Announced today was the collaborative partnership between Blame Records owner and singer-songwriter Brent Orndorff and Musik and Film. Orndorff’s vast accomplishments as a singer-songwriter/musician have earned him respect from within the music business and garnered him high profile insider relationships with some of the Recording Industry’s top players. Orndorff’s blues rock band The Blue News, along with a new indie rock band James The Lesser (JTL), have been gaining ground quickly in the very crowded world of Indie Music. President Stephen Wrench and the Musik and Film company roster have an impressive resume. Some of the most notable associations include; Lynyrd Skynyrd, Ozzie Osbourne, Red Jump Suit Apparatus, Tommy Tutone, Slash, Bad Company, ABBA, Motorhead and Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.

Stephen Wrench, President of Musik and Film said of his decision to sign the two bands, ”These bands represent the quality of artists that we are interested in working with promoting and getting their music heard. We are delighted to have these two exceptional groups as part of our stable of talent!” It’s clear that Orndorff shares Wrench’s enthusiasm and kind regard and speaking of their new partnership, Orndorff says, “We were really fortunate to have Stephen become a fan of our music. It all started when Stephen liked some music we posted online and things developed over a couple of years. Finally, the planets aligned and it became obvious that we should work together. After getting to know Stephen, he’s one of the nicest guys you’ll find in the music business and that’s rare.”

Musik and Film has been cited as one of the top Indie Labels in the United States. Musik and Film’s digital distribution is the best in the business; facilitated through their highly coveted relationship with Sony Records and The Orchard. The Orchard is a pioneering music and video distribution company operating in more than 20 global markets. With industry-leading technology and operations, The Orchard amplifies an artists reach and revenue across hundreds of digital and mobile outlets around the world, as well as physical retailers in North America and Europe.

This deal marks a considerable step forward for the future of both bands and this partnership will be key to their continued success. Musik and Film will be promoting both The Blue News and James The Lesser to over 12500+ radio stations in 60 countries for airplay. This kind of global exposure will introduce Orndorff and his bands’ music to audiences unreachable until now.

In addition to the label deal, exciting upcoming events for both The Blue News and James The Lesser include a new series of live streaming video webcasts starting on November 9, 2012. The webcasts featuring Q&A sessions and live music performances will allow fans, new and old, to experience the music in new ways and increase the bands growing fan base. Orndorff said of his vision and hopes for the immediate future of both bands, “I don’t want to give too much away but we’ve been talking about a lot of cool possibilities and new ways to interact with our fans. We’re still hammering out what our next steps should be, but a lot of what the future holds will be up to the fans. With this new collaboration the music will definitely get new levels of exposure.”

To learn more about the bands The Blue News and James the Lesser visit:
www.thebluenews.net and www.jamesthelesser.com

In 1966 the Lovin’ Spoonfull brought us a great chart entry with a song called ‘Nashville Cats’.

One of the lines in the song related ‘There are Thirteen Hundred and Fifty Two Pickers in Nashville’…. years on of course there are many more all wanting a step on the fame ladder.

Many never make it and just add to that Nashville pickers list.

Others are told “No you’re not right for country music”, “There’s no way we can put money behind an artist with unproven ‘marketing strategy’”, and “Country audiences won’t buy a black female country album”.

These were some of the thoughts and words of record company moguls when Adrianna Freeman was pitching her musical career.

She is now about to prove them wrong as under the direction and production talents of Teddy Gentry from the award winning Alabama group she has just produced her first album.

It is sheer class from the opening track ‘I Will Not Be Your Tennessee’ (released as the first single from the album) through to the fading refrain of ‘There’s Gonna Be A Rainbow’.

The last track could be a fitting omen for Adrianna as the album contains an eclectic mix of light and shade of mid tempo and gentle songs which shows off her vocal range and quality, sometimes , smokey and gentle, but always meaningfull and believable.

Production is brilliant, complimented by great musicianship throughout with a across the board song selection.

Diversity of music is perhaps to the fore with ‘The Price’ featuring Duck 13 who offers a rap injection.

If you fancy being one of the first in years to come, to be able to say you bought her very first album, then treat yourself to a future country star in the making.

Her debut album is released on the Musik and Film record label (musikandfilm.com) and is available from this week on her own site www.adriannafreeman.com.

Apparently her grandfather had dreamed of being a country artist as had her father Ed, the dream has now been passed on to Adrianna and I think it’s about to come true.

She’s one less picker to be counted in Nashville if ever the Lovin’ Spoonfull re-record their song.

Join me from Saturday on the American Connection Show on www.euvue.co.uk for a taster as I’ll be playing three tracks as she features in our Album Of The Week spot.

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Brett Cohen released a you tube video last week that has gone viral and is slated to make the round ot talk shows this week. Brett Cohen is also a very talented musician.

PONTE VEDRA, FL, August 28, 2012 /24-7PressRelease/ — Who is Brett Cohen?

Brett Cohen is also a musician and a songwriter with a new release, I Just Want to Get You Home.

Who is Brett Cohen? A fellow by the name of Brett Cohen released a YouTube video that has gone viral. Since the release of the video, Brett has appeared on Good Morning America and is slated to appear on many more talk shows this week.

Did you know Brett Cohen is a very talented musician? Brett writes, sings,and performs.

Normal guy, Brett Cohen punked a bunch of Times Square tourists recently when he hired a crew of cameramen, bodyguards and assistants to follow him around 42nd Street and pretended to be someone special. It worked! People thought he was famous and tried to get his autograph or have him pose for a picture. Brett dressed up like a typical celebrity and was accompanied by an entourage of two professional bodyguards, two assistants, and photographers pretending to be paparazzi. While the assistants and photographers waited for Brett to exit the 49th street marquee at NBC Studios, they started a buzz that a big star was about to walk out, thus making it worth their while to wait and get a picture. Many asked the crew whom Brett was and no answer was given. They were forced to either make something up, or just take a picture with him in hopes that their Facebook friends or Twitter followers might have a better idea.

How many Brett Cohens are there in the US alone? Many, for sure.

Now, the real question: Who is this Brett Cohen and is this the same Brett Cohen who punked out the world last week? Watch and listen to I Just Want to Get You Home and you decide. Is this the same Brett Cohen and is he a real ladies man that just want to get you home?

Musik and Film is known as one the top Indie labels in the world. We are multi-faceted covering production, publicity, radio promotion. Our labels, Out of the Box Records and Cinderella Records, are distributed by the largest chain in the world, The Orchard.

Musik Radio Promotions is a major radio promotions company, promoting mostly singles, with 13,000+ verified radio stations in our database, which is available to Indie artists and labels.

We also have a dedicated phone staff, able to do heavy call promotions to radio worldwide, in 60 countries at this date.

J.J. CROWNE: THE MUSICAL CHAMELEON

Just as certain chameleons have the ability to change colors at the drop of a hat, so too can J.J. Crowne aka “The Eclectic One.”  J.J.’s array of colors comes in the form of musical notes, and this artist has a deep and interesting history.  Originally from Jersey and later moving to South Florida at 15, Crowne started writing songs at 11, picked up piano/keyboards at 16 and learned how to play guitar at just 9 years old.  The music bug had taken hold of J.J. at a very young age and this self-taught musician hasn’t looked back since!

Listen: http://jjcrowne.com/wordpress/music/

J.J. later attended Oberlin Music Conservatory, where he learned about formal musical composition and arranging for the first time, and the musical chameleon was definitely taking shape.  Besides playing in nightclub cover bands for five years and then signing his first record deal at 22, radio enters the picture in a BIG way.  In the late ‘70s J.J. turned his sights to commercial jingles for various stations and ad agencies in Miami and Ft. Lauderdale.  He actually became quite well-known for it, which led him down the road of writing and recording music for films, TV shows and theatrical productions throughout the late ‘70s into the ‘80s &‘90s.  Crowne even landed a deal with Fox TV back in 1992 where he came up with the background music behind an episode of “America’s Most Wanted.”   J.J. also got involved with PBS TV as well as Univision’s “Yo Quiero Ser Estrella” show, along with doing many voice-overs for television, radio programs and even a few documentary films.  Having won “Addy Awards” for two of his commercials and then becoming an ASCAP Full Writer Member, J.J. seemed to be on top or maybe not?  Just as a crown is worn by a king, this Crowne wasn’t fully satisfied and a little frustrated with the “lack of real success in the music biz” so he became an attorney for the indigent.  I mean, why not? This guy’s a chameleon after all with no desire to stay the same, and all the while laughing in the face of that stale, same-old, same-old fellow from around the way.  Constant change and ever evolving is what J.J. Crowne is all about.  In the realm of being a perfectionist, a Crowne is to be worn properly and so J.J. must wear it right.

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Los Angeles, CA — (SBWIRE) — 06/29/2012 — Babble went global on May 24th with their new album, “Shape of the Flux.” Rob Williams and Karen Langley (guitars and voice respectively) are really excited having signed a record and digital distribution licensing deal with U.S.A. based label Musik and Film – this means worldwide promotion and distribution of Babble’s music.

“It’s been really inspiring to get this interest because we have an extensive catalogue of music and vocal ideas that don’t necessarily fit into the mainstream. Musik and Film makes a point of searching for this kind of artist and so we really hit it off with them,” says Karen.

Terry Nails, VP A&R, and formerly of Ozzy Osbourne says of Babbles’ music, “Very rarely do I find music as completely original, rhythmically sophisticated, beautifully played and exactly arranged as the music of Babble. Babble’s highly original electro/acoustic style of music defies categorization. I found it very engaging and thoroughly enjoyable – coming from a grumpy music snob such as myself that’s saying quite a lot.”

The definition of Babble is,”To utter a meaningless confusion of words or sounds.” The sounds that come from the group Babble, once assembled, form a meaningful collaboration of music that moves and soothes the soul. The music of Babble cannot be categorized into any genre. It just is. The basic bones of Babble are Rob Williams (guitars/synthesis) and Karen Langley (lyrics and vocals/vocal arrangements). Rob’s distinctive guitar sound and style folds around Karen’s evocative vocals to produce the powerful and original Babble sound.

Joined by a shared interest in the healing force of music and sound, Babble is a moveable feast that can include a variety of musicians at performances. Both Rob and Karen have worked with many bands/musicians and theatrical groups spanning long careers. “Music is the conversation, the one we can have at the Universal level – everyone can join in”, says Karen. Rob and Karen are often joined by; Paul Smith (Bass/Double Bass), Tony Bird (Drums/percussion), Ed Steelefox (Drums/percussion/wicked dance moves) Eric Hej (drums/percussion/Wildman), Jon Sharp (drums/percussion) and Paul Bryant (Bass guitars).

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When Christina Reese started ‘Hangin with Stogie,’ at her very young age of ten years old she probably had no idea she would set the stage for what would become a music sensation. Adding other young talent to her quick rising sound with talented teens Megan Green and Kylie Westerbeck.

Their rising popularity would carry them doing interviews, magazines, tours, and concerts creating a name that not only would highlight their amazing, pure, and high energy sound but also create a new very refreshing mix of country and pop with a twist of rock designing their new generational sound that would become in high demand.

Though this amazing trio have been compared to Taylor Swift, Dixie Chicks, Band Perry, Lady Antebellum Spain, and The Wreckers, you can be certain their sound is original yet contagious. Their down to earth personalities are innocent yet talented and well beyond their years as grounded, focused, outgoing southern young ladies who are out to bring quality music to audiences everywhere – a refreshing change to other genres of over popularized music.

These young ladies carry with them a great vocal sound with very impressive instrumental talent for youth of their age creating the flavor that appeals to all age groups. A sound that leaves audiences everywhere tapping their feet, clapping their hands, not to mention singing along.

Already experiencing the rush of opening major shows for notable artist such as Pat Benatar, an accomplishment well worth the recognition of these southern belles. These new-to-the-stage entertainers are not just vocalists; they master their instruments adding to the excitement of seeing a live performance.

Their stage presence is fresh, new, and professional placing them on top with those names already recognizable in the industry.

In celebration of the International CD Release event party scheduled July 12, at the ‘Old Silk Mill.’ The show will start at 7PM and run till 8PM. Doors will open at 6:30 and will be ‘FREE The CD’ entitled “Summer All Year Long” with their single ‘It Ain’t Me Babe.’

Attending the concert CD release in support of this amazing celebration will be Stephen Wrench, President, and Rhonda Wrench, Vice President, of Musik and Film. Hangin with Stogie, signed to exclusive worldwide record deal with Musik and Film and promotions with Musik Radio Promotions. An extensive radio campaign will proceed following the release of “Summer All Year Long.”

Stephen, known for his contributions to the music industry, working for labels such as RCA and artists such as Loverboy, Survivor, Missing Persons, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and other great names in music. Stephen comments, “These girls may be young but don’t underestimate them. They are extremely talented musicians, songwriters, and vocalists and can hold their own with any artist in the world today.”

For more, visit www.hanginwithstogie.com

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A quick glance at the credits for this Lithuanian band’s fourth album, and you immediately sit up and take notice. Recorded partly at Liscornbe Park studios here in the UK it was produced by John Young who also provides backing vocals and additional keyboards and engineered by Steve Rispin. In addition, the guest list includes Dave Kilminster and Anne Marie Helder, and the drummer for the whole session is Martin Beedle of Cutting Crew. Recorded in the late spring of 2010 it has taken a while to surface, but it was well worth the wait. There is strong Pink Floyd/Roger Waters vibe right through the album, and Kilrninster’s work on the up-beat title track is right at home. The Waters-like vocals with strong female backing make “Is This The Way” and “When The Western Wind Blows” sound as though they could have come from one of the great man’s solo albums. While the comparison is unavoidable there is enough of The Skys themselves in this record to make it original. If you are a fan of the swirling keyboards and big emotional sounding guitar solos you will not go wrong with this. The only question left unanswered is why has it taken 15years and four albums for me to hear of The Skys.