JoyCut

 

JoyCut are Italy's underground music pioneers, stalwarts of the DIY underground music scene, who have been making mesmerising, mostly instrumental music for decades. Connecting with audiences worldwide, through live performances across three continents, 74 countries and 216 cities. The last album, ‘PiecesOfUsWereLeftOnTheGround’ took the band to new heights, with a never-ending tour of over 300 dates across North America, Asia and Europe, with the digital mantra #JoyCutNeverStops the band touched more than 60 countries, culminating in a Top 5 European Talent Exchange Programme [ETEP] position. Following a successful TEDx performance in Verona and inspired by their recent vivid travels to the East, JoyCut played a sold-out Venice Biennale show debuting their six-act “Opera” ‘K O M O R E B I’, a soundtrack tribute to Japan: a combination of their dramatic music with visual art chapters that created a world to get lost in. JoyCut have brought their haunting sonic tapestries to Robert Smith’s Meltdown Festival.

 http://www.joycut.com/

Christy

Christy is a professional studio session singer & performer from Memphis, TN. She studied Music Business at Belmont University. She loves live music of all kinds, singing with the radio at the top of her lungs with the windows rolled all the way down and real people who don't take themselves too seriously.

 https://christyhitch.hearnow.com/cant-we-be-friends

 https://dreaminoutloudent.com/home

Cass Clayton

 

 

Music fans who are missing the craft of storytelling through song have gravitated towards Cass Clayton's brutal honesty and clarity of message. "We're All Going Down" is a masterfully told story that plays with dark subject matter both lyrically and instrumentally.

The song's deep, lulling groove harkens back to Mississippi Hill Country gospel music and gradually builds to a screaming modern keys solo and belting vocals. The band's last two albums from 2018 and 2019 have yielded a mature body of work with provoking lyricism and broad influences of funk, soul, blues, and rock. Cass' nondenominational approach and velvety vocal style are held together by a distinctly lyric-centric thread. The band's 2019 album, Play Nice, was #1 in the U.S. on the National R&B Chart for 11 weeks in 2019/20 (Roots Music Report).

 “In ‘We’re All Going Down’ I’m broaching a tough subject, and I have some concerns about the backlash. I don’t ever write something to be controversial, but it seems like I find interest in things that we’re not supposed to talk about. I wanted to write a song about false authority, because it’s a huge issue in the world. I have this huge part of me that won’t go along with the status quo, so this is close to home for me. But the song is also about taking a hard look at our own dark side and not hiding from it."

“I grew up going to my grandma’s Baptist church every week, but my dad would have nothing to do with it. It was a hellfire and brimstone kind of message each week, and Dad was a partier and exactly what the church preached against. But ironically, even though he was an alcoholic, he’s still one of the most ethical people I’ve ever met and has a huge, loving heart. The judgment the church dished out has always been under my skin, so this song got it out once and for all!"

Cass is currently based in Denver, Colorado and tours regionally and nationally. In preparation for the release of a third full-length album, CCB is sharing it's newest single, "We're All Going Down."

 

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Jimbo's Garage

 

Jimbo's Garage is a band that combines the hookiest elements of modern heavy rock and traditional hard rock. And now they are releasing their debut album.

 

The band's main architect is the drummer Jimbo Mäkeläinen, former sticksman of Ironcross and Lordi. Vocalists on the album are Taage Laiho (Kilpi, Altaria, Mad Hatter's Den), Peter James Goodman (Conquest, Metal Gods, STUD..) and Maya Liittokivi (Deathlike Silence). Guitars are played by Kari Riihimäki and bass by Jari Riitala.

 

The band's music is an interesting combination of modern heavy metal and traditional hard rock.

 

 https://jimbosgarage.net/

Gerard Bierman

Gerard Bierman, from today on the radio. Listen to JAM 66 Radio on this blog on the radio links on the right column or download the apps.

Info about Gerard on https://www.facebook.com/Fanpage.Gerard.BIerman

Blackfields

 Blackfields (Country Rebels)'s repertoire mainly consists of country songs by Chris Stapleton, Johnny Cash, Tyler Childers, Etta James, the Judds & Loretta Lynn, among others. The band members know each other from their circle of friends and last year decided to make music together. It has since grown into a close-knit club. They take pride in what they do and hope to continue doing so for many years to come! They also started writing their own songs and came into contact with John and Nienke from Neo Music. A warm contact has arisen with these 2 and they are now considered good friends. John and Nienke, together with Blackfields, have developed their first song into a full production. They are also on their way to a full album. Kelly, Rick, Tienus and Marcel (Blackfields) are a striking company, on their way to more! Listen to their debut single “Dissappointed”.

 From today Saturday you can enjoy them on the radio.

Mandy Storm

 

 

Here is Mandy Storm with her third single ‘Run' The 35-year-old Mandy Storm has been working on music for as long as she can remember. In elementary school she didn't skip a talent show or musical and loved it to be in the spotlight. Music was also an important thing in high school, she completed her final exam in music with a 9. She gained experience in singing with guest appearances with J&J two men Company. She took a number of singing lessons at Marion van Iwaarden. Solo she works on her own music and lyrics. 

About 7 years ago Mandy Storm started writing her own lyrics. After writing a lyric, she picks up her ukulele to make a melody. Her head is turning wild with lots of creative ideas. All her lyrics are based on events from her own life. You could say Mandy is giving you a peek into her diary. This also applies to this song Run. It is about having the strength to come out of a period of darkness. Never give up is her motto, and she wants to encourage people who are having bad times, to listen to your inner voice and knowing that after bad times, there will come good times. Mandy really likes music from the '50s, '60s and '70s. You can also hear that in her own music. She likes to put some old sounds in new music. She hopes that people will enjoy listening her new single. One thing is very clear, this song will not be the last one that we hear from her!

 

 https://www.facebook.com/mandystormmusicpage

The Frst

 

 After sharing stages with acts like Florida Georgia Line, Portugal. The Man and Sublime With Rome, from venues all over like The Grand Ole Opry to the Vans Warped Tour stages, The Frst founder Mikei Gray was looking to fill the gap between his spectrum of experiences and focused on forging a project that encompassed hard rock riffs and meaningful songwriting.

In 2017, Gray founded The Frst, intentionally leaving out the I, due to the band’s changing nature and revolving lineup. Since the formation, Gray has elicited the support of featured artists like Nathan Cogan of Taking Back Sunday along with Andrew Leahey (Thirty Tigers), Jeff Hutchins of Insane Clown Posse, Justin Smith of Rodney Atkins, Eric Barfield (Evans Blue) and others to realize his ideas for their debut album Prelude, pegged by the single "Ammo" which peaked at No. 1 on Soundcloud Rock Charts and and “Tarantino” which also climbed to No.1 on US FM Radio (KXFM) and No. 78 on iTunes Top 100 Rock Songs Chart.

Subsequent albums like 2020 Record Store Day special 'Bees' and recent singles like "Small Talk" and "This is me Now (feat. Kid Brunswick) were equally as successful and paved the way for Gray to continue down his experimental creative path that boasts the meaning of songwriting and collaboration while blurring the line between genres.

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Targetspot expands to Latin America with top-tier partnerships

 

Targetspot, a world player in AdTech and monetization in the high-growth area of digital audio, opens its multidimensional audio services portfolio to the Latin American market and partners with major publishers in the industry including Resso, SBS, Univision, VIX, and Spreaker from iHeart.

Resso is a social music streaming app designed for the new generation of music enthusiasts. The platform allows users to express, connect and interact with music and artists with a unique social streaming experience. In Brazil, where it was launched in 2020, the music streaming app Resso soon became very popular. Apart from Brazil, Resso is also present in India (Mumbai) and Indonesia.

Spanish Broadcasting System, Inc. (SBS) is one of the largest owners and operators of radio stations in the United States. It owns and operates radio stations located in the top U.S. Hispanic markets of New York, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago, San Francisco and Puerto Rico, airing the Tropical, Regional Mexican, Spanish Adult Contemporary, Top 40 and Urbano format genres. Amongst other media and digital companies, SBS also operates AIRE Radio Networks, a national radio platform of over 290 affiliated stations reaching 95% of the U.S. Hispanic audience.

 

Keep reading  https://investors.targetspot.com/news/targetspot-enters-latin-american-market/

John & Nienke

 

What happens when a song stays with you all the time and you can’t get it out of your head…

It happened to John with the beautifull song “What do I know” written by Steven McClintock. So we dicided that we take the song into our studio, made our own version of it… so we did.

The song developed as we were working on it and we decided to make two versions. One version featuring Mark Lennon (from the band Venice) and the other version as a love duet between John & Nienke. 

Keep reading on  https://www.john-nienke.nl

Al Walser

 

Al Walser is a GRAMMY®-WINNING musician and producer of several GRAMMY®-WINNING albums. He's also the producer and host of the syndicated weekly US TOP 20 Show, aired on hundreds of stations worldwide and founder of the annual Galas THE SOIRÉE in the US and the REBEL&CAVIAR Night in Switzerland. His widely celebrated Christmas TV Special most recently won a TELLY AWARD in the category “Entertainment” and was broadcast on PBS nationwide 100 times. The special has now also been included by AMAZON.

Al Walser is a modern day Rock'n'Roll music renegade and entertainment pioneer. His unique forward pushing sound and his rebellious approach towards today's music industry infects people's consciousness while disrupting the status quo. In an industry where popular music has shorn off their rough edges, Al Walser dares to not playing it safe. 

​An outstanding marketer, musician and producer who's been highly featured and profiled on magazines such as Billboard, Rolling Stones, NPR and SPIN. He’s the ideal mentor for anyone tired of outdated, expensive and ineffective methods in the music industry. Al Walser has been the first 100%  DIY independent artist to ever get a GRAMMY®-Nomination in a major label driven category. His Nomination was highly publicized around the world and has opened the gate to new independent artists striving to make a mark on the entertainment's highest platform.

​Where many today rub off their rough edges, stopping major disruption from happening but yet trying to appeal to everybody,  Al Walser is the antidote, the opposite of phony culture.

​It is truly the American dream. Al Walser originates from the tiniest double landlocked country on earth, Liechtenstein, where he finished his studies with the Matura at the Liechtenstein Gymnasium,  to then succeed in music in America. His efforts have paid off many times over. Al’s singing career started at the tender age of 8 years. In his early teenage years he won several Karaoke festivals. Later, when Radio Liechtenstein was founded , a young Al Walser quickly rose to become the country’s first native Radio personality, hosting the morning shows, the weekly Charts and his own music special. He went on the air the same week the station was founded and helped shape and modernize Liechtenstein's electronic media.

​After his radio stint he joined the Hamburg based Pop Group Fun Factory with whom he toured throughout the world. Al wrote, performed and co-produced many of the group's hit tracks. One of the many hit songs " Party With Fun Factory " became Japan’s most played Dance song in its era also topping Japan's ZIP 100 charts. As a member of the legendary Team 33 production team in Hamburg, Al Walser, wrote and produced projects from producer Dieter Bohlen such as " Kids In America " from Touché. Other projects included dance chart project 2 Eivissa and a 1 year solo tour with Berlin’s #1 Hit station JAM FM and the 2nd place in the Swiss Eurovision song contest qualification for his written and produced song "Just for You" with Nubya.

  In 2012, he  was nominated for a Grammy for the first time. His Hit production of the single "Trendsetter" for teen star Joelina Drews has been included in the soundtrack to the hit TV show “Beverly Hills 90210“. His production for Ted Nash's album won the Grammy in 2017.

​Al Walser can currently be seen on numerous international TV Shows . He’s today also one of the most televised celebrities in the GERMAN speaking TV Station market. Al Walser is also the producer and host of the weekly syndicated Countdown Show "US TOP 20 Show" which is currently broadcast and syndicated weekly on radio stations worldwide.

https://www.alwalser.com