded in 1996, Missing Link started with the vision of offering the songwriter a modern music publishing and rights management platform. Through proactive negotiation of favorable rightsholder terms in its agreements and licenses, Missing Link places the songwriter's needs first, whether it's royalty collection, international administration or creative support.

Missing Link Music's roster boasts hundreds of Multi-Platinum songwriters and recording artists, while its catalog contains thousands of global hits and iconic evergreens.

Website: http://www.missinglinkmusic.com

Source: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=199292

Good FORTUNE Will Surely Come From This Cookie Upon The Release Of The 'CHINATOWN'

Luca and Parmar have brought their musical talents together and formed Fortune, a British R&B and Hip Hop duo, who are proud to announce the release of their EP 'CHINATOWN'. This eclectic compilation of motivational and atmospheric tracks will take the listener to a new level, and is guaranteed to captivate both commercial and genre-specific audiences with its contemporary British urban vibe, creativity and heartfelt stimulating messages.

'CHINATOWN' will reach out to people with popular engaging tracks, which delight ones ears. From the melodic and inspirational 'DREAMZ' to the sexy groove of 'LONELY' and the motivational banger 'MARQUEES', Fortune have certainly pursued musical success and innovation with tenacity; creatively pushing the boundaries of commercial R&B and Hip Hop and ensuring a British twist is added to all of the tracks.

Luca and Parmar met whilst working in a Chinese restaurant and discovered that they both shared a passion for urban tunes, as well as having a burning ambition to make music, which they achieved by fusing their styles under Fortune. Luca was playing the guitar from the age of 7 and his father nurtured his passion for music exposing him to folk and should before Luca started singing and playing blues. The natural progression was towards R&B. Parmar was close to his uncle who exposed him to Hip Hop and R&B stalwarts from the likes of 2pac and Biggie Smalls to NWA and Erykah Badu; and the list extends. Fortune are pursuing a successful career in the industry with aspirations of worldwide recognition and hope to inspire younger generations of British artists.

Influenced by both East Coast and West Side artists such as Dr Dre and Nas, Fortune have developed and channeled their style which comes through on 'CHINATOWN', with more contemporary artists from Canada and the UK as well as from the Atlanta scene. The Weekend, Skepta, Kendrick Lamar and Travis Scott have all been influential while Fortune have developed future classics including 'FOLLO ME' and 'D.R.U.G.S'. Currently unsigned, Fortune are determined to follow their dreams and are sure to be destined for historical dynamism.

Watch the debut Video here: https://youtu.be/ZmIOR4UOWHU

Follow Fortune here:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fortunemusicuk/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Fortunemusicmovement/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/uk_fortune
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/officialfortunemusic
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbhdR7fLzHmIWcwCeqGJxdA

Chinatown is available for download here:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/5m3Wl25sRERPwOwgsmfwmk
iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/chinatown-ep/id1234395811

Source: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=199284

Monday, September 25, 2017

Love Hope Strength Band Announces Partnership With Killer Tracks

Killer Tracks today announces that I Can, We Can and Love +, will be released this month via the Killer Tracks Artists Series. A percentage of the revenue from the licensing of the songs will go to Mike Peters' Love, Hope, Strength Foundation which "leverages the power of music to expand the bone marrow registry." Two more songs will be released later this year.

The songs were written and sung by Mike Peters, whose band The Alarm produced more than 5 million records worldwide and 16 Top 50 UK singles. Peters is himself a cancer survivor and the subject of a new documentary, The Man in the Camo Jacket, directed by Russ Kendall and produced by Jonathan McHugh, Jonathan Platt, James Chippendale, Alex Colletti and Stash Slionski. The film chronicles Peters' 8-year battle with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. A special screening of the film will be held on August 3rd at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles, followed by a short musical performance and Q&A.

Peters and The Alarm are currently headlining this year's Warped Tour, which includes a stop in Pomona, California on August 6. Love Hope Strength, named after The Alarm's 1985 anthem Strength, will have representatives at each Warped Tour date conducting swab drives and donor matches. To date, Love Hope Strength has added over 150,000 individuals to the bone marrow registry, and has created over 3,100 potential life-saving matches for patients around the world.

I Can, We Can and Love +, are vintage Mike Peters: idealistic, impassioned, soaring. "They are very inspiring and motivating songs, and fantastic additions to our Artist Series," says Killer Tracks VP of Production Carl Peel. "We are very excited to collaborate with Mike and support the work of his wonderful foundation."

"Killer Tracks continues to support great causes and great artists," adds McHugh. "Partnering with Mike Peters and Love Hope Strength in helping to promote his film and music has been a blessing."

Film and television licensing of I Can, We Can and Love + is available exclusively through Killer Tracks.

For more information about The Man in the Camo Jacket and the Grammy Museum, visit http://www.grammymuseum.org/events/detail/man-in-the-camo-jacket

For more information on the Warped Tour, visit http://vanswarpedtour.com/dates/

About Love Hope Strength Foundation
The Love Hope Strength Foundation's mission is to save lives, one concert at a time. We believe that all people deserve quality cancer care, a marrow donor if needed, and, most importantly, hope. Founded by cancer survivors James Chippendale and Mike Peters, LHS leverages the power of music to expand the marrow registry through our "Get on the List" campaign. At LHS, we believe in offering real hope to people currently living with cancer.
https://www.lovehopestrength.org

About Killer Tracks
Killer Tracks is an industry leader in production music and a global source for pre-cleared music for film, television, advertising and interactive media. With more than 2,800 active albums from 39 global libraries, the Killer Tracks catalog spans every genre and features original works from some of the music industry's most innovative composers, artists and producers. The premium catalog is continuously enhanced with exclusive recordings and new music updates. Friendly, knowledgeable support is always available through a dedicated team of music search specialists and licensing experts. When music matters, rely on the production music experts at Killer Tracks.
For more information, visit www.killertracks.com or follow @killertracks on Twitter and Instagram.

Source: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=199282

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Roger D'Arcy Releases New Album 'House Of Heads'

HOUSE OF HEADS is already getting a big response from radio stations and fans around the world who are not only praising the thought-evoking collection of original Roger D'Arcy penned songs (plus the first track released from the album - Ordinary Man – his tribute to his musical hero, Gordon Lightfoot) but also its superb production quality - HOUSE OF HEADS has been added to radio playlists throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa, North America and the UK. Stations are also adding tracks from D'Arcy's first album Crooked Tales and lining up a huge amount of activities including on-air interviews and promotions

In addition September 8th sees the release of the second track from HOUSE OF HEADS – 'Michael' – which is released following the success of his tribute to Gordon Lightfoot a cover of his classic - Ordinary Man

Roger D'Arcy comments "It's always a challenge to come back with a second album, especially one as eclectic as this one. We recorded the album at Babajim Studios in Istanbul, Turkey – a studio that I actually designed back in my previous life as a studio designer. Many people may well know of my career heading up Recording Architecture which saw me travelling all over the world combining a life long love of music with a passion for design and architecture.

"The song 'Michael' is another tribute to a hero of mine, this one a friend and mentor from my early years in the north of England. Michael had a huge influence on my view of life and showed me that there are many paths - he remains a good friend to this day.."

"We recorded 'Michael' along with the other songs that came together to form what became HOUSE OF HEADS over the fall of 2016 and spring of 2017 and I was fortunate to work with some of the most talented musicians I've ever met and to collaborate with my producers, Pieter Snapper and Mirko Ettore D'Agostino - who are also incredibly experienced sound, mixing and mastering engineers. An amazing experience!"

Bio:

Roger D'Arcy's music career started at the tail end of university when he formed the label Longsongs Music which went on to sign other artists and received some critical acclaim for bands The 6ix (Radio 1 Best New Band of the Year) The Gift ("It'll End In Tears" and "Crashing Down" receiving John Peel, BBC Radio 1 airplay) and local TV and radio exposure for the band, Go!

He later went on to form the world renowned Recording Architecture which saw Roger design and build recording studios for the likes of The Kinks, Ronnie Wood, Sade, Annie Lennox, The Waterboys, The Cure, UB40 and literally hundreds of the world's finest studios.

He now returns to his first love: Making music…

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HOUSE OF HEADS is available from all online distribution channels

Sample length album tracks can be heard here:
http://tinyurl.com/ybjhle6n

Media: For full album access plus more information and interview opportunities please contact:
Kevin Fetterplace at Mojo Working
Kevin@MojoworkingUSA.com

HOUSE OF HEADS – Credits
All songs by Roger D'Arcy
Except 'Ordinary Man' by Gordon Lightfoot
Recorded, mixed and produced by Pieter Snapper
and Mirko Ettore D'Agostino
At Babajim Studios, Istanbul, Turkey.
Album Backing Vocals:
EM.MA
EM.MA vocals recorded by Haas at Twenty8 Studio, Athens, Greece

Source: http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=199831