Legendary, iconic and famed are only a few of the adjectives used to describe outstanding Fiddler Tim Smith, but amazing works just as well. Some fiddlers have tone, others speed, still others touch and a sparse few, grace and style. Then there is Tim who performs with a true combination of all the above.

Smith’s new album “Fiddler Tim Smith & Friends”, has an impressive “Who’s-Who” list of backing musician with most of the songs written by the fiddler himself: a difficult task in the Bluegrass genre, where supposedly everything worth playing has long since been played many times over. The overall coloring of the album is provided by Tim’s fiddle, as it should be.

The album will be released through the Musik and Film Records label and is being promoted heavily by Musik Radio Promotions. The single, Broadway Limited, has already been picked up in a week by over 300 stations worldwide.

Musik Radio Promotions has a database of 13,000 radio stations in 60 countries for airplay. These are FM, AM, and Internet stations. We cover many chart reporting stations plus thousands of other stations. Many of these radio contacts are built on decades of personal experience working with world renowned groups and touring!

The album is, in a word, stunning. Tim takes chances, as he has all through his career, and goes beyond “Bluegrass”, delving into Blues, Jazz and Folk, to create a Bluegrass fusion of music that stretches the boundaries on conventional sounds and rhythms.

This first single being released is “Broadway Limited”. It speaks for itself. Smith is stepping out, with stellar performances by all supporting musicians, including Wayne Benson, Eric Ellis, David Guthrie, David Holt, Jeff Huffman, Clyde Mattocks, Will McIntyre, Zak McLamb, Wyatt Rice and Andrew Smith. Check out more information and

The fiddler extraordinaire was born on May 29th, 1955 in Havre de Grace, Maryland. In 1968 the family moved to Sparta, North Carolina. Tim has been playing and learning fiddle tunes since age 7. From ages 9 to 13 he studied classical music and played in the school orchestras in the state of Maryland. All the while, he continued his study and passion for fiddling, playing music with family and friends. His father played good rhythm guitar and would accompany him on the fiddle tunes during the early years. His mom and dad were always encouraging and supportive of all his musical explorations.

Tim has a rich musical heritage of fiddling. His Grandfather Kilby Reeves, of Sparta, NC, was an Appalachian style fiddler, reminiscent of the late fiddler Tommy Jarrell. Uncles Tom and Bert Reeves, both Bluegrass fiddlers, have also been a great source of encouragement as well as mentors to Smith. Reeves, an early Galax, VA fiddlers convention champion and sought after square dance fiddler, has been credited with teaching the legendary fiddler Art Wooten, also from Sparta, NC, to play the fiddle.

After relocating to Sparta, Tim was sought after to play shows, dances, churches and fiddle contests. He played locally with several fine musicians, to name a few, such as Fred Roupe, Bill Joines, The Country Five (a country band featuring Roger Evans and the Wyatt brothers–James, Joe and Jackie).

Shortly following his graduation from Allegheny High School in 1973, Tim won Lester Flatt’s fiddle contest in Pinnacle, NC. The first place prize was a guest appearance with Lester Flatt and The Nashville Grass on The Grand Ole Opry and which he did, in early 1974. That great honor led Tim to a professional career in the music business. Since then, Tim has been awarded various prestigious fiddle prizes including “The North Carolina State Championship” 1st place fiddle prize in 1976, 1st place fiddle prize at the world famous “Galax Fiddlers Convention” in 1977, and “The World Championship” fiddle prize at the internationally renowned “Union Grove Fiddlers Convention” in 1978, to name a few.

Tim has performed and recorded with many notable musicians through the years. From 1979 to 1982, he performed and recorded with the “Bluegrass Cardinals”. Tim performed, as a Bluegrass Boy, with “Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys”. He has performed with Lester Flatt and The Nashville Grass, Jim and Jesse and The Virginia Boys, The Country Gentlemen, Doyle Lawson and Quicksilver, Roy Acuff, Del McCoury, Tony Rice, Country Gazette, David Holt and many others.

Currently, there are six “Tim Smith” CD releases; “1978 World Champion Fiddler”, “Favorite Pastimes”, “Straight From The Heart”, “Plain and Simple”, “The Lonesome Blueridge” and the latest 2012 release, “Fiddler Tim Smith & Friends presented by Musik and Film Records.

Tim lives in Kernersville, NC with his wife, Anita, with whom he shares two children, Melissa and Andrew.

Website: http://fiddlertimsmith.com

Musik Radio Promotions – Real Radio Airplay

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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