The Sunday June 24 Concert at THE MINT Spotlights the ‘VOCAL QUEENS & KINGS’ of Urban Music & Celebrates a BET AWARDS AfterParty with a Robust Line-Up & Special Guests Los Angeles CA – The acclaimed new music compilation series ‘GOT SOUL!’ celebrates the release of Volume 2 with a Special BET AWARDS Weekend AfterParty & Concert event at THE MINT entitled ‘CELEBRATE THE BEST – CALI GOT SOUL!’ The soulful line-up is headed by vocal ‘queen’ ERIN STEVENSON, a singers’ singer, who has been the main backing vocalist for some of the biggest Superstars in the business for years and is passionate about her own solo career. Erin is currently singing with JENNIFER ‘J-LO’ LOPEZ in her spectacular Las Vegas residency drawing wide acclaim, in addition to globetrotting with mega hit producer/writer/artist PHARRELL WILLIAMS & others. She was JANET JACKSON’s main singers for over seven years & is the vocalist of choice for mega-platinum icons DURAN DURAN in their Worldwide Concerts. Erin is featured on the upcoming ‘GOT SOUL! 3 – New Soul Power’ coming out in the fall with her amazing new song ‘Don’t Touch’. Joining Ms. Stevenson is highly acclaimed European born female singing sensation HET DUTCHESS   Read more…

Casio America, Inc. teamed up with national non-profit Little Kids Rock and Disney/Own star Roshon Fegan to surprise over 500 students from Magnolia Science Academy 8-Bell in Los Angeles for Music In Our Schools Month on March 14, 2018. Billed as a “routine” school assembly, the unsuspecting students got the thrill of a lifetime when “Shake It Up”, “Camp Rock” and “Greenleaf” star Roshon Fegan snuck on stage to give a live performance and gift enough Casio CT-X700 Series keyboards to give all of the school’s 170 “Modern Band” music program students access to an instrument. “Giving back to the next generation of musicians is so important to Casio,” said Stephen Schmidt, Vice President of Casio’s Electronic Musical Instrument Division. “Partnering with organizations like Little Kids Rock and performers like Roshon, who is a featured Casio artist, ensures that we are collectively helping to impact local communities in a positive way through music. This donation is just one way to thank young impressionable students and help them to grow into artists that continue to believe in making music and will one day hopefully give back to the next generation of musicians.” Countless studies show that kids who have access to   Read more…

Music Resource Group (MRG) announced Erik Scott as one of the “Best Producer” Nominees in the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs), for his album In The Company of Clouds. Culled from thousands of submissions worldwide, the nominees were chosen by both fans and industry panelists. The year’s best self-released and indie label projects will be announced next Saturday March 31, 2018; Scott plans to attend the event at Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City. Scott is a multi-faceted Artist/Composer/Producer who has been a force in Contemporary Instrumental Music since the 2008 release of his solo debut, Other Planets. His nominated album, In the Company of Clouds, has been called “transcendental” and already won both Album of the Year and Best Contemporary Instrumental Album honors at the Zone Music Awards. Scott wrote and produced the album, making great use of instrumentalist friends on several tracks, and painting with beautiful gospel voices on two tracks. A consistent presence throughout is the graceful steel guitar of John Pirruccello, who is heard on his previous recordings as well. Erik plays melodic fretless, and in his own words “his fretted Frankenbass 1964 Fender, bass-generated sound fx, the keyboards, drum and   Read more…

Gar Francis Songbook Volume One by Various Artists Album Presale: 3.9.18 Official Release Date: 3.16.18 Featuring the following Songs and Artists: 01. Baby Let’s Go – Tom Vicario 2:42 02. Come On Come On – The Easy Outs 3:10 03. I Won’t Cry Anymore – Genya Ravan 4:35 (Ten Wheel Drive) 04. Satisfied – Tyce Green 4:17 05. Born Dainty – Kelly Caruso 3:44 (American Idol) 06. Meet Me – Ricky Persaud Jr 4:12 07. Sweet Sunshine – The Satisfactors 3:38 08. Rush On You – Mark Lindsay 2:40 (former Lead Singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders) 09. A Spy For Love – Mia Moravis 2:32 10. A Special Girl – Jim McCarty 4:45 (The Yardbirds) 11. Ballerina Of The Bowery – Jana Peri 4:10 12. Break It Down – Anthony Krizan 4:29 (The Spin Doctors) 13. Fool For Your Love – Crab Bubbles Band 2:47 14. Make Up Your Mind – Inches From Sin 3:24 15. Shine Your Love – Kathryn Shipley 3:53 16. The Hand Of Fate We Hold – The Corridors 3:30 Album Review by The Grouch | In The Rockies Hej America! Today is a bit of a special day here in Grouchland. Why you   Read more…

What if someone told you that you could now carry live-performance quality music in your pocket? Allow me to introduce the High Definition Music Card – a thin, portable device that comes in a USB format. The device was created by Alexander Goldberg Jero, the first winner of the Surround Sound Music Award in 2002. The music card was released with Mozart’s Requiem on file. The High Definition Music Card brings the experience of hearing a live performance to our daily devices. Jero explained that using the Music Card to listen to music is analogous to watching an IMAX movie in theaters as opposed to watching the same movie on your phone. Compatibility is also a top priority of the High Definition Music Card. It allows the users to sync music between with multiple devices such as desktops, laptops, smartphones, headphones, blu-ray players, etc. The HD Music Card is tipped to be the newest format for music lovers around the globe, and now we just have to wait for the releasing announcement!

The new Album is the 2nd release from the Far Rockaway, NY rapper, and features his past material from 2002-2012 featuring Cormega, Rapper Noyd, Killa Sha and KL of Screwball. It also includes production by Traum, Ayatollah and many more. Traum exudes an authentic essence of spitting a verse about living life in the grimy streets of Far Rockaway Queens, how one survives the struggle, and making one’s dreams a reality. Bringing back the familiar flavor of fluidly spoken hip hop is what Traum does best, as he now pushes through the walls of the underground to shine in the mainstream while keeping it real and distinctive. “A Decade In The Mix 2002-2012” will be available December 26, 2017 on iTunes and stores everywhere. Traum founded Masta Mix Records and Masta Labs Studio “I know the game; I have the energy and execution and discipline. With my own label, I can focus on putting out good music and show my love for hip hop without waiting for a major label to notice my determination and skills.” And, with that stated, Masta Mix Records has flourished into a life of its own. Masta Mix Records has become one of a few   Read more…