AirPlay Direct Secures Private Source Funding

AirPlay Direct, a leading provider of secure digital delivery of music and electronic press kits to music industry professionals around the world, today announced that the company had secured funding to develop a new platform and website. The funding, which came from a private source, will be used to develop a platform which will allow for expanded site usage, the roll-out of new features to radio programmers, artists and record labels, and increase the number of opportunities for independent artists to grow their careers.

"Even in this period of economic uncertainty, AirPlay Direct has been experiencing unprecedented growth as the music industry continues to embrace new content delivery options," Robert Weingartz, CEO of AirPlay Direct. "This round of financing is equally an endorsement of our position within this new content delivery paradigm and a springboard for our continued growth as a company. We are excited to have the opportunity to provide more powerful tools free of charge to our member base."

AirPlay Direct is an easy to use digital file transfer system that was developed to streamline radio / artist promotion activities for today's music industry. AirPlay Direct’s FREE services replace the unnecessary time and expense of putting together and sending out costly traditional artist packages and press kits via snail mail.
http://www.AirPlayDirect.com

Acclaimed Singer Songwriter Winifred Adams Releases "You Are My Rose" As A Mothers Day Tribute

Winifred's song "You Are My Rose" is the perfect tribute to one of the most important people in all of our lives, our Mothers. As Winifred says, "It's always been my intent to help people feel better from the inside out!" and this single will be sure to be the perfect tribute to your mom this Mothers Day!

After being discovered by a major music producer in Canada while shooting an exercise video, singer/songwriter, Winifred Adams, returned home with an audio tape in hand-instead of an exercise video! Very quickly, Winifred gained her first sponsor. Less than one year later, she made her debut in front of the Colorado Rockies 50,000 hometown crowd and went on to complete her first album. She landed on tv, set up distribution in major retail chains and sang at several of her own shows. Her original demo reached radio several times in different states, featuring different versions of her title song, "You Are My Rose." On an exciting adventure, Winifred went on to sing at Shea Stadium several times and numerous pro & semi-pro sports events.

2009 has begun with a run of world-wide radio play on major stations as well as internet and tv radio. All of her songs have been chosen for airplay and each year her special version of Santa Baby is played both domestically and now world-wide! Her songs have been featured on radio stations all across the country and the world.

http://www.winifred.net

NELSON Rock Band To Perform At Rocklahoma Festival - Reunited Multiplatinum Rockers To Perform July 9

Celebrity rockers Matthew & Gunnar Nelson announced their rock band NELSON is confirmed to perform at the Third Annual ROCKLAHOMA Music Festival in Pryor, Oklahoma on Thursday, July 9, 2009.

The internationally known rock group NELSON, stars identical twin brothers Matthew and Gunnar Nelson who have written and performed NELSON's #1 Billboard Mega Hit "Love and Affection", and top Ten Singles "After the Rain", and "More Than Ever". NELSON has sold over 4 million albums worldwide. NELSON, the original rock band (and a staple of MTV) recently reunited touring for the first time in 15 years. VH1 recently ranked NELSON's "Love and Affection" as one of the "100 Greatest Songs of the '90s".

"We're excited to be back on the road performing with our original rock band, NELSON," enthuses Gunnar Nelson. "And to play at ROCKLAHOMA, which is one of Rock's premiere festivals, is a wonderful opportunity to reintroduce NELSON to the rock fans".

"ROCKLAHOMA is the perfect event for NELSON to perform with original drummer Bobby Rock as well as guitar virtuoso Neil Zaza," adds Matthew Nelson. "We're thrilled to be a part of this premiere rock festival!"

Matthew and Gunnar Nelson are the identical twin sons of Rock'n'Roll Legend Ricky Nelson, and grandsons of TV's Ozzie & Harriet Nelson of the Nelson family -- the only family in entertainment history with 3 generations of #1 hitmakers according to the Guinness Book of World Records. NELSON rock band had (5) Five Top 40 Billboard hits, (4) Four #1 MTV videos and sold over 4 million albums worldwide!

Rocklahoma tickets are available online at www.feverfest.com or charge by phone at 1-866-310-2288.

Visit the official NELSON website at www.NelsonRockBand.com for more info.

License To Thrill Music Signs Award-Winning Composer Michael McCann

Las Vegas, NV - May 5th, 2009 - License To Thrill Music LLC (www.licensetothrillmusic.com), an independent music publisher providing one-stop music synchronization and licensing for advertising, films, television, radio, movie trailers, video games and new media, today announced a music publishing partnership with highly acclaimed Canadian composer Michael McCann. License To Thrill Music will represent original works by Michael McCann available for use in advertising, film, TV and other media productions.

Michael McCann's broadcast and composing resume includes some of the biggest companies in entertainment and advertising such as Deutsch Inc., Fox, MTV, Ogilvy & Mather, NBC, Alliance Atlantis and Ubisoft. His music credits range from national branding spots, (BP, The Gap / Old Navy); title music for multiple television series including ReGenesis (nominated for Best TV Theme at the Hollywood Music Awards); film and videogame trailers (Tom Clancy's EndWar, The Law of Enclosures); full game scores (including his award-winning music to Ubisoft's Splinter Cell: Double Agent); and original / licensed music for TV programs from VH1, LifeTime TV and Alliance Atlantis.

"License To Thrill Music is proud to partner with leading composer Michael McCann to promote and service his latest original works for placement in multimedia," said Valerie Vickers, A&R/Licensing Manager for License To Thrill Music. "Michael already has many internationally renowned commercial projects to his name and his music portfolio asserts an engaging appeal that is undeniably unique, identifiable, and commercially compatible on a global scale."

License To Thrill Music offers a boutique roster of commercially-driven and imaginative-thinking music and artists that enables a company, brand or medium to enhance, inspire and transcend their messaging. The team behind License To Thrill Music has worked on platinum selling records, films, #1 hit singles and critically acclaimed album releases by some of the biggest names in music, spanning a period of over 25 years in the music business with innovative artists such as Bjork, The Cure, Kraftwerk and Happy Mondays, and a decade of interactive entertainment marketing for global markets promoting soundtracks from the world's top video game companies including Microsoft, Sony and Ubisoft. For more information please visit http://www.licensetothrillmusic.com

New Wedding Song Released By Molten Mike

Imagine a room full of people and the bride and groom dancing to the strains of Molten Mike singing "One Little Love".

This happened.

On Saturday, April 11, 2009, Molten Mike's newest single was released at the Wedding of Randall Ierna and Sparky Paradis. Sparky, who is the President of the Molten Mike Fan Club, and Randall, who is Molten Mike's Publisher and Executive Producer were having supper in January, when Sparky Asked Mike to write a wedding song. Mike said "What kind of song do you want?" Sparky said "Something we can dance to that is Country."

But wait, there is more to this story.

Molten Mike has a select few people that he teaches guitar and songwriting theory to. One of his students, Christina Hope came into a class with a 3 chord riff that inspired Mike to come up with a beautiful Guitar part in 3/4 time.

He then wrote a verse, and called Randall to play the fledgling song over the phone. They decided to immediately go into production and booked the services of their favorite engineer, Glenn Laubaugh at ESP studios, who has recorded and mastered 4 of Mike's 5 full length CD's.

Personnel were assembled, notably Kenny K, the regions top Pedal Steel Guitar Player, Glenn Stevenson on Electric and Double Bass, Randall Ierna on Drums, Ralph Famiglietti on Mandolin, Hill Abrahams on Violin, Glenn Laubaugh on Synthesizer orchestrations, and April Yerger for Back up Female Vocals.

"We worked on this song until the day before Mike left for his 2nd Australian Tour, and then when he got back we finished the vocals, Mixing, Mastering and then a rush production job was sent to Disc Makers, in Pennsauken, N.J." said Randall Ierna. "Disc Makers did a super job with the artwork, and packaging and hit their deadline with a day to spare. Each of the guests received their own copy of the song."

"I was amazed at the audiance reaction to my song. Some people actually had tears in their eyes." said Molten Mike. "Ranluron Records presented me with a wall plaque showing the CD and the Artwork. "People were talking about the song and how beautiful it fit the Wedding. Later that evening I performed the song again at a special after party at Grazzi's Restaurant in St. Petersburg. The whole day was memorable." concluded Molten Mike.

"One Little Love" is just what I wanted." said Sparky Paradis. "Mike wrote a beautiful wedding song for us and I believe many Brides and Grooms will dance to this song in the future. I appreciate all the time, talent and energy that went into the production of this song." concluded Sparky.

Molten Mike has 5 Full Length CD's: "Blues Meltdown", "Genuine Bluesman" "The Movie", "Chameleon" and "All Blues". The first four CD's were all #1 Albums on www.mp3tunes.com and "All Blues" has been produced twice in Australia and once in the US. Some of Mike's songs have been used by ABC Sports and also in the movie "Steal Wheels". Mike has played for the House of Blues over 100 times and played pre-game entertainment for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for 7 years. He headlined the Buc's Super Bowl victory party at the Tampa Park to an estimated 70,000 people.

To hear a clip of "One Little Love" just go to www.CDBABY.com, and to order a download of this song, or any other Molten Mike Songs, you can go to all the download sites including i-tunes,www.mp3tunes, and digstation.

DJ's can download the song as well as some of his other most popular songs at www.airplaydirect.com/moltenmike.

For more information just GOOGLE Molten Mike or go to his official website. http://www.moltenmike.com

Groove Generator - Introducing His Album

Groove Generator, aka Gregory J. Bennett is an award-winning, multi-talented musician and producer from Lousianna. With many years of experience in the music industry ranging from touring to music production for TV/film and other media, he is an independent artist that is using his talent and business sense in a way that we from TryXo can only support!

Groove Generator, introduce yourself to the world!

I really love an enjoy being a musician who happens to be a multi-instrumentalist. As a drummer, keyboardist, lead guitarist and bassist, I've always enjoyed watching people groove to my music. Hence, the name, Groove Generator.

I am an award-winning innovator of rock and funkafied dance grooves with pop sensibilities. I've also produced ambient and orchestral tracks for recent interactive media projects. Among some of my most recent accomplishments is having a positive impact in this ever-changing entertainment industry.

How long have you been making music?

I've been making/creating music for 25 years.

How would you describe your music style?

My current album entitled "Groove's Hot Rock Mix" is in the pop/rock music genre. I'm also known for composing/producing other genres i.e. dance/electronica, funk and orchestral.

What is the inspiration behind your music?

I am blessed to have this gift of creating music and being a talented musician. I don't take it for granted. I'm inspired by life experiences and personal relationships, as in the track entitled Please Don't Leave Me.

In which cities, countries or locations have you performed?

I am currently not gigging with a touring band. Before I became a composer/producer, for a number of years I've had the pleasure of touring with funk/r&b/soul singer, Chaka Khan. For the last five years, my collaboration with my studio band, Groove Generator has been the focal point. Our music can be heard in TV/film projects, radio/podcasts, music-on-hold and Muzak applications all over the world.

Is there a dream location that you would like to perform at?

The Grammy Awards.

If you had a choice to release your music independently or with a major label - which would you prefer today?

Releasing music independently. Indie artists have more control over their career these days. As we are becoming more educated in the business-side of music, we're in control of our copyrights and masters which potentially brings us more opportunities and success.

What do you hope to achieve with your music career?

My goal is to establish a long and sustainable music career with strong online promotion/distribution of my music and through publishing/licensing deals. Since I do own the rights to all of my music masters and copyrights, I can enter into various opportunities that can generate positive revenue.

What can your fans expect from you next?

Fans can continue to hear my music in various video games, TV/film projects and other entertainment venues. Here's just a few examples of my TV placements:
Shows - Networks
My Coolest Years - VH-1
Behind the Music Episodes - VH-1
Room Raiders - MTV
Trailer Fabulous - MTV
True Life - MTV
Bill Cosby Biopic - Biography Channel
What's Your Sign - HGTV
Real Sex - HBO
The Next Food Network Star - The Food Network
R. Kelly Interview - VSpot
Hell Date - BET
Real Sex - HBO
... just to name a few.

Platinum Selling Artist Jamie Cullum To Perform At Music Matters In Hong Kong

The organisers of Music Matters - the Asia Pacific Music Forum are delighted to announce that the grand finale to this year's event at the Grand Hyatt in Hong Kong will feature an exclusive performance from multimillion album selling Jamie Cullum. As a part of the closing session, Jamie will be interviewed at the piano about his life and inspirations by music industry legend, Ralph Simon. Additionally, Music Matters delegates will have the unique opportunity to ask the 29-year-old singer-songwriter-pianist questions on his experiences as an artist in today's music business.

With 4 million albums sold, a Grammy, a Brit and 2 Golden Globe nominations to his name, Jamie Cullum certainly knows a lot about international success in the music industry. Rocketed to fame in his early 20's, Jamie has taken the music world by storm with a headline tour of over 40 countries, and a collection of smash hits. In Asia specifically he has gone Platinum in Singapore, and Gold in Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand. Jamie has toured extensively throughout Asia, including Japan at Fuji Rock, Hong Kong and Singapore.

"It is so exciting to be back in Hong Kong and I am honoured to be given the opportunity to perform at Music Matters" says Jamie. "Asia is always a highlight for me on tour; amazing food and a huge wealth of musical talent. The fans in Asia rock, they never fail to provide a warm reception"

Now in its fourth year, Music Matters continues to attract the most prominent figures in the music business to Hong Kong.

"We are delighted to showcase such an electric and exciting success story like Jamie at our event" says Jasper Donat, Director of Hong Kong-based event organisers Branded and President of Music Matters. "By using Music Matters to announce the release of his new album Jamie is clearly indicating Asia's importance on the global music map as well as recognising the incredible opportunities that lie in this region".

"This is an incredibly exciting period in the history of the music industry as new technologies are making music available to us at all times - where, when and how we want it whilst empowering the fans to communicate with and influence their heroes." said Donat. "But it all starts with great artists and their content so we are really looking forward to hearing about Jamie Cullum's influences and experiences and learning from a true master of his craft."

http://www.musicmatters.asia

E1 Entertainment Distribution U.S. (Formerly KOCH Distribution) Partners With RightsFlow For Mechanical Licensing And Royalty Services

Port Washington, NY - April 30, 2009 - E1 Entertainment Distribution U.S. (formerly KOCH Distribution), the USA's leading and fastest-growing independent music company in the U.S, and RightsFlow, a provider of bulk mechanical licensing and royalty services, announced today that E1 will offer its distributed labels the ability to utilize RightsFlow's proprietary mechanical licensing 'FLOW' system to license, account, and pay publisher royalties for DPD, interactive streams and limited downloads, including subscription and ad-supported models.

"Partnering with RightsFlow allows E1 to provide its distributed labels with access to RightsFlow's unique, cost-saving, bulk mechanical licensing program" stated Michael Rosenberg, President of E1 Entertainment Distribution U.S. "In RightsFlow, we have a proven partner who can manage this important area of our distributed labels' business. By relieving themselves of the burden of this time-consuming and increasingly complex task, our labels have more time and energy to do what they do best - produce content for E1 to distribute - and publishers and songwriters rights are properly licensed and compensated."

"RightsFlow is delighted to enter into this relationship with E1 Entertainment," adds Duncan Hutchison, Chief Content Officer of RightsFlow. "We are excited to demonstrate how RightsFlow's proven one-stop solution can provide E1's labels the cost-saving benefits of off-loading their mechanical licensing, accounting, and royalty needs."

Under U.S. Copyright Law, mechanical licenses are required for music to be distributed through online music services. The current U.S. statutory mechanical rate for permanent downloads is 9.1¢ for songs five minutes or less and 1.75¢ per minute for songs over five minutes. Limited download and interactive streaming services generally pay a mechanical royalty of 10.5 percent of revenue, less amounts owed for performance royalties. To ensure publishers and songwriters are properly compensated under U.S. law, RightsFlow's licensing service utilizes the bulk licensing system of The Harry Fox Agency, Inc. (HFA), a leading U.S. music rights licensing organization, as well as bulk licensing systems used by the thousands of publishers not represented by HFA.

About E1 Entertainment:
E1 Entertainment (AIM: ETO) is a leading independent entertainment content owner that acquires film, television and music rights and exploits these rights in all media in more than 190 countries. The company currently operates in Canada, the U.S., the UK, Holland and Belgium through its four primary businesses units: E1 Television, E1 Films, E1 Music and E1 Distribution. These businesses collectively represent E1's extensive expertise in film distribution, television and music production/distribution, Kids content, Licensing and Distribution. E1's content library includes more than 3,700 feature films, 2,700 hours of original television programming and 15,000 music tracks. For more information, visit us at: http://www.kochdistribution.com.

About RightsFlow:
RightsFlow offers Mechanical Licensing & Royalty Solutions for labels, distributors, and online music services. We specialize in obtaining bulk mechanical, DPD, and ringtone licenses including streaming, tethered, and limited downloads rights. Our proprietary "FLOW" system allows us to license, account, and pay royalties directly to the Harry Fox Agency (HFA) and the thousands of publishers not represented by HFA. Today, RightsFlow services over 1,500 labels for mechanical and DPD licensing. Some of the many clients we service include marquee companies such as Muzak, EMI Music, Active International, CD Baby, IODA, Audible Magic, YouLicense, Constellation Wines (Blackstone), X5 Music Group, Zebralution and Disc Makers, among others. For more information on RightsFlow's services and management team, visit http://www.rightsflow.com.

Italian-Canadian Rapper Carvelli Is Set To Introduce The Movement To The U.S.

Italian-Canadian rapper/producer Carvelli is set to release his latest EP The Movement. Included in this release is his smash single of the same name, which is a call to all rappers and hip-hop lovers of Italian heritage to band together and create their own world-wide movement. "I am proud of my Italian heritage having grown up immersed in Italian culture and customs. I'd like to put some Italian influence into this great music known as hip-hop, and bring it to the attention of the world."

This Movement that Carvelli speaks of, is in his opinion, a way for Italian artists to come together and create additional outlets for Italian musicians who are into hip-hop, and rap music. " There are many Italian rap and hip-hop artists that are never seen or heard of because there is a lack of exposure of these artists in the genre. By trying to bring more of us together, I believe that it will open doors not only for great collaborations, but a massive amount of exposure. There is a lot of Italian style and culture that is used in mainstream hip-hop today. And let's not forget the mob references and nicknames that are used all of the time", says Carvelli.

"I'm a soldier of The Movement", raps Carvelli in his explosive new track. In fact, it's best to view Carvelli as a General, seeking to recruit and rally converts to a cause he holds dear. The Movement serves as a compelling anthem for that cause.

http://www.carvelli.com/media/2009/CARVELLI-THE%20MOVEMENT.mp3

Carvelli has come a long way since the days of hanging out at poker clubs with his father as a kid. Admitting that these clubs were no place for a kid to be, he does admit to the slight influence they had on him. "There was no way a kid should have been in there, the smoke, the cards, the money, but there I was. I guess because of that I always had a feeling it was cool to be where people said you shouldn't go", states Carvelli.

This attitude explains why he has chosen hip-hop as his art form of choice. "I love hip-hop music and it's culture, and I love Italian music and my culture. I should represent both. People talked about Eminem when he came on the scene, and how he shouldn't be in the rap game. Well, he proved them wrong. Not only is he a great MC, he is an inspiration to kid's around the world who don't fit the typical hip-hop mold", explains Carvelli.

The Movement will be the second release for Carvelli. In 2006 he released the radio-friendly hit song and video Hooah Hooah which received heavy rotation on radio, and international exposure on the popular music channel, MTV. The Artists video was downloaded over 500,000 times from many popular download sites check out his NewVideo and Ep at http://www.carvelli.com

IMA Winner Amy Speace To Share Stories And Songs At The Home Of NPR's Selected Shorts

Great storytellers create vivid portraits that reflect the human experience and capture a moment in time; singer-songwriters shoulder the added burden of setting it all to music. Yet the inspiration for the song is often the greatest story never told.

Fittingly, recording artist and winner of the prestigious Independent Music Award Amy Speace will share her stories and songs Thursday, May 7, 8:30pm on Broadway at Symphony Space - home of the popular NPR short story series Selected Shorts. Amy will also be joined by artists Richard Julian and Kristy Kruger.

Produced by Music Resource Group, "The Independent Music Awards Presents" is the first in a series of live performances showcasing accomplished independent musicians who are recognized by the IMAs. The evening will be introduced by, Anthony DeCurtis, a Rolling Stone contributing editor and author of In Other Words: Artists Talk About Life and Work, a collection of interviews he conducted for Rolling Stone, The New York Times, and other publications. (DeCurtis is also a veteran member of the IMA selection panel). A cocktail hour will begin at 7:30p in the adjacent wine bar unWINEd Café.

Purchase tickets ($25 in advance / $30 day of show)

About Amy Speace:
Jersey City-based Wildflower Records recording artist, Amy Speace, is already receiving widespread critical acclaim for her soon to be released, The Killer In Me which mines the mystery and heartbreak of relationships gone wrong, borne largely out of the dissolution of her 10-year marriage. Written during a self-imposed retreat to an isolated cabin in upstate New York, Speace wrote the songs in between hiking and chopping wood for the stove. Blending the best parts of Lucinda Williams with Roseanne Cash, Amy sings Americana influenced pop songs for grown ups and exudes an earthy urban hipness that resonates with men and women alike.
http://www.amyspeace.com
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