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Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) February 22, 2006

Quarter Life Crisis, the debut album from LA’s newest female pop singer-songwriter, Arden Kaywin, has recently been made available thru major online retail outlets February 21, 2006, courtesy of PEGA Records. Kaywin is that rare combination of a gifted songwriter with the vocal talent to match. Her songwriting abilities have a top 40 sensibility while maintaining honesty and a depth of lyrical insight. Kaywin’s musical style is often compared to Alanis Morissette, Kelly Clarkson and Sarah McLachlan while maintaining an original sound and integrity of her own.

All songs from Quarter Life Crisis were written by Kaywin and are an ode to her personal exploration of the questions many post college graduates ask themselves after being thrust into the real world, only to realize that it is not what they expected.

The CD was produced by Rudy Haeusermann (Lisa Marie Presley, Kimberly Locke) and mixed by Grammy nominee Rob Jacobs (Shakira, Alanis Morissette, Bon Jovi).

The opening track, “Me With Me,” was nominated for Pop Song of the Year by the Independent Music Awards and has been featured on the WB Network’s new hit show, “Related.” Recently, Arden was chosen by Napster to be part of their Artist in Residence program and was also the featured artist on Napster’s Pop page, making her the first unsigned artist to have been given such exposure on Napster.

Over the past year Kaywin has performed at local venues around southern California and has graced the stage of landmark venues such as House of Blues, The Mint, Hotel Café, and The Viper Room. She recently made her New York City debut to a packed house at the popular Living Room nightclub in the East Village. Arden is currently preparing for her US tour in support of Quarter Life Crisis with tour dates to be announced soon.

For more information on Arden Kaywin, please visit her official website: www.ardenkaywin.com

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Christina Aguilera Ready For Comeback

Christina Aguilera has been an iconic pop singer ever since her first single ‘Genie in a Bottle’ which brought the stunning blonde into the public eye back in 1999. At that time, a playful relationship was established between Aguilera and fellow pop sensation Britney Spears as the two battled for the top of the charts and were rumoured to be embroiled in intense catfights whenever they crossed paths.

Over a decade later, each musician has matured and followed different paths, both artistically and personally, and it is now very difficult to draw comparisons between Spears’ electronic pop and Aguilera’s emotional soul music, but it looks as if things are about to change.

This summer, Aguilera’s fourth English language studio album, Bionic, is set to take the chance by storm and has been described by the singer herself as being “completely different” from any of her past work. Known for incorporating aspects of her own life in her music, including harrowing moments of self loathing and reflections on child abuse, Aguilera has stated that the birth of her son and her evolution into a mother will play a strong role in the theme of the record and allow fans to see the singer in a whole new light.

Aguilera is collaborating with myriad talented artists this time around, including Australian pop singer Sia Furler, who has co-written and produced four of the songs on the new record. Alongside Sia, artists such as Goldfrapp, Ladytron and Le Tigre are lending a helping hand – giving further fuel to the fire that Aguilera has lit in the past as an example of a musician who works hard to include feminist values and concepts in her music.

Although no songs have been heard yet from the new album, fans are waiting with bated breath to hear for the first time Aguilera’s latest reinvention of herself. And in spite of many people in the know all agreeing that the album couldn’t be more different from the singer’s previous styles, Aguilera’s past ventures in the recording industry have prepared her fans well for what’s to come: each of her previous albums has been exceptionally different from the last and it’s likely that fans will expect no different from the next.

Bionic is due to hit the shops and the internet at the end of summer 2010 and can be picked up on CD or, for fans who can’t wait to hear the next evolution of the artist, through mp3 downloads on the day of release.

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Question by Rodolphe P: What’s the best place to find local music artists?
I am planning on starting a small music video business over the summer. I’m a video director/editor so I’d like to take the opportunity to make some cash by making music videos for local artists. The problem is that I have no idea where to find these potential clients to propose my help to. What’s a good way to find local artists/bands and talk to them? I already tried the internet and email some bands, but it’s been a month and no one replied. I want to meet them face to face.

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Answer by Dave LaBuda
I’m a songwriter from Albuquerque, NM who also has a home recording studio. I have been on a campaign to try to associate myself with local musicians and singers for about a year now and in the beginning, it always seems like a huge task but, the reality is that local musicians actually want to know who you are and if you just make yourself visible to them, they will actually find you. The first thing you need to do is set yourself up at myspace.com. I was unaware until just last year that myspace was initially created for people in the music industry. My first two days on myspace and I was all of a sudden friends with several local bands, singers, music promoters, radio stations and recording studios. I had also made contacts with many national promoters, a few record labels, and several big name groups and singers. So, myspace is a MUST DO if you are in the music industry. Next idea is to find out where are the one or two best places to buy music equipment in your local area? In Albuquerque, that is Grandma’s Music & Sound and Guitar Center. These local music equipment dealers usually provide a way for musicians and singers to connect with each other through a free bulletin board or newsletter. Get yourself posted there. Go to Yahoo Groups and see if there is a local musicians Group for your city there and join it. If not, start one it’s free and it will help you find musician’s who are looking to connect. If there is a local FREE music scene or add sheet newspaper that you can pick up at convenient stores, super markets, or other places locally, like the Alibi (our local entertainment sheet) take out a small ad in this paper just to let people know who you are. If this free local paper publishes articles about the local music scene, talk to them about writing some articles for them about what you know best like recording or promoting yourself in the music business. Write the articles to genuinely help the reader. Don’t sell yourself. Usually at the end of the article they will allow you to write a small description of who you are and how to contact you. Take advantage of that. People who read and like your articles and find than helpful will remember you and will very often want to contact you personally. Try to find the time to write and continually improve a collection of articles that will be helpful to musicians in your local area. Find our about TAXI.com, CD Baby, how Amazon.com will promote Indie artist CDs and helps Indie artists, find out about all the Performance Rights Organizations (BMI, ASCAP, SESAC – as a studio you can join all of them – they can help you connect), join the Songwriter’s Guild of America (SGA) and the International Songwriter’s Association (ISA) and take advantage of their newsletters. In short, become an EXPERT on the music industry and write articles that will help local musicians understand it better because it’s a total mystery to them and they will want to know you if you can help them understand it better. You might consider using MEETUP.com and organize a local group that is serious about being successful in the music industry. Maybe more than one group. Meet at your studio so, they can see first hand that you can help them. Local songwriter’s for instance love to meet and critique each other and get their music heard. You might sponsor a local songwriter’s showcase where they can come and play their songs and/or a local battle of the bands or even tie into or help promote Ernie Balls Battle of the Bands (search for it at Google). You might consider giving away FREE recording time through local music dealers to promote your studio. If you want to connect with musicians, you need to learn to think like them and to be as helpful as you can to them. For instance, find a local group that is playing cover music and is REALLY REALLY good. Go hear them play. Buy a drink for the band leader and suggest that they consider recording and promoting their own Christmas Music Album. Tell them you will help them promote it at CD Baby, Amazon.com, local music stores (in Albuquerque, Hastings sells Indie CDs of local artists off the shelf). Tell them you will record them for FREE for the promoter’s share of the proceeds of all music sales. I guarantee you if they sell anything they will be back to get you to record them again and this time they will be willing to pay the cost of recording. Link them up with local songwriters and get them to do an original album and promote that for them too. It’s easier than ever before for Indie artists to get into the music business today than ever before in history because of the Internet. Best way to promote your studio, is to help them promote their careers as inexpensively as possible but, always share in the proceeds of future sales. One successful group, will pay all the overhead on your studio and from that point on you are home free. Good luck to you!

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New York, NY (PRWEB) January 12, 2009

Streetology Production’s Inc., a company that provides a wide range of concept and production services to clients in the entertainment industry, is announcing their latest interactive online video broadcast website, Streetology 1 Network as the latest platform for Indie music artists.

Recently launched in March 2008, Streetology 1 Network is a double-platform site that offers users the opportunity to network as well as the ability to create video pages, participate in web conferencing, instant message and engage in audio chats all on one site.

“Streetology 1 Network is very ideal for Indie artists and Indie music labels to promote themselves and stay connected with their fans,” says Streetology 1 Network’s CEO, Jacob Smith. “The site is currently streamlining videos for Indie artists, including artists in the UK which has proved to be a huge success for those who have taken advantage of the network’s capabilities.”

Streetology 1 Network allows artists to upload their music videos and gigs, conduct 4-way video conferences with their fans and create and streamline web shows. All these features will act towards helping artists stay interactive with their fans on a daily basis.

Artists who become part of the Streetology 1 Network will also have the opportunity to partake in the network’s events, including their upcoming “Call to Artist Tour” which will be a music tour specifically for Indie music artists. Artists who partake in the tour will have their performances and interviews with Streetology 1 Network’s celebrity correspondent, Yobi. The performances and interviews will later be streamlined on the network. During interviews artists can also promote and brand themselves through product placement opportunities on Streetology 1 Network.

Entertainment experts Jacob Smith and Lou Duarte are the brains behind Streetology 1 Network. With more than 25 years of combined experience in the entertainment and production industry, Smith and Duarte created a site that would make it easier for people to stay connected and linked online. “It’s a one-stop networking spot,” says Duarte.

Contact:

Elisabeth Schoepfer

(631) 745-4855

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