New Artist!!! - RainHat

-RainHat
Name: Sami Ylinen
Main genre: indie-folk pop
Bio/Description: Rainhat is an independent Swedish project, started in early 2009 by classically trained musician Sami Ylinen, who writes the songs and sings and plays all the instruments in the recordings. Sami believes that music should be available to anyone who likes listening to it, regardless of who or where you are, so all Rainhat tracks can therefore be downloaded for free from the website and shared freely online or otherwise.

"Read More"

Website: http://www.rainhatmusic.com

Review:

"One of the most noble and respectable musicians in the industry. I highley recommend checking out his music. As he said all his stuff is free, which right off the bat is great, but then you listen to his album and realize you would gladly have payed 12.99 for it at BestBuy. I cannot get enough of RainHat."

New Artist!!! - HydroPhon!c

Real Name: Brandon Thomas
Artist Name: HydroPHon!c
Artist Type: Producer and soon-to-be DJ
Main Genre: Dubstep and Hip-Hop
Description: A real grassroots producer, no expensive studio equipment needed. I enjoy those often over-looked "stock" sounds, and over the years developed techniques to breath life into them, thus creating a unique sound and style. No track sounds the same as another, and theres always something new to hear.
Website:
http://www.myspace.com/lucky7oncp
http://www.youtube.com/user/l7jamaica
Contact Info: lucky7id@gmail.com




Review:

"An awesome Dubstep producer and the above dubstep remix of a hardstyle song is ground breaking. I do not know how but HydroPhon!c managed to perfectly combine the hard thumping kick drums of hardstyle at 144BPM's with the LPF'd BASS of dubstep at 70 BPM's. Epic is really the only word to describe this track, and this artist!"

New Artist!!! - !mpakterz

Artist Name: !mpakterz
Real Name: Hemar Randall
Main Genre: Nu-Hardstyle/Hardstyle
Bio/Description: Born November 17th, 1992 in Kansas City, MO. Been producing electronic music on and off since February 2008. Producing Hardstyle since September 2009.
Website: www.myspace.com/impakterz
www.youtube.com/ImpakterzUSA
www.youtube.com/doublehelix08

Contact Info: theimpakterz@live.com

Review:

"For only producing Hardstyle for a few months !mpakterz is one of the best Indie hardstyle producers I have heard since founding RAI. He produces full tracks but his real talent lies in the writting melodies. Artists can purchase his melodies for a mere $10, just shoot him an Email. !mpakterz is a great artist and I expect him to go much farther in his field. If he can produce high quality hardstyle tracks after only a few months I cannot wait to see what he can do after a year or two and working in the field. Keep up the great work."

New Artist!!! - Undergrad Records

Undergrad Records was founded by Patrick Owen, a senior at the University of Texas. Patrick's goal was to start an Indie Record Label with the help of his last financial aid check of roughly nine thousand dollars. Documenting everything by video and blog Patrick created a unique web-series called Undergrad Records The Show. U.R. is up to episode five and counting. If you are looking for a good time and a real inside look at the music industry check out U.R's youtube page for all the latest episodes. Between behind the scenes, studio sessions, and the story The Show is a great time.

If you are looking to submit your stuff to Undergrad Records in hopes of getting signed be sure to visit them Here: http://www.undergradrecords.tv/page/submit-music

Follow Patrick and the rest of his team at http://www.undergradrecords.tv/

RAI's BlogCarnival (Second Edition)

Welcome to the December 13, 2009 edition of rai's free music promotion.

Band

Surbhi Bhatia presents Reason to Rise posted at The Viewspaper » The Viewspaper.

Other

David Leek presents About RAI posted at Rising Artists Blog, saying, "To Start Off The Carnival this is RAI's ABOUT page!"

Edwin Choi presents Great Mixtape Rappers Equate to Bad Album Releases? posted at Hip Hop Octopus, saying, "Why do mixtapes, which sometimes feature and promote up and coming rappers at their best, result in horrible actual studio releases?"

Website

Morgan Schwartz presents My Omaha Alternative Holiday Experience posted at Omaha.net - Local Writing from the Heartland.

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Breakthroughband.com

This groundbreaking new blog of a website goes through what every band goes through when trying to reach their unsuspecting fans. From marketing, to advertising, from production to promotion breakthroughband.com exposes it all. This is more then a blog about marketing music. It is a journey through the harsh jungle that is the music industry. This blog is designed to struggle along with the artists.

First hand experience is the best experience. And whether you are a new band or an old band there is something to learn at breakthroughband.com. It teaches you so much more then the basic nonsense you have heard a hundred times before: "Define your target audience and go from there". Breakthroughband.com IS first hand experience.

Check out www.breakthroughband.com and follow David James on his musical journey. At the very least you will discover what it really takes to make a successful band!

New Artist!!! - Jesselle

Jesselle

Main Genre: Pop
Description:

Hey guys! I'm Jess Loren, a singer/songwriter. Some say pop some say country and some say rock. I play piano and the guitar and my dad plays and performs with me on the 12 string guitar. I love writing music and performing live . My new CD was just recorded in august. It is a collection of all original songs written and composed by me! Going out to tour to promote and hope to land on the taylor swift tour as a supporting artist. Right now i am unsigned and all of my music and merchandise will be available online itunes and others very soon. I Hope I can share my love of music with all of you. Some of the biggest stages I have performed on are at Madison Square Garden at the halftime show during the Knicks game and on the Papermill Playhouse stage. I am now already writing my follow up cd as we speak. Videos of my latest shows will be up soon! Also, thanks for all of the positive comments on youtube! It really gives me a huge smile every day.

Check out our myspace: www.myspace.com/surfhousemusic

SEND US SOME FANMAIL!: surfhousemusic@yahoo.com
TWITTER!: www.twitter.com/surfhousemusic

Also, become a fan on facebook everybody!

DON'T FORGET TO CHECK OUT JESSELLE'S LATEST VIDEO!

New Artist!!! - Ship To Shore

Ship To Shore

Main Genre: Pop-Punk
Description:

We are a South Jersey pop-punk band made up of five kids who love playing music. Sounds like a mixture of The Movielife and New Found Glory. We are looking to play shows so let us know if you need any bands to play!

Website: www.myspace.com/shiptoshorenj

Review:

"Guitar and Bass Melodies like no other that are bound to get stuck in your head for days. Ship To Shore has the potential to go pretty far in the Music Industry. I love hearing new bands from my home state of New Jersey. It is bands like Ship To Shore that may one day put New Jersey on the Music Industry map. I could die happy if Ship To Shore helps bring New Jersey to the music scene."

New Artist!!! - DJ Takkei

DJ Takkei

Name: Justin Braithwaite
Artist Name: Dj Takkei
Artist Type: DJ & Producer
Main Genre: Trance & House

Description:

--Currently Dj Takkei is working mostly on his musical productions. He is learning more and more about the production field daily and plans on going to the Arts Institute of Austin to major in Audio Production. He produces his own music and attempts a remix here and there. It is hard to image that Dj Takkei is only 16 years of age.

Check out DJ Takkei's Music Here: http://www.dj-takkei.com/

And

http://www.youtube.com/channel/djtakkei

Review:

--"DJ Takkei contacted me one day without warning. Honestly though, this was a pleasant suprise. Between business and school it has proved very difficult to look for new artists to feature and help them out, let alone update the website. Listening to all of DJ Takkei tracks brought some new inspiration to my cause here at RAI. I started my DJ career at 16 and I am currently attending Rowan University for Audio Engineering and Radio/TV/Film. It sounds wierd to say I see myself in Dj Takkei. The main difference between us is the music we produce. When I listen to DJ Takkei's tracks in a row and feel like I am listening to a professionaly released trance album. When I listen to mine, I hear sparatic techno ideas and projects that spring randomly into my head. I feel as though DJ Takkei sees a larger image. I feel as though next time I walk into my favorite music store I'll find a DJ Takkei album right in front of the door." ~Dave L (Founder)

Monthly Update - September Edition

Hello everyone, I know it has been quite some time since my last post and I appologize. However, there is good reason! Recently I have had my hands full with a bunch of new ideas I have started to put in motion. My main focus currently is starting a bi-weekly or monthly series of video interviews with RAI connected bands and artists. These will be feature here and on youtube. I believe this is a step in the right direction and will offer a really unique way for people to really learn about the bands/artists music.

Pretty soon I will be doing an overhaul of my amazon.com aStore. I want to include as many artists as possible into that. For those of you that do not know what an aStore is, it is basically a simple and easy to use place within this site that will allow visitors to purchase your music and albums, both as MP3, or as a physical EP.

I will also be making a push for all RAI connected artists to get their music on Last.fm . As some of you may know I feature a last.fm radio player on the left hand side of the site. I believe Last.fm opens your music up to a wide variety of listeners that would not have found your tracks otherwise.

Well that's the most recent stuff I have going for RAI. I'm still working on getting enough money to start the Recording Studio! I Can't wait to really start that project! It should be fun!

OH! And don't forget to join RAI's facebook group!

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/group.php?gid=112497392392

Rising Artists International BlogCarnival (First Edition)

Welcome to the September 13, 2009 edition of rising artists international.

**For this edition all submissions were accepted: However, in future editions submissions only strickly related to RAI and RAI's mission will be accepted. If you host a music blog of your own and would like to be the next host of RAI's BlogCarnival please send me an email at RisingArtists@gmail.com with your application.**

Artist

Peter Kimmich presents Army Navy Tweets Their Way Through UK Fueled Only by Pints posted at Monitor Down, saying, "Thanks!"

Beth Jukuri presents Seeking to know is the key posted at Imperfect Lady, saying, "Learning as we go."

Monique Sharp presents Truly An Inspirational Cd! Whitney's Best For All People! posted at I Look To You Reviews, saying, "Whitney houston is back with her new single 'I Look To You'"

Monique Sharp presents Whitney Houston is a Representation Of Ladies All Over The World With Her Style And Grace posted at I Look To You Reviews.

Other

Philip Rose presents Tips on Maintaining Exhibition Security posted at Exhibition Security.

Producer

EARTHSlayer presents Alone in the Dim Light posted at EARTHSlaying 101, saying, "Creative experiments for your eyes and ears!"

ferdinand young presents Ways to Maintain Trade Show Security posted at Trade Show Security.

Record Company

greenie smith presents Green Packaging at Its Best: Environmentally Friendly DVD and Blu-Ray Cases posted at Green Packaging.

johnny lokin presents How Retail Security Systems Can Protect Your Business posted at Retail Security Systems.

Ramil Parkson presents Things That Make a Trade Show Rental Service a Quality One posted at Trade Show Rental Service.

greenie smith presents Go Green with Eco-DVD Cases posted at Green Packaging.

Singers

Monique Sharp presents Whitney Houston Is Back! posted at I Look To You Reviews

Recording Studios

Hakim Callier presents Audio Mastering Competition #1 posted at Hakim Callier, saying, "My blog is hosting a healthy, but intense competition between the best and brightest among up-and-coming music producers from all around the world."

That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition ofrising artists internationalusing ourcarnival submission form.Past posts and future hosts can be found on ourblog carnival index page.

About RAI

What is RAI?

RAI stands for Rising Artists International. Rising Artists International is a fresh, new avenue for Musicians to be Heard, and for Music Lovers to hear some new Music. Offering Gratis Publicity, RAI is actively involved in Supporting Independent Music from many places in the industry. Whether You are an Up-and-Coming Artist, or a Veteran who's looking for some New Exposure, RAI definitely has a place for You. And with the Many Artists already a part of RAI, any Musically-Enamoured Person can find some Interesting new Tracks to hear, and (at least a few) to Love.

You don't have to be an indie artist to become a part of RAI, or even an artist. Fans of all sort are welcome to a part of RAI. RAI is a group community of Artists, Fans, Labels, and Average Listeners.


RAI's Mission:

Here at RAI it is our mission to provide free premium promotion for bands and artists. We understand that less then 2% of all bands can actually make a living off their music. We understand how hard it is to really get your music out there. RAI is here to help. We offer a wide range of free services to help share your music with the world, all of which will be explained later.



What Qualifies As An Artist?

In simplest terms:

• Bands


• DJs


• Record Companies


• Record Labels


• Recording Studios


• Singers


• Guitarists


• Sound Supervisors


• Sound Engineers


• Recording Artists


• Managers


• Digital Artists


• Collaborations


• Any musical Artist (If you think you are then you are)

What are the services RAI currently offers?

RAI provides a new avenue for artists to present their music and really be Heard. There is a difference between one who hears your music and one who really listens to your music. Here at RAI we garuntee that you will gain some new listeners.

The main service RAI offers to newly connected artists in the feature article on the main page. That will bring the most traffic to the artists website and hopefully the most benefit to the artists as well.

RAI also has an online aStore supported by Amazon.com . If an artists music can be found on Amazon.com then their music can be purchased on RAI's aStore. The artist will recieve the same amount of royalties if purchased outside RAI's aStore.

RAI has profiles on many existing social networks including facebook, last.fm, youtube, myspace, purevolume, soundclick, tumblr, ning, SoundCloud, playlist.com, and many more. Upon joining RAI a link to your website and a description of you and your music will be posted on EVERY RAI profile across the net giving the artist complete global promotion.

What services will RAI offer in the future?

RAI is currently working on a HUGE expansion project that will help provide even greater promotional oppertunities to connected artists. Here are some of the projects RAI is currently undergoing:

• RAI partnership with iTunes (Allowing visitors to purchase music directly from the main website - all money goes to the artist)


• RAI social network provided by Ning.com (Allowing artists and fans alike to share their music, opinions and expertise about music and the industry, creating a unique environment between fans and artists)


• RAI Recording Studio and HeadQuarters (Scheduled to finish construction in 2015, creating a wide range of oppertunities including album releases featuring the best of RAI's connected artists and more)


• RAI Records in corperation with Geist Records and Geist Inc. (RAI records will soon be a side project for Geist Inc. and work along side Geist Records to provide a low costing recording studio for up-and-comming bands and artists)

New Artist!!! - DJ Zick Finland

DJ Zick Finland

Name: Andreas
Age: 18
Gender: Male
Country: Finland
State: Keski-Pohjanmaa
City: Kokkola
Genre: Hardtrance and Hardstyle
Label: Unsigned
DJ Zick a 18-year old male Finnish music producer from city Kokkola,in Keski-Pohjanmaa. The first track Magnacat was released at Mikseri.net 03.07.2008. It's the first and only Melodic Trance song in thisproject. Other tracks goes more to harder trance and hardstyle.
One of the popularest remixes are the D-Devils 6th Gate (Dance WithThe Devil) and Gigi D'Agostino's L'Amour Toujours. They have beenplayed over 5000 times at YouTube and Mikseri.

The most loved track at YouTube: DJ Zick Vs. D-Devils - 6th Gate (Dance With The Devil)The most loved track at Mikseri: DJ Zick Vs. East Clubbers - Wonderful Dancing (DJ Zick Hardtrance Remix Edit)
The first unsigned album is already clear and there is 15 tracks and they are all playable at Last.FM, Mikseri and Youtube. He's already working on the second unsigned album named "Cosplay". The first 4 tracks are already done, and they are much more progressive and darker than ever!

Please visit these sites:http://www.mikseri.net/djzick
http://www.youtube.com/user/DJZICKMUSIC
http://irc-galleria.net/view.php?nick=DJ_Zick

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Review:
"I found DJ Zick on my similar artists radio and instantly fell in love. Extremely professional tracks and amazing sounds. Every time I listen to my similar artists radio on Last.fm for DJ Geist13 I look forward to two things the most: Hearing one of my tracks, and hearing the latest DJ Zick track. Being a Melbourne Shuffler I LOVE dancing to DJ Zick's music." -Dave L. (Founder)

New Artist!!! - Wolfgang Carter

Real Name: Mike Heinrich
Artist Name: Wolfgang Carter
Artist Type: Musician
Main Genre: Rock
Description: Independent songwriter, guitarist and singer serving up a special blend of head food and skull candy for your listening pleasure. Currently recording new songs at home and posting them on my blog @ http://wolfgangc.blogspot.com/ while my first CD, entitled "Naked", is being mixed down and mastered for release. I enjoy writing songs and for the most part I use personal experience as the subject matter for the songs I have written. So far all the songs I have released on the net are about the things and the people in my life. The songs on my upcoming CD can be heard on ReverbNation @ http://www.reverbnation.com/wolfgangcarter or on MySpace @ http://www.myspace.com/wolfgangcartermusic.

Website: http://wolfgangc.blogspot.com/
Contact Info: wolfgang.carter@hotmail.com

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Review:

"My first ever visit to Carter's website introduced me to one of the most professional looking blogspot sites on the net. Instantly that told me this guy has his stuff together. I was now excited to listen to what Wolfgang Carter had to present to the floor. It is an understatement when I say that his music is the pure essence of what rock IS: Flowing guitar melodies, great vocals, and a drummer with the capabilities to make it nearly impossible to keep your foot from tapping against the floor. I have never seen Wolfgang Carter preform in person but definitely plan to! But when I picture him preforming I picture him on stage at a popular local bar late at night, and then at the same time I picture the stage turning a full 180 to reveal a crowd of a couple thousand." --Dave L. (Founder of RAI)

New Artist!!! - Vulffen

Vulffen

Location: Florida
Main Genre: Electronic / Hardstyle

Description:
A 15 year old artist from Melbourne, Florida. Working from a simple Dell Inspiron 2200 Laptop, Ranging from blasting Hardstyle beats to easy listening minimal beats.

Currently unsigned. He is looking for a Label and is here for the offers.

Inspirations for his music making are:
Basshunter
HeadHunterz
Showtek
Blutonium Boy
Daft Punk
Dark Oscillators
And Gigi D’Agostino

Review:
"For only being 15 Vulffen "The Hardstyle Cat" produces some really nice electronic tracks. My favorite style of music is Hardstyle and I love Vulffen's work. Extremely professional sound and really nice Melbourne Shuffle music. (my Favorite Dance). Definitley go check out Vulffen's music today!

http://www.last.fm/music/Vulffen

RAI's Official Online Radio by Last.fm

If your music is on last.fm and your not connected to RAI yet, then boy you better get to it. RAI just keeps on offering some really awesome free stuff for upcoming bands and artists! The most recent is the aStore, where people can purchase connected artists' tracks, albums, and merchandise. The aStore can be found at the bottom of this blog or HERE!

Previously, one month ago to be exact, RAI set up an online radio with last.fm, the leading free music streaming site in the world. The online radio features artists connected to RAI and similar artists to those already connected. If you are an artists and are either not yet connected with RAI or do not have a last.fm account, I highley suggest you get on that. With the new last.fm radio widget being displayed currently at the top left of this page it is easier and easier for others to listen to your music. AND that's not even the best part.... *drumroll* ... You get paid royalties for letting last.fm play your songs online! And guess what... every play on RAI's new widget gets you even more royalties. So there's no reason to not sign up with RAI and last.fm . And be sure to join RAI's last.fm group here!

Enjoy!

OH! Did I also mention that with a new widget by Amazon.com your music can also be featured ON-Demand in the sidebar! With this Widget your music can actually be purchased in full! Again this service is completely free to take advantage of.

New Artist!!! - Charly H. Fox

Charly H. Fox

Main Genre: Electronic / Dance
Bio:

Charly H. Fox [a.k.a. Prokopis Georgakopoulos] began performing as a DJ in 1990.He originally played a mixture of Disco, Soul and Rock but the dance scene has interested him since he was 14 .At the age of 10 he started to broadcast live from his house with his first homemade radio station & after a few years he had the most popular radio show in his area .When he finished school he moved to Athens to study music production and sound engineering.Now days Charly is working as a sound engineer for the University Of Peloponnese and as an A&R for Unlove Music.

"Professional Remixes and Awesome Originals is the essence of Charly H Fox. He produces some really nice dance tracks and as a fellow DJ would definitly play in my next set. The part about creating his own radio station I find to be hillarious and completely inspiring at the same time. Who knew some local DJ with less then standard radio equiptment would make the most popular radio station in his area? That shows me the potential that Charly H Fox has to become one of the top DJ's in the world." -- Dave (Founder of RAI)

You can find more of Charly H Fox below:

http://www.youtube.com/user/charlyhfox

www.facebook.com/pages/Charly-H-Fox/26806025048

www.myspace.com/charlyhfox

New Artist!!! - CBC

CREATURES of A BEAUTIFUL CITY----

http://myspace.com/creaturesofabeautifulcity

Location: LA

Main Genre: Alternative/Pop Rock

This local LA-area-based band has been working and writing their current catalog of music since late in 2007. The band was originally born from singer Bluu Williams vision from a previous project. Only guitarist Runn remained from the aforementioned project; through like interests, a deep-seeded passion to play, write music and an identical work ethic to what they invision, these two decided to "BE" the "band" and to pair themselves with other musicians. These musicians had to be highly skilled, creative and willing to take a chance in the writing process. Bluu and Runn decided in order to acheive this unique sound they were looking for and to keep their audiences excited and anticipating what will come next, they would bring in different musicians with diverse backgrounds. Each musician joined the group in hopes to break out of their shells from previous projects. This was the start of Creatures of A Beautiful City! Aptly named for the city in which they inhabit.Every musician involving themselves with CBC, do so from a deep hunger to create an experience that will heighten the listeners senses as well as their own. The only intention within their sound is to create a unique but comfortable balance from all the influences that surround them. The easiest way to "classify" their sound is to say that they can bring you to a different place. With the ever-present melody from Bluu's stunningly captivating voice; there is no mistake for their sound. Pair this with grooving bass lines and rhythmically challenging drumming, it brings the melody of the guitars in with full force as they push and pull the tonal balance of the band. Between heavy groove and free-form progressive rock, the band is able to create a distinct style all their own. Creatures of a Beautiful City is attempting to become a striving force in not just the local L.A. music scene, but is ready to share their love of music and experiences with the world.

"CBC produces some of the coolest rock songs I've heard out of LA, let alone the US for an Indie band. Not many bands today just play that classic rock style of music we all know and love. CBC also specializes in Alternative and Pop Rock. While every other band out there makes up some fancy new genre no one has ever heard of before, or claims to play a new style of music every gig. Thankfully, CBC calls it like it is: They ARE rock. It is hard to sit still and listen to their music at the same time, simply because your foot is tapping the whole time. I can only imagine what it would be like to see them in concert. A lot more then your foot would be moving I'm sure of that." --Dave (Founder of RAI)

RAI's Online Store Provided by Amazon.com

Click Here! To View RAI's Online Store!!

That's right! Rising Artists Int. has it's own dedicated online store where you can purchase anything from MP3 downloads to full albums, from band merchandise to books, from musical instruments to music software! Everything purchased at the online store goes directly to the Artist you purchased from. So support the artists and check out RAI's official Online Store.

A MESSAGE TO ALL CONNECTED ARTISTS AND FUTURE CONNECTED ARTISTS:

Please let me know if any of your songs, albums, merchandise is available for purchase on Amazon.com . As soon as possible I will add your products to the online store so your stuff can be featured on RAI's store. You make the same amount per sale on RAI's store as you would on the regular Amazon.com website. You will also get a specifically targeted group of viewers seeing your music, as opposed to a random viewer thanks to Amazon.com's search engine. If you need to contact me, my personal E-mail is Geistsoul13@gmail.com .

UPDATE: I have recently discovered that it is extremely difficult to get your albums on amazon.com if you are unsigned or new to the business. BUT!! I have found a somewhat easy way to go about publishing yourself on amazon for Free. You'll want to check out the website www.createspace.com . It is a partner of Amazon.com and is all about self-publishing. Within the next 2 to 3 days I'll be posting an article about how to go about signing up for CreateSpace and how to eventually get your songs, albums, and merchandise on Amazon.com . At no cost to you. CreatSpace does it all.

New Artist!!! - Inner City Elegance

Inner City Elegance

Main Genre: Rock / Emo Rock

Snippet From Inner City Elegance's MySpace Page:

"Inner City Elegance isn’t far off either; this three piece is taking off in Calgary. With Internet radio play along with air play on Fuel 90.3 this band can get your attention. Lead singer and guitarist Bruno thrills the ladies with his accent and does not disappoint with his voice. Spencer sings back up and demolished the drums with an entertaining spectacle, and Justin rocks bass and backing vocals while driving the songs along. " -Aurgasimicalgary

"Imagine if Led Zeppelin played emo rock, the result could very well be Canadian rockers Inner City Elegance. This band truly sound fresh with entertaining songs that are almost artrock, they've got the same energy as The Who but with Talking Heads sense of humour. At the same time, they also bring thoughts to modern bands like Retrograde and Circa Survive. So you see, it's not easy to label their music. It's pretty exciting though to think how they came up with this odd sound, my guess is that one of the members loves 70's rock while one of the others loves alternative rock and the remaining member is a fan of progressive music. Anyway, I enjoyed listening to their debut EP." -melodic.net

"A band that really has their stuff together. After crawling around on the Internet for over 2 months now trying to find the hottest bands ready to jump into the big time, Inner City Elegance has made an impression on me. Not only with their music but with how they manage themselves. Being a former Band Manager I understand how difficult it is for a band just starting out and I know how hard it is even after that to continue to grow in the public' eyes. Someone once said to me 'Making The Music Is the Easy Part, the Hard Part is Getting People To Listen To It.' I believe Inner City Elegance has succeeded in doing just that." Dave L. (Founder of Rising Artists International)

Check Them Out At:
http://www.innercityelegance.com/

And Don't Forget To Buy Their Songs On iTunes!

New Artist!!! - Phat Records Music

Phat Records Music

Location: Sydney
Main Genre: Hiphop / Electronic

Phat Records is a Sydney based electronic music studio that produces commercial quality music and beats. They specialize in hiphop and electronic music over a wide variety of genres. They offer a variety of services including professional Mastering, Beat Construction, Remixes and Recording sessions. Phat Records Music has produced some great beats and some of their own great spins on poplar songs including Benny Benassi's Satisfaction and Sammy G's Freak U.

Check out what they have to offer and their videos at

http://www.youtube.com/user/PhatRecordsMusic

New Artist!!! - Twin Beat Productions

Twin Beat Productions

Main Genre: Hiphop, R&B
From: Georgia

Description:

Twin Beats consist of Aaron and Daniel Patterson a.k.a. Tha Twins. They produce original music for rap artists and singers in Georgia. They have been producing music for a few years now and have worked with many local artist. Now they are just waiting for our big break.

Twin Beats presents some of the freshest beats and tracks to be produced from Georgia, let alone the whole US. Twin Beats can easily be classified among some of the top producing studios in the country. Twin Beats may not have the classiest facility or the most top rate clients but they produce some great music. Aaron and Daniel put so much heart into their music that it is hard not to enjoy what you hear. You can find their videos and remixes on their youtube channel.

http://www.youtube.com/user/TwinBeatsProductions

Be sure to also visit them on Myspace and Twitter:

http://www.myspace.com/twinbeatsfreeza

http://www.twitter.com/twinbeats

New Artist!!! - Sunil Patil

Artist Name: Sunil Patil
Artist Type: Musician (digital)
Main Genre: Electronica
Description:

Sunil Patil is from India. He is a digital musician and a digital artist specialized in creative electronic loops. The music genres he loves the most are Disco, Electronica, Trance, Rave, Breakbeat. You can check out more of his crazy music at http://www.popcuts.com/music/smuzic . And be sure to follow him on Twitter: http://twitter.com/sunilwww .

For more of Sunil Patil go to http://www.squidoo.com/sunilmusic

.Artist Top-Level Domain

I have recently discovered a movement sweeping the internet community and this movement is trying to make the domain .Artist a top-level domain for any artist or musician to use. Here are some snippets from the movements main website http://artisttld.com/ :

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What is .Artist

.Artist is the new Top Level Domain for Artists of all disciplines. Soon, in addition to popular TLDs like .com, .net, and .us, you’ll be able to register .artist domains. What does this mean? It means that all sorts of cool websites will be popping up on the internet of tomorrow like www.tattoo.artist, www.milesdavis.artist, www.atmosphere.artist, and more! Imagine the possibilities!

The .Artist Philosophy

More than just a name, .Artist is a philosophy where community is the core value. We believe in communities supporting communities, so we will be donating a percentage of our yearly proceeds to organizations who help young aspiring artists both home and abroad.

The .Artist TLD is operated by Sero Registry. Sero Registry is operated by Sero International LLC, a Minnesota Limited Liability Company. For more information about Sero Registry, go to http://www.serointl.com/ . You can also follow Sero Registry on twitter @ http://twitter.com/SeroRegistry .

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If you want to support the scene it's easy! Just click on the box below!



And don't forget to follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/RisingArtists for the latest in upcoming bands, DJ's and producers world wide!

The Week of The Artist!

There has been a recent influx of artists and bands interested in what RAI has to offer. Which is awesome! I'm here to announce that next week starting Monday, August 17th a new artist/band will be featured on the site everyday until Friday, August 21st. Each artist/band has some great music to contribute to the industry and I highley recommend checking each of them out. If you want a sneak peak at the artists being featured during the upcoming week here is the list:

CBC --------------------------------- LA
Twin Beat Productions -------------- Georgia
Sunil Patil --------------------------- India
Inner City Elegance ----------------- Canada
Phat Records Music ----------------- Sydney

As you can see RAI stretches all over the globe and truely provides the featured artist with complete global exposure and promotion. Behold the power of the internet.

The "Who Knows" Factor

So your band finally played a few gigs, so you uploaded a video on youtube, so you DJ'd your first party, so recorded your first track... Now what? And wait, why did I do all that in the first place? The simple answer is to get your name out there for people to see. But how exactly does this help your musical career? "Who Knows", the experience is different for each person/band. That is the beauty of the "Who Knows" factor. For those still wondering exactly what that is, it is a catchy way of saying that you never know what something you do could bring, you never know who will watch your videos, who will listen to your songs on myspace, and more importantly who will read your article on this website. If you never expose yourself to the rest of the world you can NEVER accomplish your musical dreams. Rising Artists Int. is here to help you accomplish your musical dreams.

RAI provides you with that extra bit of exposure for the world to see. My main focus for this website is connections. And you never know what connections the person has reading your article. If that person were to fall in love with your music and just happen to have a recording studio, well my friends you are in luck. BUT... "Who Knows"...

For those trying to spread their name accross the internet without spamming twitter or myspace here is a list of social networking sites that I recommend registering a profile to. And again, the more places your name and your music can be found, the better. Trust Me!

1. http://www.youtube.com/
2. www.youtube.com/RisingArtists
3. www.youtube.com/group/RisingArtistsGroup
4. http://www.twitter.com/
5. http://www.facebook.com/
6. www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112497392392
7. http://www.myspace.com/
8. www.myspace.com/RisingArtistsGroup
9. http://www.earnityourself.com/
10. http://www.purevolume.com/
11. http://www.last.fm/
12. www.last.fm/group/Rising+Artists
13. http://www.soundclick.com/
14. http://www.dizzler.com/
15. http://www.blogger.com/
16. http://www.friendfeed.com/
17. www.friendfeed.com/RisingArtists
18. http://www.plurk.com/
19. www.plurk.com/RisingArtists
20. http://www.tumblr.com/
21. http://www.risingartists.tumblr.com/
22. http://www.zannel.com/
23. http://www.metacafe.com/
24. www.google.com/profiles

and there are so many more that is it crazy. This list could literally go on to reach 200+

Rising Artists In The Future

Updated: August 19th, 2009

As some of you may know this company is only one month old and currently has one employee (ME). Well here are some other stats about Rising Artists that are more then extraordinary for only being one month old and spending $0.00 on advertising.

Rising Artists Has:

28 Followers On Twitter (Follow Me: www.twitter.com/RisingArtists )
126 Members On FaceBook (Join Us At: www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112497392392 )
9,000+ Plays On Last.fm (Join The Group: www.last.fm/group/Rising+Artists )
14 Subscribers On Youtube (Subscribe: www.youtube.com/user/RisingArtists )
121 Friends On Youtube
5 Group Members On The Youtube group (Join Here: http://www.youtube.com/group/RisingArtistsGroup )
8,000+ Page Views On This Website
15 Connected Artists (Wanna Get Connected? Easy!! E-Mail me at: geistsoul13@gmail.com )

And those numbers go up everyday! Each day those numbers grow exponentially!

With all that said, what are my plans for Rising Artists in the Future? How far am I going to go?

By next summer I plan to own a fully operational professional recording studio to record local bands and Rising Artists at much lower prices then competitive studios.

I plan to release a bi-annual album featuring tracks from connected artists, of which rightful royalties will be paid to those hard working artists. The idea so far is to sell a 12 track album for $8 dollars!!! Yup, and I would only walk away with 20% of the sale profit. That's $1.60 for you math guru's, it will cost me upwards to around $1.00 to produce and market the album so I walk away with less then $0.60 per sale and the artists featured in the album walk away with $0.53 per sale. I strongly disbelieve in those record companies taking 50% to 80% of the sales profit. It isn't right.

I plan on making my own website, instead of using Blogger.com as my webhost. It is great for not having any money, but as soon as I can afford it I'm making my very own website... linked to this existing blog though!

I plan on proposing a short segment to MTV featuring interviews and studio sessions with connected Rising Artists.

I plan on having a short segment on local radio stations to play connected Rising Artists.

Eventually I plan on having my very own radio station completely dedicated to this company. Either online or FM hell go big, XM or Serius!

Think this is a bit much? It never hurts to dream, and I dream of helping others make their musical dream a reality. I did not start this company to make some extra cash, I started this company becuase I love music and I love making music. The more music the world has to offer, the better the world's future looks!

New Artist!!! - Sleeping Lessons

Sleeping Lessons
http://www.myspace.com/sleepinglessonsband/
Main Genre: Pop-Rock
From: Frenwick Connecticut

Bio/Description

Culminating an eclectic mix of influences, an undeniable stage presence, as well as a hint of boyish charm, Sleeping Lessons strives to thrill and hook fans and critics alike. With roots in pop, rock, alternative, funk and hip hop music, Sleeping Lessons takes pride in their ability to fuse and create an enjoyable end product.

Beginning in the winter of 2009, the band began experimenting, trying to find new sounds, as well as stabilize a lineup. Going through numerous musical and roster changes, they believe they have found the perfect fit.Having played music together for years, members Brandon Clark(Lead Vocals, Piano), and Preston Briggs (Drums), concluded that finding a bassist and guitarist was crucial for a definitive sound. An essential way to break the mold was to add new influence and tone. Enter Andrew Seltzer (Bass) and Colin Filgate(Guitar),both mutual friends with a solid musical background in various styles of funk and hip hop, as well as an ear for production. Their addition has become ideal in accomplishing exactly what the band set out to do.

After intense practices, a few broken instruments, and a few lost voices, the band is thrilled about the new sound. "I really think we've finally found our element," states Brandon Clark, "We really just want to have as much fun as possible."

Recording a tentative EP with 6 new songs, the band is very optimistic for the future. Look out for their new music coming soon, and stay posted on shows near you!

Check out their music at: http://www.myspace.com/sleepinglessonsband/

I'm Connected, What Now?

Some of you that may have joined Rising Artists International may be wondering: Great! So I got a view extra page views on myspace, and a few more subscribers on youtube, but what now?

Well, that's a good question, actually it's a great question, and I am more then prepaired to give a more then honest answer.

There are countless hours I spend outside of making new posts on this site when I find a new Artist I like. Oh yes, actually 90% of my day goes to finding more fans, more bands, more record companies (that's the big one). The other 10% is mostly sleeping. Anyway, here's what happens after I feature you on this site:

--A link to your music goes out on YouTube, Myspace, Facebook, Twitter, EIY, Last.fm, PureVolume, and SoundClick.
--In every conversation I have for the rest of the week I make sure to mention all the people that have joined Rising Artists International. (My close friends find this annoying by now) If I have contact info I make sure to give it out.
--If I know an artist looking to get recorded or I know a record Company looking for artists... In truth if an artist is looking for anything, my real work begins. Currently I'm working with 5 local artists that are trying to find a good recording studio to produce a sample CD or two. At the moment there is only one Record Company connected to Rising Artists (Steph Marziano's Run Like Hell Records) so I have referred them all to her. I am talking to one recording company based in florida at the moment, and when they join I'll be referring any local bands down there to them. As you can tell my main focus is connections. What I offer at this site is connections. Connections you can't find anywhere else. This is a chance to get your name out there and get seen, be heard! **You can NEVER find fans if you do not put yourself out there for fans to find. If you hide away all day simply hoping fame will bounce upon you, it will never come. Let me help spread the word about what you have to offer and put yourself out there. What's the worst that can happen? Your website gets another backlink!

But if your not connected to Rising Artists International it is really easy to get connected. Just ask! That's right, I accept every band/artist that asks to be featured on the site. Even though I do most of the hunting myself. Don't make me have to beg.

Anyway, if you want or need to contact me you can at: Geistsoul13@gmail.com or leave a comment to this post if it is easier.

Music is Life! Live It! Be It!

New Artist!!! - Hillside Heist

Hillside Heist

Main Genre: Post-Punk

Hillside heist is an America Post-Punk band from Dallas Texas. They are currently undergoing a line up change so won't be preforming live shows for a bit but that does not change the fact that their music is awesome. Comparable to The Clash in someways Hillside Heist embodies everything that is the Old School Punk Music we love!

Check out their music at:
http://www.myspace.com/hillsideheistmusic

New Artist!!! - Tyshon "Shine" Mclaughlin

Name: Tyshon "Shine" Mclaughlin
From: Newark, Nj
Genre: Rap/Hip Hop
Sounds Like: Myself
Website: http://www.myspace.com/mavadoe973
Dream: To Put Newark Back On The Music Map

Short Bio: Tyshon grew up in Newark, Nj. He is the Middle child of an unknown father. His remaining family consists of his moms, his sisters and his nieces and nephews. Tyshon started writing music at the age of 11, and started recording at the age of 13, thanks to his nephew's father. Shortly after that he created a group named "Hoodwork". Two years later, "Shine" begain making instrumentals, due to the fact that he was sick of searching for instrumental Cd's. Just recently, Shine started the group called "Barta E.N.T". Barta E.N.T's members are a couple of Shine's friends that all share the same dream of putting Newark on the map and making a name for themselves. If you think he's hot, just wait till you hear the others tracks he and his group have produced. Shine's songs feature a wide variety of samples making some of the freshest beats you can hear to date. Check out his music at:

http://www.myspace.com/mavadoe973

New Artist!!! - Man On Earth

Man On Earth
http://www.manonearth.com/

Bio: (Taken from Man On Earth's MySpace page)

MAN ON EARTH describes their sound as 'Eclectic, experimental rock based music with a commercial accessibility' All Music Guide takes it a bit further - "melodic, post-Britpop sensibility with sharper-edged American guitar muscle, then tops it off with thoughtful lyrics. Surprisingly mature and far-reaching, the band is really too eclectic to simplify with easy comparisons."

MAN ON EARTH was formed in New York City by lead singer Steven Nathan shortly after recording the bands debut album in his bedroom studio. The band is rounded out by Alex Polaris (Guitar, Keyboards) Dave (Drums) & Alex Goumas (Bass).

Three years after the release of their critically acclaimed debut album, MAN ON EARTH is back with 'The Time Spent Wondering', produced by Grammy winning producer & mixer, Ken Lewis (Lenny Kravitz, Beastie Boys, Fall Out Boy, Kanye West). The album contains guest appearances as diverse as the band's music. The legendary Dr. Fink, iconic keyboardist of Prince & The Revolution as well as Stephen Pearcy, the voice of the mega-platinum arena rock band RATT, have come on board to lend their talents and support to this ambitious project.

MAN ON EARTH's strong 'do-it yourself' ethic and non-stop hard work has garnered them a large amount of recognition and success over the past 3 years. Entirely on their own, the band has had their videos played on Much Music, been spun on over 300 radio stations, featured in film & TV, booked nationwide tours, and directed their own music videos. Shortly after the release of their first album MAN ON EARTH also won the ears of Grammy winning producer Ken Lewis who began working with the band on the songs that have become 'The Time Spent Wondering'.

'The Time Spent Wondering's first single 'all we want' has already gotten a head start this fall from Alternative rock station KACV in Amarillo TX. The song instantly generated phones and within a month it became the 1 most requested song on the station. FMQB declared 'All We Want' a Best Bet pick of the week and a growing number of prominent stations across the country have begun spinning the song as well. The video for 'All We Want' was directed by the band who encouraged fans from around the world to submit videos of themselves with signs explaining their dreams and goals. The outcome was truly inspiring and the video has had a huge response online. In addition pre sales for the album through an exclusive deal with smartpunk.com saw the album debut 8 in their top 100! MAN ON EARTH was also recently named one of the top 20 most popular alternative bands in NYC by the Deli Magazine.

Get connected with Man On Earth at:
http://www.manonearth.com/
http://www.myspace.com/manonearth
http://www.youtube.com/manonearthtv
http://twitter.com/manonearth

New Artist!!! - DJ Sponge303

Artist Name: DJ Sponge3o3

Main Genre: Electronic, Hardstyle/Hardcore
Description:

DJ Sponge3o3 is a fresh new DJ out of Gmund am Tegernsee Germany. He has not broken into the scene just yet but I expect he soon will if the right people listen to his tracks. DJ Sponge3o3 has produced tracks in genres such as Trance, Hardcore, and Hardstyle which makes him a very versatile, and likable across a large demographic of electronic lovers. You can check out his newest music at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/DJsPoNgE3o3

New Artist!!! - K'Mille

Artist Name: K'Mille

Artist Type: Indie Record Label Owner: Rowdie Riot
Singer/Songwriter/Performer
Main Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Pop Rock, Adult Contemporary
Description: Fresh Sound, Exciting groove, Infectious Hooks. Yeah!

Website: http://www.CDBaby.com/cd/kmille
Contact Info: E-mail: HayesRch2001@aol.com

Personal Review: This is by far the best artist to join Rising Artists so far. Her hit song "Alter My Perception" features some awesome beats that I can definitely see me cruising to! And the club mix is amazing. I Highly recommend checking out her music at her website above/below.(http://www.CDBaby.com/cd/kmille ).

Great Stuff!

How Can I Get Featured On The Main Page?

Getting Connected!

Here is all you need to do to get featured on this blog's main page and provide to yourself free exposure and backlinks to your very own music website:

First thing to do is to send a request E-mail to Geistsoul13@gmail.com . That E-mail address is my personal E-mail in which I review every submission to the site. Here's the catch though. EVERY REQUEST IS GRANTED! That's right every submission makes it to the main page. The only requirement is that you make an honest effort in wanting to be featured on the main page. Also, you can request to be featured on any of the below sites Rising Artists is a member of as long as you are a member or a follower of Rising Artists on that particular site. Below is the basic layout of a submission: (the below does not need to followed exactly, it is only there as a suggestion)

Real Name: (optional)
Artist Name:
Artist Type: (Musician, Band, DJ, Producer, Record Company, Record Label, Recording Studio, Singer, Other)
Main Genre:
Description:
Website:
Contact Info: (optional)

After the above information is or most of it is submitted all you need to is wait for it to appear. When it is posted on the site you will receive a follow-up E-mail with the link and the exact post. Don't be afraid to comment on the post with other questions or concerns you may have. It takes me about 1-2 days to post the new artist on the site.

How does this help me or my band?

Being featured on this site allows you to receive completely free advertising for you and your company. It also provides your website if you submit one with another backlink to help you earn a better standing on Search Engines like Google so others can find you. Thousands of people stumble across this site everyday and will see you and what you have to offer to the world. This is an International organization so people from all over the world will see you and be referred to your music. I also help connect artists looking for a record company with local record companies in your area. If you own a record company and are looking for artists I can help you out there as well!

How much exposure you get is completely up to YOU!

If you request to have a video embedded in your post then it will be. If there are multiple sites where you host your music then they'll be posted as well. If you are looking for a record company in your area then you can search it using the search engine built into the site. If you would like to be featured in Rising Artists International's Official Online Radio, then you will be. How much free exposure you get is completely up to YOU!

Want complete Rising Artists Exposure? Suggest to be featured on any or all of the below website accounts Rising Artists has.
(If you asks to be featured on any of the below pages, you post will not be permitted unless you join or follow Rising Artists International on that particular site.)

Rising Artists On YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/group/RisingArtistsGroup/
Rising Artists On last.fm:
http://www.last.fm/group/Rising+Artists/
Rising Artists On Twitter:
http://www.twitter.com/RisingArtists/
Rising Artists On MySpace:
http://profile.myspace.com/risingartistsgroup
Rising Artists On BlogCarnival:
http://blogcarnival.com/bc/cprof_7754.html

New Artist!!! - Zin

http://www.youtube.com/user/1zin1

Artist Name: Zin
Main Genre: Electronic
Short Bio/Description:

I came across zin on http://www.melbshuffle.com/ in the Music Production section and found a couple of his tracks where he created a beat using Fruity Loop Studios and then played the drums over top. The first couple of these tracks were pretty good but after each completed song they improved exponentially. Zin has released a multitude of tracks all avialable either on youtube or through his posts on http://www.melbshuffle.com/ . Zin has produced some of the hotest electronic songs I've heard from an indie producer yet. I as a DJ have actually used his song "Jet Set Funk" during one of my local gigs here on the East Coast. Zin is also an expert in the art of dance that is the Melbourne Shuffle.

Check out his songs and his moves at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/1zin1

New Artists To Come!

After doing tons of research online and in person expect to see a huge influx of new artists and record companies being featured on this site. Soon Rising Artists International will begin it's Monthly "Favourite Artist Of The Month". From Artists, to Recording Companies, to DJ's to singers anyone is eligable to become the featured artist. Anyone.

If you are not currently a connected artist with us here at Rising Artists International send us an E-Mail at Geistsoul13@gmail.com . Jumpstart your musical career today and begin down the road to becoming famous.

Rising Artists Blog Carnival 1st Edition

If you are reading this post then you are interested in taking part in the Rising Artists Blog Carnival. This carnival has the same purpose as this particular blog does but with a twist. This carnival is designed to help give more exposure to blogs featuring new and upcoming artists of ANY musical genre. If you would like your blog post or even your Artist's Website or even just a short description of what you do to be featured in this carnival all you have to do is send your submission (with a link if needed) to: geistsoul13@gmail.com That's It! Join the movement and Get Your Name Heard!

If you would like to become a future host of this Carnival please submit a request to do so to geistsoul13@gmail.com ! This blog will be featuring the 1st edition and other hosts are free to follow.

New Artist!!! - N.H.F.S.

This is probably one of my personal favorites out of New Jersey, I'm a big fan of electronic music and these guys combine the best of many musical genres. They came up to me on Rising Artists FaceBook Group (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112497392392) just simply posting their tracks for others to hear, no major intentions and no rush. The previous is probably another reason why I like them so much.

NHFS:

Bio/Description:

N.H.F.S. comes straight outta da durty jerz. They write and record all of their music (except the covers). N.H.F.S. is:

Charlie Duckets - beatsmith / muppetface
Killchops - songbird / tough guy
The Jazz Bucket - fresh / too fresh
Dr. Dyokter - pony enthusiast / '97 ford taurus
Yung Aurelio - jargonman / grasshole

You can find their music at www.myspace.com/jehovazgangstaz

Nice. Helpful. Friendly. Students.

ya'll buscuitheadz

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Their music should be coming soon to Rising Artists Official Online Radio!

The Benefits of Joining Rising Artists on Last.fm

The following article will explain how to sign up for last.fm as an artist, the benefits of signing up with last.fm, how to become a connected artist to Rising Artists International, and the benefits of joining the Rising Artists Group on last.fm.

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--Why Should I Join last.fm as an artist?

Firstly some of you may be asking what is last.fm? Well, last.fm is a "global music service that avialable in 12 different languages"(last.fm/about), whose main goal is to make music available to anyone at any time the way they want their music, FREE. That's right, the music you can listen to and many times even download is all FREE. Of course you can subscribe monthly for extra features but you can find all that out on your own.

--That's cool! But What does that have to do with me and my music?

Well not only can you sign up as just a regular member, but you can sign up as an Artist! (And even a Record Label)

--Woopdee Fricken Do, what does that do for me?

Joining last.fm as an artist gives you the oppertunity to spread your music literally to the world. FOR FREE! Not to mention, you get royalties for letting last.fm use your songs! Yea royalties. Even if your just a garage producer of some techno tracks you make for fun, you can get paid for it, by simply making a few clicks of the mouse.

By joining last.fm as an artist your songs will reach farther then they ever can at a local gig or playing at a bar 10 miles from your house. The world opens up to you and your music! And that is what Rising Artists International is going to do for your music. If you want to make a difference and you want to be heard. Rising Artists International is the place to be!

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How To Sign Up for last.fm

The above is located at the bottom of last.fm's main page (http://www.last.fm/). Click the one that applies to you. For the purpose of this guide I clicked "Artist". After you click "Artist", you will be confronted by this image:

Type in your artist name and then "Go". If someone else uses your same name then you can claim the rights to it by sending last.fm an E-Mail or simply change your name a little bit just for the website. If it doesn't exist on their website yet then click on the "Claim This Artist" link. You will now see this page:

From here on out you just need to follow the instructions!

Now this is where it gets a little tricky!

At the royalties page the best option for an independent artist with no previous label is to just click "I want to collect Radio and On-Demand royalties for all my songs." This basically means every time someone listens to your song on last.fm's radio or one of your songs is played on your profile page (or someone else's), you get paid!

The last step is to agree to the terms and conditions. I encourage you to read them so you know what your getting yourself into, besides one of the best decissions of your life.

Check it out for yourself at http://www.last.fm/!

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I'm signed up! How do I get connected to Rising Artists International?

It's super easy! Follow this link: http://www.last.fm/group/Rising+Artists/. Look at the top of the page to find the "Join" button and that's it. Once you join be sure to send me a message on last.fm or just send me an E-Mail at geistsoul13@gmail.com and ask to become a connected artist. End!

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Why should I join Rising Artists on last.fm and why should I become a connected artist?

Again, the answer is simple! Signing up for the group as a regular member gives you an oppertunity to find the latest and newest of music showing up world wide! Rising Artists has an Official Online Radio (http://www.last.fm/listen/group/Rising%2520Artists/ ), this the the place where you'll be introduced to Rising Artists Internationals new artists and it's similar artists. You may just find your new favorite track!

Now if you're an artist becoming connected will make your global music experience even greater! Upon becoming a connected artist your tracks featured on last.fm will begin playing on our online radio automatically for millions to hear world wide. Your tracks will also be playing along side big name artists in your genre so others tuning in make connections between them and you! No other online music site does this for new and upcoming artists! None!

I hope this has helped you in your quest to make a name for yourself! Don't forget to send an invite to everyone you know about Rising Artists International. Join the group and support the scene!

New Artist!!! - Komacron

Komacron

Description:

A rapper/skater from the hoods of South Jersey that monthly teams up with a multitude of his closests friends to make the hottest raps and beats out of South Jersey. Komacron writes his most famous raps in the car on the way to DJ Geist13's Recording and Producing Studio. The reason Komacron visits DJ Geist13 is never what the two complete at the end of a long days work. DJ Geist13 creates the beats featured in every single one of komacron's tracks. Find out more about the fresh rhymes of Komacron at:

http://www.myspace.com/komacron/

and for more of komacron's favourite beat maker (DJ Geist13) go to:

http://www.last.fm/music/DJ+Geist13

Rising Artists Has A Feed!!!

All you Have to do is simply click the "Subscribe In A Reader" button on the top right on our main page! Subscribing to the feed requires no special software and gives up-to-date information about what The Rising Artists Group is doing.

New Artist!!! - Den5hion

Main Genre: Electronic

Short bio/description:

Den5hion was born in Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico as Marco Polo Gutierrez. At age 2 he moved to Hayward, California in the San Francisco bay area. He started studying piano and musical theory at age 5 and ever since he could remember he had been attending concerts of various musical genres, ranging from the san francisco symphony to the Van's warped tour. At age 11 due to family problems, he moved back to his hometown. Here is where he attend his first rave. Astounded by the music, the lights, and the people, he decided that this is a world he wanted to be part of. He got his copy of Ableton Live and started learning to produce his own beats and collecting electronic music. Currently, at age 16, he is an aspiring local dj and produces music for fun when time allows it.

Check out His songs at: Http://www.myspace.com/Den5hion/

New Artist!!! - Michael A. Wolf

Main Genre: Vocal, Classical, Operatic

Michael A. Wolf

He is an actor, a singer (tenor), a composer, and he plays the Saxophone and a little Piano. He does nothave any songs yet... He started singing at the age of nine, because his elementary school made us all sing. He also started the Sax at age nine, because his brother played, and he looked up to him. He quickly fell in love with music, being surrounded by it at home and school really helped. As he progressed through school with his voice he became interested in broadway, and discovering he could act, he did the plays at his high school. He is currently studying Voice at Rowan University, but his focus now has shifted toward Classical and Operatic performance. His dream is to one day be a renowned Opera Singer, or an Actor somewhere. Music and drama are his greatest passions in life. It has supported him throughout every challenge he has ever faced, and he hopes he will one day become good enough to spread that gift with all those who listen to his music, whether it be original compositions, or performances on stage by famous composers.

Email Address: Wolfm74@students.rowan.edu.

-Michael A. Wolf

Rising Artists Official Online Radio!

http://www.last.fm/listen/group/Rising%2520Artists

The Rising Artists Group finally has it's Official Online Radio (Thanks to and provided by Last.fm). Currently the radio features tracks from DJ Geist13, Vulffen, Headhunterz, Zatox, Benny Benassi, David Guetta, Tiesto, DJ Kahill, Completely Micheal, Dan Le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip, Houston, Born Talent, Den5hion and MORE.

The majority of the tracks are hardstyle techno tracks, but as more artists are connected with the group, the tracks featured on the radio will begin to get more and more diverse. Help the cause and ask to become a connected artists on our last.fm page: http://www.last.fm/group/Rising+Artists/. It is an oppertunity you don't want to miss.

New Artist!!! - Steph Marziano

Steph Marziano
Recording Artists
Recording Studio

Steph Marziano first got started in music taking drum lessons at the age of thirteen. Her high school music technology class helped her find her passion in recording and sound engineering. When Steph was sixteen she was accepted into the Drexel Music Industry summer program. She was taught by Philadelphia recording engineers, Jim Salamone and David Ivory. There she learned the essentials of recording and mixing. Now, Steph works as a freelance recording engineer, recording mostly rock and pop bands. She uses Logic, reason, and protools (essential software). She recently recorded Chris Simmons (winner of CHS idol) as a part of his 1st place prize. In addition to music, Steph records plays with a company called Aspire Arts (aspirearts.org). In September she will be working with them to record the Hear Again Radio Project! Stay tuned for ticket information! At the moment, Steph is studying at NYU for their intensive two week music technology program. She is writing, recording and producing music from rock to jazz to hip hop. She is also the founder of a Record Company called "Run Like Hell Records".

To contact Steph and learn more about her music, email her at: stephmarz63@aol.com

New Artist!!! - DJ Geist13

Click the following link to check out some of DJ Geist13's Tracks: http://www.last.fm/music/DJ+Geist13

Main Genre: Electronic

Short Bio: (Description)
DJ Geist13 was born in Southern New Jersey as David Leek, and has lived there ever since. It was during his middle school career when he was first introduced to electronic music. Some of his first influences include Tiesto, Benny Benassi, and The Prodigy. Starting in the summer of 2008 Dave was introduced to the Melbourne Shuffle by his best friend since pre-school. That day marked a turn of fate for Dave, his boring life style of regular pop music would change forever.DJ Geist13 DJ’d his first gig that summer with a laptop and VDJ Ver. 4 (at age 17). It was low-tech but successful! After that, new equiptment was purchased and the DJ career was off to the races. Since then DJ Geist13 (locally known as DJ Dave) has preformed at multiple parties and numerous events around the east coast.Currently, DJ Geist13 has produced over 20 original tracks and countless remixes. He aspires to become a internationally recognized DJ. It has been his dream for many years and that dream will never die!

What is The Rising Artists Group?

The Rising Artists Group is an International group for the purpose of giving greater exposure to up and coming Bands/DJs/Artists/Song Writers/Producers/Record Companies/Vocalists and more. The Rising Artists Group provides a network of local and global connections between all fields and all genres of music. Join the Rising Artists Group on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=112497392392) or YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/group/RisingArtistsGroup) and share yourself with the world!

This group was founded by DJ Geist13 on June 30th, 2009.

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