Caption: (L to R) Apex the Ringtone Guru, TJ Chapman, Sean Archer
7 Cities, VA-based music entrepreneur Sean Archer has expanded his reach from the typical path of recording artist into areas of promotions, marketing, and now radio. Earlier this year, he launched "The Indie Top Ten Plus One" which… Continue
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The embedded clip is footage of 50 Cent speaking to fans directly via his Thisis50 Ustream channel.
Ustream gives artists the ultimate opportunity to share their experience with fans who can call in or send messages via chat or Twitter.com
Great areas to Ustream:
Concert footage
Studio Sessions
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Baltimore/DC -based artists/promoters/DJs/ etc. Here's your opportunity to meet with a professional publicist and receive answers to your questions regarding Press kits, gaining writeups in magazines, how to meet with bloggers, etc.
Publicist Lyn Keller will be in Baltimore for a little over a week. She's originally from New York and now is based in Atlanta and is very, very knowledgeable. Without spending all my time going down the list of people she's worked with, my favorites I like to name… Continue
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First single from Baltimore's own Wordsmith ft. I.N.C. The Poet entitled "Take A Walk In My Shoes" produced by Strada. This is the first single from Wordsmith's UK deal for the Nu Revolution Imprint.… Continue
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Andrew Dubber is a well-known digital music consultant and author of newmusicstrategies.com . www.theindieplanet.com will continue to run his column on our site to provide our members with the latest and greatest insight and commentary on the changes in digital music today.
What Does Spotify Mean?
I’m a few months late to the game, but I’ve finally been trying out Spotify properly and using it to listen to music at home. Many other people have written about this service, mos… Continue
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In our new committment to include Spoken Word Performances into our coverage, Indie Planet TV presents a clip you won't forget. Internationally renowed poets Taalam Acey and Lamar Hill square off in a Poetry Slam competition. Both poets bring their A-game and perform pieces that they are well-known for. Classic clip. Continue
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Amazon.com recently launched Artist Stores, which is loosely based on the all-in-one artist experience that will soon dominate the music business.
How Does It Work??
On an artist page, it list t-shirts, books, and posters related to the artist that can be purc… Continue
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Shaka Pitts aka The Voice of Baltimore Hip-Hop has made his presence felt on the Baltimore hip-hop scene and The Mid-Atlantic region as a whole. As an event host to over 30 events this year, including The Scribble Jam Preliminary event, audio engineer with numerous in… Continue
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In celebration of this Veteran's Day 2008, Indie Planet TV has gone back and we present our readers with a list of rappers who served in the military. Military life is not all about Iraq and desert. When not at war or "in the field",… Continue
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I've seen the future, and his name is Primo Starr. The Lauren, South Carolina native displays a great deal of versatility and showcases a bright future in his "A Starr Still Shines" EP, which is a 7 song journey through trunk rattling music that is popular throughout the Sout… Continue
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The voice of hip-hop has sounded loudly over the 2008 Presidential election.
I would like to acknowledge the fact that in no other election has the voice of hip-hop been so loud, proud, and voca… Continue
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Below is a instrumental clip called Summer and Stay with me RMX
1. Long Story Short
2. Bounce
3. Give the Drummer Sum
4. Without U/Electric Ribbon (Interlude)
5. Hold It Down
6. Losing Out
7. Hell Yeah
8. Overdose
9. Reppin for U - Black Milk,… Continue
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Podcasting is becoming a very popular means of expression for independent artists in the music business.
Podcasts can come in variety of formats from online radio stations, to broadcasts to update fans about your latest and greatest, or as a means to break a new single.
Many terr… Continue
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Makin' It Magazine is back with the official launch of the 2009 Beat Game competition. This year artists will compete for a Grand Prize of $10,000 Cash and a Cover story in Makin' It Magazine (reaching 60,000 Artists, Producers, DJs and Industry Professionals).
15 Finalists will
Bmore was the site for the Scribble Jam Preliminary Event which featured DJ P-Funk on the 1s and 2s. P-Funk has been puttin in work for a while but is starting to get his shine by putting together GREAT hip-hop events under his Elements Party promotions company in association w/ Sonar Nightclub, which has become a hub for great hip-hop performances on a regular basis.… Continue
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"A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE" TOUR DATES:
10/24/08 Cambridge, MA Middle East
10/25/08 Portland, ME TBA
10/26/08 South Burlington, VT Higher Ground
10/28/08 Chicago, IL Subterranean
10/30/08 Englewood, CO Gothic Theatre
10/31/08 Boulder, CO Fox Theatre
11/03/08 La… Continue
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Tracklisting below:
Track List
1.KING KOOPA INTRO
2.BIGGA MAKE ME CUM.....MAX B
3.THE RECESSION...........MAX B & JEEZY
4.MR. 1258.......TONY YAYO & FRENCH MONTANA RMX (WHOLE JOINT)
5.AL PAC CALL FROM THE TOMBS
6.FREE AL PAC.......MAX B,FRENCH MONTANA & MAC MUSTARD
7.THE GREATEST.......MAX B
8.IM SO SPECIAL......FRENCH MONTANA
9.I WASNT THERE(TAKIN PICTURES PART 2)......MAX B,FRENCH MONTANA & MESSIAH
10.GOON MUSIK(WE RUN N.Y.).......FRENCH MONTANA,DAME GREASE & MAX B
11.COP… Continue
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Atlanta's International Breakdance Competition Announces Judges
Atlanta's largest international breakdance competition, is a one-of-a-kind event not only for the city, but for the international breakdance (bboy/bgirl) community. The three judges for the Oct. 25 competition are just as unique as the event itself, including one of the first bboys ever, one of the first local bboys and one of the first bgirls to gain international notoriety.
Ken Swift is an original member of New York City's Rock… Continue
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