Classical Trumpeter Mary Elizabeth Bowden Signs With Summit Records

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Classical trumpeter and Yamaha Performing Artist, MARY ELIZABETH BOWDEN will release her debut album, RADIANCE, on Summit Records on April 14, 2015.

Bowden has emerged as a brilliant, young soloist, well known and highly regarded for her artistry and virtuosity, as well as the clarity, purity and power of her sound. RADIANCE features Bowden’s interpretations of compositions written by some of the most innovative modern American composers. Ranging from Barber to Ludwig and Hallman to Stephenson, the album is filled with exciting new works, many of which have never been recorded until now.

A promotional music video directed by Pablo Camacho is available here: http://youtu.be/7j6zDMuiGxw. Bowden performs a selection from the upcoming RADIANCE entitled “Totem Voices for Trumpet and Piano, II. Beluga” by composer Catherine McMichael.

Bowden’s 2015 tour highlights include Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 with the Chrysalis Chamber Players on January 25th in Naples, Florida and the premiere of Joseph Hallman’s Sonata for Trumpet and Piano at the Velika Gorica Brass Festival in Croatia on May 14th. For a full 2015 tour schedule and information visit: www.marybowden.com

A Yamaha Performing Artist, Bowden is an award-winning trumpet soloist who performs internationally with orchestras and chamber groups. She is a regular guest artist at the Marlboro Music Festival and is a founding member of Seraph Brass and the Chrysalis Chamber Players. She has performed as Principal Trumpet with the Artosphere Festival Orchestra, Auckland Philharmonia, Daejeong Philharmonic, and Lucerne Festival Academy Orchestra, among others.

The artist has recently signed with Cubides Artist Management for international representation and continues to be repped in North America by Thomas F. Parker at Parker Artists.

More about Mary Elizabeth Bowden:
Bowden is the First Prize winner of the 2012 International Women’s Brass Conference Trumpet Competition. She has performed as a soloist with the Naples Symphony, Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra, San Juan Symphony, Springfield (OH) Symphony Orchestra and New Haven Chamber Orchestra, among several others. At The Banff Center in Alberta, Canada, she performed Vivaldi’s Concerto for 2 Trumpets with trumpeters Jens Lindemann and Ryan Anthony. She was also awarded the Public Prize from the 2009 Perrenoud Foundation International Music Competition. Bowden frequently performs in recital both in solo programs and in a duo with her husband, trumpeter David Dash.

Bowden is a founding member of Chrysalis Chamber Players, a recipient of a Yale Alumni Grant. She is also a founding member of Seraph Brass. She has collaborated in chamber music programs at the Marlboro Music Festival, The Banff Centre and at the Sydney Opera House under the baton of Håkan Hardenberger. She frequently tours with Rodney Marsalis Philadelphia Big Brass. She has served on the adjunct faculty of Virginia Commonwealth University and at The Curtis Institute of Music’s Young Artist Summer Program.

An experienced orchestral musician, Bowden has served as Principal Trumpet of New Zealand’s Auckland Philharmonia, the Artosphere Festival Orchestra in Arkansas, the Daejeon Philharmonic in Korea, and with Seraphic Fire’s Firebird Chamber Orchestra. At the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland, she held the principal chair in Pierre Boulez’s performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 6, released on CD in 2011. The Luzerner Zeitung described her playing in one word - “outstanding.” Bowden is also a member of the Richmond Symphony Orchestra and the Des Moines Metro Opera Orchestra.

Bowden began full-time college studies at the age of 14, receiving an Associate degree from the Joliet Junior College. Subsequently, she earned her Bachelor of Music degree from The Curtis Institute of Music, where she studied with the principal trumpeter of the Philadelphia Orchestra, David Bilger. On a full scholarship to the Yale School of Music for studies with Allan Dean, Bowden was awarded her Master of Music degree in 2006.

About Summit Records: Summit Records is distributed exclusively in North America by the Allegro Media Group. Summit Records’ catalogue can also be found on online at www.summitrecords.com, and at all notable download sites including iTunes.

"An Afternoon Of Artist Development" With Appearances And Panels With GRAMMY®-Winners Colbie Caillat And Toby Gad To Be Held In Anaheim

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An Afternoon of Artist Development," will take place on Friday, January 23, 2015 from 2pm to 6pm at the Hilton Anaheim California Ballroom D, coinciding with the Winter NAMM Show 2015. Presented by GRAMMY®--winning engineer, producer and author Ken Caillat, (Fleetwood Mac), Sleeping Giant Entertainment and ArtistMax (www.artistmax.org,) The event will include appearances and panel discussions by a number of noted artists and producers, including GRAMMY®--winning artists and songwriters Colbie Caillat ("Bubbly," "Try," "Brighter than the Sun,") and Toby Gad (Beyoncé, "If I Were a Boy," John Legend, "All of Me").

ArtistMax is an innovative, intensive boot-camp designed to give developing artists the training and tools necessary to help them achieve success in the entertainment industry. "If ArtistMax was available when I started performing," says Colbie Caillat, "It would have made things so much easier for me and the growth of my career."

This special ArtistMax NAMM Preview session will explore the keys to becoming a successful artist, including tips from behind-the-scenes expert coaches to stars like Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Katharine McPhee, John Legend and many others. Topics to be covered include: fundamental elements of hit songwriting, getting the most from your voice, the importance of artist imaging and styling, as well as the tools that are needed onstage to deliver a powerful performance. Co-hosted by GC Pro and Shure, attendees will be entered for a chance to win a number of prizes, including a recording session with Ken Caillat at the famous Village Studios in West Los Angeles.

"Many new and up-and-coming artists, songwriters and entertainers don't know where to go to get professional training and advice to prepare them for today's competitive entertainment industry," says Ken Caillat. "ArtistMax was created to give these future stars the insight and tools necessary to lead them on the path to success and help them to avoid the proverbial school of hard knocks."

Advance Registration for the ArtistMax NAMM Preview Event: "An Afternoon of Artist Development," is $25 prior to January 15th, $35 thereafter. Space is Limited. Register online at: http://artistmax.org/namm-registration/.

About Sleeping Giant Music Group
Sleeping Giant Music Group is a creative, artist-friendly music and content label with interests in music publishing, recorded music and film/television music.
www.sleepinggiantmusicgroup.com.

About ArtistMax
ArtistMax is a 3-day intensive artist "boot camp" designed to give developing artists access to the training, knowledge and coaching necessary to maximize their careers. The next ArtistMax session will be held at the world-famous Village Studios in West Los Angeles, June 12-14, 2015.

ArtistMax is designed to maximize the artist in YOU. www.ArtistMax.org.

Cosmpolitan Country Artist, Rhea Francani, Releases Debut Single "Dizzy" To World Market January 20, 2015

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Rhea Francani bursts onto the music scene with the release of her first single “Dizzy” on January 20, 2015. The single, from the debut EP "I Want You To Know" due out in February 2015, is accompanied by a high-energy music video capturing the escapades of a girls’ night out. An interactive campaign coincides with the releases on Instagram inviting fans to share their favorite things about #DizzyNightOut.

Francani readily admits she’s not your typical country music artist as she was raised in Western NY and now lives in New York City. “I am drawn to the southern charm of country music’s heartfelt lyrics - songs about love, life and good times,” she explains. “I wanted to create an authentic country album drawing on the talents of the Nashville music industry, and those seasoned professionals that could bring my music to life.”

The finessed singer/songwriter/performer co-produced the four self-penned tracks at Omni Sound Studios in Nashville with Omni's own Mike Walter, utilizing some of the industry’s top studio musicians. LA/Nashville-based music videographer, Jeff Johnson, shot the high-energy music video for “Dizzy” on the streets of Music City’s Lower Broad and its honky tonks and Karaoke bars. “I’m following my heart’s highway from NY to Nashville. My fans know me as a city girl with a country heart. I’m thriving in two completely different worlds!”

Rhea has performed various styles of music on numerous stages of theatre. She is an honors graduate of Wagner College, NYC in Musical Theatre Performance. She resides in New York City and is a soon-to-be alumna of Teachers College, Columbia University, NYC with a Master's Degree in Music and Music Education. Upon graduating, May 2015, Rhea will look to reside in Nashville.

www.rheafrancani.com
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYPEwefwps64CN-KVppOcqA
http://www.soundcloud.com/rheafrancani

IQzic Music Discovery And Funding Platform Announces January 26th Launch

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IQzic, innovators of music discovery and connecting the music world, has announced the launch of their Phase I music discovery platform, IQzic, to be set for January 26th, 2015. In Phase I, the IQzic platform allows members to competitively discover music videos across 40 genres, and recognizes those members that best predict music success.

“We know that music discovery is personal, but the desire to share it and be recognized for discovering something great is nearly universal,” said Jim Hodson, Founder of IQzic. “With tens of thousands of recordings released each month, it is extremely inefficient to organically discover the best emerging music, so hype and gimmicks tend to dominate. With IQzic, we’ve uniquely provided the ecosystem to incentivize all music lovers to collectively enable the best music to rise to the top –while taking pride in doing so.”

Phase II of IQzic will use additional incentives and allow listeners to support artists early in the creation process and directly fund demo versions of recording artists’ materials, significantly reducing the financial risks artists and labels encounter when producing mastered versions. “When creating IQzic, we focused on finding mutually beneficial ways to connect the artist and fan, and then position them to succeed together,” said Hodson.

IQzic plans to release Phase II later this year. Registration is now open to sign up for free for the Phase 1 launch at http://iqzic.com

MusicDish Review: BIMB Family Debut Single "Steppin' On My Coat"

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The timeless Bob Marley song "Exodus" was an anthem of self-empowerment; nothing can get in your way to accomplish what you want. However more often than not, it's hard to see how the decision we make affect our lives and what we will become; and sometimes for the worst. But there is always hope, a shimmer of light that can lead you to a better path for yourself.

With such a powerful message, it's only appropriate that the new musical act BIMB Family release their positive, debut single "Steppin' On My Coat". Their unique blend of reggae and hip-hop which they coined "Dub 2.0" is a perfect sonic mixture of reggae bass lines and hip-hop energy. Their new single represents the trials and tribulations of the group and how through self-improvement, they are now on a better path.

"Steppin' On My Coat" starts off with heavy subs that instantaneously bang. Coupled with reggae's staple "bubble" piano rhythm, the track begins with a force to be reckoned with as BIMB Family's rappers spit their own version of self-actualization. From wishing they worked harder, to making better decision, what resounds the most in their record is their hook "Only I Can Stop Me, I'm My Worst Enemy".

Their positive messages offer a much-needed message for not letting circumstances or self pity take over you, but rather assume responsibility and be the change you want to be. Each rapper has a distinct delivery, from blazing fast rhymes to more grimy and rough-around-the edges of flow. Each unique take on the song adds a personalized touch to the listener, as they can relate to all facets of the song.

This is definitely a solid debut single from the Brooklyn based music group. What sets them apart is creating a whole new lane with their very own sub-genre of "Dub 2.0". With innovative sound and incredibly artful lyrics, BIMB Family is sure to be the talk of the town within the music community and has the potential to branch out into a real big movement.

Third Time Is The Charm For Singer-Songwriter Raquel Aurilia With 'Long Way Home' - New Album Set For Release January 27th

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Singer-Songwriter Raquel Aurilia returns to her storytelling roots with the release of her new album, "Long Way Home", recorded in Nashville with Producer Billy Smiley. "Long Way Home" will be released in the U.S. on Tuesday, January 27, 2015.

Recording Artist Raquel Aurilia is an amazing singer-songwriter who has toured opening for John Waite, B.B. King, Gin Blossoms, Eddie Money and Pat Benatar... and has worked with Grammy Award winning producer Tony Papa (James Brown, Willie Nelson, John Denver) and Gardner Cole (Madonna, Jodi Whatley), as well as Grammy nominated Billy Smiley (Johnny Cash, Bebe and Cece Winans) on her latest project, "Long Way Home".

"It was such an exciting time to be back in the recording studio," says Raquel Aurilia. "Working with Producer Billy Smiley in Nashville at Dark Horse Studios with such an incredibly talented line up of Music City's finest session players to bring my latest songs and stories to life was a wonderful experience."

"Long Way Home" is Aurilia's third album and highlights her authentic, powerful talent as a storyteller. It offers a Country/Pop style and features some of Nashville's top studio musicians including: Steve Brewster (drums), Ken Lewis (drums), Byron House (upright bass), Brennan Smiley (guitars), Blair Masters (keyboards), Sal Oliveri (keyboards), and Andy Leftwich (violin) who have recorded with icons such as Kenny Rogers, Garth Brooks, Brett Eldridge, Amy Grant, Dierks Bentley, Peter Frampton, Robert Plant, Emmylou Harris, and Dolly Parton.

"Long Way Home" offers an authentic next chapter for Raquel Aurilia with her heartfelt original self-penned songs including: Shattered; Little Things I Love; Reach for the Stars; and the title track Long Way Home.

Aurilia's music has been featured on MTV's hit series "The Hills," "The City" and "Taking the Stage." Her hit single "Feels Like" from her debut record, "Finding My Way," cracked the ultra-competitive R&R Top 30 AC and Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary charts at #28, and is still receiving national air play today.

"Long Way Home" (Shea Records) track listing includes:
I'll Be Here; Long Way Home; One of Us; Shattered; There's Still Time; He Said, She Said; Dreams; Little Things I Love; I Don't Wanna Fight; Reach for the Stars; *Shattered-Acoustic Version (bonus track).

Musicians on "Long Way Home" include:

Raquel Aurilia, Lead Vocals
Drums: Steve Brewster, Ken Lewis
Acoustic Guitars: Billy Smiley, Scott Dente
Bass: Matt Pierson, Anthony Sallee
Upright Bass: Byron House
Electric Guitar: Brennan Smiley, George Cocchini
Keyboards: Blair Masters, Sal Oliveri, and Billy Smiley
Violin: Andy Leftwich
Background Vocals: Raquel Aurilia, Billy Smiley, and Michelle Swift

US R&B Artist NICHELLE COLVIN Celebrates The Release Of New Album -'EVOLVING RLM'

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Billboard Award winning songwriting contestant releases 4th studio, 19-track soulful, R&B album courtesy of SSGM Records!

U.S based R&B singer-songwriter-artist, Nichelle Colvin, has been working with William 'Slick' Brown and Dranell 'Drumatik' Brown of So Fo Real Productions on her latest album entitled 'Evolving - RLM (Real Life Music') which includes the single, "Touch Me Right" produced by talented American songwriter-producer Aaron Bradley AKA Aaron the Titan, released earlier this year and made it into the R&B-Hip Hop Top 50, Indie Top 50 and National 200 Charts!

Hailing from the same hometown as The Jackson 5 - Gary, Indiana, it is no surprise Nichelle is not only inspired the family of legendary pop stars, but their inspiration can be heard through her new album as well as her previous record released in 2010, "Soulfully Yours, Nichelle". Crafting her art from a young age having joined her local choir, the album reflects on the growing education many of us experience from the hardships and joy of life and love. The album features rapper WiseGuy Pugg on lead single 'Touch Me Right' and 'On the Way To My House', and rapper DecaGon AKA - Gon on 'Relieve her Stress' and 'Insecure' which mix Nichelle's sultry R&B vocals with a tinge of hardened street Hip Hop. The album goes from a sizzling opener slowly building up to more funk-inspired R&B without losing any of it's Urban grit, with the earlier mentioned Aaron the Titan whos talents have been showcased on mainstream media including MTV, CBS, the NFL and NBA Finals, offering his talented expertise via a remix of ‘Silent Treatment’. Nichelle is a Billboard Songwriting Award winner and it is easy to see why! Her dynamic songwriting is reflective of the dynamic feelings we experience in life, from joy to pain, taking the listener on a journey that is understandable and relatable. The album is raw in part thanks to the heartfelt songwriting, but also down to the slick production skills of the aptly named William 'Slick' Brown. The fresh producing by the team involved on this album ensures Nichelle's sizzling vocals aren't masked away and her honest emotions and vocal range is easy to capture. Quite honestly, this is a record you can be listening walking down the street, alone in your room or in your car and you will feel ever lyric and beat, as though it is touching you there and then.

As well as being recognised for her songwriting by the Billboards, she has received national recognition when she performed a composition entitled "A Call to Courage' with talented Soprano-Saxophonist Darron McKinney at the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Candlelight Vigil held in Washington, DC and further performing the same song on Detroit News! Her first project involved her writing a song named "Picture That" which was added to a compilation entitled "Circular Soul" with every last copy selling out! This gave Nichelle her first licensing deal with UK based label Street Culture Records! Leading on from that success with her talents ever-growing, further label deals were signed and sealed with Cafedesoul Records and Taste Records in the US with publicity in the widely-acclaimed Echoes Magazine!

With an upcoming smooth Jazz album in 2015 entitled "Written Compositions", it seems Nichelle Colvin is going from strength to strength, her talents becoming even more widely recognised - very appropriately we should say she is 'Evolving'.

You can purchase the album on iTunes now!
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/evolving-rlm/id933084064

It can also be heard on her official Youtube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLqq_t7cifUHVLVD2D1cyzgKKa2JMi7N8I

You can keep up to date and in touch with Nichelle Colvin and follow her for latest news on the following:
Nichellecolvin.fourfour.com
Twitter.com/nichellecolvin
Facebook.com/nichellecolvinpage
Soundcloud.com/nichellecolvin
Instagram.com/nichellecolvin

L'Ephemère - Jacques Pellarin Composer

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A brand new live sound video of Jacques Pellarin composition " L"Ephemère " ( solo version ) .

Release of the next album
" Accordion rushes vol ° 2 " in February 2015 !

" L' Ephemère " HD on youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J62OHZTJXfo

Jacques Pellarin productions 2015
www.jacquespellarin.fr

Filmmaker & Editor Lucas Pellarin / pellarinlucas.wix.com/bricavrac

About Jacques Pellarin
Born in 1962 in Chambéry, he begins his musical studies to the academy (regional education authority) of accordion of Chambéry (Mr Ricchi). And for him everything is very fast linked...

- First prize of the international competition APH of Paris in 1981
- Class of accordion of the Music college of the Didactic Center of Geneva (Fernand Lacroix)
- First prize of the category concert performer of the international competition of Frankfurt in 1983
- Studies to the superior academy of Bratislava (Slovakia) thanks to a musical stock exchange of the Ministry of external relations, in the class of the concert performer Raymond Kakoni.
- Studies of harmony in the class of Pierre Nageotte (academy of Chambery).

In 1987, he obtains the diploma of professor's state of accordion for music schools or academies.

Hip-Hop/Reggae Music Group BIMB Family Creates New Sub-Genre "Dub 2.0"

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From the depths of Brooklyn New York comes a new musical act that's ready to change your perspective of music. BIMB Family is a music group that fuses Hip-Hop and Reggae music to form it's own, new sub genre they appropriately call "Dub 2.0". With a mixture of heavy bass and thought-provoking rhymes, BIMB Family is looking to step into the music industry with a solid footprint.

The group is comprised of rappers Michael K. Success, C-Tons, Dot Henny and Dansample along with producer Selectah Zaragu. Each bring their own flavor of sound to their "Dub 2.0". With over 20 years of creating music they now have honed their collective talents to release a new single, the self-reflective "Steppin' On My Coat". The record combines meaningful lyrics with big bass lines to a pensive rapper, spilling his distraught of how he could've changed for the better.

In addition to "Steppin' On My Coat", BIMB Family is also working on their new single "Grinding On Dirt" that will be released by spring. With more singles yet to be released later in the year, the current tracks that are being released will set the tone for their upcoming album, which will be released later this year.

Breaking into the music industry can be challenging, but BIMB Family is more than ready to overcome adversity with their own brand of creativity and produce an entirely new sound. Their tenacity is their fuel to their sub-genre "Dub 2.0" and it's movement that will surely cause a ruckus within the music community.

Hypeddit Launches Radical New Tool To Get Music Artists Loads Of New Real Fans

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Officially launched today, Hypeddit (http://hypeddit.com/) is a unique and innovative "Follow-to-Download" and "Comment-to-Download" fan acquisition application for SoundCloud® - the first of its kind. It provides music artists with a radically new tool to build long-term success for their music through active growth of their fan base and fan engagement. Listeners simply pay for music downloads with social currency including SoundCloud Follows, Comments, and Track Likes. With a popular song, any artist can quickly gain thousands of new, real and engaged SoundCloud followers with hundreds of comments and track likes.

Hypeddit ads tremendous value to all musical genres and has seen particularly rapid adoption by EDM producers around the globe, including Beatport Top 10 artists releasing on labels such as Spinnin Records, Toolroom, Defected, Ministry of Sound, Strictly Rhythm, Skint, CR2 and many more.

And the best thing: Hypeddit is for free to get started!

"Why isn't there are a better way for artists to build long-term success on SoundCloud?" said Brooklyn-based John Gold, founder of Hypeddit, about the launch. "I have asked myself that question when I started promoting my own music online. I think it's time to disrupt the tools we use to promote our music and DJ sets. That is exactly why I am extremely excited to launch Hypeddit - a fan growth engine for SoundCloud artists and a fantastic free music discovery platform for music fans and DJs! Funny enough: we only developed our slogan "Rocket Fuel for Your SoundCloud® Profile" when we saw how unbelievably successful our tool worked for our initial users who quickly gained thousands of engaged fans with their music."

Hypeddit takes a unique spot in the music marketing landscape:

* To increase their public stats many artists have tried adding fake fans and listens to their SoundCloud profiles but now recognize that this is a complete waste of time and money: there is zero long-term benefit because fake fans will never listen to, share, buy their music, or go to their shows.

* Facebook's popular 'Like-to-Download' function has been disabled to force account holders into paid promotions for their Facebook fan pages. Also, the value of a Facebook fan to a music artist has almost decreased to zero since Facebook does not push new posts to all of an artist's Facebook fans unless the artist pays even more to promote each new post.

* Hypeddit, on the other hand, is completely free to get started. And is helps artists to grow a fan base on SoundCloud, the most valuable platform for music artists due to an entirely music focused audience and a 100% distribution rate of new tracks or mixes by an artist to all of his or her followers.

* Hypeddit also helps to spread its artists' music by giving all listeners the tools to share sounds on various social networks. And the most successful sounds make it into the Hypeddit Top 100 Free Download Charts for another boost in exposure!

ABOUT HYPEDDIT.COM:

Hypeddit.com is a fan acquisition platform for music artists on SoundCloud. Founded in 2014 by Brooklyn, New York-based BeatCanteen LLC, Hypeddit.com provides music artists with innovative tools and techniques to promote their music and artist profiles for long-term success, and music fans and DJs with a free music discovery platform.