NonStop Riot Closes Series B Funding From North Venture Partners

Music Branding Agency Expands to Meet Demands of Non-traditional Spending Among Brands

NonStop Riot (www.nonstopriot.com), a US music branding agency, has secured an undisclosed round of Series B financing from Oakland, CA-based North Venture Partners. The Los …

Green-Light Received For 'The Road Avenger' Novel

Based on the 1985 Data-East laserdisc feature "Road Blaster," G-Mode of Japan has given a green-light to MMP Publishing's "The Road Avenger" novel, to be released in 2009.

Written by Mary Margaret Park (author and poet) and co-produced by Sekrett Scilensce …

Mysterious CATMAN COHEN...Writing Songs That Make The Whole World Cry

Little is known about mysterious CATMAN COHEN, but one thing is for certain: the shadow musician has gained a strong cult reputation for writing dark songs that make women, children, and even grown men cry.

In what is the first glimpse into Catman Cohen's …

Post-Pop Duo Koko Dozo Bring Global Funktronica To NYC

New York's Post-Pop duo Koko Dozo will be bring their unique version of 'Global Funktronica' to NYC's Tubway @ Mister Black and R Bar this January. Tubway: Black To The Future, held at NoHo club/den mr. Black, has become one of the most important cultural nights in …

Bethany & Rufus - Linin' Track (roots/folk) MP3

On "Linin' Track," Bethany Yarrow showcases more of her vocal range than before, to arrive at a great end result. She pours a lot of emotion into her words, switching between slightly gravelly low notes and soft and pleasant higher ones, singing with the power of …

MusicDish To Represent Social Network Kerchoonz.com At MIDEM

MusicDish President Eric de Fontenay will be representing social media site Kerchoonz.com at this year's MIDEM conference (www.midem.com) being held from 18 to 21 January 2009 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes. Mr. de Fontenay will be meeting with a broad set of …

Kordor Electronics Releases Digital Cinema Movie Distribution Technology

Kodor Electronics gives a boost to the digital cinema initiative today with the release of the KodeKey(TM) Professional Zip Platform for Windows and Mac OS X computer systems.

Movie studios are expected to make wide investments in digital cinema upgrades in 2009 …

MusicDish To Represent 12 The Band At MIDEM

MusicDish President Eric de Fontenay will be representing Trinidad-based 12 The Band at this year's MIDEM conference being held in Cannes, France. Mr. de Fontenay will be meeting particularly with Canadian-based music companies, seeking for licensing/distribution, …

Amy Speace To Debut "The Killer In Me" At Joe's Pub in NYC

Singer-songwriter Amy Speace will be debuting new songs from her upcoming album "The Killer In Me" at Joe's Pub on January 15th @ 7pm. The Wildflower Records release will be available in stores March 10, 2009.

AMY SPEACE @ JOE'S PUB
Thursday, January 15th - 7:00 PM

PayPal Zip Technology Released To Save The Music Industry

The Retail Zip Company has announced the release of the Retail Zip® Format-as-a-Service (FaaS)(TM) for Windows and Mac OS X computer systems.

Retail Zip is a turn-key ecommerce powered zip format that combines the familiar user interface of a zip program with …

MusicDishTV: Gospel Balladeer Desmond Pringle performs Promise

Desmond Pringle is shown here performing his inspirational song, "Promise", almost a cappella. He performs to an enraptured group of young and old followers. His light accompaniment on the piano is complimented half way through the video by the group of fans joining …

Australian Tour Finalized For Molten Mike

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist "Molten Mike" Desselle has finalized his 2nd tour of Australia. The following is his schedule:

Jan 16, 17, 18: Thredbo Blues Festival (3 venues).

Jan. 22: National Press Club, Canberra

Jan. 23: Ian's Place, Mt. Beauty, Vic.

Jan. 24: …

MusicDishTV: St. Madness - The Anti-SuperHero

Advance from the ST. MADNESS album release "SAINTANIC". Filmed and produced for St. Madness by: Christian Satan, Evil Me Productions. www.stmadness.com

"In this video, St. Madness rock out while old black and white news footage is intertwined with their playing. …

Matt Brouwer Announces 2009 'Love Can Save A Life Tour' Plans

Black Shoe Records/Indie Extreme recording artist Matt Brouwer announces his 2009 "Love Can Save a Life Tour". Inspired by the response to the first single Beautiful Now from his new release Where's Our Revolution produced by Grammy award-winning producer, Michael …

Best Of The Batch: Rakell - Sweat

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Artist: Rakell (www.myspace.com/rakellsa)
Track: Sweat
"Sweat" by Rakell SA features a unique blend of a variety of genres, including R&B, pop and funk. Latin and Brazilian influences also reign supreme to create a sultry song that will make you want to get up and …

Mysterious Catman Cohen Urges America To DREAM Again

In honor of the upcoming presidential Inauguration, coinciding with Martin Luther King Day, Catman Cohen has unveiled his new song, I HAD A DREAM, the finale to his third CD....How I Want to Dream: the Catman Chronicles 3... scheduled for February release.

"I wrote …

Sal Belloise Releases 'The South In Me' & 'Nothing But Love'

Sal Belloise has a compilation of 26 new songs found on his new albums titled "The South In Me" and "Nothing But Love." These acoustic guitar driven songs will please anyone who has an ear for Americana, folk rock, pop, jazz or country music. If you love tasty …

MusicDishTV: Dan Manjovi - Things'll Get Better

Here, Dan Manjovi gives an energised live performance of his song, 'Things'll Get Better'. It's pretty standard concert footage, interspersed with close-ups of Manjovi's face and his hands as he taps out notes on his piano with great fervour. There are a few shots …

2009 American Hits Re-Recorded With A Latin Groove

With Latin inspired music having an ever growing influence on the pop scene over the last few years, it is definitely about time for a record like this one to come along...

'Top Hits - Latin Style 2009' is a selection of the best cover songs you will hear anywhere …

Jordan Zevon Wins 2008 USA Songwriting Competition

Jordan Zevon wins the Overall Grand Prize of the 2008 USA Songwriting Competition along with co-writers Jordan Summers & Morty Coyle. His winning song home will be on the USA Songwriting Competition's compilation CD this year. Jordan is a singer-songwriter from Los …