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JANUARY 4, 2010 (Vancouver, BC) -- To celebrate the the 1 Year Anniversary of The Bleeder Blog, Thorny Bleeder Records has just released the second volume of our Free Album Download series, entitled Get Thorny 2. It features over one hour of new music from seventeen independent Canadian artists. 

Thorny Bleeder Records is based in Vancouver BC, home to the 2010 Winter Olympics. We embrace file sharing and encourage our fans to engage with us on our social media sites. We're a new type of independent record label for a new era in music, helping to bridge the gap between fan, artist, management, and label.

Get Thorny 2 features new music from Columbia, Ross Neilsen, Black Hat Villain, Stars Of Boulevard, TV Heart Attack, Whitfield, Burning Borders, Burn Hollywood Burn, Isle Of Thieves, The Rebellion, Floodlight, Run The Red Light, The BaDD HaBBits, The Painted Birds, Scott Valentine Presents, Cory Woodward and the British Columbians.

You can download Get Thorny 2 for free directly from our website at the following link or by downloading it via bit torrent:
http://www.thornybleeder.com/index_files/now_available_free_album_download_get_thorny_2.html

For more information please contact:

Brian Thompson
Managing Partner
Thorny Bleeder Records
brian@thornybleeder.com
(604) 787-1493

About Thorny Bleeder Records:

Art of Dying's Jonny Hetherington and Greg Bradley have partnered with industry veteran Brian Thompson to form an independent record label, management company and artist services division, offering artists new options in today's music business. TBR has physical distribution in Canada through Conveyor/Universal Music Canada and has worldwide digital distribution.

http://www.thornybleeder.com

Website: http://www.amconevent.com/

New York, NY January 4, 2010 -- The Artist Management Conference 2010 (AMCON2010), scheduled to take place in New York October 14-15, 2010, will bring together Artist Managers, self-managed Artists, and other music industry professionals to discuss ways in which a shifting music business landscape presents threats to - as well as new opportunities for - their respective businesses.

"The conference comes together at a critical point for artist managers in the evolution of the music business", says Jeremy Rwakaara, conference producer at the Artist Management Resource and author of the Artist Management Manual. With rough economic conditions as a backdrop, the shifting music industry landscape has produced an environment in which a lot of music business models are challenged, and in particular, the very survival of "stand-alone" artist management companies seems to be in question. What seems to be hanging in the balance is whether - in a new age of 360 deals and record label "one-stop-shops" - there will continue to be an appreciation and need for stand-alone artist management companies.

In light of dwindling recorded music sales, record labels are positioning themselves as artist branding companies and structuring 360 (or multiple-rights) deals with artists in order to participate in multiple revenue streams. In an effort to streamline the decision-making process and reduce obstructions, some record companies are contemplating providing artist management services in-house. Alternatively, some record labels are creating joint ventures with management companies, while others are using acquisitions of management companies to shore up their core businesses. As a consequence of these deals, turf wars between record labels and artist managers are predicted to break out as record labels are seen to be usurping the role of artist managers. Conflicts (and conflicts of interest) may also occur when artists with existing management deals approach record labels with in-house management divisions.

And yet, even with those potential threats in sight, some opportunities exist for the artist management community. Technological breakthroughs and innovations (in the form of music apps, widgets, gadgets, services, etc) are revolutionizing the ways in which management companies, artists, record labels, publishing companies, and others can work together to more efficiently monetize relationships, share data, and maximize revenue. New business models that facilitate relationships in the areas of branding, licensing, endorsements and sponsorships are also emerging.

The conference is organized to provide a forum for music managers and other music industry professionals to discuss issues of common interest, stay ahead of the curve, and illuminate areas of opportunity amidst the threats in a shifting music business landscape.

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About the Artist Management Conference 2010:

The Artist Management Conference 2010 (AMCON2010) is billed as a unique music conference organized exclusively for active and aspiring Artist Managers, self-managed Artists, and other music industry professionals. Taking place October 14-15, 2010, the Artist Management Conference is strategically scheduled the week before CMJ in order to provide attendees the option of hitting both conferences at once. For more information about the conference, visit the official conference website athttp://www.amconevent.com.

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

Url: http://www.unarts.org
Sound: http://airplaydirect.com/music/stephenmichaelapatow/

2010 represents 20 years of work in the mission field for Country Music Association Artist Stephen Michael Apatow, Founder, Humanitarian Resource Institute:

-- 1990: NCADI Campaign opens the first toll free hotline providing access to the largest information bureau in the world for substance abuse information, materials and support. Largest touch outreach ever coordinated through the Office for Substance Abuse Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
-- 1993: National Community Service Campaign impacts 133 cities from Washington, DC to San Francisco, California. Backed by the U.S. House Select Committee on Hunger and supporters of the Medford Declaration to End Hunger in the United States.
-- 1994: Humanitarian Resource Institute established, moving from work on the front lines to U.S. and International Policy Development.
-- 2010: HRI United Nations Arts Initiative established to return operations to the front lines, "bridging unmet needs to untapped resources" on the grassroots level in every United Nations member country, with support of the arts and entertainment industry and logistical support of the medical, veterinary and legal professions.

Shortly after Humanitarian Resource Institute was formed, the following article entitled "The Ultimate Objective" outlined the scope of our mission:

Url: www.humanitarian.net/Omnia_vincit_amor

The weapons are active care, compassion, concern and focused efforts to confront the causes of violence, bigotry, hatred and depravity. The vehicle encompasses successful initiatives that address the ills of conflict, ignorance, poverty and disease.

In the context of The Ultimate Objective : "When campaigning, be swift as the wind; in leisurely march, majestic as the forest; in attack, like fire; in standing, firm as the mountains. As unfathomable as the clouds, move like a thunderbolt." -- Adapted from Sun Tzu. "The Art of War"

Url: http://www.musicforfilmandtelevision.com/
Sound: http://www.djquestionmark.com/mp3s/soulspaceship_djquestionmark.mp3

Ventura, CA -- Music for Film and Television announces plethora of new music recently added to growing library of songs available for film and television music licensing. Well-produced independent music is ready for placement in film and television productions. Variety of genres include orchestral, jazz, piano, blues, indie rock, alt rock, pop, dance, smooth jazz, country, ambient, new age, electronic beats, hip hop instrumentals, industrial, singer songwriter, alt country, traditional, big band, rock instrumentals, punk, acoustic, and more.

New additions to the Music for Film and Television website include...

- Allan Soberman: Traditional Prayer Melodies in Beachboy/Queen style Choral
- Alex Bovicelli (AXBV): Dance, Trip hop, Downtempo, Progressive Rock
- Central Services: Upbeat Acoustic Indie Pop, Retro Rock, Singer Songwriter
- Collin Robinson: Ambient, Rock, Alt. Rock Inst
- Crying 4 Kafka: Punk Rock Heavy Alt Rock
- Dan Griffith: Celtic Instrumental, Classical, Country Rock
- Dave Klotz: Orchestral Score, Multi-Instrumental, Piano
- DJ QuestionMark: Hip Hop Funk Rock, Hip Hop Inst
- E.L. Mahon: Smooth Jazz, Orchestral Jazz, R&B Funk
- Eric Goetz: Score, Piano, String Instrumental
- James Shepard: Rock and Roll, 50s Rock, Rockabilly Blues
- Jukebox Serenade: Indie Rock, Female Vocals, Alt Rock, Power Pop
- Geoffrey Keezer: Jazz, Blues Piano, Ambient Score
- Kama Linden: Pop, Dance
- Lawrence Blatt: Acoustic Guitar New Age Jazz Inst
- Mark Allan Wolfe: Score Compositions, Rock Guitar Inst
- Mark Monwid: Electronic Beats, Score, Industrial, Ambient
- Michelle Katz: Indie Rock, Singer Songwriter, Alt Rock, Alt Country
- Midnight Moon Ensemble: New Age, World, Piano, Female Vocal
- Mike Goudreau: Traditional Jazz, Blues, Big Band
- Robin Munson: Country, Adult Contemporary Music
- Rob Johnson: Pop Rock
- Russell Chudnofsky: Ambient Guitar, Acoustic Slide Blues Inst
- Shannon Fayth: Adult Pop Contemporary Singer Songwriter Music

Music for Film and Television is a collective networking resource for film makers and musicians to combine talents through the art of placing music to film and TV. The MFTV website features an organized selection of quality independent music ready to license for television and film music usages including: scene music, background music, score compositions, source music, themes and trailers. Music is available for convenient stream and download, without any sign-ups or fees.

Located in Ventura, CA, Music for Film and Television works with Buzzard God Publishing (ASCAP) to market independent music for publishing opportunities in film music licensing and television music licensing. The official Music for Film and Television web address is http://www.musicforfilmandtelevision.com

Url: http://www.inkyglass.com/

Think of a female Leonard Cohen, a splash of Billie Holiday, a splash of Lucinda Williams, with a twist each of Tom Waits, Johnny Cash, and Bessie Smith, and you have an Inky Glass. 

"Raw and Unadulterated" says Brian Ball of Women's Radio Music Review 

"Inky Glass has a unique sound with an amazing voice that fans of Blues & Folk music will find refreshing. She makes music from the heart and soul that is full of passion and energy." ISAAC DAVIS JR. BGS MBA , JUNIOR'S CAVE ONLINE MAGAZINE (SEP 16, 2009)

As of 1/15/10 you can pour yourself an Inky Glass of MISS FIT; Inky's Debut solo album-featuring 8 of her original to the bones blues!

On Tour Jan-Feb 2010

Jan 23 Highlands Inn Bethlahem, NH
Jan 31 Bar East NY, NY
Feb 7 Fat Baby NY, NY
Feb 13 Brew'd Awakening Lowel, MA
Feb 19 Folk Alliance Memphis, TN

For more information:
http://www.inkyglass.com
Contact: Heidi Kolman 
917-992-5823 
Inkyglass@me.com

Url: http://www.myspace.com/duvid
Sound: http://www.reverbnation.com/tunepak/2165846

Duvid's album "Unspoken" promises to be unique - each melodic post rock instrumental will be accompanied by one of his dreamy poems (written, not spoken). Peaceful. Relaxing. Cosmic. Romantic. Beautiful.

The words for:
Speaking of Silence
by Duvid

speaking of silence
mad nights of uncontrollable falling
into mysterious nameless mind fields
the echoes of a faraway child’s dreams
floating in a shimmering sea of midnight

whispering candle
unattached rainbow mirror just this side of darkness
talk to me of love and lightning
the falling leaves of autumn
and the end of coming and going

you’re a glorious hermit
concealed by dust and promises
wandering unseen
between the bright shimmering haze
and the dark velvet void

i thought i saw you there
your robes flowing, a lost silken spectrum
looking for lost travelers
floating on the waves

your eyes, a burning temple
your voice, a laughing mountain
your touch, a weeping river

i turned, and you were gone

The single "Speaking of Silence" is available on iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, Napster, eMusic, LaLa, Shockhound, Limewire, Nokia, Amie Street and Myspace Music.

Url: http://www.unarts.org
Sound: http://airplaydirect.com/music/stephenmichaelapatow3/

This year's HRI:UNArts holiday message is "Focused on Progress by Bridging Unmet Needs to Untapped Resources in our communities." Please reach out to your family, friends, neighbors and front line service programs, define their unmet needs and be a part of solution oriented strategic planning and development of efforts that can help. Many times, just disclosure of a need can help those who have the resources, move them into action. 

During this next year, the Humanitarian Resource Institute United Nations Arts Initiative, will be working to establish grassroots organizers to specifically target the scope of unmet needs in a community or region.... This means 3100 U.S. counties, 50 states and territories, 192 United Nations member countries. The arts community will be the source for intensive facilitation, communications initiatives, media events, and performances. More to come.

In contemplation of the years challenges (unarts.org/news) and the motto "Work Hard, Play Hard," I arranged 7 high energy soundtracks in an album compilation entitled "Rocked" - Xmas 2009, available to radio stations on AirPlay Direct (tracks streaming online for all in continual play format). 

Wishing you a blessed holiday season and happy new year,

Stephen Michael Apatow
Founder
Humanitarian Resource Institute
United Nations Arts Initiative
Url: www.unarts.org
Twitter: unarts

Url: http://www.cdbaby.com/licateroster

San Francisco, CA - December 23, 2009 - The well-known classic "Amazing Grace" experienced a holiday makeover by visionary musicians Ann Licater and Jeff Oster. The San Francisco-based musicians collaborated to create a completely new rendition of one of the world's best-known songs. Unclassifiable as either Jazz, World, Christian or New Age music exactly, the track is finding a wide audience during its Holiday 2009 release as a 99-cent digital download exclusively on CDBaby (http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/licateroster ) and iTunes. (http://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/ann-licater-jeff-oster/id347771432) 

Licater explains, "Jeff (Oster) and I were originally inspired to create this rendition of ‘Amazing Grace' for consideration in the 2009 presidential inauguration; to us the Native American flute represented the heart of the people and the Flugelhorn really conveyed the honor and heraldry of the occasion."

The song stayed in the artists' hearts and minds all year long, seeming to beckon for a Holiday release. Although the musicians are both working on producing their next albums, they felt compelled to share the song with the world this year, rather than hold it for inclusion on future albums. Hymns and holiday music traditionally receive a boost at the holidays, and at just 99 cents on CDBaby.com, the download is priced right for sales during a recession-riddled holiday. The duo intends to employ a completely online "green marketing" approach to promoting the track, hoping fans will love it enough to pass it on to family and friends.

Jeff and Ann began their collaboration in 2007, when they noticed each other's music being reported by broadcasters worldwide. Tracks such as "Saturn Calling" (Oster's tribute to N.A.S.A.) and "Following the Call" (Licater's title track about pursuing artistic dreams) were being played back-to-back and in the same programming schedules on radio stations around the globe. When they eventually met on MySpace and discovered they both live in the San Francisco Bay Area, their real-time collaboration began.

Their curiosity prompted them to explore the question "Flugelhorn with Native American Flute…why not?" Their music styles, although divergent, have a connection of spirit through a common improvisational nature of playing. In fact, the arrangement of "Amazing Grace" emerged during improve in their initial joint concert, immediately striking them both as a meaningful musical gift.

Ever since their first meeting, they continue to perform together as guest artists at each other's concerts, such as the INAFA conference at the University of Wisconsin/Eau Claire. 

Their digital release of "Amazing Grace" is being promoted to radio by KDM Promotions. Both Ann and Jeff's music is heard on NPR stations on shows like "Echoes" and "Hearts of Space," as well as on cable and internet radio stations worldwide.

About the Artists:
Ann Licater is a Native American and World Flutist. She is a former student of R. Carlos Nakai, a recording artist, featured performer at the World Flute Fest at Carnegie Hall, and a San Jose Chamber Orchestra soloist as a world flutist. She facilitates healing workshops for Kaiser Permanante Wellness Centers and holds an M.L.A. in Spirituality. Her CD "Following the Call," solo wood and clay flute music was nominated "Best Native American Album" and "Top Twelve Best Contemporary Instrumental Album" of 2007 in the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards. Ann's music is heard on NPR stations on the "Hearts of Space" syndicated show as well as on cable and radio stations world-wide.www.annlicater.com 

Jeff Oster has been a Trumpet and Flugelhorn player for over 40 years. His music is described as "Miles Davis meets Enya." Jeff's albums "Released" and "True" each won "Album of the Year" by broadcasters who report their playlists to New Age Reporter in the NAR Lifestyle Music Awards. Jeff has collaborated with NASA and JPL to create music using radio transmissions of aural recordings from space. These can be heard on "Saturn Calling" from the award-winning "True" release. Oster's music is produced by Will Ackerman, GRAMMY®-winning guitarist and founder of Windham Hill Records. Jeff's music can be heard on NPR stations including "Echoes" syndicated program, as well as on cable, satellite and radio stations world-wide. www.jeffoster.com