The Advantages of Tumblr; The Blog Hosting Platform with many Benefits

Launched in early 2007, Tumblr is a blog hosting platform that instantly saw 75,000 users and was acquired early on by Yahoo. One of the platforms that users really swear by for feed features and tweakability, it is not just blogs that are spread around here; there are also images and video. The service is known for making it incredibly easy to share content, and find people that share the …

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Ugo Lord: When Your World Has Turned Upside Down

“Has there ever been a moment in your life where you felt as though your world was turned completely upside down? ” On the latest episode of The Ugo Lord Show, Ugo talks about regaining control over your life by eliminating stress and negativity. Check out the latest episode of The Ugo Lord Show at www.youtube.com/UgoLordShow About The Ugo Lord Show The Ugo Lord Show is a program that allows …

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3 Top Productivity Apps for Busy Musicians

To be fair, there are so many applications out there that would make a musician’s life easier, it is hard to start the process or even narrow them down. The actual recording process has so many different apps that many of them could be claimed upon to be number one. The acts of booking, traveling, and organizing raw data are always necessary for a musician on the go, and so …

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5 Things to Make Your Social Media Profile Attractive

Whether it’s Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, or beyond, there are a few things that can make your profile stand out from others. Design elements, keeping things current, and other things you can do to make your profile attractive are going to put you WAY above the others in terms of getting page views. It can be a hard formula to master completely, but it is easy to spot those who are …

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Top Reads 2014; great books for Entrepreneurs and Business Owners

To say the least, we now know that being a business owner involves tough decisions, thinking outside the box, and finding new ways to innovate and drive revenue as efficiently as possible. Articles and trade publications on the web are an excellent way to keep up with what is happening, but reading books by authors who have faced the same challenges starting a business or marketing a product has been …

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5 fast Emerging Festivals for Indie Artists

There will always be the big guns in festivals with the hugest names that listeners will flock to, and aside from the hugest one in the Lone Star state and a few others, there are many artists and listeners who want to know a good new event to gain fans at. While the landscape has changed so much in the realm of promotion, once you land a slot at a …

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3 Tips To help Enhance your Kickstarter Campaign

Making sure that the push for funding is optimized One of the most important things to note about a Kickstarter campaign can be during the middle. At the 2 or 3 week mark, funds can come in very slowly, diminishing hopes and wearing down moods a little. If you are a band, artist or entrepreneur that desperately needs funding to complete a new project, it’s important to know that a …

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Ugo Lord: “Put Peer Pressure In Its Place”

In his latest episode Ugo Lord discusses peer pressure and offers a valuable technique on how to combat it. “It is a technique that can save your integrity, your dignity, and in extreme cases, even your life!” Check out the latest episode of The Ugo Lord Show at www.youtube.com/UgoLordShow About The Ugo Lord Show The Ugo Lord Show is a program that allows viewers to learn how to consistently take …

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The Science of YouTube: Reaching a large Audience with the Right Content

The explosion of the medium Years ago, when you were a band trying to reach the right audience, videos were on VHS tapes. Now with the digital mediums and web portals like YouTube available, we scoff at how primitive those times seemed! According to the Nielsen ratings system, YouTube reaches more people aged 18-34 than any cable network. Now, that is a staggering fact. It is no wonder that content …

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Weird Happyness Announces New Album, 10,000 Hours +

Los Angeles, CA – Tuesday, April 1, 2014 – New York based production team Weird HappYness has announced that they will release their collaborative album project 10,000 Hours + on Tuesday, April 29th. Composed of drummer Max Tucker and hip hop artist/producer Malik Ameer Crumpler; the duo’s debut effort offers an eclectic mixture of experimental jazz, funk and soul, electronica and hip-hop.  An album preview of 10,000 Hours + is now available at weirdhappyness.bandcamp.com …

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Jessica Domingo Performs Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball

Music Video: Jessica Domingo  –  “Miley Cyrus – Wrecking Ball” Click here to access Jessica Domingo’s OneSheet. About Jessica Domingo Jessica began piano lessons at age 5 and took up guitar at age 12. During this time she also began performing in public. Jessica recently release a new album titled Just Vibe. The new effort comes at the heels of the emerging pop artist’s widely viewed performances on YouTube – including a cover of …

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6 Reasons why you Need a Social Media Presence

The amazingly high level of importance for this task Before the days of social media or the internet, the word of mouth that bands and artists relied on was heavy. You would have to try so hard to get distribution, spend on recording, find a label, and then pray that the record stores your merchandise sat in would at least put a poster up regarding your release. When you did …

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Comedian Michael Smith to Perform at Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club

Los Angeles, CA – Thursday, March 27, 2014 – Bay area stand-up comic Michael Smith will be taking center stage at the historical Rooster T Feathers Comedy Club in Sunnyvale, CA on Wednesday, April 2nd. Smith’s upcoming performance at Rooster T Feathers further highlights his career as one of comedy’s most recognizable contenders. Armed with unsuspecting comical dialogues, he remains persistent on keeping the crowd laughing. Some of his recent stand-up …

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How to Sell your Music Online; Portals to get followers to Purchase

The new norm: not many trips to a physical store While there still is success in the realm of store sales from incredibly popular artists, a majority of sales have been through the means of the internet. In many ways it has never been harder to make a vast profit from recorded songs, due to sharing, posts on video hubs, and torrents. The bands that are out there recording high …

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How Artists can Benefit from a Digital PR Campaign

Achieving results on a time limit When a band or artist entity is looking to enhance their promotion online, sometimes you may only have 2-3 months to really build up your presence. Reasons could be an upcoming tour in the summer, needing placement on blogs in your niche, and making sure that you are appealing to as large a number as potential fans as possible. Having a press release is …

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Trevor the Trashman drops long awaited album, Hell Yeah I Want It All

Los Angeles – Tuesday, March 25, 2014 – Just days after dropping the last of his album’s singles, today rapper Trevor the Trashman has released his long awaited album, Hell Yeah I Want It All (Trashman Music). The full-length project features 15 tracks styled with Trevor’s colorful sense of humor and features collaborations from some of the hip hop industry’s latest contributors. Hell Yeah I Want It All is now available …

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Ugo Lord Talks “Creating the Momentum to Live Your Greatest Life”

Los Angeles – Thursday, March 20, 2014 – In the latest episode of “The Ugo Lord Show”, motivational speaker and TV host Ugo Lord continues his journey to helping others achieve their greatest dreams with three minutes of positivity and encouragement in “Create the Momentum to Shift Your Life Info Gear.” Episodes of the newly re-launched You-Tube based show airs twice a month on the 1st and 15th. Viewers can …

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Jessica Domingo Performs Kendrick Lamar Medley

Music Video: Jessica Domingo  –  “Kendrick Lamar Medley” Click here to access Jessica Domingo’s OneSheet. About Jessica Domingo Jessica began piano lessons at age 5 and took up guitar at age 12. During this time she also began performing in public. Jessica recently release a new album titled Just Vibe. The new effort comes at the heels of the emerging pop artist’s widely viewed performances on YouTube – including a cover of Frank Ocean’s …

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Creating a Buzz for a Kickstarter Campaign + the Success of Pono

 A Quest to revive the soul of music When music of high quality became so much easier to deliver digitally, Pono founder Neil Young strived to create not only a perfectly engineered player for the music, but the option to have quality and convenience for the listener. Pono has been breaking new records on Kickstarter by quickly surpassing the campaigns pleding goal. Bringing very high fidelity sound to the masses …

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Jessica Domingo reveals new album, Just Vibe and upcoming performances

Los Angeles, CA – Saturday, March 15, 2014 – Singer and songwriter Jessica Domingo has announced the release of her new album entitled Just Vibe. Available on iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby and Best Buy on March 15 (and hitting 2,000 other outlets after March 15 release), the new effort comes at the heels of the emerging pop artist’s widely viewed performances on YouTube – including a cover of Frank Ocean’s …

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