MusicDish Presents: Haze by Blake McKibben

Writing, performing, and producing his own music is innate for Blake McKibben, and the musical styling of his debut "Haze" is beautifully complex and intimately expressed to its listeners. McKibben does quite well in sharing his competence as a rock-and-roll, pop, and electronic artist within this one track rather than limiting himself to only one genre. This title track is emphasized poetically through McKibben's raw and soulful vocals as he tells a story though his music.

More information on Blake McKibben can be found at http://blakemckibben.com/

Listen To Haze by Blake McKibben on Fairtilizer

MusicDish Presents: No Slumber by Dean Shoultz

Louisiana-native Dean Shoultz has been rocking out on the guitar from the young age of twelve and has since produced a number of his own tunes through Prime Time Music. His tracks are mostly instrumental, and led by his powerful and electric performances on guitar.
Shoultz's latest single, "No Slumber," from his most recent album (All The Pretty Horses) is a catchy and dynamic song - a rock-and-roll foundation with a pop-style twist. Shoultz comments, ".it's got some fun licks in it, and some of the licks started out as warm-up exercises I did for a long time."

Listen to No Slumber by Dean Shoultz on Fairtilizer

Dean Shoultz welcomes in 2010 with a free CD of his debut release "All The Pretty Horses". For a limited time only you will receive the full 10 Track CD free of charge when you sign up as a member of The Official Dean Shoultz Fan Club. Besides receiving your free CD, members will have the opportunity to take advantage of free new music downloads, newsletters, fan merchandise specials, advanced tickets sales, pre-show announcements, videos and special Fan Club Only contest.
Website: http://www.deanshoultz.com

Stephen Michael Apatow: Outside Of The Box

Website: http://www.unarts.org
Music: http://airplaydirect.com/music/stephenmichaelapatow2/

Maximal Impact describes the focus of the "United Nations Arts Initiative," (UNArts.org) established to return operations to the front lines, "Bridging Unmet Needs to Untapped Resources" on the grassroots level in every United Nations member country. The vehicle encompasses the grassroots support of the arts and entertainment industry and logistical support of the medical, veterinary and legal professions.

24X7 response capability reflects our focus on creativity, the capacity to think differently, unconventionally and from a new perspective.... "Outside of the Box"

The high energy "Outside of the Box" album compilation provides the world with a taste of powerful lyrics, arrangement and production by Country Music Association Artist Stephen Michael Apatow (Apatow.org). Soundtracks include:

-- If You Loved Me
-- Rock The World
-- Push for the Summit
-- 911 Song
-- Time to Kick Some Ass
-- Lead
-- Seize The Moment
-- All I Want
-- Please Listen Now
-- I Will Rise

All tracks available to radio stations on AirPlay Direct (tracks streaming online for all in continual play format).

Pop Artist Anouschka's New Album Released To Benefit Wildlife Conservation In Africa

Website: http://www.anouschka.net
Music: http://www.myspace.com/anouschkatunes

Pop/Rock singer/songwriter Anouschka released her latest EP, "So Why?" on June 4, 2010. All proceeds from the EP's sales will finance the artist's goodwill mission to Africa to study as a Game Ranger/work with wildlife conservation over the next two months. The album features the songs "One Of The Finer Days," "Silently," the title track "So Why?" and "Lust" (which includes an alternative version that Anouschka says "can only be described as "a performance by my alter ego Lay dee Berlin".

"So Why?" is indeed a work that is close to Anouschka's heart, as she conceptualized and completed the entire project herself from writing and performing the music to designing the very unique cover art. Although she also produced the album, she acknowledged that it could not have been done without Harris Johns, the renowned audio recording engineer who worked with trash metal bands, in whose Berlin studio the album was recorded. Johns is widely known for his work with popular trash metal bands such as Halloween, Coroner, Tankard, Sodom, Volvod, Creator, and others.

Anouschka's second EP, "My Kind Of Heartbreak," was listed on the Americana charts for two months, earning rave reviews from the likes of M. Hillbom, Musikcritic (Musiklivet, Sweden), who noted "Eclectic and very good Americana... She has been compared to Rickie Lee Jones, Jewel, and Phoebe Snow. My girlfriend is reminded of Carole King and Buffy Sainte-Marie while I hear a little Lucinda Williams. The music is eclectic. Jazz, country, rock and blues are mixed in an extremely competent manner".

Despite critical acclaim for her previous releases, Anouschka is certain that "So Why?" is even better. "I've always written and produced my own albums, so there's nothing new about that, but this is the first time that I've been able to digitally record the vocals. The songwriting is a top notch balance of orchestration, musical composition and lyrics. I wear a lot of different hats to get to the finish line, but I'm managing the give the major labels a run for their money on my own with respect to quality, and that's a great feeling."

Performing in venues like the Stampen Blues Club in Sweden and the Babylon Theatre in Berlin, Anouschka regularly does jam sessions where she can improvise an entire song on the spot- playing, leading, and performing vocals.

"So Why?" was released for global distribution through Berlin, and will soon be available through major online retailers such as iTunes, Amazon.com, eMusic and Napster. It is also available for purchase at the store on Anouschka's website at http://www.anouschka.net/html/store.html.

CONTACT:
Anouschka
Anouschka Records
mail@anouschka.net
www.anouschka.net

LINKS:
www.facebook.com/anouschkatunes
www.airplaydirect.com/anouschka
www.myspace.com/anouschkatunes
www.twitter.com/anouschka1
www.youtube.com/anouschka

Susan Barth Makes Repeat Appearance On Sounds Like Cafe Compilation

Website: http://www.susanbarth.com/
Music: http://www.myspace.com/susanbarth

Adult Contemporary Singer-Songwriter Susan Barth has been invited to have her song "Rainbows" from her upcoming album "Songs From the Suburbs" included on the Sounds Like Cafe Compilation Album Vol. 28. Sounds Like Cafe distributes quality new music to over 1200 cafes and coffee shops throughout all states and territories of Australia. The title track to her sophomore album "Wonderland" was previously featured on the Sounds Like Cafe Compilation Album Volume 18.

"Rainbows" is a folksy tune where the lyrics evoke a sense of fantasy. A cute way of believing in all things fortune, hope and heavenly bliss. The arpeggio parts on the mandolin with a tight rhythm acoustic guitar part give this song a country-like vibe.

All it takes is one listen to singer/songwriter Susan Barth's music and you'll be both delighted and captivated by it. With a retro songwriting style and a voice described by the International News Agency as "sultry and sensuous, imbued with sincere emotions and a refreshing rebellious flair," she's at the top of her game. Susan Barth has carved a place for herself in the genre of Adult Contemporary music that recalls the glory days of 60's and 70's pop music. When asked, she describes it as "Retro - Melodic Pop with a sad side".

Although chiming guitars and eminently catchy choruses make her music instantly endearing, beneath an iridescent pop sparkle lies a dense shadowland. Clever songwriting and arrangement, catchy hooks and well placed instrumental parts are a feature of her latest album "Songs from the Suburbs," to be released in early 2010.

Susan's first three CDs captured the attention of the music industry, earning accolades. Her songs have landed in the finals in numerous songwriting contests, including the UK Songwriting Contest, Billboard Songwriting Contest and Unisong Song Contest. Susan was named Runner Up for Songwriter of the Year in 2006 and 2007 by DIY, one of the most respected indie artist networks, which also chose "Wonderland" as the 2005 Runner Up for Album of the Year. Susan has also been awarded 7 ASCAP Songwriting Merit Awards over the last few years. Hit WB TV series "Smallville" utilized the track "Feel Like A Man" from the album "This Thing" to underscore on-screen action, which was also awarded 2nd place in Billboard's Annual Songwriting Contest. She recently inked licensing deals with a trio of powerhouse companies who keep Hollywood supplied with songs.

http://www.facebook.com/susanbarthmusic
http://twitter.com/susanbarthmusic
http://www.reverbnation.com/susanbarth
http://www.myspace.com/susanbarth

Blake McKibben Young Man With A Big Future

Website: http://www.blakemckibben.com
Music: http://www.clarityrecording.com/blakemckibben/haze.mp3

With so many albums little more than a collection of songs rushed out as soon as there is enough material to fill the space, it is a rare pleasure to find a record as lovingly crafted as Blake McKibben's debut.

This young, good-looking man from Portland, Oregon has produced a record that has taken all of two years' hard work to perfect.

'Haze' is an album that cannot be defined by any single style, but which still has a thread running through each and every track. As befits a record made entirely by one individual, every song is intensely personal, telling the stories of a man's life; both the highs and the lows.

Equally adept at turning his hand to rock, pop, folk or even hip-hop, McKibben uses every weapon in his musical armoury. But each style is just another reflection of his soul, and evidence of an enormous talent.

'Haze' is by turns catchy, heart-felt, funny and sad. McKibben covers every emotion of his young life, from the heartbreak of 'The Breakup Song' to the feel good jauntiness of 'You Lift Me Up', via the daily drudgery of working life, described perfectly in 'Another Day Another Dollar'.

But the standout tracks are the rawest, most soulful and most beautiful. The title track and 'I Wish I Could Thank You' both deal with the tragedy of losing a loved one. But out of that tragedy has come music that belies its creator's youth.
Despite only being 26-years-old, McKibben has been involved in music for nearly two decades. He began by picking up the saxophone in front of his whole school at the age of 10 and was soon turning his hand to piano, drums, bass and anything he could lay his hands on.

He writes, records, performs and produces all of his music. And such total control has produced something that is genuinely unique. His influences include some of the most maverick artists of the last 40 years, including The Velvet Underground, Nine Inch Nails and Morphine. But 'Haze' is an album that is truly his own.

Each song on the record offers something different, but it is as a whole that this album comes in to its own.

If it's a sign of things to come, Blake McKibben has a very very long future.

Exclusive Interview With Legendary Pickup 'Guru' Seymour W. Duncan

Website: http://truefire.com/tftv/index.html?channel=seymour_duncan&videof[...]

It was recently that multi-award winning recording artist, actor, and CEO of Boosweet Records Vernon Neilly, sat down with living legend Seymour W. Duncan, and the Seymour Duncan company VP of business development and artist relations, Evan Skopp for exclusive interviews. These two gentlemen along with the Seymour Duncan company have revolutionized the guitar community worldwide with their innovative product creations, which range from all kinds of guitar and bass pickups, amps, acoustic preamps, to guitar and bass effect processors that are used by many of the top guitar and bass players in the world to achieve their respective signature sounds. On top of being pioneering forces in the guitar manufacturing world, these two gentlemen are music lovers, guitar lovers, and active musicians, both playing in the Seymour W. Duncan Band, having done product clinics and concert performances all over the world. In these exclusive interviews Vernon talks with Seymour about his early years in music, his early relationship with the legendary guitarist, and inventor Les Paul, his influences and many more things. With Evan he talks about his very first instrument, his early influences, contributions to the Seymour Duncan company, which impacted the guitar community worldwide, and many other interesting things.

These exclusive interviews will be released January 7, 2010 initially and exclusively through Truefire.com on Vernon’s personal Truefire.com TV guitar channel. Trufire.com receives millions of views per month due to their incredible music and music educational content. Subsequently the interviews will be made available to other popular online video outlets, and social networking sites.

The interviews can be accessed directly through the following links:

Interview #1
Interview #2

The Seymour Duncan company is based in beautiful Santa Barbara, California. The company’s mission statement is simple, to create quality leading edge products that satisfy the needs of their market and customers globally. Some principles that guide them are honesty, trustworthiness, innovation, professionalism, respect and fairness. Seymour Duncan is the world’s leader in musical instrument pickups.

Truefire.com is an international music and music educational site featuring content and lessons of some of the most well known guitar and bass players in the world. “Once the secret of a handful of pro players, Truefire and their faculty of over 400 top guitar instructors now help guitarist worldwide stay inspired and downright dangerous on the fretboard” Jude Gold, Guitar Player Magazine.

Vernon Neilly is a multi-award winning guitarist/producer, who also is CEO of Boosweet Records a division of Boosweet Enterprises LLC Entertainment Corporation. Vernon has performed all over the world working with many legendary music icons before embarking on his own solo career, and has participated in 3 major motion picture releases, as well very popular television programs.

Receive Free CD Album By Joining The Official Dean Shoultz Fan Club

Website: http://www.deanshoultz.com

New Orleans, LA - January 4, 2010 - Rock guitarist Dean Shoultz welcomes in 2010 with a free CD of his debut release "All The Pretty Horses". For a limited time only you will receive the full 10 Track CD free of charge when you sign up as a member of The Official Dean Shoultz Fan Club. Besides receiving your free CD, members will have the opportunity to take advantage of free new music downloads, newsletters, fan merchandise specials, advanced tickets sales, pre-show announcements, videos and special Fan Club Only contest.

Dean Shoultz is from Louisiana and grew up in the heart of Cajun country. As a 12 year old boy and his spanking new guitar from Sears he could not resist the sounds that guitar legend Eddie Van Halen was producing. As time passed Shoultz went through different band members as a leader then decided to take some guitar courses from Berklee College of Music. Ever the steadfast student, Shoultz would accelerate his playing to another level with each successive lesson and continued playing in bands that eventually led to the musical heights attained on his debut solo release All The Pretty Horses on indie label Prime Time Music.

Armed and ready with a battery of Melancon guitars and Mesa Boogie amps, Shoultz partnered with producer Pershing Wells. With Shoultz supplying all of the guitars, most of the bass and lead vocals on two songs, All the Pretty Horses was set to become a reality.

All The Pretty Horses kicks off with atmospheric sounds provided by an acoustic guitar then a piercing electric lead steps in to take you to musical nirvana, a scenario that becomes commonplace on this album. Dean's appreciation for the visionary Martin Luther King comes alive in the track "I Have A Dream" and FDR's famous D-Day speech gets a spotlight in "War" which is one of Dean's personal favorites.

To receive your Free CD, just go to www.DeanShoultz.com join Dean's Fan Club and we'll send you All The Pretty Horses CD free of charge. Please allow 14 days for delivery.

All The Pretty Horses - Track Listing:
01. The Carpenters Tree
02. War
03. No Slumber
04. Freedom
05. The Awakening
06. Hero
07. All the Pretty Horses
08. I Have a Dream
09. Sing to Me
10. Sequel to the Server

Mi2N Opens 2010 With Revamped Music Newswire Website

Website: http://www.mi2n.com/

Music Industry News Network (Mi2N), the largest online music industry newswire, opened the new decade with a new site design delivering more news, easier navigation and new categories. Launched in 1998, Mi2N is the most comprehensive online music industry newswire, having kept professionals worldwide informed on the latest developments shaping nearly every facet of the industry.

Music Genre-Based Categories
Featuring between 700-800 news stories per month, the primary goal of the redesign was to provide users with access to more news while easing navigation. In addition to its original 10 categories - Business, Technology, Record Label, Radio, Video, Web, Career, Events, Music Release and Band - Mi2N has expanded its selection to now include major music genres: Country/Folk, Dance/Electronica, Jazz/Blues, Latin, Rock, World music, Urban

Global Reach
The new decade also opens on a much more globalized and interconnected music industry. Reflecting Mi2N's international reach and subscriber base, regional categories have also been added to the website, covering: Asia, Canada, Europe

More RSS Feeds
Mi2N has also made all the above categories accessible as RSS feeds, available at http://www.mi2n.com/rss/

Full-Service PR
In addition to its PR distribution, it now offers full-service PR under Mi2N-PRESS. MI2N-PRESS provides a complete PR solution for independent artists, labels and music companies, including professional press release copywriting and Mi2N PR distribution packages. Mi2N PR marketing packages can also be purchased as gift certificates.

About Mi2N
Mi2N (Music Industry News Network) is the largest online daily newswire serving the music industry. Since 1998, Mi2N has kept professionals worldwide informed on the latest developments shaping their sector by covering nearly every facet of the industry, from new business models and technological innovations to up-&-coming artists and emerging trends. Through its Mi2N Music PR service, it has become a leading PR resource for major and independent music companies around the world.
http://www.mi2n.com

For more information, please contact:
Eric de Fontenay
Mi2N Founder/Editor
(718) 278-0662
ecfont@musicdish.net

Indie-Music.com Names Top 25 Songs For 2010

Website: http://www.indie-music.com/top25
Music: http://www.indie-music.com/bands/play.php?mode=radio&id=1285

January 5, 2010 (Indianapolis, Indiana) - Indie-Music.com, the online music magazine, has announced the results of its Top 25 Songs for 2010, spotlighting outstanding musical talent in all genres and exposing these deserving artists to a larger audience hungry for new music.

Winners were chosen by Indie-Music's staff from the thousands of songs posted to the website over the last year. Criteria for judging included performance, production, and song quality.

"I have a cool job", laughs Indie-Music's President, Suzanne Glass about the Top 25 selection. "These are the best artists you've never heard, and it's an honor to present them to the world. This is the music that will be making news tomorrow".

Complete Top 25 List - http://www.indie-music.com/top25

Chad Hollister (Rock)
Jimmy Mancus (Pop Rock)
Matthew Mayfield (Folk Rock)
The Better Half (Rock)
2 Dollar Sound (Funk Rock)
BackDrop (Pop)
Casey Desmond
Jesse Terry (Americana - Alt. Country)
Kurt Hunter (Singer Songwriter)
The Crash Moderns (Pop Rock)
ManDown (Rock)
Daemon Dae (R&B - Soul)
Jen Porter (Rock)
The Noise FM (Alt. Pop - Brit Pop)
Wells Hollow (Country)
Dave Desmelik (Americana - Alt. Country)
The Pheromones (Rock)
Yasmin Tayeby (Singer Songwriter)
NoNeedz (Rap - Hip-Hop)
The Groovemasters (Jazz)
Rushmore (Pop Rock)
Sue Menhart Band (Blues Rock)
Aaron Moses (Folk Rock)
Attack Ships on Fire (Punk - Hardcore)
Arcadia (Pop)

About Indie-Music.com: One of the most respected and imitated music sites on the web, Indie-Music.com has been serving the independent music community since 1996 with outstanding featured artists, reviews, industry news, and much-needed recognition. The Top 25, now in its fourth year, recognizes the best music uploaded to the site over the previous year.

For more info, contact:

Indie-Music.com
PO Box 78036
Indianapolis, IN 46278
indie@indie-music.com
http://www.indie-music.com/top25