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Brett Dennen Rocks the Small Screen
Songs from new CD "So Much More" on Grey's Anatomy and Men In Trees. Record hits retail on Nov. 21. Follows John Mayer & Sheryl Crow Tour with Ziggy Marley dates. 2006-11-01

Three-Time Grammy Winner — DIDDY — Featured on Music Choice Multi-Platform Network
Ground-Breaking Hip-Hop Artist, Producer, and Performer Is November's 'Artist of the Month' On Music Choice On Demand. DIDDY Bares It All On "DIDDY NAKED" Exclusively On Music Choice On Demand. 2006-11-01

butter LONDON Launches New Fall Colors at the 2006 MTV Music Awards
New nail salon treats MTV Award Nominees and VIPs to manicures featuring new trendsetting colours. 2006-11-01

Sony, Microsoft, EA, Paramount Pictures, Disney, VU Games, Universal Studios, Qualcomm, WildTangent, Hands-On Mobile and Real Networks among Gaming Industry Leaders to Speak at LA Games Conference
Gaming champs Fatal1ty and Roulette among speakers at 2-day event. 2006-11-01

Acoustic Artist Fearlessly Re-imagines U2, Cougar, Mitchell Hits on Six-String Radio
Acoustic artist Guy-Michael Grande's live solo CD chronicles "land of the free where the Gigolo Roam…" Six-String Radio features emotionally intense performances of classic covers (U2, John Cougar Mellencamp, Joni Mitchell, Johnny Cash, The Eurythmics) beautifully blended with new songs of his own. A must-hear for music supervisors and music fans. 2006-11-01

Changing The Sound Of Pop Music
Toledo Jazz guitarist turned Pop singer/songwriter Chavar Dontae is turning a lot of heads with his EP titled One Of Those Days. Engineer Dylan Ely who has worked with Lyfe Jennings, Ludacris and many more mixed and co-produced the EP. Chris Gehringer Senior mastering engineer at the power house mastering studio in New York, New York mastered the EP. Chavar will make his live debut in Atlanta's Relapse Theatre November 18, 2006. 2006-11-01

Sonic Past Music Releases Newly Unearthed Treasures from West Coast Rock Favorites
Indie Label Sonic Past Music releases four new albums from top artists of previous decades. The previously unreleased masters from Meisner, Swan & Rich, Delaney Bramlett, Clover and Sandy Salisbury join existing Sonic Past catalog CDs from Curt Boettcher, Dick Campbell, Keith Colley, The Dependables, The Drivin' Dynamics, Bruce Foster, Joey Stec, Lee Mallory, Randy Meisner, Sandy Salisbury, The Poor, Shark Frenzy (Richie Sambora), Gary Usher and Twin Engine. 2006-11-01

Brad Sucks to Continue Giving it Away for Free in Spring 2007
Following up on the success of his freely distributed 2003 album I Don't Know What I'm Doing, one-man-band Brad Sucks announces he will continue giving his next album and its complete audio source away for free when it's released in Spring 2007. 2006-11-01

Oasys Mobile Strikes Deal To Become The Exclusive Provider Of Flavor Flav Mobile Content
Deal in conjunction with Redeye Distribution to be launched with the October 31st release of Flavor Flav's self-titled debut album. 2006-11-01

PRLADY Launches PublicityLady.com and is Dedicated to Helping Independent Musicians Learn the Music Publicity Game
PRLADY is an Innovative publicity consulting site dedicated to Independent Musicians PRLady (www.publicitylady.com) teaches the basics of music publicity through both email and phone consultations for a modest financial investment. 2006-11-01

A New West Coast-Based Independent Label, Your Music America, Launched As Industry Vet Larry Lee and Former Producer of the Year, Richie Zito Helm With Backing From $12 Billion WMC Mortgage President and CEO Amy Brandt
A newly formed west coast-based label, Your Music America has opened its doors for business with Industry veteran Larry Lee and former Producer of the Year and man with 40 chart hits on his resume, Richie Zito at the helm. YMA will seek out and sign fresh, new talent and develop a rock oriented roster backed with the extensive marketing promotion, production resources enjoyed by major labels. For funding, Lee and Zito have partnered with the President and CEO of a $12 Billion company, WMC Mortgage topper, Amy Brandt, one of the top female execs in the business world. In 2004, after building WMC into a $12 Billion Mortgage Originator, Brandt, along with her partners, a well-known New York based investment fund, sold WMC to affiliates of General Electric. Under her leadership WMC's monthly production volume soared from $12 million to over $1 billion a month in 2004 and to $3 billion a month in 2006. 2006-11-01

R&B / Dance Diva Joyce Sims Breaks Top 20 and Announces Live Debut of 'World'
R&B / Dance Diva Joyce Sims Debuts at #19 on the Billboard Club Play Chart (11/11/06) and her Record Label (Vessel Entertainment) announced today that she will Debut her new smash single WHAT THE WORLD NEEDS NOW, Live in New York at the Copacabana on November 22, 2006. 2006-10-31

Composer John Powell Scores, Arranges and Directs the Music to Happy Feet: In Theaters Novemburrr 17, 2006
Award-winning film composer John Powell scores, arranges and acts as musical director and musical producer for Warner Brothers' latest animated musical "Happy Feet," directed by George Miller. Film stars Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman and opens "Novemburrr" 17. Soundtrack features all-star ensemble Pink, Yolanda Adams, Fantasia, and Patti LaBelle and drops October 31 on Atlantic Records. 2006-10-31

Documentary Film 'What is INDIE?' Screening at Apple Store-SoHo
Indie success story continues impressive year with special event at flagship Apple store in New York City. Screening to be followed by Q & A with Director Dave Cool. 2006-10-31

Indie: Renaissance or Ritualism?
Montreal filmmaker Tim Rideout's new documentary urges indie movement to "get over it" and listen to some Britney 2006-10-31

Action/Thriller Film 'Adrenaline' Shot in One Take with JVC GY-HD100U
Camera's size and performance proves a winner among filmmakers. 2006-10-31

Jay-Z Producer Ski Beatz Partners with Former Roc-A-Fella Records Artist REBEL to Usher in a New Era in Rap
The strategic partnership between Ski Beatz (best known for his production on Jay-Z's Reasonable doubt) and REBEL (a former Roc-A-Fella artist best remembered for his hit single We Need the Doe as a member of the group Diamonds in da Ruff) is an unbeatable blend of exceptional lyricist and innovative producer. Ski Beatz is back on the New York scene to claim his long overdue title of 'super producer' and REBEL is sure to be not only the most sought after newcomer since 50 Cent but every bit worth the hype. 2006-10-31

Competitrack Announces U.S. Expansion -- Monitored TV Advertising Now Extends Into 100 Spot Markets
Competitrack, premier customized advertising tracking firm, has extended its TV commercial ad monitoring business into 100 U.S. spot markets. Thousands of users rely on Competitrack to monitor competitor advertising using the company's 24/7 online database of 4.5 million ads from the U.S. and 6 continents. 2006-10-31

Pianist Sam Stryke Releases New Christmas CD
Acclaimed pianist Sam Stryke (aka Struyk) is releasing his third major CD, "Christmas," on November 1st. Stryke, a former Atlantic Records recording artist, is an independent recording artist and jingle-writer in Chicago. His new album, "Christmas," is an instrumental, acoustic take on traditional carols, with the notable exception of Alice Peacock singing Sam Stryke's original lyrics to "The Holly and the Ivy." Christmas has a Norah Jones meets Vince Guaraldi vibe: melancholy, contemplative and rich. 2006-10-31

Aussie Musician Appears On New House Of Carters Reality Show
Aussie bred, Canadian based musician producer Dave Thompson makes an appearance on the new reality series 'House Of Carters,' a show that focuses on Backstreet Boy Nick Carter and his siblings working out their differences after the messy divorce of their parents. 2006-10-31

Konami Ships Death, Jr. 2: Root of Evil to Retail Stores Nationwide
The lovable son of the grim reaper is back on the PSP® system with wireless co-op play, open-ended environments, and an all-new arsenal of wacky weapons. 2006-10-31

Social Network Flapdaddy.com Simplifies User Interface, Million Dollar Talent Contest Easier to Enter
Flapdaddy.com an online community and social networking web site with a Million dollar talent contest offering customizable personalized web pages, video, audio, and communications features targeting individuals with talents to share, today announced the release of an updated user interface enabling simplified page lay-out. Users with no HTML or programming knowledge will now be able to easily customize their web pages, upload images and videos. 2006-10-31

Best International Artist 2006 Miguel Romero's Latest CD "Welcome to My World" Takes You Around The World in Twelve Songs   Miguel Romero's New CD "Welcome To My World" is a Celebration of Afro-Mediterranean Culture Fusing Latin Funk, Cuban Hip Hop, Spoken Word, R&B Soul and Yoruba Chants. 2006-10-30

Curcio Heals the Mind with Music   Intricate rock music about life & love in the 21st Century. 2006-10-30

Elvis Presley's Hit Team Returns with John Krondes to Pop Radio with New Release After 29 Year Hiatus   The Dream Comes Alive and The Music Continues... The Spotlights Are Back On, And The Spirit Of Elvis Returns To Center Stage As John Krondes And The Elvis "Hit Making Team" Carry The Torch Forward. 2006-10-30

Lareau Completes Work On New Music Video "Changes" on Rust Records/RED
The rock band Lareau has just completed filming its first music video with Producer's/Director's James Pizzaro and Aaron Doonan. 2006-10-30

Yeah! Sports Entertainment New Original Programming - The Regular Joes
Yeah! Sports Entertainment brings new life to sports talk shows. 2006-10-30

Stephen Foster & Howler Release "Mad As Hell" To FM Radio; Internet Play Passes 100 Stations
Stephen Foster & Howler released "I'm Mad As Hell (And I Ain't Gonna Take It)" in late July to selected internet radio stations. Top 10 rotation followed in 2 weeks, and rotation is still happening on some stations. The band has hired Fred Boenig's Americana Media to promote the album to the Americana charts, with Lynda D'Amelio onboard as publicist. Album release date is Jan 21st, 2007, but some stations are adding several other cuts from the album, notably "Cathead Blues" and "Mama's Goin' Dancin' (When The Train Comes Home)". 2006-10-30

All That Remains to Support Killswitch Engage in November
Massachusetts-based metal act All That Remains will join up with fellow New England natives Killswitch Engage for a string of dates throughout November, replacing Shadows Fall as direct support for the package which also features Bury Your Dead and 2 Cents. Continuing to support their critically-acclaimed new album, The Fall of Ideals, All That Remains will play Asbury Park, NJ's Saints and Sinners Festival on Oct. 29 before meeting up with Killswitch Engage Nov. 9. All That Remains will be direct support through the Nov. 26th Spokane, WA show before departing for the United Kingdom for an 11-date tour of the country. 2006-10-29

Canadian Rock Chick Robin Brock Is Playing With The Big Boys
Robin Brock's 2nd CD "Hidden Power" was produced by Legendary Producer Keith Olsen, Co-written by Robin and John Capek (Rod Stewart, Bonnie Raitt) and Randy Bachman (BTO The Guess Who). The musicians behind Robin are Tim Pierce, Jeff Pilson and James Kottak 2006-10-28