Pensacola, Florida r&b and soul Artist Raven Salve' has returned with her most powerful album yet, "Metamorphosis The Transformation." The album is the sophomore release from r&b and soul artist Raven Salve'. Her lyrics on the album weave a tale through superior songwriting, rich sounds and exquisite vocals. The latest single "Coco Brown The Remix" and the album tell a story of "a woman who is blossoming into a person who is very much conscience and aware of who she is and totally knows what she wants." PCDC Artists featured the up and coming singer and referred to her as "an amazingly talented young songstress, Raven has quickly developed a reputation for releasing powerful and soulful music." With each album release, Raven Salve' continues to show her ability to keep producing music that makes a statement and moves you. Her latest project, "Metamorphosis The Transformation" is the most epic project in her car

1. Where are we talking from today? A. California in my home office. 2. What would you like to accomplish in 2019? A. Getting my name and my music out to a bigger audience and to work with artists indie or mainstream. 3. What is your take on politics? A. I am not a fan of politics haha but I do follow local politics. 4. Where did you get your artist name from? A. I came up with the name myself do to the poetry writing that I did in the past. 5. Growing up, how important has music been in your life? Can you recall the moment when you decided that you wanted to be a musician? Was it an easy or difficult choice to make? A. Music has been a big part of my life since I was 4 years old. I had a mother who played music in high school in a band and growing up music was played a lot in my house. When I was in my early 20's is when I got into making music. 6. Was there ever a time when you thought about doing something else? If you weren’t a musician today, what could

1. Where are we talking from today? A. Florida. 2. What would you like to accomplish in 2019? A. To be at a point in my music career where I'm making money because I'm tired of the 9 to 5. 3. What is your take on politics? A. I'm not political at all. Just living life. 4. Where did you get your artist name from? A. It just hit me out of nowhere. It suits very well. 5. Growing up, how important has music been in your life? Can you recall the moment when you decided that you wanted to be a musician? Was it an easy or difficult choice to make? A. Well since grade school I played the violin (I don't anymore). Music has always helped me get thru rough times. I just...I don't know. It's a way of life. 4 years ago I picked up a pen and wrote my first song and it was horrible. Do you know what I did though? I wrote 300 more and now it's 3 to 4 a week. 6. Was there ever a time when you thought about doing something else? If you weren’t a music

Joe The Bluesman lives out his convictions and lays out his soul in his music. You can hear in the way he sings and you can feel it in the way he plays the guitar. The new king of blues, Joe is on a mission to bring blues back to the forefront of the music scene. "I feel that a lot of the quality has left the music these days," Joe The Bluesman says. "I want to make great quality music that moves people, and that will be the driving force behind the music's success." Joe recently released the music video for his upcoming single "One," on YouTube on July 13th, 2019. For the single Joe curated a masterful recording, working with some of the best musicians blues has to offer to give the song new life. "One," is a cover of U2's song of the same name released on their 1991 album Achtung Baby. The song was a commercial success for U2. Joe states that he chose to cover the song because "this is a powerful song that moved people whe

1.  How did you hear about the EPR Music Blog? A. I reached out via email as Val Vicious inquiring about the opportunity. 2. What would you like to accomplish in 2019? A. My goals are to finally drop my mixtape "Vicious Cycle" & to brush up on my production skills as I barely got into beat making.  Also, I want to enter freestyle competitions since that's 2nd nature to me and a good way to practice my punch lines and wordplay on the fly. 3. What is your take on politics? A. Not too political. Both sides always have the same agenda. 4. Where did you get your artist name from? A. My first name is Val & I threw in the Vicious because of my delivery. Over the years I've had many names but this one is most fitting and I am glad to incorporate my real name in the process. 5. Growing up, how important has music been in your life? Can you recall the moment when you decided that you wanted to be a musician? Was it an easy or difficult choice to make

Original article -  http://www.musicbizacademy.com/articles/kh_recordlabel.htm What Makes a Record Label? A colleague and I recently had a discussion about whether selling exclusively downloadable music constituted being a record label. Which got me to thinking about the subject. For example, say you've signed an artist or group and are selling individual tracks, or groups of tracks, from your web site, or perhaps additional music sites such as iTunes, eMusic, Rhapsody, Napster, etc. Can you really call yourself a record label if there's no actual physical product such as a CD available? Is it the selling of CDs that nowadays legitimizes your existence? In the many years before downloading capability became possible, the only music you could sell was actual, physical product -- 78s, LPs, 45s, 4-tracks, 8-tracks, cassettes, and CDs, and in the case of songwriters and composers -- printed sheet music or scores. The advent of the Internet has changed the situation in

1. Where are we talking from today? A. South Lake Tahoe, CA. 2. Where did you get your artist name from? A. I do not know, just came out to me like that. 3. Music-wise what are you working on right now? Are you currently promoting a single or album? A. I am doing all pre-production demos for my next album in my home studio with my buddies Greg and Matt from LA when they are not on the road with Ringo or Elton John... 4. Who or what were the most significant influences on your musical life and career? A. I started playing at 5 years old, professionally at 13, touring at 16, I never really stopped but slowed down to work on my music. I had the opportunity to meet a lot of really famous people, engaged with them at different levels, but by far, Steve Lukather is my main influence, as well as George Lynch and some other ones. My favorite band has been and remains Toto (met those guys, they're great people). 5. Who are your favorite musicians? A. Favorite musicians

If you're in the music industry, whether you're an icon or an artist who's just starting out, you'll have music news to convey. It can be quite a daunting task to get that news out there. The good news is you don't have to guess about whether you're doing it correctly or not because we're here to help. Get featured in our weekly magazine. Launched in the summer of 2019 the EPR Music Magazine is digitally sent out to over 1,200 subscribers and 400 media outlets.  Get your interview featured on our blog and blog network. The EPR Music Blog was established in 2015 and has over 50,000 monthly visitors. Our blog network includes: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, Blogger, Tumblr, Reverb Nation, Sound Click, Medium, Weebly, WIX, Live Journal, Reddit, Google. Get your interview and press release featured on over 20 different music networks: All Hip Hop, Cooda Grooves Ent, New Muzik Today, Hood X, Wu World, Rap Head, Rap or Die, Paper Chaser, Wo

1. Where are we talking from today? A. Las Vegas 2. Where did you get your artist name from? A. My artist name is Authentic. 3. Music-wise what are you working on right now? Are you currently promoting a single or album? A. I am currently promoting my single “Bet on Me” (off of Dedication) that was released June 24th and My E.P “Dedication” that was released on July 9th. Dedication did over 20k listener on Sound Cloud within 48 hours after the release of the project. 4. Who or what were the most significant influences on your musical life and career? A. My mother and self-belief have been the most significant influence on my music life. My mother has always been my number 1 supporter and told me that if I manifest and work toward my goals, I will achieve them. 5. What have been the greatest challenges/frustrations of your career so far? A. Some of the greatest challenges for me has been reaching over 30 k on “Mirror” video and over 20 k listeners within 48 hours f

1. Where are we talking from today? A. I am speaking from my musical haven so to say- GrindCity Studios, located 25- 30 minutes outside of Atlanta, Georgia. 2. What would you like to accomplish in 2019? A. My original goal for 2019 was to release an album every quarter. However, various circumstances did not allow for me to release an album for the first quarter, so I amended my goal to just releasing great music that connects to the movements of today. Music that speaks to both political and social actions; socioeconomics; freedom and justice 3. What is your take on politics? A. Politics are the main resources and tools that people have readily  accessible. There is a dire need for more children to be aware and groomed indefinitely to speak, on their right(s) and use of their right in the political shaping of this country- the world. Many little ones want to grow up to be the next great rapper or ballplayer and don’t get me wrong these are great aspirations as well, but

Chicago, IL Nolen Entertainment and artist Brandon James present Soulful Sundays. The show will take place on July 21st at Reggie's Music Joint 2100 South State Street Chicago, IL. The show will begin at 7 pm and feature performers Brandon James, YEH BOI, and Nola Ade. Reggie's, is one of Chicago’s hottest music joints, hosting the best independent and top acts. For two years artist Brandon James has been the driving force behind Soulful Sundays. The soulful singer has tirelessly worked toward growing the shows by recruiting some of Chicago’s most talented artists to perform. Soulful Sundays, offers music lovers, fans, and fellow musicians a soul-saving, unique night of music. Come hang out and hear some of the best music Chicago has to offer. Get your tickets today. https://www.bandsintown.com/en/a/901976-brandon-james https://www.reggieslive.com/show/brandon-james-soulful-sundays-17/ http://www.branddo20music.com/ https://www.facebook.com/yehboichicago/ http

1. Where are we talking from today? A. My Room. 2. Where did you get your artist name from? A. It was the best band name I could come up with. 3. Music-wise what are you working on right now? Are you currently promoting a single or album? A. I just recorded 5 songs that I'm somewhat promoting.  I have a couple of good song ideas as well at the moment. 4. Who or what were the most significant influences on your musical life and career? A. Probably the Beatles.  I was pretty much raised on them. 5. Who are your favorite musicians? A. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Jeff Beck, The Doors, Cream, Bob Marley.  Too many to list really. 6. What have been the greatest challenges/frustrations of your career so far? A. Probably putting a large amount of effort into the music and not having it go anywhere.  But you gotta make it cause you love it. 7. As a musician, what is your definition of success? A. Playing music that makes you happy.

1. Where are we talking from today? A. Southern California 2. What would you like to accomplish in 2019? A. 2019 is already half over now, and I feel I have accomplished a great deal thus far. The most exciting of which was signing my exclusive management deal with Liner Entertainment Group. It’s a whole different ball game working with a team, especially one as amazing as Liner. Other than that, songwriting is truly my passion. So as far as goals go, I just want to keep writing and connecting with different audiences in different ways. I’ve started branching out of SoCal and playing some gigs out of the area and I’m excited about that. But the whole thing is a process, so I’m excited for whatever comes next. 3. What is your take on politics? A. Regardless of opinion, children should not be locked up in cages. Other than that I stay open-minded to new ideas for old unresolved problems. 4. Where did you get your artist name from? A. My mother and father gave it

1. Where are we talking from today? A. Today I am talking from Canada. 2. What would you like to accomplish in 2019? A. I would like to accomplish the highest heights in my musical career for 2019. 3. What is your take on politics? A. As for politics, I have various viewpoints on different political situations. I do recognize that two things that are debated and sometimes argued about are politics and religion. Some politicians do incredible, positive things, and others are very cancerous. 4. Where did you get your artist name from? A. I received my artist name from my three names of birth. 5. Growing up, how important has music been in your life? Can you recall the moment when you decided that you wanted to be a musician? Was it an easy or difficult choice to make? A. Music has been my life forever. I always loved creating it, singing and playing the drums. Since I was three years old. A Very easy decision, as I think it chose me. 6. Was there ever a time when you thought about d

1. Where are we talking from today? A: Nashville, TN 2. Where did you get your artist name from? A: When I was in middle school I was sitting in the back seat of my friend's parents car, and we were coming back from Warped Tour. His Dad said something along the lines of, "What's that band we saw, oh the name is on the tip of my tongue. Hey someone should name their band that." So I did. 3. Music-wise what are you working on right now? Are you currently promoting a single or album? A: On August 23rd our E.P Sad Songs About Girls, will see its release. After that, we'll be back in the studio preparing for next year's release, our debut album, Serial Romantic. 4. Who or what were the most significant influences on your musical life and career? A: Matt (lead singer and guitarist): Bob Dylan, MF DOOM, The Smiths, Weezer, and my choir teacher, Mr. Warren, who has always pushed me to be my best. Micah (bassist): My fourth-grade music teacher who got me into music

1. Where are we talking from today? A. We are talking from my job. I'm at my day job while doing this interview. 2. What would you like to accomplish in 2019? A. I would like to get some buzz and start making money off my music, so like doing shows and earning royalties is my biggest goal. And then I want to drop at least two projects within the year. 3. What is your take on politics? A. My take on politics, honestly, I believe the people who are in the government are out for their own personal interests. And it's most evident with our president. He just passed some sort of bill that was really outrageous, and he's been doing that. So I believe the government and everything "political " is not what we need. 4. Where did you get your artist name from? A. My artist name, Rosary, comes from my last name Rosario. In Spanish rosary is Rosario, so I keep the connection personal and interesting. 5. Growing up, how important has music been in your li

1. Where are we talking from today? I am currently writing from the kitchen table as I've been gently nudged out of my home studio, dubbed Found Sound Laboratory, by my daughters and their friends while they have an impromptu jam session on drums, an old Casio (named Casios Clay), pink ministrat, and a cheap radio shack mic plugged into an even cheaper tremolo amp. It's polyphonic insanity that sounds better than anything I could spend months trying to perfect in GarageBand. 2. Where did you get your artist name from? BrokeFace is a name that came out one day while I was writing lyrics and I dug it. It's become a persona I can use to really get to the crux of something I'm meditating on. I personally might not be able to point out a very painful truth about me to myself, which I consider one of my responsibilities as a writer, but BrokeFace has that freedom and it's been quite liberating, if not a little harrowing. 3. Music-wise what are you working on right no