Aminita Satori Releases "Where Language Fails" As Intellectual Stoners Rejoice

Aminita Satori is an eclectic, driven, and charismatic artist with a truly unique background. Originally from Chicago, Aminita enjoyed a successful career producing soundtracks on major TV ad campaigns for companies like McDonald's, Budweiser, and Verizon.

However, this wasn't it. This wasn't art. After a decade in the advertising world, Aminita grew disillusioned with the business and walked away for good. Succumbing to a five year writer's block, Satori's interest in music was rekindled in early 2011 upon discovering the lecture archives of late psychedelic philosopher and author, Terence McKenna.

Aminita Satori's latest studio effort, "Where Language Fails" is an ambitious collection of 20 tracks that blur the lines between genre definitions and ideas. Elements of psychedelia, chillwave, electronica, and hip hop can be heard throughout the album. Also recognizable, are influences from forward-thinking artists such as Bonobo, Flying Lotus, Toro Y Moi, and Thievery Corporation.

SleepingBagStudios.ca states, "Aminita Satori has a real gift for the blending of ideas through incredible switches that feel audibly natural, warm and inviting…the hooks run constantly and deep on Where Language Fails proving ultimately that music can express what's inside of us better than words ever will." Jamsphere.com writes, "…there seems to be hallucinatory imagery ingrained into the shifting soundscapes in the album, teasing the listener as it unfurls, leading one into a psychedelic frenzy or calm, as any strange narcotic could."

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REDRUM Releases "I Burn" EP With Concepts Taboo And Dangerous With Delivery

Leading off with the Single "I Burn" which features Jackie Gleason and Art Carney, The EP is refreshing as it wanders off the beaten path on purpose, even into dangerous areas considered taboo, when the Rapper rhymes about shelter living conditions a single woman with child deals with in New York City on his track "Making My Mark".

"This record is a statement, some teachers are taught to isolate the problem students from the rest of the kids, instead of trying to reach them in a creative way. I was one of those kids growing up, and no one tried to bridge that gap " - says Redrum, speaking on his track "Music".

Pulling from memories growing up making it own his own relying heavily on music that spoke to him to make a connection that otherwise might not be made, he decided to make a record to do the same for this generation. "This is a different EP, it's up beat. Everybody isn't going through the worst time in their lives everyday, that's why I decided to make this exciting and interactive, something you can touch." - says Redrum

The I BURN EP is available now for free download at -
http://www.datpiff.com/REDRUM-I-BURN-EP-mixtape.691500.html

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Georgia Singer-songwriter, Scott Brantley, Signed To Studio Gold Music

Studio Gold Music, Inc., has announced the signing of popular Georgia Recording Artist/Songwriter Scott Brantley to a new Worldwide Exclusive Publishing and Artist Development Contract. Brantley, an accomplished songwriter and a talented musician, has won numerous awards, both as frontman with his band, and as a solo artist, including Georgia Artist of the Year, Georgia Country Band of the Year and Traditional Artist of the Year. In 2012, Brantley was the State Winner of the Texaco Country Showdown. He has opened shows for notable stars Luke Bryan, Miranda Lambert, Craig Morgan, Jamey Johnson and many others.

"I am thrilled to have Scott join the Studio Gold Music family. Scott is so loved and well-supported in his home state of Georgia. Personally, I'm a real fan of his, for his songwriting skills, his vocal abilities and his true country sound", said Mike Mouret, President of Studio Gold Music.

Brantley will be writing music in his role as staff songwriter for Studio Gold, and will also be working on creating new music as a recording artist for a future project. He joins a songwriting roster at Studio Gold that includes Derrick Hampton, Maryland Francis, Paul Cunningham and writer/recording artist Ryan Laird.

Follow Scott Brantley on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/ScottBrantleyMusic

Studio Gold Music, Inc., is a music publishing company and independent record label headquartered in Brentwood, Tennessee. It offers traditional music publishing, single-song publishing, artist development and related promotional activities. For more information, they can be contacted at their offices located at 7003 Chadwick Drive, Suite 154, Brentwood TN 37027, or via their website at www.StudioGoldNashville.com

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Southwest Psych Rockers Strings Of Atlas To Release 5 Song E.P. Co-Produced By Charles Godfrey "In A Better World" Is Scheduled For Release May 15th 2015

"This session was one of the most challenging of my career" states Atlas Cage, guitarist/ songwriter for the psychedelic urban punk band as they put together their 6th studio release. "Up until now, all of my musical ability had been self taught, so I had never used scales or vocal techniques such as singing to the melody on keyboard using sounds rather than words."

Having recently graced the cover of Mix Magazine,Sonic Ranch's engineer/ producer Charles Godfrey (Devil Driver, Sublime) was brought aboard by the band to bring out the sound they were looking for. "The songs came out great" Godfrey states. "There is a high energy that feels like a mix of Queens of the Stone Age, Alice in Chains, and White Zombie. Everything you need to have a great listening experience is there."

Dedication has always been in the forefront for Cage and former Archetyped bassist Edward C, putting all of their efforts into the upcoming E.P. Godfrey quickly took notice of this at the beginning stages of their recording sessions. "Either you're in it for all the long hours or you're not. It's not easy to be in this industry with current demands, it takes a lot of drive AND sacrifice."

Strings of Atlas has opened for such artists as Nick McGalis and Guitar Slim, and have also had their music featured in three short films and a soundtrack for the movie "The Edison Bomb." "Cage is also known as a stunt man and has been invited yearly to the G4TV show "Ninja Warrior" (now known as American Ninja Warrior). Strings of Atlas has been featured on many internet and interactive radio outlets such as iHeart Radio, Spotify and LastFM among other national radio outlets.

For more information go to:
www.stringsofatlas.com

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Loudr Announces Strategic Agreement With CD Baby To Offer Cover Song Licensing To Its 350,000 Independent Artists

Technology driven music rights company Loudr® has announced an agreement with independent music market leader CDBaby® to provide cover song licensing solutions to CDBaby's artist community, which includes musicians, bands, record labels, choirs, a cappella, and other musical groups worldwide.

Loudr Licensing, Loudr's mechanical licensing platform, will now be offered to CDBaby members as a simple tool for securing the rights needed to legally distribute cover songs in the US. CDBaby will refer artists interested in cover song licensing to Loudr Licensing via links on CDBaby and through collaborative marketing outreach.

Launched earlier this year, Loudr Licensing is an open platform that enables users to purchase a mechanical license, the license needed to release a cover song. Using Loudr Licensing, any artist, label, or distributor can secure the right to legally sell or give away a cover recording across a broad spectrum of media, from physical releases to digital downloads to ringtones to interactive streams, for a flat service fee of $15 plus the cost of royalties.

“We’re thrilled to offer Loudr’s growing rights service and love their approach to streamlining licensing for our members. They’ve taken on a challenging part of the music rights process and made it exceedingly simple,” said Rob Filomena, CD Baby's Director of Music Publishing.

"We're excited to partner with CDBaby, a digital music distribution pioneer that shares our vision to empower the artist community, as well as promote practices that ensure songwriters and publishers are compensated for music use,” said Chris Crawford, Loudr’s CEO.

Loudr's rights products have experienced rapid growth and substantial global adoption, powering more than 50,000 licensing transactions to date. Loudr Licensing reduces the complexity of licensing by enabling users skip the challenge of securing clearance from multiple rights holders, as well as the hassle of ongoing accounting to one or more music publishers.

About Loudr
Loudr (http://loudr.fm) builds products and services that make it easy for content creators, aggregators and digital music services to identify, track and pay music publishers. Powered by technology that parses song ownership information and matches sound recordings to composition rights holders, Loudr makes it easy to secure mechanical right clearance for song usage at scale.

About CD Baby
CD Baby (http://cdbaby.com) is the largest distributor of independent music on the planet, home to more than 350,000 artists. The CD Baby catalog makes up an estimated 17 per cent of iTunes track offerings. With a one-stop professional dashboard allowing indie musicians to manage their royalties and licensing, CD Baby has become the go-to partner for many icons in the new music industry. Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and Macklemore had their start on CD Baby, while others like Ingrid Michaelson and Gregory Alan Isakov have maintained independent and highly successful careers. Greg Brown, Willis Earl Beale, and Grant Lee Phillips are among musicians who’ve dropped the old label system and turned to CD Baby to strike out on their own.

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Project Music Tech Startup EVAmore To Celebrate Launch With Event In Nashville

Nashville based entrepreneur music tech company EVAmore, part of the inaugural class of Project Music will celebrate their startup with a Launch After Party event at the East Ivy Mansion in Nashville on Tuesday, April 28th from 7pm-9pm.

As one of only eight music startup tech companies (and the only female led) selected to participate in Music City's elite 14-week entrepreneur music tech accelerator program sponsored by the Country Music Association (CMA) and mentored by Creative Artists Agency (CAA), Vector Management, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Universal Music Group, Spalding Entertainment, DevDigital, Red Light Management and Galante Entertainment, EVAmore is in tune to take on the future and will make a big announcement at the After Party event.

"Project Music has given us the resources that we need in order to become a successful music tech company," says Channing Moreland, CEO / Co Founder EVAmore. "We are so proud to call Nashville home."

"EVAmore provides so many wonderful opportunities to up and coming artists and to anyone who wants to put on a great event," adds Makenzie Stokel, COO / Co Founder EVAmore. "We are ready to improve the live music experience and take it to a whole new level."

EVAmore is an online platform that gives event creators easy access to the entertainment talent they want to book. The unique platform is drawing comparisons in the music and entertainment industry to the innovations presented by early platforms created for the travel industry in booking. Event planners now have access to sourcing top tier live music talent and other key resources for their events all in one place. EVAmore is forming a strategic partnership with CAA and having positive preliminary discussions with Sony/ATV. They have officially partnered with Nashville Audio Visual.

Project Music's only female entrepreneurs are also its youngest in the international accelerator program. EVAmore co-founders Channing Moreland and Makenzie Stokel admit they have to be on their game – since the Belmont college students have classes to attend and homework in addition to running their start-up company. These dynamic young women are in harmony and definitely poised for a successful future.

Social Media Weblinks: www.twitter.com/EVAmoreco / www.instagram.com/EVAmoreco / https://www.snapchat.com/EVAmoreco

While the party is an invitation-only event, members of the media are welcome to cover the event by sending an RSVP request to Publicist Liz Motley.

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Pianist/Producer Fiona Joy Tours China In Cultural Exchange

Elegant and soulful, contemporary and classical, all of these elements are part of Fiona Joy's graceful yet emotional solo piano performances of her original music, which she is sharing with Chinese audiences throughout April as part of a cultural exchange tour at the invitation of the Chinese government.

The award-winning Australian citizen is an independent artist, producer and painter known for her pioneering attitude toward composition and recording formats; she will also perform for audiophiles this May 30th at T.H.E. Show in Newport Beach, CA in the United States.

Departing from Sydney, Australia, the first leg of her tour of China includes performances at a variety of large halls and theaters, with part two of the tour to be announced next week. Cities to date include:
• 23th April - Daning Theatre (Shanghai)
• 24th April - Grand Theatre (Tianjin)
• 25th April - Grand Theatre (Linyi)
• 26th April - Concert Hall (Nanjing)
• 30th April - Xiangyang
• 3rd May - Yantai

Fiona Joy has self-released over a dozen albums, in a variety of formats including vinyl, SACD, CD, DSD and hi-quality Mp3. Her latest is Signature – Solo, a new album in which each song is a modern, (and sometimes darker) fairytale; it is her first solo piano release, produced by Cookie Marenco for Tiny Island Music. It is available for preview and purchase in a variety of physical and digital formats at http://tinyislandmusic.bandcamp.com/

Marenco shares insights on Fiona Joy's music, saying "Fiona's music is a cross between George Winston's simple melodies and Ludovico Einaudi's musical sophistication."

On this album, Fiona Joy makes her vocal debut on the song "Once Upon Impossible (Duet)." Additionally, a poignantly simple original version of the popular song "Grace" appears on the album with vocals; earlier this year, a remixed version of the song was part of this year's Best New Age Grammy®-winning album.

Concert reviewer Michael Diamond, who attended Fiona Joy's 2014 Throckmorton Theatre concert in San Francisco where she first performed "Grace" and other pieces from Signature – Solo, commented "What I appreciated most was being able to listen and watch Fiona at the piano. The passion and elegance in her performance was breathtaking, as her flawless technique combined with pure emotional expression."

The Australia-based pianist/composer/producer and, now, vocalist adds "I hope that with all of these fantastic audio formats, every fan will be reached, and you will hear my feelings in these songs; they are dedicated to saving that small place in everyone's heart, the place where fairytales linger, and where we find the strength to meet our reality...with grace."

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Afrobeats Singer C Boy Shares New Single "Come Closer"

The enigmatic C BOY is a London-based Afrobeats singer/songwriter/producer who makes forward thinking music for the dance floor.

Belonging to a new generation of songwriters C BOY takes the best of dancehall-music history and then fuses it into the image of now along with his own African heritage.

In C BOY’s universe, lush soundscapes do battle with the speaker-shuddering rumble of contemporary Afrobeats dance hall sounds, timeless soul, and enough grooves to shutdown the party.

Today C Boys shares his new track "Come Closer" featuring Romel. A track that fuses dreamy soundscapes, pulsating grooves and seductive vocals.

More info on C Boy Charles Oladunni, Better known by his stage name C Boy is a Nigerian born recording artist, songwriter, producer and performer. He started his musical career at the age of 15, originally focusing on grime and hip-hop. However, digging into his native background and westernised influences whilst growing up in Peckham London, C Boy decided to change direction. As well as going to University to study music production he added new ingredients into his music which is described as Afrofusion.

C boy social links are:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/C_BoyMusic
instagram: https://instagram.com/c_boymusic/
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/charlie-boy-uk
Music video YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vc8feoJ6SOo

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WordPress.com Adds Support For ThingLink Interactive Images And Videos

ThingLink is pleased to announce that its interactive images and videos are now supported on WordPress.com. When users paste a ThingLink URL into the WP editor, WordPress.com automatically converts the link into an interactive media unit. ThingLink is also supported for WordPress.org users.

ThingLink empowers bloggers to create more engaging posts by adding an additional interactive layer to photos and videos. When a reader moves their mouse over image or video content, they can explore links with additional information, listen to songs, watch videos, or answer polls.

"We're delighted that millions of WordPress.com users and publishers can now tell richer, more engaging stories using ThingLink interactive media," says ThingLink founder and CEO Ulla Engeström.

Supporting interactive images and video add value to WordPress bloggers:

Engagement: ThingLink multiplies the time spent on posts and allow readers explore content from all over the web without leaving the blog.

Better user experience: Interactive elements delight readers with additional details. A catalog image, a map or a music video can now have embedded links, close-ups, notes, and related web content accessible right from the visuals.

Increased conversion through visual media: ThingLink drives commerce and conversion. Sellers on eBay, Amazon, Etsy, and Shopify can drive sales through interactive image collages, catalogs and shoppable videos.

About ThingLink
ThingLink brings a new dimension to visual media by enabling digital content creators to enrich and share images and videos with rich media links. 1.7 million publishers, brands, bloggers, and educators in 190 countries use ThingLink to drive engagement, reach, and conversion through visual media. For more information visit ThingLink.com.

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KEXP Radio At OFF Festival 2015

Who cares if we’re at opposite ends of the earth, as long as we’re connected through music? KEXP Radio and the OFF Festival Katowice are launching a collaborative project.

The city of Seattle, in Washington state, is at the heart of alternative music. Not just because it’s home to the legendary Sub Pop Records, long-time friends of the OFF Festival, but also thanks to KEXP, a local radio station with a worldwide audience. While the internet is certainly an important factor in their global reach (KEXP pioneered online radio and remains miles ahead of other music stations), the Seattle broadcaster has also stayed true to its mission to find and promote new and interesting sounds. KEXP has helped usher many new bands onto the American scene: the recent influx of new Icelandic music is just one example.

The OFF Festival shares the same mission: to discover and showcase interesting music, with no regard for its home country or genre. That has been the festival’s modus operandi since its inception, and for our faithful audiences, it’s been a promise of the highest quality and a great adventure.

We have so much in common that the partnership between the OFF Festival and KEXP was a natural step forward for both sides. This August, at the 10th anniversary edition of the festival, for the first time ever, we will be hosting the KEXP crew as they come to Katowice to cover the event for listeners around the world and to record their famous live sessions, which will also include performances by Polish artists.

“KEXP is thrilled to partner with the OFF festival in 2015, a beautifully curated festival featuring some of the best Polish bands alongside legends like Patti Smith and Ride, and newer projects like Run the Jewels. KEXP exists to help people discover the greatest music being made. We look forward to sharing some of the amazing artists from Poland and beyond with the KEXP audience worldwide,” says KEXP program director Kevin Cole.

“It’s a great privilege to be the second European music festival, after Iceland Airways, to partner with KEXP, and it confirms my belief that we’ve been heading in the right direction for the past ten years. It’s great to continue down that road in such excellent company. But KEXP’s presence at the OFF Festival is also an enormous opportunity for Polish artists, who will have a chance to reach out from Katowice to audiences all over the world,” adds OFF Festival program director Artur Rojek.

Tickets
Passes, Festival Village camping spot – OFF Shop www.offshop.pl / SEE Tickets www.seetickets.com passes, packages with camping spot and hotels – Festicket www.festicket.com

About OFF Festival:
A truly unique boutique music festival, OFF Festival takes place annually in August in ‘Three Lake Valley’, Katowice – a beautiful green oasis in the heart of industrial Silesia. OFF Festival is a way of life, one that flies in the face of current trends and stays true to itself, and the ethos of organiser Artur Rojek is firmly aimed at supporting art and music with the festival bringing many acts to Poland for the first time.

Growing in prominence year on year with this years event promising one of the strongest line-ups to date in line with Rojek’s forward-thinking, eclectic music policy. From the greatest alternative music stars from around the world to showcasing artists form the increasingly strong Polish scene, OFF has inspiring music in abundance.

Over the years, OFF has amassed its own demanding yet appreciative audience who come to witness Artur Rojek’s musical vision come to fruition. Having gained and a well deserved reputation in Poland and abroad, it’s not without reason that it has been said and written that OFF is the best alternative festival in this part of Europe and the only place east of Berlin where one can catch a glimpse of the boldest and eclectic acts on stages worldwide.

As well as music, OFF features a number of accompanying events: film, art, performance and poetry. It’s also an event which keeps the environment in mind – all food and drinks come in environmentally-friendly packaging and there is a big emphasis on recycling. It’s a completely safe place, an event where diverse tastes and appearances are welcomed and where everyone is the same because everyone is different.

http://off-festival.pl/

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