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BIgBang Set to go 'From Acid To Zen' on their First U.S. Release for Grand Sport/Oglio Records
BigBang cross the Atlantic from Norway for their first ever official Stateside full album release, "From Acid to Zen", through their own label,Grand Sport, in conjunction with Oglio Records, a Fontana/Universal distributed label. 2008-07-30

Electronic Music Pioneer Jean-Jacques Perrey Is Still Recording And Rocking At Age 80
Jean-Jacques Perrey and Dana Countryman release their new CD, "Destination Space" for Oglio Records., during September, 2008. "Destination Space" features Perrey's trademark crazy tape loops and Moog-filled melody lines, featured in 17 brand-new tunes. 2008-07-30

David Newbould Assembles All-Star Line-up For Live Film Event
David Newbould, whose songs have appeared on TV shows like "Dawson's Creek" and "Criminal Minds," has an all-star team of musicians set to perform for a live CD/DVD recording August 20th in Austin, Tx. A portion of the proceeds will go to the Humane Society of Williamson County. 2008-07-29

IMC Records is Celebrating a Fiesta Quinceañera Macarena   IMC Records is celebrating a Fiesta Quinceañera Macarena with Los del Rio, Jon Secada, Oscar D'Leon, Dyango and introducing new artists Barullo and Myra among others. 2008-07-28

The Bandwidth Music & Technology Conference Announces Speakers and Panels for 2008   The Bandwidth Conference gathers professionals from the music, media and digital music industries, and explores the evolving musical experience. Bandwidth 2008 takes place August 14 and 15 in San Francisco. 2008-07-24

Peter Maybarduk to Perform at The Space July 30   The event will benefit Universities Allied for Essential Medicines, a nationally-recognized nonprofit that works to increase access to life-saving medicines in developing countries 2008-07-23

Emerging Singer-Songwriter WAZ To Release "The Secret" EP On July 28th, 2008
LA-based singer-songwriter WAZ will be independently releasing "The Secret" EP exclusively on iTunes on July 28th, 2008. "The Secret" EP was mixed by Jamie Candiloro (REM, Ryan Adams) & produced by Will Golden (Gary Jules, Meiko, Jay Brannan, Joe Purdy). 2008-07-22

Danilo Perez-Claus Ogerman Collaboration Due from Emarcy Records August 26
"Across the Crystal Sea" features Grammy-winning pianist Danilo Perez in an orchestral setting, with the stellar production team of producer Tommy LiPuma, arranger Claus Ogerman, and engineer Al Schmitt. The ravishing results are a tour de force for Perez, and for his producer, "one of my personal favorites" from his own distinguished discography. 2008-07-22

Steven Himmelfarb Becomes Newest Agent At The Billions Corporation
The Billions Corporation is pleased to announce that Steven Himmelfarb, formerly of Paquin Entertainment in Toronto, has followed Trey Many and Andrew Morgan of the former Aero Booking to the internationally recognized independent booking agency. 2008-07-21

Sunset Live Entertainment Announces Five (5) More eCasts this Summer at Venues Featuring High-Def Concert Simulcasts
Sunset Live Entertainment has added five more venues for its eCasts will beam its live, high-definition concert broadcasts this summer, announced Sunset Records head Don Lichterman, along with lineup of music artists that include Blackbird, The New Surreal, Blackwell, Dirk Quinn Band and two (2) solo acoustic shows by Dirk Quinn. 2008-07-19

Tupac Still Breathin Tour Promoter Seeking Dates & Lawz Launch New Video Highlighting International Shows & Performances with Pac   Featuring Young Buck and The Outlawz-Tupac Still Breathin Tour promoter is reaching out to domestic and international talent bookers & Lawz launch new video promoting New We Want In LP 2008-07-18

Keyshia Cole and Neffe of BET's Hit Show The Way it Is Celebrate Mom Frankie's B-Day at ATL Hotspot
Atlanta's V103 Personality Porsche Foxx will host the star studded Birthday gala for Ms. Frankie Co-Star of BET's top rates reality show Keyshia Cole: The Way It Is. 2008-07-18

The Funk Brother, Allen Toussaint, Ernie Hudson and Harold Lilly Among Honorees at the 19th Annual Heroes and Legends Awards
"A World Legacy" theme to celebrate 50 years of historical moments. 2008-07-18

Victor Simonson to Perform at First African American Baptist Church in Atlanta
The Color Purple Associate Conductor Victor Simonson scheduled to appear at Atlanta historic landmark founded by Slaves. 2008-07-18

The Black Man Clay Show Wins ACM Music Video Award   The Alliance for Community Media presented their Hometown Video Awards (the Emmy of public access channels) for 2008 July 9th in Washington, DC at the ACM annual conference. Advocates for grassroots media for over thirty years, the ACM promotes excellence in local broadcasting and maximum public access to the airwaves. Winning an award in the music video category was the 30-minute The Black Man Clay Show, produced in Tucson, Arizona by Eric Heithaus. "The Black Man Clay Show" is currently being broadcast in the Metropolitan New York and other areas around the country. 2008-07-17

Famed Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, CA, Unveils Major Renovations
Top Bay Area recording facility, Fantasy Studios at Zaentz Media Center has just completed major renovations, transforming one of the most requested studios in Northern California into an even more sought after space. During the renovations, architects and technicians were careful to preserve the rich history and heritage of Fantasy Studios, where platinum records by Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana, Journey, Green Day, En Vogue, Aerosmith and countless others have been made during its 40-year history. The tradition of providing an inimitably creative environment continues, as Fantasy Studios has also been the recording studio of choice for some of today's hottest artists including Counting Crows, The Donnas, AFI, Ozomatli, and the Kronos Quartet. 2008-07-17

Coca-Cola Keeps It Cool With Teen Concert Tour Featuring Grammy Award-Winning Star Lupe Fiasco
Grammy award-winning hip hop artist Lupe Fiasco kicks off the "Refresh Your Flow Tour" for lucky teens, ages 13-17, across the country. The six-city tour is an exclusive, invitation-only concert tour created by Coca-Cola North America. 2008-07-17

Hit Me Music Releases First Ever Studio Album From DJ Reset   "Speaker Bunny" is out and available now digitally worldwide. 2008-07-16

Phillips Joins Music Allies as Retail Sales and Marketing Specialist
Asheville based music marketing and promotions company Music Allies provides more opportunities for independents with the addition of new employee 2008-07-16

Christopher Farrell Scores One in the Gun
The Farrell/Kanefsky Collaboration Continues as Christopher Farrell scores the music for neo-noir film ONE IN THE GUN. 2008-07-16

Wanted Humanitarian Efforts Bring Positive Light Through New Reggae Release   Black Wolf Records' recording artist Wanted has established a new voice in the reggae music scene with tracks produced out of the legendary Marley family owned Tuff Gong studios, with proceeds going to hungry children in the town of Jacmel, Haiti. 2008-07-15

Gamecues Deployed As A New Distribution Model For Video Game Music Licensing   Resnick Interactive aims to implement new standard in video game music licensing. Gamecues.com provides numerous tools for game makers to acquire original scoring, music and high-definition sound effects for use in commercially sold game titles. Many well known music publishers and copyright holders are in talks to participate and take advantage of special feature sets tailored specifically to their administrative needs. 2008-07-15

NoiseTrade Unveils Fan-Friendly Music Service
Enterprising company makes music listeners part of the promotion team. 2008-07-15

International Recording Artist Us3 and Mozaic Announce U.S. Partnership
Geoff Wilkinson of Us3 and Peggy Paarmann of Mozaic today announced their business relationship involving Us3's United States music ventures. Mozaic will be representing Us3 in seeking opportunities here in the United States. 2008-07-15

Sunset Recording Artist Richtaste Set to Play the Openair Etziken 2008 on July 26th
Native country favorites Richtaste will also play their hometown festival for the first time this year. 2008-07-14

Dirk Quinn Announces a Very Special Live Simulcast of His Solo Acoustic Show at the Jersey Shore on July 24th
An international audience gets to join a New Jersey shore audience as Dirk Quinn simulcasts his very special solo acoustic performance from the Coffee Pot in Sea Isle City. 2008-07-13

Michael Purvis and his Clayton Road is set to release their debut "Alright" CD on July 29th.
Sunset Records is set to release the debut CD by the Newcastle, United Kingdom artist, Clayton Road. 2008-07-13

Sunset Records Announces the Signing of Richtaste
Swiss rock band Richtaste has signed with Sunset Records; label to release the Universal Records Switzerland debut "Richtaste" CD this month around the rest of the world, and the brand new exclusive worldwide release of "Lights and Shades" on September 23rd. The brand new CD is being produced by Patrick Aeby who is known for his work in the multi platinum legendary rock band, Krokus. 2008-07-12

GAS 0095: What Does a $460 Album Sound Like…?   On 14th July, experimental label Microscopics officially re-releases the seminal, ambient electronic album, 'Gas 0095', digitally re-mastered with the original, collectable artwork. With copies of the original 'Gas 0095' release currently selling for up to $460 on eBay, the time is right to revisit and appreciate an album widely acknowledged as a masterpiece. 2008-07-10

The Best Clubs in Washington, DC   DC City Blog announces its selections for the best clubs in Washington, DC. 2008-07-09