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0 1 - 1 1 -2016 0 8 : 08 GMT





LIVING THE INDEPENDENT MUSIC DREAM





Like die-hard hip hop fans across the US, nothing makes hip hop celebrities more happy than to discover, let alone meet up with real individuals who stay true to themselves and true to the urban phenomenon that is hip hop





It's no surprise that whenever they're in town and looking for something real and refreshing to make their stay that much more fulfilling and productive, their first point of contact is Born Ready - one of the finest, coolest, most down to earth rappers on Pittsburgh's underground music scene. What's more, he knows the streets well and he knows just what they need.





Born Ready has made a name for himself in hip hop independently over the past five years by releasing music that sounds like nothing else. From the beats, to the lyrical content, the hooks, the production, even the videos, his cover designs and his dress sense; Born Ready has been known to keep it 100% original, and that's how he stands out and keeps fans interested - they know he'll always be the Born Ready they fell in love with, and he'll always give them that sound they never knew they needed in their music collections so bad, while keeping things fresh with special features from their favorite popular acts.





He's already worked with some of the finest in the game like Tennessee's Yo Gotti and Atlanta's very own, Pastor Troy. More recently, Atlanta rapper, Yung Joc famous for his debut hit "It's Goin' Down" released back in 2006 popped up and did a cameo in his new video, Bendin Corners so there are speculations of a collaboration in the works and fans are holding on to their seats to see what happens.





Born Ready's latest single, Bendin Corners is due to be released for download shortly but the video is already out on YouTube

















Watch Bendin Corners on YouTube:









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0 1 - 1 1 -2016 01 : 11 GMT





DIE-HARD HIP HOP FANS GET ANOTHER FIX





Hailing from Pittsburgh, USA, Born Ready has been known to deliver some of the most authentic hip hop music to hit the streets for decades. Each of his releases is celebrated by fans, each time even more so than the last.





It's that time again for die-hard hip hop fans to celebrate one more time. Born Ready just announced the completion of a hot new single, Bendin Corners. The release date for downloads hasn't been announced yet but the video is out now and available to stream on YouTube and popular hip hop channels.





Born Ready has been making waves in the music industry independently since around 2011 when he released his Death Of A Dollar mixtape, which took fans by surprise with its originality and overall awesomeness and is still spreading through the streets like wild fire up till today. With hits like Focused, Life Like which features Yo Gotti, and Act A Fool which features Pastor Troy, he's become a favorite amongst real hip hop fans looking for that touch of reality that makes hip hop what it is and continues to win over fans all over the country at an alarming rate.





Bendin Corners will be available in stores soon.











Watch Bendin' Corners on YouTube:









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31 - 10 -2016 15 : 00 GMT





HOW TO ROCK, BROOKLYN STYLE

A halloween party to remember









Frank is known in and around New York for his ultra-energetic, passionate, authentic rock shows that leave male fans pumped up and female fans waking up in the middle of the night thinking about how good it was; wondering what happened to their under garments with vague memories of throwing them on stage. But when Frank announced that he would be doing a live show on StageIt to celebrate his favorite holiday, Halloween, it was expected to be a mild, watered-down Frank Palangi experience for some reason - It was anything but that.



Unhindered by the mobs of screaming fans, stage etiquette, venue policies and closing times, security, health and safety, lights and cameras, Frank was really able to let cut loose and be even more Rock-N-Roll. Fans had the chance to get up close and personal with their favorite independent music icon in his most intrinsic form. It was like having him perform live just for them; and just like any other Frank Palangi experience, there were some pretty passionate moments.



Whether it was the choice of songs or the sequence of the chosen songs, the halloween costumes, or the dark, scary feel; whether it was the build up to the event after months of so many amazing shows and ground-breaking



When those costumes are auctioned off years from now, they'll say, "this was the year Frank showed us how to party - This was the year Frank showed us how to rock, Brooklyn Style". When he's not busy getting mobbed by screaming Indie fans trying to get a selfie and their Frank Palangi T-Shirts signed in all the right places, Brooklyn, New York independent solo rock act, Frank Palangi is out ripping stages apart and restoring the good name of rock music while spreading positivity and good will.Frank is known in and around New York for his ultra-energetic, passionate, authentic rock shows that leave male fans pumped up and female fans waking up in the middle of the night thinking about how good it was; wondering what happened to their under garments with vague memories of throwing them on stage. But when Frank announced that he would be doing a live show on StageIt to celebrate his favorite holiday, Halloween, it was expected to be a mild, watered-down Frank Palangi experience for some reason - It was anything but that.Unhindered by the mobs of screaming fans, stage etiquette, venue policies and closing times, security, health and safety, lights and cameras, Frank was really able to let cut loose and be even more Rock-N-Roll. Fans had the chance to get up close and personal with their favorite independent music icon in his most intrinsic form. It was like having him perform live just for them; and just like any other Frank Palangi experience, there were some pretty passionate moments.Whether it was the choice of songs or the sequence of the chosen songs, the halloween costumes, or the dark, scary feel; whether it was the build up to the event after months of so many amazing shows and ground-breaking independent rock releases and videos , or whether it was simply just a new experience to see Frank even more unhindered and even more free-spirited than he already has been seen to be, whatever it was - fans got a lot more than they would have ever thought to wish for and are already keenly campaigning for another one like it.













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2 8 - 10 -2016 01 : 52 GMT





KYSMET MERCH STORE NOW OPEN





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Virginia, USA Metal band , Kysmet has taken their next step in solidifying ties with their fans, and growing what can only be described as a cult following which they have established over the past few years by staying true to themselves and putting on some of the liveliest shows the world of entertainment has ever seen.





The band recently opened a merch store and have now begun stocking it with interesting, high quality aparrel that fans can be proud to wear to let the world know they rock out with the loudest, realest independent rock band on the planet.





Kysmet's name is inspired by the chinese proverb, "A Kismet Day" which conveys the message that everything in the universe is exactly as it should be. They were once described as "the band you can never get a still shot of on stage". As soon as the show starts all you see is a lot of rapid motion - sweat drops, guitars and drum stickings, jumping, screaming, long hair swinging back and forth, left and right and fans going wild - it's complete pandemonium.





They are known to gig very regularly and are very popular at live music venues in and around the Virginia, USA region but are now extending their reach as their name gets bigger and bigger with every event. They recently completed a series of live dates and are due to release new dates shortly.











http://reverbnation.com/kysmet

http://www.kysmetband.com/





Band Members:

Vocals - Stephen Goff

Guitars - Mikey Madrid

Guitars - Stephen Hancock

Bass - Chris Kelley

Drums - Anthony San Pietro





Genre: Kysmet's website:Band Members:Vocals - Stephen GoffGuitars - Mikey MadridGuitars - Stephen HancockBass - Chris KelleyDrums - Anthony San PietroGenre:

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2 7 - 10 -2016 13 : 1 3 GMT





RAINY AND THE DUST ANNOUNCES NOVEMBER 2016 TOUR





Rainy And The Dust is the



Rik is a Singer Songwriter drawing from a wide range of styles and influences; and pure rock rhythms, with a bit of Gypsy and Spanish influence. He shies away from textbook techniques, settling outside the margins of academic art and making up his own rules. He released his later EP, Souveniers in October, 2016 and it's already being received well.



The tour schedule is due to be released shortly. UK Independent World Music band, Rainy And The Dust has announced that they'll be collaborating with Rik Van Den Bosch, a Spanish folk musician on tour in November, 2016. The two independent music acts are known for their spot on songwriting skills and their uplifting instrumentals, so the tour is expected to be an amazing experience for fans.Rainy And The Dust is the live band project of Bristol Singer Songwriter, Rainy. In whatever form it takes, they bring to the stage beautiful rootsy-acoustic world grooves, infused with the positivity of Rainy’s lyrics and tied together by an eclectic and laid-back musical style. When people are trying to put a finger on Rainy And The Dust’s sound, they are often compared with the likes of Dave Matthews, G-Love and Paul Simon. In truth, they are nuances of all of the aforementioned, and something else entirely.Rik is a Singer Songwriter drawing from a wide range of styles and influences; original folk and blues sounds , '60s rock ’n’ roll,He released his later EP, Souveniers in October, 2016 and it's already being received well.The tour schedule is due to be released shortly.







http://www.rainyandthedust.com





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2 5 - 10 -2016 09 : 11 GMT





THE RETURN OF SHAOLIN HIP HOP

A legend is born





Back in the 90's, the versatility of the music industry allowed for the existence of various styles of the same genre which varied vastly in context, lyrical content, instrumentation and everything in-between. This versatility allowed for the rise of a Hip Hop supergroup called the Wu-Tang Clan whose music themes revolved around Kung Fu, Science, The Universe, The Metaphysical and the realities of the neighborhoods they grew up and resided in. Their style was so unique it could never be imitated or duplicated, and no one dared follow in their footsteps, not just because their shoes where too big to fill but also because their deep, insightful lyrical content was very complex and required a large amount of wisdom, knowledge and understanding, and lot of research.





Hip Hop fans had long lost hope of ever seeing the "Shaolin" Hip Hop style they fell in love with return - until now.





From the depths of the South Carolina Hip Hop underground, there emerged a masked rapper with fire in his eyes and a smoking microphone. Ethereal Hip Hop had returned - A synthesis of science, soul, and esoteric symbols flooded the underground music scene as Kairo Myth unleased the vast amount of material he had been working on while sectretly honing his craft in the dark of the night behind closed doors for years.





Just like the Wu-Tang, Kairo's music is deep, insightful and rich in intelligent lyrical content that revolves around the workings of the universe and complex scientific principles. Kairo created his own sound and while he's been compared to the Wu-Tang Clan by many, it's easy to see and hear how he sets himself apart. Culture enriches the depth of his creativity. Metaphysical poetry expresses complex emotions. Creativity and visual impact drive results with sensory overload, yet he does this subconsciously. He intentionally avoids the obvious to force awareness of the anatomy of self to ascertain higher meaning. His musical focus reaches beyond the boundaries of history to what we consider myths. Rather than tell stories, he provides intuitive insight to something that lives innately within all of us. The artistic consideration of his work leaves the listener with either a sense of clarity or intense questioning. The sophistication of his lyrics are supported by powerful metaphysical principles of music that he choses specifically to accent the tempo of all his artwork. The rhythm generated by select principles of design he emphasizes sets the pace; The music of his work is interpreted by each individual differently.





Kairo Myth is due to announce a series of upcoming releases and live dates soon.









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2 3 - 10 -2016 1 2 : 11 GMT





PASSIONATE DESIRES OF A SAN FRANCISCO MUSIC COMPOSER

A profile of Megan McDuffee





Megan McDuffee composes original music for media such as film, advertising, video games, web videos, and television. There wasn't a defining moment per say when she thought she wanted to write music, it was just there from the beginning. In 2006 she heard Film Composer Hans Zimmer speak at a composer's convention in Los Angeles. He basically said "if you can do anything else, do it. The film composing industry is terribly difficult to break into, so if you have any penchant towards other fields, go for them instead." He said only the people who absolutely cannot do anything else in life and be happy should compose music for film. Megan knew she was one of those people.





Megan decided to continue on her pursuit of this challenging and rewarding career.





Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area of California, she always had something musical going on, from taking private lessons to years participating in world-traveling choirs. Once she hit college, she wanted even more immersion and industry knowledge to further hone her abilities. She graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Scoring and a minor in Electronic Music . This gave her a solid foundation in music theory, ear training, film scoring techniques, film history, electronic music software, and studio recording hardware. With a desire to further her education she went on to the Berklee College of Music, earning a Master's Certificate in Orchestration for Film and TV. The courses at Berklee encompassed an in-depth study of industry-standard film scoring practices, sound design and music for video games, and orchestration techniques.





Throughout her life and the years of musical training she had the incessant desire to compose. After graduation from the University of California she started writing music for films, advertisements, web promos, licensing libraries , and iOS games as much as possible, and she continues to do so today. Her style is very melodic and theme-driven, with influences from composers and artists such as Trevor Jones , John Williams, Koji Kondo, Tangerine Dream, and Depeche Mode.





Megan has won a few awards including the Hollywood International Moving Pictures Film Festival Award for Best Musical Score for her work on Lightning Bugs in a Jar. She also collaborated with the amazing Hollywood Orchestrator and Composer, Penka Kouneva on an award-winning video game. She also writes exclusive epic and terrifying trailer pieces for boutique companies Colossal Trailer Music and Elias Arts.





Megan is very passionate about her work. In a bid to make her musical pieces that much more special and unique, and set herself apart from other composers, Megan seeks out and records odd, creepy, and strange sounds of everyday life and infuses her pieces with them. She brings her creativity and extensive musical training to every project and is driven to produce music of the highest caliber. Simply put, if you looked for someone more passionate about their work, you wouldn't find them.



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2 2 - 10 -2016 19: 11 GMT





THE RISE AND RISE OF IRONMAN PRODUCTIONZ





He's been producing Hip Hop and R&B music behind the scenes for independent musicians and bands far and wide since 2011 and secretly honing his craft under the radar but it seems Wichita, USA's number one hip hop producer is about to take things to another level.

Over the past year the buzz has been building as Gerry Ogbonna's tracks wowed musicians and bands and ultimately their audiences. Gerry's sound has gone from good to amazing thanks to over 5 years of intensive hard work and determination, and now it seems like there's no stopping this now virtuoso urban music producer.

Gerry owns and runs a music production company called Ironman Productionz. Working with Ironman Productionz is nothing short of a mind-blowing experience. There are hundreds of ground-breaking beats, instrumentals and production sounds to choose from, each one more amazing than the last but Gerry won't shy away from whipping up something special from scratch right on the spot. If there's anything artists and bands have learned from working with Ironman Productionz over the past year; it's that once you go Gerry, you never go back - you'll never find yourself looking for a new producer again.













Gerry Ogbonna's Website:

http://www.soundclick.com/GerryOgbonna





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2 2 - 10 -2016 1 1 : 11 GMT





A SIGH OF RELIEF FOR DREAM POP FANS

The Bilinda Butchers released their first #SkunkRadioLive EP on the 21st of October, 2016. The EP contains 3 of the San Francisco dream pop band's most popular tracks - Tulips, Careless Teens and Lovers' Suicide.





They recently completed a tour of South Asia , which was very successful and the band continues to make a name for themselves around the world, working with specialist independent labels as well as distributing, booking shows and promoting independently.





Their sound has been described as ecstatic and heavenly, and it seems everyone who hears their music becomes a fan instantaneously. Their debut EP, Regret, Love, Guilt, Dreams was released in 2012 and they've been climbing the independent music lader ever since. Regret, Love, Guilt, Dreams has enjoyed great success over the years and was re-released on Vinyl through Saint Marie Records on the 12th of August, 2016.





A series of new live dates are expected to be announced soon.













The Bilinda Butcher's Website:

https://thebilindabutchers.com/





Band Members:

Michal Palmer

Adam Honingford





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2 1 - 10 -2016 13 : 46 GMT





BEAUTIFUL GANGSTAS IN THE MAKING



Canadian Independent Rock Singer Songwriter, Tara Kye has announced a new project which is currently in the final stages of production.



The new project is called Beautiful Gangstas. It will be released independently and available to download on iTunes and other digital music retailers by late October, 2016.



Tara worked on the



Look out for Beautiful Gangstas in stores soon. Canadian Independent Rock Singer Songwriter, Tara Kye has announced a new project which is currently in the final stages of production.The new project is called Beautiful Gangstas. It will be released independently and available to download on iTunes and other digital music retailers by late October, 2016.Tara worked on the new single with John Dean, her piano teacher who has featured on several of her tracks including the recently released, Molten Metal, which is also available on iTunes and other digital music retailers. The 20 year cancer survivor is known for her sweet angelic voice and deep, insightful, relatable songs that often lay emphasis on the essence of a life lived to the full and other subjects along the same lines. A passionate songwriter, Tara has written and released a series of new singles almost every month since earlier this year and she continues to write and record new songs with the ultimate aim of bringing joy to the world through her music.Look out for Beautiful Gangstas in stores soon.

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20 - 10 -2016 04 : 1 0 GMT





TOO HARD FOR MTV - ANOTHER BOSS MAN STATUS EXCLUSIVE







Download on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/album/id1121880065

Stream on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/dj-redd-2deez/yung-turnt-og-redd-money-callin-ft-slick-gutta



The elusive Boss Man Status returns with another highly anticipated single.



The Rap Duo from Sunny Springs, The elusive Boss Man Status returns with another highly anticipated single.The Rap Duo from Sunny Springs, USA is known well for their true-to-life trap stories and captivating production styles. They go hard on every verse and hit fans ever so harder with every new release.



OG Redd, an Audio Engineering graduate of the Art Institute of Atlanta, and Yung Turnt, the co-producer and co-founder of Boss Man Status Entertainment take their time with every track they produce and it's always worth the wait. They've been doing shows and making a name for themselves around the Washington area since 2012 when they released their debut track, Freaky Music and they've established a solid following of real hip hop and underground music fans over the years.



Their most popular hit, How High, which was released around 2013 shortly after its predecessor, Double Tree which was also a big hit is still receiving praise from fans and critics far and wide and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight for the buzz that only seems to build as the track spreads among hip hop fans like wild fire.



Money Keep Calling is the first single off Yung Turnt's EP, Bread and Water. It's available on



Caution advised - Contains Explicit Content.





Group Members:

OG Redd - Rapper/Producer

Yung Turnt - Rapper/





Boss Man Status's Website:

https://www.reverbnation.com/bmsteam

http://soundcloud.com/dj-redd-2deez/





Genre: OG Redd, an Audio Engineering graduate of the Art Institute of Atlanta, and Yung Turnt, the co-producer and co-founder of Boss Man Status Entertainment take their time with every track they produce and it's always worth the wait. They've been doing shows and making a name for themselves around the Washington area since 2012 when they released their debut track, Freaky Music and they've established a solid following of real hip hop and underground music fans over the years.Their most popular hit, How High, which was released around 2013 shortly after its predecessor, Double Tree which was also a big hit is still receiving praise from fans and critics far and wide and there doesn't seem to be any end in sight for the buzz that only seems to build as the track spreads among hip hop fans like wild fire.Money Keep Calling is the first single off Yung Turnt's EP, Bread and Water. It's available on iTunes, Soundcloud and other major Hip Hop outlets.Caution advised - Contains Explicit Content.Group Members:OG Redd - Rapper/ProducerYung Turnt - Rapper/ Producer Boss Man Status's Website:Genre:

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